YOU REALLY GOT ME (Bassline)
As recorded by Van Halen
(From the 2000 Album VAN HALEN)
Words and Music by Ray Davies
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb) - 'Drop 1/2 Step'
Intro
Moderate Rock Q=140
4/4
Gtr I
E Wx3 H Q E E E E E E Q E E
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|---|------------|--------------|----------------|
|---|------------|--------------|----------------|
|---|------------|---------10s3-|-5-5-3-5------3-|
E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E
|----------------|----------------|----------------||
|----------------|----------------|----------------||
|----------------|----------------|----------------||
|-5-5-3-5------3-|-5-5-3-5------3-|-5-5-3-5------3-||
Verse
E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E
|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|-5-5-3-5------3-|-5-5-3-5------3-|-5-5-3-5------3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E
|-----5-----4-----|----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
|---3---3-2-------|----------------|----------------|
|-5-----------0-3-|-5-5-3-5------3-|-5-5-3-5------3-|
E E E E Q E E E E E E +E Q E E E E E Q E E
|----------------|------------------|----------------|
|----------------|------------------|----------------|
|----------------|------------------|----------------|
|-5-5-3-5------3-|-5-0-0-3-(3)-4--5-|-7-7-5-7------5-|
E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E
|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|----------------|-------------5-6-|
|-7-7-5-7------5-|-7-7-5-7------5-|-7-7-5-7-7-5-----|
E E E E +Q E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E +Q E E
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-7-7-5-7-(7)----5-|-7-7-5-7-(7)----5-|-7-7-5-7-(7)----5-|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
E E E E +Q E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E +Q E E
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-7-7-5-7-(7)----5-|-7-7-5-7-(7)----5-|-7-7-5-7-(7)------|
|---------------0---|---------------0---|---------------0-0-|
2nd Verse
W +H H E E E E Q E E
|----------|----------------||----------------|
|----------|----------------||----------------|
|-5--------|-(5)------------||----------------|
|----------|--------/15----||-5-5-3-5------3-|
E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E Q E +Q. E
|----------------|----------------|------5-(5)-----|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|---3------------|
|-5-5-3-5------3-|-5-5-3-5------3-|-5------------3-|
E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E
|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|-5-5-3-5------3-|-5-5-3-5------3-|-5-5-3-5------3-|
E Q E +E Q E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E
|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
|-5-0--3-(3)-4--5-|-7-7-5-7------5-|-7-7-5-7------5-|
E E E E Q E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +Q E E
|----------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|----------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|----------------|---------------5-6-|-7-7-5-7-(7)----5-|
|-7-7-5-7------5-|-7-7-5-7-(7)-5-----|-------------------|
E E E E +Q E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E +Q E E
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-7-7-5-7-(7)----5-|-7-7-5-7-(7)----5-|-7-7-5-7-(7)----5-|
|-------------------|---------------0---|---------------0---|
E E E E +Q E E E E E E +Q E E W
|-------------------|-------------------|------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-7----|
|-7-7-5-7-(7)----5-|-7-7-5-7-(7)------|-5----|
|---------------0---|---------------0-0-|------|
Guitar Solo
+H Q E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +Q E E
|------------------||--------------------|------------------|
|-(7)--------------||--------------------|------------------|
|-(5)--------------||--------------------|------------------|
|--------/14--2-3-||-5-5-3-5-(5)---3-5-|-5-3-5-5-(5)---3-|
E E E E +E E E E +E E E E Q E E E E E E +Q E E
|-------------------|-----5-----7------|------------------|
|-------------------|------------------|------------------|
|-----------------3-|-(3)---2-3-5------|------------------|
|-5-5-3-5-(5)-3-5---|--------------0-3-|-5-5-3-5-(5)---3-|
E E E E +Q E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|---3---3---5---5-|
|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-5-5-3-5-(5)----3-|-5-5-3-5-(5)-3-5-0-|-1---1---3---3---|
E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E
|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|-5-5-3-5------3-|-5-5-3-5----5-3-|-5-5-3-5------3-|
E E E E E E E E H. Q Wx3
|-------4---------|------------|--------|
|-----------------|------------|--------|
|---3-2---2-------|------------|--------|
|-5---------0-3-4-|-5---------|--------|
3rd Verse
Wx7 H H E E E E Q E E
|------------|--------------|----------------|
|------------|--------------|----------------|
|------------|--------------|----------------|
|------------|------/18----|-7-7-5-7------5-|
E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E +E E E E
|----------------|----------------|-------------------|
|----------------|----------------|-------------------|
|----------------|----------------|---------------5-6-|
|-7-7-5-7------5-|-7-7-5-7------5-|-7-7-5-7-(7)-5-----|
E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E +Q E E
|----------------|----------------|-------------------|
|----------------|----------------|-------------------|
|-7-7-5-7------5-|-7-7-5-7------5-|-7-7-5-7-(7)----5-|
|----------------|----------------|---------------0---|
E E E E +Q E E E E E E +Q E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-7-7-5-7-(7)----5-|-7-7-5-7-(7)----5-|
|---------------0---|---------------0---|
Free Time Q=88
E E E E +Q E E Q Q Q Q +H. Q
|-------------------|-------------|--------------*|
|-------------------|----------9--|-(9)----------*|
|-7-7-5-7-(7)------|----------7--|-(7)------7--*|
|---------------0-0-|-0--0--0--0--|-(0)----------*|
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Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
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h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
