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/ Van Halen / Van Halen (1978) / You Really Got Me bass tab
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
|---|------------|--------------|----------------|
|---|------------|--------------|----------------|
|---|------------|--------------|----------------|
|---|------------|---------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
---------------
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
----------------
 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
-----------
 |  - 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
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1988	OU812
1986	5150
1984	1984
1982	Diver Down
1981	Fair Warning
1980	Woman and Children First
1979	Van Halen II
1978	Van Halen