Date: Wednesday, 5/28/97 By: David Harrison Song: "You Really Got Me" by "Van Halen" Album: "Van Halen"(1978) This is a really cool song and was too hard to tab out the solo and outro. If you have any comments, corrections, additions, or questions, feel free to e-mail me. Intro: E|---------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------| G|---2-2---2---xx---2-2---2---xx---2-2---2---xx---2-2---2/-| D|---2-2---2---xx---2-2---2---xx---2-2---2---xx---2-2---2/-| A|---0-0---0---xx---0-0---0---xx---0-0---0---xx---0-0------| E|-3-----3--------3-----3--------3-----3--------3-----3----| E|---------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------| G|---2-2---2-x-x-x---2-2---2-x-x-x---2-2---2-x-x-x---2-2---| D|---2-2---2-x-x-x---2-2---2-x-x-x---2-2---2-x-x-x---2-2---| A|---0-0---0---------0-0---0---------0-0---0---------0-0---| E|-3-----3---------3-----3---------3-----3---------3-----3~| E|-------|| B|-------|| G|-------|| D|-------|| A|-------|| E|~~/15\-|| Verse 1: PM- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -| E|---------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------| G|-2-2---2--------2-2---2--------2-2---2---4b--6-2---------| D|-2-2---2--------2-2---2--------2-2---2-----------4-3-2---| A|-0-0---0--------0-0---0--------0-0---0-----------------4-| E|-----3--------3-----3--------3-----3---------------------| PM- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -| E|---------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------| G|-----2-2---2--------2-2---2--------2-2---2---7b--5-9-----| D|-----2-2---2----x---2-2---2----x---2-2---2-----------6-7-| A|-3-2-0-0---0----x---0-0---0----x---0-0---0---------------| E|---------3--------3-----3--------3-----3-----------------| E|---------|| B|---------|| G|---------|| D|---------|| A|-6-7-3-5-|| E|---------|| Pre-Chorus: E|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|-4-4-4-4----4-4-4-4-4----4-4-4-4-4----4-4-4-4-4~/7-7-| A|-2-2-0-2----0-2-2-0-2----0-2-2-0-2----0-2-2-0-2~/5-5-| E|-----------------------------------------------------| Chorus 1: PM- -| PM- -| E|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------| G|-9-9-7-9~\--7-9-9-7-9~\--7-9-9-7-9~\--7-9-9-7--------| D|-9-9-7-9~\--7-9-9-7-9~\--7-9-9-7-9~\--7-9-9-7--------| A|-7-7-5-7~\--5-7-7-5-7~\--5-7-7-5-7~\--5-7-7-5--------| E|----------------------------------------------3b~~r--| E|----------------------------------------------|| B|----------------------------------------------|| G|-7-9-9-7-9b~~r--9-9-7-9\-xxx7-***************-|| D|-7-9-9-7--------9-9-7-9\-xxx7-* Pick Scrape *-|| A|-5-7-7-5--------7-7-5-7\-xxx5-***************-|| E|----------------------------------------------|| Verse 2: PM- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -| PH E|---------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------9b~~7h9p7---------| D|-2-2---2--------2-2---2--------2-2---2----------7--------| A|-0-0---0--------0-0---0--------0-0---0-----------7-------| E|-----3--------3-----3--------3-----3--------------9b~r\4-| PM- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -| E|----------------------------------------***************-|| B|----------------------------------------*Pull off's *-|| G|----------------------------------------*& Hammer on's*-|| D|-2-2---2--------2-2---2--------2-2---2--*between 5,8,9*-|| A|-0-0---0--------0-0---0--------0-0---0--*on B string. *-|| E|-----3--------3-----3--------3-----3----***************-|| Pre-Chorus: -basically the same as before. Chorus 2: PM- -| H E|--------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------| G|-9-9-7-9~\--7-9-9-7-9~\--7-9-9-7-9~\--7-9-9-7-9~\--7-9-9------| D|-9-9-7-9~\--7-9-9-7-9~\--7-9-9-7-9~\--7-9-9-7-9~\--7-9-9------| A|-7-7-5-7~\--5-7-7-5-7~\--5-7-7-5-7~\--5-7-7-5-7~\--5-7-7-x----| E|---------------------------------------------------------x-2.6| E|---------------------------------|| B|---------------------------------|| G|-9-9-7-9-----7---***************-|| D|-9-9-7-9-----7---* Pick Scrape *-|| A|-7-7-5-7-----5---***************-|| E|---------12\---------------------|| Solo: Didn't post because I couldn't figure out a couple parts of it. Fill 1: Slight PM E|-----------|| B|-----------|| G|-5---------|| D|----5--7~\-|| A|-----------|| E|-----------|| Pre-Chorus: Pick scrape before it. Chorus 3: E|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------| G|-9-9-7-9~\--7-9-9-7-9~\--7-9-9-7-9~\--7-9-9-7--------| D|-9-9-7-9~\--7-9-9-7-9~\--7-9-9-7-9~\--7-9-9-7--------| A|-7-7-5-7~\--5-7-7-5-7~\--5-7-7-5-7~\--5-7-7-5--------| E|----------------------------------------------3b~~r--| E|----------------------------------------|| B|---------------------------9--9--9--12--|| G|-7-9-9-7-------9-9-7-9b~~~-9--9--9--12--|| D|-7-9-9-7-------9-9-7-------9--9--9--12--|| A|-5-7-7-5-7b~~~-7-7-5-------7--7--7--10--|| E|----------------------------------------|| Outro: Couldn't figure that out either. End on "E"