Chords for "You Really Got Me"

From: Kevin Larsen
	       	      Y O U   R E A L L Y   G O T   M E
			      T h e   K i n k s 

Here's the main verse riff chords:

G      A      G      A 


Now wasn't that simple?

From John Bosch
Date: Fri, 29 Dec 95 08:04:38 UT

[...]

However, just one correction. The chords for the riff on the original version 
of You Really Got Me are:  F   G    F   G. I know I'm being picky, but I 
wouldn't want someone to confuse it with the VH version, which was:  G   A   G   A.


From: Steve Dix, DIALnet Helpdesk Supervisor
Date: Tue, 11 Jun 1996 19:17:49 -0700
Subject: You really got me.....is not that simple

A FURTHER Correction to you really got me.

It goes F - G, F - G, THEN 
it goes up a tone to go G - A, G - A

THEN!!  it Goes C - D , C - D

This repeats for the second verse.

The solo is over F-G F-G.

Then Back to the Beginning

The End chord is the Barre D.

I should know... I'm the poor sucker who has to play it in my band.. 
..plus that sodding solo, which hurts due to all the pull offs.


Date: April 12, 1997  2:51 PM
From: Jim Smart


Dave....

love the running comments on You Really Got Me...

please add the following;

These notes are essentially correct. However, there is one last bit of the
song left out, which is that, after the second chorus, but before the
finger splitting lead (Please notate that one for us!!!), the band holds a
special chord known as "C" for awhile, thus allowing the drums to pound,
Ray to say "Oh No", and Dave to say "Fuck off!!" before the full band comes
in.

Now, we are komplete!

Jim Smart


Date: Sept. 15, 1999 8:00 PM
From: Paul Minor

Also, on "you really got me,"  one more note:    if you listen closely 
to the original single, you can hear the bass adding the ring of the 
open A string during the f-g f-g riff over the verse.  it's obviously 
just sloppy picking on a heavily compressed bass guitar, but it adds a 
crucial punk rock edge.  check it out.


Date: Dec. 18, 1999 11:19 AM
From: Alan Rae

hey, right I just wanted to say that in the version of the single all 
the guitars are tuned up one semi-tone.
You can also play:

F#>G# / F# G#

With standard tuning, note that theF# slides to G# in the opening of the 
chord progrssion.

Thanks, Kris

P.S. Does anyone have the solo. It is probably the worst recorded solo 
evr, he hits duff notes and all. But it'd be good to play. please post.



Date: June 3, 2006
From:  Mr. Spooner


The Solo for You Really Got Me (in Standard Tuning)

|--3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3----------------------------------------|
|--3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3------------3--------------3--0--3--0---|
|--5b(6)-5b(6)-5b(6)-5b(6)-5b(6)-5b(6)--5b(6)---5b(6)r5p3----3--0--3--0---|
|---------------------------------------------------------5---------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-3-0-3-0--------3------------------3--0--3--0--3-------------------------|
|-3-0-3-0--5b(6)----5b(6)r5p3-------3--0--3--0--3---5b(6)r5p3-------------|
|-----------------------------5--------------------------------5----------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-6p3---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----6p3----------3-----------------3--0--3-0-3---------------3----------|
|----------5b(6)r5---5b(6)r5p3-------3--0--3-0-3---5b(6)-5b(6)------------|
|------------------------------5------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|--------------6p3--------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------6p3--------3----------------3-0-3-0-3-----------------|
|-5b(6)r5p3--------------5b(6)----5b(6)r5p3-----3-0-3-0-3---5b(6)-5b(6)---|
|-----------5-------------------------------5-----------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-------------6p3---------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------6p3-----------------------------------------------------|
|-5b(6)-5b(6)----------5b(6)--5b(6)r5p3-----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------5--------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|