Satisfaction Chords

KeyE CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays446
Satisfaction by Aretha Franklin is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of E. It uses the chords E. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
  			
  Intro 
  Q=132 
  4/4 
  Gtr I 
   q  Q  E E E E   +E  Q  Q  Q  E   q  Q  E E E E   +E  Q  Q  Q  E 
G|---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|| 
D|-----------0-1-|-(1)------------|-----------0-1-|-(1)------------|| 
A|-1--1----1-----|-----------0--0-|-1--1----1-----|-----------0--0-|| 
E|---------------|-----3--4-------|---------------|-----3--4-------|| 


  Chorus 
   Q.   E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   Q.   E E E E E   E E E E E E E E 
G|--------3---3---|-----3-----------|----------------|------------------| 
D|------3---3-----|---3---3-------0-|-1----------2---|-1-----------0----| 
A|-1--------------|-1-------1-3-4---|--------1-3---1-|---1-4-3-1-----3--| 
E|--------------1-|-----------------|------3---------|-----------3------| 


   Q.   E E E E E   E Q  E E E E E   Q.   E E E E E   E Q  E E E E E 
G|--------3-------|--------3-------|----------------|-----------------| 
D|------3---3-----|------3---3---0-|-1----------2---|-1-1-------------| 
A|-1----------1---|-1-1--------1---|--------1-3---1-|------1-4-3-1----| 
E|--------------1-|----------------|------3---------|--------------3--| 


   Q.   E E E E E   E Q  E E E E E   Q.   E E E E E   E Q  Q  Q  E 
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|---0--1--2--3--| 
D|----------0-1-2-|-3-3------------|--------------0-|-1-------------| 
A|-1------1-------|------3-------0-|-1------1-3-4---|---------------| 
E|------1---------|--------1-3-4---|------1---------|---------------| 


   q  Q  E E E E   +E  Q  Q  Q  E   q  Q  E E E E   +E  Q  Q  Q  E 
G|---------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------|| 
D|-----------0-1-|-(1)------------|-----------0-1-|-(1)-------------|| 
A|-1--1----1-----|-----------0--0-|-1--1----1-----|-----------0--0--|| 
E|---------------|-----3--4-------|---------------|-----3--4--------|| 


   1st Verse 
     q  Q  E E E E   +E  Q  Q  Q  E   q  Q  E E E E   +E  Q  Q  Q  E 
G||----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------| 
D||o-----------0-1-|-(1)------------|-----------0-1-|-(1)------------| 
A||o-1--1----1-----|-----------0--0-|-1--1----1-----|-----------0--0-| 
E||----------------|-----3--4-------|---------------|-----3--4-------| 


   q  Q  E E E E   +E  Q  Q  Q  E     q  Q  H      W 
G|---------------|-----------------||------------|------|| 
D|-----------0-1-|-(1)------------o||------------|------|| 
A|-1--1----1-----|-----------0--0-o||-1----------|------|| 
E|---------------|-----3--4--------||------------|------|| 


   Interlude  
     q  Q  E E E E   +E  Q  Q  Q  E   q  Q  E E E E   +E  Q  Q  Q  E 
G||----------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------|| 
D||o-----------0-1-|-(1)------------|-----------0-1-|-(1)------------o|| 
A||o-1--1----1-----|-----------0--0-|-1--1----1-----|-----------0--0-o|| 
E||----------------|-----3--4-------|---------------|-----3--4--------|| 


  Chorus 
   Q.   E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   Q.   E E E E E   E E  E  E E E E E 
G|--------3-------|-----3-----------|--------3---3---|---3-/9\-3----------| 
D|------3---3-----|---3---3-------0-|-1----1---1---1-|-1---------1-1-2-3--| 
A|-1----------1---|-1-------1-3-4---|----------------|--------------------| 
E|--------------1-|-----------------|----------------|--------------------| 


   Q.   E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   Q.   E E E E E   E Q  E  E  E E E 
G|--------3-------|-----3-----------|--------3---3---|------3-/9\-3------| 
D|------3---3-----|---3---3-------0-|-1----1---1---1-|-1-1----------1----| 
A|-1----------1---|-1-------1-3-4---|----------------|-------------------| 
E|--------------1-|-----------------|----------------|----------------1--| 


   Q.   E E E E E   E Q  E E E E E   Q.   E E E E E   E Q  Q  Q  E 
G|--------3-------|----------------|----------------|---0--1--2--3--| 
D|------3---3-----|-3-3------------|----------------|-1-------------| 
A|-1----------1---|------3-------0-|-1------1-3-4-0-|---------------| 
E|--------------1-|--------1-3-4---|------1---------|---------------| 


   q  Q  E E E E   +E  Q  Q  Q  E   q  Q  E E E E   +E  Q  Q  Q  E 
G|---------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------|| 
D|-----------0-1-|-(1)------------|-----------0-1-|-(1)-------------|| 
A|-1--1----1-----|-----------0--0-|-1--1----1-----|-----------0--0--|| 
E|---------------|-----3--4-------|---------------|-----3--4--------|| 


   2nd Verse 
     q  Q  E E E E   +E  Q  Q  Q  E   q  Q  E E E E   +E  Q  Q  Q  E  4x 
G||----------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------|| 
D||o-----------0-1-|-(1)------------|-----------0-1-|-(1)------------o|| 
A||o-1--1----1-----|-----------0--0-|-1--1----1-----|-----------0--0-o|| 
E||----------------|-----3--4-------|---------------|-----3--4--------|| 


                           Outro 
   q  Q  H      W            q  Q  E E E E   +E  Q  Q  Q  E 
G|------------|----------||----------------|------------------|| 
D|------------|----------||o-----------0-1-|-(1)-------------o|| 
A|-1----------|----------||o-1--1----1-----|-----------0--0--o|| 
E|------------|----------||----------------|-----3--4---------|| 


   q  Q  E E E E   +E  Q  Q  Q  E   q  Q  E E E E   E E E E E E E E 
G|---------------|-----0--1--2--3-|---------------|---0-1-2-3--------| 
D|-----------0-1-|-(1)------------|-------------0-|-1---------1-2-3--| 
A|-1--1----1-----|----------------|-1--1----1-3---|------------------| 
E|---------------|----------------|---------------|------------------| 


   q  Q  E E E E   E Q   Q  Q  E   Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E 
G|---------------|---0--/6--5----|-3--3-----------|-----------------| 
D|-------------0-|-1-----------7-|------3-------0-|-1------0--------| 
A|-1--1----1-3---|---------------|--------1-3-4---|----1-3---4-3-2--| 
E|---------------|---------------|----------------|-----------------| 


   q  Q  E E E E   +E  E E E E E E E   q  Q  E E E E   +E  Q  Q  Q  E 
G|---------------|-------------------|---------------|-----0--1--2--3--*| 
D|-----------0-1-|-(1)-------2-------|-----------0-1-|-(1)-------------*| 
A|-1--1----1-----|-------1-3---4-3-2-|-1--1----1-----|-----------------*| 
E|---------------|-----3-------------|---------------|-----------------*| 

Lyrics 
I can't get no satisfaction 
I can't get no satisfaction 
And I try 
I tell ya, I try 
Believe me, I try 
I sure enough try 
But I can't get no 
I can't get no 
No 

When I'm drivin' in my car 
And a man comes on the radio 
Tellin' me more and more 
About some useless information 
That's supposed to power my imagination 
I can't get no 
Oh, no-no-no 
Hey, what I say, yeah 
Aw, baby, that's what I say 
Yes, it is 
Hey-hey-hey 
Aw, baby, that's what I say 
Sure enough 
I tell you that 
I can't get no satisfaction 
I can't get no satisfaction 
And I try 
Baby, I try 
Yeah, believe me I try 
Sure enough try 
But I can't get no 
I can't get no 
No 

Well, I don't know what I can do 
When I just can't do no more 
Each thing new and different I try 
Seems to turn out to be one big bore 
I can't get no 
Oh, no-no-no 
Hey, yeah-yay-hey 
Oh, baby, that's what I say 
Said I'm fed up 
Hey-yeah-yeah 
Oh, that's what I say 
Yes, it is 
I can't get me no satisfaction 
All I need is some social reaction 
Yeah, yeah 
Ohh-ah-yeah 
Hey, I can't get no satisfaction 
I need social reaction 
Yeah-yay 
Ohh-ah-yeah  

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Duration Legend 

W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; a - acciaccatura;  
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; 
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. 
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration).  

|  (n)  -  note tied to previous 
|  /\   -  slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") 
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