You Really Got Me Chords

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You Really Got Me by The Kinks is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of F. It uses the chords F, G, A, C, D, D7, F5, G5, A5, C5 and D5. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
F
Text
16
Speed
  			Riff 1 = F G 
Riff 2 = G A 
Riff 3 = C D 

intro - Riff 1 x 2 single guitar 
        Riff 1 x 2 guitar, drum, bass 

Riff 1 
girl you really got me going           
you got me so i dont know what i'm doing 
yeah you really got now               
you got me so i cant sleep at night 

Riff 2 
yeah you really got me now   
you got me so I dont know what i'm doing now 

Riff 3 
oh yeah, you really got me now  
you got me so I cant sleep at night 
you really got me  
you really got me  
you really got me 


Riff 1 
see dont ever set me free            
i always wanna be your side 
girl you really got now               
you got me so i cant sleep at night 

Riff 2 
yeah you really got me now   
you got me so I dont know what i'm doing now 

Riff 3 
oh yeah you really got me now  
you got me so I cant sleep at night 
you really got me  
you really got me  
you really got me 

Solo over Riff 1 x 10 

Riff 1 
see dont ever set me free            
i always wanna be your side 
girl you really got now               
you got me so i cant sleep at night 

Riff 2 
yeah you really got me now   
you got me so I dont know what i'm doing now 

Riff 3 
oh yeah you really got me now  
you got me so I cant sleep at night 
you really got me  
you really got me  
you really got me 

ending 
D D D D7  


(riff 1)       (riff 2)       (riff 3) 
 F5 G5 F5 G5   G5 A5 G5 A5     C5  D5    C5 D5   
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-3--5-5-3-5-   -5--7-7-5-7-   -10--12-12-10-12- 
-3--5-5-3-5-   -5--7-7-5-7-   -10--12-12-10-12- 
-1--3-3-1-3-   -3--5-5-3-5-   -8---10-10-8--10- 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante