Blues-Rock Lick At End Of You Really Got Me And Show Your Love
View chords used in this chart
Xb+1/4 == bend note X up a quarter-tone
This is all done in an E-minor blues pattern, perhaps
wrong, and maybe not everything is entirely accurate.
The following lick appears on Van Halen's 1st album
in the last chords of "You Really Got Me" and
"Show Your Love":
---------12-----------------------------12-----------------
----/12------15b17b15p12------12h15p12------12h15p12-------
--------------------------14--------------------------14---
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---12h15p12-----12h15p12------12---------------------------
--------------------------14------15p14p12------14---------
--------------------------------------------14------14-----
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----11h12p11--------11-------------------------------------
---------------14-------12h14------------------------------
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PAUSE.
"You Really Got Me" proceeds as follows:
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----11h12p11------11---------------------------------------
--------------14------12h14---11h12p11------11-------------
----------------------------------------14------12h14\12---
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---------------------2-------------------------------------
----\10---\7---/9----0-------------------------------------
and, from the PAUSE, "Show Your Love" proceeds
*something* like:
------------------------12h14p12----12--------------------------
--------------12h14h15-----------15----14h15p14p12h14p12----12--
----11h12h14---------------------------------------------14-----
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---14p12h14p12-\11h12p11-\9h11p9-\7h9p7-\5h7p5-\4h5p4p0~---
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EVH's lick can be added as a slur
on another blues lick:
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-----15p12------12-----------------------------------------
-----------h14------12------------------12b+1/4------------
-----------------------h14---14----------------------------
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Here's the lick with the EVH lick incorporated:
--------------12-------------------------------------------
----12h15p12------12h15p12------12-------------------------
---------------------------h14------12--------------12b+1/4
----------------------------------------h14--14------------
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Slur and stay relaxed.
Enjoy!
How to play Blues-Rock Lick At End Of You Really Got Me And Show Your Love
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.