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Intro
| E . . . | Dsus2 . A . | E . . . | Dsus2 . A . | ...repeat, with riffVerse
E A ...I can't get no... satisfaction... E A ...I can't get no... satisfaction...Pre-Chorus
E B7 E A 'Cause I try... and I try... and I try... and I tryChorus
E Dsus2 A E Dsus2 A I can't get no............. I can't get no................. (repeat this progression for entire chorus) When I'm drivin' in my car And that man comes on the radio And he's tellin' me more and more About some useless information Supposed to fire my imagination I can't get no... (no chord) Oh, no no no......... (resume chords) Hey hey hey... that's what I say (repeat progressions above for each section below) ...I can't get no... satisfaction... ...I can't get no... satisfaction... 'Cause I try... and I try... and I try... and I try I can't get no...... I can't get no...... When I'm watchin' my TV And that man comes on to tell me How white my shirts can be But he can't be a man 'cause he doesn't smoke The same cigarrettes as me I can't get no, oh no no no Hey hey hey, that's what I say ...I can't get no... satisfaction... ...I can't get no... girly action... 'Cause I try... and I try... and I try... and I try I can't get no...... I can't get no...... When I'm ridin' round the world And I'm doin' this and I'm signing that And I'm tryin' to make some girl Who tells me baby better come back later next week Cause you see I'm on losing streak I can't get no, oh no no no Hey hey hey, that's what I say I can't get no, I can't get no I can't get no satisfaction No satisfaction, no satisfaction, no satisfaction
Here's the basic way to play the chords used in this song on your guitar. As you explore the song more you might prefer to modify these chords in certain ways, but this should be plenty to get you started.
e-|---0---0----0-----2--- B-|---0---2----3-----0--- G-|---1---2----2-----2--- D-|---2---2----0-----1--- A-|---2---0----------2--- E-|---0------------------ E A Dsus2 B7
If you want to play on a ukulele, use these chords.
A-|--(2)--0--(0)--2--- E-|---4---0---2---2--- C-|---4---1---2---3--- G-|---4---2---2---2--- E A D B7
On a guitar, the basic way to play the main riff is as follows. If you wish, you can substitue the open-D note with the 5th fret on the A-string (with your pinky). Up to you.
e-|------------------------------------- B-|------------------------------------- G-|------------------------------------- D-|------------------0-------0--0------- ...repeat A-|---2--2-----2--4-----------------4--- E-|-------------------------------------
If you want to play it higher on the fretboard, you can do it like this. The trick is to maintain a three-string barre with your index finger (on the highest three strings).
e-|---7--7------7--9--10-----10--10---9---- B-|---9--9------9--9--10-----10--10---10--- G-|---9--9------9--9--12-----12--12---9---- D-|---------------------------------------- ...repeat A-|---------------------------------------- E-|----------------------------------------
On a ukulele, I play the main riff as follows. You'll want to pluck/pick these strings with your thumb and forefinger (instead of strumming).
A-|--2--2------2--4--5-------5--5---4--- E-|--4--4------4--5--5-------5--5---5--- C-|------------------------------------- ...repeat G-|-------------------------------------
Or you can take this approach, which involves barring the fretboard with your ring finger:
A-|--x--x------x--4--5-------5--5---4--- E-|--4--4------4--5--5-------5--5---5--- C-|--4--4------4--4--6-------6--6---4--- ...repeat G-|--4--4------4--x--x------------------
If you're like me and enjoy making things fit nicely into strumming patterns, here's how you can emulate the sound of the riff into your strumming. On a guitar, play the following. This takes a bit of creative liberty with what constitutes an A-chord, but it sounds great in my opinion.
e-|---0--0------------0-------0--0---0---- B-|---0--0-----0--2---3-------3--3---2---- G-|---1--1-----1--1---2-------2--2---2---- D-|---2--2-----2--2---0-------0--0---0---- ...repeat A-|---2--2-----2--2----------------------- E-|---0--0--------------------------------
On a ukulele, I play it like this in full strumming mode:
A-|--x--x------x--0--0-------0--0---x--- E-|--4--4------0--0--2-------2--0---0--- C-|--4--4------0--1--2-------2--1---0--- ...repeat G-|--4--4------0--2--2-------2--2---0---
| E . . . | Dsus2 . A . | E . . . | Dsus2 . A . |
...repeat, with riff
| E . . . | E . . . | A . . . | A . . . | | E . . . | E . . . | A . . . | A . . . |
| E . . . | B7 . . . | E . . . | A . . . |
| E . . . | Dsus2 . A . | E . . . | Dsus2 . A . |
...repeat, with riff
Song: (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
Artist: Rolling Stones
Album: Out of Our Heads
Year: 1965
Label: London Records
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Songs are grouped by the year they were released.
My name is David Potsiadlo, and I created Songnotes to share my collection of guitar tabs, chords, and lyrics for my favorite songs.
Since I started playing guitar over 10 years ago, I've often been frustrated by the preponderance of mediocre and incomplete song tabs littered across the internet. To combat this, I started keeping my own collection of notes for each song I learn -- always taking the extra time to make sure accuracy and completeness are never compromised. Years later, my collection grew to the point where I knew I had to share it online with fellow aspiring musicians.
In December 2012, I began designing & developing a website that became Songnotes. Here, I share my personal collection of hand-crafted music notation with all those online. I hope you enjoy.
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