(I CAN'T GET NO) SATISFACTION
As recorded by The Rolling Stones
(From the 1965 Album OUT OF OUR HEADS)
Words and Music by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
Transcribed by Slowhand
E D/A A D
0 2 2 1 0 0 x 0 0 2 3 2 x 0 2 2 2 0 x x 0 2 3 2
B7
x 2 1 2 0 2
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Keith Richards - Gtr. 1 (El. w/ fuzz)'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Keith Richards - Gtr. 2 (clean w/ heavy reverb)'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Brian Jones - Gtr. 3 (Ac. Gtr.)'
Intro
Q=132
E A D
4/4
Gtr III (Ac. Gtr.)
W W E E E E E E E E
| | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / /
Gtr I (El. Gtr. w/ fuzz dist.)
E E Q E E E E +Q. E E E E E E E Q E E E E
|----------------|-----------------||------------------|
|----------------|-----------------||o-----------------|
|----------------|-----------------||------------------|
|----------------|-----------------||------------------|
|-2---2----2-4-5-|-(5)---5-5s4-4s2-||o-2---2-----2-4-5-|
|----------------|-----------------||------------------|
A E D/A E
+E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
+Q. E E E E E E E Q E E E E +Q. E E E E E
|--------------------||-----------------|-------------------||
|-------------------o||-----------------|-------------------||
|--------------------||-----------------|-------------------||
|--------------------||-----------------|-------------------||
|-(5)-----5-5s4-4s2-o||-2---2-----2-4-5-|-(5)-----5-5s4-4s2-||
|--------------------||-----------------|-------------------||
Chorus
E A
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Gtr II (Clean El. Gtr.)
Q Q H H E E E E Q Q Q Q
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
||o-2---------------|-----------7s4---|-----------------|
||------------------|---------------7s|=5-------5---5---|
E
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Q Q E E a E E Q Q E E E E Q E E E a E E E
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|---------7-7-7-7-|-7---7-------------|
|-------------------|-----9---9-9-9-9-|-9---9-------------|
|-----------4-4-7-4-|-7---7---7-7-7-7-|-7---7---4-4h7-4---|
|-----5---5---------|-----------------|-------7---------7-|
A E B7
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
PM------|
Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E S S E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----3---2-3-----|-------------------|
|-----------------|-----2-----------|-----1---1-1-----|-------------------|
|-----2-2-2---2---|-----2-----2-----|-----0---0-0-----|-------2-4p2---2-4-|
|-0---0-0-0-4-----|-----0-0-4-------|-----------------|-2-2-4-------4-----|
|-----------------|-----------------|-0-0-------------|-------------------|
E A E A D A
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E Q
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Gtr I
E E E E E E Q E E E E S S E Q H E E E E +Q. E E E E E
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----3---0-3-----|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----1---1-1-----|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----0---0-0-----|-------2-4p2---2---|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-0-0-4-------4-----|-----------2-4-5-|-(5)-----5-5s4-4s2-|
|-0-0-------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
1st - 3rd Verses
E A D A E A D A
E 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 E Q
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/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
E E E Q E E E +Q. E E E E E E E E Q E E E +Q. E E E E E
|-----------------|-------------------||-----------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------||-----------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------||-----------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------||-----------------|--------------------|
|-2---2-----2-4-5-|-(5)-----5-5s4-4s2-||-2---2-----2-4-5-|-(5)-----5-5s4-4s2--|
|-----------------|-------------------||-----------------|--------------------|
E A D A E A D A
E 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 E Q
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
E E E Q E E E +Q. E E E E E E E E Q E E E +Q. E E E E E
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
|-2---2-----2-4-5-|-(5)-----5-5s4-4s2-|-2---2-----2-4-5-|-(5)-----5-5s4-4s2--|
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
E A D A E A D A
E 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 E Q
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
E E E Q E E E +Q. E E E E E E E E Q E E E +Q. E E E E E
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
|-2---2-----2-4-5-|-(5)-----5-5s4-4s2-|-2---2-----2-4-5-|-(5)-----5-5s4-4s2--|
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
E A D A E N.C.
E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E Q Q Q H W
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/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
E E E Q E E E +Q. E E E E E E E Q H W
|-----------------|-------------------|-------------|------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-------------|------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-------------|------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-------------|------|
|-2---2-----2-4-5-|-(5)-----5-5s4-4s2-|-2-----------|------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-------------|------|
1.,2.
E A D A E A D A
E 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 E Q
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/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
E E E Q E E E +Q. E E E E E E E E Q E E E +Q. E E E E E 3x
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|---------------------||
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------o||
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|---------------------||
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|---------------------||
|-2---2-----2-4-5-|-(5)-----5-5s4-4s2-|-2---2-----2-4-5-|-(5)-----5-5s4-4s2--o||
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|---------------------||
Outro
3.
D A E A D A
+E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E Q
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Q. E E E E E E E E Q E E E +Q. E E E E E 7x
|-------------------||------------------|--------------------||
|-------------------||o-----------------|-------------------o||
|-------------------||------------------|--------------------||
|-------------------||------------------|--------------------||
|-(5)-----5-5s4-4s2-||o-2---2-----2-4-5-|-(5)-----5-5s4-4s2-o||
|-------------------||------------------|--------------------||
Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
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. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
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h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
