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(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction – The Rolling Stones
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Written by: Jagger/Richards
Originally released as a non-album single (1965)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
Listen to this tab: -soundcloud-/maguri/i-cant-get-no-satisfaction
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[Main Riff]
[ E ] [ D/A ] [ A ]
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|
A|2---2-----2-4-5-|------5-5p4-4---|
E|----------------|----------------|
[Chords and riff]
These chords are not played on the original recording, and the riff sounds
an octave higher, but if one plays alone on an acoustic, it might be a
way of incorporating the riff into your accompaniment
E E6 Asus4 A E E6 D/A A
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------| e|-------------(2)|-----(2-2-0-0)--|
B|0---0-----0-2-3-|------3-3p2-2---| B|0---0-----0-2-3-|------3-3-2-2---|
G|1---1-----1-1-2-|------2-2---2---| or G|1---1-----1-1-2-|------2-2-2-2---|
D|2---2-----2---2-|------2-2---2---| D|2---2-----2-2-0-|------0-0-2-2---|
A|2-------------0-|--------0-------| A|2-------------0-|------0-0-0-0---|
E|0---------------|----------------| E|0---------------|----------------|
(plays easily and (maybe closer to the acoustic guitar
highlights the riff itself) on the recording, but detracts
a little from the riff)
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[Intro]
| N.C. | N.C. |
(riff only)
| E | D/A A | E | D/A A |
(riff: full band)
[Chorus]
E A
I can't get no ... satisfaction
E A
I can't get no ... satisfaction
E B E A
'Cause I try and I try and I try and I try
E A
I can't get no [riff]
E D/A
I can't get no [riff]
[Verse] riff throughout
A E D/A
When I'm drivin' in my car
A E D/A
And a man comes on the radio
A E D/A
And he's tellin' me more and more
A E A
About some useless information
A E A
Supposed to drive my imagination
E D/A
I can't get no
A E
No, no, no
(break)
E D/A
Hey hey hey
A | E | D/A A |
That's what I say
[Chorus]
E A
I can't get no ... satisfaction
E A
I can't get no ... satisfaction
E B E A
'Cause I try and I try and I try and I try
E A
I can't get no [riff]
E D/A
I can't get no [riff]
[Verse] riff throughout
A E D/A
When I'm watchin' my TV
A E D/A
And a man comes on to tell me
A E D/A
How white my shirts can be
A E D/A
But he can't be a man 'cause he doesn't smoke
A E D/A
The same cigarettes as me
A E D/A
I can't get no
A E
No, no, no
(break)
E D/A
Hey hey hey
A | E | D/A A |
That's what I say
[Chorus]
E A
I can't get no ... satisfaction
E A
I can't get no ... girlie action
E B E A
'Cause I try and I try and I try and I try
E A
I can't get no [riff]
E D/A
I can't get no [riff]
[Verse] riff throughout
A E D/A
When I'm ridin' round the world
A E D/A
And I'm doin' this and I'm signing that
A E D/A
And I'm tryin' to make some girl
A E D/A
Who tells me baby better come back later next week
A E D/A
'cause you see I'm on losing streak
E D/A
I can't get no
E
No, no, no
(break)
E D/A
Hey hey hey
A | E | D/A A |
That's what I say
[Outro] riff throughout (repeat and fade)
| E | D/A A |
I can't get no
| E | D/A A |
I can't get no
| E | D/A A |
I can't get no
| E | D/A A |
Satisfaction
| E | D/A A |
No satisfaction
| E | D/A A |
No satisfaction
| E | D/A A |
No satisfaction
| E | D/A A |
I can't get no