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Summary: Learn how to play "You Really Got Me" on the electric guitar in this free video that features easy guitar lessons and music theory tips.
Joe Wiles is the founder of the Rock and Roll Conservatory which is a facility dedicated to mentoring the next generation of influential artists. With a focus on the mentoring of...read more
"Hey this is Joe Wiles with the Rock and Roll Conservatory on behalf of Expert Village. We're going to take a look at You Really Got Me by Van Halen. Let's take a look. The whole intro riff is centered around the A power chord. Open A, 2nd fret D, 2nd fret G. We're going to bring our middle and our ring finger down here to grab the 3rd fret, the low E string every once and a while. OK? And we're going to do some...in there, too. In context, slowly, it sounds like this. OK? To speed, that same riff looks like this. Work that riff through a couple times. It's really easy and a really fun one to play. The next one we're going to look at is Carry on My Wayward Son by Kansas. I hope to see you there."
eHow Article: How to Play "You Really Got Me" by Van Halen