(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
The Rolling Stones
- Starts on
- Low E string, open
- This excerpt
- Main riff
- Strings used
- Low E
- Written in
- E (open strings)
The tab
Tab is short for tablature: a picture of the strings. Numbers are frets. 0 means play the string open.
Computer notes — not the original recording.
Can't get no
Low E
thickest string
Satisfaction
Low E
thickest string
Rhythm in words
Da-da-da (wait) da da. Da-da-da (wait) da da.
How to play this
- 1Three short notes, a rest, then 3 and 2.
- 2Phrase 2 starts the same, then the tail is 5 then 3.
- 3The rest after the three notes is the swagger. Do not skip it.
Practice slowly
Open-string version starts on Low E. Original key is the A string: 2-2-2-5-4, then 2-2-2-7-5. Start with Hear the notes at full speed or slower, then copy on the guitar. If a note buzzes, press a little closer to the fret wire — not in the middle of the space.
This arrangement is a simplified educational excerpt for learning. Playback is a computer playing the tab notes, not the original recording. It is not a full transcription and is not affiliated with The Rolling Stones.