Louie Louie * The Kingsmen

As shown in the intro (part 1), this classic song is based 
upon the 3 primary chords A major, D major and E minor.
The guitar solo is based upon the "box scale" A pentatonic
minor (shown as part 2). Part 3 demonstrates the actual
first guitar solo lick.

  Part 1 (Intro)

    A A A   D D       EmEmEm   D D
e :---------2-2-----|-0-0-0----2-2----|-----------------|
B :-2-2-2---3-3-----|-0-0-0----3-3----|-----------------|
G :-2-2-2---2-2-----|-0-0-0----2-2----|-----------------|
D :-2-2-2---0-0-----|-2-2-2----0-0----|-----------------|
A :-0-0-0-----------|-2-2-2-----------|-----------------|
E :-----------------|-0-0-0-----------|-----------------|


  Part 2 (A pentatonic minor scale)

    A C D E G  A      C D  E G  A C
e :-----------------|-----------5-8---|-----------------|
B :-----------------|------5-8--------|-----------------|
G :-----------------|-5-7-------------|-----------------|
D :----------5-7----|-----------------|-----------------|
A :-----5-7---------|-----------------|-----------------|
E :-5-8-------------|-----------------|-----------------|


  Part 3 (Guitar Solo Lick #1)

      v      v          v f v    v      f.v         v
e :---5----5-5------|-5-5-8-5--5------|-----------------|
B :-5----8------8---|------------8--5-|------5----------|
G :-----------------|-----------------|-7-------7-5-----|
D :-----------------|-----------------|-------------7---|
A :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


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