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GET IT ON (BANG A GONG)
by T. REX (Marc Bolan)
Here is the guitar & bass for the first 6 measures of a verse:
E A E & |1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | e---|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| B---|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| G---|----------------------2-|---2--3-----2--3--------|----------------------2-| D-2-|---2--3-----2--3------2-|---2--3-----2--3------2-|---2--3-----2--3------2-| A-2-|---2--3--2--2--3------0-|0--0--0--0--0--0--0---2-|---2--3-----2--3------0-| E-0-|0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----|----------------------0-|0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----| | | | | & |1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | G---|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| D---|----------------------7-|---7--7--7--7--7--7-----|----------------------7-| A-7-|---7--7--7--7--7--7-----|----------------------7-|---7--------7-----------| E---|------------------------|------------------------|------9--------9--------|
A E & |1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | e |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| B |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| G |---2--3-----2--3--------|------------------------|------------------------| D |---2--3-----2--3------2-|---2--3-----2--3------2-|---2--3-----2--3------2-| A |0--0--0--0--0--0--0---2-|---2--3-----2--3------2-|---2--3-----2--3------2-| E |----------------------0-|0--0--0--0--0--0--0---0-|0--0--0--0--0--0--0---0-| | | | | |1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | G |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| D |---7--7--7--7--7--7-----|------------------------|------------------------| A |----------------------7-|---7--------7---------7-|---7--------7---------7-| E |------------------------|------9--------9--------|------9--------9--------|
Here is the bass & guitar for the first 4 measures of the chorus:
G A E & |1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | e---|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| B---|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| G---|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| D-5-|---5--7-----5--7------7-|---7--9-----7--9------2-|---2--3-----2--3------2-| A-5-|---5--7-----5--7------7-|---7--9-----7--9------2-|---2--3-----2--3------2-| E-3-|---3--3-----3--3------5-|---5--5-----5--5------0-|0--0--0--0--0--0--0---0-| | | | | & |1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | G---|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| D---|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| A---|---------5--7--5--------|---------7--9--7------7-|---7--------7---------7-| E-3-|---3--7-----------7---5-|---5--9-----------9-----|------9--------9--------|
|1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | e |------------------------| B |------------------------| G |------------------------| D |---2--3-----2--3------5-| A |---2--3-----2--3------5-| E |0--0--0--0--0--0--0---3-| | | & |1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | G |------------------------| D |------------------------| A |---7--------7-----------| E |------9--------9------3-|
Get It On (Bang A Gong)/Marc Bolan
[Intro:] E E E E [4 measures guitar & bass only] E E E E [4 measures all instruments]
[Verse 1:] E Well, you're dirty and sweet, A Clad in black, don't look back, E And I love you. A E E You're dirty and sweet, oh yeah. E Well you're slim and you're weak, A E You've got the teeth of the Hydra upon you. A E E You're dirty, sweet, and you're my girl.
[Chorus:] G Get it on, A Bang a gong, E E Get it on.
G Get it on, A Bang a gong, E E E E Get it on.
[Verse 2:]
Well you're built like a car, You've got a hub cap diamond star halo. You're built like a car, oh yeah. Well, you're an untamed youth, That's the truth, with your cloak full of eagles. You're dirty, sweet, and you're my girl.
[Chorus:]
Get it on, Bang a gong, Get it on.
Get it on, Bang a gong, Get it on.
[Verse 3:]
Well you're windy and wild, You've got the blues in your shoes and your stockings. You're windy and wild, oh yeah. Well, you're built like a car, You've got a hub cap diamond star halo. You're dirty, sweet, and you're my girl.
[Chorus:]
Get it on, Bang a gong, Get it on.
Get it on, Bang a gong, Get it on.
[REPEAT INTRO:]
E E E E [4 measures guitar & bass only] E E E E [4 measures all instruments]
[VERSE 4:]
You're dirty and sweet, Clad in black, don't look back, And I love you. You're dirty and sweet, oh yeah. Well, you dance when you walk, So lets dance, take a chance, understand me. You're dirty, sweet, and you're my girl.
[OUTRO:]
Get it on, | Bang a gong, |- repeat three times Get it on. |
E E E E [4 measures guitar & bass only] E E E E [4 measures all instruments]
Get it on, | Bang a gong, |- repeat four times Get it on. |
(Take me...and meanwhile...I'm still...?)
[FADE OUT]
Here's a summary of the basic chord cycles:
Measure 1 2 3 4 5 6
Intro E E E E E E E E
Verse E A E A E E E A E A E E
Chorus G A E E G A E E E E
Outro G A E E G A E E etc.
Transcribed 1995 by John Crooks
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