Despite being a long song, it only consists of 2 riffs. These cover the guitar for the
entire piece.
Riff 1
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------9--3--3--v5--------------------------------------|
A|----------5-----5--7---------------------------------------------------|
E|--3--5h7-----7---------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/f/funkadelic/318136.html ]
'If you ain't gonna get it on, take your dead ass home'
Occasionally, this riff is moved up a couple of frets.
Riff 2
e|------------------------------------------- ---------------|
B|------------------------------------------- ---------------|
G|----------14--v17--12/14\12--10--v12------- x3 --10--10-------|
D|--15--17----------------------------------- ----------v12--|
A|------------------------------------------- ---------------|
E|------------------------------------------- ---------------|
'There once was a man from Peru' etc.