Guitaretab - guitar tabs
Song name
# A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

T Rex - Get It On tab

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:
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/t/t-rex/32390.html ]
     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
Related for Get It On tab