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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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