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.
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.
Get it on,
Bang a gong,
Get it on.
Get it on,
Bang a gong,
Get it on.
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.
Get it on,
Bang a gong,
Get it on.
Get it on,
Bang a gong,
Get it on.
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.
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
