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
