Artist: T. Rex
Album: The Slider
Transcribed: Ajum
E-Mail: ugmo@pulp-fiction.com

Get it on, by T. Rex, quite possibly one of the best songs ever by one
of the best bands ever, and here it is.

Play this rather strenuous riff ad nauseum. its good for you.
e:------------------------|
B:------------------------|
G:------------------------|
D:------------------------|
A:-2--2--2--4--2--2--4----|
E:-0--0--0--0--0--0--0----|
   (-------p.m.-----------|

Splash this one in every once in a while.
e:----------------------|
B:-5--5--5-5-5----------|
G:-4--4--4-4-4----------|
D:-2--2--2-2-2----------|
A:----------------------|
E:-------------2b3r2-0--|

Now these, i wouldnt even bother learning them. The first time i even
noticed they were there was when one of my speakers blew and i couldn't
hear the above riff to drown it out. But if you must...

    G    Gsus   A    Asus
e:--3--|--3--|--5--|--5--|
B:--3--|--3--|--5--|--5--|
G:--4--|--5--|--6--|--7--|
D:--5--|--3--|--7--|--5--|
A:--5--|--5--|--7--|--7--|
E:--3--|--3--|--5--|--5--|

Funky little fill, aint nothin wrong with that.
e:--------------------------------------------------------|
B:------------------------12------------------------------|
G:--------12-14-----12-14----14p12----14b16r14-12---------|
D:--12h14------vib----------------14-------------14------|
A:--------------------------------------------------vib--|
E:--------------------------------------------------------| 

 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 

 Get It On (Bang A Gong)

T-Rex

           Ep              Ap                Ev
E------------------   ---------------   ---------------
B------------------   ---------------   ---------------
G------------------   -2-2------2----   ---------------
D--2-2------2------   -2-2-4----2-4--   -2-2-----------
A--2-2-4----2-4----   -0-0-0----0-0--   -2-2-4-2-5-4-2-
E--0-0-0----0-0----   ---------------   -0-0-0---------

The above tabs are for the patterns played over the E and A chords
throughout most of the song. One varient of the Ep pattern is used
a few times (Ev), just before the chorus. Sometimes the open strings
are picked as indicated, other times they are just left ringing after
the first pick...play around with your own varients to break up the
monotony. 

     G            Gsus           A            Asus
E A D G B E   E A D G B E   E A D G B E   E A D G B E
-----------   -----------   -----------   -----------
3 5 5 4 3 3   3 5 3 5 3 3   5 7 7 6 5 5   5 7 5 7 5 5

The above bar chords sound reasonable behind the chorus. They are
designed for ease of playing...thats the whole point of this song!

Scott.
-----------------the start-----------------------

Ep

Ep                       Ep
            Well, you're dirty and sweet, clad in

Ap
black, don't look back, and I

Ep
love you

Ap
You're dirty and sweet, oh

Ep
yeah

Ep                     Ep
           Well you're slim and you're weak, you've got the

Ap
teeth of the Hydra

Ep
upon you

Ap
You're dirty, sweet, and you're my

Ep
girl

*chorus start*
Ev
     Get it

G   Gsus   Gsus   G
on,          Bang a

A   Asus   Asus    A
gong,         Get on

Ep

*repeat*
*chorus end*

(uses same chords/patterns as first verse)
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*

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*

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, under...
...stand me
You're dirty, sweet, and you're my
girl

*chorus*