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Lets Get It On Tab

by Marvin Gaye


Marvin Gaye - Let's get it on      (+ Jack Black, Wendy Colonna)

It seems much easier to transpose down a half step than trying to play Eb Cm7 Ab Bb7 
the other tab uses. I made some adjustments to those chords. You can use these chord forms 
get a nice increase in pitch through the four chords.

     EADGBe
    XX0232
   244322 (works better than )
G    355433 (bridge uses G7  353433, and E 022100 or E7)
    577655

     That gets a nice bass line in the 4th string (0,4,5,7) -- don't know if that's a 
reason for dropping the 7ths (F#7 & A7) used in the other version and the Wendy Colonna 
that follows.  --Arthur Marks


                    
I've been really tryin , baby
Tryin to hold back this feeling for so long
And if you feel, like I feel baby, then
Come on, oh come on,

                        
   Let's get it on
   Let's get it on
   Let's get it on
   Let's get it on

                    
We're all sensitive people
With so much to give, understand me sugar
Since we got to be here
Lets say, I love you

                   
There's nothin wrong with me
Lovin you---
And givin yourself to me can never be wrong
If the love is true

Bridge:
                                                       
 
Don't you know how sweet and wonderful, life can be
I'm askin you baby, to get it on with me
I aint gonna worry, I aint gonna push
                                    (7?)
So come on, come on, come on, come on baby
                                (not barred)
Stop beatin round the bush....

                        
   Let's get it on
   Let's get it on
   Let's get it on
   Let's get it on

repeat and fade





A different acoustic take. She hits top note twice and then strums once for each chord 
the 6th string on the G, the 5th on the E7 and C, and the 4th on the D7). The timing with 
singing is very tricky for me. --Arthur Marks


CAPO 4


   

                         
  I've been really tryin , baby
                                  
Tryin to hold back this feeling for so long
                         
And if you feel, like I feel baby
                     
Come on, oh come on,

                   
   Let's get it on
   Let's get it on
   Let's get it on
   Let's get it on

             
Now  We're all sensitive people
                                    
  
With so much to give, and understand each other
                   
Since we got to be here
               
Lets say, I love you

                           
And There's nothin wrong with me
                            
Lovin you--- baby no no no
                                         
And givin yourself to me can never be wrong
                      
If the love is true

Bridge:
                                           
Don't you know how sweet and wonderful, life can be
                                          
I'm askin you baby, to get it on with me
                                        
I aint gonna worry, I aint gonna push
                                    
So come on, come on, come on, come on come on darlin
                      (strumming)
Stop beatin round the bush....   (palm mute; gutteral "hey...")

                   
   Let's get it on
   Let's get it on
   Let's get it on
   Let's get it on
   ...
                                         
I aint gonna worry, I aint gonna push
                                    
So come on, come on, come on, come on come on darlin
                      D7      (palm mute; gutteral "hey...")
Stop beatin round the bush....

                   
   Let's get it on
   ...
   ...(fade)

I've only done a few tabs so comments are welcome.