Lets Get It On Chords

by Marvin Gaye
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Difficulty: intermediate
Capo: no capo
Author --art [a] 579.
1 contributor total, last edit on Feb 7, 2017
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Chords

D
F#m
G
A
G7
E
E7
C
D7
C7
A7

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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 that 
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
D    XX0232
F#m  244222 (works better than Bm7, Cm7 in version 1)
G    355433 (bridge uses G7  353433, and E 022100 or E7)
A    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. I've only done a few tabs so comments are welcome.  --Arthur Marks
 
CAPO 1 (for Marvin Gaye--http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJmufULrmUc)
CAPO 2 (for Jack Black, "High Fidelity"--http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkp26Bt97p0&NR)
 
 
 
[Verse]
D         F#m    G       A
I've been really tryin , baby
D         F#m    G       A
Tryin to hold back this feeling for so long
D         F#m    G       A
And if you feel, like I feel baby, then
D         F#m    G       A
Come on, oh come on,
 
 
[Chorus]
                   D  F#m G  A
   Let's get it on
                   D  F#m G  A
   Let's get it on
                   D  F#m G  A
   Let's get it on
                   D  F#m G  A
   Let's get it on
 
 
[Verse]
D         F#m    G       A
We're all sensitive people
D         F#m    G       A
With so much to give, understand me sugar
D         F#m    G       A
Since we got to be here
D         F#m    G       A
Lets say, I love you
 
D         F#m  G       A
There's nothin wrong with me   Lovin you---
D         F#m  G       A
And givin yourself to me can never be wrong  If the love is true
 
 
[Bridge]
G7                                                   D  F#m  A
Don't you know how sweet and wonderful, life can be
G7                                          D  F#m  A
I'm askin you baby, to get it on with me
G7                                        D  F#m  A
I aint gonna worry, I aint gonna push
G7                                    E
So come on, come on, come on, come on baby
                                A
Stop beatin round the bush....  (open chord, not barred)
 
 
[Chorus]
   (x2 and fade)
                   D  F#m G  A
   Let's get it on
                   D  F#m G  A
   Let's get it on
                   D  F#m G  A
   Let's get it on
                   D  F#m G  A
   Let's get it on
 
 
 
 
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Wendy Colonna    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFK_jSwKp-E
 
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
 
 
[Verse]
G E7 C D7
 
G E7                C     D7   G
  I've been really tryin , baby
    E7                    C       D7   G
Tryin to hold back this feeling for so long
   E7            C       D7   G
And if you feel, like I feel baby
       E7          C  D7
Come on, oh come on,
 
 
[Chorus]
               G  E7 C D7
   Let's get it on
               G  E7 C D7
   Let's get it on
               G  E7 C D7
   Let's get it on
               G  E7 C D7
   Let's get it on
 
 
[Verse]
 G   E7         C
Now  We're all sensitive people
 D7       G           E7 C              D7
  G
With so much to give, and understand each other
E7      C             D7
Since we got to be here
G    E7   C        D7
Lets say, I love you
 
G        E7          C         D7
And There's nothin wrong with me
      G      E7       C         D7
Lovin you--- baby no no no
  G                   E7           C         D7
And givin yourself to me can never be wrong
               G   E7  C  D7
If the love is true
 
 
[Bridge]
C7                                      G   E7 C D7
Don't you know how sweet and wonderful, life can be
C7                                     G   E7 C D7
I'm askin you baby, to get it on with me
C7                                   G   E7 C D7
I aint gonna worry, I aint gonna push
C7                                    A7
So come on, come on, come on, come on come on darlin
                      D7
Stop beatin round the bush....   (strumming,palm mute; guttural "hey...")
 
 
[Chorus]
               G  E7 C D7
   Let's get it on
               G  E7 C D7
   Let's get it on
               G  E7 C D7
   Let's get it on
               G  E7 C D7
   Let's get it on
   ...
C7                                    G   E7 C7 D7
I aint gonna worry, I aint gonna push
C7                                    A7
So come on, come on, come on, come on come on darlin
                      D7
Stop beatin round the bush....  (palm mute; guttural "hey...")
 
               G  E7 C D7
   Let's get it on  (repeat and fade out)
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16 comments
jnites02
not bad. marvin gaye is the shiz.
+4
cooljew
haha great song, it think the F# is minor though, otherwise great ****ing chords to a great ****ing song!
+4
clhatch13
Skip the capo and just play using all barre chords and sliding them all up a half step in key. And i agree with cooljew, the F# is a minor (it's transposed to a Gm in my progression) Chord progression: D# Gm G# A# D# 668886 Gm 355333 G# 466544 A# 688766
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