GET READY (SINGLE VERSION)
As recorded by Rare Earth
(From the 1969 Album GET READY)
Words and Music by William "Smokey" Robinson
Arranged by Rare Earth
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Rod Richards - Guitar'
Intro
Q=135
N.C.
4/4
Gtr I
E E E E E Q E E E E E H E E E E E Q E W
|----------------------|-----------------|----------------------|------|
|----------------------|-----------------|----------------------|------|
|----------------------|-----------------|----------------------|------|
|-12-12-10-12---10--10-|-12-12-10--------|-12-12-10-12---10--10-|------|
|----------------------|-----------------|----------------------|------|
|----------------------|-----------------|----------------------|------|
E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q.
|----------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------|----------12---10----|
|-12-12-10-12---10--10-|-12-12-10------------|
|----------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------|
G F
E E E E H E Q E E Q.
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|------12---10----|
|-----------------|------12---10----|
|-12-12-10--------|------12---10----|
|-----------------|------10----8----|
|-----------------|-----------------|
D5
E E E E E E Q E E Q H E E E E E E Q E E Q H
|--------------------|--------------|--------------------|--------------|
|--------------------|--------------|--------------------|--------------|
|--------------------|--------------|--------------------|--------------|
|------------12------|-12-----------|------------12------|-12-----------|
|-12-12------12------|-12-----------|-12-12------12------|-12-----------|
|-10-10-8-10---------|--------------|-10-10-8-10---------|--------------|
1st - 3rd Verses
$
D5
E E E E E E Q E E Q H E E E E E E Q E E Q H
||---------------------|--------------|--------------------|--------------|
||o--------------------|--------------|--------------------|--------------|
||---------------------|--------------|--------------------|--------------|
||-------------12------|-12-----------|------------12------|-12-----------|
||o-12-12------12------|-12-----------|-12-12------12------|-12-----------|
||--10-10-8-10---------|--------------|-10-10-8-10---------|--------------|
G5 F5 D5
E E E E E E Q E E E E E Q. E E E E E E Q E E Q H
|--------------------|-------------------|--------------------|--------------|
|--------------------|-------------------|--------------------|--------------|
|--------------------|--------12---10----|--------------------|--------------|
|------------12------|-12-----12---10----|------------12------|-12-----------|
|-12-12------12------|-12----------------|-12-12------12------|-12-----------|
|-10-10-8-10---------|-------------------|-10-10-8-10---------|--------------|
G5 F5 D5
E E E E E E Q E E E E E Q. E E E E E E Q E E Q H
|--------------------|-------------------|--------------------|--------------||
|--------------------|-------------------|--------------------|--------------||
|--------------------|--------12---10----|--------------------|--------------||
|------------12------|-12-----12---10----|------------12------|-12-----------||
|-12-12------12------|-12----------------|-12-12------12------|-12-----------||
|-10-10-8-10---------|-------------------|-10-10-8-10---------|--------------||
Chorus
F Bb N.C. Gm C N.C.
Q Q E E E E Q Q E S S E E Q Q E E E E Q Q S S E S S E
|-1--1--1-1-1-1-|-----------------|-3--3--3-3-3-3-|--------------------|
|-1--1--1-1-1-1-|-3--3--3---------|-3--3--3-3-3-3-|-5--5---------------|
|-2--2--2-2-2-2-|-3--3--3---------|-3--3--3-3-3-3-|-5--5---------------|
|-3--3--3-3-3-3-|-3--3--3-----3-5-|-5--5--5-5-5-5-|-5--5----3-5-5p3----|
|-3--3--3-3-3-3-|-1--1--1-3h5-----|-5--5--5-5-5-5-|-3--3--5---------5--|
|-1--1--1-1-1-1-|-----------------|-3--3--3-3-3-3-|--------------------|
F Bb N.C. Gm C N.C.
Q Q E E E E Q Q E S S E E Q Q E E E E Q Q S S E S S E
|-1--1--1-1-1-1-|-----------------|-3--3--3-3-3-3-|---------------------|
|-1--1--1-1-1-1-|-3--3--3---------|-3--3--3-3-3-3-|-5--5----------------|
|-2--2--2-2-2-2-|-3--3--3---------|-3--3--3-3-3-3-|-5--5----------------|
|-3--3--3-3-3-3-|-3--3--3-----3-5-|-5--5--5-5-5-5-|-5--5----3-5-5p3-----|
|-3--3--3-3-3-3-|-1--1--1-3h5-----|-5--5--5-5-5-5-|-3--3--5---------5/--|
|-1--1--1-1-1-1-|-----------------|-3--3--3-3-3-3-|---------------------|
To Coda
D5 G5 F5
E E E E E E Q E E Q H E E E E E E Q E E E E E Q.
|--------------------|--------------|--------------------|--------------------||
|--------------------|--------------|--------------------|-------------------o||
|--------------------|--------------|--------------------|--------12---10-----||
|------------12------|-12-----------|------------12------|-12-----12---10-----||
|-12-12------12------|-12-----------|-12-12------12------|-12----------------o||
|-10-10-8-10---------|--------------|-10-10-8-10---------|--------------------||
Saxophone Solo
D5
E E E E E E Q E E Q H E E E E E E Q E E Q H
|--------------------|--------------|--------------------|--------------|
|--------------------|--------------|--------------------|--------------|
|--------------------|--------------|--------------------|--------------|
|------------12------|-12-----------|------------12------|-12-----------|
|-12-12------12------|-12-----------|-12-12------12------|-12-----------|
|-10-10-8-10---------|--------------|-10-10-8-10---------|--------------|
D.S. al Coda
G A G A G A G Bb A G
E E E E +Q Q E E E E +Q Q E E E E +Q E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------||
|-3-----5-(5)-----|-3-----5-(5)-----|-3-----5-(5)--3---|-6-6---6-5---3----||
|-4-----6-(6)-----|-4-----6-(6)-----|-4-----6-(6)--4---|-7-7---7-6---4----||
|-5-----7-(7)-----|-5-----7-(7)-----|-5-----7-(7)--5---|-8-8---8-7---5----||
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------||
Outro
&
D5 G5 F5 D5
E E E E E Q. E E E E E E Q E E Q H
|-------------------||---------------------|---------------||
|-------------------||o--------------------|--------------o||
|--------12---10----||---------------------|---------------||
|-12-----12---10----||-------------12------|-12------------||
|-12----------------||o-12-12------12------|-12-----------o||
|-------------------||--10-10-8-10---------|---------------||
Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
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h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
