IT'S YOUR THING
As recorded by The Isley Brothers
(From the 1969 Album IT'S YOUR THING)
Words and Music by Rudolph Isley, Ronald Isley & O'Kelly Isley
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Charles "Skip" Pitts - Electric Guitar'
Intro
Q=94
N.C.
4/4
Gtr I (Clean El. Gtr.)
PM--------------------------------------------------------|
E S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---x-x---x-x-----x---x-x-x-x-|-----x---x---------x---x-x-x-x-|
|-3-x-x-1-x-x-0---x---x-x-x-x-|-3-3-x-3-x---1-0---x---x-x-x-x-|
|-3-x-x-3-x-x-----x---x-x-x-x-|-3-3-x-3-x-3-------x---x-x-x-x-|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
PM--------------------------------------------------------|
E S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------||
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------||
|---x-x---x-x-----x---x-x-x-x-|-----x---x---------x---x-x-x-x-||
|-3-x-x-1-x-x-0---x---x-x-x-x-|-3-3-x-3-x---1-0---x---x-x-x-x-||
|-3-x-x-3-x-x-----x---x-x-x-x-|-3-3-x-3-x-3-------x---x-x-x-x-||
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------||
Chorus
$
N.C.
PM--------------------------------------------------------|
E S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---x-x---x-x-----x---x-x-x-x-|-----x---x---------x---x-x-x-x-|
|-3-x-x-1-x-x-0---x---x-x-x-x-|-3-3-x-3-x---1-0---x---x-x-x-x-|
|-3-x-x-3-x-x-----x---x-x-x-x-|-3-3-x-3-x-3-------x---x-x-x-x-|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
PM--------------------------------------------------------|
E S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---x-x---x-x-----x---x-x-x-x-|-----x---x---------x---x-x-x-x-|
|-3-x-x-1-x-x-0---x---x-x-x-x-|-3-3-x-3-x---1-0---x---x-x-x-x-|
|-3-x-x-3-x-x-----x---x-x-x-x-|-3-3-x-3-x-3-------x---x-x-x-x-|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
PM--------------------------------------------------------|
E S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---x-x---x-x-----x---x-x-x-x-|-----x---x---------x---x-x-x-x-|
|-3-x-x-1-x-x-0---x---x-x-x-x-|-3-3-x-3-x---1-0---x---x-x-x-x-|
|-3-x-x-3-x-x-----x---x-x-x-x-|-3-3-x-3-x-3-------x---x-x-x-x-|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
To Coda
PM---------------------------------------------------------|
E S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S
|------------------------------|-------------------------------||
|------------------------------|-------------------------------||
|---x-x---x-x-----x---x-x-x-x--|-----x---x---------x---x-x-x-x-||
|-3-x-x-1-x-x-0---x---x-x-x-x--|-3-3-x-3-x---1-0---x---x-x-x-x-||
|-3-x-x-3-x-x-----x---x-x-x-x--|-3-3-x-3-x-3-------x---x-x-x-x-||
|------------------------------|-------------------------------||
1st Verse
Bbm/Db Cm6 N.C.
S S S S +S E S +S S S S S S S S
|--------------------11-(11)-10-10-10-10-10s8-8-|
|---------------------x--(x)--x--x--x--x--x-x-x-|
|-15-15-15s14-(14)---12-(12)-10-10-10-10-10s8-8-|
|-15-15-15s13-(13)------------------------------|
|-16-16-16s15-(15)------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
Bm6Cm6 N.C.
E S S S S S S E S S E S S
|-------------------/17-17s15-13-13s11-x-|
|-12s13-13-13-13-13---x-----x--------x-x-|
|-13s14-14-14-14-14-/17-17s15-14-14s12-x-|
|-12s13-13-13-13-13----------------------|
|-14s15-15-15-15-15----------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
Bm6Cm6 N.C.
E S S S S S S S S S S E S S
|-------------------11-11s10-10-10-10s8-x-|
|-12s13-13-13-13-13--x--x-----x--x----x-x-|
|-13s14-14-14-14-14-12-12s10-10-10-10s8-x-|
|-12s13-13-13-13-13-----------------------|
|-14s15-15-15-15-15-----------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
Bm6Cm6 N.C.
E S S S S S S S S S S E S S
|-----------------17-17s15-15s13-13s11-x-|
|-12s13-13-13---x--x-----x-----------x-x-|
|-13s14-14-14---x-17-17s15-15s14-14s12-x-|
|-12s13-13-13---x------------------------|
|-14s15-15-15---x------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
Bm6Cm6 N.C.
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--------------------11-11s10-10-10-10-10s8-x-|
|-12s13-13-13-13---x--x--x-----x--x--x----x-x-|
|-13s14-14-14-14---x-12-12s10-10-10-10-10s8-x-|
|-12s13-13-13-13---x--------------------------|
|-14s15-15-15-15---x--------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
Bm6Cm6 N.C.
S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S
|---------------------/17-17s15-15s13-13s11-x--|
|-12s13-13-13-13-13-x---x-----x-----------x-x--|
|-13s14-14-14-14-14-x-/17-17s15-15s14-14s12-x--|
|-12s13-13-13-13-13-x--------------------------|
|-14s15-15-15-15-15-x--------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
Bm6Cm6 N.C.
S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S
|---------------------11-11s10-10-10-10s8-x-|
|-12s13-13-13-13-13-x--x--x-----x--x----x-x-|
|-13s14-14-14-14-14-x-12-12s10-10-10-10s8-x-|
|-12s13-13-13-13-13-x-----------------------|
|-14s15-15-15-15-15-x-----------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
Bm6Cm6 N.C.
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------17-17s15-15-13-13s11-11-x--||
|-12s13-13-13-13-13-x--x-----x-----------x--x-x--||
|-13s14-14-14-14-14-x-17-17s15-15-14-14s12-12-x--||
|-12s13-13-13-13-13-x----------------------------||
|-14s15-15-15-15-15-x----------------------------||
|------------------------------------------------||
Chorus
$$
N.C.
PM--------------------------------------------------------|
E S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---x-x---x-x-----x---x-x-x-x-|-----x---x---------x---x-x-x-x-|
|-3-x-x-1-x-x-0---x---x-x-x-x-|-3-3-x-3-x---1-0---x---x-x-x-x-|
|-3-x-x-3-x-x-----x---x-x-x-x-|-3-3-x-3-x-3-------x---x-x-x-x-|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
PM--------------------------------------------------------|
E S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---x-x---x-x-----x---x-x-x-x-|-----x---x---------x---x-x-x-x-|
|-3-x-x-1-x-x-0---x---x-x-x-x-|-3-3-x-3-x---1-0---x---x-x-x-x-|
|-3-x-x-3-x-x-----x---x-x-x-x-|-3-3-x-3-x-3-------x---x-x-x-x-|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
To Dbl. Coda
PM---------------------------------------------------------|
E S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S
|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---x-x---x-x-----x---x-x-x-x--|-----x---x---------x---x-x-x-x-|
|-3-x-x-1-x-x-0---x---x-x-x-x--|-3-3-x-3-x---1-0---x---x-x-x-x-|
|-3-x-x-3-x-x-----x---x-x-x-x--|-3-3-x-3-x-3-------x---x-x-x-x-|
|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
PM--------------------------------------------------------|
E S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------||
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------||
|---x-x---x-x-----x---x-x-x-x-|-----x---x---------x---x-x-x-x-||
|-3-x-x-1-x-x-0---x---x-x-x-x-|-3-3-x-3-x---1-0---x---x-x-x-x-||
|-3-x-x-3-x-x-----x---x-x-x-x-|-3-3-x-3-x-3-------x---x-x-x-x-||
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------||
Interlude
Bm6Cm6 N.C.
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------11-11s10-10-10-10s8-8-x-|
|-12s13-13-13-13-13-x--x--x-----x--x----x-x-x-|
|-13s14-14-14-14-14-x-12-12s10-10-10-10s8-8-x-|
|-12s13-13-13-13-13-x-------------------------|
|-14s15-15-15-15-15-x-------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
Bm6Cm6 N.C.
E S S S S S S E S S E S S
|-------------------/17-17s15-13-13s11-x-|
|-12s13-13-13-13-13---x-----x--------x-x-|
|-13s14-14-14-14-14-/17-17s15-14-14s12-x-|
|-12s13-13-13-13-13----------------------|
|-14s15-15-15-15-15----------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
Bm6Cm6 N.C.
E S S S S S S S S S S E S S
|-------------------11-11s10-10-10-10s8-x-|
|-12s13-13-13-13-13--x--x-----x--x----x-x-|
|-13s14-14-14-14-14-12-12s10-10-10-10s8-x-|
|-12s13-13-13-13-13-----------------------|
|-14s15-15-15-15-15-----------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
Bm6Cm6 N.C.
E S S S S S S S S S S E S S
|-----------------17-17s15-15s13-13s11-x-|
|-12s13-13-13---x--x-----x-----------x-x-|
|-13s14-14-14---x-17-17s15-15s14-14s12-x-|
|-12s13-13-13---x------------------------|
|-14s15-15-15---x------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
Bm6Cm6 N.C.
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--------------------11-11s10-10-10-10-10s8-x-|
|-12s13-13-13-13---x--x--x-----x--x--x----x-x-|
|-13s14-14-14-14---x-12-12s10-10-10-10-10s8-x-|
|-12s13-13-13-13---x--------------------------|
|-14s15-15-15-15---x--------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
Bm6Cm6 N.C.
S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S
|---------------------/17-17s15-15s13-13s11-x--|
|-12s13-13-13-13-13-x---x-----x-----------x-x--|
|-13s14-14-14-14-14-x-/17-17s15-15s14-14s12-x--|
|-12s13-13-13-13-13-x--------------------------|
|-14s15-15-15-15-15-x--------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
Bm6Cm6 N.C.
S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S
|---------------------11-11s10-10-10-10s8-x-|
|-12s13-13-13-13-13-x--x--x-----x--x----x-x-|
|-13s14-14-14-14-14-x-12-12s10-10-10-10s8-x-|
|-12s13-13-13-13-13-x-----------------------|
|-14s15-15-15-15-15-x-----------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
D.S. al Coda
Bm6Cm6 N.C.
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------17-17s15-15-13-13s11-11-x--||
|-12s13-13-13-13-13-x--x-----x-----------x--x-x--||
|-13s14-14-14-14-14-x-17-17s15-15-14-14s12-12-x--||
|-12s13-13-13-13-13-x----------------------------||
|-14s15-15-15-15-15-x----------------------------||
|------------------------------------------------||
&
N.C.
PM--------------------------|
S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------||
|-------------------------------||
|-----x---x---------x---x-x-x-x-||
|-3-3-x-3-x---1-0---x---x-x-x-x-||
|-3-3-x-3-x-3-------x---x-x-x-x-||
|-------------------------------||
2nd Verse
Bm6Cm6
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------11-11s10-10-10-10s8-8-x--|
|-12s13-13-13-13-13-x--x--x-----x--x----x-x-x--|
|-13s14-14-14-14-14-x-12-12s10-10-10-10s8-8-x--|
|-12s13-13-13-13-13-x--------------------------|
|-14s15-15-15-15-15-x--------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
Bm6Cm6 N.C.
E S S S S S S E S S E S S
|-------------------/17-17s15-13-13s11-x-|
|-12s13-13-13-13-13---x-----x--------x-x-|
|-13s14-14-14-14-14-/17-17s15-14-14s12-x-|
|-12s13-13-13-13-13----------------------|
|-14s15-15-15-15-15----------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
Bm6Cm6 N.C.
E S S S S S S S S S S E S S
|-------------------11-11s10-10-10-10s8-x--|
|-12s13-13-13-13-13--x--x-----x--x----x-x--|
|-13s14-14-14-14-14-12-12s10-10-10-10s8-x--|
|-12s13-13-13-13-13------------------------|
|-14s15-15-15-15-15------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
Bm6Cm6 N.C.
E S S S S S S S S S S E S S
|-----------------17-17s15-15s13-13s11-x-|
|-12s13-13-13---x--x-----x-----------x-x-|
|-13s14-14-14---x-17-17s15-15s14-14s12-x-|
|-12s13-13-13---x------------------------|
|-14s15-15-15---x------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
Bm6Cm6 N.C.
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--------------------11-11s10-10-10-10-10s8-x-|
|-12s13-13-13-13---x--x--x-----x--x--x----x-x-|
|-13s14-14-14-14---x-12-12s10-10-10-10-10s8-x-|
|-12s13-13-13-13---x--------------------------|
|-14s15-15-15-15---x--------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
Bm6Cm6 N.C.
S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S
|---------------------/17-17s15-15s13-13s11-x-|
|-12s13-13-13-13-13-x---x-----x-----------x-x-|
|-13s14-14-14-14-14-x-/17-17s15-15s14-14s12-x-|
|-12s13-13-13-13-13-x-------------------------|
|-14s15-15-15-15-15-x-------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
Bm6Cm6 N.C.
S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S
|---------------------11-11s10-10-10-10s8-x-|
|-12s13-13-13-13-13-x--x--x-----x--x----x-x-|
|-13s14-14-14-14-14-x-12-12s10-10-10-10s8-x-|
|-12s13-13-13-13-13-x-----------------------|
|-14s15-15-15-15-15-x-----------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda &&
Bm6Cm6 N.C.
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------17-17s15-15-13-13s11-11-x--||
|-12s13-13-13-13-13-x--x-----x-----------x--x-x--||
|-13s14-14-14-14-14-x-17-17s15-15-14-14s12-12-x--||
|-12s13-13-13-13-13-x----------------------------||
|-14s15-15-15-15-15-x----------------------------||
|------------------------------------------------||
N.C.
PM--------------------------|
S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-----x---x---------x---x-x-x-x-|
|-3-3-x-3-x---1-0---x---x-x-x-x-|
|-3-3-x-3-x-3-------x---x-x-x-x-|
|-------------------------------|
PM--------------------------------------------------------|
E S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------||
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------||
|---x-x---x-x-----x---x-x-x-x-|-----x---x---------x---x-x-x-x-||
|-3-x-x-1-x-x-0---x---x-x-x-x-|-3-3-x-3-x---1-0---x---x-x-x-x-||
|-3-x-x-3-x-x-----x---x-x-x-x-|-3-3-x-3-x-3-------x---x-x-x-x-||
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------||
Out-Chorus
N.C.
PM--------------------------------------------------------|
E S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---x-x---x-x-----x---x-x-x-x-|-----x---x---------x---x-x-x-x-|
|-3-x-x-1-x-x-0---x---x-x-x-x-|-3-3-x-3-x---1-0---x---x-x-x-x-|
|-3-x-x-3-x-x-----x---x-x-x-x-|-3-3-x-3-x-3-------x---x-x-x-x-|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
PM--------------------------------------------------------|
E S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------*|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------*|
|---x-x---x-x-----x---x-x-x-x-|-----x---x---------x---x-x-x-x-*|
|-3-x-x-1-x-x-0---x---x-x-x-x-|-3-3-x-3-x---1-0---x---x-x-x-x-*|
|-3-x-x-3-x-x-----x---x-x-x-x-|-3-3-x-3-x-3-------x---x-x-x-x-*|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------*|
Duration Legend
---------------
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
----------------
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
-----------
| - 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
It's your thing
Do what you wanna do
I can't tell you
Who to sock it to
It's your thing
Do what you wanna do now
I can't tell you
Who to sock it to
If you want me to love you, maybe I will
I need you woman, it ain't no big deal
You need love now, just as bad as I do
Make's me no difference now, who you give your thing to
It's your thing (It's your thing)
Do what you wanna do
I can't tell you
Who to sock it to
It's your thing (It's your thing)
Do what you wanna do now
I can't tell you
Who to sock it to
It's your thing (It's your thing)
Do what you wanna do
I can't tell you
Who to sock it to
I'm not trying to run your life,
I know you wanna do what's right,
Ah, give your love girl, do whatever you choose,
How can you lose, with the stuff you use?
It's your thing (It's your thing)
Do what you wanna do
I can't tell you
Who to sock it to
It's your thing (It's your thing)
Do what you wanna do
Don't let me tell you
Who to sock it to
Let me hear you say it's my thing (It's your thing),
I do what I wanna do......
