Chords for 'Get Down On It' Kool & The Gang Guitar & Bass Lesson
Tempo:
108.7 bpm
Chords used:
D
E
Em
B
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Eb] [B]
[D] [C] [Em]
[D] [C] [Em]
[D] [E]
[Em] [Bm] [C] [Em]
[Bm] [C] [E]
[Bm] [Am] [Em]
[Bm] [D] [Em]
[Bm] [Am] [Em]
[D] [Em]
[Bm] [Am] [Bm]
[D] [Em]
[Am] Hey [B] Guitar Buddies, that was the Kool and the Gang classic Get Down On It.
So we started with this lick.
[D]
[E] Just two notes, an E on 7 on the A string and a D on [D] 5.
[Em] And just [D]
[D] [E] picking that, [D] [Em] [D] [E]
put down strokes there and just using my palm of the bridge to mute it.
And the second time I went back at the end of the lick, playing a little slide there.
[F] Ok, simple but great effective little lick there.
And over [Em] that I was playing two chords that come in.
We've got an E minor and [C] a C.
So I'm just playing 9 [Em] 8 7 on the top three strings and 9 8 8.
[E]
[Em] [C]
And then we're into the chords for the [F] song.
So that's just E [G] minor 7 [D] and [Em]
B minor 7 to A minor 7.
[C] Then back up, A minor [Bm] 7, B minor 7, [Em] E minor 7, back to B minor 7.
[G] And then what I'm playing is an A minor 7 but with a D in the bass.
So basically I'm just fretting across the 5th fret [C] starting on the A string.
[Em] [Bm]
[C]
[D] [Bm]
[Am] [B]
[G] [E] And that [Eb] plays throughout the song.
And there's a little bridge section where it goes back to the intro.
But that's basically it.
So let's take a look at the bass part.
For the bass I start with an open E.
[E]
[B] [D] I play [C] B C [D] D.
[E] So open on the E string, [B] then 7, [C] then 8, [D] then [E] 5 on the A string.
[B] [D] And then I go [Em] [B] A B [E] E.
[A] 5 7 open.
Then [B] back to [C] B [D] C D.
[B] B C D [B] A B E
B C [E] D
I play that on the intro and then for the song it's quite similar.
[B] So [A] [B]
[D] I'm playing [E]
E, [B] B B [E] A.
So open 7 [A] 7 5
5 7 [B] A [Bm] B [E] open
[B] B B [E] D
So [B] open [D] 7 7 5 5 5
[E] So
[A] A, [E] so sorry.
E [B] B B [A] A
A B [E]
E
[Bm] B B [D] D D D
OK and great effective bass part.
Nice and simple.
So I hope you enjoy and get down tonight.
Cheers buddies.
[D] [C] [Em]
[D] [C] [Em]
[D] [E]
[Em] [Bm] [C] [Em]
[Bm] [C] [E]
[Bm] [Am] [Em]
[Bm] [D] [Em]
[Bm] [Am] [Em]
[D] [Em]
[Bm] [Am] [Bm]
[D] [Em]
[Am] Hey [B] Guitar Buddies, that was the Kool and the Gang classic Get Down On It.
So we started with this lick.
[D]
[E] Just two notes, an E on 7 on the A string and a D on [D] 5.
[Em] And just [D]
[D] [E] picking that, [D] [Em] [D] [E]
put down strokes there and just using my palm of the bridge to mute it.
And the second time I went back at the end of the lick, playing a little slide there.
[F] Ok, simple but great effective little lick there.
And over [Em] that I was playing two chords that come in.
We've got an E minor and [C] a C.
So I'm just playing 9 [Em] 8 7 on the top three strings and 9 8 8.
[E]
[Em] [C]
And then we're into the chords for the [F] song.
So that's just E [G] minor 7 [D] and [Em]
B minor 7 to A minor 7.
[C] Then back up, A minor [Bm] 7, B minor 7, [Em] E minor 7, back to B minor 7.
[G] And then what I'm playing is an A minor 7 but with a D in the bass.
So basically I'm just fretting across the 5th fret [C] starting on the A string.
[Em] [Bm]
[C]
[D] [Bm]
[Am] [B]
[G] [E] And that [Eb] plays throughout the song.
And there's a little bridge section where it goes back to the intro.
But that's basically it.
So let's take a look at the bass part.
For the bass I start with an open E.
[E]
[B] [D] I play [C] B C [D] D.
[E] So open on the E string, [B] then 7, [C] then 8, [D] then [E] 5 on the A string.
[B] [D] And then I go [Em] [B] A B [E] E.
[A] 5 7 open.
Then [B] back to [C] B [D] C D.
[B] B C D [B] A B E
B C [E] D
I play that on the intro and then for the song it's quite similar.
[B] So [A] [B]
[D] I'm playing [E]
E, [B] B B [E] A.
So open 7 [A] 7 5
5 7 [B] A [Bm] B [E] open
[B] B B [E] D
So [B] open [D] 7 7 5 5 5
[E] So
[A] A, [E] so sorry.
E [B] B B [A] A
A B [E]
E
[Bm] B B [D] D D D
OK and great effective bass part.
Nice and simple.
So I hope you enjoy and get down tonight.
Cheers buddies.
Key:
D
E
Em
B
C
D
E
Em
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[Em] _ [Bm] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ [Bm] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[Bm] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[Bm] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [Am] Hey [B] Guitar Buddies, that was the Kool and the Gang classic Get Down On It.
So we started with this lick.
[D] _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ Just two notes, an E on 7 on the A string and a D on [D] 5. _
_ [Em] _ And just _ [D] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [E] _ picking that, _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _ [E]
put down strokes there and just using my palm of the bridge _ _ _ to _ mute it.
And the second time I went back at the end of the lick, _ playing a little slide there. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] Ok, simple but great effective little lick there.
And over [Em] that I was playing two chords that come in.
We've got an E minor and [C] a C.
_ So I'm just playing 9 [Em] 8 7 on the top three strings and 9 8 8.
_ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [C] _ _ _
And then we're into the chords for the [F] song.
So that's just E [G] minor 7 _ [D] and _ [Em] _
B minor 7 to A minor 7. _ _ _
[C] _ _ Then back up, A minor [Bm] 7, B minor 7, [Em] E minor 7, back to B minor 7. _
[G] _ And then what I'm playing is an A minor 7 but with a D in the bass.
So basically I'm just fretting across the 5th fret [C] starting on the A string.
_ _ [Em] _ _ [Bm] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ [Am] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ And that [Eb] plays throughout the song.
And there's a little bridge section where it goes back to the intro.
But that's basically it.
So let's take a look at the bass part.
For the bass I start with an open E.
[E] _
_ [B] _ _ [D] I play [C] B C [D] D.
[E] So open on the E string, [B] then 7, [C] then 8, [D] _ then [E] 5 on the A string.
_ [B] _ _ [D] _ _ And then I go _ [Em] _ _ [B] A B [E] E. _
[A] 5 7 open. _ _
Then [B] back to _ _ _ [C] B [D] C D.
[B] _ B C D [B] A B E
B C [E] D
I play that on the intro and then for the song it's quite similar.
[B] So _ [A] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ I'm playing [E]
E, [B] B B [E] A.
So open 7 [A] 7 5
5 7 [B] A _ [Bm] B [E] open
_ [B] B _ _ B [E] D
So [B] open [D] 7 7 5 5 5
[E] So _
_ [A] A, [E] so sorry. _ _
E [B] B B [A] A
_ A B [E]
E
[Bm] B B [D] D _ D D
OK and great effective bass part.
Nice and simple.
So I hope you enjoy and get down tonight.
Cheers buddies.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[Em] _ [Bm] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ [Bm] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[Bm] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[Bm] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [Am] Hey [B] Guitar Buddies, that was the Kool and the Gang classic Get Down On It.
So we started with this lick.
[D] _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ Just two notes, an E on 7 on the A string and a D on [D] 5. _
_ [Em] _ And just _ [D] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [E] _ picking that, _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _ [E]
put down strokes there and just using my palm of the bridge _ _ _ to _ mute it.
And the second time I went back at the end of the lick, _ playing a little slide there. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] Ok, simple but great effective little lick there.
And over [Em] that I was playing two chords that come in.
We've got an E minor and [C] a C.
_ So I'm just playing 9 [Em] 8 7 on the top three strings and 9 8 8.
_ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [C] _ _ _
And then we're into the chords for the [F] song.
So that's just E [G] minor 7 _ [D] and _ [Em] _
B minor 7 to A minor 7. _ _ _
[C] _ _ Then back up, A minor [Bm] 7, B minor 7, [Em] E minor 7, back to B minor 7. _
[G] _ And then what I'm playing is an A minor 7 but with a D in the bass.
So basically I'm just fretting across the 5th fret [C] starting on the A string.
_ _ [Em] _ _ [Bm] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ [Am] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ And that [Eb] plays throughout the song.
And there's a little bridge section where it goes back to the intro.
But that's basically it.
So let's take a look at the bass part.
For the bass I start with an open E.
[E] _
_ [B] _ _ [D] I play [C] B C [D] D.
[E] So open on the E string, [B] then 7, [C] then 8, [D] _ then [E] 5 on the A string.
_ [B] _ _ [D] _ _ And then I go _ [Em] _ _ [B] A B [E] E. _
[A] 5 7 open. _ _
Then [B] back to _ _ _ [C] B [D] C D.
[B] _ B C D [B] A B E
B C [E] D
I play that on the intro and then for the song it's quite similar.
[B] So _ [A] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ I'm playing [E]
E, [B] B B [E] A.
So open 7 [A] 7 5
5 7 [B] A _ [Bm] B [E] open
_ [B] B _ _ B [E] D
So [B] open [D] 7 7 5 5 5
[E] So _
_ [A] A, [E] so sorry. _ _
E [B] B B [A] A
_ A B [E]
E
[Bm] B B [D] D _ D D
OK and great effective bass part.
Nice and simple.
So I hope you enjoy and get down tonight.
Cheers buddies.
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