Chords for The Power Station - Get it On - bass performance
Tempo:
124.25 bpm
Chords used:
E
D
G
A
C#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Jam Along & Learn...
So today we're going to be playing Banga Gong by Power Station.
This song is probably played by Bernard Edwards the whole way through.
The solo definitely was played by Bernard, but
Except for this here, and now we're playing [F] by Bernard.
in an effort to try to mimic the sound,
[N] I'm going to be playing sort of like this,
[G#] Bernard very poorly.
he was, in a sense, mimicking using a pick
This song is probably played by Bernard Edwards the whole way through.
The solo definitely was played by Bernard, but
Except for this here, and now we're playing [F] by Bernard.
in an effort to try to mimic the sound,
[N] I'm going to be playing sort of like this,
[G#] Bernard very poorly.
he was, in a sense, mimicking using a pick
100% ➙ 124BPM
E
D
G
A
C#m
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D
G
_ _ _ _ _ _ So today we're going to be playing Banga Gong by Power Station.
This song is probably played by Bernard Edwards the whole way through.
_ [G#]
The solo definitely was played by Bernard, but_ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Except for this here, and now we're playing [F] by Bernard.
_ So, in an effort to try to mimic the sound,
[N] I'm going to be playing _ _ sort of like this,
sort of like mimicking _
[G#] _ _ _ Bernard very poorly.
And he was, in a sense, mimicking using a pick
by just using his thumb and his _ [Gm] forefinger like that.
I'll be playing [F] this [N] OLP 5-string _ _ Stingray copy.
And it's a pretty great bass for _ under $150. _ _ _ _ _
[Fm] I really can't hear what's going [E] on in the [D#] chorus,
so some of the [A#] fun is just [N] ad lib.
I decided to move it up a little bit more.
Just kind of let it go and see what happens.
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ [E] _ _
_ [D] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ [E] _ _ _ [D] _ [E] _ _
_ [D] _ [E] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ [D] _ [C#m] _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _
It's a little bit slow.
[G] _ [E] _ _ [D] _ [E] _ _
_ [G] _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] I'm going to move it right [B] up on him.
[D] _ [C#m] I'm going [A] to move it a little bit slower.
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] Get it on, _ [A] Banga Gong, [E] get it on. _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] [G] Get it on, _ [A] Banga Gong, get [E] it _ _ _ _ _ [D] on.
[C#m] _ _ _ [D] _ [E] _ _
_ [G] [C#m] I'm going [E] to let it come a little [A] bit closer.
[C#] I'm going to let it go.
[E] _ I'm going to let it go. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ [E] _ _ [D] I'm [A] going to let it go.
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
I'm going to let it go.
[E] _ _ _ [D] _ [E] _ _
_ [D] Get [G] it on, _ [A] Banga Gong, [D] _ [E] _ _ _ [D] _ [E] _ _
_ [D] get [G] it on.
_ [A] Banga Gong, get [E] it on.
_ _ [D] _ [E] _ _
_ [B] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
Banga Gong. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] Get it on, _ [A] Banga [E] Gong, _ _ _ _ [D] _ [E] _ _
_ [D] [G] get it on.
_ Banga [B] Gong, get [E] it on.
_ _ [D] _ [E] _ _
_ [D] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Get it [Em] on, _ Banga Gong, get it on. _ _ _ _ _
_ Get it on, _ _ Banga Gong, get it on.
_ _ _ [E] _ _
[G] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [D] _ [B] Banga Gong, get it on.
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ Get it on. _ _ _ _
This song is probably played by Bernard Edwards the whole way through.
_ [G#]
The solo definitely was played by Bernard, but_ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Except for this here, and now we're playing [F] by Bernard.
_ So, in an effort to try to mimic the sound,
[N] I'm going to be playing _ _ sort of like this,
sort of like mimicking _
[G#] _ _ _ Bernard very poorly.
And he was, in a sense, mimicking using a pick
by just using his thumb and his _ [Gm] forefinger like that.
I'll be playing [F] this [N] OLP 5-string _ _ Stingray copy.
And it's a pretty great bass for _ under $150. _ _ _ _ _
[Fm] I really can't hear what's going [E] on in the [D#] chorus,
so some of the [A#] fun is just [N] ad lib.
I decided to move it up a little bit more.
Just kind of let it go and see what happens.
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ [E] _ _
_ [D] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ [E] _ _ _ [D] _ [E] _ _
_ [D] _ [E] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ [D] _ [C#m] _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _
It's a little bit slow.
[G] _ [E] _ _ [D] _ [E] _ _
_ [G] _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] I'm going to move it right [B] up on him.
[D] _ [C#m] I'm going [A] to move it a little bit slower.
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] Get it on, _ [A] Banga Gong, [E] get it on. _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] [G] Get it on, _ [A] Banga Gong, get [E] it _ _ _ _ _ [D] on.
[C#m] _ _ _ [D] _ [E] _ _
_ [G] [C#m] I'm going [E] to let it come a little [A] bit closer.
[C#] I'm going to let it go.
[E] _ I'm going to let it go. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ [E] _ _ [D] I'm [A] going to let it go.
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
I'm going to let it go.
[E] _ _ _ [D] _ [E] _ _
_ [D] Get [G] it on, _ [A] Banga Gong, [D] _ [E] _ _ _ [D] _ [E] _ _
_ [D] get [G] it on.
_ [A] Banga Gong, get [E] it on.
_ _ [D] _ [E] _ _
_ [B] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
Banga Gong. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] Get it on, _ [A] Banga [E] Gong, _ _ _ _ [D] _ [E] _ _
_ [D] [G] get it on.
_ Banga [B] Gong, get [E] it on.
_ _ [D] _ [E] _ _
_ [D] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Get it [Em] on, _ Banga Gong, get it on. _ _ _ _ _
_ Get it on, _ _ Banga Gong, get it on.
_ _ _ [E] _ _
[G] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [D] _ [B] Banga Gong, get it on.
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ Get it on. _ _ _ _