Get Ready Tab by Rare Earth

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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-|------|
|----------------------|-----------------|----------------------|------|
|----------------------|-----------------|----------------------|------|

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   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
---------------
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

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