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