Standing On The Verge Of Getting It On Chords & Tabs

by Funkadelic

[Content]
"Standing On The Verge Of Getting It On" by Funkadelic - 1974
Tabbed by Tymythy
Intro:
E|-----------------------|-----|------|----|----|
B|-----------------------|-----|------|----|----|
G                                                
D|-10-8------------------|-10--|-(10)-|-8--|-9--|
A|------10-9-8-6---6-6-8-|-10--|-(10)-|-8--|-9--|
E|---------------8-------|-8---|-(8)--|-6--|-7--|
Verse: Guitar I:
E|-11-8------------------------|-------------------------|----------------|
B|------11-8-------------------|-------------------------|----------------|
G|------------10-x-10-8-x------|-------------------------|----------------|
D|------------------------10-8-|-----------------8-10-8--|-8-10-x-8-10-8--|
A|-----------------------------|-6-6--8-8--10-10---------|----------------|
E|-----------------------------|-------------------------|----------------|
Verse: Rhythm Guitar II:
E|--------------------|                             E|--------------------|
B                                                   B                      
G|-8--8-x--8-x--8-x-8-|Alternate, funky strumming > G|-8--8-x--8-x--8-x-8-|
D|-8--8-x--8-x--8-x-8-|                             D|-8--8-x--8-x--8-x-8-|
A                                                   A                      
E|-8--8-x--8-x--8-x-8-|                             E|-8--8-x--8-x--8-x-8-|
D  U    U    U   U                                  D  U    D    D   D
(1  a 2  + 3  + 4 e +)  < - COUNT!!!  COUNT!!!! - > (1  a 2  + 3  + 4 e +)
Also try these voicings of Cm7 & Cm with the same rhythm:
E|----------------8----------------|
B|--4------x------8----------------|
G|--3------3------8-------------5--|
D|--x--OR--1--OR--8--OR--8--OR--8--|
A|--3------3-------------6------6--|
E|-----------------------8------8--|
Chorus: Guitar I & Bass:
E|---------------------|---------------------------------------|
B                                                               
G|-----------------1/2-|---------------------------------------|
D|---------1-3-(3)-----|-0-1-1-x-1-1-x-0-1-0-----------1-3-1---|
A|-----0-3-------------|---------------------3-1-3-1---------3-|
E|-1-1-----------------|---------------------------------------|
E|-------------------|-----------------------------|
B                                                   
G|---------------1/2-|-----------------------------|
D|-------1-3-(3)-----|-0-1-1-x-1-1-x-0-1p0---------|
A|---0-3-------------|---------------------3-1-3-1-|
E|-1-----------------|-----------------------------|
E|----------------------|---------------------------------------|
B                                                                
G|------------------1/2-|---------------------------------------|
D|----------1-3-(3)-----|-0-1-1-x-1-1-x-0-1-0-----------1-3-1---|
A|------0-3-------------|---------------------3-1-3-1---------3-|
E|0-1-1-----------------|---------------------------------------|
E|-------------------|-----------------------------|
B                                                   
G|---------------1/2-|-----------------------------|
D|-------1-3-(3)-----|-0-1-1-x-1-1-x-0-1-0---------|
A|---0-3-------------|---------------------x-1-3-1-|
E|-1-----------------|-----------------------------|
Chorus: Rhythm Guitar II:
E|-8--8-x--8---8/10-|-8--8-x--8---8-|
B|-8--8-x--8---8/10-|-8--8-x--8---8-|
G|-8--8-x--8---8/10-|-8--8-x--8---8-|
D|------------------|---------------|
A|------------------|---------------|
E|------------------|---------------|
D  U D  D   D      D  U D  D   U
* Keep your foot tapping the entire time....this is crucial for funk!