Get Ready chords by The Temptations

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Get Ready | Chords + Lyrics

Intro

||: D riff | D riff G5 F5 | D riff | D riff G5 F5 :||

Verse 1

||: D riff | D riff G5 F5 | D riff | D riff G5 F5 :||
I never met a girl who makes me feel the way that you do (you’re alright).
Whenever I’m asked who makes my dreams real I say that you do (you’re outta sight).
So fee di fi, fo di dum. Look out baby ’cause here I come.

Chorus 1

| F5 | Bb | G5 | C |
And I’m bringing you a love that’s true so get ready, so get ready.
| F | Bb7omit3 | Gm | C |
I’m gonna try to make you love me too so get ready, so get ready, here I come.
| D | D G5 F5 | D | D G5 F5 |
(Get ready ’cause here I come) I’m on my way (Get ready ’cause here I come).

Verse 2

||: D riff | D riff G5 F5 :||
If you wanna play hide and seek with love let me remind you (It’s alright).
The loving you’re gonna miss and the time it takes to find you (It’s outta sight).
So twiddle-dee-dee twiddle dee dum. Look out baby ’cause here I come.

Chorus 2

| F | Bb | G | C |
And I’m bringing you a love that’s true so get ready, so get ready.
| F | Bb | G | C |
I’m gonna try to make you love me too so get ready, so get ready, here I come.
| D | D G5 F5 | D | D G5 F5 |
(Get ready ’cause here I come) I’m on my way (Get ready ’cause here I come).

Solo

||: D riff | D riff G5 F5 :||
| G A | G A | G A G | Bb A G |

Verse 3

||: D riff | D riff G5 F5 :||
All of my friends shouldn’t want you to, I understand it (Be alright).
I hope I’ll get to you before they do, the way I planned it (Be outta sight).
So twiddle-dee twiddle-dee dum. Look out baby ’cause here I come.

Chorus 3

| F | Bb | G | C |
And I’m bringing you a love that’s true so get ready, so get ready.
| F | Bb | G | C |
I’m gonna try to make you love me too so get ready, so get ready, here I come.

Outro

||: D riff | D riff G5 F5 :||
(Get ready ’cause here I come, now) I’m on my way.
(Get ready ’cause here I come, now) Thinking of staying.
(Get ready ’cause here I come, now).

Get Ready Guitar Lesson | Course Preview

Get Ready is a single written by Smokey Robinson, but performed by The Temptations. The song was originally written for a dance craze, but quickly gained a life of its own, having all the right ingredients for a smash hit.

Motown actually had a second hit with the song for their band Rare Earth in 1970, Ella Fitzgerald covered it very well too.

Since the original release in 1966, plenty of TV ads have been synced with the song and few Motown/Soul weekend warrior bands leave this one off the setlist.

To get the most from this, first learn Get Ready’s chords in all CAGED shapes so you can play them in an improvised way, moving freely around the fretboard.

The same goes for the minor pentatonic riff, keep moving it around the fretboard.

Get Ready’s chords, progressions, and TAB

Here’s the first area that can be used for Get Ready’s riff, it’s the open position, so a Dm shape.

Here’s the next area, a Cm shape, my favorite. For some gigs, I just play it here all the way through.

In this example, I’ve added a flourish that the horns and strings sometimes play. I love this lick and tend to put it in too much when I play it live.

It’s possible to play the riff further down the Am shape, although I didn’t like it so instead I play the G5 and F5 in two different ways. I like both of them and use them all the time.

To me, the Gm shape is the most difficult area to play the riff in. I was ready to dismiss it before I even tried. Turns out it’s awesome! The double-stop Hendrix-like bends work so well!

Finally, the Em shape. Perhaps the easiest shape to play this riff in. The only downside is that it is an octave up from where it sounds at its best. Perhaps use this towards the end of the song or during the chorus tag.

Get Ready’s 8 guitar lessons in the course

To get the most from playing Get Ready, we move that verse riff around the fretboard and vary it in execution.

For the solo, we copy what the strings and the sax play on the original recording. The chorus gets Hendrix-esque hammer on fills.

In total, there are 8 step-by-step lessons for Get Ready available. Here are links to each lesson in the course (members only):

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The intermediate electric tunes will help you with learning the CAGED system all over the fretboard, both for chords and pentatonic scales.

Learn these Motown/Soul classics, and you’ll not just improve dramatically but also gain yourself a repertoire.

Five similar tunes

When you can play Get Ready's chords, try these five tunes from the song book.

Smokey Robinson

Smokey Robinson was a huge part of Motown’s success with his band The Miracles, but also wrote and produced a big part of Motown’s legendary catalog.

Robinson’s hits include Shop Around, You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me, The Tears of a Clown, My Guy, My Girl, and Get Ready.

Smokey Robinson on the web

The Temptations

The Temptations are a five-piece vocal group that has been active since 1960. After the original five members, another nineteen singers have come and gone.

Early hits like My Girl was produced by Smokey Robinson, later they ventured into a more psychedelic soul sound with Papa Was A Rolling Stone.

The Temptations on the web

Motown & Soul

You can learn how to play these Motown & Soul tunes, and in doing so, gain yourself a repertoire so you can jam with, or even join a working band.

Study these tunes in-depth and you will map out the fretboard, master the CAGED system, and learn how to design a rhythm guitar part that works in a band.