Get Down Saturday Night Chords & Tabs

by Oliver Cheatham

[Version Description]
This specific tab is based off the studio recorded version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUqcBwQjj4k.
Strumming Patterns:
Main Pattern:
BPM: 120
Denominator: 16
Triplet: No
Measures: [1, 203, 1, 202, 202, 202, 1, 203, 1, 101, 203, 202, 202, 202, 202, 202]
Pre-Chorus:
BPM: 120
Denominator: 16
Triplet: No
Measures: [1, 203, 202, 202, 2, 202, 202, 101, 1, 203, 202, 202, 2, 202, 202, 202]
Pre-Chorus (Variation):
BPM: 120
Denominator: 16
Triplet: No
Measures: [1, 203, 202, 202, 2, 202, 202, 101, 1, 203, 1, 202, 202, 202, 202, 202]
Pre-Chorus (Funk Rhythm):
BPM: 120
Denominator: 16
Triplet: No
Measures: [1, 101, 1, 101, 1, 101, 1, 101, 1, 101, 1, 101, 1, 101, 1, 101]
Chord Voicings
B7sus2 - X24222
Em7    - 022030
F#m7   - 242222
Bm7    - 797777
A7     - 575655
Ab7    - 464544

[Intro]
| B7sus2 | G | Em7 | F#m7 |
| B7sus2 | G | Em7 | F#m7 |
B7sus2
Get down, it's Saturday night
 G            
Saturday night
 Em7          F#m7
Saturday night
B7sus2
Get down, it's Saturday night
 G            
Saturday night
 Em7          F#m7
Saturday night

[Verse 1]
B7sus2      G
Saturday morning
  Em7     F#m7
Friday's enemy
B7sus2          G
Housework is calling me
     Em7           F#m7
But where to begin?
B7sus2    G
Kids are out of school
 Em7              F#m7 
Trying to find a friend
B7sus2      G
Everybody's busy
      Em7                   F#m7 
Can't wait for the night to begin

[Pre-Chorus]
Bm7       A7          
You work all week long
Bm7                   A7     A7 Ab7 G
You work your fingers to the booooone
 G              A 
Friday's at an end
G                    F#m7         
I can't wait for Saturday to begin

[Chorus]
B7sus2
I'm thinking
           G                          
I'm gonna have myself some fun fun fun
      Em7                   
(Be Alright, Saturday Night)
      F#m7                        
Make Lovin' 'til the mornin' comes
B7sus2
Get down, it's Saturday night
       G                              
Gonna have myself some fun fun fun fun
      Em7                   
(Be alright, Saturday night)
      F#m7                       
Make lovin' 'til the mornin' come

[Verse 2]
B7sus2     G
I like to party
  Em7     F#m7
Everybody does
B7sus2              G
You can wait for the weekend no, no
   Em7              F#m7
To see what you get into
B7sus2              G
But you got to get down down down down down down
 Em7                F#m7
Even if you stay at home
B7sus2           G
Make love and listen to some music
Em7                     F#m7
You got to let yourself go

[Pre-Chorus]
Em7       F#m7        
You work all week long
Em7                   F#m7     F#m7 FEm7
You work your fingers to the booooone
Em7              F#m7
Friday's at an end
Em7                    A7         
I can't wait for Saturday to begin

[Chorus]
B7sus2
I'm thinking
           G                          
I'm gonna have myself some fun fun fun
      Em7                   
(Be Alright, Saturday Night)
      F#m7                        
Make Lovin' 'til the mornin' comes
B7sus2
Get down, it's Saturday night
       G                              
Gonna have myself some fun fun fun fun
      Em7                   
(Be alright, Saturday night)
      F#m7                       
Make lovin' 'til the mornin' come

[Bridge]
B7 G         Em7             F#m7
In New York, in Detroit, hey hey
B7           G           Em7     F#m7
In New York, in Detroit, even in LA

[Interlude]
| B7sus2 | G | Em7 | F#m7 |
| B7sus2 | G | Em7 | F#m7 |
| B7sus2 | G | Em7 | F#m7 |
| B7sus2 | G | Em7 | F#m7 |

[Bridge]
        B7         G          Em7 F#m7
I can't wait for Saturday to begin
        B7         G          Em7 F#m7
I can't wait for Saturday to begin
        B7         G          Em7   F#m7                     
I can't wait for Saturday to begin no, no, no, no, no, no, no
        B7         G          Em7 F#m7
I can't wait for Saturday to begin

[Pre-Chorus]
Bm7       A7          
You work all week long
Bm7                   A7     A7 Ab7 G
You work your fingers to the booooone
 G              A 
Friday's at an end
G                    F#m7         
I can't wait for Saturday to begin

[Chorus]
B7sus2
I'm thinking
           G                          
I'm gonna have myself some fun fun fun
      Em7                   
(Be Alright, Saturday Night)
      F#m7                        
Make Lovin' 'til the mornin' comes
B7sus2
Get down, it's Saturday night
       G                              
Gonna have myself some fun fun fun fun
      Em7                   
(Be alright, Saturday night)
      F#m7                       
Make lovin' 'til the mornin' come

[Outro]
B7sus2
Some like to party
G                 
Some like to dance
Em7          F#m7        
Some like to make romance
B7sus2
Some like to smoke
 G            
Some like dope
Em7  F#m7
Whoa babe
B7sus2
Some like to drink
 G                
Some like to think
Em7            F#m7 
Some is on the brink
B7sus2
Some like to party
G                 
Some like to dance
Em7          F#m7     
I like to make romance
B7sus2
Some like to drink
 G                
Some like to think
Em7            F#m7 
Some is on the brink