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Respect

Aretha Franklin

R&B / SoulAdvanced for beginners6 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

G7
F7Diagram coming soon
C7×
F#mDiagram coming soon
BDiagram coming soon
C×

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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              Intro {2X}: 
 
    hide this tab  C7                F7 
     v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v 
    -----------------|-----------------| 
    -----8-8-10b11---|-----------------| 
    -----------------|---------8b9-----| 
    -----------------|----10-10--------| 
    -----------------|-----------------| 
    -----------------|-----------------| 
             ^^^^^             ^^^  slow bends 
 
Verse 1: 
 
    G7               F7 
       What you want    baby, I got it 
    G7               F7 
       What you need    you know I got it 
    G7                F7 
       All I'm askin'    is for a little 
        C7                                     F7 
    Respect when you come home           hey, baby 
                     (just a little bit)           (just a little bit) 
                   C7                        F7 
    When you come home                    Mister 
                     (just a little bit)           (just a little bit) 
 
Verse 2: 
 
    I ain't gonna do you wrong    while you're gone 
    I ain't gonna do you wrong    'cause I don't wanna 
    All I askin' is    for a little respect 
    When you come home                     baby 
                     (just a little bit)           (just a little bit) 
    When you come home                     yeah 
                     (just a little bit)           (just a little bit) 
 
Verse 3: 
 
    I'm about to give you   all my money 
    But all I'm askin'   in return, honey 
    Is to give me   my propers 
    When you get home                       yeah, baby 
            (just-a just-a just-a just-a just-a just-a just-a just-a) 
    When you get home                     yeah 
                     (just a little bit)           (just a little bit) 
 
Instrumental break {sax solo}: 
 
     F#m                B 
     / / / /  / / / /   / / / /  / / / / 
     F#m                G7 
     / / / /  / / / /   / / / /  / / / / 
 
Verse 4: 
 
    Ooh, your kiss is   sweeter than honey 
    And guess what   so is my money 
    All I want you to do for me    is give it to me 
    When you get home                yeah, baby, whip it to me 
               (re- re- re- re- re- re- re- re- respect) 
    When you get home                        now 
                      (just a little bit)           (just a little bit) 
 
Coda: 
 
    C7 {N.C.} 
    R-E-S-P-E-C-T 
    C7 F7 {N.C.} 
           Found out what it means to me 
    F7 C7 {N.C.} 
           R-E-S-P-E-C-T 
     C7 F7 {N.C.} 
          Take care, T.C.B. 
 
      C7 
      Oh...                                            a little 
    (sock it to me, sock it to me, sock it to me, sock it to me) 
       F7 
    Respect 
    (sock it to me, sock it to me, sock it to me, sock it to me) 
 
     C7                                        F7  {continue} 
    Whoa, baby                     a little respect 
               (just a little bit)                  (just a little bit) 
    I get tired                     but I keep on trying 
                (just a little bit)                 (just a little bit) 
    You're running out of fools              and I ain't lying 
                          (just a little bit)       (just a little bit) 
    Respect                     when you come home 
       (re- re- re- re- re- re- re- re- respect) 
    Or you'll {unintelligible} alone    {fade} 
           (just a little bit)       (just a little bit) 
 
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Chord set

G7 · F7 · C7 · F#m · B · C

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.