Start It Up Chords

KeyE CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays413

Start It Up by Robben Ford is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of E. It uses the chords D5, E5, E, E7, A7 and B7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
E
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16
Speed
  			
Intro 
D5 E5   D5 E5   D5 E5 

Verse 
E        E7                                              
My, my, my baby, you're my cup of tea 
        A7                           E7 
My, my, my I'm loving what you do to me 
                      B7 
You got a motor like a brand new car 
                       E7        
So start it up for me 
E          E7                  
 Yes, yes, yes something in your sexy ways 
          A7                            E7 
Yes, yes, yes gonna love you all of my days 
E7                     B7       
You got a motor like a brand new car 
                   E7  
So start it up for me 

E                   E7      
   Start it up, start it up  

you make me feel like romancin' 
                      A7 
Start it up, start it up   
                       E7 
you make me feel like dancin' 
                      B7    
You got a motor like a brand new car 
A7                   E7 
So start it up for me 

Verse 
 E               E7      
    The way you move  
E7                               
such a finely tuned machine mmm, 
                 A7      
Such a solid groove  
     A7                E7 
the best I've ever seen 
                       B7         
You got a motor like a brand new car 
            A7       E7 
So start it up for me 

Solo 
E7 E7 E7 E7 A7 A7 E7 E7 B7 B7 E7 E7 E7 E7 E7 E7 A7 A7 E7 E7 B7 A7 E7  

Verse 
E             E7 
 The way you move  
E7         
such a finely tuned machine yes, 
               A7       
Such a solid groove  
     A7              E7 
the best I've ever seen 
                       B7        
You got a motor like a brand new car 
                       E7    
Baby start it up for me 

E                       E7    
  Start it up, start it up  
                      
you make me feel like romancin' 
                      A7           
Start it up, start it up         
                         E7 
you make me feel like dancin' 
                       B7    
You got a motor like a brand new car 
A7                    E7               
  So start it up for me       
E 
Start it up! 

Solo 
E7 E7 E7 E7 A7 A7 E7 B7 A7 D5  E5 D5 E5 D5 E5 D5 E7 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante