Choose a version
Compare every playable arrangement, then open the exact version that has the parts you need.
Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —4 tracks · 5:06
About this song
Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine by James Brown is in D# major (estimated), around 106 BPM, 4/4 time. This 4-track arrangement runs 5:06 (Acoustic guitar (nylon), Electric bass (finger), and Drums). 1 version available to play and practice.
Difficulty by instrument
How hard each detected part is to play in the recommended version.
About the key of D# major
D# major is the 20th most common key in our catalog. Its three core chords are D♯, G♯, and A♯.
More from James Brown
Sings Out of Sight · 9 versions · D major · 145 BPM
BassKeysOtherDrums1 version · D# minor · 106 BPM
GuitarBassDrumsGettin’ Down to It · 2 versions · D minor · 112 BPM
BassOtherDrumsSoul on Top · 5 versions · B minor · 128 BPM
GuitarBassKeysOtherDrumsMillennium Edition · 1 version · A# major · 116 BPM
GuitarBassDrumsThe Payback · 2 versions · A# minor · 96 BPM
GuitarBassDrums
Similar songs
More soul songs with a related key or comparable tempo.
Marvin Gaye4 versions · D# major · 82 BPM
GuitarBassKeysOtherDrumsMarvin Gaye4 versions · D# major · 195 BPM
GuitarKeysOtherDrumsAmy Winehouse7 versions · D# major · 205 BPM
GuitarBassKeysOtherDrumsStevie Wonder5 versions · D# major · 122 BPM
BassKeysOtherDrumsMarvin Gaye4 versions · D# major · 93 BPM
GuitarBassKeysOtherDrumsMarvin Gaye3 versions · D# major · 94 BPM
GuitarBassKeysOther
Featured in
Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine appears on the soundtrack of Get On Up: The James Brown Story, The Tuxedo.