Marvin Gaye – Whats Going On (Guitar Tab)
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Chords
As recorded by Marvin Gaye
(From the 1971 Album WHAT'S GOING ON)
Words and Music by Marvin Gaye, Al Cleveland & Renaldo Benson
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Robert White - Electric Guitar 1'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Joe Messina - Electric Guitar 2'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Eli Fontaine - Saxophone'
Intro
Q=92
Emaj7
4/4
Gtr I (El. Gtr.)
Q S S S S +E Q E Q S S S S +E Q E
|----------------------------|------------------------| |-4--4-4-x-4-(4)-4-------4---|--4---4-4-x-4-(4)-4---4-| |-4--4-4-x-4-(4)-4-------4---|--4---4-4-x-4-(4)-4---4-| |-6--6-6-x-6-(6)-6-------6---|--6---6-6-x-6-(6)-6---6-| |-7--7-7-x-7-(7)-7-------7---|--7---7-7-x-7-(7)-7---7-| |----------------------------|------------------------|
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| Gtr III (Sax. ar. for Gtr.) | Q H +S S S S +Q S S S S +Q Q |----2-------------(2)-------|------2-------------2---| |----------------------4-2-4-|-(4)----4-2-4-(4)-------| |----------------------------|------------------------| |----------------------------|------------------------| |----------------------------|------------------------| |----------------------------|------------------------| Q S S S S +E Q E |-------------------------------| |--4---------4--4-x-4-(4)-4---4-| |--4---------4--4-x-4-(4)-4---4-| |--6---------6--6-x-6-(6)-6---6-| |--7---------7--7-x-7-(7)-7---7-| |-------------------------------|
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| +S S S S +H Q
|-(2)---------------------------|
|-----4-2-4-(4)-------------2---|
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1st - 3rd Verses
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Emaj7
Q S S S S +E Q E Q S S S S +E Q E Q S S S S +E Q E
|---------------------||------------------------|--------------------------|
|-4--4-4-x-4-(4)-4--4-||o-4--4-4-x-4-(4)-4--4---|-4--4-4-x-4-(4)-4-------4-|
|-4--4-4-x-4-(4)-4--4-||--4--4-4-x-4-(4)-4--4---|-4--4-4-x-4-(4)-4-------4-|
|-6--6-6-x-6-(6)-6--6-||--6--6-6-x-6-(6)-6--6---|-6--6-6-x-6-(6)-6-------6-|
|-7--7-7-x-7-(7)-7--7-||o-7--7-7-x-7-(7)-7--7---|-7--7-7-x-7-(7)-7-------7-|
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| W Q S S S S Q. S S Q S S E E. S +E E |---------------------||--4---------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------||o----5---5-7--5---------|--------------------------| |-1-------------------||-------6------------6-4-|-6--6---6---------6-(6)---| |---------------------||------------------------|------9------9----------6-| |---------------------||o-----------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------||------------------------|--------------------------| C#m7 Emaj7 Q S S S S +E Q E Q S S S S +E Q E Q S S S S +E Q E |---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| |-5--5-5-5-5-(5)-5--5-|-5--5-5-5-5-(5)-5--5-|-4--4-4-x-4-(4)-4--4-| |-4--4-4-4-4-(4)-4--4-|-4--4-4-4-4-(4)-4--4-|-4--4-4-x-4-(4)-4--4-| |-6--6-6-6-6-(6)-6--6-|-6--6-6-6-6-(6)-6--6-|-6--6-6-x-6-(6)-6--6-| |-4--4-4-4-4-(4)-4--4-|-4--4-4-4-4-(4)-4--4-|-7--7-7-x-7-(7)-7--7-| |---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| C#m7 Q S S S S +E Q E Q S S S S +E Q E |---------------------|---------------------| |-4--4-4-x-4-(4)-4--4-|-5--5-5-5-5-(5)-5--5-| |-4--4-4-x-4-(4)-4--4-|-4--4-4-4-4-(4)-4--4-| |-6--6-6-x-6-(6)-6--6-|-6--6-6-6-6-(6)-6--6-| |-7--7-7-x-7-(7)-7--7-|-4--4-4-4-4-(4)-4--4-| |---------------------|---------------------| F#m7 Q S S S S +E Q E Q S S S S +E Q E |---------------------|-0--0-0-0-0-(0)-0--0---| |-5--5-5-5-5-(5)-5--5-|-2--2-2-2-2-(2)-2--2---| |-4--4-4-4-4-(4)-4--4-|-2--2-2-2-2-(2)-2--2---| |-6--6-6-6-6-(6)-6--6-|-4--4-4-4-4-(4)-4--4---| |-4--4-4-4-4-(4)-4--4-|-----------------------| |---------------------|-----------------------| 1. Q S S S S +E Q E Q S S S S +E Q E a E a E S S E S S E S S E |-0--0-0-0-0-(0)-0--0-|-0--0-0-0-0-(0)-0--0-|-3s4-3s4---------------------|| |-2--2-2-2-2-(2)-2--2-|-2--2-2-2-2-(2)-2--2-|---------5---5--------------o|| |-2--2-2-2-2-(2)-2--2-|-2--2-2-2-2-(2)-2--2-|-----------6---6-4-6---------|| |-4--4-4-4-4-(4)-4--4-|-4--4-4-4-4-(4)-4--4-|---------------------7-6-7---|| |---------------------|---------------------|----------------------------o|| |---------------------|---------------------|-----------------------------|| 2.,D.S. A B7 S S S S E S S S S E S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S E |------------------------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|| |-5--5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5--5-5-5-5-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|| |-6--6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6--6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|| |-7--7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7--7-7-7-7-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|| |-7--7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7--7-7-7-7-|---------------------------|| |------------------------------|---------------------------||
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| Gtr II (El. Gtr.) | H E E S S E S S E E S S Q Q |----------------/4---/4-------|---------------------------|| |------------------------5---5-|---------------------------|| |--------------------------6---|-6-4-6---------------------|| |------------------------------|---------7-6-7-7-----------|| |------------------------------|---------------------------|| |------------------------------|---------------------------|| Pre-Chorus F#m7 W W W W |-0--------|-0--------|-0--------|-0----| |-2--------|-2--------|-2--------|-2----| |-2--------|-2--------|-2--------|-2----| |-4--------|-4--------|-4--------|-4----| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| Chorus A B6/F# Emaj7 W S S S S E. S +S S E S S E S S S S E S S +S S E S S E |-0--------|-0-0-0-0-0--4-(4)-4-4-4-4-4-||------------------------------| |-2--------|-2-2-2-2-2--4-(4)-4-4-4-4-4-||-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-(4)-4-4-4-4-4--| |-2--------|-2-2-2-2-2--4-(4)-4-4-4-4-4-||-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-(4)-4-4-4-4-4--| |-4--------|-2-2-2-2-2--4-(4)-4-4-4-4-4-||-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-(6)-6-6-6-6-6--| |----------|----------------------------||-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-7-7--| |----------|----------------------------||------------------------------| C#m7 Emaj7 S S S S E S S +S S E S S E S S S S E S S +S S E S S E |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-(4)-4-4-4-4-4-| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-(4)-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-(4)-4-4-4-4-4-| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-(6)-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-(6)-6-6-6-6-6-| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-(4)-4-4-4-4-4-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-7-7-| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| C#m7 S S S S E S S +S S E S S E |------------------------------|| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-5-5--|| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-(4)-4-4-4-4-4--|| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-(6)-6-6-6-6-6--|| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-(4)-4-4-4-4-4--|| |------------------------------|| Interlude 1 Cmaj7 W +W W +W |-7--------|-(7)--------|-7--------|-(7)----| |-5--------|-(5)--------|-5--------|-(5)----| |-5--------|-(5)--------|-5--------|-(5)----| |-5--------|-(5)--------|-5--------|-(5)----| |----------|------------|----------|--------| |----------|------------|----------|--------| W +W W +W |-7--------|-(7)--------|-7--------|-(7)----|| |-5--------|-(5)--------|-5--------|-(5)----|| |-5--------|-(5)--------|-5--------|-(5)----|| |-5--------|-(5)--------|-5--------|-(5)----|| |----------|------------|----------|--------|| |----------|------------|----------|--------|| Interlude 2 D.S. A B6/F# W W W W |----------|----------|----------|-4----------------|| |-5--------|-5--------|-5--------|-4----------------|| |-6--------|-6--------|-6--------|-4----------------|| |-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-4----------------|| |-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|------------------|| |----------|----------|----------|------------------||
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| Gtr III
| W W W H Q S S S S
|----------|----------|----------|---------------4--||
|----------|----------|----------|-----------2-5----||
|----------|----------|----------|---------4--------||
|----------|----------|----------|------------------||
|----------|----------|----------|------------------||
|----------|----------|----------|------------------||
Outro
Cmaj7
W +W W +W
|-7--------|-(7)--------|-7--------|-(7)----*|
|-5--------|-(5)--------|-5--------|-(5)----*|
|-5--------|-(5)--------|-5--------|-(5)----*|
|-5--------|-(5)--------|-5--------|-(5)----*|
|----------|------------|----------|--------*|
|----------|------------|----------|--------*|Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
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h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths