Marvin Gaye - I heard it through the grapevine

I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE As recorded by Marvin Gaye (From the 1968 Album IN THE GROOVE (I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE)) Words and Music by Norman J. Whitfield & Barrett Strong Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Robert White - Electric Guitar 1' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Dennis Coffey - Electric Guitar 2' Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Johnny Griffith - Organ' Intro Q=115 Eb5 Gb5 Eb5 Gb5F5 Eb5 Gb5 Eb5 Gb5F5 Eb5 4/4 Gtrs I, III (El. Gtr. & Organ) Q. E E E Q +Q E E E Q E +Q. E E E Q +Q E E E Q E |----------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------| |----------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------| |----------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------| |-8----8-11---8--|-(8)--8-8-11-10--8-|-(8)---8-11---8--|-(8)--8-8-11-10--8--| |-6----6--9---6--|-(6)--6-6--9--8--6-|-(6)---6--9---6--|-(6)--6-6--9--8--6--| |----------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------| Gb5 Eb5 Gb5F5 Ebm Gtr W W |-----------------|---------------------| |-----------------|---------------------| |-----------------|---------------------| |-----------------|---------------------| |-----------------|---------------------| |-----------------|---------------------| | | Gtrs I, III Gtr | +Q. E E E Q +Q E E E Q E |-----------------|------------------11-| |-----------------|------------------11-| |-----------------|------------------11-| |-(8)---8-11---8--|-(8)--8-8-11-10------| |-(6)---6--9---6--|-(6)--6-6--9--8------| |-----------------|---------------------| | | Gtr II (El. Gtr.) | W H Q E E |-----------------|-------------------6-| |-----------------|-------------------7-| |-----------------|-------------------8-| |-----------------|---------------------| |-----------------|---------------------| |-----------------|---------------------| | |III | +Q. E E E Q +Q E E E Q E |-(11)-----11-11---11---|-(11)--11-11-11-11----11-| |-(11)-----11-13---11---|-(11)--11-11-13-13----11-| |-(11)-----11-13---11---|-(11)--11-11-13-13----11-| |-----------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------------| | | +Q Q E E Q +Q E E E Q E |--(6)--------------6---|--(6)---6--------------6-| |--(7)---------9----7---|--(7)---7--7--9--9-----7-| |--(8)---------8----8---|--(8)---8--8--8--8-----8-| |-------------10--------|-------------10-10-------| |-----------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------------| $ | | +Q. E E E Q +Q E E E Q E |-(11)-----11-11---11---|-(11)--11-11-11-11--11-| |-(11)-----11-13---11---|-(11)--11-11-13-13--11-| |-(11)-----11-13---11---|-(11)--11-11-13-13--11-| |-----------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------| | | +Q Q E E Q +Q E E E Q E |--(6)--------------6---|--(6)---6--------------| |--(7)---------9----7---|--(7)---7--7--9--9-----| |--(8)---------8----8---|--(8)---8--8--8--8-----| |-------------10--------|-------------10-10-----| |-----------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------| 1st - 3rd Verses | | +H H W ||--(11)---------------|-----------------| ||o-(11)---------------|-----------------| ||--(11)---------------|-----------------| ||---------------------|-----------------| ||o--------------------|-----------------| ||---------------------|-----------------| | | W W ||---------------------|-----------------| ||o--------------------|-----------------| ||---------------------|-----------------| ||---------------------|-----------------| ||o--------------------|-----------------| ||---------------------|-----------------| Chorus To Coda Ab N.C. Eb5 Gb5 Gb5F5 Eb5 Q e E Q e E Q E E E E E E +Q Q H W |----4------4---|----------------|------------------|---------------------| |----4------4---|----------------|------------------|---------------------| |----5------5---|----------------|------------------|---------------------| |---------------|----6---4-6-----|------------------|---------------------| |---------------|------6-------6-|-(6)--------------|---------------------| |---------------|----------------|------------------|---------------------| | | Gtrs II, III | W H Q E E +Q. E E E Q +Q E E E Q E |---------------|----------------|------------------|---------------------| |---------------|----------------|------------------|---------------------| |---------------|----------------|------------------|---------------------| |---------------|--------------8-|-(8)----8-11---8--|-(8)--8-8-11-10--8---| |---------------|--------------6-|-(6)----6--9---6--|-(6)--6-6--9--8--6---| |---------------|----------------|------------------|---------------------| 1. Gb5 Eb5 Gb5F5 Ebm W W |-----------------|---------------------|| |-----------------|--------------------o|| |-----------------|---------------------|| |-----------------|---------------------|| |-----------------|--------------------o|| |-----------------|---------------------|| | | Gtrs II, III | +Q. E E E Q +Q E E E Q E |-----------------|-----------------11--|| |-----------------|-----------------11-o|| |-----------------|-----------------11--|| |-(8)---8-11---8--|-(8)--8-8-11-10------|| |-(6)---6--9---6--|-(6)--6-6--9--8-----o|| |-----------------|---------------------|| Interlude 2. Eb5 Gb5F5 Ebm Ebm Ab/C Ebm W Q e E Q e E |--------------------||-------11---------11---| |--------------------||-------11---------11---| |--------------------||-------11---------11---| |--------------------||-----------------------| |--------------------||-----------------------| |--------------------||-----------------------| | | Gtr III | Q E E E Q E +Q. E E E Q |-----------------11-||-(11)--------11---11---| |-----------------11-||-(11)--------13---11---| |-----------------11-||-(11)-----11-13---11---| |-(8)--8-8-11-10-----||-----------------------| |-(6)--6-6--9--8-----||-----------------------| |--------------------||-----------------------| | | +H E E E E Q. E E E Q |-(11)-------11---11---|-11---------11---11---| |-(11)-------13---13---|-11---------13---11---| |-(11)-------13---13---|-11------11-13---11---| |----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------| Outro D.S. al Coda & (Ab)Ebm Eb5 Gb5 Eb5 Q e E H W |-------11---------------||------------------| |-------11---------------||------------------| |-------11---------------||------------------| |------------------------||------------------| |------------------------||------------------| |------------------------||------------------| | | Gtrs II, III | +Q E E E Q E Q. E E E Q |-(11)---------------11--||------------------| |-(11)---------------11--||------------------| |-(11)--------11-13--11--||------------------| |-------13-13------------||-(8)---8-11---8---| |------------------------||-(6)---6--9---6---| |------------------------||------------------| Gb5F5 Eb5 Gb5 Eb5 Gb5F5 Gb5 Eb5 Gtrs II, III +Q E E E Q E +Q. E E E Q +Q E E E Q E +Q. E E E Q |-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------| |-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------| |-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------| |-(8)--8-8-11-10--8-|-(8)---8-11---8--|-(8)--8-8-11-10--8-|-(8)---8-11---8--| |-(6)--6-6--9--8--6-|-(6)---6--9---6--|-(6)--6-6--9--8--6-|-(6)---6--9---6--| |-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------| Gb5F5 Eb5 Gb5 Eb5 Gb5F5 Eb5 Gb5 Eb5 +Q E E E Q E +Q. E E E Q +Q E E E Q E +Q. E E E Q |-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------*| |-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------*| |-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------*| |-(8)--8-8-11-10--8-|-(8)---8-11---8--|-(8)--8-8-11-10--8-|-(8)---8-11---8--*| |-(6)--6-6--9--8--6-|-(6)---6--9---6--|-(6)--6-6--9--8--6-|-(6)---6--9---6--*| |-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------*| Duration Legend --------------- 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 ---------------- 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 ----------- | - 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