Marvin Gaye - Whats going on

WHAT'S GOING ON (Bassline) 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) - 'James Jamerson - Bass' Intro Q=92 4/4 Gtr I Q +E. S +E E E E Q +E. S +E E E E |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|----------------2---| |--------2-(2)-4-2-4-|--------2-(2)-4---4-| |-0--(0)-------------|-0--(0)-------------| Q +E. S +E E E E Q +E. S +S E S E E |--------------------|----------------------|| |--------------------|----------------------|| |--------2-(2)-4-2-4-|--------------4-4-2-4-|| |-0--(0)-------------|-0--(0)-4-(4)---------|| 1st - 3rd Verses $ E E +E. S +E E E E E E +E S S E. S +E E ||----------------------|-----------1----------1-| ||o-----------------2---|-2-2-(2)-x---2--4-(4)---| ||o---------2-(2)-4---4-|------------------------| ||--0-0-(0)-------------|------------------------| Q +E. S +S S E E E Q +E. S E. S +E E |----------------------|---------------------| |----------------------|--------x----------1-| |-4--(4)-4-(4)-2---2-3-|-4--(4)---4--4-(4)---| |----------------4-----|---------------------| Q +E. S +E E E E H E. S +E E |--------------------|---------1-(1)-4-| |-2--(2)---------2---|------2----------| |--------2-(2)-4---4-|-----------------| |--------------------|-0---------------| H Q E E E. S E. S +S S S S E E |-6-----------|--------------------------| |-----------6-|--------------------------| |-------------|-4--2----2-(2)-x-3-3-4----| |-------------|------4----------------4--| E Q. +E. S S S E Q +E. S E S S +E E |--------------------|----------------------| |--------------4-2---|-4--(4)---------------| |------------4-----4-|--------4---x-4-(4)-3-| |-2-2----(2)---------|----------2-----------| 1. Q +E. S +S E S E E S S E S S S S E E S S E |--------------------2-|-4-2---4-2----------------|| |--------1-(1)-2-3-4---|-----4-----4-------2-----o|| |-2--(2)---------------|-------------x-2-4---4-2-o|| |----------------------|--------------------------|| 2.,D.S. Q +E. S +S E S E S S S S S S E. S E E S S S S |--------------------2-3-|-4-2----------------------|| |--------1-(1)-2-3-4-----|-----4------x-------------|| |-2--(2)-----------------|-------0-2----2-2---------|| |------------------------|------------------5-5-4-3-|| Pre-Chorus E E +E. S +E E E E S E S E. S E. S E S S |---------------------|-------------------------| |---------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------4-3-|-2-2-2-------------------| |-2-2-(2)-5-(5)-4-----|-------5--5-4--5-4-3-0---| E E +E. S E E E E Q. E +S E S E S S |-------------------|------------------4---| |-------------------|------1-(1)-2-3-4---4-| |---------------4-3-|-2--------------------| |-2-2-(2)-2-2-5-----|----------------------| E E +E. S E. S +E E Q +E. S E. S +E E |----------------------|----------------------|| |-4-4-(4)--------------|--------1----------1--|| |---------4----4-(4)-3-|-2--(2)---2--4-(4)----|| |-----------2----------|----------------------|| Chorus Q +E. S E. S +E S S E E +E. S E E E E |--------1----------1---|-------------------| |-2--(2)---2--4-(4)-----|-------------------| |---------------------x-|-4-4-(4)-2---4-2-4-| |-----------------------|-----------4-------| H E. S +E S S H S S S S S S S S |-------------------|-----------------------|| |------2--4-(4)-6-2-|-----------------------|| |-------------------|-4------x-4-4-3-3-2-1--|| |-0-----------------|-----------------------|| Interlude 1 E E +E. S +S E S S S E E E +E. S E. S S S E |---------------2---2-----|-----------2----2-----| |---------2-(2)---2---x-2-|---------2----2---x-2-| |-0-0-(0)-----------------|-0-0-(0)--------------| |-------------------------|----------------------| E E +E. S +S E S S S E Q +E. S +S E S S S E |---------------2---2-----|--------------2---2-----| |---------2-(2)---2---x-2-|--------2-(2)---2---x-2-| |-0-0-(0)-----------------|-0--(0)-----------------| |-------------------------|------------------------| E E +E. S +S E S S S E Q +E. S +S E S S S S S |---------------2---2-----|--------------2---2---2---| |---------2-(2)---2---x-2-|--------2-(2)---2---x---2-| |-0-0-(0)-----------------|-0--(0)-------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------| E E +E. S +S E S S S E Q +E. S +S E S S S S S |---------------2---2-----|--------------2---2---------|| |---------2-(2)---2---x-2-|--------2-(2)---2---2-------|| |-0-0-(0)-----------------|-0--(0)---------------0-1---|| |-------------------------|----------------------------|| Interlude 2 E E +E. S +S E S E E E. S S E S +E E S S S S |---------------------2-|-4--x---------------------| |---------1-(1)-2-x-4---|------1-1-2-(2)-3-4-------| |-2-2-(2)---------------|--------------------4---4-| |-----------------------|----------------------2---| D.S. E. S +S E S +S E S E E S S E S S E S S S S S S S S |------------------------2-|-4-2---4-2---4-2---------------|| |----1-(1)-1-2-(2)-2-3-4---|-----4-----4-----4-------2-----|| |-2------------------------|-------------------0-2-4---4---|| |--------------------------|-------------------------------|| Outro E E +E. S +S E S E E E E +E. S +S E S S S E |---------------2---2---|---------------2---2-----| |---------2-(2)---2---2-|---------2-(2)---2---2-2-| |-0-0-(0)---------------|-0-0-(0)-----------------| |-----------------------|-------------------------| E E +E. S +S E S S S E E E +E. S S E S S S S S |---------------2---2-----|-------------2---2---2-----*| |---------2-(2)---2---2-2-|---------2-2---2---2---2---*| |-0-0-(0)-----------------|-0-0-(0)-------------------*| |-------------------------|---------------------------*| 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