Marvin Gaye - Whats going on

WHAT'S GOING ON 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-| |----------------------------|------------------------| | | 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-| |-------------------------------| | | +S S S S +H Q |-(2)---------------------------| |-----4-2-4-(4)-------------2---| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| 1st - 3rd Verses $ | | 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-----------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------||------------------------|--------------------------| 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. | | 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 Chorus Interlude 1 W +W W +W |-7--------|-(7)--------|-7--------|-(7)----|| |-5--------|-(5)--------|-5--------|-(5)----|| |-5--------|-(5)--------|-5--------|-(5)----|| |-5--------|-(5)--------|-5--------|-(5)----|| |----------|------------|----------|--------|| |----------|------------|----------|--------|| Interlude 2 D.S. | | Gtr III | W W W H Q S S S S |----------|----------|----------|---------------4--|| |----------|----------|----------|-----------2-5----|| |----------|----------|----------|---------4--------|| |----------|----------|----------|------------------|| |----------|----------|----------|------------------|| |----------|----------|----------|------------------|| Outro 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