Tuning:

WHAT'S GOING ON As recorded by Taste (From the 1970 Album ON THE BOARDS) Words and Music by Rory Gallagher Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Rory Gallagher - Electric Guitar (w/ distortion)' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Rory Gallagher - Electric Guitar (clean)' Intro & Interlude Q=98 $ N.C. D5 N.C. D5 4/4 Gtr I S T T S S T T S S T T S S T T S e E S T T S S T T S S T T S S T T S e E |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |---------------------------------3-3-|---------------------------------3-3-| |-2-------2-------2-------2-------2-2-|-2-------2-------2-------2-------2-2-| |-0h3p0---0h3p0---0h3p0---0h3p0---0-0-|-0h3p0---0h3p0---0h3p0---0h3p0---0-0-| |-------3-------3-------3-------3-----|-------3-------3-------3-------3-----| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| N.C. D5 N.C. D5 3/8 4/4 S T T S S T T S S T T S S T T S e E T T S T T S S S W |-------------------------------------|-----------------|------|| |---------------------------------3-3-|-----------------|-3----|| |-2-------2-------2-------2-------2-2-|-0h2p0-----------|-2----|| |-0h3p0---0h3p0---0h3p0---0h3p0---0-0-|-------3-0h2p0---|-0----|| |-------3-------3-------3-------3-----|---------------3-|------|| |-------------------------------------|-----------------|------|| 1st & 3rd Verses

^DQ E S S E S S E E ^AQ Q Q ^N.C.T +T S E ^AQ Q +E S S E E |-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------------|-------------------| |-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2--2--2---------------|-2--2--(2)-2-2-2-2-| |-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2--2--2--4pb6r(4)-2---|-2--2--(2)-2-2-2-2-| |-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2--2--2-------------4-|-2--2--(2)-2-2-2-2-| |--------------------|-0--0--0---------------|-0--0--(0)-0-0-0-0-| |--------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|

2nd & 4th Verses N.C. D D 5/4 4/4 T T S T T S S S E +H. Q E S S E S S E E |-----------------2-(2)------||-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-----------------3-(3)------||-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-0h2p0-----------2-(2)------||-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-------3-0h2p0---0-(0)------||-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| |---------------3------------||--------------------| |----------------------------||--------------------|

^AE S S E S S E S S ^N.C.T +T S E |---------------------------------| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4pb6r(4)-2----| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------4--| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------| |---------------------------------|

To Coda

^AE S S E S S E S S E S S |--------------------------| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| |--------------------------|

^N.C.T T S T T S S S ^DE +H ^N.C.T T S T T S S S ^DE +H |-----------------2-(2)----|-----------------2-(2)----| |-----------------3-(3)----|-----------------3-(3)----| |-0h2p0-----------2-(2)----|-0h2p0-----------2-(2)----| |-------3-0h2p0---0-(0)----|-------3-0h2p0---0-(0)----| |---------------3----------|---------------3----------| |--------------------------|--------------------------|

Bridge Slower Q=88 N.C. Bb C D 3/8 4/4 Gtr II T T S T T S S S H S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-----------------||----------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------||----------------5---7-|-----------7-----------7---------| |-0h2p0-----------||-3--------5-----------|-----7-----------7-----------7---| |-------3-0h2p0---||-3------5---5-5---5---|---7---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7-----| |---------------3-||-1----3---------------|-5-----------------------------5-| |-----------------||----------------------|---------------------------------|

^BbS S S S S S S ^CS S S S S S S S S ^DS S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------5---3-|-----------7-----------7---------| |-----3-----3---5-----5-----------|-----7-----------7-----------7---| |---3---3-----------5---5-5-------|---7---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7-----| |-1-------1---1---3-----------3---|-5-----------------------------5-| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

Q=94

^BbGtr I^C ^D PM| PM| PM| H S S S S S S S S E E S E E S E E E |----------------------|-------------------| |----------------5---7-|-------------------| |-3--------5-----------|-7-----7-----7-----| |-3------5---5-5---5---|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| |-1----3---------------|-5-----5-----5-----| |----------------------|-------------------|

Bb C D H H H H |-----------|-----------|| |-----------|-----------|| |-3----5----|-7---------|| |-3----5----|-7---------|| |-1----3----|-5---------|| |-----------|-----------|| Guitar Solo In time Q=98

^N.C.Gtr I ~~ H T T S E Q a S S T T S q a S S T T S q |-----------------------|-------------------------------| |-8b10=====8r-6---6\----|-------------------------------| |---------------7-------|-----5-7p5---5------5-7p5---5--| |-----------------------|-0h7-------7----0h7-------7----| |-----------------------|-------------------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------------------|

a S S T T S T T S S S e S T T S S S S |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |-----5-7p5---5p4---4---5---4h5p4---7-4-| |-0h7-------7-----7---0-----------7-----| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| a T T S S S a T T S S S S S T T S q |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |-4h5p4-2-4-----------------4-5p4---7----| |-----------5-4h5p4---4-5-7-------7------| |-------------------7--------------------| |----------------------------------------| T T S S T T S S T T S S T T S S T T S S S |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-----7-7-----7-7-----7-7-----7-7-----7-7---| |-7h9-----7h9-----7h9-----7h9-----7h9-----0-| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------|

T T S S S S S T T S S S S S s.

T +E |--------------------------------------------| |---------------10-------10-7-5--------------| |-----7-7-9-[9]----9p7----------7-9--7-(7)---| |-7h9------------------9---------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------|

T T S S S E S S S S T T S S S T T S |-------------------------------------| |-6h8p6-------6-8p6---6p5---5---------| |-------7-7-7-------7-----7---5-5s4---| |-----------------------------------7-| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| S +E. +E +T +T S S S T T S S S T T S |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |-4b6==(4)-(4)-(4)r(4)---7-4-5p4---4----------| |----------------------7---------7---5-5p4----| |------------------------------------------7--| |---------------------------------------------| S S S S T T S S S T T S S S T T S S S |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |-------4-5p4---7-4-5p4---4-------------| |-4-5-7-------7---------7---5-5p4---4-4-| |---------------------------------7-----| |---------------------------------------| S S S S S S S S a T T S S S a T T S S S |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |-4---4-4-4---4-5-4h5p4---4----------------| |---7-------7-----------7---5-4h5p4---5h7--| |-----------------------------------7------| ~~~~~~ S S T T +E S S S S S T T S S T T S S |---------------------------------------| |-----------------------6p5-----5h6-5---| |-----5h7-(7)-----5h7p5-----7-7-------7-| |-5h7---------5h7-----------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |-3-| S S T T T S S S E E E Q E E E E E E E E |-8-6-5h6p5---5----------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------8---8-8-[8]b10==[8]-[8]--|-[8]-[8]-[8]-[8]-[8]-[8]-[8]-[8]-| |------------------------------------|---------------------------------| |------------------------------------|---------------------------------| |------------------------------------|---------------------------------| |------------------------------------|---------------------------------|

E E E E +Q a +T T S T T S a

Q E T T S S S T T S E S S |--------------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-[8]-[8]-8r8b12==(8)--8r(8)-6---6p5---|-5h6----6p5---8-5-6p5---5---8b10==| |------------------------------7-----7-|------------7---------7-----------| |--------------------------------------|----------------------------------| |--------------------------------------|----------------------------------| |--------------------------------------|----------------------------------|

|-----6-----| |-3-| +S S S +S S S +S S S S S S S S S a Q |------8-----------8-----------8p5h7-5---8-5h7----| |-(8)r---8b10==(8)---8r(8)p6-----------8----------| |----------------------------7--------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |----6----| +Q a S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-(7)--5h7p5-----------12---10---9----------| |------------8-6p5---5---------------13b15==| |------------------7------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |--3---| +Q a +S S S E S T T T T T T S S S S |--------------------------13---------------------------| |-(13)--13r(13)-10----10------13-10---------------------| |------------------12---------------12-10----10-9----9h=| |-----------------------------------------12------12----| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |------6------| Q E S S E a +S S S S S S S S |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-10--10---12b14====12r(12)-10-12-10------------| |------------------------------------12-10-9----| |--------------------------------------------12-| |-----------------------------------------------|

Q T T S S S Q. S S ^Bb5S S S S S S S ^C5S E S S ^F5 E ^E5E |---------------------------||------------------------------| |---------------------------||o-----------------------------| |---------------------------||--3-3-3-3-3-3-3---5-5-5-10-9--| |-9--10p9----12-9-10----0-3-||--3-3-3-3-3-3-3---5-5-5-10-9--| |---------12----------------||o---------------3--------8-7--| |---------------------------||------------------------------|

D.S. al Coda

^D5Q T +T S E H ^Bb5S S S S S S S ^C5S E S S ^F5 E ^E5E ^D5Q Q H |-----------------------||----------------------------|------------|| |----------------------o||----------------------------|------------|| |-7--4pb6r(4)-2---------||-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---5-5-5-10-9-|-7----------|| |-7-------------4-------||-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---5-5-5-10-9-|-7----------|| |-5--------------------o||---------------3--------8-7-|-5----------|| |-----------------------||----------------------------|------------||

Outro &

^N.C.T T S T T S S S ^DE +H ^N.C.T T S T T S S S ^BbE +H |-----------------2-(2)----|--------------------------| |-----------------3-(3)----|-----------------3-(3)----| |-0h2p0-----------2-(2)----|-0h2p0-----------3-(3)----| |-------3-0h2p0---0-(0)----|-------3-0h2p0---3-(3)----| |---------------3----------|---------------3-1-(1)----| |--------------------------|--------------------------|

^N.C.T T S T T S S S ^CE +H ^N.C.T T S T T S S S ^DE +H +W |--------------------------|-----------------2-(2)----|-(2)----*| |-----------------5-(5)----|-----------------3-(3)----|-(3)----*| |-0h2p0-----------5-(5)----|-0h2p0-----------2-(2)----|-(2)----*| |-------3-0h2p0---5-(5)----|-------3-0h2p0---0-(0)----|-(0)----*| |---------------3-3-(3)----|---------------3----------|--------*| |--------------------------|--------------------------|--------*|

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

Taste - Whats going on