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What's Going On

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What's Going On

Year: 1976 - Album: #1's (Eco-Friendly Packaging)

Written by Marvin Gaye, Alfred William Cleveland, Renaldo Benson, Todd Thomas

Key:  E More
What's Going On Key BB
What's Going On Key CC
What's Going On Key C#C#
What's Going On Key DD(one step down)
What's Going On Key D#D#(half step down)
What's Going On Key EE(original key)
What's Going On Key FF(half step up)
What's Going On Key F#F#(one step up)
What's Going On Key GG
What's Going On Key G#G#
What's Going On Key AA
What's Going On Key A#A# 
	  		 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 
                      $ 
                          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-| 
|---------------------||------------------------|--------------------------| 
| 
| 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-|---------------------------|| 
|------------------------------|---------------------------|| 
| 
|   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--------|------------------|| 
|----------|----------|----------|------------------|| 
| 
| 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)----*| 
|----------|------------|----------|--------*| 
|----------|------------|----------|--------*|

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