Biography:
Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr. (2 April 1939 - 1 April 1984) was an American soul and rnb singer, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist, known as "The Prince of Soul", or "The Prince of Motown." Originally a member of the doo-wop group The Moonglows, he pursued a solo career after the group disbanded and released many successful solo hits including "I Heard It Through the Grapevine", "Let's Get It On" and "What's Going On". His best albums are still held in extremely high regard, and he is often cited as one of the finest singers of his era.
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Other songs:
- Ain't No Mountain High
- Got To Give It Up
- I Heard It Through The Grapevine
- Let's Get It On
- Mercy Mercy Me
- Somethin' Stupid
- Stubborn Kind Of Fellow
- You're All I Need To Get By
- Abraham Martin And John
- After The Dance
- Aint No Mountain High Enough
- Aint Nothing Like The Real Thing
- Can I Get A Witness
- Chained
- Come Get To This Acoustic
- Distant Lover
- Flyin High In The Friendly Sky
- God Is Love
- Hitch Hike
- How Sweet It Is
- I Want You
- If I Should Die Tonight
- Ill Be Doggone
- Inner City Blues
- It Takes Two
- Lets Get It On
- Little Darling I Need You
- Lucky Lucky Me
- Only A Lonely Man Would Know
- Pride And Joy
- Save The Children
- Sexual Healing
- Sunny
- Sweeter As The Days Go By
- Take This Heart Of Mine
- Thats The Way Love Is
- The Onion Song
- Too Busy Thinking About My Baby
- Try It Baby
- Whats Goin On
- Whats Going On
- Whats Happening Brother
- You
- You Got What It Takes
- You Sure Love To Ball
- Your Precious Love
- Your Unchanging Love
- Youre A Wonderful One
- Youre All I Need To Get By
- Youve Got What It Takes
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Song: What's going on
Band: Marvin Gaye
Tuning: standard - eBGDAE
Tabbed by: Der Bomber
(Mail: [email protected])
So this here is my version of "What's going on",
the chords are not that basic,
but I think that they sound alright with this song.
Should be played loosely to give more of a funky feel to it.
Enjoy!!!
Chords used:
Emaj7 C#m7 F#m11 B9sus4 Am
x79897 x46454 2x2200 7x7650 x02210
[Verse]
Emaj7 C#m7
Mother, mother There's too many of you crying
Emaj7 C#m7
Brother, brother, brother There's far too many of you dying
[Chorus]
F#m11
You know we've got to find a way
B9sus4
To bring some lovin' here today - Ya
[Verse]
Emaj7 C#m7
Father, father We don't need to escalate
Emaj7 C#m7
You see, war is not the answer For only love can conquer hate
[Chorus]
F#m11
You know we've got to find a way
B9sus4
To bring some lovin' here today
[Bridge]
F#m11 B9sus4
Picket lines and picket signs
F#m11 B9sus4
Don't punish me with brutality
F#m11 B9sus4
Talk to me, so you can see
Emaj7
Oh, what's going on What's going on
C#m7
Ya, what's going on Ah, what's going on
(some sort of break or interlude)
Am
In the mean time Right on, baby Right on Right on
[Verse]
Emaj7 C#m7
Father, father, everybody thinks we're wrong
Emaj7 C#m7
Oh, but who are they to judge us Simply because our hair is long
[Chorus]
F#m11
Oh, you know we've got to find a way
B9sus4
To bring some understanding here today
Oh
[Bridge]
F#m11 B9sus4
Picket lines and picket signs
F#m11 B9sus4
Don't punish me with brutality
F#m11 B9sus4
Talk to me, so you can see Oh!
Emaj7
What's going on Ya, what's going on
C#m7
Tell me what's going o
Emaj7
I'll tell you what's going on - Uh
[Outro]
Am
Right on baby
Right on baby
------------------------------------------------------------------------
To get the exact rythm and "spacing" of the lyrics,
my advice is to just listen to the song!!!
Band: Marvin Gaye
Tuning: standard - eBGDAE
Tabbed by: Der Bomber
(Mail: [email protected])
So this here is my version of "What's going on",
the chords are not that basic,
but I think that they sound alright with this song.
Should be played loosely to give more of a funky feel to it.
Enjoy!!!
Chords used:
Emaj7 C#m7 F#m11 B9sus4 Am
x79897 x46454 2x2200 7x7650 x02210
[Verse]
Emaj7 C#m7
Mother, mother There's too many of you crying
Emaj7 C#m7
Brother, brother, brother There's far too many of you dying
[Chorus]
F#m11
You know we've got to find a way
B9sus4
To bring some lovin' here today - Ya
[Verse]
Emaj7 C#m7
Father, father We don't need to escalate
Emaj7 C#m7
You see, war is not the answer For only love can conquer hate
[Chorus]
F#m11
You know we've got to find a way
B9sus4
To bring some lovin' here today
[Bridge]
F#m11 B9sus4
Picket lines and picket signs
F#m11 B9sus4
Don't punish me with brutality
F#m11 B9sus4
Talk to me, so you can see
Emaj7
Oh, what's going on What's going on
C#m7
Ya, what's going on Ah, what's going on
(some sort of break or interlude)
Am
In the mean time Right on, baby Right on Right on
[Verse]
Emaj7 C#m7
Father, father, everybody thinks we're wrong
Emaj7 C#m7
Oh, but who are they to judge us Simply because our hair is long
[Chorus]
F#m11
Oh, you know we've got to find a way
B9sus4
To bring some understanding here today
Oh
[Bridge]
F#m11 B9sus4
Picket lines and picket signs
F#m11 B9sus4
Don't punish me with brutality
F#m11 B9sus4
Talk to me, so you can see Oh!
Emaj7
What's going on Ya, what's going on
C#m7
Tell me what's going o
Emaj7
I'll tell you what's going on - Uh
[Outro]
Am
Right on baby
Right on baby
------------------------------------------------------------------------
To get the exact rythm and "spacing" of the lyrics,
my advice is to just listen to the song!!!
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