• Song:

    Whats Happening Brother

  • Artist:

    Marvin Gaye

I tried to transcribe this from listening to Marvins piano + Jamersons bass root notes
the track, so it may not translate well to guitar. There's alot of "augmented 5th with
5th" chords, which is basically playing the full chord with the added 5th note -- so if 
playing Em, just add the C note, and so on. It gives a great dissonant chord sound
is all over this song.

Its not completely right, so any corrections are welcome.
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Intro - Emaug5 w5 /A     Fmaug5 w5 /Bb

   Fm/D        E/G    Abm/G
Hey baby, what'cha know good

   Gmaug5 w5 /C
I'm just gettin' back, but you knew I would

 Eb/F              F7
War is hell, when will it end,

 Fm7                        Ab/Bb         Bb
When will people start gettin' together again

Faug5 w5/Bb           C#dim7/G      Abmaj7th
Are things really gettin' better, like the newspaper said

 Eb/F         F7           Fm7
   Bb
What else is new my friend, besides what I read

 Abmaj7/Bb ....
Can't find no work, can't find no job my friend
Money is tighter than it's ever been

 Ab/Bb - Abm       Gm7
Say man, I just don't understand

                 Cm7
What's going on across this land

Abmaj7/F
Ah what's happening brother,

Abmaj7/Bb
Oh ya, what's happening my man


 Abmaj7/Bb ....
Are they still gettin' down where we used to go and dance
Will our ball club win the pennant,
do you think they have a chance

Ab/Bb - Abm       Gm7                       Cm7
And tell me friend, how in the world have you been.

Abmaj7/F
Tell me what's out and I want to know what's in.

Abmaj7/Bb
What's the deal man, what's happening

Abmaj7
What's happening brother
Ah what's happening brother
What's happening my man
Ah what's happening brother

Ebmaug5 w5 /Ab
What's been shaken up and down the line
I want to know cause I'm slightly behind the time.
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