Re: Marvin Gaye - What's Goin' On

["Robert Paparozzi" <chromboy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Alec,

    Nice Tune!!!!!!!!!!, also a great Funk Bros story about how James
Jamerson (Bass) played and read the chart while laying down on his back, as
he had a bit too much to drink, but still played his butt off!!!,-))

    I've always played "What's Goin' On" in the key of E, from reading your
post, I think maybe you are too??

    The opening tho should be over an E Major 6/9 chord

Verse Changes:

"Mother, Mother there's too many of you to cry"
is E 6/9 down to C#m7

then:
"You know we've got to find a way, to bring some lovin' here today"
is F#m7 to A/B (bass) aka B11

Bridge & outro: (scat etc)
Am7 (8 bars) to B11 (4 bars)

You can do this on Chromatic, think the key of "E" major and "Am" on the
bridge
also, you can play it on Diatonic in Cross on an A harp if you only play the
solos and not the "head" (melody).

I hope this helps a bit and is not too confusing,-)))

- ----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alec" <alec@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2004 10:50 AM
Subject: Marvin Gaye - What's Goin' On


>
> Hi Folks,
>
> I'm playing this song on Chromatic with my band. The sax intro lays out
easily
> in Ab. I'm struggling a little on the bridge after the chorus, though,
which
> just changes back and forth between two chords (same as the outro).
>
> The scat vocal licks all seem to be out of an E minor pentatonic scale
over the
> first chord, but the guitar seems to be strumming some sort of A chord.
The
> strings seem to outline an E major chord over the 2nd chord while the
guitar
> strums some sort of B chord. Anyone with a better knowledge of harmony (or
a
> Motown Real Book) know exactly what these two chords are?
>
> Right now I'm just copping some of the scat and string licks, and it
sounds
> fine, but I'd like to be able to throw down more at the end of the tune.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Alec
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