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Whats Happening Brother by Marvin Gaye - Guitar Chords

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Version 1

I tried to transcribe this from listening to Marvin's piano + Jamerson's bass root notes
on the track, so it may not translate well to guitar. There's a lot of "augmented 5th with
regular 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. This is equivalent to a major seventh chord with
altered bass note, e.g. Em with "augmented 5th"/A (really b6) = Cmaj7/A.
It gives a great dissonant chord sound and is all over this song.

It's not completely right, so any corrections are welcome.
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[Intro]
Cmaj7/A Dbmaj7/Bb

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

Ebmaj7/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

Db/Bb Dbdim7/G Abmaj7
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

Bmaj7/G#
What's been shaken up and down the line
I want to know cause I'm slightly behind the time.

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