WHAT'S GOING ON
As recorded by Taste
(From the 1970 Album ON THE BOARDS)
Words and Music by Rory Gallagher
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Rory Gallagher - Electric Guitar (w/ distortion)'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Rory Gallagher - Electric Guitar (clean)'
Intro & Interlude
Q=98
$
N.C. D5 N.C. D5
4/4
Gtr I
S T T S S T T S S T T S S T T S e E S T T S S T T S S T T S S T T S e E
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------3-3-|---------------------------------3-3-|
|-2-------2-------2-------2-------2-2-|-2-------2-------2-------2-------2-2-|
|-0h3p0---0h3p0---0h3p0---0h3p0---0-0-|-0h3p0---0h3p0---0h3p0---0h3p0---0-0-|
|-------3-------3-------3-------3-----|-------3-------3-------3-------3-----|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
N.C. D5 N.C. D5
3/8 4/4
S T T S S T T S S T T S S T T S e E T T S T T S S S W
|-------------------------------------|-----------------|------||
|---------------------------------3-3-|-----------------|-3----||
|-2-------2-------2-------2-------2-2-|-0h2p0-----------|-2----||
|-0h3p0---0h3p0---0h3p0---0h3p0---0-0-|-------3-0h2p0---|-0----||
|-------3-------3-------3-------3-----|---------------3-|------||
|-------------------------------------|-----------------|------||
1st & 3rd Verses
D A N.C. A
Q E S S E S S E E Q Q Q T +T S E Q Q +E S S E E
|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------------|-------------------|
|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2--2--2---------------|-2--2--(2)-2-2-2-2-|
|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2--2--2--4pb6r(4)-2---|-2--2--(2)-2-2-2-2-|
|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2--2--2-------------4-|-2--2--(2)-2-2-2-2-|
|--------------------|-0--0--0---------------|-0--0--(0)-0-0-0-0-|
|--------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|
2nd & 4th Verses
N.C. D D
5/4 4/4
T T S T T S S S E +H. Q E S S E S S E E
|-----------------2-(2)------||-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-----------------3-(3)------||-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-0h2p0-----------2-(2)------||-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-------3-0h2p0---0-(0)------||-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|---------------3------------||--------------------|
|----------------------------||--------------------|
A N.C.
E S S E S S E S S T +T S E
|---------------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4pb6r(4)-2----|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------4--|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------|
|---------------------------------|
To Coda
A
E S S E S S E S S E S S
|--------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|--------------------------|
N.C. D N.C. D
T T S T T S S S E +H T T S T T S S S E +H
|-----------------2-(2)----|-----------------2-(2)----|
|-----------------3-(3)----|-----------------3-(3)----|
|-0h2p0-----------2-(2)----|-0h2p0-----------2-(2)----|
|-------3-0h2p0---0-(0)----|-------3-0h2p0---0-(0)----|
|---------------3----------|---------------3----------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
Bridge
Slower Q=88
N.C. Bb C D
3/8 4/4
Gtr II
T T S T T S S S H S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------||----------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------||----------------5---7-|-----------7-----------7---------|
|-0h2p0-----------||-3--------5-----------|-----7-----------7-----------7---|
|-------3-0h2p0---||-3------5---5-5---5---|---7---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7-----|
|---------------3-||-1----3---------------|-5-----------------------------5-|
|-----------------||----------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb C D
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------5---3-|-----------7-----------7---------|
|-----3-----3---5-----5-----------|-----7-----------7-----------7---|
|---3---3-----------5---5-5-------|---7---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7-----|
|-1-------1---1---3-----------3---|-5-----------------------------5-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Q=94
Bb C D
Gtr I
PM| PM| PM|
H S S S S S S S S E E S E E S E E E
|----------------------|-------------------|
|----------------5---7-|-------------------|
|-3--------5-----------|-7-----7-----7-----|
|-3------5---5-5---5---|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-1----3---------------|-5-----5-----5-----|
|----------------------|-------------------|
Bb C D
H H H H
|-----------|-----------||
|-----------|-----------||
|-3----5----|-7---------||
|-3----5----|-7---------||
|-1----3----|-5---------||
|-----------|-----------||
Guitar Solo
In time Q=98
N.C.
Gtr I
~~
H T T S E Q a S S T T S q a S S T T S q
|-----------------------|-------------------------------|
|-8b10=====8r-6---6\----|-------------------------------|
|---------------7-------|-----5-7p5---5------5-7p5---5--|
|-----------------------|-0h7-------7----0h7-------7----|
|-----------------------|-------------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------------|
a S S T T S T T S S S e S T T S S S S
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|-----5-7p5---5p4---4---5---4h5p4---7-4-|
|-0h7-------7-----7---0-----------7-----|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
a T T S S S a T T S S S S S T T S q
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|-4h5p4-2-4-----------------4-5p4---7----|
|-----------5-4h5p4---4-5-7-------7------|
|-------------------7--------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
T T S S T T S S T T S S T T S S T T S S S
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-----7-7-----7-7-----7-7-----7-7-----7-7---|
|-7h9-----7h9-----7h9-----7h9-----7h9-----0-|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
~
T T S S S S S T T S S S S S s. T +E
|--------------------------------------------|
|---------------10-------10-7-5--------------|
|-----7-7-9-[9]----9p7----------7-9--7-(7)---|
|-7h9------------------9---------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
T T S S S E S S S S T T S S S T T S
|-------------------------------------|
|-6h8p6-------6-8p6---6p5---5---------|
|-------7-7-7-------7-----7---5-5s4---|
|-----------------------------------7-|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
S +E. +E +T +T S S S T T S S S T T S
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|-4b6==(4)-(4)-(4)r(4)---7-4-5p4---4----------|
|----------------------7---------7---5-5p4----|
|------------------------------------------7--|
|---------------------------------------------|
S S S S T T S S S T T S S S T T S S S
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|-------4-5p4---7-4-5p4---4-------------|
|-4-5-7-------7---------7---5-5p4---4-4-|
|---------------------------------7-----|
|---------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S a T T S S S a T T S S S
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|-4---4-4-4---4-5-4h5p4---4----------------|
|---7-------7-----------7---5-4h5p4---5h7--|
|-----------------------------------7------|
~~~~~~
S S T T +E S S S S S T T S S T T S S
|---------------------------------------|
|-----------------------6p5-----5h6-5---|
|-----5h7-(7)-----5h7p5-----7-7-------7-|
|-5h7---------5h7-----------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|-3-|
S S T T T S S S E E E Q E E E E E E E E
|-8-6-5h6p5---5----------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------8---8-8-[8]b10==[8]-[8]--|-[8]-[8]-[8]-[8]-[8]-[8]-[8]-[8]-|
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
~
E E E E +Q a +T T S T T S a Q E T T S S S T T S E S S
|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-[8]-[8]-8r8b12==(8)--8r(8)-6---6p5---|-5h6----6p5---8-5-6p5---5---8b10==|
|------------------------------7-----7-|------------7---------7-----------|
|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-----6-----| |-3-|
+S S S +S S S +S S S S S S S S S a Q
|------8-----------8-----------8p5h7-5---8-5h7----|
|-(8)r---8b10==(8)---8r(8)p6-----------8----------|
|----------------------------7--------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|----6----|
+Q a S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-(7)--5h7p5-----------12---10---9----------|
|------------8-6p5---5---------------13b15==|
|------------------7------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|--3---|
+Q a +S S S E S T T T T T T S S S S
|--------------------------13---------------------------|
|-(13)--13r(13)-10----10------13-10---------------------|
|------------------12---------------12-10----10-9----9h=|
|-----------------------------------------12------12----|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|------6------|
Q E S S E a +S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-10--10---12b14====12r(12)-10-12-10------------|
|------------------------------------12-10-9----|
|--------------------------------------------12-|
|-----------------------------------------------|
Bb5 C5 F5 E5
Q T T S S S Q. S S S S S S S S S S E S S E E
|---------------------------||------------------------------|
|---------------------------||o-----------------------------|
|---------------------------||--3-3-3-3-3-3-3---5-5-5-10-9--|
|-9--10p9----12-9-10----0-3-||--3-3-3-3-3-3-3---5-5-5-10-9--|
|---------12----------------||o---------------3--------8-7--|
|---------------------------||------------------------------|
D.S. al Coda
D5 Bb5 C5 F5 E5 D5
Q T +T S E H S S S S S S S S E S S E E Q Q H
|-----------------------||----------------------------|------------||
|----------------------o||----------------------------|------------||
|-7--4pb6r(4)-2---------||-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---5-5-5-10-9-|-7----------||
|-7-------------4-------||-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---5-5-5-10-9-|-7----------||
|-5--------------------o||---------------3--------8-7-|-5----------||
|-----------------------||----------------------------|------------||
Outro
&
N.C. D N.C. Bb
T T S T T S S S E +H T T S T T S S S E +H
|-----------------2-(2)----|--------------------------|
|-----------------3-(3)----|-----------------3-(3)----|
|-0h2p0-----------2-(2)----|-0h2p0-----------3-(3)----|
|-------3-0h2p0---0-(0)----|-------3-0h2p0---3-(3)----|
|---------------3----------|---------------3-1-(1)----|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
N.C. C N.C. D
T T S T T S S S E +H T T S T T S S S E +H +W
|--------------------------|-----------------2-(2)----|-(2)----*|
|-----------------5-(5)----|-----------------3-(3)----|-(3)----*|
|-0h2p0-----------5-(5)----|-0h2p0-----------2-(2)----|-(2)----*|
|-------3-0h2p0---5-(5)----|-------3-0h2p0---0-(0)----|-(0)----*|
|---------------3-3-(3)----|---------------3----------|--------*|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------*|
Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
