Marvin Gaye - What's Going On Guitar Lesson

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Published May 28, 2026

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In today's guitar lesson we learn how to play "What's Going On" by Marvin Gaye. This song is a great example of a 16th note strumming pattern as well as more advanced jazz chords and voicings, both popular in the soul and R&B style. We also cover the beautiful sax solo on the intro and on the bridge in a chord melody style.

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Video Chapters:
0:00 - Demo
1:40 - Lesson Introduction
3:05 - Verse (Chords + Strumming Pattern)
10:15 - Pre-Chorus
11:07 - Chorus
11:28 - Bridge (with Sax)
15:12 - Intro (with Sax)
17:07 - Lesson Outro