I Heard It Through The Grapevine


I Heard It Through The Grapevine Song Writers: N. Whitfield & B. Strong Originally by Gladys Knight & The Pips This Version By Marvin Gaye Bassist: James Jamerson Tabbed by bass50611. Taken from J.J's bassline on Youtube, this is a much 'easy' to play version. Any comments please e-mail me on goldenoldie.benson@sky.com. Hope you enjoy playing along to Motown's biggest seller of all time Intro: (play this 4 times) G---------------------| D---------------------| A---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---| E---------------------| Lead in to Verse: G---------------| D---------------| A---6-6-6-6-6---| E---------------| Verse 1: G------------------------------------------------------------| D----------------4--------4----------------------------4-----| A------4-5-6---6---6---66---6----------------4-5-6---6---6---| E---66------------------------6---66-5-4---66----------------| G--------------------------------------------------------------------| D------4-6-8---8-6----6-----------6---------------------------5-6----| A---66--------8------6-----------6----4-5-6---666--------4-5-6---6---| E-----------------------6-7-8---8---66-----------5-4---66------------| G------------------------------------------------------------------| D--------------------5-6----------5-6--------------4-4-6----4-6----| A------4-6----3-4-5-6-------4-5-6-----6----4-6---66-6-----66---6---| E---66-----4-------------66--------------66---4--------------------| Verse 2: G--------------------------------------------------------------------| D----4-----4-3------4-------4-3-----4------4-------------------------| A---6-6--66-----6--6-6---66-----6--6-6---66--6----------------4-5-6--| E----------------------------------------------6---66-5-4---66-------| G------------------------------------------------------------------| D----4-------4-6-8---8-6----------------1--------------------------| A---6-6---66--------8-8------1-2-3---33----------4-5-6---666-------| E-------------------------44--------------4---66-------------5-4---| G------------------------------------------------------------------| D---------------6-------------------3--6--------------6------------| A------4-5-6---6-6-----4-6----3-4-6--6-------4-5-6---6-6----4-6----| E---66--------------66-----4--------------66--------------66---4---| Bridge: G-------------------------------------------------------------------| D--------3-6----4-6-----4------4-3-----4------4-3-----4------4-3----| A---3-4-6-6---66---6---6-6---66---6---6-6---66---6---6-6---66---6---| E-------------------------------------------------------------------| Verse 3: G-----------------------------------------------------------------| D----4------5-6------4------4-6-8---8-6-------------4------4------| A---6-6---66----6---6-6---66-------8-8-----4-5-6---6-6---66-6-----| E----------------------------------------66-------------------6---| G--------------------------------------------------------------------| D------------------------6--6-7-8------------------------6-----------| A--------------1-2-33---6--------6---666--------4-5-6---6-6----4-6---| E---66-5-4---44--------8----------------5-4---66------------66----4--| G---------------------------------------------------------------| D--------3-6-----------5-6-----------------3-6-----4-6-----4----| A---3-4-6-6-----4-5-6-----6----4-6----3-4-6-6----66---6---6-6---| E-------------66-------------66---4-----------------------------| Outro: G--------------------------------------------------------------------| D-----4-3-----4-----------------4------4-3-----4----------------4----| A---66---6---6-6-----4-4-5-6---6-6---66---6---6-6----4-4-5-6---6-6---| E-----------------6-5-6---------------------------6-5-6--------------| G----------------------------------------------------| D-----------------4------5-6------4------------------| A------4-4-5-6---6-6---66---6---6--6-------4-4---6---| E---6-5-6------------------------------5-66-6--------|