I Heard It Through The Grapevine Chords by The Slits

Tempo:
130.6 bpm
Chords used:

E

A

Em

G

F#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Slits - I Heard It Through The Grapevine (HQ) chords
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[Em]
[A#]
[E] [G] [E] [G]
[Em] [G]
[E] [G] [Em]
[F#m] [E] [Em]
[B] [A]
[Em]
[B] [A]
[C#] [A]
[E] [A]
[Em]
[F#m] [A]
[E]
[F#m] [A]
[Em]
[B] [Em]
[E] [B]
[A]
[Em]
[B] [C#] [A]
[C#m] [A]
[E] [C#m]
[Em]
[F#m] [Em] [A]
[Em]
[F#] [A]
[Em]
[A]
[E] [G]
[F#] [E] [A]
[E]
[D] [E] [A]
[C#] [A]
I [E] know I knew [A] what
[Em] [E]
[F#] you've lost [A] to make me do with someone [E] I thought you knew before.
[F#m] [A] I'm just about to lose my mind.
Honey, [Em] honey.
[F#m] [Em]
I'm so afraid to be with you baby.
I heard it, the grapevine, now much younger will you be my baby?
I heard it, the grapevine, now much younger will you [E] be my baby?
The only how I knew [G#]
what your [E] plans [G] to [A] make me blue with someone [E] I thought you knew before.
[B] You're too of a [Em] kind, you know I love you [A] more.
Do [C#] you plan to let [A] me go for [E] this other guy you [G] knew before?
I'm just about to [E] lose my mind.
[G#] I'm [Em] just about to lose my mind.
I'm just about to lose [E] my mind.
[D] I'm [E] just about to lose my mind.
Key:  
E
2311
A
1231
Em
121
G
2131
F#m
123111112
E
2311
A
1231
Em
121
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To start learning The Slits - I Heard It Through The Grapevine chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - E, G, E, A, Em, B, A, C#, A, Em and G in sequence. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 65 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 131 BPM. With E Minor as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A#] _ _
[E] _ _ _ [G] _ [E] _ _ _ [G] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [E] _ _ [G] _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ [E] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ [C#] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[F#] _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ [A] _ _
I [E] know I knew _ [A] what _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[F#] you've lost [A] to make me do with someone [E] I thought you knew before. _ _ _
[F#m] _ [A] I'm just about to lose my mind.
Honey, [Em] honey. _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I'm _ so _ _ afraid _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ to be with you _ _ baby. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I heard it, the grapevine, now much younger will you be my baby?
I _ _ _ _ heard it, the grapevine, now much younger will you [E] be my _ baby? _ _ _ _
_ The only how I knew _ [G#]
what your [E] plans [G] to [A] make me blue with someone [E] I thought you knew before. _
[B] You're too of a [Em] kind, you know I love you [A] more. _
Do [C#] you plan to let [A] me go for [E] this other guy you [G] knew before? _
_ I'm just about to [E] lose my mind. _
[G#] I'm [Em] just about to lose my mind.
I'm just about to lose [E] my mind.
[D] I'm [E] just about to lose my mind. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song was composed by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong.

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