Tabs
DANCING IN THE STREET
As recorded by Martha And The Vandellas
(From the 1965 Album DANCE PARTY)
Words and Music by Marvin Gaye, Ivy Hunter & William Stevenson
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (
E MajorE 
A augmentedA 
D MajorD 
G+G 
BB E MajorE) - 'Robert White - Electric Guitar'
Intro
Q=128
E9E9 
E7E7 E9E9 E7E7
4/4
Gtr I
W E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E Q
|----------|----------------|----------------|
|----------|-7-x-7-x-5-5-5--|-7-x-7-x-5-5-5--|
|----------|-7-x-7-x-7-7-7--|-7-x-7-x-7-7-7--|
|----------|-6-x-6-x-6-6-6--|-6-x-6-x-6-6-6--|
|----------|-7-x-7-x-7-7-7--|-7-x-7-x-7-7-7--|
|----------|----------------|----------------|
E9E9 E7E7 E9E9 E7E7
E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E Q
|----------------|----------------||
|-7-x-7-x-5-5-5--|-7-x-7-x-5-5-5--||
|-7-x-7-x-7-7-7--|-7-x-7-x-7-7-7--||
|-6-x-6-x-6-6-6--|-6-x-6-x-6-6-6--||
|-7-x-7-x-7-7-7--|-7-x-7-x-7-7-7--||
|----------------|----------------||
1st & 2nd Verses
$
E9E9 E7E7 E9E9 E7E7 E9E9 E7E7 E9E9 E7E7
E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E Q
|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|-7-x-7-x-5-5-5--|-7-x-7-x-5-5-5--|-7-x-7-x-5-5-5--|-7-x-7-x-5-5-5---|
|-7-x-7-x-7-7-7--|-7-x-7-x-7-7-7--|-7-x-7-x-7-7-7--|-7-x-7-x-7-7-7---|
|-6-x-6-x-6-6-6--|-6-x-6-x-6-6-6--|-6-x-6-x-6-6-6--|-6-x-6-x-6-6-6---|
|-7-x-7-x-7-7-7--|-7-x-7-x-7-7-7--|-7-x-7-x-7-7-7--|-7-x-7-x-7-7-7---|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
E9E9 E7E7 E9E9 E7E7 E9E9 E7E7 E9E9 E7E7
E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E Q
|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|-7-x-7-x-5-5-5--|-7-x-7-x-5-5-5--|-7-x-7-x-5-5-5--|-7-x-7-x-5-5-5---|
|-7-x-7-x-7-7-7--|-7-x-7-x-7-7-7--|-7-x-7-x-7-7-7--|-7-x-7-x-7-7-7---|
|-6-x-6-x-6-6-6--|-6-x-6-x-6-6-6--|-6-x-6-x-6-6-6--|-6-x-6-x-6-6-6---|
|-7-x-7-x-7-7-7--|-7-x-7-x-7-7-7--|-7-x-7-x-7-7-7--|-7-x-7-x-7-7-7---|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
E9E9 E7E7 E9E9 E7E7 E9E9 E7E7 E9E9 E7E7
E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E Q
|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|-7-x-7-x-5-5-5--|-7-x-7-x-5-5-5--|-7-x-7-x-5-5-5--|-7-x-7-x-5-5-5---|
|-7-x-7-x-7-7-7--|-7-x-7-x-7-7-7--|-7-x-7-x-7-7-7--|-7-x-7-x-7-7-7---|
|-6-x-6-x-6-6-6--|-6-x-6-x-6-6-6--|-6-x-6-x-6-6-6--|-6-x-6-x-6-6-6---|
|-7-x-7-x-7-7-7--|-7-x-7-x-7-7-7--|-7-x-7-x-7-7-7--|-7-x-7-x-7-7-7---|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
E9E9 E7E7 E9E9 E7E7 A augmentedA
E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E
|----------------|----------------|-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-|-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x--|
|-7-x-7-x-5-5-5--|-7-x-7-x-5-5-5--|-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-|-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x--|
|-7-x-7-x-7-7-7--|-7-x-7-x-7-7-7--|-6-x-6-x-6-x-6-x-|-6-x-6-x-6-x-6-x--|
|-6-x-6-x-6-6-6--|-6-x-6-x-6-6-6--|-7-x-7-x-7-x-7-x-|-7-x-7-x-7-x-7-x--|
|-7-x-7-x-7-7-7--|-7-x-7-x-7-7-7--|-----------------|------------------|
|----------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------|
E9E9 E7E7 E9E9 E7E7
E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E Q
|-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-|-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-|----------------|-----------------|
|-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-|-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-|-7-x-7-x-5-5-5--|-7-x-7-x-5-5-5---|
|-6-x-6-x-6-x-6-x-|-6-x-6-x-6-x-6-x-|-7-x-7-x-7-7-7--|-7-x-7-x-7-7-7---|
|-7-x-7-x-7-x-7-x-|-7-x-7-x-7-x-7-x-|-6-x-6-x-6-6-6--|-6-x-6-x-6-6-6---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-7-x-7-x-7-7-7--|-7-x-7-x-7-7-7---|
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
Chorus
E9E9 E7E7 E9E9 E7E7 
G#7G#7
E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E
|----------------|----------------||-4-x-4-x-4-x-4-x-|-4-x-4-x-4-x-4-x--|
|-7-x-7-x-5-5-5--|-7-x-7-x-5-5-5--||-4-x-4-x-4-x-4-x-|-4-x-4-x-4-x-4-x--|
|-7-x-7-x-7-7-7--|-7-x-7-x-7-7-7--||-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-|-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x--|
|-6-x-6-x-6-6-6--|-6-x-6-x-6-6-6--||-4-x-4-x-4-x-4-x-|-4-x-4-x-4-x-4-x--|
|-7-x-7-x-7-7-7--|-7-x-7-x-7-7-7--||-6-x-6-x-6-x-6-x-|-6-x-6-x-6-x-6-x--|
|----------------|----------------||-4-x-4-x-4-x-4-x-|-4-x-4-x-4-x-4-x--|
C# minorC#m 
F# minorF#m
E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E
|-4-x-4-x-4-x-4-x-|-4-x-4-x-4-x-4-x-|-2-x-2-x-2-x-2-x-|-2-x-2-x-2-x-2-x--|
|-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-|-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-|-2-x-2-x-2-x-2-x-|-2-x-2-x-2-x-2-x--|
|-6-x-6-x-6-x-6-x-|-6-x-6-x-6-x-6-x-|-2-x-2-x-2-x-2-x-|-2-x-2-x-2-x-2-x--|
|-6-x-6-x-6-x-6-x-|-6-x-6-x-6-x-6-x-|-4-x-4-x-4-x-4-x-|-4-x-4-x-4-x-4-x--|
|-4-x-4-x-4-x-4-x-|-4-x-4-x-4-x-4-x-|-4-x-4-x-4-x-4-x-|-4-x-4-x-4-x-4-x--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-2-x-2-x-2-x-2-x-|-2-x-2-x-2-x-2-x--|
To Coda
B7sus4B7sus4 
B7B7 E9E9 E7E7 E9E9 E7E7
E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E Q
|-2-x-2-x-2-x-2-x--|-2-x-2-x-2-x-2-x-|----------------|----------------|
|-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x--|-4-x-4-x-4-x-4-x-|-7-x-7-x-5-5-5--|-7-x-7-x-5-5-5--|
|-2-x-2-x-2-x-2-x--|-2-x-2-x-2-x-2-x-|-7-x-7-x-7-7-7--|-7-x-7-x-7-7-7--|
|-4-x-4-x-4-x-4-x--|-4-x-4-x-4-x-4-x-|-6-x-6-x-6-6-6--|-6-x-6-x-6-6-6--|
|-2-x-2-x-2-x-2-x--|-2-x-2-x-2-x-2-x-|-7-x-7-x-7-7-7--|-7-x-7-x-7-7-7--|
|------------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
D.S. al Coda &
E9E9 E7E7 E9E9 E7E7 B7B7 E9E9 E7E7
E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E Q
|----------------|----------------||-2-x-2-x-2-x-2-x-|-----------------|
|-7-x-7-x-5-5-5--|-7-x-7-x-5-5-5--||-4-x-4-x-4-x-4-x-|-7-x-7-x-5-5-5---|
|-7-x-7-x-7-7-7--|-7-x-7-x-7-7-7--||-2-x-2-x-2-x-2-x-|-7-x-7-x-7-7-7---|
|-6-x-6-x-6-6-6--|-6-x-6-x-6-6-6--||-4-x-4-x-4-x-4-x-|-6-x-6-x-6-6-6---|
|-7-x-7-x-7-7-7--|-7-x-7-x-7-7-7--||-2-x-2-x-2-x-2-x-|-7-x-7-x-7-7-7---|
|----------------|----------------||-----------------|-----------------|
Outro
E9E9 E7E7 E9E9 E7E7 E9E9 E7E7 E9E9 E7E7
E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E Q
|----------------|----------------|----------------||-----------------|
|-7-x-7-x-5-5-5--|-7-x-7-x-5-5-5--|-7-x-7-x-5-5-5--||-7-x-7-x-5-5-5---|
|-7-x-7-x-7-7-7--|-7-x-7-x-7-7-7--|-7-x-7-x-7-7-7--||-7-x-7-x-7-7-7---|
|-6-x-6-x-6-6-6--|-6-x-6-x-6-6-6--|-6-x-6-x-6-6-6--||-6-x-6-x-6-6-6---|
|-7-x-7-x-7-7-7--|-7-x-7-x-7-7-7--|-7-x-7-x-7-7-7--||-7-x-7-x-7-7-7---|
|----------------|----------------|----------------||-----------------|
E9E9 E7E7 E9E9 E7E7
E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E Q
||-----------------|----------------|
||o-7-x-7-x-5-5-5--|-7-x-7-x-5-5-5--|
||--7-x-7-x-7-7-7--|-7-x-7-x-7-7-7--|
||--6-x-6-x-6-6-6--|-6-x-6-x-6-6-6--|
||o-7-x-7-x-7-7-7--|-7-x-7-x-7-7-7--|
||-----------------|----------------|
E9E9 E7E7 E9E9 E7E7 E9E9 E7E7
E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E Q
|----------------|-----------------||----------------*|
|-7-x-7-x-5-5-5--|-7-x-7-x-5-5-5--o||-7-x-7-x-5-5-5--*|
|-7-x-7-x-7-7-7--|-7-x-7-x-7-7-7---||-7-x-7-x-7-7-7--*|
|-6-x-6-x-6-6-6--|-6-x-6-x-6-6-6---||-6-x-6-x-6-6-6--*|
|-7-x-7-x-7-7-7--|-7-x-7-x-7-7-7--o||-7-x-7-x-7-7-7--*|
|----------------|-----------------||----------------*|
Duration 🏷Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E MajorE - 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
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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
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| - 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
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