TAYLOR JOHNNIE - "whos making love" Tablature

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Not Johnnie Taylor's biggest hit - 'Disco Lady' would become the first RIAA
platinum single in 1976 - but probably his best-remembered song:


"Who's Making Love"
(Banks - Crutcher - Davis - Jackson)

Intro:

bass (pickup beat)

v
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guitar 1:

F F Ab Bb Ab F
v v v v v v v v
-1---1---------1-1-------------1-|-1---1---4---4-6---6-4---1-------
-1---1---3-3---1-1-------------1-|-1---1---4---4-6---6-4---1---3---
-2---2---2-2---2-2-------------2-|-2---2---5---5-7---5-5---2---2---
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Oww-howw! Hear me now!

bass:

v v v v v v v v
---------------------------------|---------1---1-3---3-1-----------
-3---3-----------3---------------|-3---3-------------------3-------
---------5-3-5---------------3-5-|-----------------------------5---
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guitar 1 (intro, end of chorus 1):

F F Ab Bb Ab C
v v v v v v v v
-1---1---------1-1-------------1-|-1---1---4---4-6---6-4---8---8---
-1---1---3-3---1-1-------------1-|-1---1---4---4-6---6-4---8---8---
-2---2---2-2---2-2-------------2-|-2---2---5---5-7---5-5---9---9---
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(All you)

bass (intro, end of chorus 1):

v v v v v v v v
---------------------------------|---------1---1-3---3-1---5---5---
-3---3-----------3---------------|-3---3---------------------------
---------5-3-5---------------3-5-|---------------------------------
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Verse 1:

(guitar 2: fills during verse and chorus):

v v v v v v v v
-----------------------3s5-------|---------------------------------
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-----------------------3s5-------|---------------------------------
---------------------------------|-------------------------3---3---
---------------------------------|---------------------3-5---------
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F F Ab Bb Ab F
All you fellows, ...
F F Ab Bb Ab F
And let me give you ...
F F Ab Bb Ab F
What I'm gonna, ...
F F Ab Bb Ab F
You better ...
Dm Am
While you're lying, ...
Gm Bb C
There is something you ...

Chorus:

F F Ab Bb Ab F
Who's making love to ...
F F Ab Bb Ab F
While you were out ....
F F Ab Bb Ab F
[1: Now] who's making ...
F F Ab Bb Ab [1: C 2, 3: F]
While you were out ...

Verse 2:

I've seen so, so many fellows....

[repeat chorus]

Bridge:

F Ab/F
I know there are ....
Bb/F Ab/F
I'm not tryin' to run your ....

C Db Ab Eb C
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Oh, you oh! oh....

Verse 3:

The reason why I ask this ....

Chorus 3:

Somebody was-a lovin' my old .....

Coda [repeat to fade]:

F F Ab Bb Ab F [continue]
Now who's making love ....



-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers

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