Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing chords by Marvin Gaye, Tammi Terrell (Official Version)

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Eb
Ebmaj7
Ab/Eb
Fm/Eb
Abmaj7
Fm7
Bb9sus4
Gm/D
Cm7
Eb/G
G7#5
C7sus4
Bbm7
Eb7
Bbm9
Gm7
G7
Cm
Ab6
Eb/Bb
Dbdim7

Chorus 1
Eb 
Ooh, baby
Eb 
Ebmaj7 
Ain't nothing   like
Ab/Eb 
Eb 
Fm/Eb 
Eb 
the real     thing, ba       by
Abmaj7 
Ain't nothing like
Fm7 
Bb9sus4 
Eb 
the real  thing, no          no
Ebmaj7 
Ab/Eb 
Eb 
Fm/Eb 
Eb 
Ain't nothing   like the real     thing, ba       by
Abmaj7 
Fm7 
Ain't nothing like the real  thing
Bb9sus4 
Eb 
Gm/D 
Cm7 
Oh          honey
Bb9sus4 
I've got         your

Verse 1
Eb 
picture
Fm7 
Eb/G 
hangin' on    the wall
Abmaj7 
G7#5 
But it        can't see or come   to me
C7sus4 
Cm7 
when I call      your name
Bbm7 
Eb7 
Abmaj7 
Eb/G 
I rea    lize it's just      a pic    ture
Ab/Eb 
Eb 
in       a frame

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Verse 2

Fm7

Eb/G

I read your letters when you're not near

Abmaj7

But they don't move me

G7#5

C7sus4

Cm7

And they don't groove me like when I hear

Bbm7

Eb7

Your sweet voice

Abmaj7

Eb/G

Ab/Eb

whis pering in my ear

Chorus 2
Don't you know
Eb 
Ebmaj7 
Ain't nothing   like
Ab/Eb 
Eb 
Fm/Eb 
Eb 
the real     thing, ba       by
Abmaj7 
Ain't nothing like
Fm7 
the real  thing
Bb9sus4 
I play        my

Verse 3

Fm7

Eb/G

game, a fan tasy

Abmaj7

G7#5

C7sus4

Cm7

I pretend but I know in rea lity

Bbm9

Eb7

Abmaj7

Eb/G

I need the shelter of your arms

Ab/Eb

to comfort me

Bridge 1
Gm7 
G7 
No other sound is quite the same
Cm 
as your name
Eb7 
Ab6 
No touch can do half as much
Eb/Bb 
Dbdim7 
to make me feel bet       ter
Fm7 
Bb9sus4 
So    let's stay together

Verse 4
Eb 
Fm7 
Eb/G 
Oh, I got some memories to look  back on
Abmaj7 
G7#5 
Though    they help me when   you're gone
C7sus4 
Cm7 
I'm well      aware
Bbm7 
Eb7 
Abmaj7 
Eb/G 
nothing can take      the place
Ab/Eb 
Eb 
of your being    there

Chorus 3
Eb 
Ebmaj7 
Oh, so glad      we got
Ab/Eb 
Eb 
Fm/Eb 
Eb 
the real     thing, ba       by
Abmaj7 
Fm7 
So glad we got the real  thing
Bb9sus4 
Eb 
Ebmaj7 
Oh honey, ain't nothing   like
Ab/Eb 
Eb 
Fm/Eb 
Eb 
the real     thing, ba       by
Abmaj7 
(Oh darling), ain't nothing like
Fm7 
Bb9sus4 
the real  thing
[Repeat and fade]

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GuitarPianoUkulele

Eb
Ebmaj7
Ab/Eb
Fm/Eb
Abmaj7
Fm7
Bb9sus4
Gm/D
Cm7
Eb/G
G7#5
C7sus4
Bbm7
Eb7
Bbm9
Gm7
G7
Cm
Ab6
Eb/Bb
Dbdim7

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: AdvancedKey: Eb majorBPM: 94

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Eb: x-6-8-8-8-x
Ebmaj7: x-x-1-3-3-3
Ab/Eb: x-6-6-5-4-4
Fm/Eb: x-x-1-1-1-1
Abmaj7: 4-x-5-5-4-x
Fm7: 1-3-1-1-1-1
Bb9sus4: x-1-1-1-1-1
Gm/D: x-x-0-3-3-3
Cm7: x-3-5-3-4-x
Eb/G: x-x-5-3-4-3
G7#5: 3-x-3-4-4-x
C7sus4: x-3-3-3-1-x
Bbm7: x-1-3-1-2-x
Eb7: x-x-1-3-2-3
Bbm9: 6-8-6-6-6-8
Gm7: 3-5-3-3-3-3
G7: 3-2-0-0-0-1
Cm: x-3-5-5-4-x
Ab6: 4-x-3-5-4-x
Eb/Bb: 6-x-8-8-8-x
Dbdim7: x-4-5-3-5-x

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This is the definitive original version of Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing by Marvin Gaye, Tammi Terrell, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of Eb major. It is designed for experienced players looking to reproduce the full sonic intent and artistic expression of Marvin Gaye, Tammi Terrell.

Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing

Marvin Gaye, Tammi Terrell

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