Marvin Gay's What's Going On - What are they doing in this

[mangorockfish]

Searched for What's Going On and came up empty handed so can someone Please help me with this?? I've been trying to cop this simple rhythm for a long time and just can't quite get it. Can someone show me where the main strokes, slaps and opens and which hands are used without the filler Hs an Ts. I'll try to add those later. I just want the MEAT of the beat now. Thank you in advance.
Mangorockfish

[JohnnyConga]

Here is the "soul" pattern

tt s pttt s
rl r R lrl r...counted as 1+2+a3+4

P is for palm......try it this way and let me know how it works out, for you....."JC" Johnny Conga....

[mangorockfish]

Thanks John, I'll give this a try.
Mangorockfish

[mangorockfish]

John, this is the way I've been playing it.
oo s o oos
1& 2 a 3&4
It's the same as yours except no p on the & of 2. Does that really have to be in there? I'm still new, so bear with me.
Thanks,
Mangorockfish

[JohnnyConga]

Mango ...if that works for you , that's fine. I try to be as fluid as I can when playing, my addition of the Palm, for me, completes the pattern, though u can still play it the way ur doing it...It should be ...1+2 AND a 3+4
TTS PalmTTTS
RLR LRL ......."JC" Johnny Conga....

[JohnnyConga]

OR...TTS TTTTS
RLR LRLRR AND REPEAT....."JC" Johnny Conga...