Bass tab for Sir Duke (var.3) by Stevie Wonder free download and read or play online: file .txt, 3.86 kb has 321 views and 0 downloads.
Artist: Stevie Wonder
Title: Sir Duke
Song: Sir Duke
Artist: Stevie Wonder
Album: Songs in the Key of Life (1976)
Bassist: Nathan Watts
Tabbed by: Karlin McNeill (hugh_202@yahoo-com)
http://www-basstabarchive-com
Although it is probably safe to say Nathan Watts probably
performed this on a 4-string, I personally believe it is
better played on a 5-string. This allows you to remain
comfortably within a 7-fret area while playing the horn
break/solo.
Still, to be respectful to Mr. Watt?s musicianship and the
original recording, I tabbed this in 4-string anyway.
My tab here is based on the illustrious contribution of
Julian Wathen (email: julianwathen@hotmail.com), whose tab
made the following possible.
NOTE: While I have included the (basic) chorus here,
Mr. Watts' approach to the second and third runs of the
chorus is not restricted to that; his approached has an
improvised and freer feel. Yours should be similar.
[intro]
G|-------4-|------------------|-------------------|
D|---1-4---|----------------6-|-------------5h6-5-|
A|-2-------|----------6h5h6---|-----2-2-5-5-------|
E|---------|-4-4-7h6-7--------|--3-3--------------|
G|----------------|
D|-4h2-4--4-2-1---|
A|--------------4-|
E|----------------|
[Verse]
G|----------------------------------|--------------|
D|-----9----9-----6----6-----5----5-|---4--4-2-1---|
A|---9----9-----6----6-----5----5---|------------4-|
E|-7----------4----------3----------|-2------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|-----9----9-----6----6-----5----5-------|
A|---9----9-----6----6-----5----5---------|
E|-7----------4----------3----------2--1--|
[bridge]
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|-4h5-4-7-7-6-6-5-5-4-4-5-5-5-6-7/21-|
G|------------------------------------18-|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|-4h5-4-7-7-6-6-5-5-4-4-5-6-7-8-9-------|
[basic chorus structure]
G|----------------5----5----------------|
D|-----9----9---6----6-----9------------|
A|---9----9---8----------7---7--7h6--4--|
E|-7------------------------------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-------4---4---4-|
A|-4-6-7-------7---|
E|-----------------|
[horn break]
G|---------------------------------------------------
D|------------6--------------------------9--11-12-13-
A|------6-------9-------------------9-10-------------
E|-7--7---9-9------5h7h5-7--9-10-11------------------
G|-13------11--------------------------------
D|-----13------11--11h13-11-9----9-11-9----9-
A|----------------------------11--------11---
E|-------------------------------------------
B|-------------------------------------------
G|-8------------------------------------------------------
D|----11-9-11h9----9--------------------------------------
A|--------------11---11-9-11--9h11h9?----------4-2-1------
E|-----------------------------------11-9-11-9-------4--2-
G||----------1---1----------------------|
D|---------1---4----4-1-4--1---1--4-4---|
A||----2h4-------------------4----------|
E||2h4----------------------------------|