Bass tab for Sir Duke (var.7) by Stevie Wonder free download and read or play online: file .txt, 3.47 kb has 316 views and 0 downloads.
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)/Julian Wathen/Dion/ Tamara Woestenburg
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
from memory in response to a BTA user request 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.
Addendum 30/07/2004 (Julian Wathen): I have redone the solo with the beat
slashes - I hope this helps. Thanks to Dion for her help on this.
[intro]
G|-------4-|------------------|-------------------|
D|---1-4---|----------------6-|-------------5h6-5-|
A|-2-------|----------6h5h6---|-----2-2-5-5-------|
E|---------|-4-4-7h6-7--------|--3-3--------------|
__________
| 2nd time only
G|----------------|
D|-4h2-4--4-2-1---|
A|--------------4-|
E|----------------|
[Verse]
G|----------------------------------|--------------|
D|-----9----9-6---6----6-5---5----5-|---4--4-2-1---|
A|---9----9-----6----6-----5----5---|------------4-|
E|-7--------------------------------|-2------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|-----9----9-6---6----6-5---5----5-------|
A|---9----9-----6----6-----5----5---------|
E|-7--------------------------------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 (unison)]:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
G||----------------|--------4-678---|13---11-----------|---------------|
D||-----------64---|------46--------|---13--1113-119---|11-9--9--------|
A||-------64-4-----|2-456-----------|---------------119|----11---------|
E||7-----7-------24|----------------|------------------|---------------|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
G||8--646-4-4-----|----------------|-------4--4-----|----------------|
D||--------6--646-|4-4-------------|-----46--6--646-|4-4-44----------|
A||---------------|-6--6464242-----|--246-----------|-6--------------|
E||---------------|------------4-2-|24--------------|----------------|