WWW.AZCHORDS.COM | Stevie Wonder - I Was Made To Love Her Bass | Ver. 2
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I Was Made To Love Her - Stevie Wonder
Bassist - James Jamerson
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James Jamerson was a master of improv
and is one of the greatest bass players
ever. I don't claim 100% accuracy with
this tab (above 95%), but you shouldn't
aim to be a copycat anyway, and I'd
encourage you to create your own riffs
and ornamentation for the song. It'd be
a good idea to mix and combine the
riffs and also to incorporate your own.
So enjoy! And please rate/comment.
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"1 e & a" is used to signify 1 crotchet
beat, split into 4 semi-quavers; it
rolls off the tongue nicely, and helps
with the syncopated rhythms.
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(Intro)
F
1 & 2 & a 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & a 3 & 4 e & a
G|-----------7-10-10--7------7--|-----------7-10-10--7-------------|
D|---10--10--------------10-----|---10--10--------------10---------|
A|8-----------------------------|8-------------------------10------|
E|------------------------------|-----------------------------10-8-|
(Main Riff)
(Varation 1)
F Bbm Eb
1 & 2 & a 3 e & a 4 e & a 1 & a 2 & 3 e & 4 &
G|-------------------------------|---------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|---------------------------|
A|8------------5---5-6-7-8-------|-------8--6----6--------3--|
E|---------------8---------5-8-7-|6----6-----------6\4-4-----|
Db Eb F
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & a 3 & 4 &
G|------------------------|-----------7-10-10--7---------|
D|---3--6--------5--8-----|---10--10--------------10-----|
A|4--------5--6--------8--|8--------------------------7--|
E|------------------------|------------------------------|
(Varation 2)
F Bbm Eb
1 & 2 e & a 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G|--------------------------|-------------------------|
D|--------------------------|-------------------------|
A|8-------6---6-7--8--------|---8--7--6------------3--|
E|--------------------5--8--|6--------------6--4------|
Db Eb F
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & a 3 & 4 & a
G|------------------------|-----------7-10-10--7------7----|
D|---3--6--------5--8-----|---10--10--------------10-------|
A|4--------5--6--------8--|8----------------------------10-|
E|------------------------|--------------------------------|
(Varation 3)
F Bbm Eb
1 & 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G|------------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------------|------------------------|
A|8--8----5-------5---7-8-------|---8--7--6-----6-----3--|
E|----------8-5-----8-----5-8-7-|6-----------------6-----|
Db Eb F
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & a 3 & 4 & a
G|------------------------|-----------7-10-10--7------7----|
D|---3--6--------5--8-----|---10--10--------------10-------|
A|4--------5--6--------8--|8----------------------------10-|
E|------------------------|--------------------------------|
(Varation 4)
F Bbm Eb
1 & 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G|------------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------------|------------------------|
A|8--8----8---5---5-6-7-8-------|---8--7--6-----------3--|
E|----------5---8---------5-8-7-|6--------------6--4-----|
Db Eb F
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & a 3 & 4 & a
G|------------------------|-----------7-10-10--7------7----|
D|---3--6--------5--8-----|---10--10--------------10-------|
A|4--------5--6--------8--|8----------------------------10-|
E|------------------------|--------------------------------|
(Varation 5)
F Bbm Eb
1 & 2 e & a 3 & 4 e & a 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G|----------------------------|------------------------|
D|----------------------------|------------------------|
A|8--8----5---5-6--7--8-------|---8--7--6-----------3--|
E|----------8-----------5-8-7-|6--------------3--6-----|
Db Eb F
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & a 3 & 4 & a
G|------------------------|-----------7-10-10--7------7----|
D|---3--6--------5--8-----|---10--10--------------10-------|
A|4--------5--6--------8--|8----------------------------10-|
E|------------------------|--------------------------------|
(Varation 6)
F Bbm Eb
1 & 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a 1 & 2 & 3 e & 4 &
G|------------------------------|-------------------------|
D|------------------------------|-------------------------|
A|8--8----8---5-------7-8-------|---8--7--6------------3--|
E|----------5-----8-------5-8-7-|6-------------4-4--6-----|
Db Eb F
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & a 3 & 4 & a
G|------------------------|-----------7-10-10--7------7----|
D|---3--6--------5--8-----|---10--10--------------10-------|
A|4--------5--6--------8--|8----------------------------10-|
E|------------------------|--------------------------------|
(Varation 7; closely related to Variation 3)
F Bbm Eb
1 & 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G|------------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------------|------------------------|
A|8--8----5-------5---7-8---4-3-|---8--7--6-----------3--|
E|----------8-5-----8-----4-----|6-----------4--6--------|
Db Eb F
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & a 3 & 4 & a
G|------------------------|---------------7-10-10--7------7----|
D|---3--6--------5--8-----|---7h10--7h10--------------10-------|
A|4--------5--6--------8--|8--------------------------------10-|
E|------------------------|------------------------------------|
(Varation 8; closely related to Variation 5)
F Bbm Eb
1 & 2 e & a 3 & 4 e & a 1 & 2 & 3 e & a 4 &
G|----------------------------|--------------------------|
D|----------------------------|--------------------------|
A|8--8----5---5-6--7--8-------|---8--7--6-------------3--|
E|----------8-----------5-8-7-|6-------------4-4-4-6-----|
Db Eb F
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & a 3 & 4 & a
G|------------------------|-------------7-10-10--7------7----|
D|---3--6--------5--8-----|---7h10--10--------------10-------|
A|4--------5--6--------8--|8------------------------------10-|
E|------------------------|----------------------------------|
(Varation 9; closely related to Variation 5+8)
F Bbm Eb
1 & 2 e & a 3 & 4 e & a 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G|----------------------------|------------------------|
D|----------------------------|------------------------|
A|8--8----5---5-6--7--8-------|---8--7--6-----------3--|
E|----------8-----------5-8-7-|6--------------4--6-----|
Db Eb F
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & a 3 & 4 & a
G|------------------------|-----------7-10-10--7------7-0--|
D|---3--6--------5--8-----|---10--10--------------10-------|
A|4--------5--6--------8--|8-------------------------------|
E|------------------------|--------------------------------|
(Bridge)
F
1 & a 2 & a 3 e & 4 & 1 & 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 & a
G|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|3----3----------0----1--2--|3---------------------0--1-2-|
A|-------0--1-2-----3--------|------0-0---1---2-3----------|
E|---------------------------|---1-------------------------|
1 & 2 & a 3 & 4 e & a 1 & 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 & a
G|---------------------------|------------------------------|
D|3------------------------2-|3------------0----------------|
A|---0--0----1----2----3-----|---0-----1-----3---3---5--6-7-|
E|---------------------------|------------------------------|
(Main Riff)
(Varation 10; closely related to Variations 1+6)
F Bbm Eb
1 & 2 & a 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 e & 4 &
G|---------------------------|-------------------------|
D|---------------------------|-------------------------|
A|8-----8----5----7--8-------|---8--7--6------------3--|
E|-------------8-------5-8-7-|6-------------4-4--6-----|
Db Eb F
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & a 3 & 4 & a
G|------------------------|---------------7-10-10--7------7----|
D|---3--6--------5--8-----|---7h10--7h10--------------10-------|
A|4--------5--6--------8--|8--------------------------------10-|
E|------------------------|------------------------------------|
(Varation 11; closely related to Variation 4)
F Bbm Eb
1 & 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & 1 & 2 & 3 e & a 4 & a
G|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
A|8--8----8-------5-----8------|---8--7--6----6----------3-|
E|----------5-------8-------8--|6---------------6-6-4--6---|
Db Eb F
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & a 3 & 4 & a
G|------------------------|---------------7-10-10--7------7----|
D|---3--6--------5--8-----|---7h10--7h10--------------10-------|
A|4--------5--6--------8--|8--------------------------------10-|
E|------------------------|------------------------------------|
(Varation 12; closely related to Variation 4)
F Bbm Eb
1 & 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a 1 & 2 & 3 e & a 4 &
G|------------------------------|----------------------------|
D|------------------------------|----------------------------|
A|8--8----8---5---5-6-7-8-------|---6h8--7--6-------------3--|
E|----------5---8---------5-8-7-|6---------------6---1-4-----|
Db Eb F
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & a 3 & 4 & a
G|------------------------|---------------7-10-10--7------7----|
D|---3--6--------5--8-----|---7h10--7h10--------------10-------|
A|4--------5--6--------8--|8--------------------------------10-|
E|------------------------|------------------------------------|
(Varation 13; closely related to Variation 8+12)
F Bbm Eb
1 & 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a 1 & 2 & 3 e & a 4 &
G|------------------------------|--------------------------|
D|------------------------------|--------------------------|
A|8--8----8---5---5-6-7-8-------|---8--7--6-------------3--|
E|----------5---8---------5-8-7-|6-------------4-4-4-6-----|
Db Eb F
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & a 3 & 4 & a
G|------------------------|---------------7-10-10--7------7----|
D|---3--6--------5--8-----|---7h10--7h10--------------10-------|
A|4--------5--6--------8--|8--------------------------------10-|
E|------------------------|------------------------------------|
(Varation 14; closely related to Variation 12+13)
F Bbm Eb
1 & 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a 1 & 2 & 3 e & 4 &
G|------------------------------|-------------------------|
D|------------------------------|-------------------------|
A|8--8----8---5---5-6-7-8-------|---8--7--6------------3--|
E|----------5---8---------5-8-7-|6-------------4-4--6-----|
Db Eb F
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & a 3 & 4 & a
G|------------------------|---------------7-10-10--7------7----|
D|---3--6--------5--8-----|---7h10--7h10--------------10-------|
A|4--------5--6--------8--|8--------------------------------10-|
E|------------------------|------------------------------------|
(Varation 15; closely related to Variation 12+13)
F Bbm Eb
1 & 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a 1 & 2 & 3 e & 4 &
G|------------------------------|-------------------------|
D|------------------------------|-------------------------|
A|8--8----8---5---5-6-7-8-------|---8--7--6------------3--|
E|----------5---8---------5-8-7-|6-------------4-4--6-----|
Db Eb F
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G|------------------------|
D|---3--6--------5--8-----|
A|4--------5--6--------8--| (Fade Out)
E|------------------------|
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(Extra Variations)
(Intro Variation; 2nd bar)
F
1 & 2 & a 3 & 4 e & a
G|-----------7-10-10--7------------|
D|---10--10--------------10-8-7-0--|
A|8--------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
(Main Riff Variations)
F Bbm Eb
1 & 2 e & a 3 & 4 & 1 & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a
G|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|8--8----8-------5-6-7-8-------|-------8-7-6-----4-3---------3-|
E|----------5-6-8---------5-8-7-|6----6---------------6-4-3-6---|
F Bbm Eb
1 & 2 e & a 3 e & 4 e & a 1 & 2 & 3 e & a 4 e &
G|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
A|8--8----8-----5-6-7--8-------|---8--7--6----4-3---6------|
E|----------5-8----------5-8-7-|6-----------------6-----3--|
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
