Chords for Top 5 Stevie Wonder Basslines | James Jamerson, Nathan Watts | Julia Hofer | Thomann

Today [Ab] we're looking at my top 5 Stevie Wonder [Db] bass lines. _
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_ [Gb] _ _ _ _ [Db] Hey guys, welcome to Tomans Guitars and Basses.
[N] You all know Stevie Wonder and you all know his hits like
I Wish and Superstition, but his career started way earlier in the Motown era,
as you might have heard in the intro.
I want to start with the song that was released in 1968.
It's the earliest song in my top 5 list and it was written by
Ron Miller and Orlando Merton for Motown Records.
And therefore we also need a Motown bass player and that could be no one else than
[F] James Chamberson.
Here is For Once in My Life with the phenomenal bass line by James Chamberson. _
For once in my [A] life [F] I have someone [Db] who needs [Gm] me
Someone I've needed so [Dm] long
[Gm] For once [Gb] I'm not afraid of anything
[Gm] I can do it well [D] life needs me
[C] Somehow I know [F] I'll be strong
For once I can touch what my [Dm] heart used to dream of
[Bb] Long before I knew
_ [Am] Oh, someone [Dm] warm like you
[Gm] Would [Am] make my dream come [Bb] true
[D] For once [F] in my life
[Dm] I won't let [Ebm] sorrow hurt [Gm] me
Not like it's hurt me before _
For once I have something I know won't [C] [F] desert me
[N] The lyrics of the next song focus on his childhood in the 1950s and the early 1960s.
And it's about how he wishes [Ebm] to go back and just relive it.
The song was written and produced by Stevie Wonder and the bass player is Nathan Watts.
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_ I've never had it all _ _ _
_ _ _ In my heart [Ab] _ [Ebm]
was the [Bb] Christmas one but in my heart _ _ _
_ _ [C] Even though it's [Fm] sometimes _
[F] late
We were happy with the
[Fm] Joy that they [Gb] would bring
[Ebm] Sneaking out the back door
[Ab] Hang up the door, good [Eb] luck, it's not too late
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_ really I'm [Ebm] bad, so
But what I [Bb] told you not to do was I
Did _ _ [E] you [Bb] know
You got [C] to bring the water to your [Abm] eyes
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And think it was all [Fm] control
But when [Bbm] you're high and the disco beats
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_ _ [Bb] I think I'm all [Eb] alone
One [G] of Stevie Wonder's role models was jazz legend Duke Ellington.
Therefore he wrote a song because he influenced [N] him so much as a musician.
He said, I knew the title from the beginning but wanted it to be about a musician
Who did something for me.
So soon they are forgotten.
I wanted to show my appreciation.
Again, the bass player is Nathan Watts and you can hear the famous unison line representing the pentatonic scale.
[C] Here is Sergiu.
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_ [E] you can tell right away [D] when the people start to [B] move
_ They can feel it, [Fm] _ _
_ _ [E] they can feel it [Dbm] all [Gb] around
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_ [E] it, they can feel it [Dbm] all around _
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_ [Ab] _ _ [Gb] _ _ [B] the next song the bass line is [G] not played with an electric bass.
It is played with a Moog bass and Stevie Wonder played it himself as he did with the drums and the [Eb] clavinet.
He wrote the song together with Jeff Beck and [G] he gave him the permission to also record it.
So have a listen to the hard rock version of the trio [B] Beck, Bogert, Eppis.
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Stevie Wonder's Superstition reached number one in the US Billboard Hot 100 in January 1973.
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_ _ _ [N] The album version of the next song, released in 1982, is around 10 minutes long.
The song is really groovy and Stevie Wonder starts to rap at the end.
On bass we have Nathan Watts again and on trumpet Diffie Gillespie.
Here is Do I [Ab] Do.
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[Eb] Do I [Ab] Do
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I [C] love [B] you _ _ _ _
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_ [B] Thank [G] you guys for watching.
I hope [F] you liked this video.
[G] Tell me what is your favorite Stevie Wonder bass line.
Just leave a comment down below.
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[G] And I hope to see you soon in one of the next [A] videos.
Bye everyone!
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