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Sir Duke

Stevie Wonder
Bass Tab
4.9(166)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Verse 1

G|--------------------------|---------------------------|
D|---9-----6-----5-----421--|---9-----6-----5-----4---3-|
A|--9-9---6-6---5-5---4---4-|--9-9---6-6---5-5---4---3--|
E|-7---7-4---4-3---3-2------|-7---7-4---4-3---3-2---1---|

Pre-chorus

G|--------------------------------------|
D|-----------------3/13-----------------|
A|-77665544556-77-------7766554456789\--|
E|--------------------------------------|

[Chorus] x2

G|---------589--------------|
D|---9----6-----9-----------|
A|--9-9--8-----7-76\44-7899-|
E|-7---7--------------------|

Horn/Bass/Guitar Harmony

G|---------------------4-678--13--11---------------------|
D|---------6---------46---------13--11-13-119---119----9-|
A|-----6----9---2-456------------------------119-----11--|
E|-7--7-9-9---24-----------------------------------------|

Now the hard part

G|-8-6464-4--------------------------1414-1-1--------|
D|-------6-646--4-4----------------14------4--414----|
A|---------------6-6464242-------24------------------|
E|------------------------4-2--24-----------------22-|

Verse 2

G|--------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|---9-----6-----5-----421--|---9-9-----6-----5-5-----4----3-|
A|--9-9---6-6---5-5---4---4-|--9-9-9---6-6---5-5-5---4----3--|
E|-7---7-4---4-3---3-2------|-7-----7-4---4-3-----3-2----1---|

Pre-chorus

G|--------------------------------------|
D|-----------------3/13-----------------|
A|-77665544556-77-------7766554456789\--|
E|--------------------------------------|

[Chorus] x2

G|---------589--------------|
D|---9----6-----9-----------|
A|--9-9--8-----7-76\44-7899-|
E|-7---7--------------------|

Chorus like this x2

G|-----------589--------------|
D|---9-9----6-----9-----------|
A|--9-9-9--8-----7-76\44-7899-|
E|-7-----7--------------------|

Horn/Bass/Guitar Harmony

G|----------------------4678--13--11---------------------|
D|---------6---------46---------13--11-13-119---119----9-|
A|-----6----9---2-456------------------------119-----11--|
E|-7--7-9-9---24-----------------------------------------|

Now the hard part

G|-86464-4-----------------------------1414-1-1--------|
D|------6-646-64-4-------------------14------4--414-44-|
A|--------------6-6-6464-4242------24------------------|
E|---------------------------42--24--------------------|

Chorus like this x4

G|-----------5-585-------------------|
D|---9-9----6-6---6----9-------------|
A|--9-9-9--8-------87-7-7-76\44-7899-|
E|-7-----7---------------------------|

(Use Stevie's voice to cue you into playing the chorus differently)

Chorus like this x2

G|-----------589--------------|
D|---9-9----6-----9-----------|
A|--9-9-9--8-----7-76\44-7899-|
E|-7-----7--------------------|

Horn/Bass/Guitar Harmony

G|----------------------4678--13--11---------------------|
D|---------6---------46---------13--11-13-119---119----9-|
A|-----6----9---2-456------------------------119-----11--|
E|-7--7-9-9---24-----------------------------------------|

Now the hard part

G|-86464-4-----------------------------1414-1-1--------|
D|------6-646-64-4-------------------14------4--414-44-|
A|--------------6-6-6464-4242------24------------------|
E|---------------------------42--24--------------------|

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