Stevie Wonder – Black Man (Bass Tab)

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Standard Bass Tuning tabbed by jjhand Most of this is the actual bass part, except the instrumental and Outro. Much of the song has a synth bass layer heavy in the mix. [Intro]

   pickup notes
G|----------|
D|----6-8h6-|   
A|----------|
E|----------|

   repeating riff, with slapback echo delay:
G|-----------------6-------------6--|-8---8---6-----------------------|
D|-8-------------8------------------|---------------------------6-8p6-|
A|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|

G|-----------------6-------------6--|-8---6---------------------------|
D|-8-------------8------------------|---------8---6-------------6-8p6-|
A|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|

[Verse 1]

   continue repeating riff, with slapback echo delay:
G|-----------------6-------------6-|-8---8---6-----------------------|
D|-8-------------8-----------------|---------------------------6-8p6-|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

G|-----------------6-------------6-|-8---6---------------------------|
D|-8-------------8-----------------|---------8---6-------------6-8p6-|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

[Chorus]
   1:23
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-2-------2-------2-------2-------|-1-------------------------------|

[Verse 2]
   continue repeating riff, with slapback echo delay:
G|-----------------6-------------6--|-8---8---6-----------------------|
D|-8-------------8------------------|---------------------------6-8p6-|
A|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|

G|-----------------6-------------6--|-8---6---------------------------|
D|-8-------------8------------------|---------8---6-------------6-8p6-|
A|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|

[Chorus]
   2:28
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-----------4---------------4-----|---------------------------------|
E|-2-------2-------2-------2-------|-1-------------------------------|

[Bridge]

   continue repeating riff, with slapback echo delay:
G|-----------------6-------------6--|-8---8---6-----------------------|
D|-8-------------8------------------|---------------------------6-8p6-|
A|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|

G|-----------------6-------------6--|-8---6---------------------------|
D|-8-------------8------------------|---------8---6-------------6-8p6-|
A|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|

[Instrumental bass parts]

   5:37 - possibly synth?
G|-------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-----------6h7p6-4-6-4-------|
E|-4h5h6-------------------|-----------------------6-6-4-|

G|-------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|-6-----------------------|-------------------------4h5-|

   5:45
G|-------------------------|----------------------8h9p8-6-8-----|
D|-------------------------|--------------------------------6---|
A|-------4TR5--------------|-------4----------------------------|
E|-6-----------------------|---4-6-----6---4---6----------------|

G|-------------------------|-------6-------8--------10-13----|
D|-8-----------------------|-6-7-8---8-6-8---11-8-11------11-|
A|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-------------------------|---------------------------------|

G|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|---------6h7h8---------------|-6h7h8---6h7h8---6h7h8-------|
A|-----------------------4~----|-----------------------4~----|
E|-4h5h6-----------4h5h6-------|-----------------------------|

G|-----------------------------|---------------6---------6-----|
D|-6h7h8---6h7h8---6h7h8-------|-6h7h8---6h7h8---8-6-------8-6-|
A|-----------------------4~----|---------------------8---------|
E|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|

6:03
G|-----------------------6-----|-------------------------6-----|
D|-8-6---6-----------------8-6-|-8-6---6-------------------8-6-|
A|-----8---8-6-8-8~--6---------|-----8---8-6-8-8~--6-----------|
E|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|

G|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-8-6---6-----------------------|--------------------------------|
A|-----8---8-6-8-6-4-6-4---4-6---|-6h7p6-4-6p4----------------6-8-|
E|-----------------------6-----6-|-------------4h6-4h6------6-----|

G|-------------------------------|-------------------6~-----------|
D|-6---------6-8-8-----------6-7-|-8---6-7-8---6-7h8------8-------|
A|-------6-8---------------8-----|---8-------8--------------------|
E|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|

6:16
G|-/6-/6-/6-6-----5---5----------|---------------------------------|
D|--------------8-------6--------|-8-6---6-------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-----8---8-7-6-6~------6~--------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------9-9-----9-6---|

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-6~------6~------6~------6~------|-6~------6~------6~------6~------|
E|-----9-9-----9-6-----9-9-----9-6-|-----9-9-----9-6-----9-9-----9-6-|

G|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-6~------6~------6~------6~------|-6~----6-----6~----6---4-4-----|
E|-----9-9-----9-6-----9-9-----9-6-|-----9-----6-----9---------6-4-|

[Sampling Outro Riff]

   repeat similarly throughout
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------6/8---------------------|-------4-------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-----4---------------------------|
E|-6-6-6-6---------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2---------------------4-4-4-4-|