Stevie Wonder – Higher Ground (Bass Tab)

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HIGHER GROUND (Bassline) As recorded by Stevie Wonder (From the 1973 Album INNERVISIONS) Words and Music by Stevie Wonder Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb) - 'Stevie Wonder - Moog Synth. arr. for Bass' Intro Q=122(8=s8) 4/4 Gtr I |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
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Chorus 2.,D.S. |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
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To Coda |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
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D.S. al Coda & |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
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Outro |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
    E E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E E  8x
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Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide - natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls <> - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths