Black Man
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Stevie Wonder - Black Man
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-|
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| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| ~ Vibrato
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How to play Black Man
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.