It’s the ‘ULTIMATE’ bass break (Stevie Wonder

It’s the ‘ULTIMATE’ bass break (Stevie Wonder - Sir Duke)

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This lesson is all about showing you how to play the GREATEST bass break of all time, Stevie Wonder's Sir Duke.
Nate Watts’ bass playing with Stevie Wonder can teach you everything you need to know about technique, feel, and pocket - there is true genius in his playing if you know where to look (take this game-changing bass break for instance).
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Video Breakdown:
00:00 - Introduction
01:46 - The Key to Learning Sir Duke
02:20 - Lesson - Part 1
05:05 - Articulation
05:43 - Lesson - Part 2
07:00 - Recap
08:26 - Lesson - Part 3
10:12 - Final Playthrough
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@bassislife-trh 5 ай бұрын

I'm 59 years old and I've been playing since my early teens. I've always wanted to learn this part but never took the time to try. Thanks to you guys, that's about to change.

@robwakelin5559 5 ай бұрын

Likewise!

@granddaddy_funk 4 ай бұрын

Time to really learn the pentatonic scale. Most of us don't really know it all the way around the neck lol

@bassislife-trh 4 ай бұрын

@@granddaddy_funk That's an interesting assumption, that because I never sat down to learn Sir Duke, I don't know the pentatonic scale. lol

@granddaddy_funk 4 ай бұрын

@@bassislife-trh Its all pentatonic/blues. It's only a mystery if you can only play it in one position. Sorry if I came across as rude I meant to say this song will teach you how to extend the scale across the whole fretboard.

@bassislife-trh 4 ай бұрын

@@granddaddy_funk I just never sat down to learn this particular song is all. I'm well versed in blues scales.

@TheScepticalThinker 5 ай бұрын

I've always been around this channel here but man, Ian is such a great addition. Love his vibe!

@devinebass 5 ай бұрын

Me too, lol ;-)

@NoName-fo7mz 24 күн бұрын

He actually sucks he’s super fake and annoying

@olexhutalla5056 5 ай бұрын

Growing up with no internet, I had to learn this by ear. Took a lot of time to get a bar down. Now you have professional musicians teaching you note for note online for free. What a great time for learning. Keep them low ends groov’n.

@Kasino80 3 күн бұрын

I still have to learn by ear. I'm terrible at reading tabs. It's too much maths for me.

@MC-qe5qb 5 ай бұрын

You both bring so much joy in learning bass lines, and on top of it inspiring bass lines! Thanks guys

@devinebass 5 ай бұрын

🧡🧡🧡

@MrJbassrw 5 ай бұрын

This is the best bass video I’ve ever scene. Not only my fave bass song, but you guys are so great and funny together. No one ever broke this down like this. Wow..Love it ! Peace..

@victoriawang1356 5 ай бұрын

This song and this bass break will always have a special place in my heart because it was the song i played for my prepared piece during my Berklee audition. And now i’m attending class there. It’s great!

@CatsNCows 5 ай бұрын

As a former Berklee student; and former Air Force musician…. RUN AWAY from Berklee as fast as you can and never look back!

@corruptpie2364 5 ай бұрын

@@CatsNCowswhy?

@LanceBoos 5 ай бұрын

My first time playing it on a gig (I was 19 or 20) was also a disaster, but since then it's always been an absolute joy to play. Such a killer song and rightly a core part of the repertoire for any working bassist.

@dwayneelizondomountaindewh1465 5 ай бұрын

I don't many working bassists can play this.

@MTEMedia 5 ай бұрын

It's wild to hear these two play the exact same phrases, yet sound so different. If I'm being honest, I prefer Ian's approach. The snap/articulation from playing each note individually - rather than using pull-offs - seems to fit in the pocket better for me. There's a percussiveness to the notes that I really like with his approach.

@daveflood1555 5 ай бұрын

Breaking it down like this into sort of bite size pieces is great and gave me hope and inspiration. Oh year each piece is a bass line in itself!

@CascaydAzgard 5 ай бұрын

Really love how much fun you guys have playing together =) Thanks for the videos.

@matejgrim 5 ай бұрын

Having you both in the video nicely shows the different ways to play the same thing and that nothing is wrong if it sounds cool!

@bertrandpuissegur5667 5 ай бұрын

guys french player here glad to speak english to be one of your followers, beyond this iconic phenomenal bass line of stevie, just wanted a massive thanks for all your contributions and your passion !!! it is so bloody contagious !

@nouseforaname1111 5 ай бұрын

I've been putting this one off but breaking it up in parts helped me nail it pretty quick. Endless thanks for this awesome channel & hosts!

@kejames26 5 ай бұрын

Let’s go! Favorite song of all time!!! 🔥🔥🔥

@Iguatemy70 5 ай бұрын

You guys together are amazing ! Thank you !!

@ConanTroutman0 5 ай бұрын

Oddly when I first tried picking this song up it wasn't the bass break that tripped me up, it was that last chorus! The variations definitely get trickier as the song goes on.

@xybervid 5 ай бұрын

One of the nice things about playing this break is the little “yeah!” on the track after the first long phrase. Always makes me feel like Stevie and the band are rooting for me to get it right!

@nicgundy 5 ай бұрын

I remember taking me few weeks when I was 21 to learn Sir Duke on bass as my audition for my college fusion band, & it's still one of my all time favorite songs to jam along many years later!

@devinebass 5 ай бұрын

Great choice, and yeah, it's so much fun to jam to!

@andrewpappas9311 5 ай бұрын

I remember playing this song in my high school jazz band (I had picked up bass in about Grade 8 and was my main instrument throughout high school, and quickly got the reputation/nickname of "rock star" from a lot of my friends because I was the only guitarist in the band and they knew I played guitar and loved rock music), and while it did definitely take me awhile to get down it's still one of my favourite songs that I've learned and I got to play this back in 2017 when my music teacher took up on our annual Cuba trip (every four years he would take our high school/Senior band to Cuba for a week to play some shows and the last time they had gone some of my friends who had already been playing there went when we had started Grade 9 so I got to experience it once I hit Grade 12 and it was absolutely beautiful), such an absolute bloody jam and it'll always be one of my favourite Stevie songs

@Chris_Davis_music 5 ай бұрын

The turns played by the horns on the last few notes almost always go unnoticed by bands (obviously the bass doesn't do it in the recording) but it's such a nice little flex whenever I hear people do it!

@devinebass 5 ай бұрын

🧡🧡🧡

@JosephQaqish 5 ай бұрын

I’ve been playing bass since I was 14 and this was one of the first things I attempted, it was just way too cool 😂 I’ve been playing it non stop for the last 5 years and have never been able to get it just right. But you’ve inspired me to keep trying it, enjoying every bar!

@jonatales83 5 ай бұрын

Thank you Guys! The best bass teachers in youtube!

@matthewwithanm 5 ай бұрын

So cool to see your different approaches to the same line!

@AdamZuk1982 5 ай бұрын

Excellent! Thank You.

@TJTurnage 5 ай бұрын

Such a great video with your infectious enthusiasm.

@jeremybernstein8808 5 ай бұрын

Absolutely fantastic!!! Possibly one of my favorite videos you guys have done! Totally unrelated, still waiting for Ian to do a full cover of “Over” 😂

@Ben_Mdws 5 ай бұрын

A brilliant breakdown. You both explain it so well, in a really accessible way.

@devinebass 5 ай бұрын

🧡🧡🧡

@georgegoumas4193 4 ай бұрын

you are both great tutors, i learned that stuff in 15 minutes thanks to your great guidance! thank you! keep up the good work!

@MatthewFearnley-ym3oy 5 ай бұрын

You both look like your having so much fun 😂, one word AWESOME!!!!

@mumblbeebee6546 5 ай бұрын

You two are a wonderful team, mutual respect and friendship and great tone too! Thanks for the fun!

@inatehex 5 ай бұрын

Brilliant song. I can’t help but play along with the horns on the intro when I’m jamming to this!

@fbmbassist 2 ай бұрын

Love your stories!

@user-zd7rs5oe2j 5 ай бұрын

Ben learning things more challenging recently.This was a great one!

@samdelossantos2864 5 ай бұрын

Awesome video!

@Erinski 5 ай бұрын

Always thought of it more as a horn break than a bass break, but yeah. It's awesome. My all time favorite song.

@Erinski 5 ай бұрын

Okay, nvm. That point was acknowledged within the first 30 seconds lol

@Mrpsblobsoflowendmung 5 ай бұрын

I remember learning this with the vinyl when I was 12 . Absolute monster Luckily my dad’s old record player went all the way down to 18 on a variable slider so I could get it an entire octave down. Still took me a while So much fun tho Watts is a beast

@elrafa782 5 ай бұрын

Awesome part for sure, awesome dudes too 😉🙏

@darvinclement8404 5 ай бұрын

The bass playing on that song is a master class on how to make a really good song great.

@hoagie_sando 5 ай бұрын

yall are the goats for doin this :]

@michalkbass 5 ай бұрын

I just love Sir Duke. What an epic song!

@devinebass 5 ай бұрын

It's sooooo much fun!!

@PedroRodriguez-bw6fb 5 ай бұрын

Hell yeah ! Keep them coming

@devinebass 5 ай бұрын

👍👍👍

@ericmyrs 5 ай бұрын

I learned this one first on the sax, which actually made it harder to learn on the bass, as it actually isn't the same line. Similar, but not the same.

@dirkidentification 5 ай бұрын

i guess the first line written was the sax/trumpet lines,....

@tremla87 5 ай бұрын

Tank you!

@CatsNCows 5 ай бұрын

The very first lick I ever learned by ear; more than 25 years ago. I still remember where I was when I learned it also.

@GarlandPope 5 ай бұрын

So fun!

@devinebass 5 ай бұрын

Absolutely!!! so much fun to be had learning and playing this tune!

@thegabaghoul93 5 ай бұрын

Sir Duke and Master Blaster are the two bass breaks that make you feel good when you hear it

@devinebass 5 ай бұрын

🧡🧡🧡

@teryeah 5 ай бұрын

Great video! I love the vibe between you! (bass-nerding-deluxe) :)

@devinebass 5 ай бұрын

🧡🧡🧡

@brianmeadows6783 5 ай бұрын

I've been practicing this for the last few weeks, so fun! I feel like my timing is off though

@Nickhannamusic 5 ай бұрын

Played this in marching band in high school… so much fun ❤

@devinebass 5 ай бұрын

🧡🧡🧡

@sonicart1808 5 ай бұрын

Sublime....

@spicychicken6197 Ай бұрын

good video

@ollywright 5 ай бұрын

Used to play this in a band with a full horn section. So much fun.

@devinebass 5 ай бұрын

🔥🔥🔥

@banetesta452 4 ай бұрын

I’ve been playing for about a year and a half and have to learn this in two weeks for jazz band, wish my luck

@devinebass 4 ай бұрын

Good luck!

@robwakelin5559 5 ай бұрын

Ian sets off showing what to play at a speed you can relate to. Scott man, you blast through "It's just... (insert the lick played faster than the original!" 🙂

@ElCaminoMasLargoBrewing 5 ай бұрын

For the longest time I didn’t even know a bass was playing with the horns. I thought it was Stevie on the Rhodes.

@mhenkka 4 ай бұрын

Great stuff... I wish I was a bassist ;)

@withershin 5 ай бұрын

After downloading the workbook I'm like wait isn't this super similar to Take the A-Train? Oh Sir Duke... plays the two songs together at the same time... Stevie Wonder is a genius

@oldunclemick 5 ай бұрын

Nice 👍

@oj8479 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for the video, amazing breakdown of all the details! Would you be able to do a similar video on Matt Ramseys bass playing from the NPR tiny Desk with Kirk Franklin, it's got some of the most inspired song-serving bass playing I've ever heard. I'd love to hear you both analyse it!

@Michael-km4oy 5 ай бұрын

Hi! Your sound is so full, so reach, even with different basses. What's the secret? There is so many bass videos on KZfaq and too many with a crappy sound. Please show us/them the light! 😉

@groovydy 3 ай бұрын

Great playing both! i'm new to the game but I really love the sound of that Wal bass, even more than the F. Anyone can comment on that Wal v/s a EBMM stingray special 5HH?

@BARTFUNKBASS 5 ай бұрын

I bought "Songs in the Key of Life" vinyl like 15 years ago, and I never learned it. I have something to work on this weekend! 🎸🤩Peace!✌

@devinebass 5 ай бұрын

Go to it and have fun!!

@claudevieaul1465 4 ай бұрын

I got to learn this iconic break on both bass ánd keys (we couldn't afford a proper brass section 🤣😭👍) for 2 different bands... Once you've got it, it'll never leave you! Stevie Wonder is such a deserved legend....

@devinebass 4 ай бұрын

🔥🔥🔥

@MegaRockstar48 5 ай бұрын

Naked in the rain by the chili peppers is my pick

@MikeKobb 5 ай бұрын

Man, I miss that banana bass. What a beauty. EXCELLENT video, guys. Thank you. I'm going to tackle learning this one.

@devinebass 5 ай бұрын

Miss it too!! 🍌💛🍌

@ghostbass_alex 5 ай бұрын

SBL, when can we get an AEROPLANE (RHCP) song breakdown!!??? Its what the people want

@amandamarinovich6164 5 ай бұрын

Awww, it's the ba-nah-nah bass ❤

@devinebass 5 ай бұрын

🍌💛🍌

@BenD_Bass 5 ай бұрын

Scott, the new videos with the banana bass is like salt in the wound 😫

@devinebass 5 ай бұрын

I knowwwwwww!!!!!

@JaredLeesBass 5 ай бұрын

One of the finest bits of music from the last century...

@devinebass 5 ай бұрын

💯💯💯

@Jacko-dm2lz 5 ай бұрын

I was just look for how to play this

@juliettaschoenmann8749 5 ай бұрын

Hey guys, would you ever consider analysing Trevor Bolder when he was playing bass with Bowie. Amazing, melodic lines with lots of notes, created almost instantaneously by Trevor not David ……he was much underrated, but so good. Take the bass line for ‘Lady Grinning Soul’ for example…..

@matteomarasco8655 5 ай бұрын

you should check out stevie wonder's master blaster, that break is grrreeeeat

@devinebass 5 ай бұрын

Great shout!!

@therealmrcat 5 ай бұрын

got to laugh about the first time Scott played it at a reading gig... feel your pain !!!😁

@devinebass 5 ай бұрын

lol... seriously... a BLOOD BATH! ;-)

@therealmrcat 5 ай бұрын

@@devinebass Maybe ask us lot "what is the worst you ever messed up at a reading gig.. " should be some funny stories...

@ricardopitamusic 5 ай бұрын

💎

@ivansakal1224 5 ай бұрын

Could you please break down Tetsuo Sakurai's solo on Domino Line (Mint Jams album)? Thanks

@MrMarcJackson 5 ай бұрын

When is the channel gonna get a punk/hard rock/metal consultant?There are some great bass lines in coheed and cambria music.

@bassomatic6055 5 ай бұрын

After scott gets done saying how important articulation is to match the horns, he does that dead string rake that blows that out of the water. Ian articulates the thing a lot better.

@luigi505buz5 5 ай бұрын

“777” by Silksonic

@gross_patat4467 5 ай бұрын

bass

@ticsbassplace 5 ай бұрын

I no the break down i need to learn the rest of it 😂😂😂😂

@rossinisilva1302 5 ай бұрын

Gold on YT, spread out on your face out of bass ore

@digitalgord5694 4 ай бұрын

Scott, did you make sure to match your hate with your bass!

@kingdeedee 5 ай бұрын

Pour one out for the bunAAAAHHHHna bass 😢

@devinebass 5 ай бұрын

i miss that bass SO much!

@kingdeedee 5 ай бұрын

@@devinebass I still hate that you gave it away (mostly because I didn’t win) 😢

@flynnwatson5971 5 ай бұрын

Bass solo or bass break?? I would consider it a unison line with the horns

@blakebass1 5 ай бұрын

Nice job lads. I'm glad you pointed out the portion where Nathan Watts played it up an octave, which is how I've always played it. I learned this back when "Songs in the Key of Life" came out, and I love to play it. I don't think that specific portion of the line should be played in the lower register. It's cooler to play that lick like the original track, up high!

@NotThatOneThisOne 5 ай бұрын

What came first - the bass or the cap?

@jbaranowski1990 5 ай бұрын

What strings do you use guys? Great vid as always :)

@devinebass 5 ай бұрын

Both basses have D'addario nickels on them!!

@jbaranowski1990 5 ай бұрын

@@devinebass May I ask what gauge too?

@specialfred453 4 ай бұрын

The PDF download seems to be broken

@XanBcoo 5 ай бұрын

I read "Sir Duke" and thought "Do I Do" I really need y'all to break that one down for me. I could never get it

@devinebass 5 ай бұрын

We might take a look at Do I Do at some point!! Great tune and amazing bass work!!

@juansecar2 5 ай бұрын

Great song, great bass line... and it even aint the best song in that album, which is totally KILLER. Contusion, I Wish, Ordinary Pain, Isn't she Lovely, Black Man, As, SUMMER SOFT!!! It's just top 5 alltime any genre shit for me... too darn freakin sublime! Cheers

@BARTFUNKBASS 5 ай бұрын

Stevie's 70's albums run was incredible! I can't think which album is the best, or which song. There are like 5 genius albums released one after another! 🎸🤩Peace!✌

@DJOrenstein 5 ай бұрын

My son just started playing the bass 3 months ago, has had 4 lessons, and is already playing this like a pro 😮 any other suggested songs/ breaks for him to push himself?

@devinebass 5 ай бұрын

If he really wants to push himself, then Stevie's Do I Do is a killer bass line!!

@DJOrenstein 5 ай бұрын

@@devinebass wow that’s very cool thanks

@felarppe 3 ай бұрын

Funk Police joke was gold! lol

@devinebass 3 ай бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

@LeFingal 5 ай бұрын

7 days ago how did i miss this 😲 I was doing this one 2 weeks ago or so but i cant manage full speed yet 75% i can tho

@devinebass 5 ай бұрын

Be patient and keep working on it in that case! You'll get there!

@LeFingal 5 ай бұрын

I guess, parts im struggling with is 7:19 when you hang with the note on the D string, my fingers climbing from that up to the E string clashes up when i try to do this full speed. Same with the part of the same part on 8:31 my right hand just cant seems to climb up the A string and hit the G and D as it should. And i struggle with the part that goes A-4-4 D-1 A-4 D-2-3-4 E-4 A-4 E-0-2 A-1-2