--------------------------------------- I Was Made To Love Her - Stevie Wonder Bassist - James Jamerson --------------------------------------- Tabbed By: iLike2scream7 (Andrew) E-mail: ilike2scream7@gmail.com --------------------------------------- James Jamerson was a master of improv and is one of the greatest bass players ever. I don't claim 100% accuracy with this tab (above 95%), but you shouldn't aim to be a copycat anyway, and I'd encourage you to create your own riffs and ornamentation for the song. It'd be a good idea to mix and combine the riffs and also to incorporate your own. So enjoy! And please rate/comment. --------------------------------------- "1 e & a" is used to signify 1 crotchet beat, split into 4 semi-quavers; it rolls off the tongue nicely, and helps with the syncopated rhythms. --------------------------------------- (Intro) F 1 & 2 & a 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & a 3 & 4 e & a G|-----------7-10-10--7------7--|-----------7-10-10--7-------------| D|---10--10--------------10-----|---10--10--------------10---------| A|8-----------------------------|8-------------------------10------| E|------------------------------|-----------------------------10-8-| (Main Riff) (Varation 1) F Bbm Eb 1 & 2 & a 3 e & a 4 e & a 1 & a 2 & 3 e & 4 & G|-------------------------------|---------------------------| D|-------------------------------|---------------------------| A|8------------5---5-6-7-8-------|-------8--6----6--------3--| E|---------------8---------5-8-7-|6----6-----------6\4-4-----| Db Eb F 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & a 3 & 4 & G|------------------------|-----------7-10-10--7---------| D|---3--6--------5--8-----|---10--10--------------10-----| A|4--------5--6--------8--|8--------------------------7--| E|------------------------|------------------------------| (Varation 2) F Bbm Eb 1 & 2 e & a 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & G|--------------------------|-------------------------| D|--------------------------|-------------------------| A|8-------6---6-7--8--------|---8--7--6------------3--| E|--------------------5--8--|6--------------6--4------| Db Eb F 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & a 3 & 4 & a G|------------------------|-----------7-10-10--7------7----| D|---3--6--------5--8-----|---10--10--------------10-------| A|4--------5--6--------8--|8----------------------------10-| E|------------------------|--------------------------------| (Varation 3) F Bbm Eb 1 & 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & G|------------------------------|------------------------| D|------------------------------|------------------------| A|8--8----5-------5---7-8-------|---8--7--6-----6-----3--| E|----------8-5-----8-----5-8-7-|6-----------------6-----| Db Eb F 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & a 3 & 4 & a G|------------------------|-----------7-10-10--7------7----| D|---3--6--------5--8-----|---10--10--------------10-------| A|4--------5--6--------8--|8----------------------------10-| E|------------------------|--------------------------------| (Varation 4) F Bbm Eb 1 & 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & G|------------------------------|------------------------| D|------------------------------|------------------------| A|8--8----8---5---5-6-7-8-------|---8--7--6-----------3--| E|----------5---8---------5-8-7-|6--------------6--4-----| Db Eb F 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & a 3 & 4 & a G|------------------------|-----------7-10-10--7------7----| D|---3--6--------5--8-----|---10--10--------------10-------| A|4--------5--6--------8--|8----------------------------10-| E|------------------------|--------------------------------| (Varation 5) F Bbm Eb 1 & 2 e & a 3 & 4 e & a 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & G|----------------------------|------------------------| D|----------------------------|------------------------| A|8--8----5---5-6--7--8-------|---8--7--6-----------3--| E|----------8-----------5-8-7-|6--------------3--6-----| Db Eb F 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & a 3 & 4 & a G|------------------------|-----------7-10-10--7------7----| D|---3--6--------5--8-----|---10--10--------------10-------| A|4--------5--6--------8--|8----------------------------10-| E|------------------------|--------------------------------| (Varation 6) F Bbm Eb 1 & 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a 1 & 2 & 3 e & 4 & G|------------------------------|-------------------------| D|------------------------------|-------------------------| A|8--8----8---5-------7-8-------|---8--7--6------------3--| E|----------5-----8-------5-8-7-|6-------------4-4--6-----| Db Eb F 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & a 3 & 4 & a G|------------------------|-----------7-10-10--7------7----| D|---3--6--------5--8-----|---10--10--------------10-------| A|4--------5--6--------8--|8----------------------------10-| E|------------------------|--------------------------------| (Varation 7; closely related to Variation 3) F Bbm Eb 1 & 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & G|------------------------------|------------------------| D|------------------------------|------------------------| A|8--8----5-------5---7-8---4-3-|---8--7--6-----------3--| E|----------8-5-----8-----4-----|6-----------4--6--------| Db Eb F 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & a 3 & 4 & a G|------------------------|---------------7-10-10--7------7----| D|---3--6--------5--8-----|---7h10--7h10--------------10-------| A|4--------5--6--------8--|8--------------------------------10-| E|------------------------|------------------------------------| (Varation 8; closely related to Variation 5) F Bbm Eb 1 & 2 e & a 3 & 4 e & a 1 & 2 & 3 e & a 4 & G|----------------------------|--------------------------| D|----------------------------|--------------------------| A|8--8----5---5-6--7--8-------|---8--7--6-------------3--| E|----------8-----------5-8-7-|6-------------4-4-4-6-----| Db Eb F 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & a 3 & 4 & a G|------------------------|-------------7-10-10--7------7----| D|---3--6--------5--8-----|---7h10--10--------------10-------| A|4--------5--6--------8--|8------------------------------10-| E|------------------------|----------------------------------| (Varation 9; closely related to Variation 5+8) F Bbm Eb 1 & 2 e & a 3 & 4 e & a 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & G|----------------------------|------------------------| D|----------------------------|------------------------| A|8--8----5---5-6--7--8-------|---8--7--6-----------3--| E|----------8-----------5-8-7-|6--------------4--6-----| Db Eb F 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & a 3 & 4 & a G|------------------------|-----------7-10-10--7------7-0--| D|---3--6--------5--8-----|---10--10--------------10-------| A|4--------5--6--------8--|8-------------------------------| E|------------------------|--------------------------------| (Bridge) F 1 & a 2 & a 3 e & 4 & 1 & 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 & a G|---------------------------|-----------------------------| D|3----3----------0----1--2--|3---------------------0--1-2-| A|-------0--1-2-----3--------|------0-0---1---2-3----------| E|---------------------------|---1-------------------------| 1 & 2 & a 3 & 4 e & a 1 & 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 & a G|---------------------------|------------------------------| D|3------------------------2-|3------------0----------------| A|---0--0----1----2----3-----|---0-----1-----3---3---5--6-7-| E|---------------------------|------------------------------| (Main Riff) (Varation 10; closely related to Variations 1+6) F Bbm Eb 1 & 2 & a 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 e & 4 & G|---------------------------|-------------------------| D|---------------------------|-------------------------| A|8-----8----5----7--8-------|---8--7--6------------3--| E|-------------8-------5-8-7-|6-------------4-4--6-----| Db Eb F 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & a 3 & 4 & a G|------------------------|---------------7-10-10--7------7----| D|---3--6--------5--8-----|---7h10--7h10--------------10-------| A|4--------5--6--------8--|8--------------------------------10-| E|------------------------|------------------------------------| (Varation 11; closely related to Variation 4) F Bbm Eb 1 & 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & 1 & 2 & 3 e & a 4 & a G|-----------------------------|---------------------------| D|-----------------------------|---------------------------| A|8--8----8-------5-----8------|---8--7--6----6----------3-| E|----------5-------8-------8--|6---------------6-6-4--6---| Db Eb F 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & a 3 & 4 & a G|------------------------|---------------7-10-10--7------7----| D|---3--6--------5--8-----|---7h10--7h10--------------10-------| A|4--------5--6--------8--|8--------------------------------10-| E|------------------------|------------------------------------| (Varation 12; closely related to Variation 4) F Bbm Eb 1 & 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a 1 & 2 & 3 e & a 4 & G|------------------------------|----------------------------| D|------------------------------|----------------------------| A|8--8----8---5---5-6-7-8-------|---6h8--7--6-------------3--| E|----------5---8---------5-8-7-|6---------------6---1-4-----| Db Eb F 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & a 3 & 4 & a G|------------------------|---------------7-10-10--7------7----| D|---3--6--------5--8-----|---7h10--7h10--------------10-------| A|4--------5--6--------8--|8--------------------------------10-| E|------------------------|------------------------------------| (Varation 13; closely related to Variation 8+12) F Bbm Eb 1 & 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a 1 & 2 & 3 e & a 4 & G|------------------------------|--------------------------| D|------------------------------|--------------------------| A|8--8----8---5---5-6-7-8-------|---8--7--6-------------3--| E|----------5---8---------5-8-7-|6-------------4-4-4-6-----| Db Eb F 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & a 3 & 4 & a G|------------------------|---------------7-10-10--7------7----| D|---3--6--------5--8-----|---7h10--7h10--------------10-------| A|4--------5--6--------8--|8--------------------------------10-| E|------------------------|------------------------------------| (Varation 14; closely related to Variation 12+13) F Bbm Eb 1 & 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a 1 & 2 & 3 e & 4 & G|------------------------------|-------------------------| D|------------------------------|-------------------------| A|8--8----8---5---5-6-7-8-------|---8--7--6------------3--| E|----------5---8---------5-8-7-|6-------------4-4--6-----| Db Eb F 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & a 3 & 4 & a G|------------------------|---------------7-10-10--7------7----| D|---3--6--------5--8-----|---7h10--7h10--------------10-------| A|4--------5--6--------8--|8--------------------------------10-| E|------------------------|------------------------------------| (Varation 15; closely related to Variation 12+13) F Bbm Eb 1 & 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a 1 & 2 & 3 e & 4 & G|------------------------------|-------------------------| D|------------------------------|-------------------------| A|8--8----8---5---5-6-7-8-------|---8--7--6------------3--| E|----------5---8---------5-8-7-|6-------------4-4--6-----| Db Eb F 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & G|------------------------| D|---3--6--------5--8-----| A|4--------5--6--------8--| (Fade Out) E|------------------------| --------------------------------------- (Extra Variations) (Intro Variation; 2nd bar) F 1 & 2 & a 3 & 4 e & a G|-----------7-10-10--7------------| D|---10--10--------------10-8-7-0--| A|8--------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| (Main Riff Variations) F Bbm Eb 1 & 2 e & a 3 & 4 & 1 & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a G|------------------------------|-------------------------------| D|------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|8--8----8-------5-6-7-8-------|-------8-7-6-----4-3---------3-| E|----------5-6-8---------5-8-7-|6----6---------------6-4-3-6---| F Bbm Eb 1 & 2 e & a 3 e & 4 e & a 1 & 2 & 3 e & a 4 e & G|-----------------------------|---------------------------| D|-----------------------------|---------------------------| A|8--8----8-----5-6-7--8-------|---8--7--6----4-3---6------| E|----------5-8----------5-8-7-|6-----------------6-----3--| --------------------------------------- | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note