Bassline for Stevie Wonder's "Sir Duke" (w/ unison riff in slow motion)

[Margalus89]

daaamn how to get that tone?

[JujiSmurf]

3:05

[MrToxodeath]

a la madre tocas bien cabron ajaj

[s4001]

what do you use to slow the tracks down?

[Alvabass]

@s4001: Thank you for your comment! Any audio editor can perform that task. Sometimes I use Adobe Audition, sometimes Sony Sound Forge.

[KiRiMa64]

Groove on! This is going on my must learn list!

[hiphopsucks96]

spot on! yes, nathan watts plays his bass tuned a half step down, due to the fact that it feels much looser, and may make his high action more bearable :P great observation on ur part!

[theresurrectionnnn]

I did this with a tab. OH MY GOD. Too bad I never saw this video. :( I still can't do the ending licks though. However, I finally figured out the intro (I know the bass doesn't play, but its still fun). No offense to you, though, nobody posted a vid about that part. Oh and yeah ditto IneffableAnalogy.

[IneffableAnalogy]

That was spot-on perfect and your tone is ridiculous. That slowdown at the end really helped me nail the parts I was having trouble with. Thanks for posting, and keep up the excellent work.

[Funkdizzleification]

Your bass is AWESOME!! Scott Pilgrim style!!!!!! :D

[tjruler102]

@Funkdizzleification ?

[Funkdizzleification]

@tjruler102

It's Scott Pilgrim's bass...

[tjruler102]

@Funkdizzleification o..k

[NowaTunes]

Simply: Ace...

[DeltaGaryGordon]

Alvaro don't get me wrong, you are an outstanding player... but I have one qualm. The feel. You are just too staccato for this type of stuff, too clean, too articulated and punchy. Get loose like the video of you playing "The Awakening".

[ninelevelsdeepful]

omg your amp is so smooth. what kind is it?

[Alvabass]

@ninelevelsdeepful: Thank you for your comment! The sound you hear is the line signal of my Kustom KBA30 practice amp pluged to my sound card's auxiliary input.

[stuckinthestation]

great. the slow version of the main riff is a real gift.. good vacation!!

[hentajus]

a rickenbacker and a motorhead shirt? Lemmy fan? :)

[Alvabass]

@hentajus: Motörhead rules! :^)

[knarfg]

great video very helpful,, great player!! what would be even more helpful is the riff(s) on the Fm chords.. thanks

[bigjules718]

you just blew my mind

[synchroflip123]

VERY NICE ......CLEAN

[marazm1]

you gotta fix that fret buzz on the d string, is it?

[hanj31]

I transcribed the horn part aka 1:27-1:44 give me your email and I can send you the music for what ever instrument.

[rivd666]

NICE!

[BakedNagasaki]

1:27-1:44 !! u beast!

[MiniMoose22031]

The bassline to this song always reminds me of Paul Mccartneys' playing. Great job, and love the Ric. Ive been looking at getting one myself.

[JESSEMIRZA]

Man i love this you give me inspiration :) keep up the nice work !

[MCLambDahling3000]

I tried playing the bass at my uncle's house but my hands are waaay to small. That's why I play guitar......

[Curtisandjakefile]

Wow, that bass is so nice, im jealous

[GAGExLDNxEC1]

not bad man i like this alot mainly da bass

[FunkyDocter]

i just started to play bas this day... after playing piano 13 years... this was my first lesson... ... it's nice

[hearNyou]

Thank You

pce

[TheBASSCRAZY4]

Aweaome job man I enjoyed the way you played this bass part.

[13A55player]

nice rickenbacker

[LaboratorioDexter182]

¡¡¡ Buenísimo Álvaro!!!!

¡¡¡ Me encanta Stevie Wonder!!!!

¡¡¡¡ Mis felicitaciones por tu excelente performance!!!!.

Saludos.

[jarevalo39]

Amazing!!! The Peavy could be the right one for this song, but I love the Rick sound... and it's GREAT. Keep uploading new vids on this vacations please.

[7ai5han]

Awesome as usual!!

[Holystewe]

Great work!!!! as always ;)

[Eyemayorist]

Buena, maestro... ese temita estaba dentro de sus "To Do"... Un abrazo con tida mi admiración, usted es un vakán...

Un abrazo...!

[cygnusx211268]

Wow! Amazing groovy playing! Love it!

[SirDukeSeb]

Honoring my username, Alva! :) Excellent job, as always!

Check out the cover I did of this, a long time ago!

[duilkin]

ooohhhh excelente como siempre! maestro!!! no sabia como se llamaba esta cancion y llevaba tiempo buscandola!!!!!! espectacular!!!

[tjruler102]

my family loves this song

[Gretschdrums01]

Very solid playing, but I think you're right, the t-40 would have fit better. Always been one of my favorite Stevie tunes, I feel inspired to tackle it on bass now.

[J0ttem]

Great job as usual :)