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Sir Duke

Stevie Wonder

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Artist: Stevie Wonder
Song: Sir Duke
from Album: Songs in the Key of Life

this is very different to other tabs on here. this one is right. try it out and youll 
have fun playing the unison part at full speed =]
make sure to keep swung rhythms the whole way through, playing this straight will make 
sound flat and boring, keep the swing to groove.

Intro: (0:17 - very short)
G |---------|
D |-4-2-1---|  (think this is right, as long as it sounds
A |-------4-|  good you play play anything that fits here really!)
E |---------|

Verse: (0:18)
G |-----4--------------------------------|
D |---4---4-6---6---5---5---4---44-2-1---|
A |-2---------6---6---5---5---4--------4-|
E |--------------------------------------|


G |-----4-----------------------------|
D |---4---4-6---6---5---5---4---4---3-|
A |-2---------6---6---5---5---4---3---|
E |-----------------------------------|

Pre-Chorus: (0:36)
G|--------------------------11~\----------------------------11~\-|
D|-2-2-1-1-0-0----0-0-1-1-2--------2-2-1-1-0-0----0-1-2-3-4------|
A|-------------4-4-----------------------------4-4---------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus: (0:45)
G|-----4--------10--------9-----------------------|
D|---4---4---10----10-------9-----------1-2-4-4---|
A|-2-------8----------8-7-----7-6-4---4-----------|
E|----------------------------------------------2-|

Chorus Again (0:55)

Interlude - all instruments in unison (1:04)
Its important to get the swing right so i'll write it in where necessary,
L= Long
S=Short

   L   S L S S L S L S L L S L L S L S L S
G|---------------------------------4-6-7-8-|
D|-------------6-4-------------4-6---------|
A|-2---2-6-4-4---------2-4-5-6-------------|
E|-----------------2-4---------------------|

   L  S  L  S  L    (ALL VERY FAST!)
G|-13----11-----------------------------|
D|----13----11-13---11-9------11-9----9-|
A|-----------------------11-9------11---|
E|--------------------------------------|

   L   L S L S L S L S L   S L S L S L S L S L L L
G|-8---6-4-6-4---4---------------------------------|
D|-------------6---6-4-6---4---4-------------------|
A|---------------------------6---6-4-6-4---4-------|
E|---------------------------------------6---6-4-2-|

   L S L S L S L S L S S L S S L S S S
G|---------------4---4-----------------|
D|-----------4-6---6---6-4-6-4---4-----|
A|-----2-4-6-------------------6-------|
E|-2-4-----------------------------2-2-|


Verse: (1:21)

Pre Choruse (1:39)

Chorus x4 :(1:48)

Interlude: (2:24)

Chorus x6 :(2:41)

Interlude: (3:24)


Thats a wrap people =]

enjoy playing this great song!

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Sir Duke

Stevie Wonder