Stevie Wonder's Top 10 Bass Lines

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  • Опубліковано 6 лип 2024
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    In today’s new video we’re celebrating the best Stevie Wonder basslines of all time.
    Earlier this month Stevie Wonder turned 71 - and what better way to say happy birthday than to rank his 10 best basslines and the music that brought us so many of our bass heroes. From James Jamerson and Bob Babbit to Nate Watts, in this week’s video Ian Allison reminds us just how much FUN playing Stevie Wonder tunes on bass can be.
    We’re also giving you a complete workbook including the tab and notation for everything that Ian plays in this video.
    As always, see you in the shed…
    Scott :)
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  • @theOtherNism
    @theOtherNism 3 роки тому +185

    Stevie Wonder is, among many other things, a great bassist who just happens to play keyboard.

  • @jossspear
    @jossspear 3 роки тому +284

    One other Stevie track that has a rockin bass line is “Master Blaster”. That thing grooves!!

  • @susiemuirhead561
    @susiemuirhead561 3 роки тому +90

    What about "Higher Ground"? It's got the funkiest bassline!

    • @villusive
      @villusive 2 роки тому +1

      that's by rhcp ? ._.

    • @LageYouTube
      @LageYouTube 2 роки тому +4

      @@villusive no

    • @jackdixon29jd
      @jackdixon29jd 2 роки тому +6

      @@villusive Stevie originally did it in 1974 and then the Chili Peppers covered it in 1989 on the Mother's Milk record

  • @paulsturniolo7603
    @paulsturniolo7603 3 роки тому +72

    Forget Bruno Fernandes, or Edouard Mendy, Ian Allison is surely the best signing of 2020. Absolutely love everything he's done for this channel. Big thanks to Ian and Scott.

  • @-gbogbo-
    @-gbogbo- 3 роки тому +18

    11:30 a bassist mimicking a bass line from a keyboardist, what a great tribute!

    • @TerryD23
      @TerryD23 3 дні тому

      Which song - Sir Duke? I thought Nathan Watts played the bass on it?

  • @cptgunn
    @cptgunn 3 роки тому +51

    This was really great, but it's criminal to not have included For Once In My Life. Not only is it a great bass line, but for me personally, is one of the most difficult to mimic. So good.

    • @dannydickylilly
      @dannydickylilly 2 роки тому +5

      Anything James plays bass on is very difficult to mimic... any repeated runs are modified each time. He was the best.

    • @azanocegrog748
      @azanocegrog748 Рік тому +1

      James Jamerson baby. Thats why hes the GOAT

    • @MrJeditwinz
      @MrJeditwinz Рік тому +1

      That entire album was a Jamerson masterpiece. Probably his best full album.

  • @BulletproofFaces
    @BulletproofFaces 3 роки тому +71

    "I Was Made to Love Her" isn't even mentioned?? Criminal!

    • @catsofsherman1316
      @catsofsherman1316 3 роки тому +3

      My thought exactly

    • @strat0871
      @strat0871 3 роки тому +5

      Yes, the most interesting one ! Also "Master blaster jammin".

    • @raybbj
      @raybbj 3 роки тому +2

      I was waiting for it the entire video

    • @airmanchairman
      @airmanchairman 3 роки тому +2

      My very first thought as I loaded the vid. Agreed!

    • @TranquiloTrev
      @TranquiloTrev 3 роки тому +3

      "I was made to love her" was in my opinion his best bassline.

  • @efibass
    @efibass 3 роки тому +30

    MY FAVORITE TEACHER combined with my favorite ARTIST????..wow what a present!!!

  • @RobertWadlow292
    @RobertWadlow292 3 роки тому +33

    Stevie Wonder has some of the best bass lines. "Jamming", "Sir Duke"

  • @ChunkyPuke4me
    @ChunkyPuke4me 3 роки тому +23

    Songs in the key of Life is one of the best albums of all time. 'As' is an amazing song.

    • @ineverswag
      @ineverswag 3 роки тому +3

      As is not just amazing it's one of the greatest songs of all time in my opinion.

    • @ChunkyPuke4me
      @ChunkyPuke4me 3 роки тому

      @@ineverswag strongly agree.

    • @caitiew8075
      @caitiew8075 2 роки тому +1

      @@ChunkyPuke4me agree with all of the above

  • @Providence1017
    @Providence1017 3 роки тому +26

    Those ghost notes on So What the Fuss were an absolute treat

  • @g.belanger8302
    @g.belanger8302 3 роки тому +6

    When I saw the title, I was thinking “looking forward to hearing ‘I Was Made To Love Her’”, but a little shocked that my favourite Stevie Wonder bass performance not even there. Wow.

    • @airmanchairman
      @airmanchairman 3 роки тому

      That was the first baseline that made me sit up & appreciate the instrument‼️

  • @paulies5407
    @paulies5407 3 роки тому +7

    Lost guitarist here, quality video and a great breakdown. Your ear for tone recreation is second to none mate.

  • @danielpalmersofficial
    @danielpalmersofficial Рік тому +2

    I mean, who doesn’t love Stevie Wonder?? I love the bass lines in his songs just as much, but he’s a genius. ✌️😌

  • @dayokoku5524
    @dayokoku5524 3 роки тому +8

    Mesmerizing bass lines. It is tough to put 10 bass lines of Stevie's classics together. There some other gems like "All I do", "Master Blaster," " Higher ground," " living for the city," "Part-time lover," " I was made to lover" and "In your corner."

  • @beatlabpro1
    @beatlabpro1 3 роки тому +29

    It’s an aesthetic pleasure to watch this for the Stevie Wonder’s fan from Russia. I love this channel, love what you guys are doing. It’s not about scores or tablatures that are available everywhere, This lesson truly inspires!!! 🔥 Sending you my good vibrations!

  • @damienscanlon5585
    @damienscanlon5585 3 роки тому +46

    Seriously how could you not even mention “I Was Made to Love Her”?

    • @thomasw3892
      @thomasw3892 2 роки тому

      John Paul Jones of Zeppelin called the 'I Was Made To Love Her' bass line the best pop/rock/R&B bass line of all time.

    • @venusspacey9685
      @venusspacey9685 Рік тому +1

      Because you need to learn more songs than the popular songs everyone is told to play 😅

    • @almd8673
      @almd8673 9 місяців тому

      James Jameson was the bassist on I was made to love her.

  • @hillerm
    @hillerm 3 роки тому +30

    What about “All I Do”? One of the greatest synth bass lines ever.

    • @toasty9670
      @toasty9670 2 роки тому

      he does, at 9:30

    • @hillerm
      @hillerm 2 роки тому

      @@toasty9670 That’s “Do I Do”

  • @richardwoodard3646
    @richardwoodard3646 3 роки тому +3

    WOW, Heart felt thanks from 56 years on the Bass, at 68 you have provided my first 2 lessons and hope. On the way has always been enough, maybe there is a place in space. Sincerely Woody Woodard

  • @jensc.moller7805
    @jensc.moller7805 2 роки тому +13

    I think your use of pedals is incredible. You have such a great sound and your timing is so tight and funky. You really know this stuff. Thanks for doing this.

  • @TheDrummaboy78
    @TheDrummaboy78 3 роки тому +14

    I don't even play the bass (I am a drummer) but I love the bass. Having Stevie's songs highlighted...such a great video!!

    • @seanswinton6242
      @seanswinton6242 3 роки тому +1

      Same here. Can't play guitar either, but I do like playing those solos on my also when it's possible.

    • @gratefulila9980
      @gratefulila9980 2 роки тому +2

      As one of my drummer friends told me ( I'm a bassist) "we have the same heart" .... the drums and bass are best friends

    • @profile2047
      @profile2047 2 роки тому +2

      You should start. The background in drums definitely helps with rhythm. And it’s also really nice to be able to play a melody like one can do on a bass

  • @kennet7837
    @kennet7837 3 роки тому +14

    Good list, but it misses "I Was Made to Love Her" and "For Once in My Life".

  • @dmbar1953
    @dmbar1953 2 роки тому +6

    You did a truly awesome job. And you are a fantastic bass player and superb teacher. Also, your positive energy makes your lessons so much fun to watch and learn from. Thank you so much.

  • @jenny88keys
    @jenny88keys Рік тому +4

    That was TOTALLY awesome. Ian your bass playing is amazing!!! You breaking down the already killer bass lines makes it that much more fascinating . You’re a fantastic teacher!!! I love watching your videos!

  • @toasty9670
    @toasty9670 2 роки тому +5

    "I Was Made to Love Her"
    "For Once In My Life"
    "Golden Lady"
    all songs that would've nicely fit in with this list, but I'm happy to have been exposed to some new Stevie Wonder lines that I hadn't heard before!

  • @jeffdevries5044
    @jeffdevries5044 3 роки тому +2

    Love it Ian! I had such fun! Thank you for doing such an excellent job.

  • @DesignWarriors
    @DesignWarriors 3 роки тому +11

    A great selection there. Stevie has so many wonderful bass lines. One of my favourites you didn’t mention is a track called ‘Black Man’ from songs in the key of life. Cheers

  • @jeffreycalder1339
    @jeffreycalder1339 3 роки тому +2

    Love the format on how you show and partly instruct on your favorite songs.

  • @skellam8010
    @skellam8010 3 роки тому +2

    What a fantastic video. Well done SBL serving up a platter of Ian Martin Allison's infectious joy! Love love LOVE this video. I got work to do . . .

  • @rooseveltpeoples762
    @rooseveltpeoples762 2 роки тому +1

    For years, I've been wanting to play those exact baselines. SBL has made it not only effortless on their part, but has shown me how to do it just as effortlessly.

  • @joannalewis5279
    @joannalewis5279 3 роки тому +4

    So many amazing lines and such great tone and playing

  • @MrDirtydaves
    @MrDirtydaves 2 роки тому +3

    When I first started playing bass, i considered learning the bass line to sir duke like learning stairway to heaven(6 string guitar being my first instrument). When I finally started digging into his tubes, I fell in love with playing bass.

  • @mikestrong4946
    @mikestrong4946 3 роки тому +6

    I have most of Master Blaster, and all of the Sir Duke unison down, but I'm in the middle of The Fretboard Accelerator, (and now The Fretboard Challenge); so I'm going to have to put this one "on the back burner" -- and come back to it when I have more time... Learning all 10 of these basslines would be like taking a master class in Funk!

  • @ignaciomeyerp
    @ignaciomeyerp 3 роки тому +1

    Thank you!!! amazing video! I really enjoy these series from Ian! Cheers!

  • @elvis2828
    @elvis2828 3 роки тому +1

    Love your stuff!!! So glad you're with SBL!!

  • @JohnWhite-xc3md
    @JohnWhite-xc3md 3 роки тому +2

    Great breakdown of some beautiful basslines and the effects that help achieve the tones! I will be going over this probably 100 more times to snag this stuff!

  • @StanleyCullerEsq.
    @StanleyCullerEsq. 2 роки тому +2

    “…sling shot effect…” Man, Ian, that is SO WELL expressed. I will absolutely be stealing that. :)

  • @connorlarkinbass
    @connorlarkinbass 3 роки тому +2

    The fact that "All Day Sucker" is on this list makes it a good list! Thanks again Ian! You Rule!

  • @tubenmarkus
    @tubenmarkus 2 роки тому +3

    I love Ian's videos so much because of all these cool information he provides

  • @tonyarmentanobass8576
    @tonyarmentanobass8576 3 роки тому +2

    Awesome!!! Loved every second. I love Jamerson, so the more the merrier.

  • @BrunoMigliari
    @BrunoMigliari 3 роки тому +2

    Yet another great video, Ian. And this one goes straight to the top of my list of favorite SBL videos, for the great choice of content and the way it is presented. Thank you!

  • @markgrabowski5502
    @markgrabowski5502 3 роки тому +2

    So cool! I've always loved the funk that Stevie puts out. Thank you for playing and breaking down the Bass lines!

  • @MrGRUVES
    @MrGRUVES 3 роки тому +1

    Ian!!!!!!! You are such a great addition to Scott's Bass Lessons! Love your style of playing! Love your teaching style! Love your positivity! Love learning how to make cool sounds on the bass! Keep it up broheim bass-man!

  • @patrickr12342
    @patrickr12342 2 роки тому +1

    Great vid!
    Ian you are amazing.
    Thanks, 4 makin this series.

  • @aikensrus
    @aikensrus 3 роки тому +1

    Thanks Ian! Mind blown. I'm really enjoying hearing new bass artists outside of my bubble.

  • @r3ality1
    @r3ality1 3 роки тому +1

    Hooooo! That tone on "So What The Fuss" is NASTY! Love it!

  • @ken_wilkens
    @ken_wilkens 3 роки тому +1

    Always love your videos, Ian!

  • @mossbanksy
    @mossbanksy 3 роки тому +4

    That was awesome. I've never seen someone look so happy to play!

  • @RyansCustomShopandGearOutlet
    @RyansCustomShopandGearOutlet Рік тому +1

    I've been a SBL member off and on for years, and I recently started taking lessons in person to take me to the next level and provide a different perspective. The best of both worlds! Awesome! Liked and subscribed!

  • @johnhufton5787
    @johnhufton5787 5 місяців тому +1

    Wicked bass lines and playing - Stevie Wonder is superb

  • @himynameisericbrooks
    @himynameisericbrooks 3 роки тому +2

    Yesss. This is amazing. It's awesome to see how you approach these lines, Ian.
    I've been working on learning Sir Duke by ear for about a week and I was trying to decide where to put the left-hand shifts and this is really helpful!
    All 10 of these are incredible lines that I want to learn :)

  • @volkerjansen3901
    @volkerjansen3901 3 роки тому +1

    Awesome playing and sounds, thank you Ian!

  • @johnlong3465
    @johnlong3465 3 роки тому +2

    I worked at the pro audio company Solid State Logic (SSL) in the late '80s. They had a copy of the 24 track multi-track to the Stevie Wonder songs "Do I Do" and "That Girl" in their demo studio there. I'm a bass player, so I spent quite a few hours after work sitting by myself in that studio listening to the "Do I Do" bass and drum tracks mixed very prominently trying to work out the parts. Happy times.

  • @garaughty
    @garaughty 3 роки тому +4

    Your 'Boogie On' tone is absolutely brilliant !!!

  • @3340steve
    @3340steve 3 роки тому +2

    Thank you for posting this important work of Stevie W. Excellent lesson on the bass.

  • @eds6889
    @eds6889 3 роки тому +1

    I really enjoy your segments Ian. Please do more.

  • @titonelson2114
    @titonelson2114 3 роки тому +4

    Man! That was a lot to take on, I'm sure many comments on all Stevie's other bass lines. But just wanted to say GREAT JOB!!!

  • @MrCpd20
    @MrCpd20 3 роки тому +6

    Ian this is super stuff from a big Stevie fan 👍, great playing and info on the effects to get those classic sounds ! it would be great to see a more in depth mini course in SBL on the bass lines of Stevie Wonder , ! here's hoping 😃

  • @alessandromedici3156
    @alessandromedici3156 3 роки тому +1

    Ian, your videos are simply fantastic.

  • @BillCadmus
    @BillCadmus 3 роки тому +2

    Totally awesome!

  • @rickrolli7091
    @rickrolli7091 2 роки тому +1

    Hey Ian. Thanks for bringing the funk. It really made my Wednesday morning with coffee.

  • @sandrooliveira3073
    @sandrooliveira3073 2 роки тому +1

    All my favorite bass lines in one video!!!!

  • @flanneljoe7473
    @flanneljoe7473 3 роки тому +6

    You guys keep me learning. Weather I intend to, or not. It's always badass at SBL

  • @flavyn1
    @flavyn1 Рік тому +1

    Great choices and love the joy you get from playin-learning how you created the sounds as well

  • @daveburns8588
    @daveburns8588 3 роки тому +1

    So many great lines to choose from!!!

  • @VittorioGreggio
    @VittorioGreggio 3 роки тому +1

    Amazing Man, please more of this!!!

  • @matthewb8229
    @matthewb8229 3 роки тому +1

    My favorite ever since I was a little kid (1975, 76) the groove of Superstition has been one of my faves! The organ (souding like a harpsichord), horns, bass...all of it.

  • @ronniemwagner
    @ronniemwagner 10 місяців тому

    Scott has helped me a ton ever since the Technique Challenge. Recently, your videos struck me with your remarkable execution of funky time feel (swung 16th note syncopations) and glorious legato. I can picture you on the bandstand. You really are fabulous. Thank you for your wisdom.

  • @blakevsblake
    @blakevsblake 3 роки тому +1

    Ian does it again! Keep em comin!

  • @per-olafengen7838
    @per-olafengen7838 3 роки тому +1

    Love your videos Ian! You rock

  • @ghostrider2ification
    @ghostrider2ification 3 роки тому +1

    Jamerson was a master of tension and release. That P-bass looks stunning.

  • @andrewcrawley285
    @andrewcrawley285 4 місяці тому +1

    Ian is such an awesome player. So versatile and in the groove of each song

  • @jackmihov5231
    @jackmihov5231 2 роки тому +2

    Scott I'm so glad I found your channel. Thank you for this wonderful and most excellent tutorial on some of the most difficult songs ever created for the pop culture. You have so much soul and BackBeat groove. It's refreshing watching you illustrate how the songs are really supposed to be played. I do the best I can by ear. I generally don't refer to tablature. But there are some tricky things about Stevie wonder's songs. My mission is that I have to learn how to sing and play on the base at the same time lead vocals to Sir Duke, and I wish. These are my homework assignments.

  • @TheDanielleRichard
    @TheDanielleRichard 2 роки тому

    I always have so much fun watching you share your tips! Great passionate mutual fun. Keeps me running back to my shed.

  • @ewetoo
    @ewetoo 2 роки тому

    Love this, it's a great way to expand a bassplayer's arsenal of creative options and not just for instrumentalists but songwriters too.

  • @rodrigocmusic
    @rodrigocmusic 3 роки тому +1

    One of your BEST videos! Thx for this

  • @ToeJam76
    @ToeJam76 3 роки тому +1

    I love this series of videos from Ian. I'd love to hear you do a breakdown of Pearl Jam and STP basslines. Thanks for doing these!

  • @philipmcadam5339
    @philipmcadam5339 3 роки тому +6

    Yeah, Stevie has the best bass lines.

  • @debbiswas6608
    @debbiswas6608 3 роки тому +1

    Had so much fun Ian.

  • @martasforthought5687
    @martasforthought5687 3 роки тому +7

    This was awesome u inspired me to get back on bass after 10 years.Another video that would be awesome is a ZAPP and RODGER top 10 baseline...I'd commend you lol✊🏾🙏🏾

  • @ianmilton9587
    @ianmilton9587 3 роки тому +2

    Top stuff Ian! You really lifted those bass parts out and brought them to life. It can be so hard analysing synth bass parts not to mention reproducing the sounds. 11 out of 10 go to the top of the class!

  • @timothywachowicz8308
    @timothywachowicz8308 3 роки тому +2

    Nice work Ian! So many epic bass lines to choose from! One of my favorite synth lines from Stevie is "GO HOME" off of Square Circles 1985. Be nice to have Your take & break down.
    Thanks for sharing the inspiration & Good vibrations One & All :)!

  • @mybiggrin
    @mybiggrin 2 роки тому +1

    You guys are so amazing, and that bass is so cool.

  • @amitchelmore88
    @amitchelmore88 3 роки тому +1

    So good, I’d love to see one like this on Jamerson!!

  • @Bass.Player
    @Bass.Player 3 роки тому +1

    Some of my favorite lines. Nice job...

  • @D_Tuned
    @D_Tuned 3 роки тому +4

    Thanks for breaking down your sound creation. We might need a volume two. Even songs that use synth like "Go Home" would groove so well on electric bass.

  • @lenkybasscustombassguitars9381
    @lenkybasscustombassguitars9381 3 роки тому +1

    Awesome video, my favourite one yet, love me some Stevie all day

  • @rain7635
    @rain7635 2 роки тому +1

    Thanks Ian you are amazing!!!!!

  • @larryrhoe2835
    @larryrhoe2835 2 роки тому +1

    Probably the best bass video ever loved it. And Stevie.

  • @mrmsmdjp
    @mrmsmdjp 3 роки тому +1

    Thanks Ian & SBL! Brillant!!!!

  • @thebasspapa
    @thebasspapa Рік тому +1

    you guys make me motivated every day, even I am surely too old ...thanks a lot. And Ian, you are an awesome teacher

    • @johnnytacokleinschmidt515
      @johnnytacokleinschmidt515 Рік тому

      Never too old to do something for yourself that pleases you. When you're older you've likely done so much for so many others. Enjoy!

  • @deonmorris69
    @deonmorris69 3 роки тому +1

    superb video. thanks

  • @nickguiffrida566
    @nickguiffrida566 3 роки тому +2

    You could’ve made 5 videos of top 10 Stevie Bass lines and not have any overlaps. Love that this video wasn’t just the hits! Some of my favorites not mentioned are:
    I Was Made To Love Her
    For Once In My Life
    Master Blaster
    Summer Soft
    Part Time Lover
    Boogie on Reggae Woman

  • @johannecousineau4343
    @johannecousineau4343 3 роки тому +1

    Great video Ian!

  • @ryel8116
    @ryel8116 Рік тому +1

    Hey I grew up w/ wonder. From my father. You took it .,and made some of the concoctions easier to understand man. So much for back scratching all my dads 45's just to learn. Thank you.🙋🙌😘

  • @diegodecleva3646
    @diegodecleva3646 3 роки тому +3

    Thank you Ian that was awesome! Sooo well played and your enthusiasm is contagious...
    How about a lesson on Paul Mc Cartney bass lines?
    Thank you again mate and please keep on like that

  • @toddhamby
    @toddhamby 3 роки тому +3

    Loooooved this Ian! Two that I’m surprised that didn’t make were hotter than July’s Master Blaster and the chorus/solo sections of I ain’t gonna stand for it.

  • @wolfgangleonhard706
    @wolfgangleonhard706 3 роки тому

    Awesome Stevie stuff Ian!
    You can never teach to much Jamerson, Babbit and Watts...please continue!...Masterblaster +1

  • @alexgaspar7494
    @alexgaspar7494 3 роки тому +1

    Awesome, thank you!!

  • @elmoro3
    @elmoro3 3 роки тому

    Awesome Dude, Awesome Artist, Awesome Video!!