Chords for BASS LESSON: "I Was Made To Love Her" (James Jamerson)
Tempo:
100.85 bpm
Chords used:
Db
Eb
F
C
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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[F]
[C] [Dm] [C] [Dm]
[F] [Db] At [G]
[Db] [Eb] [F]
[Db] a [Eb] childhood sweetheart, [Db] we were [Eb] always hand [F] in hand.
I wore high top shoes and chandels, [Bbm] shoes we wore [Eb] for big [Db] tales.
my papa disapproved it, [Db] my mama [Eb] booed it.
[Db] [Bb] [C] [D]
[C] [Dm] [C] [Dm]
[F] [Db] At [G]
[Db] [Eb] [F]
[Db] a [Eb] childhood sweetheart, [Db] we were [Eb] always hand [F] in hand.
I wore high top shoes and chandels, [Bbm] shoes we wore [Eb] for big [Db] tales.
my papa disapproved it, [Db] my mama [Eb] booed it.
[Db] [Bb] [C] [D]
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Db
Eb
F
C
Dm
Db
Eb
F
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ [Dm] _ _ _ [C] _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [Db] At _ [G] _ _
[Db] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Db] a [Eb] childhood sweetheart, [Db] we were [Eb] always hand [F] in hand. _
I wore high top shoes and chandels, [Bbm] shoes we wore [Eb] for big [Db] tales.
I knew [Eb] I loved her [F] even then.
You know my papa disapproved it, [Db] my mama [Eb] booed it.
[Db] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ [D] _ _ _
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So first he hits the F, which is the 1.
_ Then he goes to the 5, _ _ so it goes like this. _ _
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_ _ Then he does a chromatic run starting from the 6 down here, back up to the 1, like that.
So it goes, _ _ _ _ _ so 1, 5, 6, [N] and then the run sequentially back up to the 1 here.
So we've got this so far.
_ _ _ _ _ Then he goes down to the 3, _ _ back to the 5, _ _ and he's about to transition to the A sharp chord right here.
So rather than go from the 5 directly to the A sharp, _ he hits a passing note in between, which is a B.
So it goes _ _ _ _ 3, 5, passing note, A sharp.
So to recap what he does over the F major chord, _ _ _ _ _ and that last note is the second chord in the progression, the A sharp.
Now the second run through of the progression, he does a pretty simple bass line you can probably pick up by watching my earlier takes.
But I do want to break down the third variation of the progression because it is a little bit busier.
He starts on the F again of course, then the 6, the 5, and the 3.
_ So it goes like this, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
1, 6, 5, 3.
Then he goes back up to the 6, back to 5, _ back to 6, _ _ and back to the 1. _
So we have this so far. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Then he goes back down to the 3, _ _ then to the 5, _ _ passing note, and then the chord change to the A sharp. _ _
So to recap what he does this time. _ _ _ _
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[C] _ [Dm] _ _ _ [C] _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [Db] At _ [G] _ _
[Db] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Db] a [Eb] childhood sweetheart, [Db] we were [Eb] always hand [F] in hand. _
I wore high top shoes and chandels, [Bbm] shoes we wore [Eb] for big [Db] tales.
I knew [Eb] I loved her [F] even then.
You know my papa disapproved it, [Db] my mama [Eb] booed it.
[Db] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ [D] _ _ _
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So first he hits the F, which is the 1.
_ Then he goes to the 5, _ _ so it goes like this. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Then he does a chromatic run starting from the 6 down here, back up to the 1, like that.
So it goes, _ _ _ _ _ so 1, 5, 6, [N] and then the run sequentially back up to the 1 here.
So we've got this so far.
_ _ _ _ _ Then he goes down to the 3, _ _ back to the 5, _ _ and he's about to transition to the A sharp chord right here.
So rather than go from the 5 directly to the A sharp, _ he hits a passing note in between, which is a B.
So it goes _ _ _ _ 3, 5, passing note, A sharp.
So to recap what he does over the F major chord, _ _ _ _ _ and that last note is the second chord in the progression, the A sharp.
Now the second run through of the progression, he does a pretty simple bass line you can probably pick up by watching my earlier takes.
But I do want to break down the third variation of the progression because it is a little bit busier.
He starts on the F again of course, then the 6, the 5, and the 3.
_ So it goes like this, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
1, 6, 5, 3.
Then he goes back up to the 6, back to 5, _ back to 6, _ _ and back to the 1. _
So we have this so far. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Then he goes back down to the 3, _ _ then to the 5, _ _ passing note, and then the chord change to the A sharp. _ _
So to recap what he does this time. _ _ _ _
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