Hey guys!
This is Stevie Wonder's MasterBlaster (jammin') a great, and simple, song.
UPDATE: 28/3/08: Fixed some lesser mistakes
So, as you probably know, the song starts out with some drums. Then the guitar and bass
like this:
[Intro]
E|-----------------------------------------------|
H|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----10-10----10-10---8-8----6-6----6-6---5-5--|
A|-----10-10----10-10---8-8----6-6----6-6---5-5--|
E|-8-8-------8-8-----6-6----4-4----4-4----3------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
H|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|----3-3----3-3----3-3------10-10----8-8--------|
A|----3-3----3-3----3-3------10-10----8-8--------|
E|1-1-----1-1----1-1-----8-8-------6-6-----------|
After doing this one time, the bass keeps grooving that ^ while the guitar shifts to this
[Verse]
E|--8---8---6-----4----4----3----1----1----1----8---6---|
H|--x---x---x-----x----x----x----x----x----x----x---x---|
G|--8---8---6-7---4-5--4-5--3-4--1-2--1-2--1-2--8---6-7-|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
At 0.41 there's some sort of solo that is actually not played with a guitar, but it's
easy and sounds just as good:
[Solo-thing]
E|---------------11-----8----------|------------8---13---15---11-----|
H|------------13-----------9-------|------10---------------------13--|
G|--------12-----------------8-----|--10---------------------------12|
D|---13-------------------------10-|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-13--10--------------------------|
H|---------11----------------------|
G|-------------10------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
Then the verse finally begins, and the guitar goes back to the verse-riff:
[Verse 0.55]
Everyone's feeling pretty..
E|--8---8---6-----4----4----3----1----1----1----8---6---|
H|--x---x---x-----x----x----x----x----x----x----x---x---|
G|--8---8---6-7---4-5--4-5--3-4--1-2--1-2--1-2--8---6-7-|
D|------------------------------------------------------| x 2
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
[Chorous]
Didn't know you...
E|---8----6-----1------------------|
H|---8----6-----1------------------|
G|---8----6-7---1-2----------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
After the chorous he's says something that ends with 'come on!' and then somekind of
begins:
[Bridge-solo-thing 1.39]
E|---------------------------------------|
H|---------------------8-----------------|
G|-----------8----8-10---10--8-----------|
D|--10-8--10---10---------------10-8-10--|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/s/stevie-wonder/105812.html ]
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
H|--------------------------8----------------8------------------|
G|-----------------8----8-10---10-8----8--10---10--8------------|
D|----8--10--8--10---10-------------10----------------10--8--10-|
A|-10-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 1.46]
The want us to join the fighting..
E|--8---8---6-----4----4----3----1----1----1----8---6---|
H|--x---x---x-----x----x----x----x----x----x----x---x---|
G|--8---8---6-7---4-5--4-5--3-4--1-2--1-2--1-2--8---6-7-|
D|------------------------------------------------------| x 2
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
[Chorous 2.16]
Didn't know you...
E|---8----6-----1------------------|
H|---8----6-----1------------------|
G|---8----6-7---1-2----------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
[Second Bridge-solo-thing 2.45]
E|--------------------------------------------|
H|---------------------8----------------------|
G|-----------8----8-10---10--8----------------|
D|--10-8--10---10---------------10-8-10-------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
H|--------------------------8-------------8---|
G|-----------------8----8-10---10-8-----8-----|
D|----8--10--8--10---10-------------10--------|
A|-10-----------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
E|----------------8----8--11--8---------8--11-|
H|----8--11--8-11---11---------11--8--11------|
G|-10-----------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
E|----8--11--8----8---------------------------|
H|-11----------11---11--8--11--8----8---------|
G|-------------------------------10---10--8---|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
H|-8------------------------------------------|
G|---10--8--10--8----8------------------------|
D|----------------10---10--8--10--8-----------|
A|----------------------------------10--------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
(It ends at 2.59)
[Intro-thing]
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
H|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|------10----10----8----6----6----|----5----3----3----3----10----8--|
A|------10----10----8----6----6----|----5----3----3----3----10----8--|
E|-8-8-----8-8----6----4----4------|--3----1----1----1---8------6----|
[Verse 3.14]
You ask me am I happy...
E|--8---8---6-----4----4----3----1----1----1----8---6---|
H|--x---x---x-----x----x----x----x----x----x----x---x---|
G|--8---8---6-7---4-5--4-5--3-4--1-2--1-2--1-2--8---6-7-|
D|------------------------------------------------------| x 2
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
[Chorous 3.42]
Didn't know you...
E|---8----6-----1------------------|
H|---8----6-----1------------------|
G|---8----6-7---1-2----------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
^ This riff continues until the song ends.
Hope this tab is usefull for u.
Have a nice day and spread the word; the word is love!
Rock on!
- TheKermal
