bubinga5 Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 (edited) There is nothing quite like like this. Stevie on harmonica and Nathan Watts on bass. i just love this music. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLEDT4jMtks Edited January 17, 2016 by bubinga5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve-soar Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 Stunning. xxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BottomE Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 Lovely stuff. Not my words but the words of Shakin' Stevens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubinga5 Posted January 17, 2016 Author Share Posted January 17, 2016 (edited) [quote name='BottomE' timestamp='1452994862' post='2955433'] Lovely stuff. Not my words but the words of Shakin' Stevens [/quote]ha ha. Excellent. i see there is an Alan Partridge fan in the crowd. Don't get me started on my Alan quote's Edited January 17, 2016 by bubinga5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toneknob Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 and some bloke called Dizzy on the trumpet? Not bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mykesbass Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 Great track, and superb playing, but Ouch!, going to have to go and listen to that on vinyl now - the reproduction on that has got to be one of the worst Youtube uploads I've heard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubinga5 Posted January 17, 2016 Author Share Posted January 17, 2016 [quote name='toneknob' timestamp='1453026016' post='2955556'] and some bloke called Dizzy on the trumpet? Not bad. [/quote]am i the only person that thinks that Dizzy is really not pushing his trumpet out there on this record. especially next to Stevies chromatic harmonica. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee650 Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 I used to play this at college, fantastic time 😆 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 A defining bass line. To a certain extent Nathan Watts was lucky that his signature licks fitted right in. Maybe his style was in Stevie Wonders mind when he wrote the song. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HazBeen Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 Love the slight distortion too. Great bassist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubinga5 Posted January 17, 2016 Author Share Posted January 17, 2016 [quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1453029326' post='2955626'] A defining bass line. To a certain extent Nathan Watts was lucky that his signature licks fitted right in. Maybe his style was in Stevie Wonders mind when he wrote the song. [/quote]He wasn't lucky imo, Nathan could play any genre. Stevie was going to choose Willie Weeks, but Nathan played and he liked him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BottomE Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 Willie Weeks or Nathan Watts - what a choice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubinga5 Posted January 17, 2016 Author Share Posted January 17, 2016 (edited) [quote name='BottomE' timestamp='1453032860' post='2955682'] Willie Weeks or Nathan Watts - what a choice! [/quote]Donny Hathaway was blessed. Only Pino matches him. Edited January 17, 2016 by bubinga5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 (edited) That would have been a completely different song if Willie Weeks was on it. The song must have been rearranged to showcase Nathan Watts. Edited January 17, 2016 by chris_b Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toneknob Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 Bass Player magazine featured the transcription of this a few years ago as the lead article, which doesn't happen very often. The text of the article is here: http://www.bassplayer.com/artists/1171/nathan-watts-on-stevie-wonder39s-39do-i-do39/26140 - I've got the magazine somewhere but you can probably find the transcription online somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BottomE Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 [quote name='toneknob' timestamp='1453041313' post='2955832'] Bass Player magazine featured the transcription of this a few years ago as the lead article, which doesn't happen very often. The text of the article is here: [url="http://www.bassplayer.com/artists/1171/nathan-watts-on-stevie-wonder39s-39do-i-do39/26140"]http://www.bassplaye...do-i-do39/26140[/url] - I've got the magazine somewhere but you can probably find the transcription online somewhere. [/quote] Blimey - i got this far and now understand why so many of the tunes have lots of Eb. "Before diving into “Do I Do,” it’s highly recommended that you tune your bass down a half-step, as Nate Watts always has (since being inspired to do so after first hearing Jimi Hendrix)." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BottomE Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 For anyone wanting to have a pop at this little ditty i found the original thread with the PDF transcription. [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/164171-tab-for-do-i-do/"]http://basschat.co.uk/topic/164171-tab-for-do-i-do/[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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