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Stevie Wonder – ‘Signed, Sealed, Delivered’ (LIVE)

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'Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Yours’ is a classic Stevie Wonder track, one that is still played live to this day. The original version was recorded at Motown back in 1970, with session bassist Bob Babbitt holding down the low end. This live version – taken from Stevie’s live album Natural Wonder – has Nate Watts on bass and is an astonishing performance. Nate uses elements of Babbitt’s original line but embellishes it considerably with many Jamerson-influenced fills, chromatic approach tones, slides, shakes and more. If you play this track in a live band of any kind, learning this live version will give you a lot of great material to add into your own performances.

When learning this piece, you might find the following courses (all included in the monthly subscription cost) useful:

A transcription (with TAB and without) is available for this course. To download it, please visit the Free Stuff page.

This course is 53 MINUTES long and contains the following videos, each of which can be selected from the video player above:

1. ‘Signed, Sealed, Delivered’ (Live)

This video is a demonstration of the song performed on a Fender Custom Shop ’67 Precision Bass strung with stainless steel Rotosound strings.

2. Course Overview

This video contains an overview of the song and the challenges it presents. It also contains advice on choosing the right instrument and tone for a piece like this.

3. Intro and 1st Verse

This video covers the song’s famous intro riff, and the first eight-bar verse section, which establishes the chord sequence for the other verses.

4. 2nd Verse

This video covers the second verse which has a more complex part featuring sixteenth note lines and chromatic approach notes.

5. Chorus

This lesson covers the first chorus. Nate stays close to the original part here, but adds more chromatic movement, which adds excitement to the line.

6. 3rd Verse

In this third verse, the bass begins to play more adventurous lines, again making extensive use of chromatic approach/passing notes.

7. 4th Verse

The fourth and final verse features even more great bass licks, including the fantastic slide and shake figure that opens the section.

8. Chorus

This video covers the second chorus. This time, Nate plays a much busier part, maintaining the energy that was building over the previous two verses.

9. Final Chorus

This final lesson covers the song’s final chorus and the ending, which is unique to the live version of the track.