Released as one of the singles from Welsh singer Duffy’s breakthrough debut album Rockferry (2008), “Warwick Avenue” did well commercially, reaching Number 3 in the UK charts and making Rolling Stone’s Top 100 Songs of 2008.
This is not a note-for-note transcription like the majority of the charts on this site. Instead, you’re provided with notation for the main bassline and then chord symbols with the occasional use of rhythm slash notation to convey any important accents.
Duffy – ‘Warwick Avenue’ bass transcription PDF
The bassline for the intro/verse sections is influenced by numerous classic soul tunes. For me, it smells a lot like a nod to Al Green’s classic “Let’s Stay Together“.
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