Superstition Tab

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Tuning:	Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
Capo:	no capo

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SUPERSTITION
As recorded by Stevie Wonder
(From the 1972 Album TALKING BOOK)
 
Words and Music by Stevie Wonder
 
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb eb)
 
 
[Intro]
 
   Q=95
   (Em7)
  4/4
         Gtr I
Eb|------------------|--------------------------|
Bb|------------------|--------------------------|
Gb|------------------|--------------------------|
Db|------------------|-------------5------------|
Ab|------------5--7--|----7--5--7-------5----7--|
Eb|-------5h7--------|-0--------------x----x----|
 
 
Eb|--------------------------|--------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------8--|--------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------9--|--------------------------|
Db|-------------5---------9--|-------------5------------|
Ab|-------5--7-------5----7--|----7--5--7-------5----7--|
Eb|-5--7-----------x----x----|-0--------------x----x----|
 
 
[Verse]
 
Eb|-------------------3-|---0-(0)--------------|
Bb|-----------5---5-3---|----------------------|
Gb|---------7-------4---|----------------------|
Db|---------5-------5---|-----------5----------|
Ab|-----5-7-----5---7---|---7--5--7-----5----7-|
Eb|-5-7-----------------|-0-----------x----x---|
 
 
Eb|---------------------|---------------------|
Bb|---------------------|---------------------|
Gb|---------7-4---2-0h2p|=0-------------------|
Db|---------5-------2---|---------5-----------|
Ab|-----5-7-----5-------|---7-5-7-----5----7--|
Eb|-5-7-----------------|-0---------x----x----|
 
 
Eb|-------------------3-|---0-(0)--------------|
Bb|-----------5---5-3---|----------------------|
Gb|---------7-------4---|----------------------|
Db|---------5-------5---|-----------5----------|
Ab|-----5-7-----5---7---|---7--5--7-----5----7-|
Eb|-5-7-----------------|-0-----------x----x---|
 
 
Eb|-----------------------|------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------|------------------------|
Gb|---------7-4--2--0-2p0-|-(0)--------------------|
Db|---------5---------2---|-----------5------------|
Ab|-----5-7------5--------|-----7-5-7-----5----7---|
Eb|-5-7-------------------|--0----------x----x-----|
 
 
Eb|---------------------3-|---12-10S12----0----------10h11p10-----12-12--|
Bb|-----------5--5------3-|--------------------10h12-----------12--------|
Gb|---------7-------7-----|----9------------12---------------------------|
Db|---------5-------------|----9--0-------------------0----(0)-----------|
Ab|-----5-7------5----7---|----7------------10---------------------------|
Eb|-5-7-------------------|-0----------12-------------------------12-----|
 
 
Eb|---12-------------19---17----15---------|
Bb|------15S17----17----0------------17----|
Gb|--------------------------------0-------|
Db|-------0-------12-----------------------|
Ab|-0------------------------12------12----|
Eb|----7-------12----15------10------12h15-|
 
 
Eb|---12-10S12----0----------10h11p10-----12-12-|
Bb|--------------------10h12-----------12-------|
Gb|-----------------12--------------------------|
Db|-------0-------------------0----(0)----------|
Ab|-----------------10--------------------------|
Eb|-0-12-------12-------------------------12----|
 
 
Eb|---12-10S12----12-19-0-17-0-15-0-------|
Bb|---------------------------------17----|
Gb|------------------------------------12-|
Db|-------0------------------0------------|
Ab|-0----------------17-------------------|
Eb|----7-------12----15-------------12----|
 
 
Eb|---12-10S12----0----------10h11p10-----12-12-|
Bb|--------------------10h12-----------12-------|
Gb|----9------------12--------------------------|
Db|----9--0-------------------0----(0)----------|
Ab|----7------------10--------------------------|
Eb|-0----------12-------------------------12----|
 
 
Eb|---12-------------19---17----15---------|
Bb|------15S17----17----0------------17----|
Gb|--------------------------------0-------|
Db|-------0-------12-----------------------|
Ab|-0------------------------12------12----|
Eb|----7-------12----15------10------12h15-|
 
 
Eb|---12-10S12----0----------10h11p10-----12-12-|
Bb|--------------------10h12-----------12-------|
Gb|-----------------12--------------------------|
Db|-------0-------------------0----(0)----------|
Ab|-----------------10--------------------------|
Eb|-0-12-------12-------------------------12----|
 
 
[Chorus]
 
                                         B7            C7+11
Eb|---12-10S12----12-19-17---15-------|----------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------0----0---7-|-(7)--(7)-7--8--(8)---(8)--8--8-7-|
Gb|---------------------------------8-|-(8)--(8)-8-11-(11)--(11)-11-11-8-|
Db|-------0----------------0--------7-|-(7)--(7)-7--8--(8)---(8)--8--8-7-|
Ab|-0------------------------14-------|----------------------------------|
Eb|----7-------12----15-----------0---|--7--------------8----------------|
 
 
     B7         Bb13+11          A7
                                        T      T         T
Eb|----------0-(0)--(0)---0---|--------------------------------------|
Bb|-(7)--7---8-(8)--(8)-----8-|-(8)5---(5)---------------------------|
Gb|-(8)--8-9-7-(7)--(7)-7-----|----6---(6)---------------------------|
Db|-(7)--7---6-(6)--(6)-------|----5---(5)---------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------|------------h7-10-(10)p7-10S12S10p7---|
Eb|--7----------6-------------|--5h==7--9--------------------------5-|
 
 
    B7+9
Eb|-------------3-3-0------------|
Bb|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---0----------|
Gb|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----2p0h2p0--|
Db|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--------------|
Ab|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------------|
Eb|------------------------------|
 
 
[Post-Chorus]
 
    (Em7)                         D/A  A/D  G    A  Em
Eb|-[12]------------------------|-10----9---7-----9-0-|
Bb|-[12]------------------------|-10---10---8----10-0-|
Gb|-[12]------------------------|-11----9---7-----9-0-|
Db|-----------------------------|-------0---5--0------|
Ab|---------------10------------|--0------7---------7-|
Eb|---0--12-10-12----x-10--x-12-|----7----------------|
 
 
                           D/A  A/D  G    A  Em(Em9)
Eb|-(0)------------------|-10----9---7-----9-0--|
Bb|-(0)------------------|-10---10---8----10-0--|
Gb|-(0)------------------|-11----9---7-----9-0--|
Db|-----------5----------|-------0---5--0-------|
Ab|-----7-5-7-----5----7-|--0------7---------7--|
Eb|--0----------x----x---|----7-----------------|
 
 
[Outro]
 
    (Em9)
Eb|-(0)------------------|---------0----------|
Bb|--7--------8----------|-7------------------|
Gb|-(0)------------------|--------------------|
Db|-----------5----------|---------5----------|
Ab|-----7-5-7-----5----7-|-----5-7-----5----7-|
Eb|--0----------x----x---|-5-7-------x----x---|
 
 
Eb|--------------------|---------0-----------|
Bb|-7-------8----------|-7-------------------|
Gb|--------------------|---------------------|
Db|---------5----------|---------5-----------|
Ab|---7-5-7-----5----7-|-----5-7-----5----7--|
Eb|-0---------x----x---|-5-7-------x----x----|
 
 
Eb||------12--10S12----0----------10h11p10-----12-12-|
Bb||o-----------------------10h12-----------12-------|
Gb||--11-(11)------------12--------------------------|
Db||-----------0-------------------0----(0)----------|
Ab||o--------------------10--------------------------|
Eb||---0--12--------12-------------------------12----|
 
 
                                           x4
Eb|-----12--10S12----12-19-17---15--[12]---||
Bb|---------------------------------[12]--o||
Gb|-11-(11)-------------------------[12]---||
Db|----------0----------14----0-(0)--------||
Ab|--0------------------------------------o||
Eb|------7--------12----15----------[12]---||
 
 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
Tablature Legend
----------------
 h   - hammer-on
 p   - pull-off
 b   - bend
 pb  - pre-bend
 r   - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
 /\  - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
 s   - legato slide
 S   - shift slide
[n]  - natural harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
 ~   - vibrato
 tr  - trill
 T   - tap
 TP  - trem. picking
 PM  - palm muting
\n/  - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
 \n  - tremolo bar down
 n/  - tremolo bar up
/n\  - tremolo bar inverted dip
 =   - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
 x   - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
 o   - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
 
Misc Legend
-----------
 |  - bar
||  - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*|  - double bar (ending)
 :  - bar (freetime)
 $  - Segno
 &  - Coda
Tempo markers -  = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
X

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id love for you all to quit posing the same freekin thing. we get it. "tune 1/2 step. it was played on the keyboard. you can also play this on the guitar. 5* tab,but needs work bla bla bla.."

wrong key? Are you guys crazy? It's also the wrong instrument! Please.

Question. How is this stuff done? is it fingerpicked? |---12-------------19---17----15---------| |------15S17----17----0------------17----| |--------------------------------0-------| |-------0-------12-----------------------| |-0------------------------12------12----| |----7-------12----15------10------12h15-|