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Superstition

SUPERSTITION
As recorded by Stevie Wonder
(From the 1972 Album TALKING BOOK)


 Words and Music by Stevie Wonder

 

Gtr I (E A D G B E)


 Intro
  Q=95
  (Em7)
 4/4
       Gtr I
|----------------|--------------------|
|----------------|--------------------|
|----------------|--------------------|
|----------------|---------5----------|
|------------5-7-|---7-5-7-----5----7-|
|-------5h7------|-0---------x----x---|


|--------------------|---------------------|
|------------------8-|---------------------|
|------------------9-|---------------------|
|---------5--------9-|---------5-----------|
|-----5-7-----5----7-|---7-5-7-----5----7--|
|-5-7-------x----x---|-0---------x----x----|


 Verse
|-------------------3-|---0-(0)--------------|
|-----------5---5-3---|----------------------|
|---------7-------4---|----------------------|
|---------5-------5---|-----------5----------|
|-----5-7-----5---7---|---7--5--7-----5----7-|
|-5-7-----------------|-0-----------x----x---|


|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------7-4---2-0h2p|=0-------------------|
|---------5-------2---|---------5-----------|
|-----5-7-----5-------|---7-5-7-----5----7--|
|-5-7-----------------|-0---------x----x----|


|-------------------3-|---0-(0)--------------|
|-----------5---5-3---|----------------------|
|---------7-------4---|----------------------|
|---------5-------5---|-----------5----------|
|-----5-7-----5---7---|---7--5--7-----5----7-|
|-5-7-----------------|-0-----------x----x---|


|-----------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------------|
|---------7-4--2--0-2p0-|-(0)--------------------|
|---------5---------2---|-----------5------------|
|-----5-7------5--------|-----7-5-7-----5----7---|
|-5-7-------------------|--0----------x----x-----|


|---------------------3-|---12-10S12----0----------10h11p10-----12-12--|
|-----------5--5------3-|--------------------10h12-----------12--------|
|---------7-------7-----|----9------------12---------------------------|
|---------5-------------|----9--0-------------------0----(0)-----------|
|-----5-7------5----7---|----7------------10---------------------------|
|-5-7-------------------|-0----------12-------------------------12-----|


|---12-------------19---17----15---------|
|------15S17----17----0------------17----|
|--------------------------------0-------|
|-------0-------12-----------------------|
|-0------------------------12------12----|
|----7-------12----15------10------12h15-|


|---12-10S12----0----------10h11p10-----12-12-|
|--------------------10h12-----------12-------|
|-----------------12--------------------------|
|-------0-------------------0----(0)----------|
|-----------------10--------------------------|
|-0-12-------12-------------------------12----|


|---12-10S12----12-19-0-17-0-15-0-------|
|---------------------------------17----|
|------------------------------------12-|
|-------0------------------0------------|
|-0----------------17-------------------|
|----7-------12----15-------------12----|


|---12-10S12----0----------10h11p10-----12-12-|
|--------------------10h12-----------12-------|
|----9------------12--------------------------|
|----9--0-------------------0----(0)----------|
|----7------------10--------------------------|
|-0----------12-------------------------12----|


|---12-------------19---17----15---------|
|------15S17----17----0------------17----|
|--------------------------------0-------|
|-------0-------12-----------------------|
|-0------------------------12------12----|
|----7-------12----15------10------12h15-|


|---12-10S12----0----------10h11p10-----12-12-|
|--------------------10h12-----------12-------|
|-----------------12--------------------------|
|-------0-------------------0----(0)----------|
|-----------------10--------------------------|
|-0-12-------12-------------------------12----|


 Chorus
                                      B7            C7+11
|---12-10S12----12-19-17---15-------|----------------------------------|
|------------------------0----0---7-|-(7)--(7)-7--8--(8)---(8)--8--8-7-|
|---------------------------------8-|-(8)--(8)-8-11-(11)--(11)-11-11-8-|
|-------0----------------0--------7-|-(7)--(7)-7--8--(8)---(8)--8--8-7-|
|-0------------------------14-------|----------------------------------|
|----7-------12----15-----------0---|--7--------------8----------------|


  B7         Bb13+11          A7
                                      T      T         T
|----------0-(0)--(0)---0---|--------------------------------------|
|-(7)--7---8-(8)--(8)-----8-|-(8)5---(5)---------------------------|
|-(8)--8-9-7-(7)--(7)-7-----|----6---(6)---------------------------|
|-(7)--7---6-(6)--(6)-------|----5---(5)---------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------h7-10-(10)p7-10S12S10p7---|
|--7----------6-------------|--5h==7--9--------------------------5-|


  B7+9
|-------------3-3-0------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---0----------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----2p0h2p0--|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------------|
|------------------------------|


 Post-Chorus
  (Em7)                         D/A  A/D  G    A  Em
|-<12>------------------------|-10----9---7-----9-0-|
|-<12>------------------------|-10---10---8----10-0-|
|-<12>------------------------|-11----9---7-----9-0-|
|-----------------------------|-------0---5--0------|
|---------------10------------|--0------7---------7-|
|---0--12-10-12----x-10--x-12-|----7----------------|


                         D/A  A/D  G    A  Em(Em9)
|-(0)------------------|-10----9---7-----9-0--|
|-(0)------------------|-10---10---8----10-0--|
|-(0)------------------|-11----9---7-----9-0--|
|-----------5----------|-------0---5--0-------|
|-----7-5-7-----5----7-|--0------7---------7--|
|--0----------x----x---|----7-----------------|


 Outro
  (Em9)
|-(0)------------------|---------0----------|
|--7--------8----------|-7------------------|
|-(0)------------------|--------------------|
|-----------5----------|---------5----------|
|-----7-5-7-----5----7-|-----5-7-----5----7-|
|--0----------x----x---|-5-7-------x----x---|


|--------------------|---------0-----------|
|-7-------8----------|-7-------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|
|---------5----------|---------5-----------|
|---7-5-7-----5----7-|-----5-7-----5----7--|
|-0---------x----x---|-5-7-------x----x----|


||------12--10S12----0----------10h11p10-----12-12-|
||o-----------------------10h12-----------12-------|
||--11-(11)------------12--------------------------|
||-----------0-------------------0----(0)----------|
||o--------------------10--------------------------|
||---0--12--------12-------------------------12----|


                                         4x
|-----12--10S12----12-19-17---15--<12>---||
|---------------------------------<12>--o||
|-11-(11)-------------------------<12>---||
|----------0----------14----0-(0)--------||
|--0------------------------------------o||
|------7--------12----15----------<12>---||




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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
 - natural harmonic
n  - artificial 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
 <> - volume swell (louder/softer)
 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

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