Superstition Chords & Tabs
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----|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/stevie_wonder/superstition_tab.html ]
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
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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
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| - 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
