Song: Superstition
Artist: Stevie Wonder
Composer: Stevie Wonder
Album: Talking book
Tabbed by DJ
2nd April 2016
TUNING: De-tune all strings down a semi-tone to
D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-d#
Using a chromatic tuner makes it easier to be accurate
The song will sound in the key of Ebm
Please IGNORE ANY POP-UP CHORD BOXES the website might
automatically suggest.
Chords are named as if still in standard tuning:
Em7 = 075700 Bb7b5 = x10130
B7 = x24242 A7sus4 = x02030
C7 = x35353 B7#5 = x21203
h = hammer-on
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[Intro]
d# |------------|
A# |------------|
F# |------------|
C# |------------|
G# |-------5-7--|
D# |--5-h7------|
[Riff]
Em7
d# |-------------------------|----------------------|[x4]
A# |-------------------------|----------------------|
F# |-------------------------|----------------------|
C# |-----------5-------------|-----------5----------|
G# |----7-5-7------7---5-h7--|------5-7----------5--|
D# |--0----------------------|--5-7---------5-h7----|
[Verse 1]
Em7 Em7
Very super - stitious, writing's on the wall,
Em7 Em7
Very super - stitious, ladder's 'bout to fall,
Em7 Em7
Thirteen month old baby, broke the looking glass,
Em7 Em7
Seven years of bad luck, the good things in your past!
[Chorus]
B7 C7
When you be - lieve in things...
B7 Bb7b5 A7sus4
...That you don't under - stand then you suffer,
B7#5 Em7 [Riff]
...Superstition ain't the way, yeh -e -yeh!
[Verse 2]
Em7 Em7
Oo---, very super - stitious, wash your face and hands,
Em7 Em7
Rid me of the problem, do all that you can,
Em7 Em7
Keep me in a daydream, keep me going strong,
Em7 Em7
You don't wanna save me, sad is my song!
[Chorus]
B7 C7
When you be - lieve in things...
B7 Bb7b5 A7sus4
...That you don't under - stand then you suffer,
B7#5 Em7 [Riff]
...Superstition ain't the way, yeh -e -yeh!
[Bridge]
B7 C7 B7 Bb7b5 A7sus4 B7#5
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
[Riff]
Em7
d# |-------------------------|----------------------|[x2]
A# |-------------------------|----------------------|
F# |-------------------------|----------------------|
C# |-----------5-------------|-----------5----------|
G# |----7-5-7------7---5-h7--|------5-7----------5--|
D# |--0----------------------|--5-7---------5-h7----|
[Verse 3]
Em7 Em7
Very super - stitious, nothing more to say,
Em7 Em7
Very super - stitious, The Devil's on his way,
Em7 Em7
Thirteen month old baby, broke the looking glass,
Em7 Em7
Seven years of bad luck, the good things in your past!
[Chorus]
B7 C7
Ummm, when you be - lieve in things...
B7 Bb7b5 A7sus4
...That you don't under - stand then you suffer,
B7#5 Em7 [Riff]
...Superstition ain't the way, no, no no!
[Coda - Repeat Riff]
Em7
d# |--------------------------|----------------------|
A# |--------------------------|----------------------|
F# |--------------------------|----------------------|
C# |------------5-------------|-----------5----------|
G# |-----7-5-7------7---5-h7--|------5-7----------5--|
D# |---0----------------------|--5-7---------5-h7----|
[Ending]
Em7
d# |----0-----||
A# |----0-----||
F# |----7-----||
C# |----5-----||
G# |----7-----||
D# |----0-----||
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