Superstition Lyrics

(Live)
SUPERSTITION (LIVE) (Live)
As recorded by Stevie Ray Vaughan
(From the 1986 Album LIVE ALIVE)
Words and Music by Stevie Wonder
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Stevie Ray Vaughan'
Gtr II (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Keyboard arranged for guitar'
Medium Funk Q=110
Gtr I
Q S S S S S S S S S S S S E E S S S S S S S S S S E
| Gtr II
| H S S a E E S S E E E s S E S S S S S S
S S S S S S S S E S S +S S S S
|-----------------x---3---2-(2)---2p0----|
|---12-12------12-x---2---2-(2)---2p0----|
E E S S S S S S S S S S E E S S E S S E S S +E E
|-------------------------------------|---------------3-----2-(2)p==0---|
|---12----------0---------------------|-----------0-0-3-----2-(2)p==0---|
|---12-----12-x-0-12-12---12-----12---|---12-12---0-0-2-----2-(2)p==0---|
| E S S E E E S S S S S S E E E E S S S S S S S S
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| E S S E E E S S S S S S
+E E Q S S S S +S S S S
| E E E E S S S S S S S S
E E S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S E H
| E S S E E E S S S S S S E E E E S S S S S S S S
1st, 2nd, 3rd Verses
$
S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S
||o------------------12-----12--------------|
||o----x----x-------------------------------|
| E S S E e E S S +S S S S
||o-------------------8---------------------|
||o--7------------------------------9--7--9-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S
| E E E E S S S S S S S S E S S E e E S S +S S S S
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S
| E E E E S S S S S S S S E S S E E E S S +S S S S
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| E E E E S S S S S S S S
S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| E S S E E E S S +S S S S E E E E S S S S S S S S
S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S
| E S S S E S S S S S +S S E
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| E S S S E. S S S S E S S
|----------------------6h=7---------------|
S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| E S S S E S S S S S +S S E E S S S E. S S S S E S S
|-------------------------------------------|----------------------6h=7---------------|
S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S
| E S S S E S S S S S +S S E
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| E S S S E. S S S S E S S
|----------------------6h=7---------------|
S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S
| E S S S E S S S S S +S S E
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| E S S S E. S S S S E E
|----------------------6h=7---------------||
Gtr II
E S S +Q E S S +Q E S S +E E E S S +E E
To Coda
E S S S E S S E S E e S S e Q E S S S S S S
Gtr I
H E. S S S S S S S S S E. S S e S Q
| Gtr II
| E S S E e E S S +S S S S E E E E S S S S S S S S
Q E E S E. Q S S S S Q Q E E
|--------------12----------------|---------------------------------------o||
|--------------------------------|-------14-13-12---10-------------------o||
| E S S E e E S S +S S S S E E E E S S S S S S S S
|------------8-------------------|-------------------8-------------------o||
|-7------------------------9-7-9-|------------------------------9--------o||
Q Q +Q. E +S S S S E. S S S S S S S S S
| E S S E e E S S +S S S S E E E E S S S S S S S S
D.S. al Coda
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S H H
|-12-----------------------0-2p0--2p=0---0-|---------------------------||
|-12b12.5----x-12-----12---0-2p0--2p=0---0-|---------------------------||
| E S S E e E S S +S S S S E E E E S S S S S S S S
&
Q E E H E E Q +E S S S S S +S
|-----------------------------|------------------------------14b15r(14)-||
| E S S E e E S S +S S S S E E E E S S S S S S S S
Guitar Solo
Gtr I
S S S S +S S S S S S S S E E
|-12----12-14b16==(14)r\-0-2-0-2p0---------|
+Q +E. S +S S S S S S S S
|----------2b4==(2)r-0-2b4---2p0-----|
S +S T S S +S T S S S S S S S S S S
|-2b3r(2)p0---2b3r(2)p0---0-2b4---2b4---2-0---0-|
E E S E S +S S S S S S S S
|---0---0-2b3==(2)r-0---------0---|
|-----3-0-2b3==(2)r-0-3-----0---0-|
|-0---2-----------------2s4-------|
a E S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S a S S S S S S a S S
|-2s4---2s4---2s4-0-2-0-2p0---0-|------------------------------------9s2p0--|
S S S S E E +E S S S +S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-2p0-----------------2b4r(2)-0---|-------------------------------|
S S +S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-0-2b3r(2)-0-2p0---0-2-4---3h4---2-0-|
S S S S E S S +E S S S S S S
|-2p0-------14-12-(12)b12.5----12-14-12-------|
S S E S S S S +S S S S S S S S
|--------------------14b16r(14)-12-------14-12b12.5-------|
S E S E S E S E S E S
E S S S E S E S S +S S S S
|-14b16-------14b16--------14b16-(14)--------|
S E S E. S +S S S S S S S S
|---14b16-------14b16-(14)----14b16----14-12-------|
E E S S T T S S S S S E S S
|-15-12-15-12-15s14-12-------------------0-|
|-------15----15s14-12-14----------------0-|
S S S S +S S S S S S S S S S S S
E S S S S S S S E S +E S S
+S S S S S E S E S S +E S S
S S S S S S S S S S E S S E S +Q E. S +E E +S E S
E S S S S S S S S S S +E S S
|---15----15-15s10---15-----15-(15)b15.5-12-12-|
+S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S
E S S S S S S S S S S +S T T S +T T E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------2b4r(2)p0-|-------2-----------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
S +T T S S +T T S S +T T S E S S S S S
|-2b4r(2)p0---2b4r(2)p0---2b4r(2)p0---2-0-2-0-----|
E E S S S S E S S +E S S E S S S E. +S S S S E. S
|-----2-----2---------------|-------------------------2s=|
S S S S S E. S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E e
S S S S +E. S +S S e Q
|-15-15----15-(15)\-10-(10)sx-x-----*|
Duration Legend
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
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