SUPERSTITION (Bassline) As recorded by Stevie Wonder (From the 1972 Album TALKING BOOK) Words and Music by Stevie Wonder Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb) - 'Stevie Wonder - Moog Synth. Bass arr. for Bass' Intro Q=96(16=s16) 4/4 Gtr I Wx4 H E E E E |------------|--------------| |------------|--------------| |------------|--------------| |------------|--------3-2-1-| 1.,2.,3. 4. E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 4x E E E E E E E E ||------------------|------------------||-----------------|| ||o-----------------|-----------------o||-----------------|| ||o-----------------|-----------------o||-----------------|| ||--0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0-3-2-1--||-0---0---0-3-2-1-|| 1st - 3rd Verses $ E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| ||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| ||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| ||--0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0-3-2-1-|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0-3-2-1--| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0-3-2-1-|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0-3-2-1-| E E E E S S S S +S S S S E E S E S E E E E E E E E S S S S +S S S S |---------------------------|-----------4-0-----|---------------------------| |---------------0-(0)---0-0-|---2---2-------2---|---------------0-(0)---0-0-| |---------0-1-2-------2-----|-----2---2---------|---------0-1-2-------2-----| |-0---0---------------------|-------------------|-0---0---------------------| E E S E S E E E E E E E E S S S S +S S S S E E S E S E E E E |-----------4-0-----|---------------------------|-----------4-0------| |---2---2-------2---|---------------0-(0)---0-0-|---2---2-------2----| |-----2---2---------|---------0-1-2-------2-----|-----2---2----------| |-------------------|-0---0---------------------|--------------------| Chorus E E E E S S S S +S S S S E E S E S E E E E Q. E Q. E |---------------------------|-----------4-0-----||---------------| |---------------0-(0)---0-0-|---2---2-------2---||---------------| |---------0-1-2-------2-----|-----2---2---------||-2----2-3----3-| |-0---0---------------------|-------------------||---------------| Q E E Q E E E. S E. S E E E E H H E E E E E E E E |---------------|-------------------|-----------|-----------------| |---------------|-------------------|-----------|-----------------| |-2--2-2-1--1-1-|-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0-|-2---------|-----------------| |---------------|-------------------|-----------|-0---0---0---0---| 1. To Coda E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |------------------|-----------------|------------------|| |------------------|-----------------|-----------------o|| |------------------|-----------------|-----------------o|| |-0---0---0-3-2-1--|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0-3-2-1--|| Interlude 2. E E E E E E E E Q. E Q. E Q E E Q E E E. S E. S E E E E |-----------------||---------------|---------------|-------------------| |-----------------||---------------|---------------|-------------------| |-----------------||-2----2-3----3-|-2--2-2-1--1-1-|-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0-| |-0---0---0-3-4-5-||---------------|---------------|-------------------| Q Q H E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-2----------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |------------|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0-3-2-1-|-0---0---0---0---| Outro D.S. al Coda & E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 5x E E E E E E E E |------------------||------------------|------------------||-----------------*| |------------------||o-----------------|-----------------o||-----------------*| |------------------||o-----------------|-----------------o||-----------------*| |-0---0---0-3-2-1--||--0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0-3-2-1--||-0---0---0---0---*| 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