Superstition Guitar Lesson (Stevie Wonder)
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Stevie Wonder Superstition Guitar Lesson + Tutorial + TABS
Stevie Wonder Superstition Guitar Lesson Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
2:12 - Tune low E down 1/2 step
2:45 - Main riff breakdown
3:57 - Percussive notes
6:04 - Funky rhythm SRV style
8:14 - Chorus
9:09 - Chorus play through
9:50 - Congrats, Here's what to do next
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đ€Lyrics:
Very superstitious,
Writing's on the wall,
Very superstitious,
Ladders bout' to fall,
Thirteen month old baby,
Broke the lookin' glass
Seven years of bad luck,
The good things in your past
When you believe in things
That you don't understand,
Then you suffer,
Superstition aint the way
Hey
Very superstitious,
Wash your face and hands,
Rid me of the problem,
Do all that you can,
Keep me in a daydream,
Keep me goin' strong,
You don't wanna save me,
Sad is the soul
When you believe in things
That you don't understand,
Then you suffer,
Superstition ain't the way,
Yeh, yeh
Very superstitious,
Nothin' more to say,
Very superstitious,
The devil's on his way,
Thirteen month old baby,
Broke the lookin' glass,
Seven years of bad luck,
Good things in your past
When you believe in things
That you don't understand,
Then you suffer,
Superstition ain't the way,
No, no, no
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well done , ThereÂŽs a heap of incorrect tutorials but this one fits the song the best!
Very inspiring and useful, thank you very much.
Trying to learn the main riff (for bass), but your key and tuning had me a little messed up, but the tone is so clear, I can pick it out so nicely, and I got it now. Thanks!
Jon ,
awesome applesauce. Love it. Thank you so much!
You're welcome! Glad to help!
đžđŒâ great one. thanks Jon
You're welcome!
Great Job!
Thank you! Happy to help!
Do you do âTwist And McShoutâ? đŹ
Well done Jon great choice. I love this song. Brilliant lesson as always.
Thanks so much! Rock on!
SRV did this song
Superstition was recorded by Stevie Wonder, but the guitar was not played by Stevie......it was played by Jeff Beck!
Can you do Versace on the floor?
Hey Jon! What about doing Front line?
this song was originally done by jeff beck , but stevie recorded it before him.
That's not strictly true. Beck was involved in the song's creation, though.
Jeff Beck was an admirer of Wonder's music, and Wonder was informed of this prior to the Talking Book album sessions. Though at this point he was playing virtually all of the instruments on his songs by himself, Wonder preferred to let other guitarists play on his records, and he liked the idea of a collaboration with Beck. An agreement was quickly made for Beck to become involved in the sessions that became the Talking Book album, in return for Wonder writing him a song.
Between the album sessions, Beck came up with the opening drum beat. Wonder told Beck to keep playing while he improvised over the top of it. He improvised most of the song, including the riff, on the spot. Beck and Wonder created a rough demo for the song that day.[7][8]
After finishing the song, Wonder decided that he would allow Beck to record "Superstition" as part of their agreement. Originally, the plan was for Beck to release his version of the song first, with his newly formed power trio Beck, Bogert & Appice. However, due to the combination of the trio's debut album getting delayed and Motown CEO Berry Gordy's prediction that "Superstition" would be a huge hit and greatly increase the sales of Talking Book, Wonder released the song as the Talking Book lead single months ahead of Beck's version, the latter being issued in March 1973 on the Beck, Bogert & Appice album.[9]
The funky clavinet riff played on a Hohner Clavinet model C, the Moog synthesizer bass, and the vocals were also performed by Wonder. In addition, the song features trumpet and tenor saxophone, played respectively by Steve Madaio and Trevor Lawrence.[10]
@@gdsmith4246 thanks for the info, i was wrong or i missunderstood something. â
Hey Jon! I don't know if you are aware, that polecastro fellow keeps interrupting your lesson. I hope you are getting some revenue from it at least, but at least six different times he interrupts with his annoying commercial. Great lesson otherwise....
Use Eb Standard to help
Hey Oscar! That's why I tune the bass-note down just one-string. In a perfect world yes give me another guitar down a have step ready to go. But this video shows a way I created to play the song in Eb that I came up with from gigging and needing to go song to song fast. De-tuning just one string to Eb as mentioned gives you the lowest bass note in Eb, then you can adjust the chord voicings throughout the tune (as shown in the video) and it essentially accomplishes the same thing without the hassle of having to re-tune the entire guitar in between songs on-stage. Or bring another guitar, I don't like carrying two guitars to gigs, especially with tough load ins sometimes. But doing one string is quick and easy, and doesn't offset the equilibrium of string tension on your guitar. 100 percent of the time guitarist that make a dramatic tuning change on stage in-between songs always play the next song out of tune. Guitars actually need to be setup in different tunings to really play them in tune, also they need about 15 to 20 mins of playing in the new tuning to start to settle in. This is often one of the many reasons why famous artists have techs handing them guitars from song to song. Those guitars are all setup and settled in to the appropriate tuning for that song. In a gigging situation this is a great workaround that essentially accomplishes the same thing, with one guitar, and also doesn't leave the whole band waiting in-between songs for the guitarist to re-tune his guitar, and then have to go back to standard after the song. Give it a try!
Hope that helps! Keep up the great work, and thanks for watching!
@@jonmaclennan But having a Capo & a Guitar tuned to Eb will help & yes Stevie Ray Vaughn used Eb Standard Tuning for his cover of that song.
Yup SRV tuned down 1/2 step. Definitely wouldnât use a capo though. It doesnât make sense to tune down to Eb standard and then capo up.
@@jonmaclennan Just Eb Standard would be OK & then a capo on the 1st fret for songs in E Standard would work. I think Eb Standard will reduce the string breakage by quite a significant amount since the tension is lower & it helps w/ bending alot. Eddie Van Halen used that tuning too for his cover of that song & may he RIP.
If you do that then you have to learn to play every other song in your set a half step up visually on the guitar because your are tuned down then capoâd up.
Why do electric players not just call out the notes when teaching these songs?