Los Lonely Boys – Superman (Guitar Tab)

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Band: Los Lonely Boys Album: Forgiven Song Title: Superman - The solo's and improv's are in Eb Pentatonic Minor and Eb Blues. Henry hits flat 5ths 7ths here a la Stevie Ray Vaughan. Descending 3-note intervals are also frequently used this song. - Send me an e-mail if you want a transcription of this in standard tuning. Enjoy! or D# G# C# F# A# d#
Chords:
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    Eb7   F7   G#7
eb|-(0)--(2)----5--|
Bb|--3----5-----8--|
Gb|--1----3-----6--|
Db|--0----2-----5--|
Ab|--2----4-----7--|
Eb|--0----2-----5--|

Intro: 00:00 - 00:11.
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eb|--------0----4--0----------0----3--0----------0----2--0~--|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-/4---4---4---------/3---3---3---------/2---2---2---------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------|

eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|-3/5--5-5p3---3------------------|
Gb|------------4---4p2-4p2p0--------|
Db|--------------------------0h1h2~-|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|
Is it alright if I sing you guys a song?
eb|-0----4--0----------0----3--0----------0----2--0--------0--|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------3/5---5--|
Gb|---4---------/3---3---3---------/2---2---2-----------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------|
I'm gonna do my best right here. Verse 1: 00:11 - 00:43. ======== - Improvise as you please (e.g. trills, add notes to chords, solo after a bar) Eb7 Why she wants me, F7 I ask myself. G#7 [Fill] I know I'm not the best lookin' guy around. Eb7 Oh, does she love me? F7 Well I guess so, G#7 (Hang) Cuz she always says I'm her hero!
eb|--------0----4--0----------0----3--0----------0----2--0~--|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-/4---4---4---------/3---3---3---------/2---2---2---------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------|

eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|-3/5--5-5p3---3------------------|
Gb|------------4---4p2-4p2p0--------|
Db|--------------------------0h1h2~-|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|

eb|-0----4--0----------0----3--0----------0----2--0--|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------0--|
Gb|---4---------/3---3---3---------/2---2---2--------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------|
Verse 2: 00:44 - 01:03. ======== Eb7 She makes me stronger, F7 with all she does. G#7 [Fill] Oh, I can't live without her love. No. Eb7 I stop me a freight train. F7 I fly high like a jet plane G#7 (Hang) Just so I can get to her. Chorus: 01:04 - 01:27. ======= - Just do the Intro Riff Eb7 She's my lady. F7 I'm thinkin' maybe... G#7 I'm gonna do what I can. Eb7 To show that I love her. F7 I really need her. G#7 I wanna be her Superman! Eb7 'Cuz She's my lady. F7 I'm thinkin' maybe... G#7 I'm gonna do what I can. Eb7 To show that I love her. F7 I really need her. G#7 I wanna be her Superman! Solo: 01:28 - 01:50. ==== Eb7 - F7 - G#7 (2x) Bridge: 01:51 - 02:02. ======= F7 For my baby G#7 I'm her man of steel. F7 I can't deny, G#7 the way she makes me feel! Verse 3: 02:02 - 02:13. ======== E7 Oh, I stop me a freight train. F7 I fly high like a jet plane, G#7 (Hang) Just so I can get to her... G#7 Just so I can get to her! Chorus: 02:14 - 01:27. ======= Eb7 She's my lady. F7 I'm thinkin' maybe... G#7 I'm gonna do what I can. Eb7 To show that I love her. F7 I really need her. G#7 I wanna be her Superman! Eb7 'Cuz She's my lady. F7 I'm thinkin' maybe... G#7 I'm gonna do what I can. Eb7 To show that I love her. F7 I really need her. G#7 I wanna be her Superman!
Outro: 02:38 - 03:03
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eb|--------0----4--0----------0----3--0--------------0-------2---0------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------0--|
Gb|-/4---4---4---------/3---3---3---------/2-----2-------2--------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Do blues pentatonic licks on the open and 2nd positions, and trills on the bass notes, slide down from 12th fret octave] End on Is it alright if I sing you guys a song?
eb|-7-|        eb|---|
Bb|-0-|        Bb|---|
Gb|-7-| Then...Gb|---|
Db|-6-|        Db|---|
Ab|-7-|        Ab|---|
Eb|---|        Eb|-0-|
And that's it! E-mail me at [email protected] for comments, suggestions, or whatever, really! -Ifyhard