Chord/Tab song: Superman

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!

Tuning: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb (1/2 step down)
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.

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|---------------------------------|

( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/l/los_lonely_boys/superman_tab.html )

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

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!

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-Ifyhard