SUPER BAD, PTS. 1 & 2
As recorded by James Brown
(From the 1971 Album SUPER BAD)
Words and Music by James Brown
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Phelps "Catfish" Collins - Electric Guitar'
1st Verse
Q=120
N.C.
4/4
Gtr I (El. Gtr.)
Wx7 H Q. S S
|------------|---------------|
|------------|---------------|
|------------|---------------|
|------------|---------------|
|------------|-------------5-|
|------------|---------------|
e e e e e e e e e e S S S S Q E S S
||------------------|----------------------|
||o-----------------|----------------------|
||------------------|-----------2----------|
||--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-5--------------|
||o-----------------|--------------------5-|
||------------------|----------------------|
e e e e e e e e e e S S S S Q E S S
|-----------------|-------------------------||
|-----------------|------------------------o||
|-----------------|-----------2-------------||
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-5-----------------||
|-----------------|--------------------5---o||
|-----------------|-------------------------||
C6
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
|-5-5-x-x-x-x-5-5-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-5-5-x-x-x-x-5-5-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
|-5-5-x-x-x-x-5-5-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-5-5-x-x-x-x-5-5-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
|-5-5-x-x-x-x-5-5-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-5-5-x-x-x-x-5-5-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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
|-5-5-x-x-x-x-5-5-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-5-5-x-x-x-x-5-5-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-||
|-5-5-x-x-x-x-5-5-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-5-5-x-x-x-x-5-5-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-||
|-5-5-x-x-x-x-5-5-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-5-5-x-x-x-x-5-5-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-||
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
2nd Verse
N.C.
e e e e e e e e e e S S S S Q E S S
||------------------|----------------------|
||o-----------------|----------------------|
||------------------|-----------2----------|
||--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-5--------------|
||o-----------------|--------------------5-|
||------------------|----------------------|
e e e e e e e e e e S S S S Q E S S
|-----------------|-------------------------||
|-----------------|------------------------o||
|-----------------|-----------2-------------||
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-5-----------------||
|-----------------|--------------------5---o||
|-----------------|-------------------------||
C6
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
||--5-5-x-x-x-x-5-5-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-5-5-x-x-x-x-5-5-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---||
||o-5-5-x-x-x-x-5-5-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-5-5-x-x-x-x-5-5-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--o||
||--5-5-x-x-x-x-5-5-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-5-5-x-x-x-x-5-5-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---||
||----------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
||o---------------------------------|----------------------------------o||
||----------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
3rd & 4th Verses
$
N.C.
e e e e e e e e e e S S S S Q E S S
||------------------|----------------------|
||o-----------------|----------------------|
||------------------|-----------2----------|
||--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-5--------------|
||o-----------------|--------------------5-|
||------------------|----------------------|
e e e e e e e e e e S S S S Q E S S 4x
|-----------------|-------------------------||
|-----------------|------------------------o||
|-----------------|-----------2-------------||
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-5-----------------||
|-----------------|--------------------5---o||
|-----------------|-------------------------||
C6
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
||--5-5-x-x-x-x-5-5-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-5-5-x-x-x-x-5-5-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---||
||o-5-5-x-x-x-x-5-5-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-5-5-x-x-x-x-5-5-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--o||
||--5-5-x-x-x-x-5-5-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-5-5-x-x-x-x-5-5-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---||
||----------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
||o---------------------------------|----------------------------------o||
||----------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
Bridge
N.C.
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
||----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
||o---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
||--4-3-4-3-4-3-4-3-4-3-4-3-4-3-4-3-|-4-3-4-3-4-3-4-3-4-3-4-3-4-3-4-3--|
||--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
||o---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
||----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
To Coda
A7/G
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E Q H 4x E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------------|---3------------||-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---||
|---------------------------------|---3-----------o||-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---||
|-4-3-4-3-4-3-4-3-4-3-4-3-4-3-4-3-|-4--------------||-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---||
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|----------------||-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---||
|---------------------------------|---------------o||-------------------||
|---------------------------------|----------------||-------------------||
Saxophone Solo
1.,2.,3.
C6
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 4x
||--5-5-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-5-5-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--||
||o-5-5-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-5-5-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-o||
||--5-5-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-5-5-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--||
||----------------------------------|----------------------------------||
||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------o||
||----------------------------------|----------------------------------||
4.
D.S. al Coda
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-5-5-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-----||
|-5-5-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-----||
|-5-5-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-----||
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|-------------------------------------||
|-------------------------------------||
Outro
&
C6
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 6x
||--5-5-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-5-5-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---||
||o-5-5-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-5-5-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--o||
||--5-5-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-5-5-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---||
||----------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
||o---------------------------------|----------------------------------o||
||----------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
Duration Legend
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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
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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
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| - 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
