Superman Los Lonely Boys

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:

 
 -------

[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!

E-mail me at ifyhard2@yahoo.com for comments, suggestions, or whatever, really!

-Ifyhard

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{t:Superman}
 {st:Los Lonely Boys}
 
 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:
 
 {sot}
 -------
 {eot}
 [Eb7] [F7] [G#7] 
 {sot}
 eb|-(0)--(2)----5--|
 Bb|--3----5-----8--|
 Gb|--1----3-----6--|
 Db|--0----2-----5--|
 Ab|--2----4-----7--|
 Eb|--0----2-----5--|
 {eot}
 
 Intro: 00:00 - 00:11.
 ======
 
 {sot}
 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|---------------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 Is it alright if I sing you guys a song?
 
 
 {sot}
 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|-----------------------------------------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 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!
 
 
 {sot}
 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|---------------------------------|
 {eot}
 ( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/l/los_lonely_boys/superman_tab.html )
 
 {sot}
 eb|-0----4--0----------0----3--0----------0----2--0--|
 Bb|-----------------------------------------------0--|
 Gb|---4---------/3---3---3---------/2---2---2--------|
 Db|--------------------------------------------------|
 Ab|--------------------------------------------------|
 Eb|--------------------------------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 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
 ======
 
 {sot}
 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|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 (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 ifyhard2@yahoo.com for comments, suggestions, or whatever, really!
 
 -Ifyhard

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