Super Bad
by James Brown · posted by ,,,
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How to read this tab — notation key
- +
- Blow note
- −
- Draw note
- b or '
- Half-step bend
- bb or ''
- Two half-step bend
- bbb or '''
- Three half-step bend
- (###)
- Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
- < or *
- Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)
Full reference and posting tips in the tab guide.
This excludes ad libs, which is about half the song.
Also, 12th position is easier, if you want less of a challenge:
http://www.harptabs.com/song.php?ID=17008-3” -3” -3” 3 2 -3” 3 -3” 3 4
I got somethin' that makes me wanna shout
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I got somethin' that tells me what its all about
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I got souuuul and I'm super bad
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I got souuuuul, and I'm super bad2 -3” -3” -3” 3 2 -3” 3 -3” 3 4
Now I got a move that tells me what to do
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Sometimes I tease
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Now I got a move that tells me what to do
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Sometimes I feel so nice I wanna try myself a few
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I got souuuul and I'm super bad
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I'm (a) love(r), I love to do my thing
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And I don't need no one else
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Sometimes I feel so nice (good God)
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I jump back, I wanna kiss myself
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I've got soul, and I'm super ba-d
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I said I'm super bad
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up and down
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And round and round, up and down, a-ll a-rou-nd
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Right on people, let it all hang out
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If you don't brothers and sisters, then you won't know
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What it's all about
-3” -3” 3 -3” 3 3 -3” 3 -3” 3 -3”
I got the somethin' that makes me wanna shout
-3” -3” -3” -3” 3 -3” 2 -3” -3” 4 4 3
I got that thing that tells me what it's all about
-3” 4 5 -4 4 2 2 4 -3” -3”
I got souuul, and I'm super bad
-3” 3 -3” 3 -3” 3 -3” 3 -3”
Got the move that tells me what to do
4 4 -3” -3” -3” -3” 3 3
Sometimes I feel so nice, I said
3 -3” 2 -3” -3” 4 4 3 4
I wanna try myself a few, I
5 -4 4 -3” 2 -3” 2 -3” -3” 4 2 2 4 -3” 3 2
IIIIII, IIII, IIII I got soul, and I'm super ba-d
5 -4 -4
up and down
-3” -4 4 -3” -3” -3” 4 5 -4 4 -3” 2
And round and round, up and down, a-ll a-rou-nd
5 -4 5 -4 -3” -4 4 4 -3”
Right on people, let it all hang out
4 4 5 -3” 3 3 -3” 3 3 -3” 3 -3”
If you don't brothers and sisters, then you won't know
-3” -3” -3 3 3
What it's all about