Super Bad (12th position)

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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.

Tab

This excludes ad libs, which is about half the song.

-4-4 -44     -3”   -4   4 -44   -5
I got somethin' that makes me wanna shout
-6 6   6 4     4    -4   4 -4   4 5 4 4
I got somethin' that tells me what its all about
6 6 -6 6 -5 4   4 -5 -4 -4
I got souuuul and I'm super bad
6 6 -6 6 -5   -3” -3” -5 -4 -4
I got souuuuul, and I'm super bad

-3” -4 -4 -4 4   -3”   -4   4   -4 4 -5
Now I got a move that tells me what to do
6   6    4   4
Sometimes I tease
4 -4 -4 4 -4   6    -6   6   -5 4 4
Now I got a move that tells me what to do
-4 4    4 -4 -4 -4 4 -4 4 -4   4 6 4 4
Sometimes I feel so nice I wanna try myself a few
6 6 -6 6 -5 -3” -3” -5 -4 -4
I got souuuul and I'm super bad
-4       -4     -4 -6 -5 6 -5 6
I'm (a) love(r), I love to do my thing
-4 -4 -4    -4 -5   6 -5
And I don't need no one else
-4 -4    4 -4 -4 -4
Sometimes I feel so nice (good God)
4 -4 -4   4 -4 4   -4   4 4
I jump back, I wanna kiss myself
-4   -4   -6   4   4   5 4 -3 -3”
I've got soul, and I'm super ba-d
-4 -4 -4 -5 -4 -4
I said I'm super bad

-6 6 6
up and down
-4   6   -5   -4   -4 -4 -5 -6 6 -5 -4 -3”
And round and round, up and down, a-ll a-rou-nd
-6   6 -6 6   -4 6 -5   -5 -4
Right on people, let it all hang out
-5 -5 -6    -6 -5 -4 -4 -4   -6   6   -5    -4
If you don't brothers and sisters, then you won't know
-4 -4   -5 4 -4
What it's all about

-4 -4   4   -4 4     4    -4   4 -4 4   -4
I got the somethin' that makes me wanna shout
-4 -4 -4   -4    4    -4 -3” -4   -4   -5 -5 4
I got that thing that tells me what it's all about
-4 -5 -6 6 -5 -3” -3” -5 -4 -4
I got souuuul, and I'm super bad
-4   4   -4 4    -4   4   -4 4 -4
Got the move that tells me what to do
-5 -5   -4 -4   -4 -4   4 4
Sometimes I feel so nice, I said
4 -4 -3” -4 -4 -5 -5 4 -5
I wanna try myself a few, I
-6 6 -5 -4 -3” -4 -3” -4 -4 -5    -3” -3” -5 -4 4 -3”
IIIIII, IIII, IIII I got soul, and I'm super ba-d

-6 6 6
up and down
-4    6   -5 -4   -4 -4 -5 -6 6 -5 -4 -3”
And round and round, up and down, a-ll a-rou-nd
-6 6 -6 6   -4 6 -5   -5 -4
Right on people, let it all hang out
-5 -5   -6   -4 4    4   -4 4     4 -4   4     -4
If you don't brothers and sisters, then you won't know
-4 -4    5   4 4
What it's all about