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Superhuman

Velvet Revolver
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Song

Band: Velvet Revolver

Song: Superhuman

Album: Contraband

Tabbed by: Kabir

ktaneja@students.latrobe.edu.au

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Gtr I (D A D G B E) - 'Slash'

Gtr 2 (D A D G B E) - 'Dave Kushner'

4/4

Gtr I

::Inro:: ~~

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|----13----15----15-13----13----15----12--18----|
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|-12----12----12-------12----12----12-----------|
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::Play this with above riff::

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|-0-0--x-0-0--x-0-0--x-0-0-x--3----|
|-0-0--x-0-0--x-0-0--x-0-0-x--3----|

::verse 1 - played with Riff A::

Riff A

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|---5---7-x-7-5---5---7-5-7-------|
|-7---7---------7---7-------------|
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"What you get is a crash course to be a man

But a man is a destination never known

Sometimes dressed up like a red hot lady in pumps

Don't think she can get enough"

::Verse 2 - With same riff as Verse 1::

"Always feel like she's runnin on a hamster wheel

Getting high, crashing cars and makin mistakes

Keepin her face packed with cocaine

Her face is numb your faith is gone"

::Pre Chorus::

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|-5-5h7-5h7-3-3h5-|-3h5-5-5h7-5h7-3-|-3h5-3h5-8-7-5----|
|-5-5h7-5h7-3-3h5-|-3-5-5-5h7-5h7-3-|-3h5-3h5-8-7-5----|

"I'm travelin on now

I'm makin plans now"

::Chorus - listen to song for exact timing::

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|-----------------|-----------------|------------------------|
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|-0-0-x-0-0-x-0-0-|-x-0-0-x-3-2-3-0-|-0-x-0-0-x-0-0-5-3-5----|
|-0-0-x-0-0-x-0-0-|-x-0-0-x-3-2-3-0-|-0-x-0-0-x-0-0-5-3-5----|

"Cocaine

Alcohol

Lady-lay

Withdrawal"

::Verse 3 - played with same as above Riff A::

"Keep it comin in a world that's blown up wild

Keep it comin in a world that's bred her style

We're all runnin from the goose she's high on cocaine

There's a noose swimmin right between her legs to her brain"

::Verse 4 - same as abobe::

"We're all in need of a superhuman woman now

We're all in need of a superhuman woman now

So rodeo, rodeo, rodeo, rodeo

Throw the rope around her neck and get the show on the road"

::Pre Chorus::

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|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-5-5h7-5h7-3-3h5-|-3h5-5-5h7-5h7-3-|-3h5-3h5-8-7-5----|
|-5-5h7-5h7-3-3h5-|-3-5-5-5h7-5h7-3-|-3h5-3h5-8-7-5----

""I'm travelin on now

I'm makin plans now"

::Chorus::

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|-----------------|-----------------|------------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------------|
|-0-0-x-0-0-x-0-0-|-x-0-0-x-3-2-3-0-|-0-x-0-0-x-0-0-5-3-5----|
|-0-0-x-0-0-x-0-0-|-x-0-0-x-3-2-3-0-|-0-x-0-0-x-0-0-5-3-5----|

"Cocaine

Alcohol

Lady-lay

Withdrawal"

::Solo/fill - Slash pays this and does some feedback thingys too in the background::

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|-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-x-|-18-x-18-18-18-18-18-18-|-18-18-18-x-18-x-18----|
|-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-17-x-|-17-x-17-22-22-22-22-22-|-22-22-17-x-17-x-17----|
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::Pre Chorus::

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|-5-5h7-5h7-3-3h5-|-3h5-5-5h7-5h7-3-|-3h5-3h5-8-7-5----|
|-5-5h7-5h7-3-3h5-|-3-5-5-5h7-5h7-3-|-3h5-3h5-8-7-5----

""I'm travelin on now

I'm makin plans now"

::Bass part with Scott singing and Duff on Bass::

"What's she thinking

She'll never get enough"

::Slashs Fill when Scott is singing the above lines::

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|-0S=3S=2S=1S=0----|

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::When Scott is singing thhose lines "Whats shes thinking after above fill Slash

returns to Intro, while Dave then starts the above riff.::

~~~

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|----13----15----15-13----13----15----12--18----|
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|-12----12----12-------12----12----12-----------|
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::Scott screams and back to full Intro with chords::

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|----13----15----15-13----13----15----12--18----|
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|-12----12----12-------12----12----12-----------|
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::Play this with above riff::

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|-0-0--x-0-0--x-0-0--x-0-0-x--3----|
|-0-0--x-0-0--x-0-0--x-0-0-x--3----|

::Chorus::

::Chorus::

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|-0-0-x-0-0-x-0-0-|-x-0-0-x-3-2-3-0-|-0-x-0-0-x-0-0-5-3-5----|
|-0-0-x-0-0-x-0-0-|-x-0-0-x-3-2-3-0-|-0-x-0-0-x-0-0-5-3-5----|

"Cocaine

Alcohol

Lady-lay

Withdrawal"

::finish song with playing intro riff::

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|----13----15----15-13----13----15----12--18----|
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|-12----12----12-------12----12----12-----------|
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finished!

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