Beautiful presentation! Loved the counter-melodies of this song. We played them in a marching drum ensemble during the 1970s with the pentatonic bass riff on tuned tom-tom drums and the counter-melody riffs from the horns on steel drums. Always a crowd-pleaser as we strutted down the street during parades. I was in the US Army in Monterey, CA at the time. The arrangement provided a wonderful lift to the spirit during those years. Long live Mr. Wonder and his continuous inspiration! Great to see him still active at the recent NAMM 2024 show 50 years later. Genius!
I love Stevie Wonder and this song in particular. Pretty sophisticated for a pop tune. Every time I try to come up with a funky riff, I end up rewriting this one. Can't improve on perfection.
OMG!! This is SO good to listen to . . . GOOSEBUMPS all over!! When I was younger I could play my trumpet along with this. SO much fun . . . . Now I’m 71 and my first piano lesson is on Thursday and I have two goals: 1. to play Linus and Lucy 2. to play the Superstition piano part. I figure that if I can play those two then ‘most any other pop or jazz song would be easy ( sorta ;^) I hope my teacher can teach them to me . . . even if it takes the rest of my life!
I tried to figure out the keyboard parts years ago but it was impossible for me to figure out exactly what he played on the layered clavinet parts. It sounded one-dimensional to me and I just read in the comments that there were 8 layered parts (so it's no wonder I couldn't figure it out). I never even noticed the quarter notes in the left hand doubing the bass. This is amazing to see and hear clavinet patterns individually!
Sometimes? The goal of people who get paid to create sheet music is not to create an accurate representation of the song. Their goal is to create something relatively inexperienced pianists can play that sounds pretty close to the original song without introducing complexity. And do it quickly so they get paid. They have to do this by ear, and not all sheet music writers have the same level of discernment when it comes to hearing the subtleties in recorded music in all styles.
@@-303- exactly, and that's when you find your keyboard player coming to the studio saying "I got it perfect, as I learned it form the book" (without checking by ears.. An now, try to convince them that the groove is not accurate. lol.
@@-303- You're correct. I was often frustrated by the inaccuracies of printed music when I was a student. But it's also what helped contribute to developing my ears even more.
Often. Don't ever try playing "So What?", by Miles Davis, from the Real Book. The "chords" aren't conventional chords at all, but McCoy Tyner-style stacked fourths. Ditto for any Monk tune, with his sharp sixths, and other chord alterations. The Real Book DOES get the change from "Killer Joe" (all 13ths) right, though. Thank God for small favors... 😂
Some of my favorite chords of all time! I frequently use them even when soloing more pop/rock music, like my bands' versions of Come Together, Cheap Sunglasses, and more. They really lend themselves to parallel harmonic motion, but that also makes it easy to play "out" and create tension and interest in a way that doesn't feel weird to people. But back to the topic at hand... you're probably not going to see any notation that captures this accurately outside of pure transcription.
I been listening to this tune since 1976. I been playing it in bands for years after that and I NEVER KNEW THE RIGHT CHORDS FOR THE 'CHORUS'. Thank you so much Ms. Theodore for this lesson. I really learnt something here and now I can go to my grave understanding a song that became part of my life in the proper way. Cheers!
... well - if I had to drop my piano lessons with you so you could go work with The Master, and this is the result, I can only scream with joy!! Lovin' this!
You mean for this many years Ive been playing Superstition wrong… PreC - Bb9 B9b5? Bb9 A7b5? Ab9sus4 I just assumed he was taking the Bb9 up and down half steps!!! That man is a genius…. Thank you for the correction!!! I've even seen charts that are wrong...wow. I'm sending so much love to you. Thank you!!!
This song was way ahead of it's time in 1973 . Stevie recorded it in 16 tracks , 3 for the drums and it's mesmerizing ! This song epitomizes the genius of Stevie Wonder and what he can do to make a good song .
The actual session for this song has been floating around for years, I have it also. That Clav is Not just one part. And on the record, no guitar in the intro. The Clav is actually 8 separate parts played 2gether. I have all 8 tracks separated, plus an alternative lead vocal with Stevie talking, patting his foot and making sounds in-between singing. Where he keeps saying "Funky, - Funky Monkey". Because the track was so grooving to him. Also I have his soloed drum track, plus the horns soloed. And the final lead vocal that ended up on the record!
True ! It s at least 6/7 clavinet parts played together. There s some video on Utube with much better arrangement than this one to try to get more close to the record…..
@philippezsiga1125 I just listened to it again yesterday this is Exactly what's in the folder. 1st Clav 2nd Clav 3rd Clav 4th Clav 5th Clav 6th Clav 7th Clav 8th Clav 9. Horns 10. Horns 11. Bass 12. Cymbals 13. Kick 14. Drum Kit 15. Released Lead Vocal 16. Alternative Unreleased Vocal. This was provided to music schools like Berklee in Boston where I come from for educational purposes, to teach studio recording.
@@ghana1823 Hello! I hope you're doing well. If it's alright with you, could you please share the session with me? I'm a musician, I would love to dig deeper into this song! Also, as a keyboardist, I reallly want to figure what exactly is going on, so I can replicate it when playing live :)
I wasn't there, but the story I heard was that Jeff was supposed to release it first, but for some reason his project got delayed, so Stevie released it.
Jeff was invited to play on Talking Book and Stevie would write a song for Jeff. During a break, Jeff was putzing around on a drumkit when Stevie walked in and told him to keep playing the beat. Stevie improvised the main phrase of this song and later recorded all his parts and ended up releasing the song first.
Thank you so much for this!! 🙏🙏🙏 It's so easily over-played... I've played it many times wuth multiple bands, and usually the guitarists can't wait to play that lick - at which point I always stop the song 🤣🤣🤣🤣 "It's either you or me, buddy!" That Clavi part really needs to be punchy and concise - having a good drummer helps tremendously. It really becomes challenging (but still doable!) once there's a band with just a singer, guitarist, bassplayer and drummer - and they expect you to do everything else, *precisely* as they know it from the original... 🤣🤣🤣
Hi. Wheres the Stevie Wonder track and sheet music? Cant find it. Is the notation exactly like the record for the clav or just an approximation? Thank you.
So when playing live as just one keyboardist do you alternate between the main verse riff and the "counter" guitar part? that got me confused cuz on the record there are multiple parts at once going on.
No offense, Stevie Wonder played in the dark, it was impossible for him to look at the keys. After many years, I still can't play this song for a single second without looking at the keys and I'm not the worst piano player. With my utmost respect, I bow to Stevie Wonder, an artist who lives in darkness but fills the world with light.
30 years of learning Superstition, thinking finally I've got it right...then ......Nope. Stevie is the Einstein of production. The Isaac Newton of chord structure, The Stephen Hawking of music theory. One of the most enduring questions is "Whats the meaning of life". I would like to add to the library of enduring questions."What did Stevie play there?". There will eventually be full University degrees of Stevie Wonder and how he made songs. And over the next few centuries they will finally understand Same with his glorious singing. Most of us are relatively happy being mid range baritones until Stevie heads north and stays up there all day and the rest of us have to live with it. Now I'm going to spend the rest of whatever life I have left, once more trying to figure out what other Stevie songs I've been playing wrong. I think I'd have more luck figuring out Nuclear science.
Ah, this is lovely. I completely agree. As for discerning what Stevie played, he often uses simple chords in novel voicings to create his unique sound. Sometimes it's simpler than your ear would have you think.
@@VictoriaTheodore Therein lies the problem. To the average ear it sounds simple. That is until you come to play it. Thats where things get not so simple.
I bought the Stevie Wonder Anthology songbook. It’s pretty accurate, but what I always think when looking at his songs, and chord progressions is that it’s obvious he’s blind. It’s like he chooses notes by feel and sound, not really of chord progressions. Especially with the chromatic movement, and the modulations he often uses in his songs. He’s truly a gifted genius.
Interesting fact: The DRUMS on the first demo were played by legendary guitarist JEFF BECK. The band had gone for a break and Jeff stayed with Stevie. He started playing one of the few drum beats he could play, and Stevie asked him to keep it going as he laid down the first riffs of SUPERSTITION... the rest is history.
That performance right there, is funky as hell, you simply cannot listen to this song and not groove with it…. Well done Victoria….. and thank you Stevie for writing it…. Genius
Yes, a great song and Stevie is great, but don’t leave out the creation of the song. Jeff Beck started playing the drum groove when Stevie heard it and then created the funk riff. He let Jeff use it on his next album.
This, and "Outta Space" by Billy Preston are about the finest uses of the Hohner D6 Clavivet I ever heard. I used to use a Clavinet patch to impersonate a rhythm guitar, when I was still involved in house music production. When you have to FedEx that finished track tomorrow...
Beau, ti and very full! Thanks so much...I enjoyed this so much with a smile on my face all through...I have been playing this song by ear all my life, nice to finally get to see what the real thing is...GOD Bless you!
Been doing this for years and happy to see I had it pretty close but you just cleaned it up a bit for me. Also, the comment about the actual session with 8 parts or whatever isn't what this is about, this is about doing it live. Stevie isn't about to hire a bunch of people for one song as part of a live show so yeah, this sounds about right for one keys player plus a guitar part.
I’ve always liked this song but for whatever reason as I’ve gotten older I’ve appreciated this song even more.
INDEED!!! Well Said My Friend!
Stevie is a musical genius
Facts
@@SlowBloke123😊 That's a fact indeed!
Some people are just born music, Stevie is one of those.
Yes he is!
Beautiful presentation! Loved the counter-melodies of this song. We played them in a marching drum ensemble during the 1970s with the pentatonic bass riff on tuned tom-tom drums and the counter-melody riffs from the horns on steel drums. Always a crowd-pleaser as we strutted down the street during parades. I was in the US Army in Monterey, CA at the time. The arrangement provided a wonderful lift to the spirit during those years. Long live Mr. Wonder and his continuous inspiration! Great to see him still active at the recent NAMM 2024 show 50 years later. Genius!
Ah that must have been amazing! Stevie's music is so vital 🙏🏽☺
I love Stevie Wonder and this song in particular. Pretty sophisticated for a pop tune. Every time I try to come up with a funky riff, I end up rewriting this one. Can't improve on perfection.
OMG!! This is SO good to listen to . . . GOOSEBUMPS all over!! When I was younger I could play my trumpet along with this. SO much fun . . . .
Now I’m 71 and my first piano lesson is on Thursday and I have two goals: 1. to play Linus and Lucy 2. to play the Superstition piano part. I figure that if I can play those two then ‘most any other pop or jazz song would be easy ( sorta ;^) I hope my teacher can teach them to me . . . even if it takes the rest of my life!
I tried to figure out the keyboard parts years ago but it was impossible for me to figure out exactly what he played on the layered clavinet parts. It sounded one-dimensional to me and I just read in the comments that there were 8 layered parts (so it's no wonder I couldn't figure it out). I never even noticed the quarter notes in the left hand doubing the bass. This is amazing to see and hear clavinet patterns individually!
I like that we’re getting someone who played this with Stevie directly to teach us the chords. Sometimes the sheet music can be inaccurate.
Sometimes? The goal of people who get paid to create sheet music is not to create an accurate representation of the song. Their goal is to create something relatively inexperienced pianists can play that sounds pretty close to the original song without introducing complexity. And do it quickly so they get paid. They have to do this by ear, and not all sheet music writers have the same level of discernment when it comes to hearing the subtleties in recorded music in all styles.
@@-303- exactly, and that's when you find your keyboard player coming to the studio saying "I got it perfect, as I learned it form the book" (without checking by ears.. An now, try to convince them that the groove is not accurate. lol.
@@-303- You're correct. I was often frustrated by the inaccuracies of printed music when I was a student. But it's also what helped contribute to developing my ears even more.
Often. Don't ever try playing "So What?", by Miles Davis, from the Real Book. The "chords" aren't conventional chords at all, but McCoy Tyner-style stacked fourths. Ditto for any Monk tune, with his sharp sixths, and other chord alterations. The Real Book DOES get the change from "Killer Joe" (all 13ths) right, though. Thank God for small favors... 😂
Some of my favorite chords of all time! I frequently use them even when soloing more pop/rock music, like my bands' versions of Come Together, Cheap Sunglasses, and more. They really lend themselves to parallel harmonic motion, but that also makes it easy to play "out" and create tension and interest in a way that doesn't feel weird to people. But back to the topic at hand... you're probably not going to see any notation that captures this accurately outside of pure transcription.
VICTORIA!!! So proud to know you!!! Use your skills, Sister!!!! 🙏🏾🌻🌈🌏🌅💜💃🏾💃🏾💃🏾
SO GOOD!!! Thank you SO much for playing it to completion at the end of the breakdown! You're amazing!
I love it, I would also love to have a video of just her hands while playing the full version!!
I'm still a beginner, but as soon as I advance I'll learn it right away !!! 🤘🏼🤘🏼
I been listening to this tune since 1976. I been playing it in bands for years after that and I NEVER KNEW THE RIGHT CHORDS FOR THE 'CHORUS'. Thank you so much Ms. Theodore for this lesson. I really learnt something here and now I can go to my grave understanding a song that became part of my life in the proper way. Cheers!
Great Artists will continue to Breakdown Stevie’s Music for Decades, Perhaps Centuries…
For sure ! "Open Studio" and "Jazz duets" on YT (among others) have done a great job about Stevie's music.
I'm impressed 😮
Clavinet is so funky, it works similar as guitar, then it emulates funk guitar sounds and techs.
... well - if I had to drop my piano lessons with you so you could go work with The Master, and this is the result, I can only scream with joy!! Lovin' this!
🙏🏽☺
Amazing lady, in they 70's I listened to that song, over and over and over, I must have liked it.
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Fantastic, really!! Thank you for sharing this song that is harder to really catch properly than it seems. Thank you!!!
Thank you! 🙏🏽☺
That's great thanks for sharing. I remember when this came out in the 70's.
Thank you Victoria, great video and breakdown (and finally the right chords for the chorus!)
What an amazing artist she is…
You mean for this many years Ive been playing Superstition wrong…
PreC - Bb9 B9b5? Bb9 A7b5? Ab9sus4
I just assumed he was taking the Bb9 up and down half steps!!! That man is a genius….
Thank you for the correction!!! I've even seen charts that are wrong...wow. I'm sending so much love to you. Thank you!!!
Very nice breakdown Victoria thank you for this funky lady ! ❤ 🎶
This song was way ahead of it's time in 1973 . Stevie recorded it in 16 tracks , 3 for the drums and it's mesmerizing ! This song epitomizes the genius of Stevie Wonder and what he can do to make a good song .
The actual session for this song has been floating around for years, I have it also. That Clav is Not just one part. And on the record, no guitar in the intro. The Clav is actually 8 separate parts played 2gether.
I have all 8 tracks separated, plus an alternative lead vocal with Stevie talking, patting his foot and making sounds in-between singing.
Where he keeps saying "Funky, - Funky Monkey". Because the track was so grooving to him. Also I have his soloed drum track, plus the horns soloed. And the final lead vocal that ended up on the record!
True ! It s at least 6/7 clavinet parts played together.
There s some video on Utube with much better arrangement than this one to try to get more close to the record…..
@philippezsiga1125 I just listened to it again yesterday this is Exactly what's in the folder.
1st Clav
2nd Clav
3rd Clav
4th Clav
5th Clav
6th Clav
7th Clav
8th Clav
9. Horns
10. Horns
11. Bass
12. Cymbals
13. Kick
14. Drum Kit
15. Released Lead Vocal
16. Alternative Unreleased Vocal.
This was provided to music schools like Berklee in Boston where I come from for educational purposes, to teach studio recording.
@@ghana1823 Hello! I hope you're doing well.
If it's alright with you, could you please share the session with me? I'm a musician, I would love to dig deeper into this song! Also, as a keyboardist, I reallly want to figure what exactly is going on, so I can replicate it when playing live :)
You're correct. This video is more for the musician who wants to play it live with a level of accuracy.
@VictoriaTheodore 🙏🏾❤️Do you have what I mentioned? If not I'll send it to you. I'm sure u must have it.
woahhhh he used the A dom flat 5 for i cant help it as well. so cool
At 1:01...and you suffuuuuhhhhhh. Stevie, Stevie, Stevie!!!! Thanks for the refresher Victoria.
No mention of Jeff Beck?
This was the video I always needed in my life. Thank you so much for sharing your skills and knowledge !!
You're welcome! 🙏🏽☺
Awesome break down. Thanks for sharing.
The only difference between the way her and stevie play it is that stevie played the main melody with his left hand. So Dope their live show together!
Olá Victoria, foi muito emocionante conhecer você e seu trabalho. Obrigado por este momento de arte e talento. 🌹
Muito obrigada! 🙏🏽☺
Super! Thanks.
Truly amazing. Thank you.
Thank you for this, Sister! I've been wanting this for a long time! Nuff said.
Incredible song !! Fun fact , it was written in collaboration with Jeff Beck, and i think if i am not mistaking that jeff realesed his version first.
I wasn't there, but the story I heard was that Jeff was supposed to release it first, but for some reason his project got delayed, so Stevie released it.
Jeff was invited to play on Talking Book and Stevie would write a song for Jeff. During a break, Jeff was putzing around on a drumkit when Stevie walked in and told him to keep playing the beat. Stevie improvised the main phrase of this song and later recorded all his parts and ended up releasing the song first.
Excellent breakdown from a superlative player.
Thank you! 🙏🏽☺
I love it.😀Good stuff...
Thank you!
I like this! Very much. Good job Victoria!
Love this, thank you
You are so welcome!🎹✨
And don't forget to listen to Maybe Your Baby, the other ultimate clavinet jam from that album.
Thank you so much for this!! 🙏🙏🙏
It's so easily over-played...
I've played it many times wuth multiple bands, and usually the guitarists can't wait to play that lick - at which point I always stop the song 🤣🤣🤣🤣
"It's either you or me, buddy!"
That Clavi part really needs to be punchy and concise - having a good drummer helps tremendously.
It really becomes challenging (but still doable!) once there's a band with just a singer, guitarist, bassplayer and drummer - and they expect you to do everything else, *precisely* as they know it from the original... 🤣🤣🤣
I completely understand! I always give a guitarist the side eye if they play the riff too - unless they're super funky! 😂
My Uncle was Stevie Wonders manager. Teddy Carelock.
He must have been before my time in the band. I don't know him.
PLAY THAT!!!!!
🙏🏽☺
Super likable, full of energy, and entertainingly presented. Super thanks for that.
Thank you! 🙏🏽☺
Bravo 👏🏾
Victoria transcreve a linha que ela executa, mas e a linha de Stevie? Será que no Pianote possui as transcrições das duas linhas de clavinet?
Niice!
Go Victoria :)
I didn’t know my history teacher had that type groove
I can't find the sheet on pianote because they removed this video and the linked content. Any idea where I can find it else?
Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeease ❤
Hi. Wheres the Stevie Wonder track and sheet music? Cant find it. Is the notation exactly like the record for the clav or just an approximation? Thank you.
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So when playing live as just one keyboardist do you alternate between the main verse riff and the "counter" guitar part? that got me confused cuz on the record there are multiple parts at once going on.
No offense, Stevie Wonder played in the dark, it was impossible for him to look at the keys.
After many years, I still can't play this song for a single second without looking at the keys and I'm not the worst piano player.
With my utmost respect, I bow to Stevie Wonder, an artist who lives in darkness but fills the world with light.
30 years of learning Superstition, thinking finally I've got it right...then ......Nope.
Stevie is the Einstein of production. The Isaac Newton of chord structure, The Stephen Hawking of music theory.
One of the most enduring questions is "Whats the meaning of life". I would like to add to the library of enduring questions."What did Stevie play there?".
There will eventually be full University degrees of Stevie Wonder and how he made songs. And over the next few centuries they will finally understand
Same with his glorious singing. Most of us are relatively happy being mid range baritones until Stevie heads north and stays up there all day and the rest of us have to live with it.
Now I'm going to spend the rest of whatever life I have left, once more trying to figure out what other Stevie songs I've been playing wrong. I think I'd have more luck figuring out Nuclear science.
Ah, this is lovely. I completely agree. As for discerning what Stevie played, he often uses simple chords in novel voicings to create his unique sound. Sometimes it's simpler than your ear would have you think.
@@VictoriaTheodore Therein lies the problem. To the average ear it sounds simple. That is until you come to play it. Thats where things get not so simple.
Wait… that’s a keyboard and not a guitar?? 🤯
The clav you mean?
Yes! It’s like 7 different clan parts stacked on top of each other
Wait a minute, you mean it's in Eb? Everybody i know plays it in E!
Yes, many bands play it in E minor, I assume because it's easier for the guitarist
It’s universally impossible to stay still while listening to OR playing this song. It’s like auditory quantum mechanics for your ass
You are correct!!
thanks. there are a lot of vids out there with the wrong notes!
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Much respect for you Victoria!!!
Stevie has Jeff Beck to thank, because it was his fooling around with the drums that inspired Stevie to create that clavinet riff.
And I’m sure you know Stevie wrote this song for Jeff to record first. Good story about how Stevie’s version came about…
I would click on the lik several times. Too bad it only counts one.
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I think sledgehammer by Peter Gabriel was heavily influenced by superstition. Does anyone else agree?
How does a one person come up with so many hit songs (never mind blind...let's not even go there).
I'm not superstitous, but i'm a little stitious.
look at her beautiful strong hands (they belong on a classic Greek statue)
Pretty mediocre
Thank You Victoria for your outstanding breakdown of Superstition. Please keep doing this for us lovers of good Music. ❤
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I bought the Stevie Wonder Anthology songbook. It’s pretty accurate, but what I always think when looking at his songs, and chord progressions is that it’s obvious he’s blind. It’s like he chooses notes by feel and sound, not really of chord progressions. Especially with the chromatic movement, and the modulations he often uses in his songs. He’s truly a gifted genius.
Probably played it over 5000 times, still smiles and gets her groove on. LOVE IT!!!!
BEST. SONG. EVER.
This was never Pop it's Funk music 101 period
How do you feel like you Know more about this then victoria theodore?
Agreed...definitely funk!!!
Interesting fact:
The DRUMS on the first demo were played by legendary guitarist JEFF BECK. The band had gone for a break and Jeff stayed with Stevie. He started playing one of the few drum beats he could play, and Stevie asked him to keep it going as he laid down the first riffs of SUPERSTITION... the rest is history.
Yes indeed!! ✨✨✨
Pure Freaking Undiluted, Unsullied Genius !
Wow ! Didn't know about this, thx for the story !
That performance right there, is funky as hell, you simply cannot listen to this song and not groove with it…. Well done Victoria….. and thank you Stevie for writing it…. Genius
Thank you! 🙏🏽☺
Greetings, my Sista. Outstanding job as usual. Please consider "Overjoyed." I love your touch.
Agree 💯
Great idea! Maybe we'll do that one too ☺
Watching this video made me so happy that I have tears in my eyes. A thousand thanks.
🙏🏽☺
Beautiful young lady you are awesome
holy macaroni! this girls playing is so exciting, so tasty, motivates a mere mortal like me!
Thank you! 🙏🏽☺
I've always wanted to play this song. The groove is addictive but so hard for me to play anytime I've tried by ear. Will give this a shot! 🎹🎵
I loved Stevie’s drumming back in the day.
Stevie Wonder is pure musical genius. She really did this justice 👍🏻❤
I've been playing the bridge chords incorrectly all this time!
Yes, a great song and Stevie is great, but don’t leave out the creation of the song. Jeff Beck started playing the drum groove when Stevie heard it and then created the funk riff. He let Jeff use it on his next album.
Stevie plays the riff with his left hand though, and the corresponding chords with the right. I have noticed this
One of the best songs of all time ❤😊
100%. Still sounds as fresh as it did the day it was made. Pure genius.
Theres a great video on TH-cam from the 1970s of him doing this song live. In Germany i think.
Yes stevie played the drums on the recording but Jeff beck wrote the actual groove in a jam with stevie. Just saying,
Not dissing.
This, and "Outta Space" by Billy Preston are about the finest uses of the Hohner D6 Clavivet I ever heard. I used to use a Clavinet patch to impersonate a rhythm guitar, when I was still involved in house music production. When you have to FedEx that finished track tomorrow...
Beau, ti and very full! Thanks so much...I enjoyed this so much with a smile on my face all through...I have been playing this song by ear all my life, nice to finally get to see what the real thing is...GOD Bless you!
Lovely to hear this 'straight from the horses mouth' so to speak 🙂
Wow, what a beautiful person
Thank You Victoria for your BEAUTIFUL breakdown of Superstition !!!!
You're welcome! 🙏🏽☺
I wonder what keyboard she is playing because it looks really nice. Can you possibly tell me
Who and what songs would you place in today's American Songbook? Or if it was updated?
Definitely this one!
Superstitioncellent
Nice 😊 definitely history making
Been doing this for years and happy to see I had it pretty close but you just cleaned it up a bit for me. Also, the comment about the actual session with 8 parts or whatever isn't what this is about, this is about doing it live. Stevie isn't about to hire a bunch of people for one song as part of a live show so yeah, this sounds about right for one keys player plus a guitar part.
I play this on guitar live and even in that stripped down format people LOVE this riff/song