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SUPERSTAR
As recorded by Carpenters
(From the 1971 Album CARPENTERS)
Words and Music by Leon Russell, Bonnie Bramlett & Delaney Bramlett
Arranged by Carpenters
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Louis Shelton - Electric Guitar'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Horns'
Intro
Q=80
Fm Fm/Eb
4/4
Gtr I (El. Gtr.)
Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q
|--1-----1--1--1--|---1----1---1------1----|
|--1-----1--1--1--|---1----1---1------1----|
|--1-----1--1--1--|---1----1---1------1----|
|--3-----3--3--3--|---1----1---1------1----|
|--3-----3--3--3--|------------------------|
|--1-----1--1--1--|------------------------|
|
| Gtr II (Horns arr. for Gtr.)
| Q. E H +H +E E E E
|-15----13--------|---------------15-13-15-|
|----------13-----|-(13)-----(13)----------|
|-----------------|------------------------|
|-----------------|------------------------|
|-----------------|------------------------|
|-----------------|------------------------|
Db Q. E Q Q Ab/C Q. E Q Q
|--------------------|---------------------|
|--6---------6-6--6--|--1---------1-1--1---|
|--6---------6-6--6--|--1---------1-1--1---|
|--6---------6-6--6--|--1---------1-1--1---|
|--4---------4-4--4--|--3---------3-3--3---|
|--------------------|---------------------|
|
| E E H. E E H.
|-16--15-13----------|-13------------------|
|--------------------|-----16--------------|
|--------------------|--------13-----------|
|--------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|
Bb9 W Eb/Db H Db H
|--------------------|--3----------|
|---6----------------|--4-----6----|
|---5----------------|--3-----6----|
|---6----------------|--------6----|
|---5----------------|--4-----4----|
|--------------------|-------------|
|
| +H E E E E H H
|--------------------|-------------|
|--------------------|-------------|
|-(13)---------12-13-|-15----13----|
|-----------15-------|-------------|
|--------------------|-------------|
|--------------------|-------------|
Fm/C H Cm7 H Fm Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q
|--1-----3----|--1----1-1--1--|---1----1-1--1---||
|--1-----4----|--1----1-1--1--|---1----1-1--1---||
|--1-----3----|--1----1-1--1--|---1----1-1--1---||
|--3-----5----|--3----3-3--3--|---3----3-3--3---||
|--3-----3----|--3----3-3--3--|---3----3-3--3---||
|-------------|--1----1-1--1--|---1----1-1--1---||
|
| H H W +W
|-------------|---------------|-----------------||
|-------------|---------------|-----------------||
|-------------|---------------|-----------------||
|-15----13----|-15------------|-(15)------------||
|-------------|---------------|-----------------||
|-------------|---------------|-----------------||
1st & 2nd Verses
$
FmQ. E Q Q Fm/EbQ. E Q Q DbQ. E Q Q Ab/CQ. E Q Q
|-1----1-1--1--|-1----1-1--1--|--------------|---------------|
|-1----1-1--1--|-1----1-1--1--|-6----6-6--6--|-1----1-1--1---|
|-1----1-1--1--|-1----1-1--1--|-6----6-6--6--|-1----1-1--1---|
|-3----3-3--3--|-1----1-1--1--|-6----6-6--6--|-1----1-1--1---|
|-3----3-3--3--|--------------|-4----4-4--4--|-3----3-3--3---|
|-1----1-1--1--|--------------|--------------|---------------|
Bb9Q. E Q Q DbQ. E Q Q CmQ. E Q Q Q. E Q Q
|--------------|--------------|-3----3-3--3--|-3----3-3--3---|
|-6----6-6--6--|-6----6-6--6--|-4----4-4--4--|-4----4-4--4---|
|-5----5-5--5--|-6----6-6--6--|-5----5-5--5--|-5----5-5--5---|
|-6----6-6--6--|-6----6-6--6--|-5----5-5--5--|-5----5-5--5---|
|-5----5-5--5--|-4----4-4--4--|-3----3-3--3--|-3----3-3--3---|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
FmQ. E Q Q Fm/EbQ. E Q Q DbQ. E Q Q Ab/CQ. E Q Q
|-1----1-1--1--|-1----1-1--1--|--------------|---------------|
|-1----1-1--1--|-1----1-1--1--|-6----6-6--6--|-1----1-1--1---|
|-1----1-1--1--|-1----1-1--1--|-6----6-6--6--|-1----1-1--1---|
|-3----3-3--3--|-1----1-1--1--|-6----6-6--6--|-1----1-1--1---|
|-3----3-3--3--|--------------|-4----4-4--4--|-3----3-3--3---|
|-1----1-1--1--|--------------|--------------|---------------|
To Coda
Bb9Q. E Q Q DbQ. E Q Q CmQ. E Q Q Q. E Q Q
|--------------|--------------|-3----3-3--3--|-3----3-3--3---||
|-6----6-6--6--|-6----6-6--6--|-4----4-4--4--|-4----4-4--4---||
|-5----5-5--5--|-6----6-6--6--|-5----5-5--5--|-5----5-5--5---||
|-6----6-6--6--|-6----6-6--6--|-5----5-5--5--|-5----5-5--5---||
|-5----5-5--5--|-4----4-4--4--|-3----3-3--3--|-3----3-3--3---||
|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------||
Chorus
faster Q=88
DbQ E S S Ab/CE S S BbmE S S AbQ E S S +S S E E S S DbQ E S S Ab/CE S S BbmE S S
|----------------1-1-x-|-4--4-4-4-(4)-4-4-4-4-4-|----------------1-1-x--|
|-6--6-6-x-1-1-x-2-2-x-|-4--4-4-4-(4)-4-4-4-4-4-|-6--6-6-x-1-1-x-2-2-x--|
|-6--6-6-x-1-1-x-3-3-x-|-5--5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-|-6--6-6-x-1-1-x-3-3-x--|
|-6--6-6-x-1-1-x-3-3-x-|-6--6-6-6-(6)-6-6-6-6-6-|-6--6-6-x-1-1-x-3-3-x--|
|-4--4-4-x-3-3-x-1-1-x-|-6--6-6-6-(6)-6-6-6-6-6-|-4--4-4-x-3-3-x-1-1-x--|
|----------------------|-4--4-4-4-(4)-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------------|
AbQ E S S +S S E E S S DbQ E S S Ab/CE S S BbmE S S AbQ E S S +S S E E S S
|-4--4-4-4-(4)-4-4-4-4-4-|----------------1-1-x-|-4--4-4-4-(4)-4-4-4-4-4--|
|-4--4-4-4-(4)-4-4-4-4-4-|-6--6-6-x-1-1-x-2-2-x-|-4--4-4-4-(4)-4-4-4-4-4--|
|-5--5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-|-6--6-6-x-1-1-x-3-3-x-|-5--5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-5-5--|
|-6--6-6-6-(6)-6-6-6-6-6-|-6--6-6-x-1-1-x-3-3-x-|-6--6-6-6-(6)-6-6-6-6-6--|
|-6--6-6-6-(6)-6-6-6-6-6-|-4--4-4-x-3-3-x-1-1-x-|-6--6-6-6-(6)-6-6-6-6-6--|
|-4--4-4-4-(4)-4-4-4-4-4-|----------------------|-4--4-4-4-(4)-4-4-4-4-4--|
ritardandQ=8068
GbQ. E +H Dbmaj7W Fm Q. E Q Q
|-2----2-(2)----|-4--------||--1-----1--1--1--|
|-2----2-(2)----|-6--------||--1-----1--1--1--|
|-3----3-(3)----|-5--------||--1-----1--1--1--|
|-4----4-(4)----|-6--------||--3-----3--3--3--|
|-4----4-(4)----|-4--------||--3-----3--3--3--|
|-2----2-(2)----|----------||--1-----1--1--1--|
|
| Gtr II
| W W Q. E H
|---------------|----------||-15----13--------|
|---------------|----------||----------13-----|
|---------------|----------||-----------------|
|---------------|----------||-----------------|
|---------------|----------||-----------------|
|---------------|----------||-----------------|
Fm/Eb Q. E Q Q Db Q. E Q Q
|---1----1---1------1----|---------------------|
|---1----1---1------1----|--6---------6-6--6---|
|---1----1---1------1----|--6---------6-6--6---|
|---1----1---1------1----|--6---------6-6--6---|
|------------------------|--4---------4-4--4---|
|------------------------|---------------------|
|
| +H +E E E E E E H.
|---------------15-13-15-|-16--15-13-----------|
|-(13)-----(13)----------|---------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------|
Ab/C Q. E Q Q Bb9 W Eb/Db H Db H
|--------------------|--------------------|--3----------|
|--1---------1-1--1--|---6----------------|--4-----6----|
|--1---------1-1--1--|---5----------------|--3-----6----|
|--1---------1-1--1--|---6----------------|--------6----|
|--3---------3-3--3--|---5----------------|--4-----4----|
|--------------------|--------------------|-------------|
|
| E E H. +H E E E E H H
|-13-----------------|--------------------|-------------|
|-----16-------------|--------------------|-------------|
|--------13----------|-(13)---------12-13-|-15----13----|
|--------------------|-----------15-------|-------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|-------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|-------------|
D.S. al Coda
Fm/C H H Fm Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q
|--1-----3----|--1----1-1--1--|---1----1-1--1--||
|--1-----4----|--1----1-1--1--|---1----1-1--1--||
|--1-----3----|--1----1-1--1--|---1----1-1--1--||
|--3-----5----|--3----3-3--3--|---3----3-3--3--||
|--3-----3----|--3----3-3--3--|---3----3-3--3--||
|-------------|--1----1-1--1--|---1----1-1--1--||
|
| H H W +W
|-------------|---------------|----------------||
|-------------|---------------|----------------||
|-------------|---------------|----------------||
|-15----13----|-15------------|-(15)-----------||
|-------------|---------------|----------------||
|-------------|---------------|----------------||
Out-Chorus
Q=88
&
CmQ. E Q Q DbQ E S S Ab/CE S S BbmE S S
|-3----3-3--3--||-----------------1-1-x-|
|-4----4-4--4--||o-6--6-6-x-1-1-x-2-2-x-|
|-5----5-5--5--||--6--6-6-x-1-1-x-3-3-x-|
|-5----5-5--5--||--6--6-6-x-1-1-x-3-3-x-|
|-3----3-3--3--||o-4--4-4-x-3-3-x-1-1-x-|
|--------------||-----------------------|
AbQ E S S +S S E E S S DbQ E S S Ab/CE S S BbmE S S
|-4--4-4-4-(4)-4-4-4-4-4-|----------------1-1-x--|
|-4--4-4-4-(4)-4-4-4-4-4-|-6--6-6-x-1-1-x-2-2-x--|
|-5--5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-|-6--6-6-x-1-1-x-3-3-x--|
|-6--6-6-6-(6)-6-6-6-6-6-|-6--6-6-x-1-1-x-3-3-x--|
|-6--6-6-6-(6)-6-6-6-6-6-|-4--4-4-x-3-3-x-1-1-x--|
|-4--4-4-4-(4)-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------------|
AbQ E S S +S S E E S S DbQ E S S Ab/CE S S BbmE S S AbQ E S S +S S E E S S
|-4--4-4-4-(4)-4-4-4-4-4-|----------------1-1-x-|-4--4-4-4-(4)-4-4-4-4-4--|
|-4--4-4-4-(4)-4-4-4-4-4-|-6--6-6-x-1-1-x-2-2-x-|-4--4-4-4-(4)-4-4-4-4-4--|
|-5--5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-|-6--6-6-x-1-1-x-3-3-x-|-5--5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-5-5--|
|-6--6-6-6-(6)-6-6-6-6-6-|-6--6-6-x-1-1-x-3-3-x-|-6--6-6-6-(6)-6-6-6-6-6--|
|-6--6-6-6-(6)-6-6-6-6-6-|-4--4-4-x-3-3-x-1-1-x-|-6--6-6-6-(6)-6-6-6-6-6--|
|-4--4-4-4-(4)-4-4-4-4-4-|----------------------|-4--4-4-4-(4)-4-4-4-4-4--|
1.
GbQ. E +H AbQ. E +H AbE E E E E E E S S
|-2----2-(2)----|-4----4-(4)----|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-x--||
|-2----2-(2)----|-4----4-(4)----|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-x-o||
|-3----3-(3)----|-5----5-(5)----|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-x--||
|-4----4-(4)----|-6----6-(6)----|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-x--||
|-4----4-(4)----|-6----6-(6)----|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-x-o||
|-2----2-(2)----|-4----4-(4)----|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-x--||
2. H.=H
Dbmaj7W +W Cm7W
|-4--------|-(4)--------|-3----*|
|-6--------|-(6)--------|-4----*|
|-5--------|-(5)--------|-3----*|
|-6--------|-(6)--------|-5----*|
|-4--------|-(4)--------|-3----*|
|----------|------------|------*|
Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths