Contusion - Stevie Wonder, Songs in the Key of Life, track 4


/// (above stave) - denotes chopping rhythm, at player's discretion
/ (on stave) - bend up to
~ - slide up to
X - muted note



A section

E--------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------
G-----6 8 9  5 7-----------10 12 13   9 11---------------------
D-6 8----------------10 12-------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------


E--------------------------------------------------------------
B--------10 12 14----------------------------------------------
G--11 13-------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------

   /// (         ) x 3
E--9----8 9------------9   7-----------------------------------
B--9----8 9  8 9-------9   7   10  8   6  4  9-----------------
G--8----7 8  7 8-------8   6   9   7   5  3  8-----------------
D------------7 8-------------  9   7   5  3  8-----------------
A--------------------------------------------9-----------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------


B section

E--14 11--------------------------------------
B-------14 11--14 11--------------------------
G------------13-----13 11--13 11--------------
D------------------------13-----13 11---------
A------------------------------------13 11----
E---------------------------------------------

E------------------------------
B-------------------------12---
G----------------11--13 11-----
D-------11--14 11--14----------
A----14---14-------------------
E--14--X-----------------------

E--14----14 12--------------------------
B------14-----12--------15 14-----------
G----13---------11----14-----14--14~16--
D-----------------14-----------14-------
A---------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------

E--11(12)11---------------------14 12 11---------
B----------14 12 11---------------------14 12 11-
G------------------13 11-------------------------
D-----------------------14 13 11-----------------
A------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------

E----------------------------
B----------------------------
G--15 13--13-----------------
D-------16--14--16--14-------
A-------------16--16--14--16-
E-----------------------16---

E------------------------------------------
B--11  12 13 14 11-------------------------
G-----------------11--13--11---------------
D-------------------13--13--13 11 12 13 14-
A------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------


Descending riff in the 2nd A section

E------------11 10-------------------9 8---------------7 6----------------------------
B-------11 13-----12 10----------9 11---10 8--------7 9---8 6-------5 7 7/9  7 4 7 7--
G--11 13---------------12 10 9 11-----------10 8 7 9---------8 6 5 7------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


final descending riff (follows bass)

E---------------------------------
B---------------------------------
G---------------------------------
D----9----7----5----3---1---------
A---9-9--7-7--5-5--3-3-----4------
E--7----5----3----1-----------2---


tabbed by Andrew Stout
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