I’ve noticed over the years of being at countless jams and sitting in at shows and venues that “Superstition” is a song that a lot of bands call.

It’s a universal jamming song, for sure at least here in Los Angeles. 

One of the great things about it is that the main part of the tune is just a groove over one chord Eb minor. 

Then there is a B section…

Today I’m going to break down the iconic original by Stevie Wonder. But also a great blues guitar version done by Stevie Ray Vaughan. 

In fact, I’ve been onstage so many times and this song has been called that I even created a unique tuning for it. 

This tuning allows you to play the riff and get a really full sound, without having to tune your whole guitar down ½ step. 

(This is covered in the Stevie Wonder lesson video)

Tuning down all the strings can be a pain to do onstage quickly with just one guitar. So this hack is a lifesaver.

For the Stevie Ray Vaughan version, I’ll tune everything to match Stevie Ray Vaughan. Whi...