Tabs
-This is the main structure of the song though of course there are a few things that change ie., bass line does some funky random things that I haven't outlined. This sounds great with at least 2 guitar players. -Bass b) is played at the end of the second time the main bass line (Bass a)) is played during the chorus. -All parts transcribed for guitar Tuning: Standard Intro, verses and chorus Bm7Bm7 2 3 4 E9/E 2 3 4 E MajorE|----7/-------------------------------------------------------| BB|----7/-------------------------------7-----------------------| G+G|----7/-------------------------------7-----------------------| D MajorD|----7/-------------------------------6-----------------------| A augmentedA|----9/-------------------------------7-----------------------| E MajorE|----7/-------------------------------0-----------------------| Bass a) (main bass line) b) E MajorE|-----------------------------------------|-----------| BB|-----------------------------------------|-----------| G+G|-----------------------------------------|-----------| D MajorD|--------6-7----6-7---------6-------7-----|-----------| A augmentedA|-------------------------4------5----5---|-----------| E MajorE|-----7-------7---------0------0----------|--5-5--6-6-| Chorus Guitar sounding riff (played over the lyrics) E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------| BB|---12-12-------------------------1212s------------| G+G|---------13--11--1311s----------------------------| D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------| String part E MajorE|---19-19-19-19-19-19-etc.---| BB|----------------------------| G+G|----------------------------| D MajorD|----------------------------| A augmentedA|----------------------------| E MajorE|----------------------------| Post chorus break -Guitars a) and b) should play their respective riffs over top each other -Guitar c) plays right after and between Guitar a) and b) riffs Guitar a) E MajorE|---14-12----12----------------12----14-12----12-----------12----| BB|---------15----15-12-15-15-15-------------15----15-12-15-----15-| G+G|----------------------------------------------------------------| D MajorD|----------------------------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar a) Cont'd E MajorE|--12b1412b14---------------| BB|---------------15~----------| G+G|----------------------------| D MajorD|----------------------------| A augmentedA|----------------------------| E MajorE|----------------------------|
Guitar b) E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------| BB|----12-------------------------------12--------------------------| G+G|-------14-11-14-11----11-11-11-13-------14-11-14-11----11--13-11-| D MajorD|-------------------14-------------------------------14-----------| A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar b) Cont'd E MajorE|----------------------------| BB|----------------------------| G+G|--13b14-13b1411~-----------| D MajorD|----------------------------| A augmentedA|----------------------------| E MajorE|----------------------------| Guitar c) E MajorE|-------------------------------------| BB|--7-9b10b9-7-9--7-9b10b9-7-9-7-------| G+G|--7-9b10b9-7-9--7-9b10b9-7-9-7-------| D MajorD|-------------------------------------| A augmentedA|-------------------------------------| E MajorE|-------------------------------------|
Other versions of Lets Work
Alternative guitar chords and tabs for Lets Work by Prince
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