Bass tabs
I Wanna Be Your Lover
Prince
Bass Prince
Intro
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|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------6-|
|-7-----7---6-7---|-7--7---6--------|-7-6-7-----------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|---------------4-|-----------------|
E Q S S E E E E E. E S E H E E E E Q E S H E S S H H
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E Q S S E E E E E. E S E H E E E E Q E S W
Verse
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E Q S S E E E E E. E S E H E E E E Q E S H E S S H H
Pre-Chorus
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|-----------------|-----------------|-----4-6-----4-6-|-----4-6---------|
|-7-----7-7-------|-6-----6-6-------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-4-4-----4-4-----|-4-4-----4-------|
Q. E H Q. E H E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q.
Chorus
x3
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|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------6-|
|-7-----7---6-7---|-7--7---6--------|-7-6-7-----------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|---------------4-|-----------------|
E Q S S E E E E E. E S E H E E E E Q E S H E S S H H
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|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-7-----7---6-7---|-7--7---6--------|-7-6-7-----------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|---------------4-|-----------------|
E Q S S E E E E E. E S E H E E E E Q E S W
Repeat Verse
Repeat Pre-Chorus
Repeat Chorus
Outro
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|-3 Bars Rest-|-----------4-6---|
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|-------------|---------------4-|
H. E S S
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|---6---4-6-4-6---|---6---4-6-4-6---|---6---4-6-4-6---|---6---4-6-----4-6---|
|-----6-----------|-----6-----------|-----6-----------|-----6-----6-6-------|
|---------------4-|---------------4-|---------------4-|-------------------4-|
E E.S E Q E S S E E.S E Q E S S E E.S E Q E S S E E.S E E S S E S S
Many times
with variations
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|o-----------------|-------------4-6-|-----------------|-------------4-6-|
|o-2---------------|-----------6-----|-----------------|---------6-6-----|
|------------------|-----------------|-4---------------|-----------------|
W H E E E E E E Q H H E S S E E
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|-----------------|-------------4-6-|-----------------|-------------4-6-|
|-2---------------|-----------6-----|-----------------|---------6-6-----|
|-----------------|-----------------|-4---------------|-----------------|
W H E E E E E E Q H H E S S E E
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|-----------------|-------------4-6-|-----------------|-------------4-6-|
|-2---------------|-----------6-----|-----------------|---------6-6-----|
|-----------------|-----------------|-4---------------|-----------------|
W H E E E E E E Q H H E S S E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-------------4-6-|-----------------|-------------4-6-o|
|-2---------------|-----------6-----|-----------------|-----------------o|
|-----------------|-----------------|-4---------------|------------------|
W H E E E E E E Q H H Q E E
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|---6---4-6-4-6---|---6---4-6-4-6---|---6---4-6-4-6---|---6---4-6-----4-6---|
|-----6-----------|-----6-----------|-----6-----------|-----6-----6-6-------|
|(4)------------4-|---------------4-|---------------4-|-------------------4-|
E E.S E Q E S S E E.S E Q E S S E E.S E Q E S S E E.S E E S S E S S
Repeat to fade
with variations
Key to rhythm notations:
W - Whole Note/Semi-Brieve
H - Half Note/Minim
Q - Quarter Note/Crotchet Q. - Dotted Quarter Note
E - Eight Note/Quaver E. - Dotted Eight Note
S - Sixteenth Note/Semi-Quaver S. - Dotted Sixteenth Note