Bass tabs
As played by Prince
In 12/8
Intro
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|-2-----2-2-------|-1-------1-------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-0-----0-0-------|-----------------|
H E E Q. Q. Q. Q. E Q Q. H E E Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q.
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-1---2---4---2---|-4---------------|-4---2---1-------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------4---|
|-0-----0-0-------|-----------------|-------0-2-------|-----------------|
H E E Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. H E E Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q.
Verse 1
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|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-1---------------|
|-2-2-------------|-1-------1-------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-0-----0-0-------|-----------------|
Q E Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. E Q Q. H E E Q. Q. E Q Q. Q. Q.
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3-------4---6---|
|-----------------|-1---------------|-4-----------x---|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-0-----0-0-------|-----------------|-------0-2-------|-----------------|
H E E Q. Q. E Q Q. Q. Q. H E E Q. Q. H. Q. Q.
Verse 2
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|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-1---------------|
|-2-2-------------|-1-------1-------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-0-----0-0-------|-----------------|
Q E Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. E Q Q. H E E Q. Q. E Q Q. Q. Q.
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3-------4---6---|
|-----------------|-1---------------|-4---------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-1-------2---4---|
|-0-----0-0-------|-----------------|-------2-2-------|-----------------|
H E E Q. Q. E Q Q. Q. Q. H E E Q. Q. H. Q. Q.
Chorus 1
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|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-1---2---4---1---|
|-2---------------|-1-------1-------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-0-----0-0-------|-----------------|
Q E Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. E Q Q. H E E Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q.
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-1---1---1-------|-4---------------|-4---2---1-------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------4---|
|-0-----0-0-------|-----------------|-------2-2-------|-----------------|
H E E Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. H E E Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q.
Verse 3
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|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-1-------1-------|
|-2-2-------------|-1-------1-------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-0-----0-0-------|-----------------|
Q E Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. E Q Q. H E E Q. Q. H. E Q Q.
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------11--9-11-9-11-|
|-2---------------|-1---2---4---1---|-----------------|---------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-9-------9-----------|
|-------0-0-------|-----------------|-2-----2-2-------|---------------------|
H E E Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. H E E Q. Q. Q. E E E E Q E Q
Verse 4
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|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-1-------1-------|
|-2-2-------------|-1-------1-------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-0-----0-0-------|-----------------|
Q E Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. E Q Q. H E E Q. Q. H. E Q Q.
|-----------------|-----------------|---------8-------|-9-------11------|
|-2---------------|-1-------1-------|-4---------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------0-0-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
H E E Q. Q. H. E Q Q. H. H. H. H.
Chorus 2
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|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-1---2---4-------|
|-2---------------|-1-----1-1-------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-0-----0-0-------|-----------------|
Q E Q. Q. Q. Q. Q E Q. Q. H E E Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q.
|-----------------|------------/3---|-----------8-----|-9-------11------|
|-2---------------|-1---2-2-1-------|-4-4-------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------0-0-------|-----------------|-----2-2-2-------|-----------------|
H E E Q. Q. Q. Q E Q. Q. Q E E E E H. H. H.
Spoken Word
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|-2---------------|-1-----1-1-------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-0-----0-0-------|-----------------|
Q E Q. Q. Q. Q. Q E Q. Q. H E E Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q.
|-----------------|-----------------|---------8-------|-9-------11------|
|-2---------------|-1-----1-1-------|-4---------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------0-0-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
H E E Q. Q. Q. Q E Q. Q. H. H. H. H.
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------/3---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-1---2---4-------|
|-2---------------|-1-----1-1-------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-0-----0-0-------|-----------------|
Q E Q. Q. Q. Q. Q E Q. Q. H E E Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q.
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2---------------|-1-----1-1-------|-4---2---1-------|-4---2---1-------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------4---|-------------4---|
|-------0-0-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
H E E Q. Q. Q. Q E Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q.
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-1-------1-------|
|-2---------------|-1-----1-1-------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-0-----0-0-------|-----------------|
Q E Q. Q. Q. Q. Q E Q. Q. H E E Q. Q. H. E Q Q.
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----11-11----------|
|-2---------------|-1-------1-------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-9--------9--9--9--|
|-------0-0-------|-----------------|-2-----2-2-------|-------------------|
H E E Q. Q. H. E Q Q. Q. Q E Q. Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-1-------1-------|
|-2---------------|-1-----1-1-------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-0-----0-0-------|-----------------|
Q E Q. Q. Q. Q. Q E Q. Q. H E E Q. Q. H. E Q Q.
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-8---8-9--9--11--9-11-|
|-2---------------|-1-------1-------|-----------------|----------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------|
|-------0-0-------|-----------------|-2-----2-2-------|----------------------|
H E E Q. Q. H. E Q Q. H E E Q. Q. Q. E Q E Q E Q
Outro
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|-2---1-----------|-1-----1-1-------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------4---2---|-----------------|-0-----0-0-------|-----------------|
Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q E Q. Q. Q. Q E Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q.
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-8--9--11----------|
|-2---------------|-1-------1-------|-----------------|----------4--2--1--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-------0-0-------|-----------------|-2-----2-2-------|-------------------|
H E E Q. Q. H. E Q Q. H E E Q. Q. Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------/3---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-1---2---4-------|
|-2---1-----------|-1-----1-1-------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------4---2---|-----------------|-0-----0-0-------|-----------------|
Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q E Q. Q. Q. Q E Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q.
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|-2---------------|-1-------1-------|---------4-------|---------4-------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------0-------|-----------------|-2---------------|-----------------|
H. E Q Q. H. E Q Q. H. H. H. H.
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|-2---------------|(2)--------------||
|-----------------|-----------------||
W. W.
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