Lets Go Crazy Live tab by Prince

Tabs

Title: Let's Go Crazy (LIVE with 3RDEYEGIRL)
Performed by Prince and 3RDEYEGIRL Manchester UK, Feb 22, 2014
Tabbed by Baddguitar
Submitted by: Franices

Based on the video
Tuning: Standard Tuning

" Y'all Ready?  1  2... "


Intro:

Played 2 times

e|----------------------------------|------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------|------------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------------|------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------2-----2--------4---|-----------------2------2-----|
A augmentedA|-4--4-------4-----4---------------|--4-----4-----4-----4---------| x2
E MajorE|-2--2-----------------------------|--2-----2---------------------|

Then, play this riff 2 times

|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-11--11--12--12--------------------|-11--11--12----------------------|
|-11--11--11--11--------------------|-11--11--11----------------------|
|-11--11--11--11------2-----2---4---|-11--11--11----------2-----2-----|
|-9---9---9---9----4-----4----------|-9---9---9--------4-----4--------| x2
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|

Verse:

Riff #1: F#F# Main Riff
e|----------------------------------|------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------|------------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------------|------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------2-----2--------4---|-----------------2------2-----|
A augmentedA|-4--4-------4-----4---------------|--4-----4-----4-----4---------|
E MajorE|-2--2-----------------------------|--2-----2---------------------|
  If you don't like        the world you're living in
  Take a look around ‘ya     At least you got friends

  I called my old lady      For a friendly word
She picked up the phone Dropped it on the floor  (Ah, ah) is all I heard


Bridge:

(you can opt to play C#5, D#5, B5B5 and C5... omit 2nd string)

  C#C#              D#mD#m  BB  C#C#
e|----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
BB|--6-------------------------|---7------4----6-------------------|
G+G|--6-------------------------|---8------4----6-------------------|
D MajorD|--6-------------------------|---8------4----6-------------------|
A augmentedA|--4-------------------------|---6------2----4-------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
 Are we gonna let the elevator Bring  us down Oh, no let's go!


e|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
BB|-11--11--12--12--------------------|-11--11--12----------------------|
G+G|-11--11--11--11--------------------|-11--11--11----------------------|
D MajorD|-11--11--11--11------2-----2---4---|-11--11--11----------2-----2-----|
A augmentedA|-9---9---9---9----4-----4----------|-9---9---9--------4-----4--------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  Let's go crazy            Let's get nuts
  Look for the purple banana 'Til they put us in the truck,  let's go!


Prelude to Guitar Solo:

 F#F#    E MajorE   D#m*   E MajorE     (On the D#mD#m he pulls off the hammers
e|--2---|---0----|--6---|--------|   on the 7th so you also hear D#m7D#m7)
BB|--2---|---0----|--7---|---9----|
G+G|--3---|---1----|--8---|---9----|
D MajorD|--4---|---2----|--8---|---9----|
A augmentedA|--4---|---2----|--6---|---7----|
E MajorE|--2---|---0----|------|--------|

Spoken:

During the solo, rhythm guitar plays…  Play this 4 times

e|----------------------------------|------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------|------------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------------|------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------2-----2--------4---|-----------------2------2-----|
A augmentedA|-4--4-------4-----4---------------|--4-----4-----4-----4---------|
E MajorE|-2--2-----------------------------|--2-----2---------------------|


Repeat Bridge:

(you can opt to play C#5, D#5, B5B5 and C5... omit 2nd string)

  C#C#              D#mD#m  BB  C#C#
e|----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
BB|--6-------------------------|---7------4----6-------------------|
G+G|--6-------------------------|---8------4----6-------------------|
D MajorD|--6-------------------------|---8------4----6-------------------|
A augmentedA|--4-------------------------|---6------2----4-------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
 Are we gonna let the elevator Bring  us down Oh, no let's go!


Next is a little audience participation section with Power Chords.
Do this twice…


Interlude:

 F#F#    E MajorE    F#F#
e|--2----|--0----|--2--2--------2--2----------|--2--2--------2--2----------|
BB|--2----|--0----|--2--2--------2--2----------|--2--2--------2--2----------|
G+G|--3----|--1----|--3--3--------3--3----------|--3--3--------3--3----------|
D MajorD|--4----|--2----|--4--4--------4--4----------|--4--4--------4--4----------| x2
A augmentedA|--4----|--2----|--4--4--------4--4----------|--4--4--------4--4----------|
E MajorE|--2----|--0----|--2--2--------2--2----------|--2--2--------2--2----------|
             OH!     OH!       OH!     OH!


Frankenstein section:

(Bass guitar arranged for lead)

e|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------3-----5--3-----3-----3--5--3----|--7-----5--3------3--------|
E MajorE|--3--4--5--5----5-----5--------5-------------------|--------------5--------5---|


e|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------3-----5--3-----3-----3--5--3----|--7-----5--3------3--------|
E MajorE|--3--4--5--5----5-----5--------5-------------------|--------------5--------5---|

Then this...
e|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------3-----5--3-----3-----3--5--3----|--7-----5--3------3--------|
A augmentedA|--3--4--5--5----5-----5--------5-------------------|--------------5--------5---|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------5-----7--5-----5-----5--7--5----|--9-----7--5------5--------|
A augmentedA|--5--6--7--7----7-----7--------7-------------------|--------------7--------7---|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|


e|----------------|-------------------|
BB|----------------|-------------------|
G+G|----------------|-------------------|
D MajorD|----------------|-------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------|-------------------|
E MajorE|--8--8--8--8----|--7--8--7--5-------|


Next up, this speedy little riff that the Lead guitar does solos over.

They play this 18 times

e|--------------------|------------------------|
BB|--------------------|------------------------|
G+G|--------------------|---------------------5--|
D MajorD|------7-----5--7----|--------7-----5--7------|
A augmentedA|----7---7-----------|-----7-----7------------|
E MajorE|--5-----------------|--5---------------------|


e|--------------------|--5--5-------------------|
BB|--------------------|--5-----8--7--5----------|
G+G|--------------------|-----------------7--5----| < Rhythm guitar
D MajorD|------7-----5--7----|--7--7--5--4-------------|
A augmentedA|----7---7-----------|--------------7--5--3----| < Bass guitar
E MajorE|--5-----------------|-------------------------|

(* Bass guitar follow the low stings… rhythm guitar plays the high

After


Then a bunch of F#F# Power Chords with the rests between getting shorter.

 F#F#     F#F#     F#F#  F#F#  F#F# F#  F#F# F#  F#F# F#F# F#F# F#
e|--2--|----|--2--|----|--2--|--2--|--2--2--|--2--2--|--2--2---2--2--|
BB|--2--|----|--2--|----|--2--|--2--|--2--2--|--2--2--|--2--2---2--2--|
G+G|--3--|----|--3--|----|--3--|--3--|--3--3--|--3--3--|--3--3---3--3--|
D MajorD|--4--|----|--4--|----|--4--|--4--|--4--4--|--4--4--|--4--4---4--4--|
A augmentedA|--4--|----|--4--|----|--4--|--4--|--4--4--|--4--4--|--4--4---4--4--|
E MajorE|--2--|----|--2--|----|--2--|--2--|--2--2--|--2--2--|--2--2---2--2--|

Then two measures of F#F# crazyness with some little fills… something like

e|-5-7-5-7-5-7-5-7-|-8-7-8-7-8-7-8-7-|
BB|-5-7-5-7-5-7-5-7-|-8-7-8-7-8-7-8-7-|
G+G|-----------------|-----------------|
D MajorD|-----------------|-----------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------|-----------------|
E MajorE|-----------------|-----------------|


Then back to...

Play this twice
e|----------------------------------|------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------|------------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------------|------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------2-----2--------4---|-----------------2------2-----|
A augmentedA|-4--4-------4-----4---------------|--4-----4-----4-----4---------|
E MajorE|-2--2-----------------------------|--2-----2---------------------|

Then, play this riff 2 times

e|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
BB|-11--11--12--12--------------------|-11--11--12----------------------|
G+G|-11--11--11--11--------------------|-11--11--11----------------------|
D MajorD|-11--11--11--11------2-----2---4---|-11--11--11----------2-----2-----|
A augmentedA|-9---9---9---9----4-----4----------|-9---9---9--------4-----4--------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|


Repeat Bridge:

  C#C#              D#mD#m  BB  C#C#
e|----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
BB|--6-------------------------|---7------4----6-------------------|
G+G|--6-------------------------|---8------4----6-------------------|
D MajorD|--6-------------------------|---8------4----6-------------------|
A augmentedA|--4-------------------------|---6------2----4-------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
 Are we gonna let the elevator Bring  us down Oh, no let's go!


Then a CRAZY solo by Prince followed by…

e|------------------------------------0----------------------2--|
BB|------------------------------------0----------------------2--|
G+G|----------------------------------1-1----------------------3--|
D MajorD|---------------------------2-3-4----2----------------------4--|
A augmentedA|-------1--1--2--2--3--3--4----------2----------------------4--|
E MajorE|-2--2-------------------------------0----------------------2--|
                     Take Me Away!

.. (or take the high road)

e|------------------------------------0----------------------2--|
BB|------------------------------------0----------------------2--|
G+G|----------------------------------1-1----------------------3--|
D MajorD|-4--4--2--2--1--1--0--0----2-3-4----2----------------------4--|
A augmentedA|-------------------------4----------2----------------------4--|
E MajorE|------------------------------------0----------------------2--|