Tabs
Shockadelica by Prince from "The Hits/B-sides" NOTE: all parts are transcribed for guitar (EBGDAE from top to bottom) - KB Riff 1, 2, 3 and4 are played during intro and latter part of verses (ie shes got you in a trance) - KB Riff 5 comes in on the first "Shockadelica" on the last syllable - The "Choppy funk Guitar" is the prominent crunchy guitar chord that is played in the part of the verses KB riff 1 KB Riff 2 E--------------------- -------8/10--------------| B--------------------- ---------------7/9-----| G-----5/7------------- -----------------------| D-----------4/6------- -----------------------| A--------------------- -----------------------| E--------------------- -----------------------|
KB riff 3 ---------------| ---------------| ------7--------| ------6--------| ------7--------| ---------------| KB Riff 4 (backwards strings sound) ---------------| ---------------| -----9---------| -----9---------| ---------------| ---------------| Soft funky guitar during verse -------------------------------| -------------5-----------------| -----7p6---7-------------------| -----6------ 6-----------------| -------------------------------| -------------------------------| KB riff 5 ----------------| ---5------------| ------7---------| ------6---------| ------7---------| ----------------| Choppy funk Guitar ------7---------| ------7---------| ------7---------| ------6---------| ------7---------| ----------------| - KB Riff 1 played throughout intro verses Verse 2 ---------------| ---------------| ---------------| ---------------| ---7---9-------| ---------------| "She got you?." She got you tied up with a golden rope She gonna let you play your guitar (Dist. Guitar) Distorted guitar ---------------| -----8b9-------| -----8b9-------| ---------------| ---------------| ---------------|
-------------------------------------7--9-----------------------------9---7-| -------------------------------------7--7-----------------------------7---7-| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------|"And when cried enough maybe she'll let you up"A augmentedA nasty ride in her shockadelicar She'll make you beg her Chorus
E MajorE Shockadelica
Dbm7Dbm7 Shockadelica
A7A7 Shockadelica, doobie doobie doobie - this is the basic structure of the song but its not exact, as the song is very loose and funky. Transcribed by FunknFresh
