Wonderful Ass tab by Prince

All parts transcribed for guitar.

Tabbed using recording from "Electric Intercourse" bootleg (important for "right
channel" distinction)
Tuning: Standard

Riff reference
KB riff 1a) ? starts at 0.03
Bass intro a) starts at 0.03
KB riff 2 starts at 0.13
KB riff 1b)starts at 0.17
Bass b) starts at 0.17 (it also comes at the end of each measure after Main bass line)
KB riff 3 starts at 0.17
Guitar riffs 1 and 2 start at 0.22
KB riff 4 starts at 0.22
Main bass line starts at 0.22

NOTE: Bass is transcribed here for guitar so on a bass guitar the notes would be played
octave higher.


Bass intro a)            Bass b)
G|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|---6-----6-4-----4-2-----2-4/6--|--3--3-2--2-0---6------------------|


KB riff 1a) (intro)         b)
E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---4--6-----3-----3--4--6-----3---|---7--9--7--6--4--2--2---1-------|
A|---------6-----6-----------6------|---------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|

KB riff 2 (intro)
E|---------13---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------14------------------14---14--------------------------------|
G|-------15--15-15-13----13-15----15----------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

KB riff 3 (This is the "U've got a wonderful ass" part)
E|----15----15----14----14-------12~---11~/9--------------------------|
B|-------12-----12---11----11-----------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

KB riff 4
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------14-----------------14---------------------------------------|
G|----/13-----13---------/13-----15p13--------------------------------|
D|--------------15-13-15-------------15-------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

Funk guitar riff 1 (left channel)
E|---13-13-x-13-14-x-13-----13-13-x-13-14-x-16-----|
B|---14-14-x-14-14-x-14-----14-14-x-14-14-x-14-----|
G|---13-13-x-13-13-x-13-----13-13-x-13-13-x-13-----|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

Funk guitar riff 2 (right channel) ? same pattern as riff 1
E|------------------------|
B|---11-11-x-11-11-x-11---|
G|---13-13-x-13-13-x-13---|
D|---11-11-x-11-11-x-11---|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|

KB strings chord (played during verses on 1st beat)
E|----6-------|
B|----7-------|
G|----8-------|
D|------------|
A|------------|
E|------------|

Main Bass line
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|---4--------------------|
E|------6-4---4-2---4-6---|


NOTE: This is not the whole song. There are parts I have not learned yet but these are
main parts of the song.

The part where he sings "You've got a wonderful ass" has those chord changes that I hope
made clear above. However, I have not figured out the guitar riffs for this part so
are missing. But the bass part on that section is "Bass b)".