transcribed by Mark
*********************************New Position**********************************
by Prince & the Revolution from the album Parade
I. PERFORMANCE NOTES
"New Position," from Parade, features a excellent bass line full of
motion. The song begans with a segue from the end of the first track,
Christopher Tracy's Parade. The bass lays out during the Intro. Rhythm Figure 1 begins at the first verse. Essentially, the song is composed of Rhythm Figure 1
and Rhythm Figure 2. Slight variations occur only at the end of the song.
The "run" that ends the song is quite tricky and is played very fast.
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II. TABLATURE
1. INTRO
(Bass tacit)
2. VERSE
[ Rhythm Figure 1 ]
GI-----------------------I------------------I--Rhy.-Fig.-1--I
DI----------0--1--2--3---I---------0--1--0--I-----Three-----I
AI--1---1----------------I--1---1-----------I-----Times-----I
EI-----------------------I------------------I------Here-----I
Honey, we've been together,
Honey, 4 2 long
Honey, we've got 2 make it better,
Honey, before we go wrong
[ Rhythm Figure 2 ]
GI-----------------------I------------------I--Rhy.-Fig.-2--I
DI----------3--4--5--6---I---------3--4--3--I-----Three-----I
AI--4---4----------------I--4---4-----------I-----Times-----I
EI-----------------------I------------------I------Here-----I
Got 2 try a new position, yeah!
Something that'll make it all right
New position, yeah, let's go fishing in the river, the river of life
3. VERSE 2
[ Rhythm Figure 1 ]
GI-----------------------I------------------I--Rhy.-Fig.-1--I
DI----------0--1--2--3---I---------0--1--0--I-----Three-----I
AI--1---1----------------I--1---1-----------I-----Times-----I
EI-----------------------I------------------I------Here-----I
Honey, we can't last (we can't last)
without a shot of new spunk (Ha)
Honey, forget your past (forget your past)
U've got 2 try my new funk
[ Rhythm Figure 2 ]
GI-----------------------I------------------I--Rhy.-Fig.-2--I
DI----------3--4--5--6---I---------3--4--3--I------One------I
AI--4---4----------------I--4---4-----------I------Time-----I
EI-----------------------I------------------I------Here-----I
U've got 2 try a new position, yeah, something that'll make it all right
[ Rhythm Figure 1 ]
GI-----------------------I------------------I--Rhy.-Fig.-1--I
DI----------0--1--2--3---I---------0--1--0--I-----Three-----I
AI--1---1----------------I--1---1-----------I-----Times-----I
EI-----------------------I------------------I------Here-----I
Oh, a new position, yeah, yeah, let's go fishing in the river, the river
of life
Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah
4. Verse 3
GI--Rhy.-Fig.-2--I----------------------I---3---4---5---6--I
DI------One------I----------3---4---6---I------------------I
AI-----Time------I--4---4---------------I------------------I
EI-----Here------I----------------------I------------------I
Oh, let me do ya, come on let me do ya, do ya,
come one let me do ya,
I want, I want 2 do ya, do ya,
[ Rhythm Figure 1 ]
GI-----------------------I------------------I--Rhy.-Fig.-1--I
DI----------0--1--2--3---I---------0--1--0--I-------One-----I
AI--1---1----------------I--1---1-----------I-------Time----I
EI-----------------------I------------------I-------Here----I
GI-----------------I
DI--3--4--5--6--8--I
AI-----------------I
EI-----------------I
I can make u happy (I can make u H.A.P.P.Y)
I can make it real good (so good)
Honey, I won't be your pappy, (P.U.S.S.Y.)
but I'll do ya, I'll do ya, do ya, do ya, like a,
[ Rhythm Figure 1 ]
GI-----------------------I------------------I--Rhy.-Fig.-1--I
DI----------0--1--2--3---I---------0--1--0--I-----One-------I
AI--1---1----------------I--1---1-----------I----Time-------I
EI-----------------------I------------------I-----Here------I
Do ya do ya like a good man should
I'll do ya do ya like a good man should
5. OUTRO
GI------3---1--0-----0---I------3---1--0-----0---I--3---1---0--------0--1--2-I
DI----------------3------I----------------3------I-------------4--3----------I
AI--1--------------------I--1--------------------I---------------------------I
EI-----------------------I-----------------------I---------------------------I
GI--6--7---------------I--------------------------------I
DI---------8----6------I--8----6------------------------I
AI------------------8--I------------8---7----6--4---5---I
EI---------------------I--------------------------------I
Honey, let's try a new position
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transcribed by Mark
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