Nothing Compares 2 U Bass Tab by Prince

Nothing Compares 2 U bass tab by Prince

Bass Tab

Tuning: Standard (E A D G)

Difficulty: Intermediate

INTRO:

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-r-------------------------------|-r---------------------------2---|
   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-2-------------------------------|(2)------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

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VERSE 1:

               (Rest x3)
G|---------------------------------||---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------||---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------||-6-------7---9-\-----------------|
E|-r-------------------------------||-----------------2---------------|
   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &      1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-2---------------r---------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-r-------------------------------|
   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-6-------7---9-\-----------------|
E|-r-------------------------------|-----------------2---------------|
   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

                    s                                 s
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-2---------------2-r-------------|-1---------------1-r-------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

                    s
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-6-------7---9-\-----------------|
E|-0---------------0-r-------------|-----------------2---------------|
   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


PRE-CHORUS:
                    s             s                   s
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-2---------------2-r-----------0-|-1---------------1-r-----12\-\-\-|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

                                                  s
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-0-------------------------------|-3-----------3-r-3-----------r---|
   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


CHORUS 1:
                                                      a        a
G|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-------------7---7/9------9/11-----|
A|---------------------------------|---------7-------------------------|
E|-5-------------------------------|-5---------------------------------|
   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &    3    &   4   &

    a
G|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-11/13v----------------------------|(13v)--------\---r---------------|
A|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------2---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


VERSE 2:
                    s           a                       s           s
G|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-2---------------2-r-----4---4/6-\-|-1---------------1-r---------1-r-|
E|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1   &   2   &   3   &   4    &      1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

                    s
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-6-------7---9-\-----------------|
E|-0---------------0-r-------------|-----------------2---------------|
   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

                    s     s                           s
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-2---------------2-r-----4---6-\-|-1---------------1-r-------------|
E|-----------------------2---------|---------------------------------|
   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

                    s                                               s
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-6-------7---9-\-----------------|
E|-0---------------0-r-----12-\---|-----------------2-------------0-|
   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

                          s     a                       s     s s
G|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-------------------------4---4/6-\-|-1---------------1-r---X-1-r-X---|
E|-7---------------7-\-2-------------|---------------------------------|
   1   &   2   &   3   &   4    &      1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

                    s     s
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-6-------7---9-\-----------------|
E|-0---------------0-r---0-X---X---|-----------------2---------------|
   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


PRE-CHORUS:
                           t                 t       t       t       t
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|----------------------------ls---|---------------------------------|
A|--------------------------4-/6-\-|-1--p0--X1--p0--X1--p0--X1--p0--X|
E|-7-\-r---7-\-r---7---\--2--------|---------------------------------|
   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

                                                             a      t t
G|-------------------------9---r---|-----------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------4---5---7v-----7/9----^(9)|
A|-----------------7---------------|/7---------------------------------|
E|-0-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


CHORUS 2:
                                                  s s
G|---------------------------------|--------------ls-----------------|
D|-7v--------------------------\---|-7-------9---9/11-9v------11v----|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &    3   &   4   &

    a
G|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-11/13v----------------------------|(13v)----r-----------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|-------------------------9-\-----|
E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------2---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


SAX SOLO:
                                  s
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-2-----------------------------0-|-1-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-6-------7---9-\-----------------|
E|-0-------------------------------|-----------------2-------12-\-\-\|
   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G|---------------------------------|-----------------3-------------\-|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-2-------4-------6-------7-----\-|-1-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-6v------7---9-\-----------------|
E|-0-------------------------------|-----------------2------/15-\-\-\|
   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


VERSE 3:

G|---------------------------------|-----------------3-------------\-|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-2-------4-------6-------7-----\-|-1-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-7v------2-----------------------|
E|-0-------------------------------|-------------3---2-------r-------|
   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

                                s s
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|------------------------------ls-|---------------------------------|
A|-2-----------------------2---4/6-|-1---------------------------2---|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

                                                     a
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|----------------5/7------7---5---|
A|---------------------------------|---------5-----------------------|
E|-0-------------------------------|-3-------------------------------|
   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


OUT-CHORUS:

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-4-------5---7-\-2---------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

                                s s
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|------------------------------ls-|---------------------------------|
A|-2-----------------------2---4/6-|-1-------------/-13------------\-|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-7-------6---4-------------------|-7-------6---4-------------------|
A|-----------------0---------------|-----------------0-------0-------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

                (x3)                 (Let ring)
G|---------------------------------||---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------||---------------------------------|
A|-2---------------2---------------||-2-------------------------------|
E|---------2---------------2-------||---------------------------------|
   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &      1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

🏷Legend:
r = rest
()= sustained note
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
v = vibrato
h = hammer on
p = pull off
^() = 1/2 bend and release
s = 16th note (appears above bar)
a = acciaccatura (appears above bar)

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