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Raspberry Beret Bass Tab by Prince

Raspberry Beret bass tab by Prince

Bass Tab

RASPBERRY BERET (Bassline)

Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Prince - Bass'


 Intro
  Q=120
 4/4
  Gtr I
  W          W          W          H    Q   Q
|----------|----------|----------|--------------|
|----------|----------|----------|--------------|
|----------|----------|----------|--------------|
|----------|----------|----------|---------12\--|

    Q  Q  E E Q    Q  Q  E E Q    Q  Q  E E Q    E E E E +E  E E E
||---------------|--------------|--------------|--------------------||
||o--------------|--------------|--------------|-------------------o||
||o--------------|--------------|--------------|-------0-(0)-------o||
||--5-----3-3----|-2-----2-2----|-3-----3-3----|-3-2-0-------0-2-0--||


   1st & 3rd Verses
    E E Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  E E Q    Q  Q  E E Q    E E E E +E  E E E
||---------------|--------------|--------------|-------------------|
||o--------------|--------------|--------------|-------------------|
||o--------------|--------------|--------------|-------0-(0)-------|
||--5------3-----|-2-----2-2----|-3-----3-3----|-3-2-0-------0-2-0-|


  E E Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  E E Q    Q  Q  E E Q    E E E E +E  E E E
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------------||
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------------||
|--------------|--------------|--------------|-------0-(0)--------||
|-5------3-----|-2-----2-2----|-3-----3-3----|-3-2-0-------0-2-0--||


 2nd & 4th Verses
  E E Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  E E Q    Q  Q  E E Q    E E E E +E  E E E
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|-------0-(0)--------|
|-5------3-----|-2-----2-2----|-3-----3-3----|-3-2-0-------0-2-0--|


  E E Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  E E Q    W          +W
|--------------|--------------|----------|--------||
|--------------|--------------|----------|--------||
|--------------|--------------|----------|--------||
|-5------3-----|-2-----2-2----|-3--------|-(3)----||


 Chorus
  $
  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  E E Q    Q  Q  E E Q    E E E E +H
|-------------|--------------|--------------|----------------|
|-------------|--------------|--------------|----------------|
|-------------|--------------|--------------|-------0-(0)----|
|-5-----3-----|-2-----2-2----|-3-----3-3----|-3-2-0----------|


  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  E E Q    Q  Q  E E Q    E E E E +H
|-------------|--------------|--------------|----------------|
|-------------|--------------|--------------|----------------|
|-------------|--------------|--------------|-------0-(0)----|
|-5-----3-----|-2-----2-2----|-3-----3-3----|-3-2-0----------|


                     To Coda
  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  E E Q    W          H.       Q
|-------------|--------------|----------|----------------||
|-------------|--------------|----------|---------------o||
|-------------|--------------|----------|---------------o||
|-5-----3-----|-2-----2-2----|-0--------|-5-------12\----||


 Bridge
  Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E E E E E   E E E E +E  E E E   E E E E +E  E E E
|----------------|----------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|----------------|----------------|-----7-6-(6)-4-----|-----7-6-(6)-4------|
|-5----5-4-4---4-|-5----5-4-4---4-|-5-7-----------7-6-|-5-7-----------7-6--|
|----------------|----------------|-------------------|--------------------|


  Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E E E E E   E E E E +E  E E E   E E E E +E  E E E
|----------------|----------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|----------------|----------------|-----7-6-(6)-4-----|-----7-6-(6)-4------|
|-5----5-4-4---4-|-5----5-4-4---4-|-5-7-----------7-6-|-5-7-----------7-6--|
|----------------|----------------|-------------------|--------------------|


  Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E E E E E   E E E E +E  E E E   E E E E +E  E E E
|----------------|----------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|----------------|----------------|-----7-6-(6)-4-----|-----7-6-(6)-4------|
|-5----5-4-4---4-|-5----5-4-4---4-|-5-7-----------7-6-|-5-7-----------7-6--|
|----------------|----------------|-------------------|--------------------|


                                              D.S. al Coda
  E E Q  E E Q    E E Q  E E Q    W          +H.       Q
|---------------|---------------|----------|----------------||
|---------------|---------------|----------|----------------||
|---------------|---------------|----------|----------------||
|-3-3----3-3----|-2-2----2-2----|-0--------|-(0)------12\---||


                            Outro
  &
  W          H.       Q      E E Q  E E Q    E E Q  E E Q
|----------|--------------||---------------|----------------|
|----------|--------------||---------------|----------------|
|----------|--------------||---------------|----------------|
|-0--------|-5-------12\--||-5-5----3-3----|-2-2----2-2-----|


  Q  Q  E E Q    E E E E +E  E E E   E E Q  E E Q
|--------------|-------------------|---------------|
|--------------|-------------------|---------------|
|--------------|-------0-(0)-------|---------------|
|-3-----3-3----|-3-2-0-------0-2-0-|-5-5----3-3----|


  E E Q  E E Q    Q  Q  E E Q    E E E E +E  E E E
|---------------|--------------|-------------------*|
|---------------|--------------|-------------------*|
|---------------|--------------|-------0-(0)-------*|
|-2-2----2-2----|-3-----3-3----|-3-2-0-------0-2-0-*|


Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for.  Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests.  Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for.  Low
melody durations appear below the staff

Tablature Legend
----------------
 h   - hammer-on
 p   - pull-off
 b   - bend
 pb  - pre-bend
 r   - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
 /\  - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
 s   - legato slide
 S   - shift slide
  - natural harmonic
n:  - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
 ~   - vibrato
 tr  - trill
 T   - tap
 TP  - trem. picking
 PM  - palm muting
\n/  - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
 \n  - tremolo bar down
 n/  - tremolo bar up
/n\  - tremolo bar inverted dip
 =   - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
 <>  - volume swell (louder/softer)
 x   - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
 o   - on rhythm slash represents single note slash

Misc Legend
-----------
 |  - bar
||  - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*|  - double bar (ending)
 :  - bar (freetime)
 $  - Segno
 &  - Coda
Tempo markers -  = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths

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