Sexy Dancer bass tab by Prince

Sexy Dancer
Prince
Bass

As played by Prince

Slap throughout


Intro:

G|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------5-|
D|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|
A|-1-------3-------|-------------------|-------------------|
E|-----------------|---5---3-3-------3-|-5-3---3-3---------|
   E E Q   E E Q     E E E S S Q.  S S   E E E S S Q.  S S

                                          x7
G||--7-----------------|-----------------5--||
D||o-------------------|-------------------o||
A||o---5---3-3-------3-|-5-3---3-3---------o||
E||--------------------|--------------------||
     E E E S S Q.  S S   E E E S S Q.  S S


Chorus 1:
                                          x3
G||--7-----------------|-----------------5--||-7-----------------|-----------------5-|
D||o-------------------|-------------------o||-------------------|-------------------|
A||o---5---3-3-------1-|(1)------3---------o||---5---3-3-------1-|(1)------3---------|
E||--------------------|--------------------||-------------------|-------------------|
     E E E S S Q.  S S   Q   E S S Q   E.S     E E E S S Q.  S S   S Q.    E Q.    S


Instrumental 1:
                                          x4
G||--7-----------------|-----------------5--||
D||o-------------------|-------------------o||
A||o---5---3-3-------3-|-5-3---3-3---------o||
E||--------------------|--------------------||
     E E E S S Q.  S S   E E E S S Q.  S S


Chorus 2:
                                          x3
G||--7-----------------|-----------------5--||-7-----------------|-----------------5-|
D||o-------------------|-------------------o||-------------------|-------------------|
A||o---5---3-3-------1-|(1)------3---------o||---5---3-3-------1-|(1)------3---------|
E||--------------------|--------------------||-------------------|-------------------|
     E E E S S Q.  S S   Q   E S S Q   E.S     E E E S S Q.  S S   S Q.    E Q.    S


Instrumental 2:

G|-7-----------------|-----------------5-|-7-----------------|-------------------|
D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
A|---5---3-3-------3-|-5-3---3-3---------|---5---3-3-------3-|-5-3---3-3---------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
   E E E S S Q.  S S   E E E S S Q.  S S   E E E S S Q.  S S   E E E S S H

G||--------------------|-----------------|-------------------|------------------||
D||o-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------o||
A||o---5---------------|-----------------|---5---3-3---------|-----------------o||
E||--------------------|-----------------|-------------------|------------------||
     E E Q   H           W                   E E E S S H       W
                                          x4
G||--7-----------------|-----------------5--||
D||o-------------------|-------------------o||
A||o---5---3-3-------3-|-5-3---3-3---------o||
E||--------------------|--------------------||
     E E E S S Q.  S S   E E E S S Q.  S S


Chorus 3:
                                          x6
G||--7-----------------|-----------------5--||
D||o-------------------|-------------------o||
A||o---5---3-3-------3-|-5-3---3-3---------o||
E||--------------------|--------------------||
     E E E S S Q.  S S   E E E S S Q.  S S

G|-7-----------------|-----------------5-|-7-----------------|-------------0-2-5-|
D|-------------------|-------------5-7---|-------------------|-------------0-----|
A|---5---3-3-------3-|-5-3---3-3---------|---5---3-3-------3-|-5-3---3-3---------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
   E E E S S Q.  S S   E E E S S Q S E S   E E E S S Q.  S S   E E E S S Q S E S


Synth Solo:

G|-7-----------------|-----------------5-|-7-----------------|-----------------5-|
D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------0-|
A|---5---3-3-------3-|-5-3---3-3---------|---5---3-3-------3-|-5-3---3-3---------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
   E E E S S Q.  S S   E E E S S Q.  S S   E E E S S Q.  S S   E E E S S Q.  S S

G|-7-----------------|-----------------5-|-7-----------------|-----------------5-|
D|-0-0---------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
A|-------3-3---3---3-|-5-3---3-3---x\----|---5---3-3-------3-|-5-3---3-3---------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
   E E E S S Q E S S   E E E S S Q E S S   E E E S S Q.  S S   E E E S S Q.  S S


Heavy Breathing:
                                          x6
G||--7-----------------|-----------------5--||
D||o-------------------|-------------------o||
A||o---5---3-3-------3-|-5-3---3-3---------o||
E||--------------------|--------------------||
     E E E S S Q.  S S   E E E S S Q.  S S


Breakdown:

G|-7-----------------|-----------------5-|-7-----------------|-----------------5-|
D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
A|---5---3-3-------x-|-x-------x-x-------|---5---3-3-------x-|-x-------x-x-------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
   E E E S S Q   E.S   E E E S S E E E.S   E E E S S Q.  S S   E E E S S E E E.S

G|-7-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|---5-5-----5-6-5-|
D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
A|---5---3-3-------x-|-x-------x-x-----x-|-x-x-----x-x-----x-|-3-------3-------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
   E E E S S Q   E.S   E E E S S E E E.S   E E E S S E E E.S   E E Q   E E E.S


Piano Solo:

G|-7-----------------|-----------------5-|-7-----------------|-----------------5-|
D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
A|---5---3-3-------3-|-5-3---3-3---------|---5---3-3-------3-|-5-3---3-3---------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
   E E E S S Q.  S S   E E E S S Q.  S S   E E E S S Q.  S S   E E E S S Q.  S S

G|-7-----------------|-----------------5-|-7-----------------|-----------------5-|
D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------5---7---|
A|---5---3-3-------3-|-5-3---3-3---------|---5---3-3-------3-|-5-3---3-----------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|---------3---3-----|
   E E E S S Q.  S S   E E E S S Q.  S S   E E E S S Q.  S S   E E E E E E S E S

G|-7-----------------|-----------------5-|-7-----------------|-----------------5-|
D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
A|---5---3-3---3---3-|-5-3---3-3---x\----|---5---3-3---3---3-|-5-3---3-3---3-----|
E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
   E E E S S Q E S S   E E E S S Q E S S   E E E S S Q E S S   E E E S S Q E S S

G|-7-----------------|-----------------5-|-7-----------------|-----------------5-|
D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
A|---5---3-3---3---3-|-5-3---3-3---3\----|---5---3-3---3---3-|-5-3---3-3---------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
   E E E S S Q E S S   E E E S S Q E S S   E E E S S Q E S S   E E E S S Q.  S S


Chorus 3:
                                          x3
G||--7-----------------|-----------------5--||-7-----------------|-------------------||
D||o-------------------|-------------------o||-------------------|-------------------||
A||o---5---3-3-------1-|(1)------3---------o||---5---3-3-------1-|(1)------3-------5-||
E||--------------------|--------------------||-------------------|-------------------||
     E E E S S Q.  S S   Q   E S S Q   E.S     E E E S S Q.  S S   S Q.    E Q.    S


Key to rhythm notations:

W - Whole Note/Semi-Brieve
H - Half Note/Minim
Q - Quarter Note/Crotchet       Q. - Dotted Quarter Note
E - Eight Note/Quaver           E. - Dotted Eight Note
S - Sixteenth Note/Semi-Quaver  S. - Dotted Sixteenth Note


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| x    Dead note
| (n)  Ghost note
| \    Slide down