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Sign O The Times Bass Tab by Prince

Sign O The Times bass tab by Prince (Ver. 2)

Bass Tab 

Tuning: Standard (E A D G)

Intro

G|--------------|
D|--- 4 Bars ---|
A|---  Rest  ---|
E|--------------|

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

G|---------5---------|---------5---------|---------5---------|-----------------|
D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
A|-----------3---6b--|-----------3-3-6b--|-----------3---6b--|-----------------|
E|-------------3-----|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
   Q.    S S E E E E   Q.    S E S E E E   Q.    S S E E E E   W

Verse 1

G|--------------|
D|--- 8 Bars ---|
A|---  Rest  ---|
E|--------------|

Chorus 1

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

G|---------5---------|---------5---------|---------5---------|-----------------|
D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
A|-----------3-3-6b--|-----------3-3-6b--|-----------3-3-6b--|-----------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
   Q.    S S E E E E   Q.    S E S E E E   Q.    S S E E E E   W

Verse 2

G|--------------|
D|--- 8 Bars ---|
A|---  Rest  ---|
E|--------------|

Chorus 2

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

G|---------5---------|---------5-----------|---------5-----------|---------5---------|
D|-------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------|
A|-----------3---6b--|-----------3-3-6/8---|-----------3-3-6b8---|-----------3-3-----|
E|-------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------|
   Q.    S S Q   E E   Q.    S E S E E S S   Q.    S S E E E S S   Q.    S E S Q.

Bridge 1

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

G|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|---------3---------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-1-----------------|-1---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
   E E E S E S E Q     E E H.            W                 W

Chorus 3

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

Verse 3

G|--------------|
D|--- 4 Bars ---|
A|---  Rest  ---|
E|--------------|

Chorus 4

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

Bridge 2

G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
D|-------3-3---------|-------------------|-------3-3---------|-----------------|
A|-----3-------------|-------x-----------|-----3-------------|-----------------|
E|-1-----------------|-1-----------------|-1-----------------|-----------------|
   Q   E S S H         Q   E S S H         Q   E S S H         W

G|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|---------5---------|---------5---------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-------3-----------|-------3-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-1-----------------|-1-----------------|-3---------------|-1---------------|
   W                 Q   E S S H         Q   E S S H         E E Q   H

Break

G|---------5-----------|-----------5-5---------|---------5---------|-------------5---------|
D|---------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|
A|-3---------3-3-3-6/8-|---------3-----3-3-6/8-|-----------3b--6b--|---x-x-x-------3-3-6b--|
E|---------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|
   Q   E S S E S S E E   Q.    S S S S S S E E   Q.    S S Q   E E   E S S S S S E S E E E

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

Verse 4

G|---------5---------|---------5-----------|-------5-----------|-----------------|
D|-------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
A|-----------3-3-6b--|-----------3-3-3-6b--|-----------3-3-3---|-----------------|
E|-------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
   Q.    S E S E E E   Q.    S S E S S E E   Q   S E S E E E E   W

G|---------5-----------|---------5---------|---------5---------|---------5-----------|
D|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
A|-3---------3-3-3-6/8-|-----------3-3-6b--|---------3-3-3-6b--|-----------3-3-3-6b--|
E|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
   Q.    S S E S S E E   Q.    S E S E E E   Q.    S E S E E E   Q.    S E S S S E E

Chorus 5

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

Solo

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

G|---------3-3-3-------|---------5---------|---------5-5-------|---------5---------|
D|---------------1/3---|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
A|---------------------|-----------3-3-6b--|-------------3-6b--|-----------3-3-6b--|
E|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
   H       E S S E S S   Q.    S E S E E E   Q.    S S E E E E   Q.    S E S E E E

G|-------3-----------|---------5---------|-------3-----------|---------8-----------|
D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------8---------|
A|-----------3-3-6b--|-----------3-3-6b--|-----------3-3-6b--|-------------5-3-6b--|
E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
   Q.    S S E E E E   Q.    S E S E E E   Q.    S S E E E E   H       S S S S E E

G|-----------8-5-------|---------8-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|---------------------|-----------8---------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|---------------3-6-6-|-------------3-3-6-6-|-3---------------|-----------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
   H       E S S S E E   Q.    S E S S S E E   E E Q   H         W

Drum Solo

G|--------------|----------------|
D|--- 7 Bars ---|----------------|
A|---  Rest  ---|------------6b--|
E|--------------|----------------|
                  H      Q   Q

Outro

G|---------5-----------|-----------------------|---------5-------------|---------5---------|
D|---------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|
A|-----------3-3-3-6b--|---------3-3b3-6-3-x---|-----------3-3-6-3-x---|-----------3-------|
E|---------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|
   Q.    S S E S S E E   Q.    S E S E S S S S   Q.    S E S E S S S S   Q.    S S Q   Q

G|-----------------|-----------------||
D|-----------------|-----------------||
A|-----------------|-----------------||
E|-----------------|-----------------||
   W                 W

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

***********************************
| x   Dead note
| /   Slide up
| b   Bend
***********************************

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