Prince - Little red corvette

LITTLE RED CORVETTE (Bassline) As recorded by Prince (From the 1982 Album 1999) Words and Music by Prince Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Prince - Bass' Intro Q=122 4/4 Gtr I Wx8 |--------|| |--------|| |--------|| |--------|| 1st Verse Wx8 Q Q E E Q |------------|--------------| |------------|--------------| |------------|--------------| |------------|-2-----2-2----| Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |--------------|-1-----1-1----|--------------|--------------| |-4-----4-4----|--------------|-2-----2-2----|-2-----2-2----| Chorus Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q E E e e e e E E Q Q E E Q |--------------|--------------|-----------------||--------------| |--------------|--------------|-----------------||--------------| |--------------|-1-----1-1----|-----------------||--------------| |-4-----4-4----|--------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-||-2-----4-4----| Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q S S E Q |--------------|--------------|--------------|-----------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|-----------------| |-4-----4-4----|--------------|-1-----1-1----|-----------------| |--------------|-2-----4-4----|--------------|-2-----4---4-----| 2nd Verse Q Q E E Q Q. E E E Q Q Q H W |--------------|---------------|------------||------| |--------------|---------------|------------||------| |-4-----4-4----|---------------|------------||------| |--------------|-2------2-2----|-4----------||------| W W W W |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| W W W Q Q E E Q |----------|----------|----------|--------------| |----------|----------|----------|--------------| |----------|----------|----------|--------------| |----------|----------|----------|-2-----2-2----| Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |--------------|-1-----1-1----|--------------|--------------| |-4-----4-4----|--------------|-2-----2-2----|-2-----2-2----| Chorus Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q E E e e e e E E Q Q E E Q |--------------|--------------|-----------------||--------------| |--------------|--------------|-----------------||--------------| |--------------|-1-----1-1----|-----------------||--------------| |-4-----4-4----|--------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-||-2-----4-4----| Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q S S E Q |--------------|--------------|--------------|-----------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|-----------------| |-4-----4-4----|--------------|-1-----1-1----|-----------------| |--------------|-2-----4-4----|--------------|-2-----4---4-----| Guitar Solo Q Q E E Q Q. E E E Q Q Q H Q Q E E Q |--------------|---------------|------------||--------------| |--------------|---------------|------------||--------------| |-4-----4-4----|---------------|------------||--------------| |--------------|-2------2-2----|-4----------||-2-----4-4----| Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q S S E Q |--------------|--------------|--------------|-----------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|-----------------| |-4-----4-4----|--------------|-1-----1-1----|-----------------| |--------------|-2-----4-4----|--------------|-2-----4---4-----| 3rd Verse Q Q E E Q Q. E E E Q Q Q H W |--------------|---------------|------------||------| |--------------|---------------|------------||------| |-4-----4-4----|---------------|------------||------| |--------------|-2------2-2----|-4----------||------| W W W W |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| W H +Q. E e e e e e e e e |----------|--------------|-----------------|| |----------|--------------|-----------------|| |----------|-1----(1)---1-|-----------------|| |----------|--------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|| Chorus Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q ||---------------|--------------|--------------|---------------| ||o--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------| ||o--------------|-4-----4-4----|--------------|-1-----1-1-----| ||--2-----4-4----|--------------|-2-----4-4----|---------------| Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q. E E E Q Q Q H 3x |--------------|--------------|---------------|-------------|| |--------------|--------------|---------------|------------o|| |--------------|-4-----4-4----|---------------|------------o|| |-2-----4-4----|--------------|-2------2-2----|-4-----------|| Bridge W W W W |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| W W W W |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| W W W E S S S S S S E E S S S S |----------|----------|----------|------------8---10-10-8--------| |----------|----------|----------|---6-7-8-11---8---------10-8---| |----------|----------|----------|-------------------------------| |----------|----------|----------|-------------------------------| W W W W |-----------|----------|----------|------|| |-11--------|----------|----------|------|| |-----------|----------|----------|------|| |-----------|----------|----------|------|| Out-Chorus Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q ||---------------|--------------|--------------|---------------| ||o--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------| ||o--------------|-4-----4-4----|--------------|-1-----1-1-----| ||--2-----4-4----|--------------|-2-----4-4----|---------------| Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q. E E E Q Q Q H 4x |--------------|--------------|---------------|-------------|| |--------------|--------------|---------------|------------o|| |--------------|-4-----4-4----|---------------|------------o|| |-2-----4-4----|--------------|-2------2-2----|-4-----------|| Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |--------------|-4-----4-4----|--------------|-1-----1-1----| |-2-----4-4----|--------------|-2-----4-4----|--------------| Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q. E E E Q |--------------|--------------|---------------*| |--------------|--------------|---------------*| |--------------|-4-----4-4----|---------------*| |-2-----4-4----|--------------|-2------2-2----*| 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