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SIGN O' THE TIMES (Bassline) As recorded by Prince (From the 1987 Album SIGN O' THE TIMES) Words and Music by Prince Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Prince - Synth Bass' Intro Q=97 4/4 Gtr I (Synth Bass arr. for Bass Gtr.) Wx5 Q E S S S S S S S S S S Q E S S S S S S S S S S |------------|--------5-----------------|--------5---5--------------| |------------|------------------1---3---|------------------1---3----| |------------|----------3---3-----------|--------------3------------| |------------|--------------------------|---------------------------| Q E S S S S S S S S S S |--------5-----------------| |------------------1---3---| |----------3---3-----------| |--------------------------| Q E S S S S S S S S S S Q E S S S S S S S S S S |--------5---5-------------|--------5-----------------| |------------------1---3---|------------------1---3---| |--------------3-----------|----------3---3-----------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| 1st Verse Q E S S S S S S S S S S Q E S S S S S S S S S S W |--------5---5-------------|--------5-----------------||------| |------------------1---3---|------------------1---3---||------| |--------------3-----------|----------3---3-----------||------| |--------------------------|--------------------------||------| W W W W |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| Interlude W W W W |----------|----------|----------||-------| |----------|----------|----------||-------| |----------|----------|----------||-------| |----------|----------|----------||-------| Q E S S S S S S S S S S Q E S S S S S S S S S S |--------5-----------------|--------5-----------------| |------------------1---3---|------------------1---3---| |----------3---3-----------|------------3-3-----------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| Q E S S S S S S S S S S Q E S S S S S S S S S S |--------5-----------------|--------5-----------------| |------------------1---3---|------------------1---3---| |----------3---3-----------|------------3-3-----------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| Q E S S S S S S S S S S Q E S S S S S S S S S S |--------5-----------------|--------5-----------------| |------------------1---3---|------------------1---3---| |----------3---3-----------|------------3-3-----------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| 2nd Verse Q E S S S S S S S S S S W W W |--------5-----------------||----------|----------|------| |------------------1---3---||----------|----------|------| |----------3---3-----------||----------|----------|------| |--------------------------||----------|----------|------| W W W W |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| Interlude W Q E S S E S S S S S S Q E S S S S S S S S S S |----------||--------5---------------|--------5------------------| |----------||----------------1---3---|------------------1---3----| |----------||----------3---3---------|----------3---3------------| |----------||------------------------|---------------------------| Q E S S E S S S S S S H S S S S S S S S Q E S S S S E E E |--------5---------------|------5---------------|--------5---5-------| |----------------1---3---|--------------1---3---|----------------1-3-| |----------3---3---------|----------3-----------|--------------3-----| |------------------------|----------------------|--------------------| Q E S S S S S S S S S S Q E S S S S E E E Q E S S S S S S S S S S |--------5-----------------|--------5---5-------|--------5-----------------|| |------------------1---3---|----------------1-3-|------------------1---3---|| |----------3---3-----------|--------------3-----|----------3---3-----------|| |--------------------------|--------------------|--------------------------|| Chorus Q E S S S S S S Q S S E Q H S S E Q H S S E Q H |--------5------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |---------------------|-3-3-----------|-3-3-----------|-3-3-----------| |------------3-3------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |---------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| S S E Q H W W W |---------------|----------|----------|------|| |-3-3-----------|----------|----------|------|| |---------------|----------|----------|------|| |---------------|----------|----------|------|| Interlude W Q E S S S S S S S S S S Q E S S S S S S S S E |----------|--------5-----------------|--------5---5------------| |----------|------------------1---3---|------------------1---3--| |----------|----------3---3-----------|--------------3----------| |----------|--------------------------|-------------------------| 3rd Verse Q E S S S S S S S S S S W W W |--------5-----------------||----------|----------|------| |------------------1---3---||----------|----------|------| |----------3---3-----------||----------|----------|------| |--------------------------||----------|----------|------| Interlude W Q E S S S S S S S S S S Q E S S S S S S S S S S |----------||--------5-----------------|--------5-----------------| |----------||------------------1---3---|------------------1---3---| |----------||----------3---3-3---------|------------3-3-----------| |----------||--------------------------|--------------------------| Chorus Q E S S S S S S S S S S Q E S S S S S S S S S S Q E S S S S S S Q |--------5-----------------|--------5-----------------||--------5---5-5--------| |------------------1---3---|----------------1---3-----||-----------------------| |----------3---3-3---------|----------3-3-------------||------3----------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------||-----------------------| S S E Q H q Q H S S E Q H W |---------------|------------|---------------|------| |-3-3-----------|-3----------|-3-3-----------|------| |---------------|------------|---------------|------| |---------------|------------|---------------|------| Interlude S S E Q Q +S S E S S E Q Q +S S E q Q H W |---------------------|---------------------|------------||------| |-3-3------5--(5)-----|-3-3------5--(5)-----|-5----------||------| |---------------------|---------------------|------------||------| |---------------------|---------------------|------------||------| q E S S S S S S S S S S |--------5-----------------| |------------------1---3---| |-3--------3---3-----------| |--------------------------| Q E S S S S S S S S S S Q E S S S S S S S S S S |------5-----5-------------|--------5-----------------| |------------------1---3---|------------------1---3---| |--------------3-----------|----------3---3-----------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| H S S S S S S S S Q E S S S S S S S S S S Q E S S S S S S S S S S |------5---------------|------5-----5-------------|--------5---5--------------| |--------------1---3---|------------------1---3---|------------------1---3----| |----------3-3---------|--------------3-----------|--------------3-3----------| |----------------------|--------------------------|---------------------------| 4th Verse Q E S S S S S S S S S S H S S S S S S S S Q E S S S S S S S S S S |------5-----5-------------||------5---------------|------5-----5--------------| |------------------1---3---||--------------1---3---|------------------1---3----| |--------------3-----------||----------3-3---------|--------------3------------| |--------------------------||----------------------|---------------------------| H S S S S S S S S Q E S S S S S S S S S S |------5---------------|------5-----5-------------|| |--------------1---3---|------------------1---3---|| |----------3-3---------|--------------3-----------|| |----------------------|--------------------------|| Outro Q E S S S S S S S S S S q E S S E S S S S S S |------5-----5-------------|--------5----------------| |------------------1---3---|----------------1---3----| |--------------3-----------|-3--------3---3----------| |--------------------------|-------------------------| Q E S S S S S S S S S S Q E S S S S S S q Q E S S S S S S q |------5-----5-------------|------5-----5-5-5-8--|------5-----5-5-------| |------------------1---3---|---------------------|------------------1---| |--------------3-----------|------------3-3---6--|------------3-3-------| |--------------------------|---------------------|----------------------| Q E S S S S S S S S S S |--------5-----------------| |------------------1---3---| |----------3---3-----------| |--------------------------| Q E S S S S S S S S S S Q E S S S S S S S S S S |--------5-----------------|--------5-----------------*| |------------------1---3---|------------------1---3---*| |------------3-3-----------|----------3---3-----------*| |--------------------------|--------------------------*| 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