Prince - Sign o the times

SIGN O' THE TIMES 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 B E) - 'Prince - Electric Guitar' Intro Q=97 N.C. 4/4 Gtr I (El. Gtr. w/ light dist.) Wx12 |---------|| |---------|| |---------|| |---------|| |---------|| |---------|| 1st Verse Interlude 2nd Verse N.C. ~~ Wx3 H S +S S S S S E W |------------|--------------------------|-------| |------------|--------------10-10-------|-------| |------------|------8b9-(8)-------------|-------| |------------|----------------------6s8-|-10----| |------------|--------------------------|-------| |------------|--------------------------|-------| ~~~~~~~~~~~ +H +E E S S S S +E S S +Q H W |-------------------------|-------------------|------|| |-------------------------|-------------------|------|| |-------------------------|-------------------|------|| |-(10)----(10)-8----------|-------------------|------|| |----------------10s8-6-6-|-(6)---------------|------|| |-------------------------|-----8-8-(8)-------|------|| Interlude Q E. S +S +S S S E E Q E. S +S +S S S e E |----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-------------------10-------|-------------------10--------| |-------8-(8)b9-(8)----------|-------8-(8)b9-(8)-----------| |------------------------8---|------------------------8-10-| |----------------------------|--------------------------10-| |----------------------------|-----------------------------| +Q +E. S +S +S S S E E Q E. S +S +S S S e e |---------------------------------|-----------------------------| |------------------------10-------|-------------------10--------| |------------8-(8)b9-(8)----------|-------8-(8)b9-(8)-----------| |-(10)--(10)------------------8---|------------------------8-10-| |-(10)--(10)----------------------|-----------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------| ~~ ~~ E E E. S +S +S S S S S E Q E S S +S +S S S S S S S |----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|| |----------------------10----------|------x-------------10-----------------|| |----------8-(8)b9-(8)-------------|--------8-(8)b9-(8)--------------------|| |-10-8\---------------------8------|-------------------------8----10-10----|| |-----------------------------10---|---------------------------10----------|| |----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|| Chorus N.C. Eb N.C. ~~~~ +H. E E Q E. S S S E E e W |---------------|------------11---11S8-|------| |-----------8---|------------11---11S8-|------| |-----------8---|-------12---12--------|------| |-(10)----------|-------13---13--------|------| |---------------|-------13-------------|------| |---------------|----------------------|------| Bb ~~~~~~~~ S S E e e S S E S S S S +H H H. T T S E |---13s11-11-10-8---------------|-------------|------------------| |---15s13-13-11-8------8--------|-------------|-6-------6h8p6----| |-----------------10---8-10---8-|-(8)---------|-7-------7--------| |-------------------------------|-------------|-8----------------| |-------------------------------|-------------|-8----------------| |-------------------------------|-------------|------------------| Interlude 3rd Verse N.C. ~~~~~~~ S E +S E e E S S +Q W H Q E a S S |-----------------------------------||----------|-----------------| |---11------------------------------||----------|-----------4s3---| |----8pb9r(8)-----------------------||----------|---------------5-| |---------------8-8b8.5-10-10-(10)--||----------|-----------------| |-----------------------------------||----------|-----------------| |-----------------------------------||----------|-----------------| Interlude N.C. ~~~~~~~ ~~ ~ H H H E E E E Q. S S +S +S S S E e |-----------|--------------||--------5pb6==(5)r(5)-3--------| |-----------|--------------||--------4pb5==(4)r(4)-3--------| |-3----2----|--------2-3-3-||------------------------5-3----| |-----------|------5-------||-5--------------------------5--| |-----------|--------------||-------------------------------| |-----------|--------------||-------------------------------| ~~ Q E. S +S +S S S E e Q E. S S S S S e E Q E S S S S S S E E |-------5pb6==(5)r(5)---------|---------------------|----------------------|| |-------4pb5==(4)r(4)-3h5-----|---------------------|------6---5-6---------|| |---------------------3h5-3h5-|-----------3-----5---|------5-5-5-6---3-----|| |-----------------------------|-------3s5---5s7-----|--------------5---5---|| |-----------------------------|---------------------|----------------------|| |-----------------------------|---------------------|----------------------|| Chorus Fsus4 BbsuN.C. W W S S S S E. S S S S S S S E |----------|-----------|-------11-11-----------------------| |----------|-11--------|-11-13-11-11----6-----8h11---------| |----------|-10--------|-10-12----------8-----8h10---------| |----------|-10--------|-10-------------8---8------8h10----| |----------|-----------|--------------------------------10-| |----------|-----------|-----------------------------------| +Q E E S E. T T E. S S E Q H |----------------------------|-----------------|| |----------------------------|-----------------|| |--------------10--10h12p10--|-10--------------|| |--------------12--12--------|-12--------------|| |-(10)----3s10---------------|----10-----------|| |----------------------------|-----------------|| Interlude N.C. ~~~~~~~~~ Q E. S +S +S S S Q +W |-------6-------------------|--------| |-------4b5==(4)r(4)--------|--------| |--------------------3p0-3--|-(3)----| |---------------------------|--------| |---------------------------|--------| |---------------------------|--------| |-3-| H Q E. S S S S S S S S S S S S +S S S S E |--------------|-------------------------------------| |--------------|---------------------4b5-(4)---------| |------------3h|=5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------5p3-----| |--------------|---------------------------------5s3-| |--------------|-------------------------------------| |--------------|-------------------------------------| PM------------------------------------- H Q E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------|---------------------------------| |---------------|---------------------------------| |---------------|---------3-----5-----------------| |---------------|-------3-----3-----2-3-3-5-3-1-3-| |-----------3-3-|-3-3-6---------------------------| |---------------|---------------------------------| ----------------------------| S S S S E. S S S S S S S S S |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |----------------2-3-2-5-3-1---| |---3-3-3----3-3-------------3-| |------------------------------| 4th Verse N.C. PM---------------------| PM--| S S S S E. S S S S S S S E S S S S S E S S S S S S S E |--------------------------------||-----------------------------| |--------------------------------||-----------------------------| |--------------------------------||-----------------------------| |----------------1-3-1-5-3-1b1.5-||-------------1---1-3-1-4-3-1-| |---3-1-3----3-------------------||---3-3-3-3-------------------| |--------------------------------||-----------------------------| Q E. S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S W |-----------------------|---------------------------------|------|| |-----------------------|---------------------------------|------|| |-----------------------|---------------------------------|------|| |-------1---1-3-3-4-3-1-|---------------1---1-3-1-4-3-1---|------|| |-----------------------|---3-1-----3-------------------3-|------|| |-----------------------|---------------------------------|------|| Outro N.C. Q E. S S S S S Q W W W W |--------------------|----------|----------|----------|------*| |--------------------|----------|----------|----------|------*| |--------------------|----------|----------|----------|------*| |--------------------|----------|----------|----------|------*| |-------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