Prince – Lets Go Crazy (Guitar Tab)

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Title: Let's Go Crazy (LIVE with 3RDEYEGIRL) Performed by Prince and 3RDEYEGIRL Manchester UK, Feb 22, 2014 Tabbed by Baddguitar " Y'all Ready? 1 2... " [Intro] Played 2 times

e|----------------------------------|------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|------------------------------|
D|---------------2-----2--------4---|-----------------2------2-----|
A|-4--4-------4-----4---------------|--4-----4-----4-----4---------| x2
E|-2--2-----------------------------|--2-----2---------------------|

Then, play this riff 2 times

|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-11--11--12--12--------------------|-11--11--12----------------------|
|-11--11--11--11--------------------|-11--11--11----------------------|
|-11--11--11--11------2-----2---4---|-11--11--11----------2-----2-----|
|-9---9---9---9----4-----4----------|-9---9---9--------4-----4--------| x2
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|

[Verse]

Riff #1:  F# Main Riff  
e|----------------------------------|------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|------------------------------|
D|---------------2-----2--------4---|-----------------2------2-----|
A|-4--4-------4-----4---------------|--4-----4-----4-----4---------|
E|-2--2-----------------------------|--2-----2---------------------|
    If you don't like               the world you're living in
    Take a look around ‘ya          At least you got friends

I called my old lady For a friendly word She picked up the phone Dropped it on the floor (Ah, ah) is all I heard [Bridge] ( you can opt to play C#5, D#5, B5 and C5... omit 2nd string)

   C#                            D#m    B    C#
e|----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|--6-------------------------|---7------4----6-------------------|
G|--6-------------------------|---8------4----6-------------------|
D|--6-------------------------|---8------4----6-------------------|
A|--4-------------------------|---6------2----4-------------------|
E|----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
  Are we gonna let the elevator Bring   us  down  Oh, no let's go!

e|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-11--11--12--12--------------------|-11--11--12----------------------|
G|-11--11--11--11--------------------|-11--11--11----------------------|
D|-11--11--11--11------2-----2---4---|-11--11--11----------2-----2-----|
A|-9---9---9---9----4-----4----------|-9---9---9--------4-----4--------|
E|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   Let's go crazy                       Let's get nuts
   Look for the purple banana 'Til they put us in the truck,   let's go!

[Prelude to Guitar Solo]

  F#       E      D#m*     E         (On the D#m he pulls off the hammers
e|--2---|---0----|--6---|--------|     on the 7th so you also hear D#m7)
B|--2---|---0----|--7---|---9----|
G|--3---|---1----|--8---|---9----|
D|--4---|---2----|--8---|---9----|
A|--4---|---2----|--6---|---7----|
E|--2---|---0----|------|--------|

Spoken: During the solo, rhythm guitar plays… Play this 4 times

e|----------------------------------|------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|------------------------------|
D|---------------2-----2--------4---|-----------------2------2-----|
A|-4--4-------4-----4---------------|--4-----4-----4-----4---------|
E|-2--2-----------------------------|--2-----2---------------------|

[Repeat Bridge] ( you can opt to play C#5, D#5, B5 and C5... omit 2nd string)

   C#                            D#m    B    C#
e|----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|--6-------------------------|---7------4----6-------------------|
G|--6-------------------------|---8------4----6-------------------|
D|--6-------------------------|---8------4----6-------------------|
A|--4-------------------------|---6------2----4-------------------|
E|----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
  Are we gonna let the elevator Bring   us  down  Oh, no let's go!

Next is a little audience participation section with Power Chords. Do this twice… [Interlude]

  F#       E       F#
e|--2----|--0----|--2--2--------2--2----------|--2--2--------2--2----------|
B|--2----|--0----|--2--2--------2--2----------|--2--2--------2--2----------|
G|--3----|--1----|--3--3--------3--3----------|--3--3--------3--3----------|
D|--4----|--2----|--4--4--------4--4----------|--4--4--------4--4----------|  x2
A|--4----|--2----|--4--4--------4--4----------|--4--4--------4--4----------|
E|--2----|--0----|--2--2--------2--2----------|--2--2--------2--2----------|
                         OH!         OH!              OH!          OH!

[Frankenstein section] (Bass guitar arranged for lead)

e|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
A|-------------------3-----5--3-----3-----3--5--3----|--7-----5--3------3--------|
E|--3--4--5--5----5-----5--------5-------------------|--------------5--------5---|

e|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
A|-------------------3-----5--3-----3-----3--5--3----|--7-----5--3------3--------|
E|--3--4--5--5----5-----5--------5-------------------|--------------5--------5---|

Then this...
e|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
D|-------------------3-----5--3-----3-----3--5--3----|--7-----5--3------3--------|
A|--3--4--5--5----5-----5--------5-------------------|--------------5--------5---|
E|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
D|-------------------5-----7--5-----5-----5--7--5----|--9-----7--5------5--------|
A|--5--6--7--7----7-----7--------7-------------------|--------------7--------7---|
E|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|

e|----------------|-------------------|
B|----------------|-------------------|
G|----------------|-------------------|
D|----------------|-------------------|
A|----------------|-------------------|
E|--8--8--8--8----|--7--8--7--5-------|

Next up, this speedy little riff that the Lead guitar does solos over. They play this 18 times

e|--------------------|------------------------|
B|--------------------|------------------------|
G|--------------------|---------------------5--|
D|------7-----5--7----|--------7-----5--7------|
A|----7---7-----------|-----7-----7------------|
E|--5-----------------|--5---------------------|

e|--------------------|--5--5-------------------|
B|--------------------|--5-----8--7--5----------|
G|--------------------|-----------------7--5----|  < Rhythm guitar
D|------7-----5--7----|--7--7--5--4-------------|
A|----7---7-----------|--------------7--5--3----|  < Bass guitar
E|--5-----------------|-------------------------|

(* Bass guitar follow the low stings… rhythm guitar plays the high After Then a bunch of F# Power Chords with the rests between getting shorter.

  F#          F#         F#    F#    F# F#    F# F#   F#  F#  F# F#
e|--2--|----|--2--|----|--2--|--2--|--2--2--|--2--2--|--2--2---2--2--|
B|--2--|----|--2--|----|--2--|--2--|--2--2--|--2--2--|--2--2---2--2--|
G|--3--|----|--3--|----|--3--|--3--|--3--3--|--3--3--|--3--3---3--3--|
D|--4--|----|--4--|----|--4--|--4--|--4--4--|--4--4--|--4--4---4--4--|
A|--4--|----|--4--|----|--4--|--4--|--4--4--|--4--4--|--4--4---4--4--|
E|--2--|----|--2--|----|--2--|--2--|--2--2--|--2--2--|--2--2---2--2--|

Then two measures of F# crazyness with some little fills… something like

e|-5-7-5-7-5-7-5-7-|-8-7-8-7-8-7-8-7-|
B|-5-7-5-7-5-7-5-7-|-8-7-8-7-8-7-8-7-|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|

Then back to...

Play this twice
e|----------------------------------|------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|------------------------------|
D|---------------2-----2--------4---|-----------------2------2-----|
A|-4--4-------4-----4---------------|--4-----4-----4-----4---------|
E|-2--2-----------------------------|--2-----2---------------------|

Then, play this riff 2 times

e|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-11--11--12--12--------------------|-11--11--12----------------------|
G|-11--11--11--11--------------------|-11--11--11----------------------|
D|-11--11--11--11------2-----2---4---|-11--11--11----------2-----2-----|
A|-9---9---9---9----4-----4----------|-9---9---9--------4-----4--------|
E|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|

[Repeat Bridge]

   C#                            D#m    B    C#
e|----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|--6-------------------------|---7------4----6-------------------|
G|--6-------------------------|---8------4----6-------------------|
D|--6-------------------------|---8------4----6-------------------|
A|--4-------------------------|---6------2----4-------------------|
E|----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
  Are we gonna let the elevator Bring   us  down  Oh, no let's go!

Then a CRAZY solo by Prince followed by…

e|------------------------------------0----------------------2--|
B|------------------------------------0----------------------2--|
G|----------------------------------1-1----------------------3--|
D|---------------------------2-3-4----2----------------------4--|
A|-------1--1--2--2--3--3--4----------2----------------------4--|
E|-2--2-------------------------------0----------------------2--|
                                         Take Me Away!

.. (or take the high road)

e|------------------------------------0----------------------2--|
B|------------------------------------0----------------------2--|
G|----------------------------------1-1----------------------3--|
D|-4--4--2--2--1--1--0--0----2-3-4----2----------------------4--|
A|-------------------------4----------2----------------------4--|
E|------------------------------------0----------------------2--|
                                         Take Me Away!