Prince – Lets Work (Guitar Tab)
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Chords
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Tabbed by: FunknFresh
By Prince from “Controversy” (1981)
-This is the main structure of the song though of course there
are a few things that change ie., bass line does some funky
random things that I haven’t outlined. This sounds great with
at least 2 guitar players.
-Bass b) is played at the end of the second time the
main bass line (Bass a)) is played during the chorus.
-All parts transcribed for guitar
Tuning: Standard
Intro, verses and chorus
Bm7 2 3 4 E9/E 2 3 4
E|----7/-------------------------------------------------------|
B|----7/-------------------------------7-----------------------|
G|----7/-------------------------------7-----------------------|
D|----7/-------------------------------6-----------------------|
A|----9/-------------------------------7-----------------------|
E|----7/-------------------------------0-----------------------|
Bass a) (main bass line) b)
E|-----------------------------------------|-----------|
B|-----------------------------------------|-----------|
G|-----------------------------------------|-----------|
D|--------6-7----6-7---------6-------7-----|-----------|
A|-------------------------4------5----5---|-----------|
E|-----7-------7---------0------0----------|--5-5--6-6-|
Chorus
Guitar sounding riff (played over the lyrics)
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---12-12-------------------------12—12s------------|
G|---------13--11--13—11s----------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
String part
E|---19-19-19-19-19-19-etc.---|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|Post chorus break
-Guitars a) and b) should play their respective riffs over top each other
-Guitar c) plays right after and between Guitar a) and b) riffs
Guitar a) E|---14-12----12----------------12----14-12----12-----------12----| B|---------15----15-12-15-15-15-------------15----15-12-15-----15-| G|----------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar a) Cont’d E|--12b14—12b14---------------| B|---------------15~----------| G|----------------------------| D|----------------------------| A|----------------------------| E|----------------------------| Guitar b) E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|----12-------------------------------12--------------------------| G|-------14-11-14-11----11-11-11-13-------14-11-14-11----11--13-11-| D|-------------------14-------------------------------14-----------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar b) Cont’d E|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|--13b14-13b14—11~-----------| D|----------------------------| A|----------------------------| E|----------------------------| Guitar c) E|-------------------------------------| B|--7-9b10b9-7-9--7-9b10b9-7-9-7-------| G|--7-9b10b9-7-9--7-9b10b9-7-9-7-------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------|