Prince – Little Red Corvette (Bass Tab)
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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
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1st Verse
Wx8 Q Q E E Q
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|------------|--------------|
|------------|--------------|
|------------|-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
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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
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W W W W
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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
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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
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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
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| - 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