I Would Die 4 U Bass
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| Capo: | no capo |
Author Neckwringer [a] 445,510. Last edit on Jun 11, 2016
I WOULD DIE 4 U (Bassline)
As recorded by Prince & The Revolution
(From the 1984 Album PURPLE RAIN)
Words and Music by Prince
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Lisa Coleman - Synth Bass'
Gtr II (E A D G) - 'Mark "Brownmark" Brown - Bass Guitar'
Intro
Q=137
4/4
Gtr I (Synth Bass arr. for Bass Gtr.)
W S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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| Gtr II (Bass Gtr.)
| H Q Q Q Q Q Q
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
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| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
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|-2---------------2---------------|-5---------------5---------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
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| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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1st & 2nd Verses
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
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|-5---------------5---------------||--3---------------3---------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
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| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
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|-2---------------2---------------|-5---------------5---------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5--5--5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
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| Q Q E. S +E E Q Q Q Q
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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Chorus
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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| Q Q E. S +E E Q Q Q Q
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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1. 2.
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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Interlude
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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| Q Q Q Q Q Q E. S +E E
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Bridge
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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Chorus
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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1.,2.,3.
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 4x
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4.
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q Q H
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Outro
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 5x
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q Q H
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| Q Q Q Q Q Q H
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|-5---------------5---------------|-5----------*|
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
I'm not a woman
I'm not a man
I am something that you'll never understand
I'll never beat u
I'll never lie
And if you're evil I'll forgive u by and by
U - I would die 4 u, yeah
Darling if u want me 2
U - I would die 4 u
I'm not your lover
I'm not your friend
I am something that you'll never comprehend
No need 2 worry
No need 2 cry
I'm your messiah and you're the reason why
'Cuz U - I would die 4 u, yeah
Darling if u want me 2
U - I would die 4 u
You're just a sinner I am told
Be your fire when you're cold
Make u happy when you're sad
Make u good when u are bad
I'm not a human
I am a dove
I'm your conscious
I am love
All I really need is 2 know that
U believe
Yeah, I would die 4 u, yeah
Darling if u want me 2
U - I would die 4 u
Yeah, say one more time
U - I would die 4 u
Darling if u want me 2
U - I would die 4 u
2 3 4 U
I would die 4 u
I would die 4 u
U - I would die 4 u
U - I would die 4 u
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