Prince - I would die 4 u

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.) 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S +E E Q Q Q Q |------------------------------------|---------------------------------| |--------------------------------0---|---------------------------------| |------------------------2-(2)-------|---------------------------------| |-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 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-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-| | | Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-2---------------2---------------|-5---------------5---------------| 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 |------------------------------------||---------------------------------| |------------------------------------||---------------------------------| |------------------------------------||---------------------------------| |-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-| | | Q Q E. S +E E Q Q Q Q |------------------------------------||---------------------------------| |--------------------------------0---||---------------------------------| |------------------------2-(2)-------||---------------------------------| |-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 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-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-| | | Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-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 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-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-| | | Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-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 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-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-| | | Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-2---------------2---------------|-5---------------5---------------| 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 |----------------------------------||---------------------------------|| |---------------------------------o||---------------------------------|| |---------------------------------o||---------------------------------|| |-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-|| | | Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |----------------------------------||---------------------------------|| |---------------------------------o||---------------------------------|| |---------------------------------o||---------------------------------|| |-5---------------5----------------||-5---------------5---------------|| 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 ||----------------------------------|---------------------------------| ||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------| ||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------| ||--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| | | Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q ||----------------------------------|---------------------------------| ||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------| ||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------| ||--3---------------3---------------|-2---------------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 |---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|| |---------------------------------|------------------------------------o|| |---------------------------------|------------------------------------o|| |-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--|| | | Q Q Q Q Q Q E. S +E E |---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|| |---------------------------------|--------------------------------0---o|| |---------------------------------|------------------------2-(2)-------o|| |-5---------------5---------------|-5---------------5-------------------|| 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 ||----------------------------------|---------------------------------| ||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------| ||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------| ||--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-| | | Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q ||----------------------------------|---------------------------------| ||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------| ||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------| ||--3---------------3---------------|-2---------------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 |---------------------------------|----------------------------------|| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------o|| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------o|| |-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--|| | | Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |---------------------------------|----------------------------------|| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------o|| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------o|| |-5---------------5---------------|-5---------------5----------------|| 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 ||----------------------------------|---------------------------------| ||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------| ||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------| ||--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-| | | Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q ||----------------------------------|---------------------------------| ||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------| ||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------| ||--3---------------3---------------|-2---------------2---------------| 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 |---------------------------------|----------------------------------|| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------o|| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------o|| |-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--|| | | Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 4x |---------------------------------|----------------------------------|| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------o|| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------o|| |-5---------------5---------------|-5---------------5----------------|| 4. S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q Q H |---------------------------------|------------|| |---------------------------------|------------|| |---------------------------------|------------|| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5----------|| | | Q Q Q Q Q Q H |---------------------------------|------------|| |---------------------------------|------------|| |---------------------------------|------------|| |-5---------------5---------------|-5----------|| 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 ||----------------------------------|---------------------------------| ||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------| ||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------| ||--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-| | | Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q ||----------------------------------|---------------------------------| ||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------| ||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------| ||--3---------------3---------------|-2---------------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 5x |---------------------------------|----------------------------------|| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------o|| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------o|| |-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--|| | | Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 5x |---------------------------------|----------------------------------|| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------o|| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------o|| |-5---------------5---------------|-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 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-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-| | | Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-3---------------3---------------|-2---------------2---------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q Q H |---------------------------------|------------*| |---------------------------------|------------*| |---------------------------------|------------*| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5----------*| | | Q Q Q Q Q Q H |---------------------------------|------------*| |---------------------------------|------------*| |---------------------------------|------------*| |-5---------------5---------------|-5----------*| 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 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