New Position

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From: burzlaff@lisisun.univ-lyon1.fr (Max mad)

Subject: BTAB : Prince - New position

transcribed by Mark mm889093@oak.cats.ohiou.edu

*********************************New Position**********************************

by Prince & the Revolution from the album Parade

I. PERFORMANCE NOTES

"New Position," from Parade, features a excellent bass line full of

motion. The song begans with a segue from the end of the first track,

Christopher Tracy's Parade. The bass lays out during the Intro. Rhythm Figure 1 begins at the first

verse. Essentially, the song is composed of Rhythm Figure 1

and Rhythm Figure 2. Slight variations occur only at the end of the song.

The "run" that ends the song is quite tricky and is played very fast.

II. TABLATURE

1. INTRO

(Bass tacit)

2. VERSE

Rhythm Figure 1

G|-----------------------I------------------I--Rhy.-Fig.-1-----|
D|----------0--1--2--3---I---------0--1--0--I-----Three--------|
A|--1---1----------------I--1---1-----------I-----Times--------|
E|-----------------------I------------------I------Here--------|

Honey, we've been together,

Honey, 4 2 long

Honey, we've got 2 make it better,

Honey, before we go wrong

Rhythm Figure 2

G|-----------------------I------------------I--Rhy.-Fig.-2-----|
D|----------3--4--5--6---I---------3--4--3--I-----Three--------|
A|--4---4----------------I--4---4-----------I-----Times--------|
E|-----------------------I------------------I------Here--------|

Got 2 try a new position, yeah!

Something that'll make it all right

New position, yeah, let's go fishing in the river, the river of life

3. VERSE 2

Rhythm Figure 1

G|-----------------------I------------------I--Rhy.-Fig.-1-----|
D|----------0--1--2--3---I---------0--1--0--I-----Three--------|
A|--1---1----------------I--1---1-----------I-----Times--------|
E|-----------------------I------------------I------Here--------|

Honey, we can't last (we can't last)

without a shot of new spunk (Ha)

Honey, forget your past (forget your past)

U've got 2 try my new funk

Rhythm Figure 2

G|-----------------------I------------------I--Rhy.-Fig.-2-----|
D|----------3--4--5--6---I---------3--4--3--I------One---------|
A|--4---4----------------I--4---4-----------I------Time--------|
E|-----------------------I------------------I------Here--------|

U've got 2 try a new position, yeah, something that'll make it all right

Rhythm Figure 1

G|-----------------------I------------------I--Rhy.-Fig.-1-----|
D|----------0--1--2--3---I---------0--1--0--I-----Three--------|
A|--1---1----------------I--1---1-----------I-----Times--------|
E|-----------------------I------------------I------Here--------|

Oh, a new position, yeah, yeah, let's go fishing in the river, the river

of life

Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah

4. Verse 3

G|--Rhy.-Fig.-2--I----------------------I---3---4---5---6-----|
D|------One------I----------3---4---6---I---------------------|
A|-----Time------I--4---4---------------I---------------------|
E|-----Here------I----------------------I---------------------|

Oh, let me do ya, come on let me do ya, do ya,

come one let me do ya,

I want, I want 2 do ya, do ya,

Rhythm Figure 1

G|-----------------------I------------------I--Rhy.-Fig.-1-----|
D|----------0--1--2--3---I---------0--1--0--I-------One--------|
A|--1---1----------------I--1---1-----------I-------Time-------|
E|-----------------------I------------------I-------Here-------|
G|--------------------|
D|--3--4--5--6--8-----|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|

I can make u happy (I can make u H.A.P.P.Y)

I can make it real good (so good)

Honey, I won't be your pappy, (P.U.S.S.Y.)

but I'll do ya, I'll do ya, do ya, do ya, like a,

Rhythm Figure 1

G|-----------------------I------------------I--Rhy.-Fig.-1-----|
D|----------0--1--2--3---I---------0--1--0--I-----One----------|
A|--1---1----------------I--1---1-----------I----Time----------|
E|-----------------------I------------------I-----Here---------|

Do ya do ya like a good man should

I'll do ya do ya like a good man should

5. OUTRO

G|------3---1--0-----0---I------3---1--0-----0---I--3---1---0--------0--1--2----|
D|----------------3------I----------------3------I-------------4--3-------------|
A|--1--------------------I--1--------------------I------------------------------|
E|-----------------------I-----------------------I------------------------------|
G|--6--7---------------I-----------------------------------|
D|---------8----6------I--8----6---------------------------|
A|------------------8--I------------8---7----6--4---5------|
E|---------------------I-----------------------------------|

Honey, let's try a new position

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transcribed by Mark mm889093@oak.cats.ohiou.edu