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Pop Life

Prince
Bass Tab
★4.6(7)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Song

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Pop Life - Prince

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Tabbed by: Benjamin Woodburn

E-mail: woodburn.benjamin@gmail.com

Tuning: Standard (EADG)

Great song, Prince is a groove master, so make sure you're in the pocket

when you play. I'm pretty sure you can figure out his fills, so I'll leave

that to you as it isn't worth putting to paper.

1 + 2 + 3 a x2 x2

G|-----4-----4-------4--|-----8-----8-------8--|
D|----------------------|----------------------|
A|--2-----2-----2-------|--6-----6-----6-------|
E|----------------------|----------------------|

x2 x2

G|-----9-----9-------9--|----------------------|
D|----------------------|-----5-----5-------5--|
A|--7-----7-----7-------|----------------------|
E|----------------------|--3-----3-----3-------|

For the last line, you can also play this:

x2

G|-----9-----9-------9--|----------------------|-----------------------|
D|----------------------|-----5-----5-------5--|-----5----6----7----8--|
A|--7-----7-----7-------|----------------------|-----------------------|
E|----------------------|--3-----3-----3-------|--3----4----5----6-----|

Sometimes he switches to this:

x2

G|-----4-----4-------4--|-----8-----8-------8--|-----8----9----11----8--|
D|----------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
A|--2-----2-----2-------|--6-----6-----6-------|--6----7----9-----6-----|
E|----------------------|----------------------|------------------------|

x2 x2

G|-----9-----9-------9--|----------------------|
D|----------------------|-----5-----5-------5--|
A|--7-----7-----7-------|----------------------|
E|----------------------|--3-----3-----3-------|

Pretty sure that's everything, enjoy.

| / slide up

| \ slide down

| h hammer-on

| p pull-off

| ~ vibrato

| + harmonic

| x Mute note

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