Wonderful Ass

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                        Wonderful Ass - Prince
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Tabbed by: FunknFresh

This is a cool funky Prince song that remains in the vaults (well 
kinda, its on many
It would be a pain to tab the entire song detail by detail and note by 
note so I’ve just
the main parts of the song for now. It’s all by ear so don’t expect 
perfection. To my
no one has attempted this tab so it’s fresh at least.

All parts transcribed for guitar.

Tabbed using recording from “Electric Intercourse” bootleg (important 
for “right
channel” distinction)
Tuning: Standard

Riff reference
KB riff 1a) – starts at 0.03
Bass intro a) starts at 0.03
KB riff 2 starts at 0.13
KB riff 1b)starts at 0.17
Bass b) starts at 0.17 (it also comes at the end of each measure after 
Main bass line)
KB riff 3 starts at 0.17
Guitar riffs 1 and 2 start at 0.22
KB riff 4 starts at 0.22
Main bass line starts at 0.22

NOTE: Bass is transcribed here for guitar so on a bass guitar the notes
 would be played
octave higher.

Bass intro a)                       Bass b)
G|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------
D|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------
A|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------
E|---6-----6-4-----4-2-----2-4/6--|--3--3-2--2-0---6------------------
G|| 
D|| 
A|| 
E|| 

KB riff 1a) (intro)                 b)
E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------
B|----------------------------------|---------------------------------
G|----------------------------------|---------------------------------
D|---4--6-----3-----3--4--6-----3---|---7--9--7--6--4--2--2---1-------
A|---------6-----6-----------6------|---------------------------------
E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------

KB riff 2 (intro)
E|---------13---------------------------------------------------------
B|---------14------------------14---14--------------------------------
G|-------15--15-15-13----13-15----15----------------------------------
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------

KB riff 3 (This is the “U’ve got a wonderful ass” part)
E|----15----15----14----14-------12~---11~/9--------------------------
B|-------12-----12---11----11-----------------------------------------
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------

KB riff 4
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------
B|--------14-----------------14---------------------------------------
G|----/13-----13---------/13-----15p13--------------------------------
D|--------------15-13-15-------------15-------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------

Funk guitar riff 1 (left channel)
E|---13-13-x-13-14-x-13-----13-13-x-13-14-x-16-----| 
B|---14-14-x-14-14-x-14-----14-14-x-14-14-x-14-----| 
G|---13-13-x-13-13-x-13-----13-13-x-13-13-x-13-----| 
D|-------------------------------------------------| 
A|-------------------------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------------------------| 

Funk guitar riff 2 (right channel) – same pattern as riff 1
E|------------------------| 
B|---11-11-x-11-11-x-11---| 
G|---13-13-x-13-13-x-13---| 
D|---11-11-x-11-11-x-11---| 
A|------------------------| 
E|------------------------| 

KB strings chord (played during verses on 1st beat)
E|----6-------| 
B|----7-------| 
G|----8-------| 
D|------------| 
A|------------| 
E|------------| 

Main Bass line
G|------------------------| 
D|------------------------| 
A|---4--------------------| 
E|------6-4---4-2---4-6---|