WWW.AZCHORDS.COM | Prince - Uptown Bass | Ver. 1
Tuning: Standard (EADG)
Play the first two lines, one after another, a bunch of times, and then go into the bridge.
Verse/Chorus:
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|--------------------------|-----10----9-----7--------|
D|-----7-----------5--------|--------------------------|
A|----------------------(8)-|--8-----7-----5-----------|
E|--5-----5--3-(3)----x-----|--------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|--------------------------|-----10----9-----7--------|
D|-----7-----------5--------|--------------------------|
A|----------------------(8)-|--8-----7-----5-----35---3|< This C right here leads right
E|--5-----5--3-(3)----x-----|---------------------h----| into the A of the next measure.
^------------------------^
Sometimes, between the karats, he switches to lower octaves on the E string ascending
up to the A.
Bridge:
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + x3
G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--|--3--3--3--5-(5)-5--5--5--|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--|--1--1--1--1-(1)-1--1--1--|
That's the song, but here's the way I like to play it:
Verse/Chorus: Harmonics
\ /
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|---------------------------------|-----10------9-------7-------7-7-|
D|-------7---x---------5-----------|---------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------8---|(8)------7-------5-------5-5-----|
E|-0h5-5---5---0-0-3-------3-------|---------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|---------------------------------|-----10------9-------7-----------|
D|-------7---x---------5-----------|---------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------8---|(8)------7-------5-------3h5-5-3-|
E|-0h5-5---5---0-0-3-------3-------|-------------------------------5-|
Bridge is the same, and that's the base of it, without the fills, but it should
be enough. Everything is thumped/plucked, absolutely everything, the third D
and second C in the last measure of my version both plucked. Other than that,
only the octaves are plucked.