DATAROCK – PRINCESS
This song is tremendous fun to play so go for it!
Tabbed by: Jesper Petersen
Tuning: Standard
Listen to the song for strumming.
MAIN RIFF/INTRO RIFF:
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--11-11-11-11-11-11/12-12-12-12/11-11-11-11-11-11/14-14-14-14/--|
D|--12-12-12-12-12-12/14-14-14-14/12-12-12-12-12-12/16-16-16-16/--|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--9--9--9--9--9—-9/14-14-14-14/-9--9--9--9--9--9/12-12-12-12/11-|
D|-10-10-10-10-10-10/16-16-16-16/10-10-10-10-10-10/14-14-14-14/12-|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
The main riff is played throughout the verse and first chorus.
MAIN RIFF 2:
This riff is played over the intro riff, and in the chorus’.
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/d/datarock/princess_tab.html ]
E|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|----------7------9--------7-9--| x2 then
D|------7-9------9---7-77-9------|
A|--7-9--------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-----------5-----7--------5-7--| x2 then over
D|-------5-7-----7---5-55-7------|
A|--5-7--------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
BRIDGE (FROM VERSE TO CHORUS):
Just strum the two notes or this chord.
Bb
E|--------6---|
B|--------6---|
G|--7-----7---|
D|--8-----8---|
A|--------8---|
E|--------6---|
RYTHM SECTION AND SECOND CHORUS/OUTRO:
Listen for the strumming pattern.
A# D F D G D# C#
E|--6----x----x----x----x----x----x----|
B|--6----7---10----7---12----8----6----|
G|--7----7---10----7---12----8----6----|
D|--8----7---10----7---12----8----6----|
A|--8----5----8----5---10----6----4----|
E|--6----------------------------------|
The riff above is the basic last riff, but it changes towards the end of the song to
riff.
D F D C D# C
E|--x----x----x----x----x-----X----|
B|--7---10----7----5----8-----5----|
G|--7---10----7----5----8-----5----|
D|--7---10----7----5----8-----5----|
A|--5----8----5----3----6-----3----|
E|---------------------------------|
End on D with a slide up.
Cheers! Keep on Datarockin’!
