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Let’s Work - Prince
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Tabbed by: FunknFresh
Let’s Work
By Prince from “Controversy” (1981)
-This is the main structure of the song though of course there
are a few things that change ie., bass line does some funky
random things that I haven’t outlined. This sounds great with
at least 2 guitar players.
-Bass b) is played at the end of the second time the
main bass line (Bass a)) is played during the chorus.
-All parts transcribed for guitar
Tuning: Standard
Intro, verses and chorus
Bm7 2 3 4 E9/E 2 3 4
E|----7/-------------------------------------------------------|
B|----7/-------------------------------7-----------------------|
G|----7/-------------------------------7-----------------------|
D|----7/-------------------------------6-----------------------|
A|----9/-------------------------------7-----------------------|
E|----7/-------------------------------0-----------------------|
Bass a) (main bass line) b)
E|-----------------------------------------|-----------|
B|-----------------------------------------|-----------|
G|-----------------------------------------|-----------|
D|--------6-7----6-7---------6-------7-----|-----------|
A|-------------------------4------5----5---|-----------|
E|-----7-------7---------0------0----------|--5-5--6-6-|
Chorus
Guitar sounding riff (played over the lyrics)
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---12-12-------------------------12—12s------------|
G|---------13--11--13—11s----------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/p/prince/lets_work_tab.html ]
String part
E|---19-19-19-19-19-19-etc.---|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|
Post chorus break
-Guitars a) and b) should play their respective riffs over top each other
-Guitar c) plays right after and between Guitar a) and b) riffs
Guitar a)
E|---14-12----12----------------12----14-12----12-----------12----|
B|---------15----15-12-15-15-15-------------15----15-12-15-----15-|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar a) Cont’d
E|--12b14—12b14---------------|
B|---------------15~----------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|
Guitar b)
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----12-------------------------------12--------------------------|
G|-------14-11-14-11----11-11-11-13-------14-11-14-11----11--13-11-|
D|-------------------14-------------------------------14-----------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar b) Cont’d
E|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|--13b14-13b14—11~-----------|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|
Guitar c)
E|-------------------------------------|
B|--7-9b10b9-7-9--7-9b10b9-7-9-7-------|
G|--7-9b10b9-7-9--7-9b10b9-7-9-7-------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
