Scandalous
By Prince from "Batman" (1989)
Tabbed by FunknFresh
Transcribed for guitar
Intro riff (transcribed for guitar)
Abmaj7 Dbmaj7 N.C. Abmaj7 Dbmaj7 NC
E-----------4--3-----------------------4--3--------------------------4-|
B-1--2--4-------------------1--2--4-------------------------1--2--4----|
G----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb(addG#) Fm Bbm Bb*7 NC etc
E-----------1----------------------------------------------------4---3--|
B--2-----------1--2--4-------------------------1---2---4----------------|
G------------------------3-----5---3------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 1
Abmaj7 Dbmaj7 N.C.
Come closer
Abmaj7 Dbmaj7 NC
Feel what you’ve been dyin for
Gb(addG#) Fm Bbm Bb*7 NC
Don’t be afraid, baby. Touch it and explode.
(Same pattern is followed for verse 2…)
Understand, understand that I love you
Ah, but more than that, I want you
Everybody always told me good things come to those who wait
But I’ve got so much on the menu, I just can’t, I just can’t…
(until…)
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/p/prince/scandalous_tab.html ]
Abmaj7 Dbmaj7(sus4) Dbmaj7
I can’t wait baby, I can’t wait
Abmaj7(addE) Amaj7(addB)
baby, to wrap
Dbmaj7(addA) Dbmaj7
my legs all around you girl
Gb(addG)
Cuz sugar you know you’re just the kind of lover
Fm6
I’ve been looking for
Bbm
Tonight why don’t we skip all the foreplay mama
Fb*7
and just get down here on the floor?
Chorus
Ab Dbmaj7
Scandalous I’m talking about you and me
Ab Dbmaj7
Marvelous Baby, baby, can’t you see?
Gb Fm
Anything you ever dreamed of I’m willing to be
Bbm Fb*7
Tonight is gonna be scandalous cuz tonight I’m gonna be
your fantasy
(then comes a solo-type of part (“My dearest, my dearest”)
which follows this chord pattern, slightly different than before)
Abmaj7 Dbmaj7 N.C. Abmaj7 Dmaj7 NC
Gb(addG#) Fm Bbm Bb(?)
Verse 3 (same as Verse 1 except where indicated *)
Whisper, whisper a question
With my body, I’ll scream a reply
Ebm7*
Anything’s acceptable
Just ask me and I’ll try
To hell with hesitation
Bb(?)*
To hell with reasons why
Outro
Essentially the same as Verse 1
Note: There are various keyboard riffs he plays
throughout the song which I will transcribe at a later date.
Chords (EADGBE)
Abmaj7 (4655xx)
Dbmaj7 (x46564)
Gb(addG#) (244324)
Fm (133111)
Bbm (x13321)
Bb*7 (012020)
Dbmaj7(sus4) (x46574)
Abmaj7(addE) (46555x)
Abmaj7(addB) (4655x7)
Dbmaj7(addA) (x47564)
Gb(addG) (xx4323)
Fm6 (133131)
Ab (466544)
Gb (244322)
Bb(?) (xx2324)
Ebm7 (x68676)
