Prince - Wonderful Ass Tab

All parts transcribed for guitar.

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                  

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   

NOTE: This is not the whole song. There are parts I have not learned yet but these are
main parts of the song.

The part where he sings “You’ve got a wonderful ass” has those chord changes that I hope
Made clear above. However, I have not figured out the guitar riffs for this part so
are missing. But the bass part on that section is “Bass b)”.