while my guitar gently weeps prince solo tab
transcribed by daniel paul
standard tuning
brp=bend, release, pull off
h=hammer on
v=vibrato
T=pick as fast as you can
all bends are whole step unless denoted-[as in third line (½) is half step bend]
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-15b---b15r--b15r--b15r--15v-----13--15brp13---------------------|
|--------------------------------------------14-------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-14--16--14--16--14--17----b17r--14v-------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------(½) -----------------------------------7b---7b-7-5h7p5------------------|
|--------16br-16p14-14-17p16p14-\12\7\5--7-5-7-5----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-7brp5--7brp5--7brp5------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|---8b---5-8-5--5---------------------------------|
|--------------7--7brp5---------------------------|
|-----------------------7-------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-------4-\0----------5\2--------------------------|
|-7-\----------/7----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|/8h9-9-8h9-9-8h9-9-8h9-9-8h9-9-8h9-9-8h9-9---------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|--(first four slower the rest fast)----------------------------|
|--(thats7x)----------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|/8h9-9-8h9-9-8h9-9-8h9-9-8h9-9-8h9-9-8h9-9---------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|--(keep going thats 7 more times)------------------------------|
|-----0-0-12-0-0-10-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-5-0---------------------------|
|----------------------------------------13-12h13p12p10\8-8/10----|
|2/9\-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-(10)--8--10b--10brp8-10-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------(0)-------|
|------------------------------///17\\\///19\\(0)-------|
|-------17v----------17---------------17------------17--------20br-------|
|--17-20b---------20b-------20p17--20b---20b-17--20b----20-17------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/p/prince/322178.html ]
|-20br-20br-20br-20br-20br 17h20p17--17-17----20p17-19p17----20p17-19p17---|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-20-17-17-19-17-17-20-17-17-19-17-20=================-----------------------|
|-----------------------------------T----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|-0-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7----------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-9p7h9p7h9p7h9p7h9v-------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------8p0-------------------|
|--------5---------/5-----/8\/10\/12\-------|
|-7brp5---7brp5-----------------------------|
|------7------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|0-0-12-0-0-10-0-0-12-0-0-10-0-0-12-0-0-10-0-0-12-0-0-10-0-0-12-0-0-10-0-0-12-----|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------(this pattern is 6x long)----------- ---------------------------------|
|0-0-10--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10p8-8-8-10p-15p12-12-15p12-12-15p12-12-15p12-12-----|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------(not sure of the exact number x here)----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------(but there are two hammer-ons then four)-----|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-20b----------20br-20br-20bv----------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------5-7---5h7-7/9----|
|-----------------------------------------------/7-------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------19brp17-19-17--19brp17-19-17--19brp17-19-17--19brp17-19-17------------|
|--/(17)---------------------------------------------------------------19-------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------17\0-|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------17\0-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------13p10-10-12p10-10-13p10-10-12p10-10-13p12p10--13p12p10--|
|--/12--------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|13p12p10-13p12p10-13p12p10-13p12p10-13p12p10-13p12p10-------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
shred or trebble pick (T)
|-20brbr--20--17-19-20-19-17----------------------------|
|----------------------------20-17----------------------|
|----------------------------------19-17----19brb-------|
|----------------------------------------19-------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
thats all the interesting stuff anyway
always channel prince when playing guitar
dan out