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Prince 1999 Bass Tab

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"1999"
by Prince (now known as O(+>, The Artist)
from the album 1999
original bass player on the album: none other then O(+> himself
original bass player in concerts at that time: Dez
arranged for bass tab by Jean-Michel Baker

here is 1999 by The Artist from his Prince days, most of the Revolution play
on this album.
this song sounds better played an 8ve lower, which can b done by using an
upright bass setting on a digital mixer through an amp, but it really doesn't
make that much of a difference.

intro:
this is how i play the intro. if u went an extended intro add the 2nd part
on2 the end of the 1st.

w + h + q s s s s w+w 2nd part: w+h + q s s s s
w+q q h
A| 3 |--3----3-------1----| 3 | 3 | A| 3
|--3----3-------1---| 3 |--3--r--r |
E | |-----------r- 3----3 | | | E |
|-----------r- 3---3 | | |


verse riff:
this is how i play the verse.

q s e e s e s s s s
D|------3--3-----3--3--1---------- |
A|--------------------------3--1--0-| repeated as much as needed
E |--1---------1--------------------- |

1 of my friends Nsists that it is played another slightly more complex way.
which i may post if anyone wants me 2.


chorus:
on the album the chorus is played a few different ways. only the first 2
measures r different each time, so i'm not going 2 recopy the 3rd measure
every time

the first way: 3rd measure
q q q q q q q q q s e e s e s s s s
D|----------------|----------------|------3--3-----3--3--1-----------|
A|--1--1--1--1--|--5--5--5--5--|--------------------------3--1--0-|
E |----------------|----------------|--1---------1---------------------|

the 2nd way:
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
D|----------------------|---------------------|
A|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| 3rd measure
E |----------------------|---------------------|

the 3rd way:

G |----3---3---3---3-|----7---7---7---7-|
D|--------------------|--------------------| 3rd measure
A|--1---1---1---1---|--5---5---5---5---|
E |--------------------|--------------------|

NE questions, comments, etc... emale me @ okesalot@aol.com
soon 2 come "movie Star" from the crystal ball album.
if anybody knows any other O(+> songs that r not posted, please post them.


Taken from BASSMASTA.NET - http://www.bassmasta.net

Source: http://www.bassmasta.net/p/prince/100085.html

Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
 
 
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rockeronbass
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#1 by rockeronbass at Jan 9, 1975 at 10:09 PM EST
This song is so fun!! I love Prince! He's my favourite!!
 
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Tom
Average
#2 by Tom at Feb 8, 1978 at 1:54 AM EST
lov this song it's tha shit
 
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Crash
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#3 by Crash at Aug 26, 1978 at 12:11 PM EST
I think it's about an immature, irresponsible fellow who only cares about partying and having a good time even though the world is blowing up before his eyes
 
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Belian
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#4 by Belian Carter at May 28, 1988 at 1:32 AM EST
Classic, but for the wrong reasons.
 
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chris
Wanna Be
#5 by chris tremayne at Jun 16, 1991 at 11:58 AM EST
Oh yeah. Big mamas and papas fan. keyboard based on 'monday Monday' ba da, ba da da.
 
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Hudson
Lead Player
#6 by Hudson Ryan at Sep 7, 1991 at 5:57 PM EST
a classic but not one of his very best
 
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Fat Man Goz
Lead Player
#7 by Fat Man Goz at May 16, 1992 at 4:39 PM EST
When people thought that the world was going to end then... but basically a song about living it up. Is a fun, classic party song. Love it.
 
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Dave
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#8 by Dave Led at Nov 3, 1992 at 4:16 PM EST
i dotn get why 1999 is put in it if its about war. i can understand that its about how life should be fun, wars should never happen, everyone should be happy.
 
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Zack
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#9 by Zack Tredway at Aug 4, 1996 at 2:47 PM EST
this a great party song, i love it. It's one of the few Prince songs that i like
 
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Jesse
Rhythm Player
#10 by Jesse Holmes at Jun 10, 2000 at 9:20 PM EST
Look, I remember even myself 10 years back thinking "in the year 2000 the world will end". I think there were a lot of people spinning the same bs over the last few decades, the point of this song is this, Prince is very simply saying, enjoy life while youre living it, he doesn't care, just party like its 1999.. what the hell is so hard to understand about that?
 
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DEMENTED KID
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#11 by DEMENTED KID at Aug 4, 2001 at 7:15 AM EST
strange how people read and still not get the simplest things the obvious message here is everything is uncertain, live your life like it'd be the last day. an ode to positivism too, anyway that is all the main philosophy behind this one song [same as in many other songs of his ( let's go crazy, party up, sexuality, Pop life)] here Prince took the common 'supersticious' idea that armagedeon will arrive, the world ending in 2000 and stuff (hahaha) to base his 'hedonist' tale so no...the subject isn't at all about the end of the world , but more about the world being such a mad place, the best thing you can do if not saving it.. is live your time to the fullest
 
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DrieZ
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#12 by DrieZ J at Feb 13, 2006 at 1:01 PM EST
Mattalac The reson 1999 is in there is because its about the end of the world the world was suppose to end on news years eve 1999 But its 2006 so I don't think it ended! Anyway great song!
 
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Bassman_2000
Rhythm Player
#13 by Bassman_2000 at Sep 30, 2007 at 7:59 AM EST
A song about the end of the world. Destruction. It's amazing people only think of this as a party song but its about the end of the world.