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 youve been dyin for
Gb(addG#) Fm Bbm Bb*7 NC
Dont 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 Ive got so much on the menu, I just cant, I just cant
(until)
Abmaj7 Dbmaj7(sus4) Dbmaj7
I cant wait baby, I cant wait
Abmaj7(addE) Amaj7(addB)
baby, to wrap
Dbmaj7(addA) Dbmaj7
my legs all around you girl
Gb(addG)
Cuz sugar you know youre just the kind of lover
Fm6
Ive been looking for
Bbm
Tonight why dont we skip all the foreplay mama
Fb*7
and just get down here on the floor?
Chorus
AbDbmaj7
Scandalous Im talking about you and me
AbDbmaj7
Marvelous Baby, baby, cant you see?
Gb Fm
Anything you ever dreamed of Im willing to be
Bbm Fb*7
Tonight is gonna be scandalous cuz tonight Im 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, Ill scream a reply
Ebm7*
Anythings acceptable
Just ask me and Ill 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)
