Shockadelica
by Prince from "The Hits/B-sides"
NOTE: all parts are transcribed for guitar (EBGDAE from top to bottom)
-KB Riff 1, 2, 3 and4 are played during intro and latter part of verses (ie
shes got you in a trance)
-KB Riff 5 comes in on the first Shockadelica on the last syllable
-The Choppy funk Guitar is the prominent crunchy guitar chord that is played in the
part of the verses
KB riff 1 KB Riff 2
E--------------------- -------8/10--------------|
B--------------------- ---------------7/9-----|
G-----5/7------------- -----------------------|
D-----------4/6------- -----------------------|
A--------------------- -----------------------|
E--------------------- -----------------------|
KB riff 3
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------7--------|
------6--------|
------7--------|
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KB Riff 4 (backwards strings sound)
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-----9---------|
-----9---------|
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Soft funky guitar during verse
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-------------5-----------------|
-----7p6---7-------------------|
-----6------ 6-----------------|
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KB riff 5
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---5------------|
------7---------|
------6---------|
------7---------|
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Choppy funk Guitar
------7---------|
------7---------|
------7---------|
------6---------|
------7---------|
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-KB Riff 1 played throughout intro verses
Verse 2
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---7---9-------|
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She got you.
She got you tied up with a golden rope
She gonna let you play your guitar (Dist. Guitar)
Distorted guitar
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-----8b9-------|
-----8b9-------|
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-------------------------------------7--9-----------------------------9---7-|
-------------------------------------7--7-----------------------------7---7-|
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----------------------------------------------------------------------------|And when
cried enough maybe shell let you up
A nasty ride in her shockadelicar
Shell make you beg her
Chorus
E
Shockadelica
Dbm7
Shockadelica
A A7
Shockadelica, doobie doobie doobie
-this is the basic structure of the song but its not exact, as the song is very loose and funky.
Transcribed by FunknFresh
