Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad bass tab by Prince

Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad? by Prince


As played by Prince

Intro

G||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
D||o-------6---------|-------6-------8-|-----------------|-----4-----------o||
A||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------4-6-4-o||
E||--4---------------|-4---------------|-2-----2---------|-2----------------||
  Q  E E H     Q  E E Q.  E  Q  E E H     Q. E Q  E S S

Verse 1
                                     x3
G||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
D||o-------6---------|-------6---------|-------4---------|-------4---------o||
A||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o||
E||--4---------------|-4---------------|-2---------------|-2----------------||
   Q  E E H     Q  E E H     Q  E E H     Q  E E H

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-------6---------|-------6---------|-------4---------|-------4---------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------4-6-|
E|-4---------------|-4---------------|-2---------------|-2---------------|
  Q  E E H     Q  E E H     Q  E E H     Q  E E Q  E E

Pre-Chorus 1

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-2-----------8-6-|-----------------|-2-----------8-6-|
E|-4-----4---------|-------6---------|-4-----4---------|-------6---------|
  Q  E E H     Q.  E Q. S S  Q  E E H     Q.  E Q. S S

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-2-----------8-6-|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-4-----4---------|-------6---------|-4-----4---------|-----------------|
  Q  E E H     Q.  E Q. S S  Q  E E H     E E E E E E E E

Chorus 1
                                     x4
G||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
D||o-------6---------|-------6---------|-------4---------|-------4---------o||
A||o-----------------|-----------------|-------------4-6-|-----------------o||
E||--4---------------|-4---------------|-2---------------|-2----------------||
   Q  E E H     Q  E E H     Q  E E Q  E E  Q  E E H

Verse 2
                                     x3
G||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
D||o-------6---------|-------6---------|-------4---------|-------4---------o||
A||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o||
E||--4---------------|-4---------------|-2---------------|-2----------------||
   Q  E E H     Q  E E H     Q  E E H     Q  E E H

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-------6---------|-------6---------|-------4---------|-------4-4-4-4-4-|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-4---------------|-4---------------|-2---------------|-2---------------|
  Q  E E H     Q  E E H     Q  E E H     Q  E E E E E E

Pre-Chorus 2

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-2-----------8-6-|-----------------|-2-----------8-6-|
E|-4-----4---------|-------6---------|-4-----4---------|-------6---------|
  Q  E E H     Q.  E Q. S S  Q  E E H     Q.  E Q. S S

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-2-----------8-6-|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-4-----4---------|-------6---------|-4-----4---------|-----------------|
  Q  E E H     Q.  E Q. S S  Q  E E H     E E E E E E E E

Chorus 2
                                     x4
G||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
D||o-------6---------|-------6---------|-------4---------|-------4---------o||
A||o-----------------|-----------------|-------------4-6-|-----------------o||
E||--4---------------|-4---------------|-2---------------|-2----------------||
   Q  E E H     Q  E E H     Q  E E Q  E E  Q  E E H

Solo/Outro

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-------6---------|-------6-----8---|-------4---------|-------4---------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------4-6-|
E|-4---------------|-4---------------|-2---------------|-2---------------|
  Q  E E H     Q  E E Q  Q   Q  E E H     Q  E E Q  E E

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-------6---------|-------6-----8---|-------4---------|-------4---------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-------------4-6-|-----------------|
E|-4---------------|-4---------------|-2---------------|-2---------------|
  Q  E E H.    Q  E E Q  Q   Q  E E Q  E E  Q  E E H

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-------6---------|-------6-----8---|-------4---------|-------4---------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-------------4-6-|-------------6-4-|
E|-4---------------|-4---------------|-2---------------|-2---------------|
  Q  E E H     Q  E E Q  Q   Q  E E Q  E E  Q  E E Q  E E

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-------6-----6---|-------6-----8---|-------4---------|-------4-------4-|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-------------4-6-|-----------4-6---|
E|-4---------------|-4---------------|-2---------------|-2---------------|
  Q  E E Q  Q   Q  E E Q  Q   Q  E E Q  E E  Q  E E E E E E

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-------6---------|-----6---6-6-6-8-|-------4---------|-----4-----------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------4-4-6-4-|
E|-4---------------|-4---------------|-2---------------|-2---------------|
  Q  E E H     Q. Q  S S E E  Q  E E H     Q. Q  S S E E

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-------6---------|-----6---6-6-6-8-|-------4---------|-------4---------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-4---------------|-4---------------|-2---------------|-2---------------|
  Q  E E H     Q. Q  S S E E  Q  E E H     Q  E E H

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-------6---------|-------6---6-8-6-|-------4---------|-------4---------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------6-4-|
E|-4---------------|-4---------------|-2---------------|-2---------------|
  Q  E E H     Q  E Q  E E E  Q  E E H     Q  E E Q  E E

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------||
D|-------6---------|-------6---6-8-6-|-------4---------|-------4--------||
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------||
E|-4---------------|-4---------------|-2---------------|-2--------------||
  Q  E E H     Q  E Q  E E E  Q  E E H     Q  E E H


Key to rhythm notations:

W - Whole Note/Semi-Brieve
H - Half Note/Minim
Q - Quarter Note/Crotchet    Q. - Dotted Quarter Note
E - Eight Note/Quaver      E. - Dotted Eight Note
S - Sixteenth Note/Semi-Quaver S. - Dotted Sixteenth Note