Bass tabs (Ver. 2)
ZIGGY STARDUST (Bassline)
As recorded by David Bowie
(From the 1972 Album THE RISE AND FALL OF ZIGGY STARDUST AND THE SPIDERS FROM MARS)
Words and Music by David Bowie
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Trevor Bolder - Bass'
Intro
Q=84
4/4
Gtr I
W W Q. E Q. E Q. E +Q E E
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Q. E Q. E Q. E +Q E E Q. E Q. E Q. E +Q E E |---------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|| |-5-------------|---------------3-|-5-------------|---------------3-|| |--------5------|-3----2-(2)--0---|--------5------|-3----2-(2)--0---|| |---------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|| 1st Verse H E e S S e Q +E S S E E S S E Q. E E E E E Q a E E +E E Q |----------------|------------4-4-4-3-4-|-5--------------|----7s9-7-(7)------| |-5--------5-----|----------4-----------|----------------|--------------9-7--| |--------5---5-3-|-2--(2)---------------|--------3-2-3-4-|-5-----------------| |----------------|----------------------|----------------|-------------------| H E E E E H E E S S E Q +E S S E E E S S H E E E S S |--------------|-9----9---9-----|----------------------|----------------|| |-5----5-4-5-7-|--------9---9-8-|-7--(7)-----7-7-7-----|------------2-4-|| |--------------|----------------|----------7-------0-2-|-3----3-2-3-----|| |--------------|----------------|----------------------|----------------|| 2nd Verse H E e S S e Q +E S S E E S S E Q Q E E E E Q a E E +E E Q |----------------|------------4-4-4-3-4-|-5-------------|----7s9-7-(7)------| |-5--------5-----|----------4-----------|---------------|--------------9-7--| |--------5---5-3-|-2--(2)---------------|----3--3-2-3-4-|-5-----------------| |----------------|----------------------|---------------|-------------------|
H E E E S S Q +E. S E E E E Q +E S S E E E S S H S S E E E |------------7-8-|-9--(9)---9-9-----|----------------------|----------------|| |-5----5-4-5-----|--------------9-8-|-7--(7)-----7-7-7-----|----------------|| |----------------|--------7---------|----------7-------0-2-|-3----3-2-3-3-5-|| |----------------|------------------|----------------------|----------------|| Chorus $ S S S S E E S S S S E E E E E E E E e E S S S S E E S S S S E E |---------------------------|-----------------|----------------------------| |-7-7-7-7-7\---5-5-5-5-5\---|-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-5-|-7-7-7-7-7\---5-5-5-5-5\----| |---------------------------|-----------------|----------------------------| |---------------------------|-----------------|----------------------------| E E E E E E e E S S S S E E S S S S E E |-----------------|---------------------------| |-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-5-|-7-7-7-7-7\---5-5-5-5-5\---| |-----------------|---------------------------| |-----------------|---------------------------| E E E E E E e E E S S E S S +S S E E E |-----------------|-------7---7-(7)-5----------| |-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-5-|-4---7-------------7-7-7\---| |-----------------|-5--------------------------| |-----------------|----------------------------| Interlude e e e e e e E E Q. E Q. E Q. E +Q E E Q E E Q E E |-----------------||---------------|-----------------|---------------| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-||-5-------------|---------------3-|-5--5----------| |-----------------||--------5------|-3----2-(2)--0---|--------5--5---| |-----------------||---------------|-----------------|---------------| 3rd Verse To Coda Q. E +Q E E H E e S S e Q +E S S E E S S E Q. E E E E E |------------------||----------------|------------4-4-4-3-4-|-5--------------| |---------------3--||-5--------5-----|----------4-----------|----------------| |-3----2-(2)--0----||--------5---5-3-|-2--(2)---------------|--------3-2-3-4-| |------------------||----------------|----------------------|----------------| Q a E E +E E Q H E E E S S Q +E. S E E E E Q +E S S E E E S S |----7s9-7-(7)------|------------7-8-|-9--(9)---9-9-----|----------------------| |--------------9-7--|-5----5-4-5-----|--------------9-8-|-7--(7)-----7-7-7-----| |-5-----------------|----------------|--------7---------|----------7-------0-2-| |-------------------|----------------|------------------|----------------------| D.S. al Coda & H E E E E Q. E Q. E Q. E +Q E E Q. E H |---------------||---------------|-----------------|-------------| |---------------||-5-------------|---------------3-|-5-----------| |-3----3-2-3-5--||--------5------|-3----2-(2)--0---|--------5----| |---------------||---------------|-----------------|-------------| Outro (Free Tempo) 2/4 4/4 W +H H H +Q e E H |----------||--------|-----------|---------------| |----------||--------|-5---------|------5-5------| |-3--------||-(3)----|-----------|---------------| |----------||--------|------3----|-(3)------3----| > +W +W W |------------|------------|------*| |------------|------------|------*| |------------|------------|------*| |-(3)--------|-(3)--------|------*| Duration 🏷Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature 🏷Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide - natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc 🏷Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths Oh Oooh yeah Ah Ziggy played guitar, jamming good with weird and gilly And the spiders from mars. He played it left hand But made it too far Became the special man, then we were ziggy's band Ziggy really sang, screwed up eyes and screwed down hairdo Like some cat from japan, he could lick 'em by smiling He could leave 'em to hang They came on so loaded man, well hung and snow white tan. So where were the spiders while the fly tried to break our balls Just the beer light to guide us, So we bitched about his fans and should we crush his sweet hands? Oh Ooh oh Ziggy played for time, jiving us that we were voodoo The kids were just crass, he was the nazz With god given ass He took it all too far but boy could he play guitar Making love with his ego ziggy sucked up into his mind Like a leper messiah When the kids had killed the man I had to break up the band. Oh yeah Ooooooo
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