Heroes Bass Tab by David Bowie

Heroes bass tab by David Bowie (Ver. 2)

Bass Tab

Tuning: Standard (E A D G)

Funky cover of Heroes by David Bowie
Play it with a funky groove/slightly swung

Intro:
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|---------------7-|---------------7-|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----4-4h5-5/7---|-----4-4h5-5/7---|---------------5-|---------------5-|
A|-5-5-------------|-5-5-------------|-----2-2h3-3/5---|-----2-2h3-3/5---|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-------------|-3-3-------------|

   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|---------------7-|---------------7-|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----4-4h5-5/7---|-----4-4h5-5/7---|---------------5-|---------------5-|
A|-5-5-------------|-5-5-------------|-----2-2h3-3/5---|-----2-2h3-3/5---|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-------------|-3-3-------------|

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Verse:
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|---------------7-|---------------7-|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----4-4h5-5/7---|-----4-4h5-5/7---|---------------5-|---------------5-|
A|-5-5-------------|-5-5-------------|-----2-2h3-3/5---|-----2-2h3-3/5---|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-------------|-3-3-------------|

   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|---------------7-|---------------7-|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----4-4h5-5/7---|-----4-4h5-5/7---|---------------5-|---------------5-|
A|-5-5-------------|-5-5-------------|-----2-2h3-3/5---|-----2-2h3-3/5---|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-------------|-3-3-------------|

   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|---------------5-|---------------5-|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-----------------|-----------------|---------------7-|---------------7-|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----4-4h5-5/7---|-----4-4h5-5/7---|
A|-----------------|-7-----7-------7-|-5-5-------------|-5-5-------------|
E|-5-----5-------5-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|---------------5-|---------------5-|-----------------|---------------7-|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----4-4h5-5/7---|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|-----------------|-5-5-------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|

Instrumental:
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|---------------7-|---------------7-|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----4-4h5-5/7---|-----4-4h5-5/7---|---------------5-|---------------5-|
A|-5-5-------------|-5-5-------------|-----2-2h3-3/5---|-----2-2h3-3/5---|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-------------|-3-3-------------|

   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|---------------7-|---------------7-|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----4-4h5-5/7---|-----4-4h5-5/7---|---------------5-|---------------5-|
A|-5-5-------------|-5-5-------------|-----2-2h3-3/5---|-----2-2h3-3/5---|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-------------|-3-3-------------|

Verse:
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|---------------7-|---------------7-|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----4-4h5-5/7---|-----4-4h5-5/7---|---------------5-|---------------5-|
A|-5-5-------------|-5-5-------------|-----2-2h3-3/5---|-----2-2h3-3/5---|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-------------|-3-3-------------|

   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|---------------7-|---------------7-|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----4-4h5-5/7---|-----4-4h5-5/7---|---------------5-|---------------5-|
A|-5-5-------------|-5-5-------------|-----2-2h3-3/5---|-----2-2h3-3/5---|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-------------|-3-3-------------|

   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|---------------5-|---------------5-|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-----------------|-----------------|---------------7-|---------------7-|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----4-4h5-5/7---|-----4-4h5-5/7---|
A|-----------------|-7-----7-------7-|-5-5-------------|-5-5-------------|
E|-5-----5-------5-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|---------------5-|---------------5-|-----------------|---------------7-|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----4-4h5-5/7---|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|-----------------|-5-5-------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|

Verse:
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|---------------7-|---------------7-|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----4-4h5-5/7---|-----4-4h5-5/7---|---------------5-|---------------5-|
A|-5-5-------------|-5-5-------------|-----2-2h3-3/5---|-----2-2h3-3/5---|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-------------|-3-3-------------|

   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|---------------7-|---------------7-|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----4-4h5-5/7---|-----4-4h5-5/7---|---------------5-|---------------5-|
A|-5-5-------------|-5-5-------------|-----2-2h3-3/5---|-----2-2h3-3/5---|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-------------|-3-3-------------|

   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|---------------7-|---------------7-|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----4-4h5-5/7---|-----4-4h5-5/7---|---------------5-|---------------5-|
A|-5-5-------------|-5-5-------------|-----2-2h3-3/5---|-----2-2h3-3/5---|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-------------|-3-3-------------|

   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|---------------7-|---------------7-|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----4-4h5-5/7---|-----4-4h5-5/7---|---------------5-|---------------5-|
A|-5-5-------------|-5-5-------------|-----2-2h3-3/5---|-----2-2h3-3/5---|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-------------|-3-3-------------|

Bridge:
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|---------------5-|---------------5-|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-----------------|-----------------|---------------7-|---------------7-|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----4-4h5-5/7---|-----4-4h5-5/7---|
A|-----------------|-7-----7-------7-|-5-5-------------|-5-5-------------|
E|-5-----5-------5-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|---------------5-|---------------5-|-----------------|---------------7-|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----4-4h5-5/7---|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|-----------------|-5-5-------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|

Instrumental:
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|---------------7-|---------------7-|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----4-4h5-5/7---|-----4-4h5-5/7---|---------------5-|---------------5-|
A|-5-5-------------|-5-5-------------|-----2-2h3-3/5---|-----2-2h3-3/5---|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-------------|-3-3-------------|

   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|---------------7-|---------------7-|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----4-4h5-5/7---|-----4-4h5-5/7---|---------------5-|---------------5-|
A|-5-5-------------|-5-5-------------|-----2-2h3-3/5---|-----2-2h3-3/5---|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-------------|-3-3-------------|

Outro:
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|---------------7-|-----------------|---------------7-|-----------------|
D|-----4-4h5-5/7---|---------------5-|-----4-4h5-5/7---|---------------5-|
A|-5-5-------------|-----2-2h3-3/5---|-5-5-------------|-----2-2h3-3/5---|
E|-----------------|-3-3-------------|-----------------|-3-3-------------|

   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|---------------7-|-----------------|---------------7-|-----------------|
D|-----4-4h5-5/7---|---------------5-|-----4-4h5-5/7---|---------------5-|
A|-5-5-------------|-----2-2h3-3/5---|-5-5-------------|-----2-2h3-3/5---|
E|-----------------|-3-3-------------|-----------------|-3-3-------------|

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|h  hammer on
|/  slide

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Last updated: September 10, 2025

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