Little Bombadier bass tab by David Bowie

Bass tabs

Tuning: Standard (E A D G)

Album: David Bowie (1967)
Bassist: Dek Fearnley


Intro:
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------|
D|-----x-4-----------5-----|-------------5-----------|-5-------7-6-5-----------|-5-------7-6-|
A|-2-----------3-----------|-3-----5-----------5-----|-------5-----------5-----|-------5-----|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------|
  1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +  1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +  1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +  1 + + 2 + +

Verse 1: "War made him ..."
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-5-----------2-----------|-------------5---------4-|-5-----------2-----------|-------------5-----5-4-3-|
A|-------5-----------2-----|-3-----3-----------5-7---|-------5-----------2-----|-3-----3-----------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
  1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +  1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +  1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +  1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +

Chorus 1: "Lines of worry ..."
G|-------------------------|-------2-----------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-2-------------------2-1-|-0-----------5-----------|-------4-----------5-----|-------------5-------5---|
A|-------2-----3-----3-----|-------------------5-4-3-|-2-----------3-----------|-3-----5-----------5---5-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
  1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +  1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +  1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +  1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +

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

Verse 2: "Frankie drank his money ..."
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-5-----------2-----------|-------------5-----------|-5-----------2-----------|-------------5-----5-4-3-|
A|-------5-----------2-----|-3-----3-----------5---5-|-------5-----------2-----|-3-----3-----------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
  1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +  1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +  1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +  1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +

Chorus 2: "Then one day ..."
G|-------4-----------------|-------2-----------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-2-------------------2-1-|-0-----------5-----------|-------4-----------5-----|-------------5---------5-|
A|-------------3-----3-----|-------------------5-4-3-|-2-----------3-----------|-3-----5-----------5-----|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
  1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +  1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +  1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +  1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +

Bridge: "Sunshine entered ..."
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------7---7-------|-------------7---7-7-----|-------------7---7---7---|-------------------------|
A|-5-----5---------------4-|-5-----5---------------4-|-5-----5-----------7---7-|-------8-----------12----|
E|-------------------5-7---|---------------------7---|-------------------------|-6---------6/10--------10|
  1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +  1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +  1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +  1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +

G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|-12---------11-12---------4-|
E|-------12-14----------5-7---|
  1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------------|
D|-------------7-----------|-------------7-------7---|-------------------------|----------------------------|
A|-5-----5---------------4-|-5-----5-----------7---7-|-------8-----------12----|-12----------11-12----------|
E|-------------------5-7---|-------------------------|-6---------6/10--------10|-------12-14----------12----|
  1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +  1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +  1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +  1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +

Interlude:
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-5-----------2-----------|-------------5---------4-|-5-----------2-----------|-------------5-----5-4-3-|
A|-------5-----------2-----|-3-----3-----------5-7---|-------5-----------2-----|-3-----3-----------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
  1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +  1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +  1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +  1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +

G|-------------------------|-------2-----------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-2-------------------2-1-|-0-----------5-----------|-------4-----------5-----|-------------5---------4-|
A|-------2-----3-----3-----|-------------------5-4-3-|-2-----------3-----------|-3-----5-----------5-7---|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
  1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +  1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +  1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +  1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +

Verse 3: "Then two gentlemen ..."
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-5-----------2-----------|-------------5---------4-|-5-----------2-----------|-------------5-------5-4-|
A|-------5-----------2-----|-3-----3-----------5-7---|-------5-----------2-----|-3-----3-----------5-----|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
  1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +  1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +  1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +  1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +

Chorus 3: "Leave them alone ..."
G|-------------------------|-------2-----------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-2-------------------2-1-|-0-----------5-----------|-------4-----------5-----|-------------5-----5-4-3-|
A|-------2-----3-----3-----|-------------------5-4-3-|-2-----------3-----------|-3-----5-----------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
  1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +  1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +  1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +  1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +

G|-------------------------|-------2-----------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-2-------------------2-1-|-0-----------5-----------|-------4-----------------|-------------------------|
A|-------2-----3-----3-----|-------------------5-4-3-|-2-----------3-----------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
  1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +  1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +  1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +  1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +

Outro:        (*)     (*)    (*)
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|----|
D|-------------5-----5-0-4-|-5-----5-0-4-5-----5-0-4-|-6--|
A|-3-----5-----------------|-------------------------|----| (*) Fast, listen closely
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|----|
  1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +  1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +  1 +

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| / Slide up
| * Fast strumming
| x Dead note

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