African Night Flight Bass tabs by David Bowie

African Night Flight bass tab by David Bowie

Bass tabs

A pretty strange song from Lodger (1979)

Tabbed by Leo Chiurco

Intro:
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C#|-----------------------------0---|-1~--------------------------0---|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G |---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|> (x7)
C#|-1~--------------------------0---|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

🎸

Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

Verse 1: "African nightmare ..."
G |---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|> (x4)
C#|-1~--------------------------0---|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G |---------------------------------|-------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|-------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|-------------------------|
C#|-1~--------------------------0---|-1~----------------------|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + +

Chorus 1: "His burning eye will see me through ..."
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C#|-10------11------10------10p8----|-6.--6.--6.--6.--6.--6.--6.--8.--|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C#|-10------11------10------10p8----|-6.--6.--6.--6.--6.--6.--6.--6.--|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------|
C#|-5.--5.--5.--5.--5.--5.--5.--5.--|-5.--5.--5.--5.--5.--5.--5.--6.--|-----0---|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + +

Mantra: "Asante habari habari ..."
G |---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|> (x7)
C#|-1~--------------------------0---|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G |-------------------------|
D |-------------------------|
A |-------------------------|
C#|-1~----------------------|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + +

Verse 2: "Getting in a mood for Mombasa night flight ..." (Main bassline keeps playing)
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C#|-8.--8.--6.--6.--4.--4.--4.--4.--|-8.--8.--6.--6.--4.--4.--4.--4-/-|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|-----------------------------5---|
C#|-8.--8.--6.--6.--4.--4.--4.--4-4-|-8.--8.--6.--6.--4.--4.-/8-------|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-12.-12.-10.-10.-8.--8.--8~--8\--|---------------------------------|
C#|---------------------------------|-8.--8.--6.--6.--4.--4.--4.--4-4-|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C#|-8.--8.--6.--6.--4.--4.--4.--4-4-|-8.--8.--6.--6.--4.--4.--6.--8.--|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

Chorus 2: "His burning eye will see me through ..."
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C#|-10------11------10------10p8----|-6.--6.--6.--6.--6.--6.--6.--8.--|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C#|-10------11------10------10p8----|-6.--6.--6.--6.--6.--6.--6.--6.--|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C#|-5.--5.--5.--5.--5.--5.--5.--5.--|-5.--5.--5.--5.--5.--5.--5.--6.--|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

Mantra Outro: "Asante habari habari ..."
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D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C#|-8.--8.--6.--6.--4.--4.--4.--4-4-|-8.--8.--6.--6.--4.--4.--4.--4-4-|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|-----------------------------5---|
C#|-8.--8.--6.--6.--4.--4.--4.--4-4-|-8.--8.--6.--6.--4.--4.-/8-------|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-12.-12.-10.-10.-8.--8.--8~--8\--|---------------------------------|
C#|---------------------------------|-8.--8.--6.--6.--4.--4.--4.--6~--|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C#|-8.--8.--6.--6.--4.--4.--4.--4-6-|-8.--8.--6.--6.--4.--4.--6.--8.--|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C#|-8.--8.--6.--6.--4.--4.--4.--4.--|-8.--8.--6.--6.--4.--4.--4.--4-4-|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|-----------------------------5---|
C#|-8.--8.--6.--6.--4.--4.--4.--4---|-8.--8.--6.--6.--4.--4.-/8-------|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-12.-12.-10.-10.-8.--8.--8~--8\--|---------------------------------|
C#|---------------------------------|-8.--8.--6.--6.--4.--4.--4.--6~--|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| (Fade)
C#|-8.--8.--6.--6.--4.--4.--4.--4-6-|-8.--8.--6.--6.--4.--4.--6.--8.--|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

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