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Battle For Britain Bass Tab by David Bowie

Battle For Britain bass tab by David Bowie

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Intro Starts around 0:39
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-5-----\-------------------------|-5-----\-------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

verse 1 "My, my, the time to fly ..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-2~----------------------------4-|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-7.7~----------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-10----\-------------------------|-10.10-\-------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
🎸
Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-2~----------------------------4-|---9-----------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-7---7~--------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-10----\-------------------------|-10.10-\-------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-2~------------------6-----7-9-4-|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-7~----------------------------7-|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-10----\-------------------14--12|-10.10-\-------------------7.--7.|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------4-|---------------------------------|
B|-12~-----------------------------|-7.7~----------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
B|-10----\-------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

Pre-Chorus 1 "Don't be so forlorn ..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------5-|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------5-----|---------------------------------|
B|-8~------------------------------|-7~--------7-----2/------7\--2/--|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-5-----\-------------------------|-5-----\-------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------5-----------|---------------------------------|
A|-------------------5---5~--------|---------------------------------|
B|-8~--------------------------8---|-7~--------------7.--7-7-/10-14--|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-5-------\-----------------------|-5-----\-------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-------------------------5-----7-|-4-------------------------------|
A|----------------------/5---------|---------------4---------4-------|
B|-8~------------------------------|-----------------7~----7-----7-9-|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
B|-10~-----------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

Chorus 1 "Don't you let my letter get you down ..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-3~----------------------------3-|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-8.8~--------------------------10|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-11~---------------------11~-----|-6.6~--------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

Interlude
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| (x2)
B|-5-----\-------------------------|-5-----\-------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

verse 2 "My, my, but time to fly ..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|-9~------8~------6~--------------|---------------------------------|
D|-------------------------9~------|-8~------6~------4~------2~------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-2~----------------------------4-|---4-----------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-7---7~------------------------9-|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
B|-10----\-------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

Pre-Chorus 2 "Don't be so forlorn ..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------5-|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------5-----|---------------------------------|
B|-8~------------------------------|-7~-------------/7-----7-2-/-7---|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
B|-5-----\-------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

Chorus 2 "Don't you let my letter get you down ..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-------------------5-------------|
A|-3~--------------------3-7---10--|-----------------------5---------|
B|---------------------------------|-8~------------------------8---8-|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------3-|---------------------0-3-5-3-0---|
B|-11~-----------------------------|-6.6~--------------6-----------6-|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

Piano Solo
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| (x6)
B|-5-----\-------------------------|-5-----\-------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

Let it rewind and the go back to Chorus.

Chorus 3 "Don't you let my letter get you down ..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-----------------------2---3---4-|-5-------------------------------|
A|-3~------------------------------|---5-----------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-----8~--------------------8---8-|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------3-|---------------------------------|
B|-11~-----------------------------|-6.6~------------6-/13-11-13-11-8|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-----------------------2-----3-4-|-5~------5~----------------------|
A|-3~------------3.3~--------------|-----------------5\--------------|
B|---------------------------------|-------------------------8-----10|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------3-|---------------------------------|
B|-11~-----------------------------|-6.6~--------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

Outro
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| (x4)
B|-5-----\-------------------------|-5-----\-------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +



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| .  Staccato
| /  Slide up
| \  Slide down
| ~  Let ring

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