Blackstar Bass Tab by David Bowie

Blackstar bass tab by David Bowie

Bass Tab

Artist : David Bowie
Album : Blackstar
Song : Blackstar


Intro: (0:02) - Not sure if all of of this is bass, but it works quite nicely
G|------------17--|16-14-14----------------|14--------------|----------------|
D|----------------|------------16----------|--------14\-----|----------------|
A|----------------|------------------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|------------------------|------------5---|7-----------8---|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

Verse:
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|7-----------8---|7-----------5---|7-----------8---|10---------/12-\|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

🎸

Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|8-----------10--|8-----------10--|8-----------10--|7-----------8---|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

G|----------------|------------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|------------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|------------------|----------------|----------------|
E|7-----------8---|7------/5---7-5---|7----------(8)--|7-----------8---|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + a 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

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

G|----------------|------------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|------------10/12-|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|------------------|14----\---------|----------------|
E|8-----------10--|8---------12------|-----------(8)--|7-----------8---|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4  +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
                                   "Aaah,   aaah,    aaah..."
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|7-------5------5|7-----------8---|10------8-------|7-----------8---|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

Sax Solo:
G|----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|-----------------|------------12--|
A|----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------10----|
E|7-----------5---|7-----------8---|10--------10-12-\|8-------8-------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 +  4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|10----------12--|10----------12--|9---------------|----------------|
A|----------10----|----------10----|----------------|----------------|
E|--------8-------|--------8-------|------------8---|7----------(8)--|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
                                   "Aaah,   aaah,    aaah..."
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|7-----------5---|7-----------8---|10------8-------|7-----------8---|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

Verse:
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|7-----------8---|7---------0-5-8-|7-----------8---|7-----------5---|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

G|----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------9-10--|-----------------|--------10------|--------10------|
A|-------/9-------|-----------------|-----/10--------|-----/10--------|
E|7---------------|10--------10/12--|8-----------10--|8-----------10--|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 +  4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

G|----------------|--------------------|----------------|----------------|
D|--------10------|----------9---------|----------------|----------9-7---|
A|-----/10--------|---------9---9------|----------------|-------/9-------|
E|8-----------10--|7-------------7-8---|7-----------8---|7---------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + a 3 e + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
                  "Aaah,   aaah,    aaah..."
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|9-------r-------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|10------8-------|7---------------|(7)--------(8)--|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|--------9-------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|-------9--------|----------------|----------------| and wait during the middle section
E|-7----------8---|7---------------|7---------------|(7)-------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +



Chorus: (5:00)
G|----------------|
D|----------------|
A|------------4-/-|
E|----------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|9-------------9-|8-----------8---|7-------------7-|6-----------6---|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------6-/-|
A|5-----------5---|4-----------4---|5-----------5---|4---------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

G|----------------|
D|11--------------|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

Bridge:
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|8r------------6-8-6-8r----------|8r------------6-8-6-8---6---8---|
  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +

G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|9r------------7-9-7-9r----------|9r------------7-9-7-9---7---9---|
  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +

G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|8r------------6-8-6-8r----------|----8---8-----6-8-6-8---6---8---|
  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +

G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|9r------------7-9-7-9r----------|9---7---9---7-9-9-7-9---7---9---|
  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +

G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|8r------------6-8-6-8r----------|8---6---8---6-8-8-6-8---6---8---|
  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +

G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|9r------------7-9-7-9r----------|x---7---9---7-9-9-7-9---7---9---|
  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +

G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|8r------------6-8-6-8r------6---|8r------------------------------|
  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +


Chorus:
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|9-------------9-|8---------8---8-|7---------9-7-9-|6------x6-6-----|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------/8-6---|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------8-|
A|5-----------5---|4------x4-4-4-4-|5-----5/8---5---|4---------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|9-----------9---|8------x8-8---8-|7---------7---7-|6---------6---6-|
E|----------9-----|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------4\3---|----------------|----------------|--------------6-|
A|5-------------5-|4-------4-4---4-|5-----5/8---5---|4------x4-4-----|
E|----------------|-------4--------|----------------|----------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

G|6-------6-------|
D|----------------|
A|----------4-x4--|
E|----------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

Bridge:
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|8r------------6-8-6-8-6-8---6---|8r------------6-8-6-8---6---8---|
  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +

G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|9-------9-----7-9-7-9---4-/-7---|9r------------7-9-7-9---7---9---|
  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +

G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|8r------------6-8-6-8r----------|8---6---8---6-8-8-6-8---6---8---|
  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +

G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|9r------------7-9-7-9r----------|x---9---9---7-9-9-7-9---7---9---|
  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +

G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|8r------------6-8-6-8r------6---|8r--------------8r--------------|
  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +

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

G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|8r------------6-8-6-8r----------|x---8---8---6-8-8-6-8---6---8---|
  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +

G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|9r------------7-9-7-9r----------|x---7---9---7-9-9-7-9---7---9---|
  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +

G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|8r------------6-8-6-8r------6---|8r--------------8r--------------|
  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +

G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------9---------------9-------|--------9---------------10------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|7---7-------7---7---7-------7---|7---7-------7---8---8-------8---|
  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +

Interlude:
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----9-------9---|----------------|----9-------9---|
A|----------------|9-9---x-9-9-9---|----------------|
E|7-7---7-7-7-----|--------------8-|7-7---7-7-7---7-|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----9-------7---|----9-------9---|----9-------10--|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|7-7---7-5-5---5-|7-7---7-7-7---7-|7-7---7-8-8---8-|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

Verse:
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----9-------9---|----9-------7---|----9-------9---|----9-------10--|
A|----------------|--------------7-|--------------9-|----------------|
E|7-7---7-7-7---7-|7-7---7-5-5-----|7-7---7-7-7-----|7-7---7-8-8---8-|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------12----------12----|------12----------14----|------10----------10----|------10----------12----|
A|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
E|10-10----10-10-10----10-|10-10----10-12-12----12-|8--8-----8--8--8------8-|8--8-----8--10-10----10-|
  1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +

G|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------10----------10----|------10-10-------12----|
A|------------------------|---10--------------------|
E|8--8-----8--8--8-----8--|8-----------10-10----10-|
  1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----9-------9---|----9------10---|----9-------9---|------------10--|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|7-7---7-7-7---7-|7-7---7-8-8---8-|7-7---7-7-7---7-|7-7---7-8-8---8-|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----9-------9---|----9-------7---|----9-------9---|----9-------10--|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|7-7---7-7-7---7-|7-7---7-5-5---5-|7-7---7-7-7---7-|7-7---7-8-8---8-|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------12----------12----|------12----------14----|------10----------10----|------10----------12----|
A|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
E|10-10----10-10-10----10-|10-10----10-12-12----12-|8--8-----8--8--8------8-|8--8-----8--10-10----10-|
  1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +

G|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------10----------10----|------10----------12----|
A|------------------------|------------------------|
E|8--8-----8--8--8-----8--|8--8-----8--10-10----10-|
  1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----9-------9---|----9------10---|----9-------9---|----9-9-----10--|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|--9-------------|
E|7-7---7-7-7---7-|7-7---7-8-8---8-|7-7---7-7-7---7-|7-------8-8---8-|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----9-------9---|----9-------7---|----9-------9---|----9-------10--|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|7-7---7-7-7---7-|7-7---7-5-5---5-|7-7---7-7-7---7-|7-7---7-8-8---8-|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
 "Aaaaah,                  aaaaah,          aaaaah"
G|------------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|------12----------12----|----10------10--|----9-------9---|----9-------9---|
A|------------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|10-10----10-10-10----10-|8-8---8-8-8---8-|7-7---7-7-7---7-|7-7---7-7-7---7-|
  1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

Outro: Quite a wierd moment, I tried my best to transcibe it
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|
D|---9----9--9----|9--9------------|---9----9--9----|9--9----10-9-7---7|
A|----------------|--------7--7----|----------------|---------------9--|
E|7---7--7----7--7|----7--7----5--5|7---7--7----7--7|----7-------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3  + a 4 +

G|----------------|------------------|--------------------|------------------|
D|----------------|--------7--7----10|--------------------|9--9--9-9/10------|
A|----------------|-------9----7-----|----------6---6-9--9|------------------|
E|7--7---x7--7---x|7--7--------------|7---7-7--7----------|------------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + a  1 + a 2 + 3 + a 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 e + 4 +

G|8---------------|------8h9-------|----------------|----------------||
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||
E|----------------|7---------------|7---------------|(7)-------------||
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +




************************************

| x   Dead note
| (n) Ghost note
| h   Hammer-on
| p   Pull-off
| r   Release
| /   Slide up
| \   Slide down

Last updated: July 30, 2023

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