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Joe The Lion Bass Tab by David Bowie

Joe The Lion bass tab by David Bowie

Bass Tab

Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

Intro:

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A|-2.--2.--2.--2.--2.--2.--2.--2.--|-2.--2.--2.--2.--2.--2.--2.--2/--|
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A|-6.--6.--6.--6.--6.--6.--6.--6.--|-6.--6.--6.--6.--6.--6.--6.--6.--|
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D|-------------3---6.--6-------6---|---------3.--3---6---3-----------|
A|-4.--4---6-----------------------|-4.--4-------------------6-------|
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A|-4.--4.--4.--4.--4.--4.--4.--4.--|-4.--4.--4.--4.--4.--4.--6---4---|
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A|-2.--2.--2.--2.--2.--2.--2.--2.--|-2.--2.--2.--2.--2.--2.--4---5---|
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A|-6.--6.--6.--6.--6.--6.--4---5---|-6.--6.--6.--6.--6.--6.----------|
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D|---------3.--3---6.--6-------6---|-----------------3.--3---6---5---|
A|-4.--4---------------------------|-4.--4---6.--6-------------------|
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Verse 1: "Joe the lion  ."
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D|-4.--4.--4.--4.--4.--4.--4.--4.--|-4.--4.--4.--4.------------------|
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A|-6.--6.--6.--6.--6.--6.--6.--6.--|-6.--6.--6.--6.--6.--6.--6.------|
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D|---------------------------------|-------------------------5---6---|
A|---------------------------------|-----------------5---8-----------|
E|-6.--6.--6.--6.--6.--6.--6.--6.--|-6.--6.--6.--6.------------------|
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D|-8.--8.--8.--8.--8.--8.--8.--8.--|-6.--6---------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------8.--8---7.--7---6.--6---|
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A|-4.--4.--4.--4.--4.--4.--4.--4.--|-4.--4.--4.--4.--4.--4.--6---4---|
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A|-2.--2.--2.--2.--2.--2.----------|-2.--2.--2.--2.--2.--2.--4---5---|
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A|-6.--6.--6.--6.--6.--6.------4---|-6.--6.--6.--6.--6.--6.----------|
E|-------------------------6-------|-------------------------4---6---|
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G|-------------------------3-------|-6.--6---3-----------------------|
D|-------------3---6.--6-------6---|-------------6-------3-----------|
A|-4.--4---6-----------------------|-------------------------6-------|
E|---------------------------------|-----------------------------6---|
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G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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A|-4.--4.--4.--4.--4.--4.--4.--4.--|-4.--4.--4.--4.--6---4-----------|
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A|---------------------------------|-------------------------4---5---|
E|-7.--7.--7.--7.--7.--7.--7.--7---|-----7---7.--7.--7.--7.----------|
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A|-6.--6-----------4.--4---5---6---|-----6---6.--6.--6.--6.----------|
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D|---------------------------------|-----------------6---8---6-------|
A|-4.--4.--4.--4.--4.--4.--4.--4.--|-4---4---6---8---------------8---|
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Bridge: "It's monday  ."
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E|-7---------------6-------6---6---|-5.--5-------5---6.--6-------6---|
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E|-7.--7-------7---6.--6-------6---|-5.--5.--5.--5---6.--6---5---6---|
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E|-7.--7.--7.--7.--6-------6.--6---|-5.--5-------5---6.--6-------6---|
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D|---------9---------------8-------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-----------------------------6---|
E|-7.--7-------7---6.--6-------6---|-5.--5.--5.--5.--5---6--/9-------|
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"You get up and sleep  ."
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A|-9.--9.--9.--9.--9.--9.--9.--9.--|-9.--9.--9.--9.--9.--9.--8---7---|
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A|-6.--6.--6.--6.--6.--6.--6.--6.--|-6.--6.--6.--6.--6.--6.--4-------|
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A|---------------------------------|---------------------5---8-------|
E|-6.--6.--6.--6.--6.--6.--6.--6.--|-6.--6.--6.--6.--6---------------|
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D|-8.--8.--8.--5---8.--8.--8.--5---|-8.--8.--8.--8.--8---5-----------|
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Verse 2: "Joe the lion  ."
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A|-4.--4.--4.--4.--------------4.--|-----4---6.--6---8.--8-----------|
E|-----------------6---4---6-------|---------------------------------|
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G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-----9.--9.--9.--6-------6-------|---------------------6-----------|
A|---------------------9-----------|---------6.--6---9-------9---7---|
E|-----------------------------7.--|-----7---------------------------|
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G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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A|-6.--6.--------------3---4---6---|-----6-------------------3---3---|
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D|-----------------3.--3---6.--6---|---------6.----------6---3-------|
A|-4.--4---6.--6-------------------|-----------------------------6---|
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A|-4.--4-----------------------4---|-----4.--4.--4.--4.------4---5---|
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G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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A|-6.--6---------------------------|-------------------------4---5---|
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A|-6.--6.--6.--6.--6-------4---6---|-----6---6.--6.--6.--6.----------|
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A|-4.--4.--4.--4.--4.--4.--4.--4---|-----4.--4.--4.--4.--4-----------|
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A|-4.--4.--4.--4.--4.--4.--4.--4---|-----4.--4.--4.--4.--4---2---3---|
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Outro: "You get up and sleep  ."
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A|-4.--4.--4.--4.--4.--4.----------|-4.--4.--4.--4.--4-----------4---|
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D|---------3.--3---6.--6-----------|---------------------------------|
A|-----4-----------------------4---|-----4.--4.--4.--4.--------------|
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G|-------------------------3-------|---------------------------------|
D|-----------------3---6-------6---|---------------------------------|
A|-4.--4---6.--6-------------------|-4.--4-------4---4.--------------|
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G|-------------------------3-------|---------------------------------|
D|-----------------3---6-------6---|---------------------------------|
A|-4.--4---6.--6-------------------|-4.--4---4.--4-------------------|
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D|-------------3---6---------------|---------------------------------|
A|-4.--4---6-------------------4---|-----4---4.--4.--4.--------------|
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G|---------------------3-----------|---------------------------------|
D|-------------3---6-------6-------|---------------------------------|
A|-4.--4---6-------------------3/--|-4---4.--4.--4---4-----------4---|
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D|-------------3---6-------6-------|---------------------------------|
A|-----4.--6-------------------4---|-----4-----------------------4---|
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G|---------------------3-----------|---------------------------------|
D|-------------3---6-------6-------|---------------------------------|
A|-----4---6-------------------4---|-----4-----------4.----------4---|
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G|---------------------3-------6---|-----6---3------/8---6-----------|
D|-------------3---6-------6-------|-------------6-----------8-------|
A|-----4---6-----------------------|-----------------------------4---| (Fade out)
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Published: November 22, 2025

Last updated: November 22, 2025

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David Bowie bass tabs for Joe the lion

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