Lazarus Bass Tab by David Bowie

Lazarus bass tab by David Bowie (Ver. 2)

Bass Tab

Tuning: Standard tuning
Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

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                                          Artist - David Bowie
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                                             Song - Lazarus
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                                        Album - Blackstar (2015)
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                                          Tabbed By - Ayreon77
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Tuning = Standard



INTRO
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Not sure if this intro is a bass or not, so I tabbed it as a bass.
                                               s
G|-19-19-19-19-|-19-19-19-19-|-19-19-19-19-|-19\12-12-12-12-12-|-14-14-14-14-|-14-14-14-14-|-14-14-14-14-|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|

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                                                                      s
G|-------------|-17-17-17-17-|-17-17-17-17-|-17-17-17-17-|-16-16-16-16\-|
D|-14-14-14-14-|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|


G|-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|

00:15
G|------------------|-------|--s--5--s----------------------|---------|------------------|
D|------------------|-------|-5\7---7\-5--------------------|-------s-|---s---10---------|
A|------------------|---7-8-|------------7-5-3--------------|---7-8-\-|-10\12----12----s-|
E|-0-3-5---5-5--5-5-|-8-----|------------------5---5-5--5-5-|-8-------|--------------12\-|


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VERSE 1
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G|--------------|-------|--s--5------------------------|-------|--s--5--------------------------|-------|
D|--------------|-------|-5\7---7-5--------------------|-------|-5\7---7-5----------------------|-------|
A|--------------|---7-8-|-----------7-5-3--------------|---7-8-|-----------7-5-3--------------s-|---7-8-|
E|-5---5-5--5-5-|-8-----|-----------------5---5-5--5-5-|-8-----|-----------------5---5-5--5-5-\-|-8-----|


G|--s--5--s----|--------------|----------|--s--5-7-5----s-|
D|-5\7---7\--s-|--------------|----------|-5\7-------7-5\-|
A|----------7\-|--------------|---7-8--8-|----------------|
E|-------------|-5---5-5--5-5-|-8--------|----------------|


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SAX
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01:00
G|--------------|-------|----------|-----7-5-|--------------|--------------|--s--5---7-5--s-|
D|--------------|-------|----------|-7-------|--------------|--s-----------|-5\7---7-----7\-|
A|--------------|---7-8-|-8-8--7-8-|---8-----|--------------|-4\7---8--8-8-|----------------|
E|-5---5-5--5-5-|-8-----|----------|---------|-5---5-5--5-5-|-----8--------|----------------|


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VERSE 2
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01:15
G|----------------|-------|--s--5---------------------------|-------|--s--7-----------------------|
D|----------------|-------|-5\7---7--7----------------------|-------|-5\7---5---------------------|
A|--------------s-|---7-8-|------------7-5-3--------------s-|---7-8-|---------7--5-3--------------|
E|-5---5-5--5-5-\-|-8-----|------------------5---5-5--5-5-\-|-8-----|----------------5---5-5--5-5-|


G|------|-----------|----------------------|-------|-------------------------|------------------|-------|
D|------|-----------|----------------------|-------|---s---10-12-10----10----|---7--------------|-------|
A|------|----s--3---|-5-3-0--------------s-|---7-8-|-10\12----------12----12-|-----7----------s-|---7-8-|
E|-3--0-|-0-3\5---5-|-------5---5-5--5-5-\-|-8-----|-------------------------|-5-----5-5--5-5-\-|-8-----|


G|--s--5--s---------------------|---------------------------|
D|-5\7---7\---------------------|---------------------------|
A|-----------7-5--------------s-|---7-8--8-8--8--8-7-8-9-10-|
E|---------------5---5-5--5-5-\-|-8-------------------------|


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CHORUS - Kinda hard to hear this part
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01:59
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------s--------------------------------s--------------------s-|
E|-8---8-8-8\12-12-12-12-15-15--15-14--14-14-\-10-10--10-10--10-10\-|


G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------s--------------------------------------------------------|
E|-8-8---8-8-8\12-12-12-12-12--15-15--15-14--14-12-10--12-10-10--12-10-|


G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------s------------s----------------------9-----9--9-9-------|
E|-8--8-8-8--8-8\12--12-12-12\15-15-1414--14-14--10----10--------12-10-|


G|----------------------------------------------|-------------|-------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|-------------|-------------------------|
A|--------------s------------s------------------|-------------|----------12-14-15-12----|
E|-8--8-8-8--8-8\12--12-12-12\15-15-14-14-14-14-|-14-14-14-14-|-14-12-14-------------14-|


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VERSE 3
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02:29
G|-----------------------------------|--s--5--s----|----------------|------------|--s--5-9-7-5---5--s-|
D|-----------------------------------|-5\7---7\----|----------------|------------|-5\7---------7---7\-|
A|-------------s-------7--7-8--8-8-8-|-----------7-|--------------s-|---7-8--8-8-|--------------------|
E|-5--5-5--5--5\8--8-8---------------|-------------|-5---5-5--5-5-\-|-8----------|--------------------|

02:44
G|------------------|------------|--s--5-------|--------------|-----------------------------------|
D|------------------|------------|-5\7---7-----|--------------|--------------------------s--5-5-7-|
A|----------------s-|---7-8--8-8-|-----------7-|--------------|------------------s--3-3-5\7-------|
E|-5-5---5-5--5-5-\-|-8----------|-------------|-5---5-5--5-5-|-0--0--1-1--3-3--3\5---------------|

02:59
G|----------------|------------|----------------------|------------------|--------------|
D|----------------|------------|-7-9-10-9-7-5-----5-7-|------------------|--------------|
A|----------------|---7-8--8-8-|--------------7-------|----------------s-|---7-8--8-8-8-|
E|-5-5---5-5--5-5-|-8----------|----------------------|-5-5---5-5--5-5-\-|-8------------|

    s  s                             03:13
G|-9\10/9-------|-------------------|------------------|----------s--5-------------------|
D|--------10----|---s---10----------|------------------|---------5\7-----5-7--9-10---s---|
A|-----------12-|-10\12-------10-12-|----------------s-|---7-8-8-------8-----------7-\10-|
E|--------------|----------12-------|-5-5---5-5--5-5-\-|-8-------------------------------|


G|----------------------------|---------|---------|------------------|
D|----------------------------|---------|---------|----------s--5--7-|
A|-----------------------s--7-|-8-8-8-8-|-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5\7------|
E|-5--5-5-5---5-5--5-5--5\8---|---------|---------|------------------|


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SAX
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03:28
G|----------------------------|---------|---------|------------------|
D|----------------------------|---------|---------|----------s--5--7-|
A|-----------------------s--7-|-8-8-8-8-|-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5\7------|
E|-5--5-5-5---5-5--5-5--5\8---|---------|---------|------------------|


G|-----------------------------------------|--s--5--s-----|----------------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|-5\7---7\---s-|----------------------|-----------------|
A|------------------s---------7-7-8-8--8-8-|-----------7\-|--------------------s-|---7-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5\8-8-8--8--------------|--------------|-5--5--5---5-5--5-5-\-|-8---------------|

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G|--s--5---7-7\9-7-5-----|-------------|----------------------s--|
D|-5\7---7-----------7-7-|-7-7--7-7--7-|-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-5\7-|
A|-----------------------|-------------|-------------------------|
E|-----------------------|-------------|-------------------------|

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