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Love Is Lost Bass Tab by David Bowie

Love Is Lost bass tab by David Bowie

Bass Tab

Tuning: Drop D (D A D G)

Difficulty: Novice

Album: The Next Day (2013)
Bassist: Gail Ann Dorsey

Intro:
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|\
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| \
D|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-\-|  \
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +     \
                                                                          (x2)
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|   /
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|  /
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| /
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-\-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-/-|/
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
🎸
Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -
Verse 1: "It's the darkest hour ..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|\
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| \
D|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-\-|  \
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +     \
                                                                          (x2)
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|   /
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|  /
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| /
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-\-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-/-|/
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

Verse 2: "Your country is new ..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|\
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| \
D|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-\-|  \
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +     \
                                                                          (x2)
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|   /
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|  /
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| /
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|/
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
D|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
   1 + + + 2 + + +

Chorus 1: "Say goodbye ..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4~--4-4-4-4---4-|/6~--6~--6-6-6/--9-9-9-9-9-9-9\--|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|----------------/7~--------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4~--4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6~--------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

Pre-verse:
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

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

Break:
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------18----|
D|---------------------------------|-----------------------------20\-|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

Pre-verse:
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-\-|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-\-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-1-1-3-3-4-4-6-6-|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

Outro: "Say hello ..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------4-----|
D|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---8-\-|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-\-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-1-1-3-3-4-4-6-6-|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------4-|---------------------------------|
D|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-2h4-6-8---|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4   + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

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

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

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-\-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-1-1-3-3-4-4-6-6-|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

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| /  Slide up
| \  Slide down
| h  Hammer-on
| ~  Let ring

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