Mother Bass Tab by David Bowie

Mother bass tab by David Bowie

Bass Tab

Tuning: Standard (E A D G)


Bass kicks in at 0:58
Verse 2: "Father..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------0-1-|-3~--------------3.--3~----------|
E|-1~--------------1.--1~----------|---------------3-----------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +


G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-3~--------------3.--3~----------|
A|-----------------0~------3~------|---------------3-------------0---|
E|-1~------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

🎸

Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-1~--------------1.--1~------1h3-|-1~--------------1.--1~----------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------1-----------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-3~--------------3.--3~------5-6-|-7~------------5-3~--------------|
E|---------------3-----------------|-------------------------5---3---|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-----------------0~------3~------|-------------------------0~------|
E|-1~----------1-------------------|-1~----------1---3~--------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-----------------0~------3~------|---------------------------------|
A|-1~------------------------------|-1~--------------1.--1~------1.--|
E|---------------------------------|---------------1-----------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-----------------0~------1---2---|-3~--------------3---3~----------|
E|-1~----------1-------------------|---------------3---3-------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|-----------------|
D|---------------------------------|-3~--------------|
A|-----------------0~------3~------|-----------------|
E|-1~------------------------------|-----------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + +

Chorus 1: "Mama don't go..."
G|--------------|
D|--------------|
A|-0.----1------| (This tiny bit is always in 3/8)
E|--------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-3~--------------3.--3~----------|-3~--------------1~----------1.--|
E|---------------3---------------3-|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|-----------------|
D|---------------------------------|-3~--------------|
A|-----------------0~------3~------|-----------------|
E|-1~----------1-------------------|-----------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + +

G|--------------|
D|--------------|
A|-0.----1------|
E|--------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------3h5-|---------------------------------|
A|-3~--------------3.--3~----------|-3~------\-------1~------/---\---|
E|---------------3-----------------|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-3~--------------.---------------|
A|-----------------0-------3-------|---------------------------------|
E|-1~----------1-------------------|-------------------------8\------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

Verse 3: "Children..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-----------------------------1-2-|
A|-----------------------------0-1-|-3~--------------3.--3~----------|
E|-1~--------------1.--1~----------|---------------3-----------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-3~------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-----------------0~------3~------|-------------------------0~------|
E|---------------------------------|-1~----------1---3~--------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-1~--------------1.--1~------1h3-|-1~--------------1h3-1~------1-2-|
E|---------------1-----------------|---------------1-----------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|-5~------------------------------|
D|-----------------2~------5~------|---------------5-----------------|
A|-3~------------------------------|-----------------3.--3~--\---/-\-|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-3~----------3-------------------|
A|-----------------0~------3~------|-----------------0~------3~------|
E|-1~----------1-------------------|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|-----------------------------3/5-|-3~------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-------------------------0~--2---|
A|-1~----------1h3-1~--------------|-----------------1.--1~----------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-3~------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-----------------0~-----/5-------|-3~--------------3.--3~----------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------3-----------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|-----------------|
D|---------------------------------|-3~--------------|
A|-----------------0~------3~------|-----------------|
E|-1~------------------------------|-----------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + +

Chorus 2: "Mama don't go..."
G|-2.----3------|
D|--------------|
A|--------------|
E|--------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 +

G|-5~------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-------------------------0---2---|
A|-----------------3.--3~------3h5-|-3~--------------1~-----------.--|
E|---------------3-----------------|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|-----------------|
D|-3~----------3-------------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------0~------3~------|-----------------|
E|---------------------------------|-1~--1-1-1-1-1-1-|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + +

G|--------------|
D|--------------|
A|-0.----1------|
E|--------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 +

G|---------------5.----------------|---------------------------------|
D|-------------5-----5---------3h5-|-----------------------0~----2---|
A|-3~------------------3-----------|-3~------/---\---1~--------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|-----------------|
D|-3~------------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A|-----------------0~------3~------|-----------------|
E|---------------------------------|-----------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + +

G|--------------|
D|--------------|
A|-0.----1------|
E|--------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-------------------------0---3---|
A|-3~--------------3.--3~------5-6-|-7~----------5-3-1~--------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|-------------------------2---5---|-----------------|
D|---------------------------------|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A|---------0---3-------------------|-----------------|
E|-1~--------------1~--------------|-----------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + +

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

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-------------------------0---5---|
A|-3~--------------3.--3~------5-6-|-7~------/---\---1~--------------|
E|---------------3-----------------|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|-----------------|
D|-3~----------------------3---5---|-3---------------|
A|---------0~------3~--------------|---------3-------|
E|---------------------------------|-----------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + +

G|--------------|
D|--------------|
A|-0.----1------|
E|--------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 +

G|-----------------5~----------7-8-|-9~--\---------------------------|
D|-------------5-------------------|-------------------------0---2---|
A|-3~------------------------------|-------------/-\-1~--------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|-----------------|
D|-3~----3-------------------------|-----------------|
A|---------0-0---0-5-3---0---0-3---|---------0---3---|
E|-------------------------3-------|-1-----1---------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + +

G|--------------|
D|--------------|
A|-0.----1------|
E|--------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 +

G|---------------------------------|-5~------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------3h5-|-------5---------------0~----2---|
A|-3~--------------3.--3~----------|---------3~--/-\-1~--------------|
E|---------------3-----------------|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------1-----3---1-------|-----------------|
D|-------------3-----3-------3-1h3-|-----------------|
A|---------------------------------|-----------------|
E|-1~------------------------------|-1~--1-1-1-1-1-1-|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + +

G|--------------|
D|--------------|
A|-0.----1------|
E|--------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 +

G|-----------------3---2-----------|---------------------------------|
D|-----------------------5---2-3h5-|-----------------------0~----5---|
A|-3~------------------------------|-3~------3---0---1~--------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|-----------------|
D|-3~----3---------------3-----3---|-3---------------|
A|---------0-0-0---3---5-----5---5-|---5-3-----------|
E|---------------------------------|---------3h5-1---|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + +

G|--------------|
D|--------------|
A|-0.----1------|
E|--------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 +

G|---------5~--------------5~------|---------------------------------|
D|-------------5-------5-------5---|-----------------------0~----3---|
A|-3~------------3~----------------|-3~------/-\-/-\-1~--------------| (Fade out)
E|-------------------------------3-|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

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

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

| /  Slide up
| \  Slide down
| .  Staccato/end note
| h  Hammer-on
| ~  Let ring

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Last updated: January 20, 2021

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