The Secret Life Of Arabia Bass Tab by David Bowie

The Secret Life Of Arabia bass tab by David Bowie

Bass Tab

Album: Heroes (1977)

Such a groovy bassline!
Listen closely and follow the rhythm marks to get the timing.

Tabbed by Leo Chiurco

Bass kicks in at around 0:19

Chorus 1: "Secret, secret ..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-1~--------------------------0---|---------------------0---1---2---|
E|---------------------------------|-3~------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

🎸

Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-3~------------------3-----------|---------------------------------|
E|-------------------------3---4---|-5~---------/9-------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

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

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

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

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

Chorus 2: "Secret, secret ..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-------------5~----------5-------|
A|---------------------------------|-------5---------------------5---|
E|-6-----6.----6-------3---0---1---|-3-------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

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

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

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

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

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

Chorus 3: "Never here, never seen ..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-----------------8-----7-----6---|-5-------------------------------|
A|-------5-----8-------------------|-------5-------------------------|
E|-6-------------------------------|-----------x-3-----------3---5---|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

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

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

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

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

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

Chorus 4: "You must see the movie ..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-1-----1.--1-1-------1-----------|---------------------------------|
E|-------------------------1---2---|-3-----3.--x-3-------3---5---3---|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------5.--5.------|---------------------9---7-------|
D|----------------/7-----------5---|-7-----7.--7-7--/11----------9\--|
A|-3-----3.--x-3-------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

Verse 4:
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|\
A|-5-5-------------3-----5---------|-5-----3---------3-----5-----3---| \
E|-----1---3---5---------------5---|-------------5-------------------|  \
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +     \
                                                                          (x6)
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|   /
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|  /
A|-1-1-------------1---------------|-1---------------------1-----3---| /
E|-----3---1---3---------3-----1---|-------3-----1---3---------------|/
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|\
A|-5-5-------------3-----5---------|-5-----3---------3-----5---------| \
E|-----1---3---5---------------5---|-------------5-------------------|  \
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +     \
                                                                          (x3)
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|   /
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|  /
A|-1-1-------------1---------------|-1---------------------1-----3---| /
E|-----3---1---3---------3-----1---|-------3-----1---3---------------|/
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

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

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|----------------/7---5---3-------|
A|-5-5-------------3-----5---0-3---|-5-----5---5-5---------------5---|
E|-----1---3---5-------------------|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

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

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

Final Chorus: "Never here, never seen ..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-1-----1.--x-1-------1---3---5---|------------------------/7---5---|
E|---------------------------------|-3-----3.--x-3-------3-----------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|------------------------/3---5---|-----------x-7-------------------|
A|-3-----3.--x-3-------3-----------|----------------/9---7---5---3---|
E|---------------------------------|-5-----5.------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

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

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Last updated: October 6, 2017

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