Trying To Get To Heaven Bass Tab by David Bowie

Trying To Get To Heaven bass tab by David Bowie

Bass Tab

Tuning: Standard (E A D G)

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


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

🎸

Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

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

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

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

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

Verse 1: "The air is getting hotter..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-5~----------5---5~--------------|-7~----------7---7~--------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

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

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

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

Pre-chorus 1: "Everyday your memory grows dimmer..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-4~----------4.--4~--------------|---------------------------------|
E|-------------------------4~------|-5~----------5.--5~------5\------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

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

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

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

Interlude:
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-5~----------5---5~----------5---|-7~----------7---7~------7~------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

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

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

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

Verse 2: "When I was in Missouri..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-5~----------5~------------------|-7~----------7.--7~------7~------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

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

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

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

Pre-chorus 2: "You broke a heart..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-4~----------4.--4~--------------|---------------------------------|
E|-------------------------4~------|-5~----------5.--5~------5---4---|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

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

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

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

Chorus 1: "Trying to get to heaven..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-------------9-----------9-------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-5~----------5---5~----------5---|-7~--------------7~----------7---|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

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

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

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

Verse 3: "People on the platforms..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-5~----------5---5~----------5---|-7~----------7---7~------7~------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

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

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-7~------------------------------|-------------9--/11------9-\-----|
A|-------------7-----------7-------|-----6---9-----------------------|
E|-----------------5~----------5---|-7-------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|-----------------13--9~----------|
D|-7~----------6.--6~--------------|---------------------------------|
A|-------------------------9~------|-7~----------7/11------------7\--|
E|---------------------------------|---------7h9---------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

Pre-chorus 3: "You think you've lost..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-----------------7~------6~------|
A|-4~----------4.--4~--------------|-------------7-------------------|
E|-----------------------------4---|-5~------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

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

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-------------9-------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-----------------9-------9-------|
E|-5~----------5---5~------5~------|-7~------------------7-------7---|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

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

Chorus 2: "Trying to get to heaven..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-------------------------9-------|
E|-5~----------5---5~----------5---|-7~----------7---7~----------7---|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

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

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-------------------------9-------|
E|-5~----------5---5~----------5---|-7~----------7---7~----------7---|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

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

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

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

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

Chorus 3: "Trying to get to heaven..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-5~----------5~--------------5---|-7~----------7~----------7~------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

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

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

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

Verse 4: "I'm going down the river..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-5~----------5~--------------5---|-7~----------7~------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

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

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------9~----------|
A|---------------------------------|-----------------9-----------9---|
E|-5~----------5~--------------5---|-7~----------7-------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-7~----------7---6~--------------|---------------------------------|
A|-------------------------9~------|-7~------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-----------------0~----------4---|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

Pre-chorus 4: "I'll close my eyes..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-----------------9~------6-------|
A|-4~----------4~------------------|------------/7---------------7---|
E|-------------------------4~------|-5~------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

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

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

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

Chorus 4: "Trying to get to heaven..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-------------------------9-------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-5~----------0---5~------4---5---|-7~----------7---7~----------7---|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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