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Ashes To Ashes Bass Tab by David Bowie

Ashes To Ashes bass tab by David Bowie

Bass Tab 

David Bowie - Ashes to Ashes, as played by Alessandra Scaravilli
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUerrKBPZSA (blocked in my country)
Q=120Bpm 4/4

INTRO:

   E E E E H      E E E E Q.   E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E Q.   E
G|--------------|----------------|-------8---------|-----------------|
D|-------8------|-------6--------|-----------------|-------8---------|
A|--------------|--------------5-|-6-6-------------|-----------------|
E|-6-6----------|-4-4------------|-----------2---4-|-6-6----------4--|


Do you remember..:

   E E E E E E E E   E E E E Q.   E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E Q.   E
G|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
D|-------6---------|-------6--------|-------3---------|-------3--------|
A|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|--------------3-|
E|-4-4-------4---4-|-4-4----------1-|-1-1-------1---1-|-1-1------------|


   E E E E E E E E   E E E E Q.   E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E Q.   E
G|-------6---------|----------------|-------8---------|----------------|
D|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
A|-4-4-------4-----|-4-4---4------5-|-6-6-------6-----|-6-6---6--------|
E|---------------4-|----------------|---------------6-|--------------0-|

They got a message:

   E E E E E E E E   E E E Q  E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E Q  E Q.
G|-----------------|----------------|-------6---5-----|---------------|
D|-------4---3-----|-4-3------------|---------------6-|-3-0-1---------|
A|---------------4-|-----4--------3-|-4-4-------------|--------3------|
E|-2-2-------------|-------2--2-----|-----------------|----------1----|


   E E E E E E E E   E E E H    E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E Q
G|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|----------------|
D|-------4---3-----|-------4------|-------6---------|-------7--------|
A|---------------4-|--------------|-----------------|----------------|
E|-2-2-------------|-2-2--------3-|-4-4-------4---5-|-5-5-------5----|


The shrieking of nothing:

   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-------8---------|-------8---------|-------3---------|-------3---------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-6-6-------6---x-|-6-6-------6---x-|-1-1-------1---x-|-1-1-------1---3-|


   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E Q  E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-------8---------|-------8--------|
D|-------6---------|-------6---------|-----------------|----------------|
A|-----------------|---------------5-|-6-6-------6---x-|-6-6-------6----|
E|-4-4-------4---4-|-4-4-------4-----|-----------------|--------------6-|


But I'm hoping:

   E E E E E E E E   E E E H    E   E E E E E E E E   E E E H    E
G|-----------------|--------------|-------6---------|--------------|
D|-------4---3-----|-4-3----------|-----------------|-3-3---3------|
A|---------------4-|-----4------3-|-4-4-------4---4-|------------3-|
E|-2-2-------------|-------2------|-----------------|--------------|

Ashes to Ashes, Funk ..:
                                                  |-3-|
   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-------6-----------|-------------------|
D|-------4---------|-------6---------|-------------------|-------------------|
A|-----------------|---------------3-|-4-4-------4-------|-------------------|
E|-2-2-------2---2-|-4-4-------4-----|-------------4-0-6-|-6-6---6---6-6-6\--|


   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E Q.   E   E E E E E E E E
G|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-------8--------|-------6---------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|--------------x-|-----------x---4-|
E|-2-2---2---2-0-3-|-4-4---4---4-0-5-|-6-6------------|-4-4-------------|


   E E E E E E E E   E E E E Q.   E
G|-------8---------|----------------|
D|-----------------|-------8--------|
A|-6-6-------------|----------------|
E|-----------2---4-|-6-6----------6-|


Time and again I tell myself:

   E E E E E E E E   E E E E Q.   E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E Q.   E
G|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
D|-------6---------|-------6--------|-------3-------3-|----------------|
A|-----------------|----------------|-----------3-----|-3------------3-|
E|-4-4-------4---x-|-4-4----------1-|-1-1-------------|---1---1--------|


   E E E E E E E E   E E E E Q.   E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E Q.   E
G|-------6---------|----------------|-------8---------|----------------|
D|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
A|-4-4-------4-----|-4-4---4------5-|-6-6-------6-----|-6-6---6--------|
E|---------------4-|----------------|---------------6-|--------------0-|


I'm stuck with a valuable friend:

   E E E E E E E E   E e e Q  E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E H    E
G|-----------------|----------------|-------6---------|--------------|
D|-------4---3-----|-4-3------------|-----------------|-3-3----------|
A|---------------4-|-----4--------3-|-4-4-------4---4-|--------------|
E|-2-2-------------|-------2--2-----|-------------4---|-------1----x-|


   E E E E E E E e   E E E H    E   E E E E E E E E   E E E H    +E
G|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|-------2----(2)-|
D|-------4---------|-----1-4------|-------6---------|-----3----------|
A|-----------------|---4----------|-----------------|-3-5------------|
E|-2-2-------2---2-|-2----------4-|-4-4-------4---4-|----------------|


I never done good things:

   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-------8---------|-------8---------|-------3---------|-------3---------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------5-|
E|-6-6-------6---6-|-6-6-------6---6-|-1-1-------1---x-|-1-1-------x-----|


   E E E E E E E E   E E E E Q.   E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E Q  E
G|-----------------|----------------|-------8---------|-------8--------|
D|-------6---------|-------6--------|-----------------|----------------|
A|-----------------|--------------5-|-6-6-------6-----|-6-6-------6S=4-|
E|-4-4-------4---x-|-4-4------------|---------------x-|----------------|


Want an axe to break the ice:

   E E E E E E E E   E E E Q  E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E Q  E e E
G|-----------------|----------------|-------6---------|----------------|
D|-------4---3-----|-4-3------------|-----------------|-3-3---3--3-----|
A|---------------4-|-----4--------3-|-4-4-------4---4-|------------3---|
E|-2-2-------------|-------2--2-----|-------------2---|--------------1-|


Ashes to Ashes, funk to funky:

   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-------6---------|-----------------|
D|-------4---------|-------6---------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|---------------3-|-4-4-------4-----|---------8-------|
E|-2-2-------2-0-3-|-4-4-------4-----|-------------0-4-|-6-6---6---6-6-6-|


   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E Q.   E   E E E E Q.   E
G|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-------8--------|-------6--------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|--------------5-|
E|-2-2-0-2-0-2-0-3-|-4-4-0-4-0-4-0-5-|-6-6----------x-|-4-4------------|


Ending:

   E E E E E E E E   E E E E Q.   E   E E E E Q.   E   E E E E Q.   E
G|-------8---------|----------------|----------------|-------8--------|
D|-----------------|-------8--------|-------6--------|----------------|
A|-6-6-------------|----------------|--------------5-|-6-6------------|
E|-----------4---4-|-6-6----------0-|-4-4------------|--------------0-|


   E E E E  E E  Q    E E E E Q.   E   E E E E Q.   E   E E E E Q.   E
G|------------------|----------------|-------8--------|----------------|
D|-------8----6-----|-------6--------|----------------|-------8--------|
A|------------------|--------------5-|-6-6------------|----------------|
E|-6-6--------------|-4-4------------|--------------0-|-6-6----------0-|


   E E E E E E E E   E E E E Q.   E   E E E E Q.   E   E E E E Q.   E
G|-----------------|-------8--------|----------------|----------------|
D|-------6---------|----------------|-------8--------|-------6--------|
A|-----------4-----|-6-6------------|----------------|--------------5-|
E|-4-4-----------6-|--------------4-|-6-6----------0-|-4-4------------|


   E E E E  E E  E E    E E E E Q.   E   E E E E Q.   E   E E E E Q.   E
G|-------8------------|----------------|----------------|-------8--------|
D|------------6----8--|-------8--------|-------6--------|----------------|
A|-6-6----------------|----------------|--------------5-|-6-6------------|
E|--------------------|-6-6----------0-|-4-4------------|--------------0-|


   E E E E  E E  E E   E E E E Q.   E   E E E E Q.   E   E E E E Q.   E
G|-------------------|----------------|-------8--------|----------------|
D|-------8----6------|-------6--------|----------------|-------8--------|
A|-------------------|--------------5-|-6-6------------|----------------|
E|-6-6-------------x-|-4-4------------|--------------4-|-6-6----------6-|


   E E E E E E E E   E E E E Q.   E   E E E E Q.   E   E E E E Q.   E
G|-----------------|-------8--------|----------------|----------------|
D|-------6---------|----------------|-------8--------|-------6--------|
A|-----------4-----|-6-6------------|----------------|--------------5-|
E|-4-4-----------6-|--------------4-|-6-6----------0-|-4-4------------|


   E E E E Q.   E   E E E E Q.   E   E E E E Q.   E   E E E E E E E E
G|-------8--------|----------------|----------------|-------8---------|
D|----------------|-------8--------|-------6--------|-----------------|
A|-6-6------------|----------------|--------------5-|-6-6-------x-----|
E|--------------6-|-6-6----------0-|-4-4------------|---------------6-|


   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E Q
G|-----------------|----------------*|
D|-------8---------|-------6--------*|
A|-----------------|----------------*|
E|-6-6-x-----x---x-|-4-4-x-----x----*|


Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for.  Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests.  Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for.  Low
melody durations appear below the staff

Tablature Legend
----------------
 x   - muted slash
 |  - bar
*|  - double bar (ending)

Tempo markers -  = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths

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