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Artist: David Bowie Song: An Occasional Dream Album: Space Oddity (1969) Bowie´s been a part of me almost all my life and this is my way to pay tribute to him and the art he left us throughout his life. This is an awesome bass line played by Herbie Flowers, from whom I'll upload some other work. I recommend to listen carefully to the song before playing it, so you get an idea of the licks. This bass line is 100% accurate to the original recording. Tabbed by Leo Chiurco Bass starts at 0:07 [Intro] G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|-------------------------------9-| A|-2---------------------------2/--|-7-----7-7-----7-7-----7-7-------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + [Verse 1] "I recall how we lived ..." G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| D|--7--------7--7--------7--7--------7--9-----11---|--12-------12-12----------11-------11-11---------| A|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| D|--10-------10-10---------------------------------|--------------------------------------10----10\--| A|--------------------------10-------10-10\--------|--3-----------7--------7--10-------10------------| E|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------8-8---------------| D|-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-------|-------8-8-------------8-8-------| A|-----------------------------5---|-6---------------------------6---| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + [Verse 2] "And we'd talk with our eyes ..." G|-----------7--7----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------11-------11-11---------|--10-------10-10---------------------------------| A|--5----------------------------------------------|--------------------------10-------10-10---------| E|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-----------------------------10\-|-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-------| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|-8-------8-----8-8-----8-8-------|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------8---------------10------|---------------------------------| D|-------8---------------10----10\-|---------------------------------| A|-6-------------6-8---------------|-0-----0-----0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-2-| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + [Pre-chorus 1] "In our madness ..." G|-----------------------------5---|-----------------------------5---| D|---------------------------5---5-|---------------------------5---5-| A|-3-----3-3-----3-3-----3---------|-3-----3-3-----3-3-----3---------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|-----------------------------5---|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------5---5-|---------------------------------| A|-3-----3-3-----3-3-----3---------|-3-----3-3-----3-3-----3-------5-| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + [Chorus 1] "To me ..." G|---------8---------------8-------|---------10--------------10------| D|-------8-------8-------8---------|-------10--10----------10----10\-| A|-6---------------6-------------6-|-8-----------8-------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + [Pre-verse 1] G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-0-------------------------------|-2---------------------------2/--| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|-------------------------9-------|---------------------------------| D|-----------------------9-------9-|-7-----7-7-----7-7-----7-9---11--| A|-7-----7-7-----7-7---------------|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + [Verse 3] "And we'd sleep oh so close ..." G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| D|--12-------12-12---------11-------11-11----------|--10-------10-10----------------------------10---| A|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------10-10---------| E|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-----------------------------10\-|-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-------| A|---------------7-7----10-10------|-----------------------------10\-| E|-8-------8-----------------------|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------8---------------8-------| D|-------8---8-----------8---8-----| A|-6-----------6---------------6---| E|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + [Verse 4] "It was long, long ago ..." G|-----------7--7----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------11-------11-11---------|--10-------10-10----------5--------5-------------| A|--5----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------2----| E|-------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------3----------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------5-----5/10----------10\-|-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-----5---| A|-3-----3-------------------------|-------------------------5-------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------8---------------10------|---------------------------------| D|-------8---------------10--------|---------------------------------| A|-6-----------6---8-----------8\--|-0-----0---0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-2-| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + [Pre-chorus 2] "In my madness ..." G|---------5-------------------5---|-----------------------------5---| D|-------5---------------5---5---5-|---------------------------5---5-| A|-3---------------3---------------|-3-----3-3-----3-3-----3---------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|-----------------------------17--|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------17--17|---------------------------------| A|-3-----3-3-----3-3-----3---------|-3-----3-3-----3-3-----3-3-----3/| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + [Chorus 2 & Outro] "Time ..." G|--------------------------------------15---------|--------------14p13------------------------------| D|--------------13---------------------------------|--------------------------------------15---------| A|-----------13-------13-------------13-------13---|-----------15----------------------15----15------| E|--11----------------------11---------------------|--13-------------------13-13----------------13---| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|--------------------------------------15\--------|-----------------14------------------------------| D|--------------13---------------------------------|--------------15----------------------15---------| A|-----------13----13----------------13------------|-----------15----------15----------15----15------| E|--11----------------11----11----------------11---|--13----------------------13----------------13\--| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|-------------------------5-------|-----------------------------------------| D|---------------6-------6---6-----|-----------------------------------------| A|---------3-------------------6\--|-1---1---0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0---| E|-4-----4---4-----4---------------|-----------------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 5 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-5-----5-5-------3-----3-3-3-3-3-|-2-----2-2-------1-----1-1-------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-0-------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + ****************************** | / Slide up | \ Slide down | p Pull off ******************************