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Tuning: E A D G
KOOKS (Bassline)
As recorded by David Bowie
(From the 1971 Album HUNKY DORY)
Words and Music by David Bowie
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Trevor Bolder - Bass'
[Intro]
Q.=128
12/8
Gtr I
W W W. W.
G|--------------|--------------|-2-------------|-2-----||
D|--------------|--------------|---------------|-------||
A|--------------|--------------|---------------|-------||
E|--------------|--------------|---------------|-------||
[1st Verse]
H. Q. +Q E H. Q. Q E
G||----------------------|-------------------|
D||o-0-------------------|-------------------|
A||o---------0----(0)--4-|-5-------0----3--4-|
E||----------------------|-------------------|
Q. +Q E Q. +Q E Q. +Q E Q. Q E
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-5----(5)--5-0----(0)--4-|-5----(5)--5-0----5--4---|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Q. +Q E Q. +Q E H. Q. Q.
G|-------------------------|-------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------|
A|-3----(3)--3-----------2-|-3-------3----2----|
E|-------------3----(3)----|-------------------|
Q. Q E Q. E E E Q. Q E Q. E. E.
G|---------2------------|---------2------------|
D|-----------0----0-1-2-|-----------0----1--2--|
A|-0--------------------|-0--------------------|
E|----------------------|----------------------|
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Q. Q E Q. E E E Q. Q E Q. +Q E Q. +Q E
G|---------2------------|---------2-|--------------------------||
D|-----------0----0-1-2-|-----------|-3----(3)--3-------------o||
A|-0--------------------|-0---------|-------------3----(3)--4-o||
E|----------------------|-----------|--------------------------||
[Bridge]
W. W. W. W.
G|---------------|---------------|-2-------------|-2-----||
D|---------------|---------------|---------------|-------||
A|-5-------------|-5-------------|---------------|-------||
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|-------||
[2nd & 3rd Verses]
Segno $
Q. +Q E Q. Q E Q. +Q E Q. E E E
G|-----------------------|------------------------|
D|-----------------------|-7----(7)--7------7-----|
A|-5----(5)--5-0----3--5-|-------------7------7-6-|
E|-----------------------|------------------------|
Q. +Q E Q. Q E Q. +Q E Q. E E E
G|-----------------------|---------------------------|
D|-----------------------|-7----(7)--7------7--------|
A|-5----(5)--5-0----3--5-|-------------7------7-6----|
E|-----------------------|---------------------------|
Q. +Q E Q. Q E Q. +Q E Q. Q E
G|-----------------------|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|-5----(5)--5------5----|
A|-5----(5)--5-0----5--7-|-------------5-------4-|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|
Q. +Q E Q. Q E Q. +Q E Q. E E E
G|-----------------------|---------------------------|
D|-----------------------|-5----(5)--5------5--------|
A|-5----(5)--5-0----3--5-|-------------5------3-4----|
E|-----------------------|---------------------------|
To Coda
Q. +Q E Q. Q E Q. +Q E Q. Q E Q. +Q E Q. Q E
G|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|-7----(7)--7------5--6-|-7----(7)--7------5--6-|
A|-5----(5)--5-0----3--5-|-------------7---------|-------------7---------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
Q. +Q E Q. Q E H. Q. +Q E
G|-----------------------|---------------------|
D|-7----(7)--7------7----|---------------------|
A|-------------7---------|-5-------0----(0)--4-|
E|-----------------------|---------------------|
Q. +Q E Q. Q E Q. +Q E Q. +Q E
G|-----------------------|----------------------------|
D|-----------------------|----------------------------|
A|-5----(5)--5-0----3--4-|-5----(5)--5-0----(0)--4----|
E|-----------------------|----------------------------|
Q. +Q E Q. Q E Q. +Q E Q. +Q E
G|-----------------------|-------------------------|
D|-----------------------|-------------------------|
A|-5----(5)--5-0----5--4-|-3----(3)--3-----------2-|
E|-----------------------|-------------3----(3)----|
H. Q. Q. Q. Q E Q. E E E
G|-------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------|---------7---------------|
A|-3-------3----2----|-0---------5----5-6-7----|
E|-------------------|-------------------------|
6/8
Q. Q E Q. Q E Q. Q E Q. E E E Q. Q E
G|---------------------|----------------------|---------2-|
D|---------7-----------|---------7------------|-----------|
A|-0---------5----5--6-|-0---------5----5-6-7-|-0---------|
E|---------------------|----------------------|-----------|
12/8
Q. +Q E Q. +Q E W.
G|-------------------------|---------------|
D|-------------------------|-0-------------|
A|-3----(3)--3-----------3-|---------------|
E|-------------3----(3)----|---------------|
Dal Segno al Coda
W. W. W.
G|---------------|-2-------------|-2-----||
D|-0-------------|---------------|-------||
A|---------------|---------------|-------||
E|---------------|---------------|-------||
[Outro]
Coda &
Q. +Q E Q. E Q H. Q. +Q E
G|-----------------------||----------------------|
D|-7----(7)--7------7----||o---------------------|
A|-------------7---------||o-7-----------------6-|
E|-----------------------||----------7----(7)----|
Q. Q E Q. Q E Q. +Q E Q. +Q E
G|---------------------|----------------------------|
D|---------------------|----------------------------|
A|-7----7--7------5--6-|-7----(7)--7-----------5----|
E|-----------7---------|-------------7----(7)-------|
H. Q. Q. Q. +Q E Q. +Q E
G|-------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------|-------------------------|
A|-7-------7----4----|-5----(5)--5-0----(0)--4-|
E|-------------------|-------------------------|
H. Q. Q. H. Q. E E E
G|-------------------|-----------------------|
D|-------------------|---------2----2-3-4----|
A|-5-------5----4----|-2---------------------|
E|-------------------|-----------------------|
Q. Q E Q. E E E Q. Q E Q. E E E
G|---------4------------|---------4------------|
D|-----------2----2-3-4-|-----------2----2-3-4-|
A|-2----2---------------|-2----2---------------|
E|----------------------|----------------------|
6/8 12/8
Q. +Q E Q. +Q E Q. +Q E 5x
G|-----------4-|-0----(0)--0----------------||
D|-------------|-------------0----(0)--0---o||
A|-2----(2)----|---------------------------o||
E|-------------|----------------------------||
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Duration Legend
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; a - acciaccatura;
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted;
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.
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration).
| (n) - note tied to previous
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