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ROCK 'N' ROLL SUICIDE (Bassline) As recorded by David Bowie (From the 1972 Album THE RISE AND FALL OF ZIGGY STARDUST AND THE SPIDERS FROM MARS) Words and Music by David Bowie Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Trevor Bolder - Bass' [Intro] [1st Verse] [2nd Verse] Q=99 12/8 Gtr I Wx4 Wx8 Wx7 G|----------------||----------------||--------| D|----------------||----------------||--------| A|----------------||----------------||--------| E|----------------||----------------||--------| [3rd Verse] E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. q E Q. E E E G|-------------------------||----------------------| D|-------------5-5-5-5-5-5-||------------------0-1-| A|---3-3-3-3-3-------------||-3----3----3----3-----| E|-------------------------||---------3------------| Q. q E Q E E E E Q. E E E Q. +E E E G|----------------------|------/7-5------------7-5----| D|-2----2----2--2-2-1-2-|-3---------7-5----(5)--------| A|---------2------------|-----------------------------| E|----------------------|-----------------------------| Q. +E E E Q. E E E Q. +E E E Q E E E E G|----------4-5------------|-------------------------| D|-7----(7)-----5----5-5-4-|-3----(3)---3-5--5-5-5-3-| A|-------------------------|----------3--------------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------| Q E E E E Q E E E E Q. E E E Q. E E E G|--------0-1-2--2-2-2-0-|----------------------------| D|-2--2-2----------------|-3----3-2-1-0----(0)-2-4----| A|-----------------------|----------------------------| E|-----------------------|----------------------------| [Pre-Chorus] Q. Q. H. E E E q E E E E E E E E E E q E E E E E E a E G|-------------------||-------------------------|--------------------------| D|-5-----------------||--------------------/5-6-|-7-7-7-7----7-7-7-7-------| A|-------------------||-3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3------|----------7---------7-7s5-| E|-------------------||----------3--------------|--------------------------| [Chorus] E E E q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. E E E Q. q E G|-------------------------|---------------------------||-----------------------| D|--------------------/5-6-|-7-7-7-7\------7-7-7-7-----||--------4-5-6----6-----| A|-3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3------|------------/7---------7-5-||-4----7-------------4--| E|----------3--------------|---------------------------||-----------------------| Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E a E E Q. +E E E Q. E E E Q. E E E G|-----------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------| D|------4------------6-7-|-8----8--------------------|--------------------6-7--| A|-2--2---2-4-6--6-9-----|----8---8s6-4-4----(4)-4-3-|-2----2-4-5-/6----9------| E|-----------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------| [Outro] Q E E E a E Q E Q E Q. Q. H. E E E q E E E E E E E G|------------------------|-------------------||-------------------------| D|-8----8-8---------------|-------------------||-------------------------| A|----8-----8s6-4--4-4--4-|-4-----------------||-1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1-2-3--| 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 G|-------------------------|-------------------------| D|-------------------------|-------------------------| A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-3-| E|-------------------------|-------------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---| E|---------------------------| E E E q E E E E E E E E E E q E E E E E E E G|------------------------|------------------------| D|------------------------|------------------------| A|-1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1-2-3-|-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| 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|-------------------------|--------------------------| A|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-3-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--| E|-------------------------|--------------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E Q E Q. G|-------------------------|----------------------| D|-------------------------|--------1-2-3--3-3----| A|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-3-|-4--4-4---------------| E|-------------------------|----------------------| Q E E E E Q. +E E E H. H. G|-------------------------|---------------*| D|--------2-3-4----(4)-4-3-|---------------*| A|-3--3-3------------------|-4-------------*| E|-------------------------|---------------*| ************************************ 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 | /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") | s - legato slide ************************************