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Tuning: E A D G
Sorrow
Originally recorded by The McCoys in 1965 this version by David Bowie
Charted at number 3 in UK 1973. Bass performance Trevor Bolder.
Tab by bass50611. Welcome to my interpretation of this Bowie classic.
This is how I would play it live. Comments at bass254@btinternet.com
Intro: .
G|--------|----------------------------------------|
D|-VIOLIN-|-3-5-----------5--5---0-4-5--5---2-3----|
A|-START--|--------------------------------3-------|
E|--------|----------------------------------------|
Verse 1:
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5--5---0-4-5--5---0-4-5--5---0-4-5--5--------------2--3--4--5--5---0-4-|
A|--------------------------------------5--3--1-0----3--------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------3-----------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5--5---0-4-5--5---0-4-5--5---0-4-5--5---0-4-5--5-----2--3--4---2--3--4-|
A|-------------------------------------------------5--3---------3---------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-5--5---0-4-5--5---0-4-|
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|
Verse 2:
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5--5---0-4-5--5---0-4-5--5---0-4-5--5----2--3--4---2--3--4-5--5-|
A|--------------------------------------5--3---------3-------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------|
D|-0-4-5--5---0-4-|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|
Bridge 1:
G|-------------5--------------------------|
D|---4---7-------5--5--5---0-4-5--5---0-4-|
A|-5--------3-----------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
Sax Solo:
G|--------------------------------------------------------5--3--5-|
D|-5--5---0-4-5--5---0-4-5--5---0-4-5--7--8--9---2---5------------|
A|----------------------------------------------3-------3---------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|-5--5---0-4-5--5-5--5-|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|
Verse 3:
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5--5---0-4-5--5---0-4-5--5---0-4-5--5----2--3--4---2--3--4-5--5-|
A|--------------------------------------5--3---------3-------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------|
D|-0-4-5--5---3-4-|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|
Verse 4:
G|---------------4-5-6-7--------------------------------------------|
D|-5--5---0-4-5----------5--5---0-4-5--5-----2--3--4---2--3--4-5--5-|
A|---------------------------------------5--3---------3-------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------|
D|-0-4-5--5---3-4-|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|
Bridge 2:
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---4---7-----------5--5---0-4-5--5---4-|
A|-5--------3---3--3---------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
Verse 5 (Key Change)
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-3--3---1-2-3--3---4-5--5---0-4-5--5---4-3--3--1-2-3--3--1-2-|
A|----------------------------------------------3---------3----|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Outro: (Repeat to Fade/End With Own Variations/Fills)
G|-------------------------------|
D|-3--3--1-2-3--3--1-2-3--3--1-2-|
A|------3---------3---------3----|
E|-------------------------------|