David Bowie - The bewlay brothers
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Tuning: E A D G
Album: Hunky Dory (1971)
Bassist: Trevor Bolder
I tabbed every bit of bass I could hear. It was difficult because the are many layers of sounds
which sound louder than the bass. Anyway, enjoy.
Tabbed by Leo Chiurco
Bass plays during choruses only
[Chorus 1] "The Bewlay brothers ..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------9-----------|
D|-----9---9-------------------9\--|-7-----7-7---------7---------7-6-|
A|---9---9-------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-7-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|-----------------------------2---|
D|-5-------5-------5-------5-------|-4~------4---4---4---4---4-------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|-2~------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-5~----------------------5---4---|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-2~--------------------------2-0-|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-3~------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
Rest until 2:17
[Chorus 2] "The Bewlay brothers ..."
G|---------------------------------|-----9---------------------------|
D|-----9~------9~----------9---9-8-|-7-----7-7---7~--------------7-6-|
A|---9-----------------9-----------|---------------------------------|
E|-7-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|-----------------------------2---|
D|-5-------5-------5-------5-------|-4~------4---4---4---4---4-------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|-2~------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-5~----------------------5---4---|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-2~--------------------------2-0-|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-3~------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
Rest until 3:38
[Chorus 3] "Bewlay brothers ..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-----9~----9v--------9---9---9-8-|-7---7-7-7~------7---7---7~------|
A|---9-----------------------------|-----------------------7---------|
E|-7-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------7-----------|-----------------------------2---|
D|-5-------5-------5-------5-------|-4~------4---4---4---4---4-------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|-2~--------------2---2---2-------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-5~----------------------5---4---|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-2~--------------------------2-0-|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-3~------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
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