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THE JEAN GENIE (Bassline) As recorded by David Bowie (From the 1973 Album ALADDIN SANE) Words and Music by David Bowie Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Trevor Bolder - Bass ' Intro Q=130(8=s8) E 4/4 Gtr I |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| W E E E E E E E E E E E E q E E E E E E q q E E E E |----------|-9-9-9-7-7-7-6-6-6-------|----------------|---------------|| |----------|-------------------9-7-6-|----------6-7-6-|---------6-7-6-|| |----------|-------------------------|-7--7-7-7-------|-7--7--7-------|| |----------|-------------------------|----------------|---------------|| 1st & 2nd Verses q q E E E E E E q E E E E q q E E E E q q E E E E |---------------|----------------||----------------|----------------| |---------6-7-6-|----------------||o---------6-7-6-|---------6-7-6--| |-7--7--7-------|-7-7-7--7-------||o-7--7--7-------|-7--7--7--------| |---------------|----------5-6-7-||----------------|----------------| q q E E E E q q E E E E q q E E E E q q E E E E |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| |---------6-7-6-|---------6-7-6-|---------6-7-6-|---------6-7-6--| |-7--7--7-------|-7--7--7-------|-7--7--7-------|-7--7--7--------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| q q E E E E q q E E E E q q E E E E q q E E E E |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| |---------6-7-6-|---------6-7-6-|---------6-7-6-|---------6-7-6--| |-7--7--7-------|-7--7--7-------|-7--7--7-------|-7--7--7--------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| q q E E E E q q E E E E q q E E E E q q E E E E |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| |---------6-7-6-|---------6-7-6-|---------6-7-6-|---------6-7-6--| |-7--7--7-------|-7--7--7-------|-7--7--7-------|-7--7--7--------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| Chorus q q E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 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|------------------|---------------|-----------------|----------------------| Interlude E E E E +Q Q q q E E E E q q E E E E q q E E E E |------------------------||---------------|---------------|----------------| |-------14-12-(12)-------||---------6-7-6-|---------6-7-6-|---------6-7-6--| |-14-12-------------14\--||-7--7--7-------|-7--7--7-------|-7--7--7--------| |------------------------||---------------|---------------|----------------| 3rd Verse E E Q E E E E q q E E E E q q E E E E q q E E E E |-----------------||---------------||---------------|----------------| |----------------o||---------6-7-6-||---------6-7-6-|---------6-7-6--| |-7-7-7--7-------o||-7--7--7-------||-7--7--7-------|-7--7--7--------| |----------5-6-7--||---------------||---------------|----------------| q q E E E E q q E E E E q q E E E E q q E E E E |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| |---------6-7-6-|---------6-7-6-|---------6-7-6-|---------6-7-6--| |-7--7--7-------|-7--7--7-------|-7--7--7-------|-7--7--7--------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| Guitar Solo q q E E E E q q E E E E q q E E E E q q E E E E |---------------|---------------||---------------|----------------| |---------6-7-6-|---------6-7-6-||---------6-7-6-|---------6-7-6--| |-7--7--7-------|-7--7--7-------||-7--7--7-------|-7--7--7--------| |---------------|---------------||---------------|----------------| q q E E E E q q E E E E q q E E E E q q E E E E |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| |---------6-7-6-|---------6-7-6-|---------6-7-6-|---------6-7-6--| |-7--7--7-------|-7--7--7-------|-7--7--7-------|-7--7--7--------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| q q E E E E q q E E E E q q E E E E q q E E E E |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| |---------6-7-6-|---------6-7-6-|---------6-7-6-|---------6-7-6--| |-7--7--7-------|-7--7--7-------|-7--7--7-------|-7--7--7--------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| q q E E E E q q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |---------------|---------------|-------------------------| |---------6-7-6-|---------6-7-6-|-----------------------5S| |-7--7--7-------|-7--7--7-------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---| |---------------|---------------|-------------------------| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| E E E E E E E E E E E |------------------------------------|| |-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14\--|| |------------------------------------|| |------------------------------------|| Chorus |-3-| |-3-| Q Q E E E E +E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||----------------|-------------------|---------------|-----4-4-4-4-4-------| ||o---------------|-------4-2-2-2-----|---------------|---4-----------4-3-2-| ||o-2--2--2-0---2-|-(2)-2---------2-2-|-2--2--2-0---2-|---------------------| ||------------2---|-------------------|-----------2---|---------------------| Q Q E E E E +E E E Q E E E Q Q E E E E +E E Q E E E E |---------------|---------4--------|---------------|-------------------| |---------------|-----2s4----0-1-4-|---------------|-----4-------------| |-2--2--2-0---2-|-(2)--------------|-2--2--2-0---2-|-(2)---2--1-2-1-1--| |-----------2---|------------------|-----------2---|-------------------| 1. Q Q E E E E E E E E +Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E +Q Q |---------------|-----------------|---------------|--------------------|| |----7--7-----7-|-7---7-----------|-7--7--7---7-7-|-7---7-------------o|| |-0-------5-5---|---5---5-(5)--5--|---------5-----|---5---5-(5)--5\---o|| |---------------|-----------------|---------------|--------------------|| 2. Q Q E E E E E E E E +Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E +Q Q |---------------|-----------------|---------------|---7-9-7-(7)-------|| |----7--7-----7-|-7---7-----------|-7--7--7---7-7-|-9------------7\---|| |-0-------5-5---|---5---5-(5)--5--|---------5-----|-------------------|| |---------------|-----------------|---------------|-------------------|| Interlude |-3-| |-3-| q q E E E E E q q E E E E E E q E E E E E q q E E E E |-----------------|---------------|------------------|----------------| |---------7-7-5h7-|---------6-7-6-|----------7-7-5h7-|---------6-7-6--| |-7--7--7---------|-7--7--7-------|-7-7-7--7---------|-7--7--7--------| |-----------------|---------------|------------------|----------------| q q E E E E q q E E E E q q E E E E q q E E E E |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| |---------6-7-6-|---------6-7-6-|---------6-7-6-|---------6-7-6--| |-7--7--7-------|-7--7--7-------|-7--7--7-------|-7--7--7--------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| Outro |-3-| q q E E E E q q E E E E q q E E E E q q Q E E E |---------------|---------------|---------------||-----------------| |---------6-7-6-|---------6-7-6-|---------6-7-6-||----------5h7----| |-7--7--7-------|-7--7--7-------|-7--7--7-------||-7--7---------5h=| |---------------|---------------|---------------||-----------------| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E |---------------|----------------------|--------------------------------------| |---------6-7-6-|-------------------5S=|=14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14--| |-7--7--7-------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----|--------------------------------------| |---------------|----------------------|--------------------------------------| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------------------------| |-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| E E E E E E E E E E E E e E Q H |-------------------------------------|--------------*| |-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|-14-----------*| |-------------------------------------|--------------*| |-------------------------------------|--------------*| Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line 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. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide - natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls <> - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths