David Bowie - The supermen
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Tuning: E A D G
Album: The Man Who Sold The World (1970)
Bassist: Tony Visconti
An awesome bassline by Tony. Lots of hammer-ons and slides so make sure to listen closely to get them.
I did my best to tab the slides but it's hard to say up to which point in the neck he slides so, as I said,
give it a good listen. Enjoy!
Tabbed by Leo Chiurco
[Intro]
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A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-----------------15\-------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
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D|-----------------2h3-3-----------|-----------------4h5-5-5---------|
A|---------2h3-3-3-----------------|---------4h5-5-5-----------------|
E|-0h1-1-1-----------------0h1-1---|-2h3-3-3-----------------2h3-3-3-|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
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D|-----------------2h3-3-3---------|-----------------4h5-5-5---------|
A|---------2h3-3-3-----------------|---------4h5-5-5---------17\-15\-|
E|-0h1-1-1-----------------0h1-1---|-2h3-3-3-------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
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D|-----------------2h3-3-3---------|-----------------4h5-5-5---------|
A|---------2h3-3-3-----------------|---------4h5-5-5-----------------|
E|-0h1-1-1-----------------0h1-1-1-|-2h3-3-3-----------------2h3-3-3-|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
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D|-----------------2h3-3-3---------|-----------------4h5-5-5---------|
A|---------2h3-3-3-----------------|---------4h5-5-5-----------------|
E|-0h1-1-1-----------------0h1-1---|-2h3-3-3-----------------15\-15\-|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
[Verse 1] "When all the world ..."
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D|-----------------2h3-3-3---------|-----------------4h5-5-5---------|
A|---------2h3-3-3-----------------|---------4h5-5-5-----------------| (x2)
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1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------2---2---5---5-5-5/10-10-|
A|---------------------------------|-3---3---------------------------|
E|-5---5-5-5---5---3---3-3-3---3---|---------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------9-----7-----------------|---------9-----7-----------------|
A|-7---7-7-----7-----7-10--7-------|-7---7-7-----7-------------------|
E|-----------------------------9-10|-------------------------15\-----|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-----------------2h3-3-3---------|-----------------4h5-5-5---------|
A|---------2h3-3-3-----------------|---------4h5-5-5-----------------|
E|-0h1-1-1-----------------0h1-1---|-2h3-3-3-----------------2h3-3---|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
[Chorus 1] "Strange games they would play then ..."
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D|-----------------2h3-3-3---------|-----------------4h5-5-5---------|
A|---------2h3-3-3-----------------|---------4h5-5-5-----------------| (x2)
E|-0h1-1-1-----------------1---1---|-2h3-3-3-----------------3---3---|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-------------------------6---6---|-------------------------8---8---|
A|---------3---3---6---6-----------|---------5---5---8---8-----------|
E|-4---4---------------------------|-6---6---------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-7---7-------------------7---7---|---------------------------------|
A|-----------------7---7-----------|-8---8---8---10--11~-------------|
E|---------8---8-------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-3~------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-------------------------15\-----|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
[Pre-verse]
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D|-----------------2h3-3-----------|-----------------4h5-5-5---------|
A|---------2h3-3-3-----------------|---------4h5-5-5-----------------|
E|-0h1-1-1-----------------1---1---|-2h3-3-3-----------------3---3---|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-----------------2h3-3-3---------|-----------------4h5-5-5---------|
A|---------2h3-3-3-----------------|---------4h5-5-5---------17\-15\-|
E|-0h1-1-1-----------------1---1---|-2h3-3-3-------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
[Verse 2] "Where all were minds in uni-thought ..."
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A|---------2h3-3-3-----------------|---------4h5-5-5-----------------|
E|-0h1-1-1-----------------1---1---|-2h3-3-3-----------------3---3---|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
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D|-----------------2h3-3-3---------|-----------------4h5-5-5---------|
A|---------2h3-3-3-----------------|---------4h5-5-5-----------------|
E|-0h1-1-1-----------------1---1---|-2h3-3-3-----------------3-/---\-|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------2---2-2-5---5-5-/10--\--|
A|---------------------------------|-3---3-3-------------------------|
E|-5---5-5-5---5---3---3---3---3---|---------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
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D|---------9-----7-----------------|---------9-----------------------|
A|-7---7-7-----7-----7-10-/12\-----|-7---7-7-----7-7-7/--\---5/--\---|
E|-----------------------------7---|---------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-----------------2h3-3-----------|-----------------4h5-5-5---------|
A|---------2h3-3-3-----------------|---------4h5-5-5-----------------|
E|-0h1-1-1-----------------1---1---|-2h3-3-3-----------------3---3---|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
[Chorus 2] "Far out in the red sky ..."
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D|-----------------2h3~------------|-----------------4h5-5-5---------|
A|---------2h3-3-3-----------------|---------4h5-5-5-----------------| (x2)
E|-0h1-1-1-----------------1~------|-2h3-3-3-----------------3---3---|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
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D|-------------------------6---6---|-------------------------8---8---|
A|---------3---3---6---6-----------|---------5---5---8---8-----------|
E|-4---4-4-------------------------|-6---6---------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
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D|-7---7-------------------7---7---|---------------------------------|
A|-----------------7---7-----------|-8---8-8-8---10--11~-11~-11~-----|
E|---------8---8-------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
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A|-3~------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
[Awesome Mick Solo]
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A|-5---5---5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5---|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7/\-7/\-5-/--\--|
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D|---------------------------------|---------4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7/\-7/\-5-/--\--|-7-7-7-7-------------------------|
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D|-9~--9-9-9-9-9-9-9~--9~--7~------|-9~--9-9-9-9-9-9-----------------|
A|---------------------------------|-----------------7/\-7/\-----7/-\|
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E|-7---7---5---5---7---7---8---8---|-10~---------8---8~----------10~-|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
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E|---------8---8~----------10~-----|-----8---8~----------10~---------|
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D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|-8---8~----------------------8/\-|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
[Chorus 3] "Far out in the red sky ..."
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D|-----------------2h3-3-3---------|-----------------4h5-5-5---------|
A|---------2h3-3-3-----------------|---------4h5-5-5-----------------|
E|-0h1-1-1-----------------0h1-1---|-2h3-3-3-----------------2h3-3---|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
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D|-----------------2h3-3-3---------|-----------------4h5-5-5---------|
A|---------2h3-3-3-----------------|---------4h5-5-5-----------------|
E|-0h1-1-1-----------------0h1-1---|-2h3-3-3-----------------3-/--\--|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
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D|-------------------------6---6---|-------------------------8---8---|
A|---------3---3---6---6-6---------|---------5---5---8---8-----------|
E|-4---4-4-------------------------|-6---6---------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
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D|-7---7-------------------7---7---|---------------------------------|
A|-----------------7---7-----------|-8---8-8-8---10--11--11--11--11--|
E|---------8---8-------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
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A|---------------------------------|
E|-8~------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
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| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| h Hammer-on
| ~ Let ring
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