Tuning: E A D G

David Bowie - Time from Aladdin Sane (1973) Bowie´s been a part of me almost all my life. His death encouraged me to write down these bass tabs which I'll upload from time to time. One of my all time favourite Bowie's basslines! Trevor Bolder's great here. I had this tab saved in my computer for a long time, didn't want to give it away, but here it is for you to enjoy! It has some tricky parts. Give it a listen before learning it, it's 100% accuarate. Tabbed by Leo Chiurco Starts at around 0:12 [Verse 1] "Time, he's waiting ..." 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G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-------------------------7-------|-----------------8-------5-------| A|-3-------------------------------|---------7-----------7-------7---| E|---------------------------------|-9-------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-------------------------2-------|-3-----------------------3-------| A|-5-------5-3-5---3---------------|-----------------3-----------3---| E|---------------------------------|---------------1-----------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|-----------------7---------------| D|------------/9-------9---7-------| A|-5---------------------------7\--| E|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + [Chorus 1] "The sniper in the brain ..." G|---------------------------------|---------2-----------------------| D|---------------------------------|-----------------5---------------| A|-3---------------3-------2-------|-0-------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-3---------------4---------------|-5-------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|-----------------------------5---| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------2-----------------------| D|---------------------------------|-----------------5---------------| A|-3---------------3-------2-------|-0-------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-3---------------4---------------|-5---------------5-------5-------| A|---------------------------------|---------------5-----------5-4---| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|-----------------5---------------| A|-3---------------3-------2-------|-0-------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-3---------------4---------------|-5-------5-----------5-------5---| A|---------------------------------|-----------------5---------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------3-----------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-5-------------------------------|-----------------5---5-----------| A|---------------------------------|---------------5-------------5---| E|-----------------3---------------|-3-------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-------------------------5-------|-----------------5---5---5-------| A|---------------------5-----7-5---|---------------5-----------5-----| E|-3-----------7-----7-----------7-|-3---------------------------7---| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------5---5-------|-----------------5---5---5-------| A|-------------------5---------5---|---------------5-------------5---| E|-3-----------7-------------------|-3-----------------------------7-| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-------------------------5-------|---------------------------------| A|---------------------5-----7-5---|---------------------------------| E|-3-----------7-----8-----------7-|-3-------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + [Verse 2] "You, are not a victim ..." G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-7-------------------------------| E|-------------------------7\------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|--------------------11-----11----|---------------------------------| D|-----------------9-------9---9---|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|-8-----------------------8\------| E|-0-------------------------------|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|------------------------| D|---------------------------------|------------------------| A|-3-------------------------------|------------------------| E|---------------------------------|------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + [Solo] (Wild horse solo) G|---------------------------------|------------------------11-------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------9-------9---| A|-7-------------------------------|-----------------7---------------| E|-------------------------7\------|-0-------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|----------------------------------| D|-------------------------10-------| A|-8-------------------8-----8-10---| E|-------------------------------10-| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + [Pre-chorus 2] "Chimes, godddamn ..." G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|------------------------/7-------|-----------------8-------5-------| A|---------------------------------|---------7-----------7-------7---| E|-8-------------------------------|-9-------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-------------------------2-------|-3-------------------3---3-2-3---| A|-5---------------3---------------|-----------------3---------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------1-----------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------7-----------| D|-------------------------7-------| A|-5---------------------------7\--| E|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + [Chorus 2] "Breaking up is hard ..." 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