David Bowie – Battle For Britain (Bass Tab)
Drop B (B-F#-B-E)
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This is the Bass line taken from the Live version of the song played
during David Bowie's 50th Birthday Bash.
Lower down E to B
Tabbed by Leo Chiurco
[Intro] Starts around 0:39 G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|-5-----\-------------------------|-5-----\-------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + [Verse 1] "My, my, the time to fly ..." G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-2~----------------------------4-|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|-7.7~----------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|-10----\-------------------------|-10.10-\-------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-2~----------------------------4-|---9-----------------------------| B|---------------------------------|-7---7~--------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|-10----\-------------------------|-10.10-\-------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-2~------------------6-----7-9-4-|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|-7~----------------------------7-| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|-10----\-------------------14--12|-10.10-\-------------------7.--7.| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-------------------------------4-|---------------------------------| B|-12~-----------------------------|-7.7~----------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| B|-10----\-------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + [Pre-chorus 1] "Don't be so forlorn ..." G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-------------------------------5-|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------5-----|---------------------------------| B|-8~------------------------------|-7~--------7-----2/------7\--2/--| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|-5-----\-------------------------|-5-----\-------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------5-----------|---------------------------------| A|-------------------5---5~--------|---------------------------------| B|-8~--------------------------8---|-7~--------------7.--7-7-/10-14--| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|-5-------\-----------------------|-5-----\-------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-------------------------5-----7-|-4-------------------------------| A|----------------------/5---------|---------------4---------4-------| B|-8~------------------------------|-----------------7~----7-----7-9-| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| B|-10~-----------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + [Chorus 1] "Don't you let my letter get you down ..." G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-3~----------------------------3-|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|-8.8~--------------------------10| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|-11~---------------------11~-----|-6.6~--------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + [Interlude] G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| (x2) B|-5-----\-------------------------|-5-----\-------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + [Verse 2] "My, my, but time to fly ..." G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|-9~------8~------6~--------------|---------------------------------| D|-------------------------9~------|-8~------6~------4~------2~------| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-2~----------------------------4-|---4-----------------------------| B|---------------------------------|-7---7~------------------------9-| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| B|-10----\-------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + [Pre-chorus 2] "Don't be so forlorn ..." G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-------------------------------5-|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------5-----|---------------------------------| B|-8~------------------------------|-7~-------------/7-----7-2-/-7---| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| B|-5-----\-------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + [Chorus 2] "Don't you let my letter get you down ..." G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|-------------------5-------------| A|-3~--------------------3-7---10--|-----------------------5---------| B|---------------------------------|-8~------------------------8---8-| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-------------------------------3-|---------------------0-3-5-3-0---| B|-11~-----------------------------|-6.6~--------------6-----------6-| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + [Piano Solo] G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| (x6) B|-5-----\-------------------------|-5-----\-------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
Let it rewind and the go back to Chorus.
[Chorus 3] "Don't you let my letter get you down ..." G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-----------------------2---3---4-|-5-------------------------------| A|-3~------------------------------|---5-----------------------------| B|---------------------------------|-----8~--------------------8---8-| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-------------------------------3-|---------------------------------| B|-11~-----------------------------|-6.6~------------6-/13-11-13-11-8| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-----------------------2-----3-4-|-5~------5~----------------------| A|-3~------------3.3~--------------|-----------------5\--------------| B|---------------------------------|-------------------------8-----10| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-------------------------------3-|---------------------------------| B|-11~-----------------------------|-6.6~--------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + [Outro] G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| (x4) B|-5-----\-------------------------|-5-----\-------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
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| . Staccato
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| ~ Let ring
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