David Bowie – Black Country Rock (Bass Tab)
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Album: The Man Who Sold the World (1970)
An overall easy song, it repeats but has some variations so be carefull. If you have any trouble playing
the outro just listen to the song.
Tabbed by Leo Chiurco
[Intro]
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D|--------5-----7/-9-------------------------------|
A|--7----------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------12\--|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-----------------6---------------|-----------------6---------------|
A|-7-----7-----7-----9-7---7-------|-7-----7-----7-----9-7---7-------|
E|---------7-9-----------9---------|---------7-9-----------9---------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
[Verse 1] "Pack a pack horse ..."
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D|-----------------6---------------|-5-----5-----5-----7-5---5-------|
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1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|-----------------6---------------|--------------------7-----9/11--9--7--9----------|
D|-7-----7-----7-----9-7---7-------|--------5-----7/-9-------------------------------|
A|---------7-9-----------9---------|--7----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------12\-|--------------------------------------------12\--|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|-----------------4---------------|
D|-----------------6---------------|-5-----5-----5-----7-5---5-----5-|
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1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
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E|-----------------------------12\-|-------------------------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
[Chorus 1] "Some say the view is crazy ..."
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D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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E|-8-----8-----------------7-8---8-|---------7-8-----8-----8---------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-7h9-7---------------------------|
E|-------------7h9-7-------5-------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
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1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|----------------------------/14\-|----------------------------/14\-|
A|-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-------|-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-------| (x3)
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
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D|----------------------------/14\-|---------------------------------|---------|
A|-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-------|-0-----0-0-----0-0---------------|-5-------|
E|---------------------------------|-------------------------3-------|---------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + +
[Post-chorus]
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D|-----------------6---------------|-----------------6---------------|
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E|---------7-9-----------9---------|---------7-9-----------9---------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
[Verse 2] "Pack a pack horse ..."
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E|---------7-9-----------9---------|---------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|-----------------6---------------|--------------------7-----9/11--9--7--9----------|
D|-7-----7-----7-----9-7---7-------|--------5-----7/-9-------------------------------|
A|---------7-9-----------9---------|--7----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------12\-|--------------------------------------------12\--|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|-----------------4---------------|
D|-----------------6---------------|-5-----5-----5-----7-5---5-----5-|
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E|---------7-9-----------9---------|---------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|-----------------6---------------|--------------------7-----9/11--9--7--9-----/--\-|
D|-7-----7-----7-----9-7---7-------|--------5-----7/-9-------------------------------|
A|---------7-9-----------9---------|--7----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------12\-|-------------------------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
[Chorus 2] "Some say the view is crazy ..."
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D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-7h9-7---------------------------|
E|-------------7h9-7-------5-------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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D|----------------------------/14\-|----------------------------/14\-|
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E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|----------------------------/14\-|----------------------------/14\-|
A|-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-------|-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-------| (x2)
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
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D|----------------------------/14\-|---------------------------------|---------|
A|-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-------|-0-----0-0-----0-0---------------|-5-------|
E|---------------------------------|-------------------------3-------|---------|
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[Chorus 3] (With tiny Marc Bolan impersonation) "Some say ..."
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E|---------------5-3---------------|---------------------------------|
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G|---------------------------------|
D|-2h4-2---------------------------|
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1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
[Outro]
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A|--0-----16-16-0-----16-16-0-----16-16-0-----16---|--0-----16-16-0-----16----0-----16-16-0-----16-16| (Fade)
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| / Slide up
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| h Hammer-on
| v Vibrato
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