David Bowie – Heroes (Bass Tab)
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HEROES (Bassline)
As recorded by David Bowie
(From the 1977 Album HEROES)
Words by David Bowie
Music by David Bowie & Brian Eno
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'George Murray - Bass'
[Intro]
Q=116
4/4
Gtr I
E E E E Q E E +E E E E Q. E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E E E E E
|----------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|----------------|----------------5-|-(5)-5------------|-------------------|
|-5-5-----5----5-|-(5)-5-----5------|-------7-5--------|-----2---3---4---5-|
|-----7-5--------|-------7-5--------|-----------3----3-|-(3)---3---3---3---|
+E E E E Q E E +E E E E Q. E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E E E E E
|------------------|------------------|------------------|--------------------||
|------------------|----------------5-|-(5)-5------------|--------------------||
|-(5)-5-----5----5-|-(5)-5-----5------|-------7-5--------|-----2---3---4---5--||
|-------7-5--------|-------7-5--------|-----------3----3-|-(3)---3---3---3----||
1st & 2nd Verses
+E E E E Q E E +E E E E Q. E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E E E E E
||-------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
||o------------------|----------------5-|-(5)-5------------|-------------------|
||o-(5)-5-----5----5-|-(5)-5-----5------|-------7-5--------|-----2---3---4---5-|
||--------7-5--------|-------7-5--------|-----------3----3-|-(3)---3---3---3---|
+E E E E Q E E +E E E E Q. E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E E E E E
|------------------|------------------|------------------|--------------------|
|------------------|----------------5-|-(5)-5------------|--------------------|
|-(5)-5-----5----5-|-(5)-5-----5------|-------7-5--------|-----2---3---4---5--|
|-------7-5--------|-------7-5--------|-----------3----3-|-(3)---3---3---3----|
$
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E +E E E E Q. E
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-----5----5-|-(5)-5-----5-------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----7-5--------|-------7-5------5--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E +E E E E Q. E
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-----5----5-|-(5)-5-----5----3--|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----7-5--------|-------7-5---------|
To Coda
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E +E E E E Q. E
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-------------------|
|-3-3-------------|-----0-0-2-2-3-3-|-5-5-----5----5-|-(5)-5-----5----5--|
|-----0-0-1-1-2-2-|-3-3-------------|-----7-5--------|-------7-5---------|
1.
+E E E E Q E E +E E E E Q. E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E E E E E
|------------------|------------------|------------------|--------------------|
|------------------|----------------5-|-(5)-5------------|--------------------|
|-(5)-5-----5----5-|-(5)-5-----5------|-------7-5--------|-----2---3---4---5--|
|-------7-5--------|-------7-5--------|-----------3----3-|-(3)---3---3---3----|
+E E E E Q E E +E E E E Q. E
|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|----------------5-|
|-(5)-5-----5----5-|-(5)-5-----5------|
|-------7-5--------|-------7-5--------|
+E E E E Q E E +E E E E E E E E
|------------------|---------------------||
|-(5)-5------------|--------------------o||
|-------7-5--------|-----2---3---4---5--o||
|-----------3----3-|-(3)---3---3---3-----||
3rd Verse
2.
+E E E E Q E E +E E E E Q. E
||-------------------|------------------|
||o------------------|----------------5-|
||o-(5)-5-----5----5-|-(5)-5-----5------|
||--------7-5--------|-------7-5--------|
+E E E E Q E E +E E E E E E E E 3x
|------------------|--------------------||
|-(5)-5------------|-------------------o||
|-------7-5--------|-----2---3---4---5-o||
|-----------3----3-|-(3)---3---3---3----||
D.S. al Coda
+E E E E Q E E +E E E E Q. E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E E E E E
|------------------|------------------|------------------|--------------------||
|------------------|----------------5-|-(5)-5------------|--------------------||
|-(5)-5-----5----5-|-(5)-5-----5------|-------7-5--------|-----2---3---4---5--||
|-------7-5--------|-------7-5--------|-----------3----3-|-(3)---3---3---3----||[Outro]
&
+E E E E Q E E +E E E E Q. E
||-------------------|------------------|
||o------------------|----------------5-|
||o-(5)-5-----5----5-|-(5)-5-----5------|
||--------7-5--------|-------7-5--------|
+E E E E Q E E +E E E E E E E E 6x
|------------------|--------------------||
|-(5)-5------------|-------------------o||
|-------7-5--------|-----2---3---4---5-o||
|-----------3----3-|-(3)---3---3---3----||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