David Bowie – Lazarus (Guitar Intro)

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Album: Blackstar (2016) This is my interpretation for a standalone guitar, mixing guitar, sax and bass elements. - Verses: I play a mini-riff a the end of each line. See below. - Outro: you can improvise a solo in C major scale (or hypodorian A mode ?), inspired by the intro riff. - Advice for novices: you’re not obliged to play riffs. And in the bridge you can leave out the bass notes of Eb D/F# D/C chords. [Chords] Eb x65343 or xx1343 D/F# 200232 D/C x30232 G5 355xxx A5 577xxx
[Riff 1 sax CBG CBGA]
e||----------------|----------------|
B||----------------|----------------|
G||----------------|----------------|
D||-10---9---5-----|-10---9---5---7-|
A||----------------|----------------|
E||----------------|----------------|

[Riff 2 CDE]    [Riff 3 CBG]
e||--------|    e||-------|
B||--------|    B||-1-0---|
G||--------|    G||-----0-|
D||---0-2~-|    D||-------|
A||-3------|    A||-------|
E||--------|    E||-------|

[Riff 4 AGAE]       [Riff 5 AGE]    [Riff 6 AGA]
e||---------|       e||-------|     e||-------|
B||---------|       B||-------|     B||-------|
G||-2-0-2---|       G||-2-0---|     G||-2-0-2-|
D||-------2-|       D||-----2-|     D||-------|
A||---------|       A||-------|     A||-------|
E||---------|       E||-------|     E||-------|

[Intro]
e||---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B||---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G||---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D||-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-5-5-5-5-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------|
A||---------------------------------------------|------------------------7-7-7-7-|
E||---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|

e||---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B||---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G||---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D||-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-9-9-9-9-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------|
A||---------------------------------------------|------------------------7-7-7-7-|
E||---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
(repeat once, except four last notes) (Riff 1 sax CBG CBGA) x2 [Verse 1](1’02”) Am F (riff 2 CDE) Look up here, I’m in heaven Am F (riff 2 CDE) I’ve got scars that can’t be seen Am F (riff 2 CDE) I’ve got drama, can’t be stolen Am F (riff 2 CDE) Everybody knows me now (Riff 1 sax CBG CBGA) x2 [Verse 2](2’01”) Am F (riff 3 CBG) Look up here, man, I’m in danger Am F (riff 2 CDE) I’ve got nothing left to lose Am F (riff 3 CBG) I’m so high it makes my brain whirl Am F (riff 2 CDE) Dropped my cell phone down below (Riff 1 sax CBG) (riff 1 sax CBGA) Ain’t that just like me [Bridge](2’44”)
C        Eb           D/F#    D/C
  By the time I got to New York

C         Eb         D/F#
  I was living like a king

C        Eb             D/F#    D/C
  Then I used up all my money

C          Eb          D/F#
  I was looking for your ass
[Verse 3](3’14”) Am F (riff 2 CDE) This way or no way Am F (riff 2 CDE) You know, I’ll be free Am F (riff 2 CDE) Just like that bluebird Am F (riff 4 AGAE) Now, ain’t that just like me [Verse 4](3’45”) Am F (riff 5 AGE) Oh, I’ll be free Am F (riff 5 AGE) Just like that bluebird Am F (riff 6 AGA) Oh, I’ll be free
Am                     F
  Ain’t that just like me
[Outro](4’14”) (Sax solo) (Bass solo intermixed with these powerchords) G5 / A5 G5 / A5
G5 / A5
(Repeat A string between powerchords couples)
G5 / A5 G5 / A5 G5 / A5 G5 / A5 \