David Bowie – Little Bombadier (Bass Tab)
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Album: David Bowie (1967)
Bassist: Dek Fearnley
A nice little song. It's very simple and in 3/4. There are small fast strums at the end, pay attention.
Use a pick to get the right sound. Enjoy
Tabbed by Leo Chiurco
[Intro] G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------| D|-----x-4-----------5-----|-------------5-----------|-5-------7-6-5-----------|-5-------7-6-| A|-2-----------3-----------|-3-----5-----------5-----|-------5-----------5-----|-------5-----| E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------| 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + [Verse 1] "War made him ..." G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| D|-5-----------2-----------|-------------5---------4-|-5-----------2-----------|-------------5-----5-4-3-| A|-------5-----------2-----|-3-----3-----------5-7---|-------5-----------2-----|-3-----3-----------------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + [Chorus 1] "Lines of worry ..." G|-------------------------|-------2-----------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| D|-2-------------------2-1-|-0-----------5-----------|-------4-----------5-----|-------------5-------5---| A|-------2-----3-----3-----|-------------------5-4-3-|-2-----------3-----------|-3-----5-----------5---5-| E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + G|-------------------------| D|-------------5---------4-| A|-3-----3-----------5-7---| E|-------------------------| 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + [Verse 2] "Frankie drank his money ..." G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| D|-5-----------2-----------|-------------5-----------|-5-----------2-----------|-------------5-----5-4-3-| A|-------5-----------2-----|-3-----3-----------5---5-|-------5-----------2-----|-3-----3-----------------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + [Chorus 2] "Then one day ..." G|-------4-----------------|-------2-----------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| D|-2-------------------2-1-|-0-----------5-----------|-------4-----------5-----|-------------5---------5-| A|-------------3-----3-----|-------------------5-4-3-|-2-----------3-----------|-3-----5-----------5-----| E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + [Bridge] "Sunshine entered ..." G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| D|-------------7---7-------|-------------7---7-7-----|-------------7---7---7---|-------------------------| A|-5-----5---------------4-|-5-----5---------------4-|-5-----5-----------7---7-|-------8-----------12----| E|-------------------5-7---|---------------------7---|-------------------------|-6---------6/10--------10| 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + G|----------------------------| D|----------------------------| A|-12---------11-12---------4-| E|-------12-14----------5-7---| 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------------| D|-------------7-----------|-------------7-------7---|-------------------------|----------------------------| A|-5-----5---------------4-|-5-----5-----------7---7-|-------8-----------12----|-12----------11-12----------| E|-------------------5-7---|-------------------------|-6---------6/10--------10|-------12-14----------12----| 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + [Interlude] G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| D|-5-----------2-----------|-------------5---------4-|-5-----------2-----------|-------------5-----5-4-3-| A|-------5-----------2-----|-3-----3-----------5-7---|-------5-----------2-----|-3-----3-----------------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + G|-------------------------|-------2-----------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| D|-2-------------------2-1-|-0-----------5-----------|-------4-----------5-----|-------------5---------4-| A|-------2-----3-----3-----|-------------------5-4-3-|-2-----------3-----------|-3-----5-----------5-7---| E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + [Verse 3] "Then two gentlemen ..." G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| D|-5-----------2-----------|-------------5---------4-|-5-----------2-----------|-------------5-------5-4-| A|-------5-----------2-----|-3-----3-----------5-7---|-------5-----------2-----|-3-----3-----------5-----| E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + [Chorus 3] "Leave them alone ..." G|-------------------------|-------2-----------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| D|-2-------------------2-1-|-0-----------5-----------|-------4-----------5-----|-------------5-----5-4-3-| A|-------2-----3-----3-----|-------------------5-4-3-|-2-----------3-----------|-3-----5-----------------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + G|-------------------------|-------2-----------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| D|-2-------------------2-1-|-0-----------5-----------|-------4-----------------|-------------------------| A|-------2-----3-----3-----|-------------------5-4-3-|-2-----------3-----------|-------------------------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + [Outro] ( * ) ( * ) ( * ) G|-------------------------|-------------------------|----| D|-------------5-----5-0-4-|-5-----5-0-4-5-----5-0-4-|-6--| A|-3-----5-----------------|-------------------------|----| (*) Fast, listen closely E|-------------------------|-------------------------|----| 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 +
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| / Slide up
| * Fast strumming
| x Dead note
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