David Bowie – Rebel Rebel (Guitar)

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Rebel Rebel - David Bowie (1974) Tabbed/Chorded By: Skidaddy, Esq., G.Q. 4/4 TIME @ 126 BPM (4 Min. 27 Sec.) in 'A'. Chords Used: ----------- GUITAR KEYBOARD
        E  A  D  G  B  e     Bass|   Chord
       ------------------    ----------------
Dsus2- x x 0 2 3 0 D A-D-E E - 0 2 2 1 0 0 E B-E-G# ► Play full chord in 'BRIDGE', or if you can't play the 'Riff'. E6 - 0 2 2 1 2 0 E B-C#-E-G# ► Strum the chord if you can't play the 'Riff'. A - x 0 2 2 2 0 A A-C#-E D - x x 0 2 3 2 D A-D-F# Bm - x 2 4 4 3 2 B B-D-F# D7 - x x 0 2 1 2 D A-C-D-F# *** 'Signature' Riff TAB (Repeating 2 Measures: Measures 3 and 4) *** Only play full 'Dsus2' chord as the opening chord. Repeat measures 3 and 4 for the rest of the song for all 'INTRO', 'VERSE', 'CHORUS', and 'CODA' sections. ▼ = Down Stroke / ▲ = Up Stroke / 'p' = Pull Off NOTE: On the '+' beat between counts 2 and 3 in the 2nd and 4th measures, you can play the 'e' note on EITHER the preferred low 'E' string (e0), or on the 'D' string (d2) if it's easier for you.
  ▼   ▲   ▲   ▲ ▲    ▲   ▼ ▼    ▲ ▲  ▼   ▲   ▲   ▲ ▲    ▲   ▼ ▼    ▲ ▲
  Dsus2           E          E6 E      Dsus2           E          E6 E
e|0---0---------0-|--0--------------|----0---------0-|--0--------------|
B|3-------3--2--0-|--0-----2-p0-----|--------3--2--0-|--0-----2-p0-----|
G|2-------------1-|--1----------1---|--------------1-|--1----------1---|
D|0---------------|------2--------2-|0---------------|------2--------2-|
A|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
E|----------------|------0----------|----------------|------0----------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3  + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3  + 4 +
[INTRO] [16 M] 1 2 3+4+ 1 2 3 +4+… |Dsus2 E|… E6 E |Dsus2 E|… E6 E | ►Enter Drums |Dsus2 E|… E6 E |Dsus2 E|… E6 E |
|Dsus2          E |…       E6 E   |Dsus2    E|…   E6 E  |
   Do… do… do-do… do… do-do… do…

|Dsus2          E |…       E6 E   |Dsus2    E|…   E6 E  |
   Do… do… do-do… do… do-do… do…
[Verse 1] [16 M]
|Dsus2                   E|…          E6 E |Dsus2                        E|
  You got your mo-ther…  in a… whirl…      She's not… sure if you're a

|E            E6 E  |Dsus2             E   |…                E6 E  |
 boy or a girl…        Hey,… babe,…  your hair's al-… right…

|Dsus2             E    |…              E6 E  |Dsus2                E|
   Hey,… babe,…  let's go out to-night…       You like… me… and I

|E           E6 E  |Dsus2                    E |…             E6 E  |
 like it… all…       We like… danc-in' and we look di-… vine…

|Dsus2                    E   |…            E6 E  |
  You love… bands… when they play it… hard…

|Dsus2                  E  |…             E6 E  |
  You want… more… and you want it… first…
[Bridge 1] [4 M]
|A                        |D                 |
  They put you down,…  and say I'm… wrong…

|Bm                      |E               |
  You tack-y thing,…  you put them… on…
[Chorus 1] [8 M]
|Dsus2                E     |…               E6 E  |Dsus2                E   |
   Reb-el, reb-el,… you've torn your… dress…        Reb-el, reb-el,… your

|E             E6 E  |Dsus2                E  |…                E6 E  |
 face is a mess…        Reb-el, reb-el,… how could they… know?…
►See TAB below for these 2 measures◄
|D                |E               |
   Hot… tramp,…  I love you… so…
*** CHORUS #1, #2, and #3 7th and 8th measures' TAB ('b' = Bend Up) *** Hit 'g' note on low 'E' string just after 'so'.
  D                E
e|2---------------|0---------------|
B|3---------------|0---------------|
G|2---------------|1---------------|
D|0---------------|2---------------|
A|----------------|2---------------|
E|----------------|0-------3b------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
[Re-Intro] [8 M]
|Dsus2    E|…   E6 E         |Dsus2    E|…   E6 E  |
                  Don't-cha…

|Dsus2          E |…       E6 E   |Dsus2    E|…   E6 E  |
   Do… do… do-do… do… do-do… do…
[Verse 2] [16 M] 'Almost' the same lyrics as 'VERSE #1' -
|Dsus2                 E|…           E6 E           |Dsus2                   E|
   Got your mo-ther…   in a… whirl,… 'cause she's…   not… sure if you're a

|E            E6 E  |Dsus2             E   |…                E6 E  |
 boy or a girl…        Hey,… babe,…  your hair's al-… right…

|Dsus2             E    |…                E6 E  |Dsus2                E|
   Hey,… babe,…  let's stay out to-night…       You like… me… and I

|E           E6 E  |Dsus2                    E |…             E6 E  |
 like it… all…       We like… danc-in' and we look di-… vine…

|Dsus2                    E   |…            E6 E  |
  You love… bands… when they play it… hard…

|Dsus2                  E  |…             E6 E  |
  you want… more… and you want it… first…
[Bridge 2] [4 M]
|A                        |D                 |
  They put you down,…  and say I'm… wrong…

|Bm                      |E               |
  You tack-y thing,…  you put them… on…
[Chorus 2] [16 M]
|Dsus2                E     |…               E6 E  |Dsus2                E   |
   Reb-el, reb-el,… you've torn your… dress…        Reb-el, reb-el,… your

|E             E6 E  |Dsus2                E  |…                E6 E  |
 face is a mess…        Reb-el, reb-el,… how could they… know?…
► See 'CHORUS' TAB… ◄
|D                |E               |Dsus2    E|…   E6 E  |Dsus2    E|…   E6 E  |
   Hot… tramp,…  I love you… so…

|Dsus2          E |…       E6 E   |Dsus2          E |…       E6 E   |
   Do… do… do-do… do… do-do… do…  .Do… do… do-do… do… do-do… do…
[Chorus 3] [12 M]
|Dsus2                E     |…               E6 E  |Dsus2                E   |
…  Reb-el, reb-el,… you've torn your… dress…        Reb-el, reb-el,… your

|E             E6 E  |Dsus2                E  |…                E6 E  |
 face is a mess…        Reb-el, reb-el,… how could they… know?…
► See 'CHORUS' TAB… ◄
|D                |E               |Dsus2    E|…   E6 E  |
   Hot… tramp,…  I love you… so…                         

|Dsus2    E|…   E6 E       |
                   You've
[Coda] [40 M]
|Dsus2                  E   |…             E6 E    |Dsus2                      E|
 torn… your dress,…   your face is a mess…    You can't… get e-nough,… but e-

|E                   E6 E           |Dsus2                    E|
-nough ain't the test…  You got your…  trans-… mis-sion and a

|E          E6 E           |Dsus2               E|…                E6 E         |
 live…  wire…  You got your…  cue… lines… and a hand-ful of ludes…  You wan-na…

|Dsus2               E   |…                  E6 E     |Dsus2                 E|
…  be… there… when they count out the dudes…   And I love… your dress,…

|E   E6 E       |Dsus2                    E|…   E6 E            |
        you're a ju-ve-nile suc-cess,…           be-cause your

|Dsus2              E|…   E6 E  |Dsus2                    E|…   E6 E       |
 face is a mess…            So how could they know,…           I said,…

|Dsus2                    E|…   E6 E          |Dsus2              E |
 how could… they… know?…         So what-cha wan-na know?…    Ca-

|E                E6 E          |Dsus2                         E |
-la-mi-ty's child,…   chi-child,… chi-child… Where'd you wan-na

|E     E6 E         |Dsus2                      E|
 go…      What can I do… for you?… Looks like I

|…               E6 E             |Dsus2                 E|…   E6 E       |
 been there,… too…   'Cause you've torn…  your dress,…          and your

|Dsus2              E|…   E6 E         |Dsus2              E|…      E6 E       |
 face is a mess…           Ooh,… your face is a mess…       Ooh,…  ooh,… so

|Dsus2                    E|…   E6 E  |Dsus2                    E|…   E6 E  |
 how could they know?…               How could they know?…
|Dsus2 E|… E6 E |D7 |… |