David Bowie – Running Gun Blues (Bass Tab)

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Album: The man who sold the world (1970) Bassist: Tony Visconti I did my best to tab this one but it was very difficult. Make sure to listen to the song while playing if you don´t understand a section of the tab. Tabbed by Leo Chiurco
[Intro]
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[Chorus 1]
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D|-----------------5---5-----------|-------3---3-----|
A|-5-----5-5-----5---------5---5---|-3-----------3~--|(Listen carefully to this last bit)
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[Interlude]                                                  |-3-| |-3-|
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[Verse 2]
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[Chorus 2] 
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A|-5-----5-5---------------5---5---|-3-----------3~--|(Listen carefully to this last bit)
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[Interlude]                                                 
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[Chorus 3] 
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A|-5-----5-5---------------5---5---|-3---3-------3~--|(Listen carefully to this last bit)
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[Outro]                                                 
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