David Bowie – Speed Of Life (Guitar Tab)

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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# # From: [email protected] Date: Fri, 2 Feb 1996 21:03:42 -0500 Subject: TAB: Speed of Life by David Bowie from the album "Low" 1977 (written by David Bowie, produced by David Bowie and Tony Visconti) >From the excellent Bowie-Eno "Trilogy" album "Low", this instrumental consists of three basic guitar riffs. There are of course a number of Eno sonic treatments not easily transcribed. Have a listen to the recording to get a feel for the song. The tab written here is merely a guide to get started in the right direction with the lead guitar. Song structure Riff 1 4x Riff 2 Riff 3 2x Riff 1 4x Riff 2 Riff 3 2x Riff 1 4x (fade) Riff 1
E---||--------------|---------------------|--------------|------------|
B---||---8^--8^--8--|--7--6---------------|--6--6--6--6--|--6--6--6--6|
G---||*-------------|--------8--6--8^--8--|--8--8--8--8--|--5--5--5--5|
D---||*-------------|---------------------|--------------|----------- |
A---||--------------|---------------------|--------------|------------|
E---||--------------|---------------------|--------------|------------|

E---|---------||
B---|--4--4---||
G---|--5--5--*||
D---|--------*||
A---|---------||
E---|---------||
Riff 2
E----------------|---------------|---------------|------|
B----------------|---------------|---------------|------|
G---------5^-5-3-|--------5^-5-3-|----------3----|------|
D---5------------|--4------------|--3------------|3s1---|
A----------------|---------------|---------------|------|
E----------------|---------------|---------------|------|

Riff 3
                 4x                 4x
E---9---9----9---||--||---8--8--8---||----------------------------------|
B---9---9----9---||--||---8--8--8---||----------------------------------|
G---10--10---10-*||--||*--9--9--9--*||----------------------------------|
D---------------*||--||*-----------*||----------------------------------|
A----------------||--||-------------||----------------------------------|
E----------------||--||-------------||----------------------------------|
transcribed by T.C. Ireland email: [email protected] ======================================================================== == TABLATURE EXPLANATION == ======================================================================== ||------|| Repeat --------| -------|
       ||*----*||                ---5^---| Bend      ---s---| Slide
       ||*----*||                --------|           -------|
       ||------||                --------|           -------|