David Bowie – The Bewlay Brothers (Bass Tab)
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Album: Hunky Dory (1971)
Bassist: Trevor Bolder
I tabbed every bit of bass I could hear. It was difficult because the are many layers of sounds
which sound louder than the bass. Anyway, enjoy.
Tabbed by Leo Chiurco
Bass plays during choruses only
[Chorus 1] "The Bewlay brothers ..." G|---------------------------------|---------------------9-----------| D|-----9---9-------------------9\--|-7-----7-7---------7---------7-6-| A|---9---9-------------------------|---------------------------------| E|-7-------------------------------|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|-----------------------------2---| D|-5-------5-------5-------5-------|-4~------4---4---4---4---4-------| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|-2~------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|-5~----------------------5---4---| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-2~--------------------------2-0-|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|-3~------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
Rest until 2:17
[Chorus 2] "The Bewlay brothers ..." G|---------------------------------|-----9---------------------------| D|-----9~------9~----------9---9-8-|-7-----7-7---7~--------------7-6-| A|---9-----------------9-----------|---------------------------------| E|-7-------------------------------|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|-----------------------------2---| D|-5-------5-------5-------5-------|-4~------4---4---4---4---4-------| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|-2~------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|-5~----------------------5---4---| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-2~--------------------------2-0-|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|-3~------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
Rest until 3:38
[Chorus 3] "Bewlay brothers ..." G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-----9~----9v--------9---9---9-8-|-7---7-7-7~------7---7---7~------| A|---9-----------------------------|-----------------------7---------| E|-7-------------------------------|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------7-----------|-----------------------------2---| D|-5-------5-------5-------5-------|-4~------4---4---4---4---4-------| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|-2~--------------2---2---2-------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|-5~----------------------5---4---| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-2~--------------------------2-0-|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|-3~------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
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