David Bowie – The Jean Genie (Guitar Tab)

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This is an extremely fun song to play. It's quite easy to make it sound quite like the original. The tab is 90% correct, as I taped this off the radio. Therefore, I'm not quite sure about the intro (although, it should be that, if I remember correctly), and I think in the extended version there might be a longer solo (probably based on E blues), but then again, there might not be one...Enjoy! [Intro] (basically, slide down the guitar while picking madly!)

e:---------------------------|
B:---------------------------|
G:---------------------------|
D:---------------------------|
A:-10-\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\0----|
E:-12\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\0----|

[Intro/Verse]

    E  E  E    A     E  E  E    A
e:-----------------------------------|
B:-------------2----------------2----|
G:--1--1--1--1-2-1---1--1--1--1-2-1--|
D:--2--2--2--0-2-0---2--2--2--0-2-0--|
A:--2--2--2--0-0-0---2--2--2--0-0-0--|
E:--0--0--0--0-------0--0--0---------|
             ^^^^^^
                Fast succession

Make it sound like ta ta ta tadada ta ta ta E E E A E E E Verse 1: (E riff is played twice for each line) -------- E E E A E E E A Small Jean Genie, she took off to the city, E E E A E E E A Strung out on lasers and slash-back blazers Ate all your razors while pulling the waiters Talking 'bout Monroe while walking on snow white New York's a go-go, and everything tastes nice, Poor little greenie... Oowwooohoo "Get back on me" (spoken)-> play B riff

Chorus:
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     B riff                               A riff
e:--------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B:--------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G:-----------------------------------x4-|--------------9/11--9-12-11~~~~|
D:--------------------------------------|--------------0-------------x2-|
A:---9---11--11--9---9-11-9-12-11~~~----|--7---9-9--7-------------------|
E:---7---7---7---7---7-7--7-7--7--------|--5---5-5--5-------------------|
        Gene Genie,   lives.....back

B riff Jean Genie, lives on his back, Jean Genie, loves Jimmy's ex, "It's outrageous", he screams and he bawls, Jean Genie, let yourself go! A riff x2 Ohooo Verse 2: -------- Sits like an adder, he smiles like a reptile, She love him, she love him, but just for a short while, She's scratching the sand, won't let go of his hand, He says he's a beautician, he sells you nutrition, Keeps off your dead hair and making a bundle, Poor little greenie, ooo oohooo Chorus 2: Same as chorus 1 --------- Verse 3: -------- He's so simple minded, he can't drive his module, He bites on the neon and sleeps in a capsule Solo-ish

   EEEEEEEEEE  E   E7      E  E  E    A    EEEEEEEEEEEE  E  E7
e:---------------------|--------------------------------------|
B:---------------------|------------0---0---------------------|
G:-1111111111--1---1---|---1--1--1--1-2-1--111111111111--1--1-|
D:-2222222222--2---0---|---2--2--2--0-2-0--222222222222--2--0-|
A:-2222222222--2---2---|---2--2--2--0-0-0--222222222222--2--2-|
E:---------------------|--------------------------------------|
                                                Loves to be loved x2

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