David Bowie – The Man Who Sold The World (Guitar Tab)

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Chords

[Intro]
rhythm
  A                   Dm                  F
e|0------------------------1-----------------------1---------------------1~-------------|
B|2------------------------3-----------------------1---------------------3~-------------|
G|2------------------------2-----------------------2---------------------2~-------------|
D|2-5x-d d d d~ u d u-rpt--0-5x d d d d~u d u-rpt--3-d d d d~ u d u rpt--0~-full strum~-|
A|0-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

riff 
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|2-2-2-0-2/3\2p0-----2-2-2-0-2/3\2p0-----2-2-2-0-2/3\2p0--2~---|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|

Alternate combining chords and riff
e|-0------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-2------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-2-2-2-0~-2h3p2p0-rpt ---same pattern for Dm and F------------------|
D|-2--------------------------------------------------------------3-0~|
A|-0----------------------------------------------------3-3----3-3-3--|
E|------------------------------------------------0-1-1~----0-1-------|
                                                  bass line for guitar

Riffs and fills
[Riff 2]
    C                   lick 1     lick 2  lick 3  lick 4  lick 5  lick 6
e|-----------------------------5--|---9~--|-----5~|-----3-|-----9-|------5~|
B|-----------------------------x--|-3/8---|-----6-|-----x-|----10-|------6~|
G|------------2-4-5--------2/7-7--|-------|---5-5-|-----5-|-----9-|------7~|
D|------2-3-5---------------------|-------|--7----|--2-5--|-5/7---|-----7--|
A|--3-5---------------------------|-------|/8-----|-3-----|-------|-5-8----|
E|--------------------------------|-------|-------|-------|-------|--------|

[Riff 3]                [Riff 4]
    F                    
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------0-2-3----------3--------|
A|-----0-1-3------------4---4------|
E|-1-3-----------------------------|

Song

[Intro]
Alternate combining chords and riff
e|-0------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-2------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-2-2-2-0~-2h3p2p0-rpt ---same pattern for Dm and F------------------|
D|-2--------------------------------------------------------------3-0~|
A|-0----------------------------------------------------3-3----3-3-3--|
E|------------------------------------------------0-1-1~----0-1-------|
                                                  bass line for guitar

[Verse 1] No chord (Dm implied) A7 Dm (lick 1) We passed upon the stairs, We spoke of was and when A7 (lick 2) F (Lick 3) Although I wasn't there, he said I was his friend C (lick 4) G(note)A (lick 5, in place of chords) Which came as some surprise, I spoke into his eyes Dm C (riff 2) I thought you died alone, a long long time ago [Chorus] C F Oh no,(riff 2) not me (riff 3) Db I never lost control (riff 4) F (riff 3) C F You're face (riff 2) to face (riff 3) Db(riff 4) A (repeat intro) with the man who sold the world [Verse 2] repeat licks 1-6 (Dm)no chord A7(2) Dm (1) I laughed and shook his hand, and made my way back home A7 (2) F(3) I searched for form and land, for years and years I roamed C(4) G A (5, in place of chords) I gazed a gazely stare at all the millions here Dm (6) C (riff 2) We must have died alone, a long long time ago [Chorus] C F Oh no,(riff 2) not me (riff 3) Db I never lost control (riff 4) F (riff 3) C F You're face (riff 2) to face (riff 3) Db(riff 4) A (repeat intro) with the man who sold the world [Chorus] C F Oh no,(riff 2) not me (riff 3) Db I never lost control (riff 4) F (riff 3) C F You're face (riff 2) to face (riff 3) Db(riff 4) A (repeat intro) with the man who sold the world

[Outro}
repeat Intro until fade out over:
[vocal hums/moans begin after first intro]
e|-------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|/9v~\2-|--/10v~\9\7-/9\2----------------------------------------------------|
D|-------|----------------rpt this measure through fade-----------------------|
A|-------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|