David Bowie – The Secret Life Of Arabia (Bass Tab)
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1.0x
Album: Heroes (1977)
Such a groovy bassline!
Listen closely and follow the rhythm marks to get the timing.
Tabbed by Leo Chiurco
Bass kicks in at around 0:19
[Chorus 1] "Secret, secret ..." 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G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|-------------5~----------5-------| A|---------------------------------|-------5---------------------5---| E|-6-----6.----6-------3---0---1---|-3-------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-3-----3.----3-------3-------3---|-4-----4.----4-----------3---4---| E|-------------------------3-------|---------------------5-----------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + [Verse 2] G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-5-5-------------3-----5-----0---|-5.----3---0-5---------------3---| E|-----1---3---5-------------------|---------------------3---5-------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-5-5-------------3-----5---0-3---|-5-----3---0-5~------------------| E|-----1---3---5-------------------|---------------------0---1---2---| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-----------------2-----3---0-3-0-|-5-------------------------------| A|-----2---3---5-------------------|-------2-----3-------5---0---3---| E|-3-3-----------------------------|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-5-5-------------3-----5---0-3---|-5-----3---0-5-------3---0---5---| E|-----1---3---5-------------------|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + [Chorus 3] "Never here, never seen ..." G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-----------------8-----7-----6---|-5-------------------------------| A|-------5-----8-------------------|-------5-------------------------| E|-6-------------------------------|-----------x-3-----------3---5---| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|-----------------7-------7-------| A|-3-----3.--------------0-----5---|-------4-----7---------------7---| E|-------------0---1---------------|-5-------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + [Verse 3] G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|-------3---x-5-------3-----------| A|-5-5-------------3-----5---0-3---|-5-----------------------5---3---| E|-----1---3---5-------------------|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|-------3---x-5---3---------------| A|-5-5-------------3-----5---0-3---|-5-------------------5---3-------| E|-----1---3---5-------------------|-----------------------------5---| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|-----------------3---2-----------| A|-----2---3---5-------2---3---5---|-----2---3---5-----------5---3---| E|-3-3-------------3-3-------------|-3-3-----------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-5-5-------------3-----5---0-3---|-5-----3---x-5-------3---0---3---| E|-----1---3---5-------------------|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + [Chorus 4] "You must see the movie ..." 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