David Bowie – Up The Hill Backwards (Bass Tab)
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From Scary Monsters (1981)
Fun licks here. There's a slap part in the outro.
Tabbed by Leo Chiurco
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G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|-------------7-------------------| A|-------------5-------------------|-7-------7-----------------------| E|-5-------------------------------|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-7-------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|---------7---9-------------------|-7---7-------5-------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------5-----------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-------------5---------------5---|-7-------------------------------| E|-5-------5-----------------------|-----2---3---5-------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|---------4---5-------5---5h6-7---| E|-5-------0---2-------------------|-0---5---------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|-------------7-------------------| A|-------------5-------------------|-7-------7-----------------------| E|-5-------5-----------------------|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-7-------------------------------|-----9---------------------7-----| A|---------7---9-------------------|-7-------7---5-------5---5---7---| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|-------------7-------------------| A|-------------5---------------5---|-7-------7-------------------7---| E|-5-------5-----------------------|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|-----------------| D|-7-------------------------------|-2---------------| A|-----7---8---9---------------4---|-----2---4---5---| E|---------------------------------|-----------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + [Chorus 1] "Yeah, up the hill backwards ..." G|---------7-----------7-----------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-----5-------5---5-------5---5---|-----5---5---5---5-----------5---| E|---------------------------------|---------------------5---7-------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|---------5-------5-------5-------|-7-----------5-------5---5---5---| E|-----------------------------5---|---------7-----------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + [Solo] G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-------------7-------------------|---------------------------------| A|-5-------5-----------------------|-7-------7-----------------------| E|---------------------------------|-------------5-------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|---------4---5-----------7-------| E|-5---0---1---2---------------2---|-0---5---------------7-----------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + [Verse 2] "While we sleep ..." G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|-------------7-------------------| A|-------------5-------------------|-7---9---7-------------------7---| E|-5-------5-----------------------|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------6---11------------------|-9-----------7-------------------| D|-7---9---------------------9h11--|-----7---9-----------9-----------| A|---------------------------------|-------------------------7---9\--| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|-------------7-------------------| A|-------------5---------------5---|-7-------7-------------------7---| E|-5-------5-----------------------|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-7-------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|---------7---9-------------------|-7-----------5-----------5---7---| E|---------------------------------|---------5-----------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-------------5---------------5---|-7-------7-----------------------| E|-5-------5-----------------------|-------------5-------2---3---4---| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|-----------------| D|---------------------------------|-----------------| A|---------------------------------|-----2---4---5---| E|-5-------5---2-------------------|-0---------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + [Chorus 2] "Yeah, up the hill backwards ..." 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