David Bowie – Yassassin (Bass Tab)
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Artist: David Bowie
Song: Yassassin
Album: Lodger (1979)
Bowie´s been a part of me almost all my life. His death encouraged me to write down these bass tabs
which I'll upload from time to time.
Tabbed by Leo Chiurco
[Verse 1] (You may find easier to play the first part on 2nd fret of D string (E)) G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|-----------------------------7.--| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-7-5-7.--------5-7-5-7.----------|-------X-7-5---------------------| E|-------------7-------------------|-----7-------7-0.----------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|-------------------------------X-| A|-7-5-7.--------5-7-5-7.----------|-----0-X-5-6-7---------------3---| E|-------------7-------------------|---------------0.----------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-3-1-3.----------3-1-3.----------|-------X-3-1---------------------| A|-------------3-------------------|-----3-------3-----------------X-| E|---------------------------------|---------------1.------------7---| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-7-5-7.--------5-7-5-7.----------|---------7-5---------------------| E|-------------7-------------------|-------------7-0.--------5.--7.--| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + [Verse 1] "I´m not ..." G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-7-5-7.--------5-7-5-7.----------|-------X-7-5---------------------| E|-------------7-------------------|-----7-------7-0.------------7.--| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-7-5-7.--------5-7-5-7.----------|-------X-7-5-----------------3.--| E|-------------7-------------------|-----7-------7-0.----------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-3-1-3.--------1-3-1-3.----------|-------X-3-1---------------------| A|-------------3-------------------|-----3-------3-------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------1.--------1.--5.--| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-7-5-7.--------5-7-5-7.----------|-------X-7-5---------------------| E|-------------7-------------------|-----7-------7-0.------------7.--| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + [Verse 2] "We came ..." G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-7-5-7.--------5-7-5-7.----------|-------X-7-5---------------------| E|-------------7-------------------|-----7-------7-0.------------7.--| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-7-5-7.--------5-7-5-7.----------|-------X-7-5-----------------3.--| E|-------------7-------------------|-----7-------7-0.----------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-2.--3.--------1-3-1-3.----------|-------X-3-1---------------------| A|-------------3-------------------|-----3-------3-------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------1.--------5.--7.--| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-7-5-7.--------5-7-5-7.----------|-------X-7-5---------------------| E|-------------7-------------------|-----7-------7-0---------5.--7.--| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + [Chorus 1] "You want to fight ..." G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-3.--3-------5--/7.--------------|-3.------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|---------------------1.--1.------|-------------1---1.--------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|-----------------| D|-3.--3-------5--/7.--------------|-----------------| A|---------------------------------|-7-----------5.--| E|---------------------1.--1.------|-----------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + [Verse 3] "I'm not ..." G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-7-5-7.----------7-5-7.----------|---------7-5---------------------| E|-------------7-------------------|-----7.------7-0.------------5.--| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-7-5-7.--------5-7-5-7.----------|---------7-5-----------------3.--| E|-------------7-------------------|-----7.------7-0.----------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-3-1-3.----------3-1-3.----------|-------X-3-1---------------------| A|-------------3-------------------|-----3-------3-------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------1.--------1.--5.--| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-7-5-7.--------5-7-5-7.----------|-------X-7-5-----------------5---| E|-------------7-------------------|-----7-------7-0.--------7-------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-7-5-7.----------7-5-7.----------|-------5-7-5-------------------5-| E|-------------7.------------------|-----7-------7-0.------------7---| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + [Verse 4] "Look at this ..." G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-7-5-7.----------7-5-7.----------|-----5-0-7-5-----------------3.--| E|-------------7-------------------|---7---------7-0.----------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-3-1-3.--------1-3-1-3.----------|-------X-3-1---------------------| A|-------------3-------------------|-----3-------3-------------0-5.--| E|---------------------------------|---------------1.----------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-7-5-7.--------5-7-5-7.----------|-------X-7-5---------------------| E|-------------7-------------------|-----7-------7-0.----------5-7.--| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-7-5-7.--------5-7-5-7.----------|-------X-7-5-------------------5-| E|-------------7-------------------|-----7-------7-0.----------5-7---| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + [Verse 5] "There's someone in charge..." G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-7-5-7.--------5-7-5-7.----------|---------7-5-----------------3.--| E|-------------7-------------------|-----7-------7-0.----------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-3-1-3.----------3-1-3.----------|-------X-3-1---------------------| A|-------------3-------------------|-----3-------3---------------5.--| E|---------------------------------|---------------1.--------5-7-----| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|-----------------------------2.--| A|-7-5-7.--------5-7-5-7.----------|-------X-7-5-------------3.------| E|-------------7-------------------|-----7-------7-0.----------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + [Chorus 1] "You want to fight ..." G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-3.--3-------5--/7.--------------|-3.--3---------------------------| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|---------------------1.--1.------|-------------1.--1.--------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|-----------------| D|-3.--3-------5--/7.--------------|-----------------| A|---------------------------------|-7---------------| E|---------------------1.--1.------|-----------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + [Verse 6] "I'm not ..." G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-7-5-7.--------X-7-5-7.----------|-------X-7-5-----------------5.--| E|-------------7-------------------|-----7-------7-0.----------7-----| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-7-5-7.--------5-7-5-7.----------|-------X-7-5-----------------3.--| E|-------------7-------------------|-----7-------7-0-----------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-3-1-3.--------1-3-1-3.----------|-------X-3-1---------------------| A|-------------3-------------------|-----3-------3---------------5.--| E|---------------------------------|---------------1.--0-1.--5.------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-7-5-7.--------5-7-5-7.----------|-------5-7-5-----------------5.--| E|-------------7-------------------|-----7-------7-0.--------5-7-----| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + [Verse 7] "I'm not ..." (again!) G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-7-5-7.----------7-5.------------|-------5-7-5---------------------| E|-------------7-------------------|-----7-------7-0.------------7.--| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|-----------------------------1.--| A|-7-5-7.--------5-7-5-7.----------|-------X-7-5---------------3-----| E|-------------7-------------------|-----7-------7-0.----------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-3-1-3.--------1-3-1-3.----------|-------1-3-1---------------------| A|-------------3-------------------|-----3-------3-------------0-5.--| E|---------------------------------|---------------1.--------1-------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-7-5-7.--------5-7-5-7.----------|-------X-7-5-----------------5.--| E|-------------7-------------------|-----7-------7-0.--------5.7-----| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-7-5-7.----------7.--7.----------|---------7-5-----------------5.--| E|-------------7-------------------|-----7.------7-0.----------7-----| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|-----------------------------1.--| A|-7-5-7.--------5-7-5-7.----------|-------X-7-5---------------3-----| E|-------------7-------------------|-----7.------7-0.----------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-3-1-3.--------1-3-1-3.----------|-------X-3-1---------------------| A|-------------3-------------------|-----3.------3---------------5.--| E|---------------------------------|---------------1.----5.--7.------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-7-5-7.--------5-7-5-7.----------|---------7-5-----------------5.--| E|-------------7-------------------|-----7.------7-0-----------7-----| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-7-5-7.----------7-5-7.----------|---------7-5-----------------5.--| E|-------------7-------------------|-----7.------7-0.----------7-----| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|-----------------------------1.--| A|-7-5-7.----------7-5-7.----------|-------X-7-5---------------3-----| E|-------------7-------------------|-----7-------7-0-----------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-3-1-3.----------3-1-3.----------|-------X-3-1---------------------| A|---------------------------------|-----3.------3---------------5.--| E|---------------------------------|---------------1.--------7.------| (Fade) 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +