David Bowie – You Feel So Lonely You Could Die (Bass Tab)
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Album: The Next Day (2013)
Bassist: Gail Ann Dorsey
I wanted to tab this song for such a long time. Spot on bass line from genius Gail Ann Dorsey.
Enjoy!
Tabbed by Leo Chiurco
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G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| E|-11~---------------------|---------11.-----10.-----|-8~----------------------|-----------------10.-----| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------8-------| E|-11~---------------------|---------11.-----10.-----|-8~----------------------|-------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| A|-11~---------------------|-----------------11------|-10~---------------------|---------10h11---10.-----| E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| A|-8~----------------------|-----------------8-------|-------------------------|-------------------------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-8~----------------------|-8.------8.------10.-----| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + [Verse 2] "Hidden from your friends ..." G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| E|-11~---------------------|-----------------10------|-8~----------------------|---------8.------10.-----| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|---------8.------10------| E|-11~---------------------|-----------------13\-----|-8~----------------------|-------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| A|-11~---------------------|---------11h13---11------|-10~---------------------|-------------------------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------8-------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------8-------| A|-8~----------------------|-----------------10------|-------------------------|---------10--------------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-8~----------------------|-------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + [Pre-chorus 1] "And I'm gonna tell ..." G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| D|-10.-----10.-----10.-----|-10.-----10.-----10.-----|-8.------8.------8.------|-8.------8h10----8.------| A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| D|-7.------7.------7.------|-7.------7.------7.------|-6~----------------------|-5~----------------------| A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| D|-6~----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-6-------5-------4-------| A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| E|-------------------------|-----------------4-------|-4~----------------------|-------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| D|-3~----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-3~--------------5-------| A|-------------------------|---------1-------3-------|-------------------------|-------------------------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-1~----------------------|-------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| D|-6~----------------------|-------------------------|-6~----------------------|-------------------------| A|-------------------------|-----------------6-------|-------------------------|-------------------------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-4-------3-------2-------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| A|-------------------------|---------1-------3-------|-------------------------|-----------------8-------| E|-1~----------------------|-------------------------|-1-------1-------1-------|-1-------6---------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + [Chorus 1] "Some night on the thriller street ..." 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