David Bowie - China girl

CHINA GIRL (Bassline) As recorded by David Bowie (From the 1983 Album LET'S DANCE) Words and Music by Iggy Pop & David Bowie Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Carmine Rojas - Bass' Intro Q=138 4/4 Gtr I W W W |----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|------| Chorus W W E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E |----------|----------||----------------|----------------| |----------|----------||---------5------|---------5------| |----------|----------||---2-0--------2-|---2-0----------| |----------|----------||-3-----3----5---|-3-----3----3-4-| E E E E Q Q E E Q Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E |---------------|---------------|----------------|----------------| |---------------|-------------0-|---------5------|---------5------| |---------------|-----------2---|---2-0--------2-|---2-0----------| |-5-3-5---5-----|-5-3-5--5------|-3-----3----5---|-3-----3----3-4-| 1st & 2nd Verses E E E E Q Q E E Q Q E E Q E E Q Q Q. 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|-----------------|-------------||-----------------| |-----------------|-------------||o---------5------| |-2---2---2---2---|-2--0--------||o---2-0----------| |-----------------|-------3--2--||--3-----3----5-7-| E E E E Q E E E E E E Q Q E E Q Q E E 4x |----------------|---------------|----------------|| |---------5------|---------------|-------------0-o|| |---2-0----------|---------------|-----------2---o|| |-3-----3----3-4-|-5-3-5---5-----|-5-3-5--5-------|| Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide - natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls <> - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths Oh oh oh ohoo little china girl Oh oh oh ohoo little china girl I could escape this feeling, with my china girl I feel a wreck without my, little china girl I hear her heart beating, loud as thunder Saw the stars crashing I'm a mess without my, little china girl Wake up mornings wheres my, little china girl I hear hearts beating, loud as thunder I saw they stars crashing down I feel an tragic like an marlon brando When I look at my china girl I could pretend that nothing really meant too much When I look at my china girl I stumble into town just like a sacred cow Visions of swastikas in my head Plans for everyone Its in the white of my eyes My little china girl You shouldn't mess with me Ill ruin everything you are Ill give you television Ill give you eyes of blue Ill give you men who want to rule the world And when I get excited My little china girl says Oh baby just you shut your mouth She says... Sh She says She says And when I get excited My little china girl says Oh baby just you shut your mouth And when I get excited My little china girl says Oh baby just you shut your mouth She says... Sh She says Oh oh oh ohoo little china girl Oh oh oh ohoo little china girl Oh oh oh ohoo little china girl Oh oh oh ohoo little china girl Oh oh oh ohoo little china girl