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David Bowie- I'd rather be high from The Next Day (2013) 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. I guess this one's played on a 5 string bass, you can hear some low D's in some parts. There's no problem if you want to play it on Standard E tuning, but I've tabbed it exactly to the original notes. You'll need to listen carefully to the song before playing it, hear it and read the tab at least once before playing the song, it'll help you catch the rhythm right. There are some sick licks. This took a while, so please let me know your opinions. Enjoy! Tabbed by Leo Chiurco [Main Riff 1] G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-------7.------------5---.-------|-------7.------------5-----------| A|-------------5--/7---------------|-------------5--/7-------5---4---| D|/7---7---------------------------|/7---7---------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-------7.------------5---.-------|-------7.------------5-5/7\------| A|-------------5--/7---------------|-------------5--/7---------------| D|/7---7---------------------------|/7---7---------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|-------7.------------5-------7---|-------7.------------------------| D|-------------5--/7---------------|-----------------5---4-----------| A|/5---5---------------------------|/5---5-------------------5--/7\--| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-------7.------------5---.---7---|---------------------------------| A|-------------5--/7---------------|---------------------------------| D|/7---7---------------------------|-7-------7-----x-2---5---7-------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + [Verse 1] "Nabovok is sunlicked now ..." G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-2-------2-----2-2---2-------2---|-5-------5-----5-5---5-------5---| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-2-------2-----x-2---4---5-------|---------------------------------| E|-----------------------------4---|-5-------5-----x-5---4---2---4/--| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-------------5/--12--12--12\-----|---------------------------------| D|-7-------7-----------------------|-7-------7-----x-2---5---7-------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + [Verse 2] "Clare and Lady Manners drink ..." G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|-----------------------------4---| A|-2-------2-----x-2---2-------4---|-5-------5-----0-5-0-5---7-------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|----------------------------/7---|-5-------------------------------| A|-2-------2-----x-2---4---5-------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|-------------5-------5---2/------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-------------5/--12--12------12\-|---------------------------------| D|-7-------7-----------------------|-7-------7-----x-7-----5-----4---| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + [Chorus 1] "I'd rather be high ..." G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|---------7-------5---7-----------|---------------------------------| D|-2-----------9---------------9---|-7-----------7---7---7---7h9p7---| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|-----------------7-------7-------| A|-------------2---5h7p5-----------|-------------7-------7-----------| D|-2---------------------------9---|-7-------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-5-------5-----x-5---5---7---8---|-9-------9-7h9-----7h9-------7---| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|-------------------------7h9-7h9-|-7-------------------------------| D|---------------------7-----------|---------------------------------| A|-5-----------0---5---------------|-----------------5---5---7\------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + [Main Riff 2] G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-------7.------------5---.-------|-------7.------------5-----------| A|-------------5--/7---------------|-------------5--/7-------5---4---| D|/7---7---------------------------|/7---7---------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------6/7-5h|-6-------------------------------| D|-------7.------------5-----------|---------7---7-------------------| A|-------------5--/7---------------|---------------------4-----------| D|/7---7---------------------------|-------------------------7\------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + [Verse 3] "The Thames was black" G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-2-------2-----x-2---2-------4---|-5-------5-----0-5---5-------7---| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-2-------2-----x-2---4---5-------|---------------------------------| D|-----------------------------4---|-5-------5-----x-5---4---2---4/--| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-------------5/--12--12------\---|-------------5/--12--12--12\-----| D|-7-------7-----------------------|-7-------7-----------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + [Verse 2] "I stumble to the graveyard ...." G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|-----------------------------4---| A|-2-------2-------2---2-------4---|-5-----x-5-----0-5---5---7-------| D|---------------4-----------------|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|-5-------5/7\5-------------------| A|-2-------2-------2---4-------5---|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------5---2/------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|-------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------5/----12-12-12----------12\---|------------------------------------------------| D|-7-----------7-----------------------------------|-7-----------7--------x--7--------5--------4----| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + [Chorus 2] "I'd rather be high ..." G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-------------2---5---7-----------|---------------------------------| D|-2-------------------------------|-7-------7---7---7---7---5---5---| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-------------2--/9-------7-------|---------------------------------| D|-2---------------------------9---|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7-------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-0-------0-----x-0---0---2---3---|-4-------4-----4-4---4---4---2---| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|----------------------------12/14|\12------12--12--12--12--12\-----| A|----------------/12--------------|---------------------------------| D|-0-------0---0-------------------|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + [Main Riff 2] G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-------7.------------5---.-------|-------7.------------5-----------| A|-------------5--/7---------------|-------------5--/7-------5---4---| D|/7---7---------------------------|/7---7---------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-------7.------------5-------7---|---------------------------------| A|-------------5--/7---------------|---------------------------------| D|/7---7---------------------------|-7-------7-----x-7---7---9---7---| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + [Bridge] "I'm seventeen my looks can prove it ..." G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|-7---7---7-----7-7---7-------7---| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-5---5---5-----5-5---5-------4-4-|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|-7-------7-----x-7---5-------4---| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|----/12-----h12------------------| A|----------------/7---7-------7---|-5-------------------------------| D|-2-------2-----------------------|---------------------0---0-------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + [Main Riff 2] G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------7-----------------------|---------------------------------| A|----------------/12--12------12\-|---------------------------------| D|/7-------------------------------|-7-------7-------7-----5-----4---| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + [Chorus 3] "I'd rather be high ..." G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|---------7-------5---7-----------|---------------------------------| D|-2-----------9-------------------|-7-------7---7---7---7---7h9p7---| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|---------7-------7/9\7-----------|------------/12--12--12--12\-----| D|-2-----------9---------------9---|-7-------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|-------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| D|------------------/14----------12----------12----|-11-------11-11---------------------------------| A|-5--------5--5-----------------------------------|-------------------14----12----11----9----------| D|-------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------12-----12/14|\12------12--12--12--12--12\-----| A|-5-------5---5--/12--------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + [Outro] G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-------7.------------5---.-------|-------7.------------5-----------| A|-------------5--/7---------------|-------------5--/7-------5---4---| D|/7---7---------------------------|/7---7---------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-------7.------------5-------7---|-------7.------------5-5/7\------| A|-------------5--/7---------------|-------------5--/7---------------| D|/7---7---------------------------|/7---7---------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|----------7.-------------------5----------/12----|-11---------------------------------------------| D|-------------------5----/7-----------------------|------------/14----12-------12------------------| A|/5-----5-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------10---------------| D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------/7\--------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-------7.------------5-------7---|-------7.------------------------| A|-------------5--/7---------------|----------------/12--10----------| D|/7---7---------------------------|-7---7-------------------14--12--| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-------7.------------5---.-------|-------7.------------5-----------| A|-------------5--/7---------------|-------------5--/7---------------| D|/7---7---------------------------|/7---7-------------------2---5---| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-------7.------------5---.-------|---------------------------------| A|-------------5--/7---------10h12-|---10h12-----0---0---0---3---4---| D|/7---7---------------------------|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|-------7.------------5-------7---|---------7.----------5-----------| D|-----0-------5--/7---------------|-------------5--/7-------7---5---| A|-5-------------------------------|/5---5---------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-------7.------------5-------7---|---------------------------------| A|-------------5--/7---------------|---------------------------------| D|/7---7---------------------------|-7---7---7---7---7---7.----------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + PS: I couldn't have figured this out without being high *********************************** | \ Slide down | / Slide up | h Hammer on | P Pull off | x Dead note | . 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