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Album: The Next Day (2013) Bassist: Tony Levin This is one of my all time favourite Bowie songs. It's quite easy, there aren't difficult fills nor anything like that. This is a very cryptical and mysterious song. Have fun! 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No Bass. Rest until 0:47 [Verse 2] "Just chuts and ladders and this is the kiss ..." G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-----11------13------------------|---------------------------------|\ E|-12----------------------12~-----|-----\---------------------------| \ 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + \ \ G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| \ D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| \ A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| \ E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| \ 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + (x2) / G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| / D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| / A|-----11------13------------------|---------------------------------| / E|-12----------------------12~-----|---------------------------------| / 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + / / G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|/ D|---------------------------------|-------------10------------------| A|-----11--------------------------|-----11--------------------------| E|-13------------------------------|-13------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + [Chorus 1] "Now you can say I got a gift of sorts ..." G|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| E|-2~--------------------------------------|-2/4~------------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 5 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 5 + + + G|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| E|-4/6~------------------------------------|-4~--------------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 5 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 5 + + + G|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| E|-4/6~------------------------------------|-6/8~------------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 5 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 5 + + + G|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------11--| A|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| E|-8/9~------------------------------------|-9~--------------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 5 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 5 + + + G|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------|-11~-------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| E|-9~----------9---9~--------------9---9---|-----------------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 5 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 5 + + + [Pre-Verse 2] G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-----11------13------------------|---------------------------------| E|-12----------------------12~-----|-----\---------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-----11------13------------------|---------------------------------| E|-12----------------------12~-----|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|-------------10------------------| A|-----11--------------------------|-----11--------------------------| E|-13------------------------------|-13------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + [Verse 3] "I have seen these bairns wave their fists at god ..." G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-----11------13------------------|---------------------------------| E|-12----------------------12~-----|-----\---------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-----11------13------------------|---------------------------------| E|-12---------------------10/12~---|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|-------------10------------------| A|-----11--------------------------|-----11--------------------------| E|-13------------------------------|-13------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-----11------13------------------|---------------------------------| E|-12----------------------12~-----|-----\---------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-----11------13------------------|---------------------------------| E|-12----------------------12~-----|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|-------------10------------------| A|-----11--------------------------|-----11--------------------------| E|-13------------------------------|-13------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + [Chorus 2] "I will take your lands and all that lays beneath ..." G|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| E|/2~--------------------------------------|-2/4~------------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 5 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 5 + + + G|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| E|-4/6~--------------------------------4/6-|-4~--------------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 5 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 5 + + + G|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| E|-4/6~----------------------------------6-|-6/8~------------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 5 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 5 + + + G|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| E|-8/9~--------------------------------9---|-9~--------------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 5 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 5 + + + G|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------11--| A|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| E|-9~------------------------------9---9---|-9~--------------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 5 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 5 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------11~---------------------| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|-9~------------------------------|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|-------------------------11~-----| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|-9~------9~------9~--------------|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|-9~------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + *********************************** | ~ Let ring | / Slide up | \ Slide down ***********************************