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David Bowie - Janine from Space Oddity (1969) Awesome bass line by Herbie Flowers (you can check my tabs for more of the work he has done with Bowie and Lou Reed). This one is pretty tricky, make sure to listen to the song first while reading the tab. Bass is mixed quite high compared to other songs on the album so it shouldn't be a problem to hear it. I'm sure this is exactly what is played in the tune. Tab's been made to help you catch the rhythm and timing, it took a while so I hope you enjoy this great bass line! Tabbed by Leo Chiurco [Intro] Bass kicks at 0:11 G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|-5-------5-----------------------| A|-5-----0-5-----0-3---3-----3---5-|-------5-------3-5---------3---3-| E|---------------------------------|-----------------------3-5-------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + [Verse 1] "Oh my love, Janine ..." G|-----------------7---------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------7-----7-----------|-4-----4-4-----4-5-------5-----5-| A|-5-------5---------------5-----5-|-----------------------5---------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|-----------------9-------9-------|---------------------------------| D|---------9-----9-------9---9---9-|-7-------7-------5---5---5-------| A|-7---7---------------------------|-------7-------5---------------5-| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|-----------------------------7---|-------------------------7-------| D|---------------------------7-----|-7-------7-------5---5-----5---7-| A|-5-------5-----5-5---5---5-------|-------7-------7-----------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------| D|-4-------4-------4-4-----4---4---| A|-------4-------4-------4---------| E|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + [Verse 2] "And you strange demand ..." G|---------------------5---7-5h7---|---------------------------------| D|-----------------5h7---7---------|-4-----x-4-----4-5-------5-----5-| A|-5-----5-5-----5-----------------|-----------------------5---------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------9-7h9-7h9---|---------------------------------| D|-------------------9-------------|-7-----x-7-------5---5-------5---| A|-7-----7-7-----7-7---------------|---------------5-----------5-----| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|-------------------------7-------| D|---------------------------------|-7-------7-------5---5-----5---7-| A|-5-------5-------5-5---5-5-7---7-|-------7-------7-----------------| E|-------5-------5-----------------|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------| D|-4-------4-------4-4-----4-4---4-| A|-------4-------4-------4---------| E|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + [Chorus 1] "Oh Janine ..." G|-------------5---7-------7-5h7---|-------------5-------------------| D|---------5h7---7-------7---------|---------5-------5-------5-3h5-x-| A|-5-----5-------------------------|-3-----3---------------3---------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------5-----------------------| D|-----------------5-------5---5---|-3-----3---3---5-----------------| A|-3-------3-----5-------5---------|-----------------3-----3-3---4---| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|-------------5-------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------5-------5-------5-------| A|-5-------5-----5-5-----5-5---5---|-3-----3---------------5-------5-| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------5-----------------------| D|-----------------5-------5---5---|-3-----3---3---5-----------------| A|-3-----3-3-5---5-------5---------|-----------------3-------3---4---| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + [Interlude] G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-5-------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|-5-------5-5---------------------| A|-5-----0-5-----0-3---3-----3---5-|-------5-------5-5---------3---3-| E|---------------------------------|-----------------------3-5-------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + [Verse 3] "You're fey, Janine ..." G|-----------------7-----------7---|---------------------------7-----| D|---------------7-----7-----7-----|-4-------4-----4-5-----5-5-----5-| A|-5-------5---------------5-------|-------5-------------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|-----------------------------9---|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------9-----|-7-------7-------5-------5-------| A|-7-----7-7-----7-7---7---7-------|-------7-------5-------5---------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|-------------------------7-------| D|---------------------------------|-7-------7-------5---5-----5---5-| A|-5-------5-------5-------5---7---|-------7-------7-----------------| E|---------------5-----------------|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------| D|-4-------4-------4-4-----4---4---| A|-------4-------4-------4---------| E|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + [Verse 2] "So stay, Janine ..." G|-------------5---7-----7-5h7-5h7-|---------------------------------| D|---------5h7---7-----------------|-4---4---4-----4-5-------5-----5-| A|-5-----5-------------------------|-----------------------5---------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|-------------9-7h9-7h9-7h9-------|-------------------------7-------| D|---------9-------------------9---|-7-------7-------5---5-----5---7-| A|-7-----7-------------------------|-------7-------5-----------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|-------------------------7-------| D|---------------------------------|-7-------7-------5---5-----5---7-| A|-5-------5-------5---5---5---7---|---------------7-----------------| E|---------------5-----------------|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------| D|-4---4---4-------4---4---4-4---4-| A|---------------4-----------------| E|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + [Chorus 2] "Oh Janine ..." G|---------------------5-5h7-5h7---|---------------5-----------------| D|-------------5---7---------------|-------------5---5-------5-------| A|-5-----5-5/7---------------------|-3-------3---------------------5-| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------5-----------------------| D|-----------------5-------5-------|-3---3-----3---5-----------------| A|-3---3---3---5-7-------5-----5---|-----------------3---3---3---3-4-| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------5-----------------------| D|---------------------------------|-------5-----3---5-------5-------| A|-5-------5-----5-5---5---0-3-5---|-3---------------------5-----5---| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------5-----------------------|---------5-----------------------| D|-------5-----3---5-------5---5---|-3---3-----3---5-----------------| A|-3---------------------5---------|-----------------3---3---4-3---4-| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + [Outro] G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-5-------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|-------------------------2-3-2-3-| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|-----------------------------7*--| D|-------------------------5-------|-----------------------7-7-------| A|-5-------5-----0-3---3-----3---5-|---------------3-5---5-----------| E|---------------------------------|-3---3---3---5-------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|-------------------------5-------|---------------------------------| D|-7-------------------------5-----|---------------------------------| A|-----5---5-----0-3---3-------3---|---------0-2---3-5---5-5---2---3-| E|---------------------------------|-3---3---------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|-----------------------5---------|-------------------------7-------| D|---------------------------5-----|---------------------------7-7-7-| A|-5---5---5-----0-3-3-----------3-|---------------0-5---5-----------| E|---------------------------------|-3---3---3-3---------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|-7-----------------------5-------|---------------------------------| D|---7-----------------------5-----|---------------------------------| A|-----5---5---5-0-3---3---------3-|---------------0-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-3-| E|---------------------------------|-3---3---3-5---------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|-----------------------------------5-------------|--------------------12-10-------------------7/-\-| D|-----------------------------5-----------5-----4-|--5-----5-----5/----------12----12-12-12\--------| A|--5-----5-----5\-------3--3----------------------|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------5-----|-------------------------7-7-----| D|-------------------3---5-------5-|-------5---------------------7-7-| A|-5---5---5\----0-3---------------|-----------5---3-5-5-5-5---------| E|---------------------------------|-3-3-----------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------| D|-7\------------------------------| (Fade) A|-----5---5\----------------------| E|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + ************************************* | / Slide up | \ Slide down | x Dead note | h Hammer-on | * Armonic *************************************