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JOHN, I'M ONLY DANCING (Bassline) As recorded by David Bowie (From the 1976 Album CHANGESONEBOWIE) Words and Music by David Bowie Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Trevor Bolder - Bass' Intro Q=153(8=s8) 4/4 Gtr I W W W W |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| 1st & 2nd Verses H Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------||------------------|-----------------|-----------------| |---------x\--||o-5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---| |-------------||o---------------5-|---------------5-|---------------5-| |-------------||------------------|-----------------|-----------------| Pre-Chorus Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E Q E E Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------7-----||-----------------|--------5--4--|-2--2--2--2--| |-5--5--------||-----------------|------5-------|-------------| |----------5--||-3---3---3---3---|-3--3---------|-------------| |-------------||---------------3-|--------------|-------------| Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-5--5--5------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |----------7\--|-5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---| |--------------|---------------5-|---------------5-|---------------5-| |--------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| Chorus $ E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |--------------||--------------|--------7--9--|-10--9--7------| |-5---5--5-----||-----------7--|-9--10--------|-----------10--| |-----------5--||-7--9--10-----|--------------|---------------| |--------------||--------------|--------------|---------------| |-3-| |-3-| Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |--------------|-----9-9-----9-9-|-----9-9-------7-8-9-|-----9-9-----9-9---| |-9--7------7--|-----------------|---------7-8-9-------|-------------------| |-------10-----|-7-7-----7-7-----|-7-7-----------------|-7-7-----7-7-------| |--------------|-----------------|---------------------|-------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----9-9-----9-9-|---------------------| |-----------------|-----10-10-----10-10-| |-7-7-----7-7-----|-8-8-------8-8-------| |-----------------|---------------------| E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E |-----------10-10-----|-------------------------| |-----10-10-------10--|-------12-12-------12-12-| |-8-8-----------------|-10-10-------10-10-------| |---------------------|-------------------------| 1. To Coda |--3--| E E E E E E E Q E E Q Q E E |-------------12-12-12------|---------------| |-------12-12----------12\--|-7-----------7-| |-10-10---------------------|---------------| |---------------------------|---------------| |-3-| |-3-| Q. E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E |--------------------|----------------| |-7----7-7-7-7-7-5---|-------------7--| |------------------7-|----------------| |--------------------|-5--------------| Interlude +H. Q E E Q H W W W |-------------||-------------|----------|----------|-------|| |-(7)------7--||-5-----------|----------|----------|------o|| |-------------||-------------|----------|----------|------o|| |-------------||-------------|----------|----------|-------|| Outro 2. D.S. al Coda & |-3-| |-3-| E E Q Q E E +Q. E E E E E E E E Q Q E E +Q. E +E E E E E |---------------|--------------------||---------------|----------------------| |-7-----------7-|-(7)---7-7-7-7-5----||-7-----------7-|-(7)---7-(7)-7-7-5----| |---------------|-----------------7--||---------------|-------------------7--| |---------------|--------------------||---------------|----------------------| |-3-| E E Q Q E E +Q. E +E E E E E |---------------|---------------------| |-------------7-|-(7)---7-(7)-7-7-5---| |---------------|-------------------7-| |-5-------------|---------------------| |-3-| E E Q Q E E +Q. E +E E E E E ||----------------|-----------------------| ||o-------------7-|-(7)---7-(7)-7-7-5-----| ||o---------------|-------------------7---| ||--5-------------|-----------------------| |-3-| E E Q Q E E +Q. E +E E E E E 3x |---------------|----------------------|| |-------------7-|-(7)---7-(7)-7-7-5---o|| |---------------|-------------------7-o|| |-5-------------|----------------------|| |-3-| E E Q Q E E +Q. E +E E E E E |---------------|-----------------------| |-------------7-|-(7)---7-(7)-7-7-5-----| |---------------|-------------------7---| |-5-------------|-----------------------| |-3-| |-3-| E E Q Q E E +Q. E +E E E E E E E Q Q E E +Q. E +E E E E E |---------------|---------------------|---------------|-----------------------| |-------------7-|-(7)---7-(7)-7-7-5---|-------------7-|-(7)---7-(7)-7-7-5-----| |---------------|-------------------7-|---------------|-------------------7---| |-5-------------|---------------------|-5-------------|-----------------------| H.=H E E E E +H +W +W +W |----------------|------------|------------|--------*| |-------5-(5)----|-(5)--------|-(5)--------|-(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