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LADY GRINNING SOUL (Bassline) As recorded by David Bowie (From the 1973 Album ALADDIN SANE) Words and Music by David Bowie Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Trevor Bolder - Bass' Intro Free time Q=50 4/4 Gtr I W W W |----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|------| W W W W |----------|----------|----------|------|| |----------|----------|----------|------|| |----------|----------|----------|------|| |----------|----------|----------|------|| 1st Verse In time Q=92 Q E. S E Q e Q E. S E E E E Q S E S E Q E |----------------|----11---------11----|-12--12----------------| |----------------|------------11----11-|-----------------------| |-9-------9-9----|-9--------9----------|----------10-10-10-----| |-------9------9-|--------9------------|--------------------10-| Q e E E E E S S Q E E E E E E |-----12-------12-14-12s14-|-------16p14----------| |--------12-14-------------|-------------16p14----| |-10-----------------------|-12----------------16-| |--------------------------|----------------------| Q. E +E E Q Q e E +E E Q |-----------------------|----11------------| |-------13-(13)----13\--|-9-----9-(9)---9--| |---------------11------|-------------9----| |-16--------------------|------------------| Q Q H Q E. S E Q E Q E E E E E E Q E. S E Q E |------------||----------------|----11-------11-13-|-12--12---------------| |-9----------||----------------|-------------11-14-|----------------------| |------------||-9-------9-9----|-9-----9-----------|---------x-10-10------| |------------||-------9------9-|-----------9-------|------------------10--| Q Q S S E S S S S |--------12p11s16-------------| |-----------------12h14p12h14-| |-10--------------------------| |-----------------------------| Q E E E E E S S Q E E +E E Q |-------------16----------|------------------------| |-------14s16----16-16s14-|------------------13\---| |-12----------------------|-11----11-(11)----------| |-------------------------|---------------11-------| Q E. S E Q E E E Q Q. E Q. E E E E E Q. E +E E E E |----------------|---------------||----------------|-------------------| |-9-------9-9----|-9------8------||------4---6-7-8-|-9----9-(9)---9s8--| |-------9------9-|---------------||-6--------------|------------9------| |----------------|---------------||----------------|-------------------| Q E E H Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E Q. E Q. E |-------------|------------------|----1-----------1-|--------4----4--| |-8--8--------|------1-(1)-2-3-4-|------3-(3)-4-5---|-2----2---------| |-------------|-2--2-------------|-4----------------|----------------| |-------------|------------------|------------------|----------------| W Q. E E E Q Q Q H Q E. S E Q E |----------|------1---------|------------||-----------------| |-2--------|----------1-1\--|------------||-----------------| |----------|----------------|-2----------||-9-------9-9-----| |----------|-4--------------|------------||-------9------9--| Q E E E E E E H E Q E |----11--------11----|-12--------------| |-----------11----11-|-----------------| |-9-----9------------|-------10-10-----| |--------------------|--------------10-| Q E E E E Q Q E S S S S S S E E a |-------------------|--------------------14-16-14--------| |-------------------|-----14-14-14-14-16----------16s14--| |-10----10------10--|-12---------------------------------| |------------10-----|------------------------------------| Q E E E E S S E Q E. S E E E E Q Q H Q E. S E Q e |-------13---------------|-----------------|------------||----------------| |------------13-13-13-13S|=9--9--9-9-9-9---|-9----------||----------------| |-11---------------------|---------------9-|------------||-9-------9-9----| |------------------------|-----------------|------------||-------9------9-| Q E E E E E E Q E E Q. E |----11---11----13-13-|-12--12-------------| |------------11-------|--------------------| |-9-----9-------------|--------10-10-------| |------------------12-|-----------------10-| |--3--| Q E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E a |-------------12h14-12h14-|----------------16--------| |-------12s14-------------|-----14-14---16----16s14--| |-10----------------------|-12-----------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------| Q E E +E E Q Q +E. S E Q E E E Q Q. E Q. E E E E E |----------------------|-----------------|---------------||-----------------| |------------------13S=|=9--(9)---9-9----|-9------8------||------4---6-7-8--| |-11----11-(11)--------|--------9------9-|---------------||-6---------------| |---------------11-----|-----------------|---------------||-----------------| Q E E E E E E Q E E H Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E |----11---11-------|-------------|------------------|----1-----------1--| |-9-----9------9s8-|-8--8--------|------1-(1)-2-3-4-|------3-(3)-4-5----| |------------9-----|-------------|-2--2-------------|-4-----------------| |------------------|-------------|------------------|-------------------| Q. E S S E E E W Q E S S E E Q Q S S E e E Q a |------------------|-9--------|-----------------|--------------------| |--------9-9-9-9-9-|----------|-6----6-6-6---6--|-5--5-5-5-5---6s=3--| |-7----7-----------|----------|------------6----|------------5-------| |------------------|----------|-----------------|--------------------| Q E S S E E Q Q E S S e E Q Q. E +E E Q Q. S S +E E Q |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-6----6-6-6---6--|-9----9-9-9---9--|-6----6-(6)---6--|-5----5-5-(5)---5--| |------------6----|------------9----|------------6----|--------------5----| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------| Q. S S +E E Q Q. E +E E Q Q. E +E E Q Q E S S E E Q |-------------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------| |-6----6-6-(6)---6--|------9-(9)---9\--|-6----6-(6)---6--|-5----5-5-5---5---| |--------------6----|------------9-----|------------6----|------------5-----| |-------------------|-7----------------|-----------------|------------------| Q E S S E E Q Q E S S E E Q Q E S S E E Q Q E S S E E E E |------------------|------------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-6----6-6-6---6/--|-9----9-9-9---9\--|-6----6-6-6---6--|-5--5-5-5-5---5-5--| |------------6-----|------------9-----|------------6----|------------5------| |------------------|------------------|-----------------|-------------------| Q E S S E E Q Q E S S E E Q Q. E +E E E E Q E S S E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------| |-6----6-6-6---6--|-9----9-9-9---9S=|=6----6-(6)---6-6-|-5----5-5-5---5-5-| |------------6----|------------9----|------------6-----|------------5-----| |-----------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------| Q. S S E E Q Q E S S E E Q Q E S S E E Q |-----------------|------------------|-----------------| |-6----6-6-6---6--|-9----9-9-9---9\--|-6----6-6-6---6--| |------------6----|------------9-----|------------6----| |-----------------|------------------|-----------------| Q E S S E E E E Q E S S E E Q Q E S S E E Q |------------------|-----------------|-----------------*| |-5--x-5-5-5---5-5-|-6----6-6-6---6--|-9----9-9-9---9--*| |------------5-----|------------6----|------------9----*| |------------------|-----------------|-----------------*| 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