David Bowie - Running gun blues
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Tuning: E A D G
Album: The man who sold the world (1970)
Bassist: Tony Visconti
I did my best to tab this one but it was very difficult. Make sure to listen to the song while playing
if you donĀ“t understand a section of the tab.
Tabbed by Leo Chiurco
[Intro]
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------5-/-14.-14\-|
E|---------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
[Chorus 1]
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-----------------5-----5---------|-5-----5-------------------------|
A|-5-----5-5-----5---------5-------|-----------------3-----3-4-----4-|
E|---------------------------------|---------7-----7-----------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------5---5-----------|-------3---3-----|
A|-5-----5-5-----5---------5---5---|-3-----------3~--|(Listen carefully to this last bit)
E|---------------------------------|-----------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + +
[Interlude] |-3-| |-3-|
G|-7-7-7-7---7-5-------------------|/7-7-7-7---7-5----------------------|
D|-----------------5---5v----------|-----------------5v------5-5-5-5-5-5|
A|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
[Verse 2]
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-5-----5-5-----5-----------------|---------------------------------|
A|-----------------0-0-0---2---4---|-3-----3-3---------2---3---4---5-|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
|-3-||-3-||-3-|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| (Three triplets)
A|---------------------------------|-3-----3-3-----3-----------------|
E|-3-----3-3-----3-5-5---5-5-----5-|---------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------7---------------9-------|---------6-6-7-7-8-8-9-9-8-7-6---|
D|---------------------------------|-7-7-7-7-----------------------7-|
A|-5-----5---5-5-5-7-----7---7-7-7-|---------------------------------|
E|-----------------0---------------|---------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|-------------------------9-------|-----------------|
D|---------------------------------|-7---7-7-7---7-7-|
A|-5-----5-5-----5-7-----7---7-7-7-|-----------------|
E|-----------------0---------------|-----------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + +
G|-------------5-------------------|-------------5-------------------|
D|-----------------5~------5---5---|-----------------5v----------/-\-|
A|-5---5-5---5---------------------|-5---5-5---5---------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
[Chorus 2]
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-----------------5---5-----------|-5-----5-------------------------|
A|-5-----5-5-----5---------5---5---|-----------------3-----3-4-------|
E|---------------------------------|---------7-----7-----------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------5---5-----------|-------3---------|
A|-5-----5-5---------------5---5---|-3-----------3~--|(Listen carefully to this last bit)
E|---------------------------------|-----------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + +
[Interlude]
G|/7-7-7-7---7-5-------------------|/7-7-7-7---7-5-----------12------|
D|-----------------5---------------|-----------------5/---12-----12\-|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-------------------------10\-----|---------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-5-----5-5-5-3---------2---3---4-|-5-----5-5---3-----2---3---3-4-5-|
E|-----------------3-3-------------|-----------------3---------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|-------------------7---7---7-7---|
D|------------/5-------4-4-5-5-7-7-|------------/5-------------------|
A|-3-----3-3-------5-5-------------|-3---3-3-3-------5---5---5-------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-----------------5/7\5/7\5/7\5---|-----------------5/7\5/7\5/7\5---|
A|-5---5-5-----3-------------------|-5-----5-5---3-------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|-------------------------7-5-----|-------------------------7-5-----|
D|------------/5---------------7\--|-------------5---------------7---|
A|-3-----3-3-3-----5-5---5---------|-3-3---3-3-------5-5---5---------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
[Chorus 3]
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-----------------5---5-----------|-5-----5-------------------------|
A|-5-----5-5-----5---------5---5---|-----------------3-----3-4-------|
E|---------------------------------|---------7-----7-----------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------5---5-5---------|-------3---3-----|
A|-5-----5-5---------------5---5---|-3---3-------3~--|(Listen carefully to this last bit)
E|---------------------------------|-----------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + +
[Outro]
G|/7-7-7-7-7-4h5-------------------|/7-7-7-7---7-5-------------------|
D|-----------------5---5-5/----\---|-----------------5---5-5---------|
A|---------------------------------|-------------------------5/--\---|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-----------------5---------------|
A|-5-----5-5---3-----2-------------|-5-----5-5---3-------------------|
E|-----------------3---------------|---------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------5---5-------------------|-----------5-------------4-5-6-7-|
A|-3-----3---------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-----3-3-------5-----5---------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------7-5---------------------|---------7-5---------------------|
D|-------------7-5-5---------------|-------------7-5-5---------------|
A|-5.--5-5-----------------0-2-3-4-|-5---5-5-------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|-------------------------7-7-7-7-|
D|-------------5-----------7-7-5-5-|---------5---5-------------------|
A|-3-----3-3-------5-----5---------|-3.----3---------5-----5---------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------7---5-7-----------------|---------7---5-7-----------------|
D|-0---0-0---0-----5-----5---------|-0---0-0---0-----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|-------------------------7-5-----|-------------------------7-5-----|
D|-5\----------5---------------7-5-|-------------5---------------7---|
A|-----3-3-3-------5---5-5---------|-3---3-3-3-------5---------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
************************************
| |-3-| Triplet
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| . Staccato
| h Hammer-on
| ~ Let ring
| v Vibrato
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