David Bowie - Silly boy blue
Autoscroll
1 Column
Text size
Transpose 0
Tuning: E A D G
David Bowie
Silly Boy Blue
from David Bowie (1967)
Great song, and simple bass line.
Tabbed by Leo Chiurco
[Verse 1] "Mountains of Lhasa ..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-5-------------------------------|---------------------------------| \
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| \
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + \
(x2)
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| /
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| /
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| /
E|-5-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-7-------------------------------|---------------------------------| (x2)
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| (x2)
E|-5-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|
D|-5-------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-7-----------7---7---------------|-7-----------7---7---------------|
A|-----------------------------7---|-------------------------7---6---|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
[Verse 2] "Yak butter statues ..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-5-----------5---5---------------|-5-----------5---5-------6---7---| \
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| \
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + \
(x2)
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| /
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| /
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| /
E|-5-----------5---5---------------|-5-----------5---5---------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-7-----------7---7---------------|-5-----------5---5---------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-7-----------7---7---------------|-5-----------5---5-------6---7---|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
[Chorus 1] "Silly boy blue ..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-5-----------5---5---------------|
E|-5-----------5---5---------------|---------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-----------------7-------6-------|
A|---------------------------------|-5-----------5-------------------|
E|-5-----------5---5---------------|---------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|
D|-5-----------5---5---------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-7-----------7---7---------------|-7-----------7---7-------6---5---|
A|-----------------------------7---|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
[Bridge] "You wish and wish ..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-4-----------4---4---------------|-5-----------5---5---------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-4-----------4---4---------------|-5-----------5---5-------4---3---|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-2-----------2---2---------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-0-----------0---0---------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-2-----------2---2-----------4---|-5-----------5---5---------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|
D|-7-----------7---7---------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-7-----------7---7---------------|-4-----------4---4---------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
[Verse 3] "La la la la ..."
G|-------------2---4---------------|-------------2---4---------------|
D|-2-------------------------------|-2-----------------------2-------|
A|-------------------------2-------|---------------------------------| \
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| \
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + \
(x2)
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| /
D|-------------2---4---------------|-------------2---4---------------| /
A|-2-------------------------------|-2-----------------------2-------| /
E|-------------------------2-------|---------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|-11----------11--11--------------|-9-----------9---9---------------|
D|-11----------11--11--------------|-9-----------9---9---------------|
A|-9-----------9---9---------------|-7-----------7---7---------------| (x2)
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
[Chorus 2] "Silly boy blue ..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-7-----------7---7-------8---9---|
E|-7-----------7---7---------------|---------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-----------------9---------------|
A|---------------------------------|-7-----------7-----------7-------|
E|-7-----------7---7---------------|---------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|
D|-7-----------7---7---------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-9-----------9---9---------------|-9-----------9---9-------4---3---|
A|-----------------------------9---|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
[Verse 4] "Child of Tibet ..."
G|-------------2---4---------------|-------------2---4---------------|
D|-2-------------------------------|-2-----------------------2-------|
A|-------------------------2-------|---------------------------------| \
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| \
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + \
(x2)
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| /
D|-------------2---4---------------|-------------2---4---------------| /
A|-2-------------------------------|-2-----------------------2-------| /
E|-------------------------2-------|---------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|-11----------11--11--------------|-9-----------9---9---------------|
D|-11----------11--11--------------|-9-----------9---9---------------|
A|-9-----------9---9---------------|-7-----------7---7---------------| (x2)
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
[Chorus 3] "Silly boy blue ..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-7-----------7---7-------8---9---| (x4)
E|-7-----------7---7---------------|---------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|-7-------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +