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Tuning: E A D G
SUFFRAGETTE CITY (Bassline)
As recorded by David Bowie
(From the 1972 Album THE RISE AND FALL OF ZIGGY STARDUST AND THE SPIDERS FROM MARS)
Words and Music by David Bowie
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Trevor Bolder - Bass'
[Intro]
Q=156
4/4
Gtr I
W W H Q Q E E E E E E E E
G|----------|----------|--------------|-----------------|
D|----------|----------|--------------|-7-7-4-4-----4-7-|
A|----------|----------|--------------|---------7-7-----|
E|----------|----------|---------14\--|-----------------|
[1st - 3rd Verses]
Segno $
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 E E E E E E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||----------------5--|
D|---7-4-4-----4-4-|-7-7-4-4-----4-7-|---7-4-4-----4-4-||o-7-7-4-4-----7-3--|
A|---------7-7-----|---------7-7-----|---------7-7-----||o---------7-7------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||-------------------|
+E E E E E E E a E E E E E E E E E
G|-(5)-----------------|---------------5-|
D|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-5-6s7-|-7-7-4-4-----7-3-|
A|---------------------|---------7-7-----|
E|---------------------|-----------------|
+E E E S S E E E a E E E E E E E E E
G|-(5)-------------------|-----------------|
D|-(3)-3---3h4-5-5---6s7-|-7-7-4-4-----7---|
A|-------3---------5-----|---------7-7-----|
E|-----------------------|---------------7-|
1.
+E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E E a E
G|-------------------|-----------------|----------------------||
D|-------------------|-----------------|-3-3---3h4-5-5---6s7-o||
A|---------------4-4-|-5-5-3-3-----3-5-|-----3---------5-----o||
E|-(7)-7-7-7-7-7-----|---------5-5-----|----------------------||
[Chorus]
2.,D.S.
E E E S S E E E a E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
G|---------------------||-----------------|-----------------|
D|-3-3---3h4-5-5---6s7-||-7-7-4-4---------|-----------------|
A|-----3---------5-----||---------7-7---4-|-5-5-3-3-----3-3-|
E|---------------------||-------------5---|---------5-5-----|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E.S E E E E E E E E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-3-3---3---------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5s7-|-7-7-4-4---------|
A|-----3---3-3---3-|-----------------|---------7-7---4-|
E|-------------3---|-----------------|-------------5---|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. E +Q Q
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-9----9-(9)--9---|
D|-----------------|-3-3---3---------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-6s7-|-7----7-(7)--7---|
A|-5-5-3-3-----3-3-|-----3---3-3---3-|-----------------|-----------------|
E|---------5-5-----|-------------3---|-----------------|-----------------|
To Coda
+E 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
G|-(9)-9------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-(7)-7----7--5s6--|-7-7-4-4-----4-7-|---7-4-4-----4-4-|-7-7-4-4-----4-7-|
A|------------------|---------7-7-----|---------7-7-----|---------7-7-----|
E|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
[Guitar Solo]
Dal Segno al Coda Coda &
E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E +E Q E +E E E a E
G|------------------||-----------------5-|-(5)-5----------------|
D|---7-4-4-----4-4--||-7-7-4-4-(4)---7-3-|-(3)-3--3-(3)-3-5-6s7-|
A|---------7-7------||-------------7-----|----------------------|
E|------------------||-------------------|----------------------|
E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E a E E E E E E E E E
G|---------------5-|-(5)-----------------|-----------------|
D|-7-7-4-4-----7-3-|-(3)-3---3-5-5---6s7-|-7-7-4-4-----7---|
A|---------7-7-----|-------3-------5-----|---------7-7-----|
E|-----------------|---------------------|---------------7-|
+E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
G|-------------------|-----------------|
D|-------------------|---------------3-|
A|---------------4-4-|-5-5-3-3-----3---|
E|-(7)-7-7-7-7-7-----|---------5-5-----|
[Chorus]
+E E E S S E E E S S E E E E E E E E
G|-----------------------||------------------|
D|-(3)-3---3h4-5-5---6s7-||-7-7-4-4-----7----|
A|-------3---------5-----||---------7-7---5--|
E|-----------------------||------------------|
+E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S E. E E E E E E E E E E
G|-------------------|-----------------|-7-7-7-7----------|------------------|
D|-------------------|-3-3---3---------|-5-5-5-5---5--6s7-|-7-7-4-4-----7----|
A|-(5)-5-3-3-----3-3-|-----3---3-3---3-|---------7--------|---------7-7---5--|
E|-----------5-5-----|-------------3---|------------------|------------------|
+E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E
G|-------------------|-----------------|-----7-7-7------|-------------------|
D|-------------------|-3-3---3---------|-5-5-5-5-5--6s7-|-7-7-4-4-----7-----|
A|-(5)-5-3-3-----3-3-|-----3---3-3---3-|----------------|---------7-7---4s==|
E|-----------5-5-----|-------------3---|----------------|-------------------|
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 E E E E E E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-/7-7-----|-------------------|
D|-----------------|-3-3---3---------|-5-5-5-5-/5-5-6s7-|-7-7-4-4-----7-----|
A|-5-5-3-3-----3-3-|-----3---3-3---3-|------------------|---------7-7---4s==|
E|---------5-5-----|-------------3---|------------------|-------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. E +Q Q
G|-----------------|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-/7-7-----|-9----9-(9)--9---|
D|-----------------|-3-3---3---------|-5-5-5-5-/5-5-6s7-|-7----7-(7)--7---|
A|-5-5-3-3-----3-3-|-----3---3-3---3-|------------------|-----------------|
E|---------5-5-----|-------------3---|------------------|-----------------|
[Outro]
+E Q. Q E.S E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E
G|-(9)-9----9------||---------------5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-------|---------------5-|
D|-(7)-7----7--5s7-||-7-7-4-4-----7-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-6s7-|-7-7-4-4-----7-3-|
A|-----------------||---------7-7-----|-------------------|---------7-7-----|
E|-----------------||-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
+E Q E +E E E E a E E E E E E E E
G|-(5)-5--5-(5)-------||--------------------|
D|-(3)-3--3-(3)-3-5-5-||o-6s7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-|
A|--------------------||o-------------------|
E|--------------------||--------------------|
+E E E E E E E E 5x a E E E E E E E E
G|--------------------||--------------------|
D|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-o||-6s7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3--|
A|-------------------o||--------------------|
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 E E E E E E E
G|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
D|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3s2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----|
A|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------0--|
E|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
Q Q H W E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
G|-2----------|----------||------------------|-------------------||
D|------------|----------||o-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5--o||
A|------------|----------||o-----------------|------------------o||
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 E E E E E E E
G|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-5-5--|
A|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
E|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
E E E E E E E E +E Q E +E E E E E E E E E E E E +E Q E +E E E E
G|---------7-5-----|--------------------|---------7-5-----|---------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-----7-3-|-(3)-3--3-(3)-3-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-----7-3-|-(3)-3--3-(3)-3-5-5--|
A|-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|---------------------|
E|-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|---------------------|
E E E E E E E E +E Q E +E E E E E E E E E E E E
G|---------7-5-----|--------------------|-----------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-----7-3-|-(3)-3--3-(3)-3-3s2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q H
G|-----------------|------------------|------------*|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/-|-7----------*|
A|-----------------|------------------|------------*|
E|-----------------|------------------|------------*|
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Duration Legend
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; a - acciaccatura;
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted;
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.
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration).
| (n) - note tied to previous
| s - legato slide
| /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
| h - hammer on
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