# Date: 22 Feb 1993 10:03:41 +0200 From: ASHLEY@Uctvax.UCT.AC.ZA Ziggy Stardust - David Bowie I discovered this site about a week ago and have already ftp'd about 50 songs off it. So I thought I should try to repay the contributors in some way. This is my first posting to 'nevada'. As you may be able to guess from the chords that follow, I am a real amateur guitar player. I have a cheap accoustic and I know only the basic chords. The way I worked this out, was to try all the chords I knew, until something sounded OK. The recording I used was the demo version on the 1990 re-release of the Ziggy StaRdust album. This re-release has the demo version (totally accoustic) as a bonus track. Please send me corrections to chords. Things I'm not sure about... - the D on 'Mars' in the first line (and at similiar places) - the D on 'break up the band' & 'crush his sweet hand' Ziggy Stardust - David Bowie ============================== [power section] number above chord shows # beats to hold chord 2 1 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 2 3 1 3 1 3 1 4 G G | D D* D D* D | F F | C C | D D 4 (play four times)

^G Ziggy played guitar, ^Bm jamming good with Wierd and ^CGilly and the Spiders from^D Mars.

He played it left ^Ghand, but made it too ^Bmfar became the spe^Ccial man, and we were ^DZiggy's band.

^G Ziggy really sang, with ^Bmscrewed up eyes and screwed down h^Cairdo like some cat from J^Dapan.

He could lick 'em by s^Gmiling, he could leave 'em to ^Bmhang. He came on so l^Coaded man, well hung and snow-white ^Dtan.

A G F F* F F* F F* F G But where were the spiders, A G F F* F F* F F* F G while the fly tried to break our balls. A G F F* F F* F F* F Just the beer light to guide us.

And so we ^Gbitched about his fans and should we ^Dcrush his sweet hands. [power section]X2

^G Ziggy played for time, ^Bmjiving us that we were ^Cvoodoo and the kids was just ^Dcrass. He was the ^Gnazz with God-given ^Bmass. He took it ^Call too far but boy could he play ^Dguitar.

A G F F* F F* F F* F G Making love with his ego, A G F F* F F* F F* F G Ziggy sucked up into his mind A G F F* F F* F F* F G Like a leper messiah.

When the k^Gids had killed the man I had to ^Dbreak up the band. [power section repeated to fade]

----------------------------------------------------------------------- Chords used: G Bm C D D* A F F* e | 3 2 0 2 3 5 1 0 b | 3 3 1 3 3 5 1 0 g | 4 4 0 2 2 6 2 2 d | 5 4 2 0 0 7 3 3 a | 5 2 3 x x 7 3 3 e | 3 2 3 x x 5 1 0 NOTES: on D* and F* D* is used in the [power] section. I play a normal D and used my 'pinky' on the 3rd fret on alternate strums to acheive the (D D* D D* etc) sound on the record. I think D* is actually Dsus but I'm not sure. F* is used in the chorus. I pay the F chord as a barre chord (see tab above) and lift my first (barre) finger on alternate strums. I guess you really have to listen to the record to get the [chorus] and [power] sections timed/played correctly. Anyway, there it is. By no means an expert opinion, but it seems to impress my flat-mate. From SCoatney@aol.com Sun Feb 18 05:16:22 1996 From: SCoatney@aol.com Date: Sun, 18 Feb 1996 00:14:21 -0500 Message-ID: <960218001420_224884366@mail04.mail.aol.com> To: guitar@nevada.edu Subject: TAB: Ziggy Stardust by David Bowie Ziggy Stardust by David Bowie. Transcribed by Steve Coatney (scoatney@aol.com) - Feb 17, 1996. Thanks to Johnny Birchett and Richard Ashley for their postings, which inspired me to dig further.. Richard's lyrics are nearly perfect, and Johnny's tab and chords are right on the mark. I've borrowed heavily from Johnny, but made a few modifications (note the A / A7 in place of Am). I've verified the lyrics against the version included on the jacket of the recent AU 20 remaster of the Ziggy Stardust CD. The recorded version adds a few words, which I've marked with parentheses. For a great unplugged version of Ziggy, check out Bowie's original acoustic 12-string demo included as a bonus track on this CD. The lyrics are identical to those written on the jacket. I've included two tabs for the Intro, the first is similar to the Mick Ronson electric version, and the second is Bowie's acoustic demo version. Intro (Ronson) -------------- Ronson does some hammering on during the intro, so play around with this if you want to imitate him more closely. He also plays it a little differently on the Santa Monica live album (he picks more individual notes). |--3-----2--3--2--3--2-------------------------------------------------- |--3-----3--3--3--3--3--3--------3-----3--------3-----3--------3-----3-- |--0-----2-----------2--2--------0--0--0--------0--0--0--------0-----0-- |--0-----0-----------0--0-----2-----2--2-----0-----2--2-----0-----0----- |--x--------------------------3--------------2--------------0-----0----- |--3-------------------------------------------------------------------- * H * * H * * * = hold an extra half-beat H = hammer on from open strings Intro (Bowie) ------------- Bowie's original intro is pretty simple, but very nice on 12-string. |--3-----2--3--2--3--2--3-----0--------------0--------------0----------- |--3-----3-----3-----3--3-----3--------3-----3--------3-----1-----0----- |--4-----2-----2-----2--2-----0--------0-----0--------0-----2-----0----- |--5-----0-----------0--0-----2--------2-----0--------0-----2-----0----- |--x--------------------------3--------------2--------------0----------- |--3-------------------------------------------------------------------- H H * * = hold an extra half-beat H = hammer on from second to third fret Transition ---------- The transition between C and D during "the Spiders from Mars" and subsequent verses goes something like this: C D |------------------------------------ |------------------------------------ |------------------------------------ |-----2-----2-----0-----2------------ |-----3-----3-----2-----3-----4------ |------------------------------------ the Spi ders from Mars Chorus ------ Repeat 3 times: A G F G |--5-5-5-5-5-----3-3-3-3-3-------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3--- |--5-5-5-5-5-----3-3-3-3-3-------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3--- |--6-6-6-6-6-----4-4-4-4-4-------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4--- |--7-7-7-7-7-----5-5-5-5-5-------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5--- |--7-7-7-7-7-----5-5-5-5-5-------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5--- |--5-5-5-5-5-----3-3-3-3-3-------1-0-1-0-1-0-1-3--- then: D E |--5---x-5---x-5----------7---7-7-7-7-7----- |--7---x-7---x-7----------9---9-9-9-9-9----- |--7---x-7---x-7----------9---9-9-9-9-9----- |--7---x-7---x-7----------9---9-9-9-9-9----- |--5---x-5---x-5----------7---7-7-7-7-7----- |--5---x-5---x-5----------7---7-7-7-7-7----- * * ** * ** * = hold an extra half-beat ** = hold until the end of the next measure This is one suggested pattern, but it varies, so improvise. (My personal preference is to play the D and E in open position.) On the acoustic and live versions, Bowie and Ronson continue strumming on the D and E chords. Bowie also sometimes noodles around with his pinky on the B string on the D and E chords. On electric, emphasize the lower (thicker) strings, especially to get the right sound during the F chord. The acoustic version tends to emphasize the upper (thinner) strings. Lyrics and chords ----------------- (Intro x 4, or Intro x 2 in acoustic version)

^GZiggy played guitar, ^Bmjamming good with Wierd and Gil^Cly, (trans) D (and) the Spiders from Mars.

He played it left ha^Gnd, but made it too f^Emar, became the ^Aspecial ^A7man, then we were ^CZiggy's band.

^GZiggy really sang, ^Bmscrewed up eyes and screwed down hair^Cdo, (trans) D like some cat from Japan.

He could lick 'em by smilin^Gg, he could leave 'em to h^Emang; (they) came on so ^Aloaded, ^A7man. Well-hung and ^Csnow-white tan.

^A So ^Gwhere were the S^Fpiders? ^G ^A While the ^Gfly tried to bre^Fak our balls. ^G

^A Just the ^Gbeer light to gu^Fide us. ^GSo we ^Dbitched about his fans and should we ^Ecrush his sweet hands...

(Intro x 2)

^GZiggy played for time, ^Bmjiving us that we were voo^Cdoo, (trans) D the kids was just crass,

He was the ^Gnazz, with God given ^Emass, He took it ^Aall too ^A7far, but boy could he ^Cplay guitar.

^A Making ^Glove with his e^Fgo, ^G ^A Ziggy ^Gsucked up in^Fto his mind, ^G

^A like a ^Gleper mes^Fsiah, when ^Gthe ^Dkids had killed the man I had to ^Ebreak up the band.

(Intro x 3) then: |--3-----2--3--2--3--2--------0--------------------------------3----- |--3-----3--3--3--3--3--3-----3--------------------------------3----- |--0-----2-----------2--2-----0--------------------------------0----- |--0-----0-----------0--0-----2--------------------------------0----- |--x--------------------------3--------------------------------x----- |--3-----------------------------------------------------------3----- Ziggy played ..... guitar. (In acoustic version, after the second chorus Bowie immediately repeats the second chorus, then he plays the intro several times and fades out, without singing "Ziggy played guitar").

David Bowie - Ziggy stardust