Heroes Bass

HEROES (Bassline)
 
As recorded by David Bowie
(From the 1977 Album HEROES)
 
Words by David Bowie
Music by David Bowie & Brian Eno
 
Transcribed by Slowhand
 
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'George Murray - Bass'
 
 
[Intro]
 
  Q=116
 4/4
  Gtr I
  E E E E Q  E E   +E  E E E Q.   E   +E  E E E Q  E E   +E  E E E E E E E
|----------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|----------------|----------------5-|-(5)-5------------|-------------------|
|-5-5-----5----5-|-(5)-5-----5------|-------7-5--------|-----2---3---4---5-|
|-----7-5--------|-------7-5--------|-----------3----3-|-(3)---3---3---3---|
 
 
  +E  E E E Q  E E   +E  E E E Q.   E   +E  E E E Q  E E   +E  E E E E E E E
|------------------|------------------|------------------|--------------------||
|------------------|----------------5-|-(5)-5------------|--------------------||
|-(5)-5-----5----5-|-(5)-5-----5------|-------7-5--------|-----2---3---4---5--||
|-------7-5--------|-------7-5--------|-----------3----3-|-(3)---3---3---3----||
 
 
   1st & 2nd Verses
    +E  E E E Q  E E   +E  E E E Q.   E   +E  E E E Q  E E   +E  E E E E E E E
||-------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
||o------------------|----------------5-|-(5)-5------------|-------------------|
||o-(5)-5-----5----5-|-(5)-5-----5------|-------7-5--------|-----2---3---4---5-|
||--------7-5--------|-------7-5--------|-----------3----3-|-(3)---3---3---3---|
 
 
  +E  E E E Q  E E   +E  E E E Q.   E   +E  E E E Q  E E   +E  E E E E E E E
|------------------|------------------|------------------|--------------------|
|------------------|----------------5-|-(5)-5------------|--------------------|
|-(5)-5-----5----5-|-(5)-5-----5------|-------7-5--------|-----2---3---4---5--|
|-------7-5--------|-------7-5--------|-----------3----3-|-(3)---3---3---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 Q.   E
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-----5----5-|-(5)-5-----5-------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----7-5--------|-------7-5------5--|
 
 
  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 Q.   E
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-----5----5-|-(5)-5-----5----3--|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----7-5--------|-------7-5---------|
 
 
                                                                 To Coda
  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 Q.   E
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-------------------|
|-3-3-------------|-----0-0-2-2-3-3-|-5-5-----5----5-|-(5)-5-----5----5--|
|-----0-0-1-1-2-2-|-3-3-------------|-----7-5--------|-------7-5---------|
 
 
  1.
  +E  E E E Q  E E   +E  E E E Q.   E   +E  E E E Q  E E   +E  E E E E E E E
|------------------|------------------|------------------|--------------------|
|------------------|----------------5-|-(5)-5------------|--------------------|
|-(5)-5-----5----5-|-(5)-5-----5------|-------7-5--------|-----2---3---4---5--|
|-------7-5--------|-------7-5--------|-----------3----3-|-(3)---3---3---3----|
 
 
  +E  E E E Q  E E   +E  E E E Q.   E
|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|----------------5-|
|-(5)-5-----5----5-|-(5)-5-----5------|
|-------7-5--------|-------7-5--------|
 
 
  +E  E E E Q  E E   +E  E E E E E E E
|------------------|---------------------||
|-(5)-5------------|--------------------o||
|-------7-5--------|-----2---3---4---5--o||
|-----------3----3-|-(3)---3---3---3-----||
 
 
   3rd Verse
    2.
    +E  E E E Q  E E   +E  E E E Q.   E
||-------------------|------------------|
||o------------------|----------------5-|
||o-(5)-5-----5----5-|-(5)-5-----5------|
||--------7-5--------|-------7-5--------|
 
 
  +E  E E E Q  E E   +E  E E E E E E E  3x
|------------------|--------------------||
|-(5)-5------------|-------------------o||
|-------7-5--------|-----2---3---4---5-o||
|-----------3----3-|-(3)---3---3---3----||
 
 
                                                                 D.S. al Coda
  +E  E E E Q  E E   +E  E E E Q.   E   +E  E E E Q  E E   +E  E E E E E E E
|------------------|------------------|------------------|--------------------||
|------------------|----------------5-|-(5)-5------------|--------------------||
|-(5)-5-----5----5-|-(5)-5-----5------|-------7-5--------|-----2---3---4---5--||
|-------7-5--------|-------7-5--------|-----------3----3-|-(3)---3---3---3----||
 
 
[Outro]
 
    &
    +E  E E E Q  E E   +E  E E E Q.   E
||-------------------|------------------|
||o------------------|----------------5-|
||o-(5)-5-----5----5-|-(5)-5-----5------|
||--------7-5--------|-------7-5--------|
 
 
  +E  E E E Q  E E   +E  E E E E E E E  6x
|------------------|--------------------||
|-(5)-5------------|-------------------o||
|-------7-5--------|-----2---3---4---5-o||
|-----------3----3-|-(3)---3---3---3----||
 
 
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
X