Lets Dance Tab

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                             Let's Dance - David Bowie
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Tuning: regular
 
finally! ...got to see Nile play these exact chords... on the hitmaker!  Yeah!
Watch on YouTube - "NILE RODGERS - Talks Music" - from @ 29:00... Thanks Nile!
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HOfRqL17a8Q
 
[intro (sequence 1)                    (sequence 2)
 
     Eb7-5   Eb7   Eb7-3   Eb7-3         Bb7sus4 Bbm6  Ebm7   Bbm7
e|-------------------6-------9------|------11-----9-----11-----9--------------|
B|-----4------8------4-------11-----|------9------8-----11-----9--------------|
G|-----6------6------6-------8------|------10-----10----11-----10-------------|
D|-----5------8------5-------8------|------8------8-----11-----8--------------|
A|-----6------6---------------------|-----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
 
 
(sequence 3)
 
      Ab   Db  Eb  Db  Eb         x2    Ab  Fm  Db
e|-----4----------------------------|----5---1--------------------------------|
B|-----4----6---8---6---8-----------|----4---1---6----------------------------|
G|-----5----6---8---6---8-----------|----5---1---6----------------------------|
D|-----6----6---8---6---8-----------|----6---3---6----------------------------|
A|-----6----4---6---4---6-----------|----6---3---4----------------------------|
E|-----4----------------------------|----4---1--------------------------------|
 
 
[SRV outro]
 
e|---------1/4---------------------------------1/4----------------------------|
B|--------bend------------------9h11~~  -14----bend------16^(18)v(16)-14------|
G|---(7)/8-8^--6-------------------------15^---8^--6--------------------15----|
D|---------------8p6--------------------------------8-------------------------|
A|------------------8--8p6\4--------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-------------------------/--------------------------------------------------|
B|----14\11/16---16^(18)-16^(18)14---16^(18)v16--16-14-16--16^ v16--14-14-----|
G|----13\10/15--------------------15-------------------------------------15---|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------etc-|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------Fade|
 
 
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| /   slide up
| \   slide down
| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off
| ~   vibrato
| ^   Bend up
| v   Release
 
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Let's dance put on your red shoes
and dance the blues
 
Let's dance to the song
they're playin' on the radio
 
Let's sway
while color lights up your face
Let's sway
sway through the crowd to an empty space
 
If you say run, I'll run with you
If you say hide, we'll hide
Because my love for you
Would break my heart in two
If you should fall
Into my arms
And tremble like a flower
 
Let's dance for fear
your grace should fall
Let's dance for fear tonight is all
 
Let's sway you could look into my eyes
Let's sway under the moonlight,
this serious moonlight
 
If you say run, I'll run with you
If you say hide, we'll hide
Because my love for you
Would break my heart in two
If you should fall
Into my arms
And tremble like a flower
 
Let's dance put on your red shoes
and dance the blues
 
Let's dance to the song
they're playin' on the radio
 
Let's sway you could look into my eyes
Let's sway under the moonlight,
this serious moonlight
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Great chord voicings, spot on. Have a look at this for a bit of reference around some of the other instruments in relation to the whole song. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUynNbieYPI

Great song and tab. The chords names in the intro are a little off. They are more simple that written actually. Its an Eb7, a higher up form ob Eb7, Gdim7 (or Bbdim7) and then a final Eb7 much higher up. essentially, its an old fashion 5 chord big build up. twist and shout style. woo

Brilliant work. Really helpful having those chord voicings, thanks.