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Sound And Vision Tab

by David Bowie
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This tab of Sound and Vision by David Bowie goes through the full song, including parts you could play to mimmick the lines of the other instruments such as the synth and saxophone. This tab indicates where all of those parts are. There are also markings of the song times as well as lyrics added above certain measures in order to help guide you on which part of the song you're in, as the song does not have a very verse-chorus based structure. For an example of how the synth and sax parts can be played on guitar, as well as a demonstration of the guitar parts, visit the following YouTube link that'll bring you to a cover of this song fully done on guitars: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhkRf97akEA.Was this info helpful?
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: no capo
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This tab of Sound and Vision by David Bowie goes through the full song, including parts you could play to
mimmick the lines of the other instruments such as the synth and saxophone. This tab indicates where all of
those parts are.
 
There are also markings of the song times as well as lyrics added above certain measures
in order to help guide you on which part of the song you're in, as the song does not have a very verse-chorus
based structure.
 
For an example of how the synth and sax parts can be played on guitar, as well as a demonstration of the
guitar parts, visit the following YouTube link that'll bring you to a cover of this song fully done on
guitars:
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhkRf97akEA
 
 
[Intro] 0:00
 
   1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a   1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
E|-3-----------------------5/7---3-|-------------------------5---7/5-|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-4-----------------------5/7---4-|-------------------------5---7/5-|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
   1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a   1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
E|-------------------------8---7/5-|-------------------------5/7-----|
B|---------------------------------|-------------------------------5/|
G|-------------------------9---7/5-|-------------------------5/7-----|
D|---------------------------------|-------------------------------5/|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
   1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a   1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
E|-------------------------5/7-----|-------------------------5/7---3-|
B|-7-----------------------------5/|-7-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------5/7-----|-------------------------5/7---4-|
D|-7-----------------------------5/|-7-------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
   1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a   1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
E|-------------------------5/7---3-|-----------------------------3---|
B|---------------------------------|-------------------------3/5-----|
G|-------------------------5/7---4-|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
   1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a   1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
E|-3-----------------------5/7---3-|-------------------------5/7---7\|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-4-----------------------5/7---4-|-------------------------5/7---7\|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
   1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a   1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
E|-5-----------------------8---7\5-|-------------------------5/7-----|
B|---------------------------------|-------------------------------5/|
G|-5-----------------------9---7\5-|-------------------------5/7-----|
D|---------------------------------|-------------------------------5/|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
   1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a   1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
E|-------------------------5/7-----|-------------------------5/7---3-|
B|-7-----------------------------5/|-7-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------5/7-----|-------------------------5/7---4-|
D|-7-----------------------------5/|-7-------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
   1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a   1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
E|-------------------------5---7---|-3---------------------------3---|
B|---------------------------------|-------------------------3/5-----|
G|-------------------------5---7---|-4-------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
 
 
[Synth Interlude] 0:38
 
To mimmick synth (play 2x):
 
   1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a   1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
E|-15~-----14~-----12~-------------|---------------------------------|
B|-------------------------15~-----|-13~-----12~---------------------|
G|---------------------------------|-----------------14~-----12~-----|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
 
either 12th fret E string or 17th fret B string:
 
   1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a   1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
E|(12)-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-17------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
   1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a   1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
 
During the synth interlude, the guitar plays:
 
   1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a   1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
E|-3-----------------------5---7---|-3-----------------------5/7---7\|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-4-----------------------5---7---|-4-----------------------5/7---7\|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
   1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a   1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
E|-5-----------------------8---7\5-|-------------------------5/7---3-|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-5-----------------------9---7\5-|-------------------------5/7---4-|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
   1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a   1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
E|-------------------------5/7---3-|-----------------------------3---|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------3---3/5-----|
G|-------------------------5/7---4-|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
   1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a   1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
E|-3-----------------------5/7---3-|-------------------------5/7---7\|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-4-----------------------5/7---4-|-------------------------5/7---7\|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
   1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a   1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
E|-5-----------------------8---7\5-|-------------------------5/7---3-|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-5-----------------------9---7\5-|-------------------------5/7---4-|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
   1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a   1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
E|-------------------------5/7---3-|-------------------------5---7---|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-------------------------5/7---4-|-------------------------5---7---|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
 
1:05
 
   1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a   1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
E|-5----5/7----5-------3---3-------|-5----5/7----5-------3---3---5/7-|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-5----5/7----5-------4---4-------|-5----5/7----5-------4---4---5/7-|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
   1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a   1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
E|-3---------------------------5/7-|-3---------------3---5--5/7--3---|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-4---------------------------5/7-|-4---------------4---5--5/7--4---|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
 
   "Doo doo doo"
 
   1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a   1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
E|-5----5/7-----5/7\5--3---3-------|-5----5/7-----5/7\5--3---3---5/7-|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-5----5/7-----5/7\5--4---4-------|-5----5/7-----5/7\5--4---4---5/7-|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
   1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a   1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
E|-3-----------------------5/7---3-|---------------------5--5/7----3-|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-4-----------------------5/7---4-|---------------------5--5/7----4-|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
 
[Saxophone break] 1:22
 
To mimmick saxophone line, start this during last line of previous section:
 
   1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a   1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-----------------2----h3----/5---|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a   1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|3/5---\3-----2h3-----------------|----------------3/5----3-----2/3-|
E|-----------------5---------------|---------------------------------|
 
 
             "Don't you wonder sometimes"
 
   1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a   1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-2-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
 
During the saxophone break, the guitar plays:
 
   1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a   1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
E|/5-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|5/7------------------------------|
G|/5-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|5/7------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
 
   Em        "Don't you wonder sometimes"
 
   1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a   1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
E|-0-------------------------------|-3-----------------------5/7---3-|
B|-0-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-0-------------------------------|-4-----------------------5/7---4-|
D|-2-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-2-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-0-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
   1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a   1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
E|-------------------------5/7---7\|-5-----------------------8---7\5-|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-------------------------5/7---7\|-5-----------------------9---7\5-|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
   1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a   1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
E|-------------------------5/7-----|-------------------------5/7-----|
B|-------------------------------5/|-7-----------------------------5/|
G|-------------------------5/7-----|-------------------------5/7-----|
D|-------------------------------5/|-7-----------------------------5/|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
   1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a   1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
E|-------------------------5/7---3-|-------------------------5---7---|
B|-7-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-------------------------5/7---4-|-------------------------5---7---|
D|-7-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
 
                                                 "Blue, blue, electric blue" 1:48
 
   1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a   1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
E|-3---------------------------3---|-3-----------------------5/7---3-|
B|---------------------3---3/5-----|---------------------------------|
G|-4-------------------------------|-4-----------------------5/7---4-|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
   1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a   1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
E|-------------------------5/7---7\|-5---------------8---8---8---7\5-|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-------------------------5/7---7\|-5---------------9---9---9---7\5-|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
   1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a   1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
E|-----------------5/7-----5/7-----|-3-----------------------5/7---3-|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-----------------5/7-----5/7-----|-4-----------------------5/7---4-|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
 
                                                 "Pale blinds drawn all day" 2:01
 
   1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a   1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
E|-----------------------------3---|-3-----------------------5/7---3-|
B|---------------------3---3/5-----|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|-4-----------------------5/7---4-|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
   1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a   1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
E|-------------------------5/7---7\|-5---------------8-------7-----7\|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-------------------------5/7---7\|-5---------------9-------7-----7\|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
   1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a   1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
E|-5-----------------------5/7---3-|-------------------------5/7---3-|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-5-----------------------5/7---4-|-------------------------5/7---4-|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
 
                                                 "I will sit right down" 2:15
 
   1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a   1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
E|---------------------5/7-5---3---|-5----5/7----5-------3---3-------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------5/7-5---4---|-5----5/7----5-------4---4-------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
   1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a   1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
E|-5----5/7----5-------3---3---5/7-|-3-----------------------5/7---3-|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-5----5/7----5-------4---4---5/7-|-4-----------------------5/7---4-|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
 
                                                 "And I will sing" 2:25
 
   1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a   1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
E|---------------------5/7-5---3---|-5----5/7----5-------3---3-------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------5/7-5---4---|-5----5/7----5-------4---4-------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
   1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a   1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
E|-5----5/7----5-------3---3---5/7-|-3-----------------------5/7---3-|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-5----5/7----5-------4---4---5/7-|-4-----------------------5/7---4-|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
 
                         "Drifting into my solitude" 2:32
 
   1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a   1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
E|---------------------------------|-8-----7-------5-----------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|-9-----7-------5-----------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
 
                                                 Em       "Don't you wonder sometimes"
                                    2:38
 
   1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a   1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
E|-------5-------------------------|-7-------------------------------|
B|5/7-----------5/7----------------|-8-------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|-9-------------------------------|
D|5/7-----------5/7----------------|-9-------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-7-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
   1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a   1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
E|-3-----------------------5/7---3-|-------------------------5/7---7\|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-4-----------------------5/7---4-|-------------------------5/7---7\|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
   1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a   1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
E|-5---------------8---8---8---7---|-7\5---------------------5/7-----|
B|---------------------------------|-------------------------------5/|
G|-5---------------9---9---9---7---|-7\5---------------------5/7-----|
D|---------------------------------|-------------------------------5/|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
   1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a   1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
E|-------------------------5/7-----|-------------------------5/7---3-|
B|-7-----------------------------5/|-7-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------5/7-----|-------------------------5/7---4-|
D|-7-----------------------------5/|-7-------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
   1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a   1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
E|-------------------------5/7---3-|-----------------5/7-5---3-------|
B|---------------------------------|-----------------------------3---|
G|-------------------------5/7---4-|-----------------5/7-5---4-------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
   1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a   1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
E|-3-----------------------5/7---3-|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-4-----------------------5/7---4-|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
 
 
************************************
 
| /    Slide up
| \    Slide down
| ~    Vibrato
| (n)  Ghost note
| h    Hammer-on
 
 
************************************

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