The Jean Genie Tab

by David Bowie
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THE JEAN GENIE TAB
Written By David Bowie
Tabbed By Ziggstix
 
Tuning: Standard (EADGBe)
Listen to the song for the Rhythm and structure
(This is the only entirely accurate tab for this song on the internet to my knowledge)
 
 
[Verse]
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------2----------------------------------------------------|
G|--1-1-1-1-2-1-1-1-1--------------------------------------------|
D|--2-2-2-0-2-0-2-2-2--------------------------------------------|
A|--2-2-2-0-0-0-2-2-2--------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
[Chorus]
 
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-9-11-11-9-11-12-11-9-9-11-9------------------------------------|
E|-7-7---7-7-7---7--7-7-7--7-7------------------------------------|
 
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------14-12--------------------------------------------|
D|-----------/14-------16-----------------------------------------|
A|-7-9-9-7--------------------------------------------------------|
E|-5-5-5-5--------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
[Little Part Just Before Solo]
 
(Pick Madly)
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-14(alternate pick this note as fast as you can)-then-slide-to-12-|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
[Solo]
 
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------8------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----7---9----7-6-----------------------7-9-------------------|
D|-7s9--------------7h9-----11-9-11-9p7h9-----------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------12----12--1212--1212------------1212---------------|
G|-----9-11s13----13--13----13----13-119-9-13----13-11--9h11p9---|
D|-/11-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|----12-12----12-12----12-12---12-12----12-12----12-12----12-12----12-12----12-12----12-12---12-12-|
B|-/12------12-------12------12-------12-------12-------12-------12-------12-------12------12-------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|----12-12-12-12-12-12-12---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-12-------12-12-12-12-12---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---------------------------|
D|-------------------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
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| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off
| /  Slide up
| s  slide
 
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chris.hayesclar
hmmm...listening to this again it sounds like the riff has a G# note (hammered on) between the E and A power chords sequence i.e. E, E, E, G#, A, G#, E, E, E...repeats Any views?
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