Ziggy Stardust Bass

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Difficulty:	beginner
Tuning:	E A D G
Capo:	no capo
Author leo-sk8er [a] 8,330. Last edit on Dec 1, 2018
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Album: The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars (1972)
Bassist: Trevor Bolder
 
Tabbed by Leo Chiurco
 
[Intro]
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-5~------.-----------------------|-----------------------------4---|
A|-----------------5~------.-------|-3~----------2~----------0-------| (x3)
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
 
[Verse 1] "Ziggy played guitar ..."
G|---------------------------------|-----------------4---4---4-3-4---|
D|-5~----------------------5-------|---------------4-----------------|
A|---------------------5-----5-4---|-2~------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
 
G|-5~------------------------------|--------/9---7~------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------9---7~--\---|
A|-----------------3---2---3---4---|-5~------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
 
G|---------------------------------|-9~--------------9-------9-------|
D|-5~--------------5---4---5---7---|---------------------9-----9-8---|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
 
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-7~--------------7---7---7-------|-----------------------------2-4-|
A|---------------7-------------0-2-|-3~--------------3---2---3-------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
 
G|---------------------------------|-----------------4---4---4-3-4---|
D|-5~----------------------5-------|---------------4-----------------|
A|---------------------5-----5-4---|-2~------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
 
G|-5~------------------------------|--------/9---7~------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------9---7~--\---|
A|-----------------3---2---3---4---|-5~------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
 
G|-----------------------------7-8-|-9~--------------9---9-----------|
D|-5~--------------5---4---5-------|-------------------------9---8---|
A|---------------------------------|---------------7-----------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
 
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-7~--------------7---7---7-------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------0-------------0-2-|-3~--------------3-2-3---3---5---|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
 
[Chorus 1] "So where were the spiders ..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7\------5-5-5-5-5-------|-3---2---3---2---3---2---3---5---| (x3)
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
 
G|---------7-----7---5-------------|---------------------------------|
D|-------7-------------7---7---7\--|-2.--2.--2.--2~------2---2---4~--|
A|-5-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
 
[Interlude]
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-5~------.-----------------------|-----------------------------4---|
A|-----------------5~------.-------|-3~----------2~----------0-------| (x2)
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
 
[Verse 2] "Ziggy played for time ..."
G|---------------------------------|-----------------4---4---4-------|
D|-5~----------------------5-------|---------------4-----------------|
A|---------------------5-----5-4---|-2~--------------------------2---|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
 
G|---------------------------------|--------/9---7~------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------9---7~------|
A|-3~--------------3---2---3---4---|-5~------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
 
G|-----------------------------7-8-|-9~--------------9---9-----------|
D|-5~--------------5-4-5---5-------|-------------------------5---6---|
A|---------------------------------|---------------7-----------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
 
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-7~--------------7---7---7-------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------7-------------0-2-|-3~--------------3-2-3---3---5---|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
 
[Chorus 2] "Making love with his ego ..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7\------5-5-5-5-5-------|-3---2---3---2---3---2---3---5---| (x3)
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
 
G|---------7-----7---5-------------|---------------------------------|
D|-------7-------------7---7-5-----|-----------------------------4~--|
A|-5---------------------------8---|-7~--7.--7.--7~----------7-------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
 
[Outro]
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-5~------------------------------|-----------------------------4---|
A|-----------------5~--------------|-3~----------2~----------0-------| (x3)
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
 
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-5~------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-----------------5~--------------|-3~------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
 
Play G right after "Guitar" and then listen to play this octaves
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-5~------------------5-5-5-------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|------------3~---------------3~--|---------------------------------|
 
 
***********************************
 
| ~  Let ring
| /  Slide up
| \  Slide down
| .  Staccato
 
***********************************
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