DJ Bass Tab - David Bowie

Album: Lodger (1979)
Bassist: George Murray

An awesome bass line. Here it is complete with every variation. Enjoy!

Tabbed by Leo Chiurco

[Intro]
G|---|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---|---------------------7-----------|-----7-------5-------4-----------|
A|---|---------------------------------|-----------------------------7---|
E|-3-|-5---5-------3---5-----------3---|-5-------3-------2-------0-------|
       1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

[Verse 1] "I'm home ..."
G|---------7-----------7-----------|-----7---------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-------------4-------5-------6---|
A|-5---5-------3---5-----------3/--|-5-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------2-------3-------4-------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------7-----------7-----------|---------7-----------7-------5---|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-5---5-------3---5-------3---5---|-----5-------3---5-------3-------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------7-----------7-----------|-----7---------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-------------4-------5-------6---|
A|-5---5-------3---5-----------3/--|-5-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------2-------3-------4-------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------7-----------7-----------|---------7-----------7-------5---|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-5---5-------3---5-----------3/5-|-----5-------3---5-------3-------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------7-----------7-----------|-----7---------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-------------4---5-----------6---|
A|-5---5-------3---5-----------3/--|-5-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------2-----------3---4-------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------7-----------7-----------|---------7-----------7-------5---|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-5---5-------3---5-----------3/--|-5---5-------3---5-------3-------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------7-----------7-----------|-----7---------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-------------4-------5-------6---|
A|-5---5-------3---5-----------3/--|-5-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------2-------3-------4-------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

[Chorus 1] "I am a D.J ..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------7-----------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------5---|/7---5---------------------------|
E|-5---5-------5---5---5---8-------|---------7---0~----------3---2---|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------3-----------3~----------|-------------3-------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-1---1-------1---1-----------0---|-1---3---1---------------3-------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------7-----------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------5---|/7---5---------------------------|
E|-5---5-------3/--5---5---8-------|---------7---0~------0---3---2---|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------3-----------3~----------|-------------3-------------------|
A|---------------------------------|----/5---3-----------------------|
E|-1---1-------1---1-----------1---|-1-----------------------3-------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------7-----------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------5---|/7---5---------------------------|
E|-5---5-------5---5---5---8-------|---------7---0~------0---3---2---|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-1---3---2---1---3---2---1---3---|-1.------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

[Interlude]
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------7-----------7-----------|---------7-----------5-------4---|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-5---5-------3---5-----------3/5-|-----5-------5---3-------2-------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------7-----------7-----------|-----7---------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-------------4-------5-------6---|
A|-5---5-------3---5-----------3/--|-5-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------2-------3-------4-------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

[Verse 2] "One more ..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------7-----------7-----------|---------7-----------7-------5---|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-5---5-------3---5-----------3/5-|-----5-------3---5-------3-------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------7-----------7-----------|-----7---------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------4-------5---|
A|-5---5-------3---5-----------3/--|-5-----------5-------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-----------------2-------3-------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|-----------------------------5---|
D|---------7-----------7-----------|-----7-------5-------4-----------|
A|---------------------------------|-------------------------3-------|
E|-5---5-------3---5-----------3/--|-5-------3-------2---------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------7-----------7-----------|-----7---------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-------------4-------5-------6---|
A|-5---5-------3---5-----------3/--|-5-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------2-------3-------4-------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------7-----------7-----------|---------7-----------5-------4---|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-5---5-------3---5-----------3/5-|-----5-------5---3-------2-------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------7-----------7-----------|-----7---------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-------------4-----------5-------|
A|-5---5-------3---5-----------3/--|-5-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------2-------3~----------4---|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

[Chorus 2] "I am a D.J ..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------5---|/7---5---------------------------|
E|-5~--------------5---5---8-------|---------7---0~------0---3---2---|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------3-----------3~----------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------1~------3~------5-------|
E|-1---1-------1---1-----------0---|-1---3-----------------------3---|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------7-----------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------5---|/7---5---------------------------|
E|-5---5-------5---5---5---8-------|---------7---0~------0---3---2---|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------3-----------3~----------|-------------3-------------------|
A|---------------------------------|----/3---5-------3~--------------|
E|-1---1-------1---1-----------0---|-1-----------------------3~------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------7-----------7-----------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|/7---5---------------------------|
E|-5~----------5---5-----------5---|---------7---0~------0---3---2---|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-1---1---3---2---1---1---3---2---|-1.------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

[Solo]
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------7-----------7-----------|---------7-----------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-----------------------------5---|
E|-5---5-------3---5-----------3/5-|-----5-------5---5---5---5h8-----|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|-----7---------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-------------4-------5-------6---|
A|-----5---5---5---5---5-------3/--|-5-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------2-------3-------4-------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------7-----------7-----------|---------7-----------7-------5---|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-5---5-------3/--5-----------3/5-|-----5-------3---5-------3-------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------7-----------7-----------|-----7---------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-------------4-------5-------6---|
A|-5---5-------3---5-----------3/--|-5-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------2-------3-------4-------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------7-----------7-----------|---------7-----------7-------5---|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-5---5-------3/--5-----------3/5-|-----5-------3---5-------3-------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------7-----------7-----------|-----7---------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-------------4-------5-------6---|
A|-5---5-------3---5-----------3/5-|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------2-------3-------4-------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------7-----------7-----------|---------7-----------7-----------|
A|---------------------------------|-------------------------3---3---|
E|-5---5-------3---5-----------3/5-|-----5-------3---5---------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------7-----------7-----------|-----7---------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-------------4-------5-------6---|
A|-5---5-------3---5-----------3/--|-5-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------2-------3-------4-------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

[Chorus 3] "I am a D.J ..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-----------------7---------------|---------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------5---|/7---5-----------------------0---|
E|-5---5-------5-------5---8-------|---------7---0~----------3-------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------3~------5~--------------|
E|-1---1-------1---1---1-------1---|-1---1-------------------3~------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------7-------7---------------|---------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------5---|/7---5---------------------------|
E|-5---5-------5-------5---8-------|---------7---0~------0---3---2---|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------3-----------3~----------|/5~------3~----------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-1---1-------1---1-----------0---|-----------------3~------4~------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------7-----------7-----------|---------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------5---|/7---5---------------------------|
E|-5---5-------5---5-------5h8-----|---------7---0~------0---3---2---|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-1---1---3---2---1---3---2---1---|-1.------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

[Bridge]
No bass until the last bit
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------0---3---/---|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

[Outro] "I've got believers ..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------7-----------7~----------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-------------5~--.---5-----------|
E|-5---5-------3---5---------------|-------------------------3---3/--|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------7-----------------------|
D|---------7----------5h7--7.-5h7--|-7~--7~--------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-------------5~------5.--5---7---|
E|-5---5-------3/--5---------------|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------7-----------7~--7~------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-5---5---5---5-------5-----------|
E|-5---5-------3---5-----------5---|-------------------------2---3---|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------7-----------7-----------|-----------------------------5---|
A|-----------------------------3---|-5---5---5---5---5---5---7-------|
E|-5---5-------3---5---------------|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------7-----------------------|
D|---------7-----------5-------4---|---------------------4-------5---|
A|---------------------------------|-5---5-------5-------------------| (Fade out)
E|-5---5-------2---3-------2-------|-----------------2-------3-------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

***********************************

| .  Staccato
| /  Slide up
| ~  Let ring
| h  Hammer-on

***********************************

Bass Tabs
Title	DJ
Artist	David Bowie
Tablature Type	ASCII Tab
YouTube ID	MRRmU_pOXnk

Interactive Bass Tab Guide

Interactive bass tabs provide a better experience than ASCII tabs. With playback, loop, print features and a responsive display that follows the screen of your device.

Use these buttons to control the digital tab player.

Symbol	Function
	Move cursor to the first bar
	Play interactive tabs
	Pause playback
	Loop
	Print the tab
	Zoom
Page	Switch between page and horizontal view mode

How to Read Bass Tab: A Beginner's Guide

1. Understanding the Basics

a. Strings:

Bass tab consists of horizontal lines representing the strings of the bass guitar. The lowest-pitched string (usually the E string) is at the bottom, and the highest-pitched string (usually the G string) is at the top.

b. Numbers:

Numbers on the lines indicate which fret to play on a specific string. For example, if you see "3" on the E string, it means you should press down the third fret on the lowest string.

2. Reading Bass Tab Example

In this tab:

Play the note on the 1st fret of the E string.
Play the open E string.
Play the 3rd fret on the A string.
Play the 1st fret on the A string.

        G|-----------------|
        D|-----------------|
        A|---------3-------|
        E|---1-1---1---3---|

3. Playing Techniques

a. Hammer-ons and Pull-offs:

Hammer-ons are represented by an "h" (e.g., 5h7 means play the 5th fret and hammer onto the 7th fret). Pull-offs are represented by a "p" (e.g., 7p5 means play the 7th fret and pull off to the 5th fret).

b. Slides:

Slides are often indicated by an "/" or "\\" between two numbers (e.g., 5/7 means slide from the 5th fret to the 7th fret).

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