Cracked Actor Bass Tab

Album: Aladdin Sane (1973)
Bassist: Trevor Bolder

Tabbed by Leo Chiurco

[Intro] Bass comes in at 0:07
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    1  +  +  2  +  +  3  +  +  4  +  +    1  +  +  2  +  +  3  +  +  4  +  + 

G|-----------------------------9.----12-|----------------9--12-9--------------|
D|-----------9.----9--12.---12----------|----------9--12----------12-9--12--9-|
A|--10.---10----------------------------|-10.---10----------------------------|
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    1  +  +  2  +  +  3  +  +  4  +  +    1  +  +  2  +  +  3  +  +  4  +  + 

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A|--7.----7--------------------------8.-|-------8-----------------------------|
E|-----------9.----9--7.----7--9.-------|----------10.---10-8.----8--10.---10.|
    1  +  +  2  +  +  3  +  +  4  +  +    1  +  +  2  +  +  3  +  +  4  +  + 

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D|--------------------------------------|----------9.----9.----------9.-------|
A|--10.---10-------------------------10.|-------9-----------------9-----------|
E|-----------12.---12-10.---10-12.------|-------------------------------------|
    1  +  +  2  +  +  3  +  +  4  +  +    1  +  +  2  +  +  3  +  +  4  +  + 

[Verse 1] "I've come on a few years..."
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A|--8~----------------------------------|-0~----------------7~-------9.-------|
E|--------------------------------------|----------9-----9--------------------|
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G|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|-----------------6--------7--8-----9--|----------------------9--------------|
A|--7~----------------------------------|----------9--------12----12-9--12-9--|
E|--------------------------------------|-10----------------------------------|
    1  +  +  2  +  +  3  +  +  4  +  +    1  +  +  2  +  +  3  +  +  4  +  + 

G|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|-----------7.----7--8.----8--9.-------|----------------------------------7--|
A|--8-----------------------------------|-0-----------------7--------9--------|
E|--------------------------------------|----------9~-------------------------|
    1  +  +  2  +  +  3  +  +  4  +  +    1  +  +  2  +  +  3  +  +  4  +  + 

G|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|--7.----7--------------------------7.-|-------7-----------------------------|
E|-----------9.----9--7.----7--9.-------|----------9.----9--7.----7--9.----9--|
    1  +  +  2  +  +  3  +  +  4  +  +    1  +  +  2  +  +  3  +  +  4  +  + 

[Chorus 1] "Crack, baby, crack..."
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D|--9.-------9.-------9.------9.--------|-7.-------7.-------7.-------7-----6--|
A|--------------------------9-----------|-------------------------7-----------|
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G|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|--5.-------5.-------5.-------5.-------|-4.-------4.-------------------------|
A|--------------------------5-----------|-------4-----------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|----------------2~----------/--------|
    1  +  +  2  +  +  3  +  +  4  +  +    1  +  +  2  +  +  3  +  +  4  +  + 

G|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|--9.-------9.-------9.------9------8--|-7.-------7.-------7.-------7-----6--|
A|--------------------------9-----------|-------------------------7-----------|
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D|--5.-------5.-------5.-------5.-------|-4.-------4.-------------------------|
A|--------------------------5-----------|-------4-----------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|----------------2~----------14\------|
    1  +  +  2  +  +  3  +  +  4  +  +    1  +  +  2  +  +  3  +  +  4  +  + 

[Interlude] "Oh stay..."
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E|-----------9.----9--7.----7--9.-------|----------10.---10-8.----8--10.---10.|
    1  +  +  2  +  +  3  +  +  4  +  +    1  +  +  2  +  +  3  +  +  4  +  + 

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A|--10.---10-------------------------10.|-------10-------------------------10-|
E|-----------12.---12-10.---10-12.------|----------12.---12-10.---10-12.------|
    1  +  +  2  +  +  3  +  +  4  +  +    1  +  +  2  +  +  3  +  +  4  +  + 

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A|--7.----7--------------------------8.-|-------8-----------------------------|
E|-----------9.----9--7.----7--9.-------|----------10.---10-8.----8--10.---10.|
    1  +  +  2  +  +  3  +  +  4  +  +    1  +  +  2  +  +  3  +  +  4  +  + 

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D|--------------------------------------|----------9.----9.----------9.-------|
A|--10.---10-------------------------10.|-------9-----------------9-----------|
E|-----------12.---12-10.---10-12.------|-------------------------------------|
    1  +  +  2  +  +  3  +  +  4  +  +    1  +  +  2  +  +  3  +  +  4  +  + 

[Verse 2] "You caught yourself a trick..."
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D|-----------------7~-------8--9-----10-|----------------------------------7--|
A|--8~----------------------------------|-0~----------------7~-------9.-------|
E|--------------------------------------|----------9-----9--------------------|
    1  +  +  2  +  +  3  +  +  4  +  +    1  +  +  2  +  +  3  +  +  4  +  + 

G|-----------------------------6.----9--|-------------------------------------|
D|-----------6~-------9~----------------|-0~-------------9--12~---12-9--------|
A|--7~----------------------------------|----------9--12----------------12-9--|
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    1  +  +  2  +  +  3  +  +  4  +  +    1  +  +  2  +  +  3  +  +  4  +  + 

G|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|-----------7~----7--8.----8--9.----10-|----------------------------------7--|
A|--8~----------------------------------|-0-----0-----------7~----7--9~-------|
E|--------------------------------------|----------9~----9--------------------|
    1  +  +  2  +  +  3  +  +  4  +  +    1  +  +  2  +  +  3  +  +  4  +  + 

G|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|--7.----7.-------------------------7.-|-------7-----------------------------|
E|-----------------9--7.----7--9.-------|----------9.----9--7.----7--9.----9--|
    1  +  +  2  +  +  3  +  +  4  +  +    1  +  +  2  +  +  3  +  +  4  +  + 

[Chorus 2] "Crack, baby, crack..."
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D|--9.-------9.-------9.------9.--------|-7.-------7.-------7.-------7-----6--|
A|--------------------------9-----------|-------------------------7-----------|
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D|--5.-------5.-------5.-------5.-------|-4.-------4.----------------4/-------|
A|--------------------------5-----------|-------4-----------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|----------------2~-------------------|
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G|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|--9.-------9.-------9.------9------8--|-7.-------7.-------7.-------7-----6--|
A|--------------------------9-----------|-------------------------7-----------|
E|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
    1  +  +  2  +  +  3  +  +  4  +  +    1  +  +  2  +  +  3  +  +  4  +  + 

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

[Interlude]
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D|-----------9.----9--12.---12----------|----------9--12----------12-9--12--9-|
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A|--7.----7--------------------------7--|-8.----8-----------------------------|
E|-----------9.----9--7.----7--9.-------|----------10.---10-8.----8--10.---10.|
    1  +  +  2  +  +  3  +  +  4  +  +    1  +  +  2  +  +  3  +  +  4  +  + 

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A|--10.---10-------------------------10.|-------10-------------------------10-|
E|-----------12.---12-10.---10-12.------|----------12.---12-10.---10-12.------|
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A|--7.----7--------------------------8.-|-------8--------------------------8--|
E|-----------9.----9--7.----7--9.-------|----------10.---10-8.----8--10.------|
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G|-----------------------------9.----12-|----------------9--12-9--------------|
D|-----------9.----9--12.---12----------|----------9--12----------12\---------|
A|--10.---10----------------------------|-10.---10----------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
    1  +  +  2  +  +  3  +  +  4  +  +    1  +  +  2  +  +  3  +  +  4  +  + 

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A|--7.----7-------------------------/8.-|-------8-----------------------------|
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A|-/10.---10-------------------------10.|-------10-------------------10\------|
E|-----------12.---12-10.---10-12.------|----------12.---12-10.---12----------|
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A|--7.----7-------------------------/8.-|-------8--------------------------8--|
E|-----------9.----9--7.----7--9.-------|----------10.---10-8.----8--10.------|
    1  +  +  2  +  +  3  +  +  4  +  +    1  +  +  2  +  +  3  +  +  4  +  + 

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A|--10.---10-------------------------10.|-------10-------------------10\------|
E|-----------12.---12-10.---10-12.------|----------12.---12-10.---12----------|
    1  +  +  2  +  +  3  +  +  4  +  +    1  +  +  2  +  +  3  +  +  4  +  + 

G|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
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A|--7.----7--------------------------8.-|-------8--------------------------8--|
E|-----------9.----9--7.----7--9.-------|----------10.---10-8.----8--10.------|
    1  +  +  2  +  +  3  +  +  4  +  +    1  +  +  2  +  +  3  +  +  4  +  + 

G|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|--10.---10-------------------------10.|-------10-------------------10\------| (Fade out)
E|-----------12.---12-10.---10-12.------|----------12.---12-10.---12----------|
    1  +  +  2  +  +  3  +  +  4  +  +    1  +  +  2  +  +  3  +  +  4  +  + 

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

| .  Staccato
| /  Slide up
| \  Slide down
| ~  Let ring

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

Bass Tabs
Title	Cracked Actor
Artist	David Bowie
Tablature Type	ASCII Tab
YouTube ID	uhIGuqZzFNA

Interactive Bass Tab Guide

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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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