Five Years Bass Tab - David Bowie

FIVE YEARS (Bassline)

As recorded by David Bowie
(From the 1972 Album THE RISE AND FALL OF ZIGGY STARDUST AND THE SPIDERS FROM MARS)

Words and Music by David Bowie

Transcribed by Slowhand

Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Trevor Bolder - Bass'

 Intro
  Q=84
 6/8
  Gtr I
  W        W        W
|--------|--------|------|
|--------|--------|------|
|--------|--------|------|
|--------|--------|------|

  W        W        W
|--------|--------|------|
|--------|--------|------|
|--------|--------|------|
|--------|--------|------|

           1st Verse
  W         H.        +H.        H.
|--------||---------|----------|-------|
|--------||---------|----------|-2-----|
|--------||---------|----------|-------|
|--------||-3-------|-(3)------|-------|

  +H.        H.        +Q.   +E  E E   H.
|----------|---------|---------------|-------|
|-(2)------|---------|---------------|-------|
|----------|---------|-------------2-|-3-----|
|----------|-5-------|-(5)---(5)-5---|-------|

  +H.        H.        +Q.   +E  E E   H.
|----------|---------|---------------|-------|
|----------|---------|-----------5-4-|-2-----|
|-(3)------|---------|---------------|-------|
|----------|-3-------|-(3)---(3)-----|-------|

  +H.        H.        Q.   +E  E E   H.
|----------|---------|-2----(2)-----|-------|
|-(2)------|---------|--------------|-------|
|----------|---------|------------2-|-3-----|
|----------|-5-------|----------5---|-------|

  +Q.   E E E   H.        +Q.   +E  E E   H.
|-------------|---------|---------------|-------|
|-------------|-5-------|-(5)---(5)-5-4-|-2-----|
|-(3)---3-3-5-|---------|---------------|-------|
|-------------|---------|---------------|-------|

  +Q.   +E  S S S S   H.        Q.   +Q   E
|-------------------|---------|-2----(2)----|
|-(2)---(2)-2-------|---------|-------------|
|-------------5-3-2-|---------|-------------|
|-------------------|-5-------|-----------5-|

                         Bridge
  H.        Q.   E E E    Q.   +E  Q     Q.   +E  E E
|---------|--------5---||--------------|--------------|
|---------|------5---5-||----------7\--|--------------|
|-3-------|-3----------||--------------|-3----(3)-3-2-|
|---------|------------||-5----(5)-----|--------------|

  Q.   +E  Q     Q.   Q  E   Q.   +E  Q     Q.   E E S S
|--------------|-----------|--------------|---------------|
|----------7\--|-----------|-5----(5)-5\--|---------------|
|--------------|-3----3--5-|--------------|-3----3-2-3-4--|
|-5----(5)-----|-----------|--------------|---------------|

  H.        +H.        Q.   +Q   E   Q.   +Q   E
|---------|----------|-2----(2)--2-|-------------||
|---------|----------|-------------|-------------||
|-5-------|-(5)------|-------------|-3----(3)--3-||
|---------|----------|-------------|-------------||

 2nd Verse
  H.        +Q.   +E  E E   H.        +Q.   +E  S S S S
|---------|---------------|---------|-------------------|
|-5-------|-(5)---(5)-5-4-|-2-------|-(2)---(2)-2-------|
|---------|---------------|---------|-------------5-3-2-|
|---------|---------------|---------|-------------------|

  H.        +Q.   +E  E E   H.        +Q.   +E  Q
|---------|---------------|---------|--------------|
|---------|---------------|---------|--------------|
|---------|-------------2-|-3-------|-(3)---(3)-3--|
|-5-------|-(5)---(5)-5---|---------|--------------|

  Q.   Q.     Q.   +E  E E   H.        +Q.   +E  S S S S
|-----------|--------------|---------|-------------------|
|-5----5----|-5----(5)-5-4-|-2-------|-(2)---(2)-2-------|
|-----------|--------------|---------|-------------5-3-2-|
|-----------|--------------|---------|-------------------|

  H.        Q.   Q  E   H.        Q.   E Q
|---------|-----------|---------|--------5--|
|---------|-----------|---------|-----------|
|---------|-----------|-3-------|-3----3----|
|-5-------|-5----5--5-|---------|-----------|

  Q.   +Q   E   Q.   +E  E E   Q.   +E  E E   Q.   +E  S S S S
|-------------|--------------|----------4-4-|------------------|
|-5----(5)----|-5----(5)-5-4-|-2----(2)-----|-2----(2)-2-------|
|-----------5-|--------------|--------------|------------5-3-2-|
|-------------|--------------|--------------|------------------|

  Q.   Q.     Q.   E E E   Q.   Q.     S E. S S Q.
|-----------|------------|-----------|---5--5-5-5-----|
|------7----|-7----------|-----------|----------------|
|-----------|------------|-----------|-3--------------|
|-5---------|------5-5-7-|-8----8----|----------------|

  Q.   +E  E E   Q.   +E  E E   H.        Q.   +E  S S S S
|--------------|--------------|---------|------------------|
|-5----(5)-5---|-5----(5)-5-4-|-2-------|-2----(2)-2-------|
|------------5-|--------------|---------|------------5-3-2-|
|--------------|--------------|---------|------------------|

  E. S E E. S E   E. S E E E E   Q.   Q.     H.
|---------------|--------------|------5----|-5-----||
|---------------|--------------|-----------|-------||
|---------------|--------------|-3---------|-------||
|-5--5-5-5--5-5-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-|-----------|-------||

 Chorus
  Q.   Q.     Q.   +E  E E   Q.   +Q   E   Q.   E E E
|-----------|--------------|-------------|------------|
|-5----5----|-5----(5)-5-4-|-2----(2)----|-2----2-----|
|-----------|--------------|-----------2-|----------2-|
|-----------|--------------|-------------|------------|

  H.        Q.   +Q   E   Q  E Q  E   Q  E Q  E
|---------|-------------|-----------|-----------|
|---------|-------------|-----------|-----------|
|---------|-----------2-|-3--3-3--3-|-3--3-3--3-|
|-5-------|-5----(5)----|-----------|-----------|

  Q.   Q  E   E. S E E E E   Q.   +Q   E   Q  E S S S S E
|-----------|--------------|-------------|--------2-4-----|
|-5----5----|-5--5---5-5-4-|-2----(2)----|-2--2-5-----5-2-|
|---------5-|------5-------|-----------2-|----------------|
|-----------|--------------|-------------|----------------|

  Q.   +Q   E   Q.   +Q   E   E. E. Q  E   E. S E Q.
|-------------|-------------|----5-------|----5-5-5----|
|-------------|-7----(7)----|------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-3-----3--3-|-3-----------|
|-5----(5)--5-|-----------5-|------------|-------------|

  Q.   E. S E   Q.   Q.     H.        Q.   Q.
|-------------|-----------|---------|-----------|
|-5----5--5---|-5----5----|-2-------|-2----2----|
|-----------5-|-----------|---------|-----------|
|-------------|-----------|---------|-----------|

  H.        Q.   +E  E E   Q.   +Q   E   Q.   Q  E
|---------|--------------|-------------|-----------|
|---------|--------------|-------------|-----------|
|---------|------------2-|-3----(3)--3-|-3----3--3-|
|-5-------|-5----(5)-5---|-------------|-----------|

  Q.   +E. S E   Q.   E E E   H.        H.
|--------------|------------|---------|-------|
|-5----(5)-5---|-5----5---5-|-2-------|-2-----|
|------------5-|--------5---|---------|-------|
|--------------|------------|---------|-------|

  Q.   +Q   E   Q.   Q.     Q.   +Q   E   H.
|-------------|-----------|-------------|-------|
|-----------2-|-----------|-------------|-------|
|-------------|-----------|-3----(3)--3-|-3-----|
|-5----(5)----|-5----5----|-------------|-------|

  Q.   Q.     Q.   +Q   E   Q.   +Q   E   Q.   Q.
|-----------|-------------|-------------|-----------|
|-5----5----|-5----(5)--5-|-2----(2)----|-2----2----|
|-----------|-------------|-----------2-|-----------|
|-----------|-------------|-------------|-----------|

  E. S E E. S E   E. S E Q  E   Q.   Q.     H.
|---------------|-------------|-----------|-------||
|---------------|-------------|-----------|-------||
|---------------|-----------2-|-3----3----|-3-----||
|-5--5-5-5--5-5-|-5--5-5-5----|-----------|-------||

 Outro
  H.        +H.        H.
|---------|----------|-------|
|-5-------|-(5)------|-5-----|
|---------|----------|-------|
|---------|----------|-------|

  W          W        W
|--------||---------|-------||
|--------||o--------|------o||
|--------||o--------|------o||
|--------||---------|-------||

Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for.  Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests.  Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for.  Low
melody durations appear below the staff

Tablature Legend
----------------
 h   - hammer-on
 p   - pull-off
 b   - bend
 pb  - pre-bend
 r   - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
 /\  - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
 s   - legato slide
 S   - shift slide
  - natural harmonic
[n]  - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
 ~   - vibrato
 tr  - trill
 T   - tap
 TP  - trem. picking
 PM  - palm muting
\n/  - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
 \n  - tremolo bar down
 n/  - tremolo bar up
/n\  - tremolo bar inverted dip
 =   - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
 <>  - volume swell (louder/softer)
 x   - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
 o   - on rhythm slash represents single note slash

Misc Legend
-----------
 |  - bar
||  - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*|  - double bar (ending)
 :  - bar (freetime)
 $  - Segno
 &  - Coda
Tempo markers -  = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths

Bass Tabs
Title	Five Years
Artist	David Bowie
Tablature Type	ASCII Tab
YouTube ID	2ObjtVdsV3I

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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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