Bowie - Ziggy Stardust guitar tab
; Mon, 22 Feb 1993 10:03:42 +0200
Subject: Ziggy Stardust - David Bowie
Ziggy Stardust - David Bowie
I discovered this site about a week ago and have already ftp'd about 50 songs
off it. So I thought I should try to repay the contributors in some way.
This is my first posting to 'nevada'. As you may be able to guess from the
chords that follow, I am a real amateur guitar player. I have a cheap accoustic
and I know only the basic chords. The way I worked this out, was to try all the
chords I knew, until something sounded OK.
The recording I used was the demo version on the 1990 re-release of the Ziggy
StaRdust album. This re-release has the demo version (totally accoustic) as a
bonus track.
Please send me corrections to chords.
Things I'm not sure about...
- the D on 'Mars' in the first line (and at similiar places)
- the D on 'break up the band' & 'crush his sweet hand'
Ziggy Stardust - David Bowie
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[power section] number above chord shows # beats to hold chord
2 1 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 2 3 1 3 1 3 1
4 G G | D D* D D* D | F F | C C | D D
4 (play four times)
G Bm
Ziggy played guitar, jamming good
C D
with Wierd and Gilly and the Spiders from Mars.
G Bm
He played it left hand, but made it too far
C D
became the special man, and we were Ziggy's band.
G Bm
Ziggy really sang, with screwed up eyes and
C D
screwed down hairdo like some cat from Japan.
G Bm
He could lick 'em by smiling, he could leave 'em to hang.
C D
He came on so loaded man, well hung and snow-white tan.
A G F F* F F* F F* F G
But where were the spiders,
A G F F* F F* F F* F G
while the fly tried to break our balls.
A G F F* F F* F F* F
Just the beer light to guide us.
G D
And so we bitched about his fans and should we crush his sweet hands.
[power section]X2
G Bm
Ziggy played for time, jiving us that
C D
we were voodoo and the kids was just crass.
G Bm
He was the nazz with God-given ass.
C D
He took it all too far but boy could he play guitar.
A G F F* F F* F F* F G
Making love with his ego,
A G F F* F F* F F* F G
Ziggy sucked up into his mind
A G F F* F F* F F* F G
Like a leper messiah.
G D
When the kids had killed the man I had to break up the band.
[power section repeated to fade]
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Chords used: G Bm C D D* A F F*
e | 3 2 0 2 3 5 1 0
b | 3 3 1 3 3 5 1 0
g | 4 4 0 2 2 6 2 2
d | 5 4 2 0 0 7 3 3
a | 5 2 3 x x 7 3 3
e | 3 2 3 x x 5 1 0
NOTES: on D* and F*
D* is used in the [power] section. I play a normal D and used my 'pinky'
on the 3rd fret on alternate strums to acheive the (D D* D D* etc) sound on
the record. I think D* is actually Dsus but I'm not sure.
F* is used in the chorus. I pay the F chord as a barre chord (see tab above)
and lift my first (barre) finger on alternate strums.
I guess you really have to listen to the record to get the [chorus] and
[power] sections timed/played correctly.
Anyway, there it is. By no means an expert opinion, but it seems to impress my
flat-mate.
Have fun. Richard Ashley (U.C.T.) South Africa
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PS. Coming soon: Psycho Killer - Talking Heads
Scarborough Fair - Simon & Garfunkel
My MOST WANTED list
Starman - David Bowie
Put it there - Paul McCartney
Thanks in antici - pation.
Richard
