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Ziggy Stardust by David Bowie
Ziggy Stardust
CHORDS USED:
G D cadd9 Am Bm C Em A E
|-3-|-2-|--0--|--0--|--2--|-0-|--0--|-0-|-0-|
|-3-|-3-|--3--|--1--|--3--|-1-|--0--|-2-|-0-|
|-0-|-2-|--0--|--2--|--4--|-0-|--0--|-2-|-1-|
|-0-|-0-|--2--|--2--|--4--|-2-|--2--|-2-|-2-|
|-2-|---|--3--|--0--|--2--|-3-|--2--|-0-|-2-|
|-3-|---|-----|-----|--2--|-0-|--0--|-0-|-0-|
A (barre) G (barre) F F7Madd11+/E D (Barre)
|----5----|----3----|-1-|-----0-----|-----5 ----|
|----5----|----3----|-1-|-----0-----|-----7-----|
|----6----|----4----|-2-|-----2-----|-----7-----|
|----7----|----5----|-3-|-----2-----|-----7-----|
|----7----|----5----|-3-|-----3-----|-----5-----|
|----5----|----3----|-1-|-----0-----|-----------|
Intro
G x D Cadd9 G Am
|3-------x-------2-3-2-3-2---2---|--------------------------------|
|3-------x-------3---3---3---3---|--3-----3-----3-----3-----3---3-|
|0-------x-------2-----------2---|0---0-------0---0---------------|
|0-------x-------0---------------|--------------------------------|
|2-------x-----------------------|3-----3-----2-----2-----0---0---|
|3-------x-----------------------|--------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
PLay 5 Times.
1st Verse
Ziggy Played Guitar Jammin' Good With Wierd And
G Bm
|3-------------------------------|----2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~2-0-2(3)|
|0-------------------------------|----3~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~3-2-3---|
|0-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|0-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|2-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|3-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Gilly. The Spiders From Mars He Played it Left Hand
C D
|0-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|1-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------3---2---3---4---|5-----5/7---5-------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------7---5-------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
But Made It too far. Became The Special
G Em
|--------------------------------|-----------[12]-[7]-[12]--------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|3---------------3---2---3---5---|0-------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Man. Then We were Ziggy's Band.
A C
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|2----------------------------2h4|5-------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|x-------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|3-------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Ziggy Really Sang. Screwed Up eyes And Screwed Down
G Bm
|3-------------------------------|2-------------------------------|
|2-------------------------------|3-------------------------------|
|0-------------------------------|4-------------------------------|
|0-------------------------------|4-------------------------------|
|2-------------------------------|2-------------------------------|
|3-------------------------------|2-------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Hairdo, Like some Cat From Japan
C D He could Lick 'em by
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------3---2---3---4---|5-----5s7---5-------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------7---5-------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Smiling. He Could Leave 'em to
G
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|3-------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Hang they Came on so Loaded Man Well hung And a
E A
|----------------0---------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------0-----------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------------------0---|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|0---------------------------0h2-|
|0-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Snow-White tan
C
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|5-------------------------------|
|3-------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
CHORUS
So Where were the Spiders......
A(Barre) G(Barre) F E F E F E F G
|------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|5-5-5-5-5------3-3-3-3-3------|1---0---1---0---1---0---1---3---|
|6-6-6-6-6------4-4-4-4-4------|2---2---2---2---2---2---2---4---|
|7-7-7-7-7------5-5-5-5-5------|3---3---3---3---3---3---3---5---|
|7-7-7-7-7------5-5-5-5-5------|3---3---3---3---3---3---3---5---|X3
|5-5-5-5-5------3-3-3-3-3------|1---0---1---0---1---0---1---3---|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
So We Bitched About his fans and should we crush his sweet hands?
D (Barre) E
|--------------------------------|0-----------0-----------0-------|
|7-------7---x-x-x-7-x-x-7---x-x-|0-----------0-----------0-------|
|7-------7---x-x-x-7-x-x-7---x-x-|1-------x---1-------x---1-------|
|7-------7---x-x-x-7-x-x-7---x-x-|2-------x---2-------x---2---x---|
|5-------5---x-x-x-5-x-x-5---x-x-|2-------x---2-------x---2---x---|
|--------------------------------|0-----------0-----------0---x---|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
PLAY THE INTRO RIFF 2X HERE
Verse 2
Ziggy Played For Time Jiving us that weeee were voo-
G Bm
|3-------------------------------|2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~2---|
|3-------------------------------|3~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~3---|
|0-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|0-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|2-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|3-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
-Doo The Kids Were Just Class He Was The Nazz
C D
|0-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|1-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------3---2---3---4---|5-----5s7---5-------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------7---5-------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
With God Given Ass He Took It All too
G E
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|2---------------2---------------|
|3-----------------------2-------|0---------------0---------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Far But Boy Could He Play Guitar.
Am C
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|2---------------------------x-x-|5---------------5-5-5-5-5---5---|
|0---------------------------x-x-|3---------------3-3-3-3-3---3---|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Play Another Chorus HERE
add 4 Intro Riffs, before finishing with the outro.
Outro
Ziggy Played Guit-ar
G x D Cadd9
|3-------x-------2-3-2-3-2---2---|--------------------------------|
|3-------x-------3---3---3---3---|3-------------------------------|
|0-------x-------2-----------2---|0-------------------------------|
|0-------x-------0---------------|2-------------------------------|
|2-------x-----------------------|3-------------------------------|
|3-------x-----------------------|--------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G (all Pull offs and Hammer ons)
|3-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|3-------------------------------|-----------------------------0--|
|0-------------------------------|740740740740740740740740740740--|
|0-------------------------------|-----------------------------0--|
|2-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|3-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
NOTE: these must all be natural harmonics.
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|------[12]-----[7]-----[5]------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
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.
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version 2
intro
--3-----2--3--2--3--2--------------------------------------------------|
--3-----3--3--3--3--3--3--------3-----3--------3-----3--------3-----3--|
--0-----2-----------2--2--------0--0--0--------0--0--0--------0-----0--|
--0-----0-----------0--0-----2-----2--2-----0-----2--2-----0-----0-----|
--x--------------------------3--------------2--------------0-----0-----|
--3--------------------------------------------------------------------|
verses
riff 1
C D G
--------------------------|
--------------------------|
--------------------------|
--------------------------|
---3-2-3-4-5-5s7-5--2-0---|
------------------------3-|
G Bm C (w/riff 1) D
Ziggy played guitar, jamming good with Weird and Gilly The spiders from Mars
G Em
He played it left hand But made it too far
A C/G
Became the special man, then we were Ziggy's band
Ziggy really sang, screwed up eyes and screwed down hairdo
Like some cat from Japan, he could lick 'em by smiling
He could leave 'em to hang
Came on so loaded man, well hung and snow white tan.
chorus
Am G F G
--5-5-5-5-5-----3-3-3-3-3-------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3---|
--5-5-5-5-5-----3-3-3-3-3-------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3---|
--5-5-5-5-5-----4-4-4-4-4-------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4---|
--7-7-7-7-7-----5-5-5-5-5-------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5---|
--7-7-7-7-7-----5-5-5-5-5-------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5---|
--5-5-5-5-5-----3-3-3-3-3-------1-0-1-0-1-0-1-3---|
So where were the spiders while the fly tried to break our balls
Just the beer light to guide us,
D/A E/B
So we bitched about his fans and should we crush his sweet hands?
Ziggy played for time, jiving us that we were voodoo
The kids were just crass, he was the nazz
With God given ass
He took it all too far but boy could he play guitar
Making love with his ego Ziggy sucked up into his mind
Like a leper messiah
When the kids had killed the man I had to break up the band.
Oh yeah
Ooooooo
C G
Ziggy played guitaarrrrrr
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version 3
verse 1
G D Cadd9 G G5 G D Cadd9 G G5
E|-------3-----------------3---3---3-----3---------------3---3---3-|
G|-------3----7-8-7-8-7----3---3---3-----3--7-8-7-8-7----3---3---3-|
B|-------0----7--------7---0---0---0-----0--7--------7---0---0---0-|
D|-------0----7------------2---0---0-----0--7------------2---0---0-|
A|-------2-----------------3---2---0-----2---------------3---2---0-|
E|-------3-----------------0---3---3-----3---------------0---3---3-|
G D Cadd9 G G5 G D Cadd9 G G5
E|-------3-----------------3---3---3-----3---------------3---3---3-|
G|-------3----7-8-7-8-7----3---3---3-----3--7-8-7-8-7----3---3---3-|
B|-------0----7--------7---0---0---0-----0--7--------7---0---0---0-|
D|-------0----7------------2---0---0-----0--7------------2---0---0-|
A|-------2-----------------3---2---0-----2---------------3---2---0-|
E|-------3-----------------0---3---3-----3---------------0---3---3-|
G Bm C
ziggy played guitar jammin good with wierd and gilly and the
E|---3-------------------2----------------------------0------------|
G|---3-------------------3----------------------------1------------|
B|---0-------------------4----------------------------0------------|
D|---0-------------------4----------------------------2------------|
A|---2-------------------2----------------------------3------------|
E|---3-------------------x----------------------------0------------|
(little funky fill)
G Em
like the spiders from mars he played left hand but made it too far
E|-------------------------------------------3------------------0--|
G|-------------------------------------------3------------------0--|
B|-------------------------------------------0------------------0--|
D|-------------------------------------------0------------------2--|
A|--------3--2--3--4--5--5/7--5--------------2------------------2--|
E|-------------------------------7----5----3-3------------------0--|
(I used to play these two not as normal but if u play them as harmonics it sounds pretty
will surround the the harmonics with [])
A C
became the special man, then we were ziggys band
E|--[12]---[7]------[12]---0-------------------------X-------------|
G|-------------------------2-------------------------X-------------|
B|-------------------------2-------------------------5-------------|
D|-------------------------2-------------------------5-------------|
A|-------------------------0-------------------------3-------------|
E|-------------------------0-------------------------X-------------|
Verse 2
G Bm C
ziggy really sang screwed up eyes and screw down hairdo
E|---3-------------------2-----------------------------0-----------|
G|---3-------------------3-----------------------------1-----------|
B|---0-------------------4-----------------------------0-----------|
D|---0-------------------4-----------------------------2-----------|
A|---2-------------------2-----------------------------3-----------|
E|---3-------------------x-----------------------------0-----------|
C D G
like a cat from Japan he could lick'em by smiling he could leave
E|-------------------------------------------3---------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------3---------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------0---------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------0---------------------|
A|--------3--2--3--4--5--5/7--5--------------2---------------------|
E|-------------------------------7----5----3-3---------------------|
Em
'em to hang
E|-------0-----|
G|-------0-----|
B|-------0-----|
D|-------2-----|
A|-------2-----|
E|-------0-----|
Am C
he came on so loaded man well hung and snow white tan
E|---------[12]------------0----------------------------X----------|
G|------------------[12]---1----------------------------X----------|
B|-------------------------2----------------------------5----------|
D|-------------------------2----------------------------5----------|
A|-------------------------0----------------------------3----------|
E|--[12]-------------------0----------------------------X----------|
A G F G
so where were the spiders
E|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5----3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-|
A|-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5----3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-|
E|-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3----1-0-1-0-1-0-1--3-|
A G F G
while the fly tried to break our balls
E|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5----3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-|
A|-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5----3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-|
E|-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3----1-0-1-0-1-0-1--3-|
A G F G
with just the beer light to guide us
E|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5----3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-|
A|-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5----3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-|
E|-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3----1-0-1-0-1-0-1--3-|
D E
so we bitched about his fans and should we crush his sweet hands
E|----------2-------------------------------------0-0-0-0----------|
G|----------3-------------------------------------0-0-0-0----------|
B|----------2-------------------------------------1-1-1-1----------|
D|----------0-------------------------------------2-2-2-2----------|
A|------------------------------------------------2-2-2-2----------|
E|------------------------------------------------0-0-0-0----------|
G D Cadd9 G G5 G D Cadd9 G G5
E|-------3-----------------3---3---3-----3---------------3---3---3-|
G|-------3----7-8-7-8-7----3---3---3-----3--7-8-7-8-7----3---3---3-|
B|-------0----7--------7---0---0---0-----0--7--------7---0---0---0-|
D|-------0----7------------2---0---0-----0--7------------2---0---0-|
A|-------2-----------------3---2---0-----2---------------3---2---0-|
E|-------3-----------------0---3---3-----3---------------0---3---3-|
Verse 3
G Bm C
ziggy played for time jiving us that we were voodoo
E|---3-------------------2-----------------------------0-----------|
G|---3-------------------3-----------------------------1-----------|
B|---0-------------------4-----------------------------0-----------|
D|---0-------------------4-----------------------------2-----------|
A|---2-------------------2-----------------------------3-----------|
E|---3-------------------x-----------------------------0-----------|
C D G Em
the kids was just crass, he was the nazz with god given ass
E|-------------------------------------------3-----------------0---|
G|-------------------------------------------3-----------------0---|
B|-------------------------------------------0-----------------0---|
D|-------------------------------------------0-----------------2---|
A|--------3--2--3--4--5--5/7--5--------------2-----------------2---|
E|-------------------------------7----5----3-3-----------------0---|
Am C
he took it all too far but boy could he play guitar
E|-------------------------0----------------------------X----------|
G|-------------------------1----------------------------X----------|
B|-------------------------2----------------------------5----------|
D|-------------------------2----------------------------5----------|
A|-------------------------0----------------------------3----------|
E|-------------------------0----------------------------X----------|
A G F G
making love with his ego
E|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5----3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-|
A|-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5----3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-|
E|-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3----1-0-1-0-1-0-1--3-|
A G F G
ziggy suck up into his mind
E|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5----3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-|
A|-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5----3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-|
E|-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3----1-0-1-0-1-0-1--3-|
A G F G
like a leper messiah
E|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5----3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-|
A|-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5----3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-|
E|-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3----1-0-1-0-1-0-1--3-|
D E
when the kids had killed the man i had to break up the band
E|----------2-------------------------------0-0-0-0----------|
G|----------3-------------------------------0-0-0-0----------|
B|----------2-------------------------------1-1-1-1----------|
D|----------0-------------------------------2-2-2-2----------|
A|------------------------------------------2-2-2-2----------|
E|------------------------------------------0-0-0-0----------|
outo
G D Cadd9 G G5 G D Cadd9 G G5
E|-------3-----------------3---3---3-----3---------------3---3---3-|
G|-------3----7-8-7-8-7----3---3---3-----3--7-8-7-8-7----3---3---3-|
B|-------0----7--------7---0---0---0-----0--7--------7---0---0---0-|
D|-------0----7------------2---0---0-----0--7------------2---0---0-|
A|-------2-----------------3---2---0-----2---------------3---2---0-|
E|-------3-----------------0---3---3-----3---------------0---3---3-|
G D Cadd9 G G5 G D Cadd9 G G5
E|-------3-----------------3---3---3-----3---------------3---3---3-|
G|-------3----7-8-7-8-7----3---3---3-----3--7-8-7-8-7----3---3---3-|
B|-------0----7--------7---0---0---0-----0--7--------7---0---0---0-|
D|-------0----7------------2---0---0-----0--7------------2---0---0-|
A|-------2-----------------3---2---0-----2---------------3---2---0-|
E|-------3-----------------0---3---3-----3---------------0---3---3-|
Cadd9 G
ziggy played........... Guitaaaaaarrr
E|-3-----------------------3----------------------|
G|-3-----------------------3----------------------|
B|-0-----------------------0----------------------|
D|-2-----------------------0----------------------|
A|-3-----------------------2----------------------|
E|-0-----------------------3----------------------|
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version 4
[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]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
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.
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version 5
Intro (Ronson)
--------------
Ronson does some hammering on during the intro, so play around with this
if you want to imitate him more closely. He also plays it a little
differently on the Santa Monica live album (he picks more individual
notes).
|--3-----2--3--2--3--2--------------------------------------------------
|--3-----3--3--3--3--3--3--------3-----3--------3-----3--------3-----3--
|--0-----2-----------2--2--------0--0--0--------0--0--0--------0-----0--
|--0-----0-----------0--0-----2-----2--2-----0-----2--2-----0-----0-----
|--x--------------------------3--------------2--------------0-----0-----
|--3--------------------------------------------------------------------
* B * * B * *
* = hold an extra half-beat
H = hammer on from open strings
Intro (Bowie)
-------------
Bowie's original intro is pretty simple, but very nice on 12-string.
|--3-----2--3--2--3--2--3-----0--------------0--------------0-----------
|--3-----3-----3-----3--3-----3--------3-----3--------3-----1-----0-----
|--4-----2-----2-----2--2-----0--------0-----0--------0-----2-----0-----
|--5-----0-----------0--0-----2--------2-----0--------0-----2-----0-----
|--x--------------------------3--------------2--------------0-----------
|--3--------------------------------------------------------------------
B B *
* = hold an extra half-beat
H = hammer on from second to third fret
Transition
----------
The transition between C and D during "the Spiders from Mars" and
subsequent verses goes something like this:
C D
|------------------------------------
|------------------------------------
|------------------------------------
|-----2-----2-----0-----2------------
|-----3-----3-----2-----3-----4------
|------------------------------------
the Spi ders from Mars
Chorus
------
Repeat 3 times:
A G F G
|--5-5-5-5-5-----3-3-3-3-3-------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3---
|--5-5-5-5-5-----3-3-3-3-3-------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3---
|--6-6-6-6-6-----4-4-4-4-4-------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4---
|--7-7-7-7-7-----5-5-5-5-5-------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5---
|--7-7-7-7-7-----5-5-5-5-5-------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5---
|--5-5-5-5-5-----3-3-3-3-3-------1-0-1-0-1-0-1-3---
then:
D E
|--5---x-5---x-5----------7---7-7-7-7-7-----
|--7---x-7---x-7----------9---9-9-9-9-9-----
|--7---x-7---x-7----------9---9-9-9-9-9-----
|--7---x-7---x-7----------9---9-9-9-9-9-----
|--5---x-5---x-5----------7---7-7-7-7-7-----
|--5---x-5---x-5----------7---7-7-7-7-7-----
* * ** * **
* = hold an extra half-beat
** = hold until the end of the next measure
This is one suggested pattern, but it varies, so improvise.
(My personal preference is to play the D and E in open position.)
On the acoustic and live versions, Bowie and Ronson continue
strumming on the D and E chords. Bowie also sometimes noodles
around with his pinky on the B string on the D and E chords.
On electric, emphasize the lower (thicker) strings, especially
to get the right sound during the F chord. The acoustic version
tends to emphasize the upper (thinner) strings.
Lyrics and chords
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(Intro x 4, or Intro x 2 in acoustic version)
G Bm C
Ziggy played guitar, jamming good with Wierd and Gilly,
(trans) D
(and) the Spiders from Mars.
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G Em
He played it left hand, but made it too far,
A A7 C
became the special man, then we were Ziggy's band.
G Bm C
Ziggy really sang, screwed up eyes and screwed down hairdo,
(trans) D
like some cat from Japan.
G Em
He could lick 'em by smiling, he could leave 'em to hang;
A A7 C
(they) came on so loaded, man. Well-hung and snow-white tan.
A G F G
So where were the Spiders?
A G F G
While the fly tried to break our balls.
A G F G
Just the beer light to guide us. So we
D E
bitched about his fans and should we crush his sweet hands...
(Intro x 2)
G Bm C
Ziggy played for time, jiving us that we were voodoo,
(trans) D
the kids was just crass,
G Em
He was the nazz, with God given ass,
A A7 C
He took it all too far, but boy could he play guitar.
A G F G
Making love with his ego,
A G F G
Ziggy sucked up into his mind,
A G F G
like a leper messiah, when the
D E
kids had killed the man I had to break up the band.
(Intro x 3) then:
|--3-----2--3--2--3--2--------0--------------------------------3-----
|--3-----3--3--3--3--3--3-----3--------------------------------3-----
|--0-----2-----------2--2-----0--------------------------------0-----
|--0-----0-----------0--0-----2--------------------------------0-----
|--x--------------------------3--------------------------------x-----
|--3-----------------------------------------------------------3-----
Ziggy played ..... guitar.
(In acoustic version, after the second chorus Bowie immediately repeats
the second chorus, then he plays the intro several times and fades out,
without singing "Ziggy played guitar").
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