Song: Rebel Rebel
Artist: David Bowie
Album:
Tabbed by: Nik Stanbridge ([email protected])
This builds on the work done by Faber ([email protected])
The song starts with this intro, an E mixolidian scale derived riff:
G:——9—7—6—————————————|—————————————————————————————————————
D:————————9—7—6———————|—————————————————————————————————————
A:——————————————7—5———|—————————————————————————————————————
E:————————————————————|—————————————————————————————————————
Then, while the guitar is playing D and E, the bass has two riffs, one
after the other:
G:————————————————|—————————————————————————————————————————
D:————————————————|—————————————————————————————————————————
A:————————0—2—4—5—|—5—5—————7——————————————————————————————— repeat
E:——0—2—4—————————|—————5—7—————————————————————————————————
Then the pre—chorus (bridge) is:
G:——————————————————|———————————————|———————————————————|———
D:——————————————————|———————————————|———————————————————|———
A:——————————————————|—5—5———————————|———————————————————|———
E:——5———————————————|———————————————|—7—7—7———7—7—7—7—7—|———
G:——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————
D:——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————
A:——7—7—7———————————————————————————————————————————————————
E:——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————
Followed by the chorus itself:
x3
G:————————————————|—————————————————————————————————————————
D:————————————————|—————————————————————————————————————————
A:————————0—2—4—5—|—5—5—————7———————————————————————————————
E:——0—2—4—————————|—————5—7—————————————————————————————————
Followed by:
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G:————————————————|—————————————————————————————————————————
D:————————————————|—————————————————————————————————————————
A:——5—————————————|—————————————————————————————————————————
E:————————————————|——0——0———3b——————————————————————————————
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David Bowie (pronounced /?bo?i/, BOH-ee; born David Robert Jones, 8 January 1947) is an English musician, actor, record producer and arranger. Active in five decades of popular music and frequently reinventing his music and image, Bowie is widely regarded as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s. He has been cited as an influence by many musicians and is known for his distinctive voice and the intellectual depth of his work.
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