Ziggy Stardust David Bowie
<br/> <br/> Date: 22 Feb 1993 10:03:41 +0200<br/> <br/> <br/> Ziggy Stardust - David Bowie<br/> <br/> I discovered this site about a week ago and have already ftp'd about 50 songs <br/> off it. So I thought I should try to repay the contributors in some way. <br/> <br/> This is my first posting to 'nevada'. As you may be able to guess from the<br/> chords that follow, I am a real amateur guitar player. I have a cheap accoustic<br/> and I know only the basic chords. The way I worked this out, was to try all the<br/> chords I knew, until something sounded OK. <br/> <br/> The recording I used was the demo version on the 1990 re-release of the Ziggy <br/> StaRdust album. This re-release has the demo version (totally accoustic) as a <br/> bonus track. <br/> <br/> Please send me corrections to chords.<br/> Things I'm not sure about...<br/> - the D on 'Mars' in the first line (and at similiar places)<br/> - the D on 'break up the band' & 'crush his sweet hand'<br/> <br/> Ziggy Stardust - David Bowie<br/> ==============================<br/> [power section] number above chord shows # beats to hold chord<br/> 2 1 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 2 3 1 3 1 3 1<br/> 4 G G | D D* D D* D | F F | C C | D D<br/> 4 (play four times)<br/> <br/> <br/> G Bm <br/> Ziggy played guitar, jamming good <br/> C D<br/> with Wierd and Gilly and the Spiders from Mars.<br/> <br/> G Bm<br/> He played it left hand, but made it too far <br/> C D<br/> became the special man, and we were Ziggy's band.<br/> <br/> G Bm <br/> Ziggy really sang, with screwed up eyes and <br/> C D<br/> screwed down hairdo like some cat from Japan.<br/> <br/> G Bm<br/> He could lick 'em by smiling, he could leave 'em to hang.<br/> C D<br/> He came on so loaded man, well hung and snow-white tan.<br/> <br/> A G F F* F F* F F* F G <br/> But where were the spiders, <br/> A G F F* F F* F F* F G<br/> while the fly tried to break our balls.<br/> A G F F* F F* F F* F <br/> Just the beer light to guide us. <br/> <br/> G D<br/> And so we bitched about his fans and should we crush his sweet hands.<br/> <br/> [power section]X2<br/> <br/> G Bm<br/> Ziggy played for time, jiving us that <br/> C D<br/> we were voodoo and the kids was just crass.<br/> G Bm<br/> He was the nazz with God-given ass. <br/> C D<br/> He took it all too far but boy could he play guitar.<br/> <br/> A G F F* F F* F F* F G<br/> Making love with his ego, <br/> A G F F* F F* F F* F G<br/> Ziggy sucked up into his mind <br/> A G F F* F F* F F* F G<br/> Like a leper messiah.<br/> <br/> G D<br/> When the kids had killed the man I had to break up the band.<br/> <br/> [power section repeated to fade]<br/> <br/> -----------------------------------------------------------------------<br/> Chords used: G Bm C D D* A F F*<br/> <br/> e | 3 2 0 2 3 5 1 0<br/> b | 3 3 1 3 3 5 1 0<br/> g | 4 4 0 2 2 6 2 2<br/> d | 5 4 2 0 0 7 3 3<br/> a | 5 2 3 x x 7 3 3<br/> e | 3 2 3 x x 5 1 0<br/> <br/> NOTES: on D* and F*<br/> D* is used in the [power] section. I play a normal D and used my 'pinky'<br/> on the 3rd fret on alternate strums to acheive the (D D* D D* etc) sound on <br/> the record. I think D* is actually Dsus but I'm not sure.<br/> <br/> F* is used in the chorus. I pay the F chord as a barre chord (see tab above)<br/> and lift my first (barre) finger on alternate strums.<br/> <br/> I guess you really have to listen to the record to get the [chorus] and<br/> [power] sections timed/played correctly.<br/> <br/> Anyway, there it is. By no means an expert opinion, but it seems to impress my<br/> flat-mate.<br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> Date: Sun, 18 Feb 1996 00:14:21 -0500<br/> Message-ID: <br/> To: guitar@nevada.edu<br/> Subject: TAB: Ziggy Stardust by David Bowie<br/> <br/> Ziggy Stardust by David Bowie. <br/> <br/> Transcribed by Steve Coatney (scoatney@aol.com) - Feb 17, 1996.<br/> <br/> Thanks to Johnny Birchett and Richard Ashley for their postings, which<br/> inspired me to dig further.. Richard's lyrics are nearly perfect, and<br/> Johnny's tab and chords are right on the mark. I've borrowed heavily<br/> from Johnny, but made a few modifications (note the A / A7 in place<br/> of Am).<br/> <br/> I've verified the lyrics against the version included on the jacket of the<br/> recent AU 20 remaster of the Ziggy Stardust CD. The recorded version adds<br/> a few words, which I've marked with parentheses.<br/> <br/> For a great unplugged version of Ziggy, check out Bowie's original<br/> acoustic 12-string demo included as a bonus track on this CD. The lyrics<br/> are identical to those written on the jacket.<br/> <br/> I've included two tabs for the Intro, the first is similar to the Mick<br/> Ronson electric version, and the second is Bowie's acoustic demo version.<br/> <br/> <br/> Intro (Ronson)<br/> --------------<br/> Ronson does some hammering on during the intro, so play around with this<br/> if you want to imitate him more closely. He also plays it a little <br/> differently on the Santa Monica live album (he picks more individual <br/> notes).<br/> <br/> |--3-----2--3--2--3--2--------------------------------------------------<br/> |--3-----3--3--3--3--3--3--------3-----3--------3-----3--------3-----3--<br/> |--0-----2-----------2--2--------0--0--0--------0--0--0--------0-----0--<br/> |--0-----0-----------0--0-----2-----2--2-----0-----2--2-----0-----0-----<br/> |--x--------------------------3--------------2--------------0-----0-----<br/> |--3--------------------------------------------------------------------<br/> * H * * H * *<br/> <br/> * = hold an extra half-beat<br/> H = hammer on from open strings<br/> <br/> <br/> Intro (Bowie)<br/> -------------<br/> Bowie's original intro is pretty simple, but very nice on 12-string.<br/> <br/> |--3-----2--3--2--3--2--3-----0--------------0--------------0-----------<br/> |--3-----3-----3-----3--3-----3--------3-----3--------3-----1-----0-----<br/> |--4-----2-----2-----2--2-----0--------0-----0--------0-----2-----0-----<br/> |--5-----0-----------0--0-----2--------2-----0--------0-----2-----0-----<br/> |--x--------------------------3--------------2--------------0-----------<br/> |--3--------------------------------------------------------------------<br/> H H *<br/> <br/> * = hold an extra half-beat<br/> H = hammer on from second to third fret<br/> <br/> <br/> Transition<br/> ----------<br/> The transition between C and D during "the Spiders from Mars" and<br/> subsequent verses goes something like this:<br/> <br/> C D<br/> |------------------------------------<br/> |------------------------------------<br/> |------------------------------------<br/> |-----2-----2-----0-----2------------<br/> |-----3-----3-----2-----3-----4------<br/> |------------------------------------<br/> the Spi ders from Mars<br/> <br/> <br/> Chorus<br/> ------<br/> Repeat 3 times:<br/> <br/> A G F G<br/> |--5-5-5-5-5-----3-3-3-3-3-------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3---<br/> |--5-5-5-5-5-----3-3-3-3-3-------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3---<br/> |--6-6-6-6-6-----4-4-4-4-4-------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4--- <br/> |--7-7-7-7-7-----5-5-5-5-5-------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5--- <br/> |--7-7-7-7-7-----5-5-5-5-5-------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5--- <br/> |--5-5-5-5-5-----3-3-3-3-3-------1-0-1-0-1-0-1-3--- <br/> <br/> <br/> then:<br/> <br/> D E <br/> |--5---x-5---x-5----------7---7-7-7-7-7-----<br/> |--7---x-7---x-7----------9---9-9-9-9-9-----<br/> |--7---x-7---x-7----------9---9-9-9-9-9----- <br/> |--7---x-7---x-7----------9---9-9-9-9-9----- <br/> |--5---x-5---x-5----------7---7-7-7-7-7----- <br/> |--5---x-5---x-5----------7---7-7-7-7-7----- <br/> * * ** * **<br/> <br/> * = hold an extra half-beat<br/> ** = hold until the end of the next measure<br/> <br/> This is one suggested pattern, but it varies, so improvise.<br/> (My personal preference is to play the D and E in open position.)<br/> On the acoustic and live versions, Bowie and Ronson continue<br/> strumming on the D and E chords. Bowie also sometimes noodles<br/> around with his pinky on the B string on the D and E chords.<br/> On electric, emphasize the lower (thicker) strings, especially<br/> to get the right sound during the F chord. The acoustic version<br/> tends to emphasize the upper (thinner) strings. <br/> <br/> <br/> Lyrics and chords<br/> -----------------<br/> <br/> (Intro x 4, or Intro x 2 in acoustic version)<br/> <br/> G Bm C <br/> Ziggy played guitar, jamming good with Wierd and Gilly,<br/> <br/> (trans) D<br/> (and) the Spiders from Mars.<br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> G Em <br/> He played it left hand, but made it too far,<br/> <br/> A A7 C<br/> became the special man, then we were Ziggy's band.<br/> <br/> G Bm C <br/> Ziggy really sang, screwed up eyes and screwed down hairdo,<br/> <br/> (trans) D<br/> like some cat from Japan.<br/> <br/> G Em <br/> He could lick 'em by smiling, he could leave 'em to hang;<br/> <br/> A A7 C<br/> (they) came on so loaded, man. Well-hung and snow-white tan.<br/> <br/> <br/> A G F G<br/> So where were the Spiders?<br/> <br/> A G F G<br/> While the fly tried to break our balls.<br/> <br/> A G F G <br/> Just the beer light to guide us. So we<br/> <br/> D E<br/> bitched about his fans and should we crush his sweet hands...<br/> <br/> <br/> (Intro x 2)<br/> <br/> <br/> G Bm C <br/> Ziggy played for time, jiving us that we were voodoo,<br/> <br/> (trans) D<br/> the kids was just crass,<br/> <br/> G Em<br/> He was the nazz, with God given ass, <br/> <br/> A A7 C<br/> He took it all too far, but boy could he play guitar.<br/> <br/> <br/> A G F G<br/> Making love with his ego,<br/> <br/> A G F G<br/> Ziggy sucked up into his mind,<br/> <br/> A G F G<br/> like a leper messiah, when the<br/> <br/> D E<br/> kids had killed the man I had to break up the band.<br/> <br/> (Intro x 3) then:<br/> <br/> |--3-----2--3--2--3--2--------0--------------------------------3-----<br/> |--3-----3--3--3--3--3--3-----3--------------------------------3-----<br/> |--0-----2-----------2--2-----0--------------------------------0-----<br/> |--0-----0-----------0--0-----2--------------------------------0-----<br/> |--x--------------------------3--------------------------------x-----<br/> |--3-----------------------------------------------------------3-----<br/> Ziggy played ..... guitar.<br/> <br/> <br/> (In acoustic version, after the second chorus Bowie immediately repeats<br/> the second chorus, then he plays the intro several times and fades out,<br/> without singing "Ziggy played guitar").<br/> <br/> <br/> </div> </div> <div class="breadcrumbs">
Important: The song above is NOT stored on the Chordie server. The original song is hosted at chordiearchive.chordie.com. Chordie works as a search engine and provides on-the-fly formatting. Chordie does not index songs against artists'/composers' will. To remove this song please click here.
