Bowie Flight of the Conchords
Flight of the Conchords
Bowie.
Just added this as i saw most of other tabs were incomplete and it's a cracking tune. I
if it's a bit long winded.
INTRO:
slow strumming
e|--0----0----|--0-----------| B|--8----1----|--3-----------| G|--0----0----|--0-----------| D|--9----2----|--4-----------| A|--10---3----|--5-----------| E|--x----x----|--x-----------| (x2)
VERSE 1
Slow strumming
e|--0----0----|--0-----0------| B|--8----1----|--3-----1------| G|--0----0----|--0-----2------| D|--9----2----|--4-----2------| A|--10---3----|--5-----0------| E|--x----x----|--x-----x------|
(sometimes last chord is barely audible)
Play above until "Do they smoke astro turf?", then below.
e|--0----0----|--0----0----|--0----0----|--(0)--| B|--8----1----|--2----3----|--4----5----|--(6)--| G|--0----0----|--0----0----|--0----0----|--(0)--| D|--9----2----|--3----4----|--5----6----|--(7)--| A|--10---3----|--4----5----|--6----7----|--(8)--| E|--x----x----|--x----x----|--x----x----|-------| (Last chord barely audible)
Changes to double time for next section
One guitar plays staccato power chords with a couple of jangly strokes here and there
e|------------------------3-----3----| B|------------------------3-----3----| G|------------------------4--4--4----| D|---5--5--5--5--5--5--5-----5-------| A|---5--5--5--5--5--5--5-----5-------| E|---3--3--3--3--3--3--3-----3-------|
this plays twice with riff[u] ov[d]er [u]it the second time on another guitar
D|--555-333-222-----| A|--------------555-|
VERSE 2 (bowie to bowie)
CHORDS
[G5] [C5] [D5]
e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------5-------7---------| D|---5------5-------7---------| A|---5------3-------5---------| E|---3------------------------|
[G5]This is bowie to bowie, do you [C5]hear me out there man
[D5]This is bowie back to [C5]bowie, [G5]I read you loud and clear man, woo yeah man
[G5]Your signals weak on my [C5]radar screen, how far out are you[D5] man?
I'm pretty far [C5]out, that's pretty far o[G5]ut man
(BRIDGE change)
half time again, strum out these barre chords, bit of down and up stroking action for 2 bars each
e|--5------7-------8--------| B|--5------7-------8--------| G|--5------7-------9--------| D|--7------9-------10-------| A|--7------9-------10-------| E|--5------7-------8--------|
Then they strum out 3 chords for "they think it's pretty cool man" bit. just once each.
hard to tell where they play on the neck but I use..
e|---------------------------| B|--12----10----7-----12-----| G|--12----10----7-----12-----| D|--12----10----7-----12-----| A|--10----8-----5-----10-----| E|---------------------------|
FINAL CHANGE
CHORDS
[F] [Am] [Cm] [Csus4] [G] [C#] [A] [D]
e|--1-----0-----3-----3-----3-----4-----0-----2--| B|--1-----1-----4-----6-----3-----6-----2-----3--| G|--2-----2-----5-----5-----4-----6-----2-----2--| D|--3-----2-----5-----5-----5-----6-----2-----0--| A|--3-----0-----3-----3-----5-----4-----0--------| E|--1-----------------------3--------------------| -------------------------------------------------|
[F]Are you okay bowie? What was that [Am]sound?
I dont know man Ill have to turn my [Cm]ship around
[Csus4]Oh its the craziest [G]scene
I'm picking it up on my [C#]LSD screen
Can you see the [A]stratosphere ringing?
[D]To the choir of Afronauts singing
G (strum once and let ring)
Bowieâ??s in space
And there you have it
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