• Song:

    Suffragette City

  • Artist:

    David Bowie

  • Album:

    The Best of David Bowie...

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Song: Suffragette City
By: David Bowie

~=hold note
h=hammer on
p=pull off
/=slide
(3) note was in last measure and is held out in the current measure

a lot of the riffs in this song are very similar,
but I included all of the variations, and I know its 100%
right so rate me and enjoy.

intro:
|----------------------------------|
|-6/7-7-4-4-----4-7-7-4-4-----4-4--|
|-----------7-7-----------7-7------|x2
|----------------------------------|

verse 1: play this twice
|---------------5---5-----------------|
|-7-7-4-4-----7-3---3-3-3-3-3-5-6/7---|
|---------7-7-------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|

|---------------5---------------------|
|-7-7-4-4-----7-3--3---3h4-5-5---6/7--|
|---------7-7--------3---------5------|
|-------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------|
|-7-7-4-4-----7-----------------------|
|---------7-7---2--2-2-2-2--2-2-4-4---|
|-------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------|
|-----------------3-3---3h4-5-5---6/7-|
|-5-5-3-3-----3-5-----3---------5-----|
|---------5-5-------------------------|

Chorus:
|----------------------------------|
|-7-7-4-4--------------------------|
|---------7-7---4-5-5-3-3-----3-3--|
|-------------5-----------5-5------|

|------------------------------------|
|-3-3---3---------5-5-5-5-2h5-5-5/7--|
|-----3---3-3---3--------------------|
|-------------3----------------------|

|----------------------------------|
|-7-7-4-4--------------------------|
|---------7-7---4-5-5-3-3-----3-5--|
|-------------5-----------5-5------|

|----------------------------------|
|-3-3---3---------5-5-5-5-5-5-6/7--|
|-----3---3-3---3------------------|
|-------------3--------------------|

|-9---9-----9-----9------------|
|-7---7-----7-----7---7---5/6--|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|

|--------------------------------|
|-7-7-4-4-----4-7-7-4-4-----4-4--|
|---------7-7-----------7-7------|x2
|--------------------------------|

Verse 2: only play this once
|---------------5---5-----------------|
|-7-7-4-4-----7-3---3-3-3-3-3-5-6/7---|
|---------7-7-------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|

|---------------5---------------------|
|-7-7-4-4-----7-3--3---3h4-5-5---6/7--|
|---------7-7--------3---------5------|
|-------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------|
|-7-7-4-4-----7-----------------------|
|---------7-7---2--2-2-2-2--2-2-4-4---|
|-------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------|
|-----------------3-3---3h4-5-5---6/7-|
|-5-5-3-3-----3-5-----3---------5-----|
|---------5-5-------------------------|

Chorus:
|----------------------------------|
|-7-7-4-4--------------------------|
|---------7-7---4-5-5-3-3-----3-3--|
|-------------5-----------5-5------|

|------------------------------------|
|-3-3---3---------5-5-5-5-2h5-5-5/7--|
|-----3---3-3---3--------------------|
|-------------3----------------------|

|----------------------------------|
|-7-7-4-4--------------------------|
|---------7-7---4-5-5-3-3-----3-5--|
|-------------5-----------5-5------|

|----------------------------------|
|-3-3---3---------5-5-5-5-5-5-6/7--|
|-----3---3-3---3------------------|
|-------------3--------------------|

|-9---9-----9-----9------------|
|-7---7-----7-----7---7---5/6--|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|

Guitar solo:
|----------------3---5-----------------|
|-7-7-4-4------7-5---3---3---3-5-6/7---|
|------------7-------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|

|---------------5--------------------|
|-7-7-4-4-----7-3---3---3-5-5---6/7--|
|---------7-7---------3-------5------|
|------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------|
|-7-7-4-4-----7--------------------|
|---------7-7---2---2-2-2-2-2-4-4--|
|----------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------|
|---------------3---3---3h4-5-5---6/7--|
|-5-5-3-3-----3-------3---------5------|
|---------5-5--------------------------|

Chorus:
|--------------------------------|
|-7-7-4-4-----7------------------|
|---------7-7---5---3-3-----3-3--|
|-----------------------5-5------|

|-----------------5-5-5-5---------|
|-3-3---3---------7-7-7-7--5-6/7--|
|-----3---3-3---3---------7-------|
|-------------3-------------------|

|----------------------------------|
|-7-7-4-4-----7--------------------|
|---------7-7---5---5-3-3-----3-3--|
|-------------------------5-5------|

|---------------------7-7-7--------|
|-3-3---3---------5-5-5-5-5---6/7--|
|-----3---3-3---3------------------|
|-------------3--------------------|

|----------------------------------|
|-7-7-4-4-----7--------------------|
|---------7-7---4/5-5-3-3-----3-3--|
|-------------------------5-5------|

|-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7------|
|-3-3---3---------5-5-5-5-5-5-6/7--|
|-----3---3-3---3------------------|
|-------------3--------------------|

|----------------------------------|
|-7-7-4-4-----7--------------------|
|---------7-7---4/5-5-3-3-----3-3--|
|-------------------------5-5------|

|-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7------|
|-3-3---3---------5-5-5-5-5-5-6/7--|
|-----3---3-3---3------------------|
|-------------3--------------------|

|---------------------------|
|-7---7---7-----7---7---5/7-|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|

long outro:
|---------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------|
|-7-7-4-4-----7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-6/7--|
|---------7-7------------------------|
|------------------------------------|

|---------------5---5---5----------|
|-7-7-4-4-----7-3---3---3---3-5-5--|
|---------7-7----------------------|
|----------------------------------|

|------------------------------------|
|-6/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3---3-3-3-3-3-5-5--|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|

|------------------------------------|
|-6/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5--|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|

|------------------------------------|
|-6/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5--|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|

|------------------------------------|
|-6/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5--|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|

|------------------------------------|
|-6/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3---3-3-3-3-3-5-5--|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|

|------------------------------------|
|-6/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3---3-3-3-3-3-3/2--|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|

|---------------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------|
|---------------0-2---------------|
|---------------------------------|
    getting louder

|--------------------------------------|
|----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-/(3)--|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
 the (3) is the first note of the next measure

|--------------------------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7h(3)--|
|--------------------------------------| play x3
|--------------------------------------|
 the (3) is the first note of the next measure

|-------------------------7-5------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-7-7-7-7-----7-3--|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|

|---------------------------7-5------|
|-(3)-3---3---3-5-5-7-7-7-7-----7-3--|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|

|------------------------------------|
|-(3)-3---3---3-3/2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/7------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|

That’s the entire song, lots of variations to learn, 
but it’s great to jam when you learn it
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