Hang On To Your Self Tab by David Bowie #----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## From: Winston Campbell Hang On To Yourself (words & music by David Bowie) This song is featured off of Bowie~s -The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars- album. It is quite simple and fun to play as are most of Bowie~s songs. Before I write down the chords, I must explain that the chords G5* and B5* are played respectively: G5* E --3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-3--| B --3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-3--| (of course, it would be auspicious to G --0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0-0--| accent the bass notes to give it that D --0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0-0--| cool song that the song cannot live A --x-x--x-x--x-x--x-x--x-x-x--| without. -h- stands for hammer-on) E --2h3--3-3--2h3--3-3--2h3-3--| B5* E ----------------------------| B ----------------------------| G --4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4-4-| (this time instead of hammering on, it D --4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4-4-| would be better to slide from the first A --1s2--2-2--1s2--2-2--1s2-2-| fret to the second playing B5*) E ----------------------------| The song with the chords are: D-C-G5* D-C-G5* F#m A Well she is a tongue twisting storm, she will come to the show tonight Bm F#5-A5-B5* Praying to the light machine F#m A She wants my honey not my money she~s a funky-thigh collector Bm F#5-A5-B5* Laying on electric dreams C D C D So come on, come on, we~ve really got a good thing going C D C Well come on, come on, if you think we~re gonna make it A You better hang on to yourself D-C-G5* D-C-G5* F#m A We can~t dance, we don~t talk much, we just ball and play Bm F#5-A5-B5* But then we move like tigers on vaseline F#m A Well the bitter comes out better on a stolen guitar Bm F#5-A5-B5* You~re the blessed, we~re the spiders from Mars C D C D So come on, come on, we~ve really got a good thing going C D C Well come on, come on, if you think we~re gonna make it A You better hang on to yourself D-C-G5* D-C-G5* Solo Chords: A D A D C D C D So come on, come on, we~ve really got a good thing going C D C Well come on, come on, if you think we~re gonna make it A You better hang on to yourself (and the song ends...or whatever...) The Chords are: E A D G B E ----------- D x x 0 2 3 2 C x 3 2 0 1 0 F#m 2 4 4 2 2 x A x 0 2 2 2 x Bm x 2 4 4 3 2 F#5 2 4 4 x x x A5 x 0 2 2 x x (Note that the lyrics for this song is not the one from the Rykodisc release of -The Man Who Sold The World-, this is the original)Hang On To Yourself Tab by David Bowie Hang On To Yourself David Bowie Album: The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars. Guitarist: Mick Ronson. Tuning: Standard Low To High E A D G B e b: Bend r: Release Bend h: Hammer On s: Silde ~: Vibrato .: Stacato *: Repeat * Intro e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-*---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------7--5-------------------------------7--3--------------------------------| D|------7--5-------------------------------7--3--------------------------------| A|-*----5--3-------------------------------5--5--------------------------------| E|------------2h3-3-3--2h3-3-3--3-2h3-3-3--------2h3-3-3--2h3-3-3--3-2h3-3-3-3-| Verse e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------2--x-2--4--x-4----2----------------------------------2--x-2--4--x-4-| D|--4--x-4--2--x-2--4--x-4--4-2-2h4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4--x-4--2--x-2--4--x-4-| A|--4--x-4--0--x-0--2--x-2--4-0-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--4--x-4--0--x-0--2--x-2-| E|--2--x-2------------------2----------------------------2--x-2-----------------| Chorus e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------x--x--5--x--x--5--x--x--7--x--x--7--x--x--5---| G|----2--------------------------x--x--5--x--x--5--x--x--7--x--x--7--x--x--5---| D|--4-2-4h4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--x--x--5--x--x--5--x--x--7--x--x--7--x--x--5---| A|--4-0-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--x--x--3--x--x--3--x--x--5--x--x--5--x--x--3---| E|--2--------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-x--x--5--x--7-7--7--x--x--5--x--x--5--x--x--7--x--x--7--x--x--5--x--x--5----| G|-x--x--5--x--7-7--7--x--x--5--x--x--5--x--x--7--x--x--7--x--x--5--x--x--5----| D|-x--x--5--x--7-7--7--x--x--5--x--x--5--x--x--7--x--x--7--x--x--5--x--x--5----| A|-x--x--3--x--5-5--5--x--x--3--x--x--3--x--x--5--x--x--5--x--x--3--x--x--3----| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------| B|-------------*--| G|-2-2-2-2--2-----| D|-2-2-2-2--2-----| A|-0-0-0-0--0--*--| E|----------------| Backing chords for the solo are played the same way as the chorus, but instead of C and D play A and D Guitar Solo . . |Change to C and D again e|-------7b9r7-5~--3s5-3-.-.-----------------7b9r7-5~-3-.-.--------------------| B|-2-3-5-----------------5-3-----------2-3-5------------5-3--------------------| G|---------------------------4-4s6-2~-----------------------/5~--/7~--/5~-/7~--| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Everything you need to know for the rest of the song is all there because it pretty much repeats itself from there on.