• Song:

    Bowie

  • Artist:

    Flight Of The Conchords

  • Album:

    Folk the World Tour

Flight of the Conchords
Bowie.
Tabbed by arabiandisco 12 04/08

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-------|
                          u  d (xx0231@1)u
this plays twice with riff over it the second time on another guitar

D|--555-333-222-----|
A|--------------555-|


VERSE 2 (bowie to bowie)

CHORDS
     G5 (355xxx@1)   C5 (x355xx@1)    D5e|----------------------------| (xx023x@1)B|----------------------------|
G|----------5-------7---------|
D|---5------5-------7---------|
A|---5------3-------5---------|
E|---3------------------------|

G5 (355xxx@1)                           C5This (x355xx@1)is bowie to bowie, do you hear me out there man
D5 (xx023x@1)                  C5 (x355xx@1)   G5This (355xxx@1)is bowie back to bowie, I read you loud and clear man, woo yeah man
G5 (355xxx@1)                    C5 (x355xx@1)                             D5Your (xx023x@1)signals weak on my radar screen, how far out are you man?
               C5 (x355xx@1)                    G5I'm (355xxx@1)pretty far out, that's pretty far out 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 (133211@1)  Am (x02210@1)  Cm (x3101x@1) Csus4 (x33010@1) G (320003@1)   C# (x43121@1)  A (x02220@1)   De|--1-----0-----3-----3-----3-----4-----0-----2--| (xx0232@1)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 (133211@1)                               AmAre (x02210@1)you okay bowie? What was that sound?
                                    CmI (x3101x@1)dont know man Ill have to turn my ship around
Csus4 (x33010@1)             GOh (320003@1)its the craziest scene
                        C#I'm (x43121@1)picking it up on my LSD screen
                ACan (x02220@1)you see the stratosphere ringing?
DTo (xx0232@1)the choir of Afronauts singing
G (strum once and let ring)
Bowie's in space

And there you have it

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