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Sound and Vision

David Bowie
Tab
4.8(40)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Intro

G A- G A-

E----3--------------5/7---:---3--------------5/7------|
B-------------------------:---------------------------|
G----4--------------5/7---:---4--------------5/7------|
D-------------------------:---------------------------|
A-------------------------:---------------------------|
E-------------------------:---------------------------|

1 2 3 4 : 1 2 3 4

A- C B- A-

E----75-------8----7-----:-75--------------5/7-----------|
B------------------------:-------------------------------|
G----75-------9----7-----:-75--------------5/7-----------|
D------------------------:-------------------------------|
A------------------------:-------------------------------|
E------------------------:-------------------------------|

1 2 3 4 : 1 2 3 4

D A- D A-

E-------------------5/7---:------------------5/7-----------|
B—-5/7--------------------:-5/7----------------------------|
G—-5/7--------------5/7---:-5/7--------------5/7-----------|
D-------------------------:--------------------------------|
A-------------------------:--------------------------------|
E-------------------------:--------------------------------|

1 2 3 4 : 1 2 3 4

G A- G C

E----3--------------5/7---:---3------------------3----|
B-------------------------:----------------3-3h5------|
G----4--------------5/7---:---4-----------------------|
D-------------------------:---------------------------|
A-------------------------:---------------------------|
E-------------------------:---------------------------|

1 2 3 4 : 1 2 3 4

[INTRO W/VERSE CHORDS] NOTE IT'S ONLY 6 MEASURES, NOT 8)

G A- G A-

E----3--------------5/7---:---3--------------5/7------|
B-------------------------:---------------------------|
G----4--------------5/7---:---4--------------5/7------|
D-------------------------:---------------------------|
A-------------------------:---------------------------|
E-------------------------:---------------------------|

1 2 3 4 : 1 2 3 4

A- A-

E----75------------------:------------------5/7----------|
B------------------------:-------------------------------|
G----75------------------:------------------5/7----------|
D------------------------:-------------------------------|
A------------------------:-------------------------------|
E------------------------:-------------------------------|

1 2 3 4 : 1 2 3 4

G A- G C

E----3--------------5/7---:---3------------5-----3----|
B-------------------------:----------------3-3h5------|
G----4--------------5/7---:---4-----------------------|
D-------------------------:---------------------------|
A-------------------------:---------------------------|
E-------------------------:---------------------------|

1 2 3 4 : 1 2 3 4

G A- G A-

E----3--------------5/7---:---3--------------5/7------|
B-------------------------:---------------------------|
G----4--------------5/7---:---4--------------5/7------|
D-------------------------:---------------------------|
A-------------------------:---------------------------|
E-------------------------:---------------------------|

1 2 3 4 : 1 2 3 4

A- A-

E----75------------------:------------------5/7----------|
B------------------------:-------------------------------|
G----75------------------:------------------5/7----------|
D------------------------:-------------------------------|
A------------------------:-------------------------------|
E------------------------:-------------------------------|

1 2 3 4 : 1 2 3 4

G A- G C

E----3--------------5/7---:---3---------------5-7-----|
B-------------------------:---------------------------|
G----4--------------5/7---:---4---------------5-7-----|
D-------------------------:---------------------------|
A-------------------------:---------------------------|
E-------------------------:---------------------------|

1 2 3 4 : 1 2 3 4

(At the same time - PART II - there's also a keyboard part that goes like this ...

basically a descending G scale.

You can then just pad the A- and G chords - "ah - h")

(SECOND GUITAR - 2x)

G A- G A-

E----3----2----0----------:---------------------------|
B-------------------3-----:---1----0------------------|
G-------------------------:-------------2----0--------|
D-------------------------:---------------------------|
A-------------------------:---------------------------|
E-------------------------:---------------------------|

1 2 3 4 : 1 2 3 4

A- A-

E---(0)-------------------:---------------------------|
B---(1)-------------------:---------------------------|
G----2--------------------:---------------------------|
D-------------------------:---------------------------|
A-------------------------:---------------------------|
E-------------------------:---------------------------|

1 2 3 4 : 1 2 3 4

G G

E---(3)-------------------:--(3)------------------------|
B---(3)-------------------:--(3)------------------------|
G---(4)-------------------:--(4)------------------------|
D---(5)-------------------:--(5)------------------------|
A---(5)-------------------:--(5)------------------------|
E---(3)-------------------:--(3)------------------------|

1 2 3 4 : 1 2 3 4

[Chorus]- 2x

C6 G C6 G

E----5--5/7-5-----3-3-----:---5--5/7-5-----3-3---5/7-------|
B—------------------------:--------------------------------|
G—---5--5/7-5-----4-4-----:---5--5/7-5-----4-4---5/7-------|
D-------------------------:--------------------------------|
A-------------------------:--------------------------------|
E-------------------------:--------------------------------|

1 2 3 4 : 1 2 3 4

G A- G C

E----3--------------5/7---:---3-------------3-7-5-3---|
B-------------------------:---------------------------|
G----4--------------5/7---:---4-------------4-7-5-4---|
D-------------------------:---------------------------|
A-------------------------:---------------------------|
E-------------------------:---------------------------|

1 2 3 4 : 1 2 3 4

(SECOND TIME THROUGH, feel free to let loose with a few

"doo doo DOO doo doo, doo doo DOO doo doo, showee DOOs")

A- D

E----8-7--5-------------5-:-----5---------------------|
B-------------------5/7---:-5/7----5------------------|
G----9-7--5---------5/7---:-5/7----5------------------|
D-------------------------:---------------------------|
A-------------------------:---------------------------|
E-------------------------:---------------------------|

1 2 3 4 : 1 2 3 4

E-

E----0--------------------:---------------------------|
B----0--------------------:---------------------------|
G----0--------------------:---------------------------|
D----2--------------------:---------------------------|
A----2--------------------:---------------------------|
E----0--------------------:---------------------------|

1 2 3 4 : 1 2 3 4

"Don't you wonder some ..."

Now just repeat with lyrics

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Some helpful chord forms:

G A- B- D C E-

and/or

C6

E--3-    E—-5-    E--7-    E----    E--8-    E----0-------|
B----    B----    B----    B--5-    B----    B----0---------|
G--4-    G--5-    G--7-    G--5-    G--9-    G----0---------|
D----    D----    D----    D----    D----    D--2-----------|
A----    A----    A----    A----    A----    A--2-----------|
E----    E----    E----    E----    E----    E----0---------|

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I did try to capture all the fills,

but they do move around a little and dammit,

I'm trying to have a freaking life, here, okay?

They pretty much are the following -- insert them where you will.

(around the choruses)

E-----------------3-7-5-3---|
B---------------------------|
G-----------------4-7-5-4---|
D---------------------------|
A---------------------------|
E---------------------------|

1 2 3 4

(around the verses)

E-------------8-8-8-8-7/5---|
B---------------------------|
G-------------9-9-9-9-7/5---|
D---------------------------|
A---------------------------|
E---------------------------|

1 2 3 4

(either - whatever)

E----------------8--7—75---------|
B--------------------------------|
G----------------9--7—75---------|
D--------------------------------|
A--------------------------------|
E--------------------------------|

1 2 3 4

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And finally, the sax solo,

played by that master saxophonist David himself:

(lazily)

G G

E-------------------------:----------------------------|
B-------------------------:----------------------------|
G-------------------------:----------------------------|
D-------------------------:----------------------------|
A-------------------------:-------------2----3--5------|
E-------------------------:----------------------------|

1 2 3 4 : 1 2 3 4

A- D

E-------------------------:-------------------------------|
B-------------------------:-------------------------------|
G-------------------------:-------------------------------|
D-------------------------:-------------------------------|
A----5---3--2-3--0--------:-------------5---3---2—3-------|
E-------------------------:-------------------------------|

1 2 3 4 : 1 2 3 4

E-

E-------------------------:---------------------------|
B-------------------------:---------------------------|
G-------------------------:---------------------------|
D-------------------------:---------------------------|
A----2--------------------:---------------------------|
E-------------------------:---------------------------|

1 2 3 4 : 1 2 3 4

"Don't you wonder some ..."

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| (n) Ghost note

| h Hammer-on

| / Slide up

|

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