Rebel Rebel Chords & Tabs
David Bowie Chords & Tabs
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REBEL REBEL (Bassline)
As recorded by David Bowie
(From the 1974 Album DIAMOND DOGS)
Words and Music by David Bowie
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Electric Bass (finger)'
Intro
Q=130
4/4
Gtr I
Wx7 E E E E E E E E
|------------|---9-7-6---------|
|------------|---------9-7-6---|
|------------|---------------7-|
|------------|-----------------|
Q Q E E E E +E E Q E E E E Q Q E E E E +E E Q E E E E
|---------------|------------------|---------------|-------------------|
|---------------|------------------|---------------|-------------------|
|-5--5--5-4-5-7-|-(7)------------4-|-5--5--5-4-5-7-|-(7)------------4--|
|---------------|-----0-4--4-5-7---|---------------|-----0-4--4-5-7----|
Q Q E E E E +E E Q E E E E Q Q E E E E +E E Q E E E E
|---------------|------------------|---------------|-------------------||
|---------------|------------------|---------------|-------------------||
|-5--5--5-4-5-7-|-(7)------------4-|-5--5--5-4-5-7-|-(7)------------4--||
|---------------|-----0-4--4-5-7---|---------------|-----0-4--4-5-7----||
1st & 2nd Verses
$
Q Q E E E E +E E Q E E E E Q Q E E E E +E E Q E E E E
|---------------|------------------|---------------|-------------------|
|---------------|------------------|---------------|-------------------|
|-5--5--5-4-5-7-|-(7)------------4-|-5--5--5-4-5-7-|-(7)------------4--|
|---------------|-----0-4--4-5-7---|---------------|-----0-4--4-5-7----|
Q Q E E E E +E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E +E E Q E E E E
|---------------|------------------|----------------|-------------------|
|---------------|------------------|----------------|-------------------|
|-5--5--5-4-5-7-|-(7)------------4-|-5p4-5--5-4-5-7-|-(7)------------4--|
|---------------|-----0-4--4-5-7---|----------------|-----0-4--4-5-7----|
Q Q E E E E +E E Q E E E E Q Q E E E E +E E Q E E E E
|---------------|------------------|---------------|-------------------|
|---------------|------------------|---------------|-------------------|
|-5--5--5-4-5-7-|-(7)------------4-|-5--5--5-4-5-7-|-(7)------------4--|
|---------------|-----0-4--4-5-7---|---------------|-----0-4--4-5-7----|
To Coda
Q Q E E E E +E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E +E E Q E E E E
|---------------|------------------|----------------|-------------------||
|---------------|------------------|----------------|-------------------||
|-5--5--5-4-5-7-|-(7)------------4-|-5p4-5--5-4-5-7-|-(7)------------4--||
|---------------|-----0-4--4-5-7---|----------------|-----0-4--4-5-7----||
Pre-Chorus
H Q E E E E Q E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------|----------------|---------------|---9-9-9-5--------||
|-------------|----------------|---------------|-----------9-5-4--||
|-----------4-|-5--------------|-2--4--2-2-4-5-|-7----------------||
|-5----5--5---|---0-2--2-2-4-5-|---------------|------------------||
Chorus
$$
Q Q E E E E +E E Q E E E E Q Q E E E E +E E Q E E E E
|---------------|------------------|---------------|-------------------|
|---------------|------------------|---------------|-------------------|
|-5--5--5-4-5-7-|-(7)------------4-|-5--5--5-4-5-7-|-(7)------------4--|
|---------------|-----0-4--4-5-7---|---------------|-----0-4--4-5-7----|
To Dbl. Coda
Q Q E E E E +E E Q E E E E W W
|---------------|------------------|----------|------||
|---------------|------------------|----------|------||
|-5--5--5-4-5-7-|-(7)------------4-|-5--------|-7----||
|---------------|-----0-4--4-5-7---|----------|------||
Interlude
Q Q E E E E +E E Q E E E E Q Q E E E E +E E Q E E E E
|---------------|------------------|---------------|-------------------|
|---------------|------------------|---------------|-------------------|
|-5--5--5-4-5-7-|-(7)------------4-|-5--5--5-4-5-7-|-(7)------------4--|
|---------------|-----0-4--4-5-7---|---------------|-----0-4--4-5-7----|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/d/david_bowie/rebel_rebel_btab_ver_4.html ]
D.S. al Coda
W E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E +E E Q E E E E
|----------|---9-7-6---------|----------------|-------------------||
|----------|---------9-7-6---|----------------|-------------------||
|----------|---------------7-|-5p4-5--5-4-5-7-|-(7)------------4--||
|----------|-----------------|----------------|-----0-4--4-5-7----||
Pre-Chorus
&
Q Q Q Q E E Q Q E E Q Q E E E E Q Q Q E E
|-------------|---------------|---------------|---------------||
|-------------|---------------|---------------|---------------||
|-------------|-5-5-5--5--5-4-|-2--2--2-0-----|---------------||
|-5--5--5--5--|---------------|-----------4-2-|-0--0--0--2-4--||
Chorus
Q Q E E E E +E E Q E E E E Q Q E E E E +E E Q E E E E
|---------------|------------------|---------------|-------------------|
|---------------|------------------|---------------|-------------------|
|-5--5--5-4-5-7-|-(7)------------4-|-5--5--5-4-5-7-|-(7)------------4--|
|---------------|-----0-4--4-5-7---|---------------|-----0-4--4-5-7----|
Q Q E E E E +E E Q E E E E W W
|---------------|------------------|----------|------||
|---------------|------------------|----------|------||
|-5--5--5-4-5-7-|-(7)------------4-|-5--------|-7----||
|---------------|-----0-4--4-5-7---|----------|------||
Interlude
Q Q E E E E +E E Q E E E E Q Q E E E E +E E Q E E E E
|---------------|------------------|---------------|-------------------|
|---------------|------------------|---------------|-------------------|
|-5--5--5-4-5-7-|-(7)------------4-|-5--5--5-4-5-7-|-(7)------------4--|
|---------------|-----0-4--4-5-7---|---------------|-----0-4--4-5-7----|
D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda
W E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E +E E Q E E E E
|----------|---9-7-6---------|----------------|-------------------||
|----------|---------9-7-6---|----------------|-------------------||
|----------|---------------7-|-5p4-5--5-4-5-7-|-(7)------------4--||
|----------|-----------------|----------------|-----0-4--4-5-7----||
Interlude
&&
E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E +E E Q E E E E
|-9-9-9-9-7-------||---------------|------------------|
|-----------9-7-6-||---------------|------------------|
|-----------------||-5--5--5-4-5-7-|-(7)------------4-|
|-----------------||---------------|-----0-4--4-5-7---|
Q Q E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|---------------|-----9-7-------------||
|---------------|---------9-7-6-6-----||
|-5--5--5-4-5-7-|-(7)-------------7---||
|---------------|---------------------||
Outro
Q Q E E E E +E E Q E E E E Q Q E E E E +E E Q E E E E 9x
||----------------|------------------|---------------|-------------------||
||o---------------|------------------|---------------|------------------o||
||o-5--5--5-4-5-7-|-(7)------------4-|-5--5--5-4-5-7-|-(7)------------4-o||
||----------------|-----0-4--4-5-7---|---------------|-----0-4--4-5-7----||
Q Q E E E E +E E Q E E E E q Q H
|---------------|------------------|------------*|
|---------------|------------------|------------*|
|-5--5--5-4-5-7-|-(7)------------4-|-5----------*|
|---------------|-----0-4--4-5-7---|------------*|
Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
