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Bowie

Flight Of The Conchords

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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  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     C5      D5
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------5-------7---------|
D|---5------5-------7---------|
A|---5------3-------5---------|
E|---3------------------------|

G5                             C5
This is bowie to bowie, do you hear me out there man
D5                    C5     G5
This is bowie back to bowie, I read you loud and clear man, woo yeah man
G5                      C5                               D5
Your signals weak on my radar screen, how far out are you man?
               C5                      G5
I'm 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    Am    Cm   Csus4   G     C#    A     D
e|--1-----0-----3-----3-----3-----4-----0-----2--|
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                                 Am
Are you okay bowie? What was that sound?
                                    Cm
I dont know man Ill have to turn my ship around
Csus4               G
Oh its the craziest scene
                        C#
I'm picking it up on my LSD screen
                A
Can you see the stratosphere ringing?
D
To the choir of Afronauts singing
G (strum once and let ring)
Bowie�s in space

And there you have it

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