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Song title:       Fame
Original Album:	  Young Americans

Words and Music by David Bowie, Carlos Alomar and John Lennon
Copyright © 1975 Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Co LLC
Published by EMI Music Publishing Limited

Transcribed by Gavin Chart (www.gartfrets.net)



NOTES:


Key to tab
----------
h  - hammer-on
p  - pull-off
/  - slide up
\  - slide down
b  - bend
r  - return
x  - muted noted
_  - tied note
~  - vibrato

|-3-|  - triplet
P.M.   - palm mute




INTRO:


[play INTRO Figure w/"chorus"]

INTRO Figure

3/4                                                       4/4
  Fm7                             Cm                        Bb
|---------8h-11p8---------------|-------------------------|---------------------------------|---------10--8-----6-------------|
|-9----------------9--9h-11p9---|-8-----------------------|---------------------------------|-------------------------8---6---|
|-8-----------------------------|-8-----------------------|-7__________________________________---8/10------6/7---------------|
|-10----------------------------|-10----------------------|-8__________________________________-------------------6-----------|
|-8-----------------------------|-10----------------------|-8__________________________________-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-8-----------------------|-6__________________________________-------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2  -  &  -  3  -  & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |




[cancel "chorus". Play with slight P.M. & auto wah]


  F7
|-8b------------------------------|-----------------------------8b_____---r---------------------------|
|-9b------------------------------|-----------------------------9b_____---r---------------------------|
|-----------------8---7-8-----8______---7---8---x---8---7-8---------|---------10------8---7-8-----8____
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |



[play:]  [x2]

|-----------------------------8b_____---r---------------------------|-----------------------------8b_____---r---------------------------|
|-----------------------------9b_____---r---------------------------|-----------------------------9b_____---r---------------------------|
___---7---8---7---8---7-8---------|---------10------8---7-8-----8______---7---8---7---8---7-8---------|---------10------8---7-8-----8____
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |




VERSE1:
Chords:
F7   x6756x
Bb7  686796


  F7
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------8b_____---r---------------------------|-----------------------------8b___
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------9b_____---r---------------------------|-----------------------------9b___
|---------10------8---7-8-----8______---7---8---7---8---7-8---------|---------10------8---7-8-----8______---7---8---7---8---7-8---------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  F7                                                                  F7
          Fame_____   makes a       man     takes things over                 Fame_____       lets him  loose,  hard to swallow

  F7                                                                  F7
          Fame_____       puts you  there where things are hollow.            Fame_____



  Bb7
___-----r-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------8b_____
___-----r-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------9b_____
|-------------10----------8-----7--8--------8-----|-------7-----8-----7-----8-----7--8--------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|

| 1  -  &  -  2  -  &  -  3  -  &  -  4  -  &  -  | 1  -  &  -  2  -  &  -  3  -  &  -  4  -  &  -  |
  Bb7
                    It's  not your brain,      it's just the flame that burns your change to keep you in-




  F7
___---r---------------------------|-----------------------------8b_____---r---------------------------|-----------------------------8b___
___---r---------------------------|-----------------------------9b_____---r---------------------------|-----------------------------9b___
|---------10------8---7-8-----8______---7---8---7---8---7-8---------|---------10------8---7-8-----8______---7---8---7---8---7-8---------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  F7
         -sane.____                                                           Fame____




  F7
___---r---------------------------|-----------------------------8b_____---r---------------------------|-----------------------------8b--|
___---r---------------------------|-----------------------------9b_____---r---------------------------|-----------------------------9b--|
|---------10------8---7-8-----8______---7---8---7---8---7-8---------|---------10------8---7-8-----8______---7---8---7---8---7-8---------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |




VERSE2:
Notes:
Play as in VERSE1.

Chords:
F7   x6756x
Bb7  686796



  F7
___---r---------------------------|-----------------------------8b_____---r---------------------------|-----------------------------8b___
___---r---------------------------|-----------------------------9b_____---r---------------------------|-----------------------------9b___
|---------10------8---7-8-----8______---7---8---7---8---7-8---------|---------10------8---7-8-----8______---7---8---7---8---7-8---------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  F7                                                                  F7
          Fame_____       what you  like is in  the limo.                     Fame_____    what you get     is  no  tomorrow.

  F7                                                                  F7
          Fame_____       what you  need you have to borrow.                  Fame_____




  Bb7
___-----r-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------8b_____
___-----r-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------9b_____
|-------------10----------8-----7--8--------8-----|-------7-----8-----7-----8-----7--8--------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|

| 1  -  &  -  2  -  &  -  3  -  &  -  4  -  &  -  | 1  -  &  -  2  -  &  -  3  -  &  -  4  -  &  -  |
  Bb7
                (Fame_)  "Mine, it's mine," is      just  his   line to bind your time it drives you to



[play:]  [x2]

  F7
___---r---------------------------|-----------------------------8b_____---r---------------------------|-----------------------------8b___
___---r---------------------------|-----------------------------9b_____---r---------------------------|-----------------------------9b___
|---------10------8---7-8-----8______---7---8---7---8---7-8---------|---------10------8---7-8-----8______---7---8---7---8---7-8---------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  F7
          crime____                                                           Fame_____




[then play: INTRO Figure w/ "chorus"]

3/4                                                             4/4
  Fm7                                   Cm                        Bb
|-------------8h-11p8-----------------|---------8---------------|---------------------------------|---------10--8-----6-------------|
|-9--------------------9--9h-11p9-----|-8---------------8-------|---------------------------------|-------------------------8---6---|
|-8-----------------------------------|-8-----------------------|-7__________________________________---8/10------6/7---------------|
|-10----------------------------------|-10----------------------|-8__________________________________-------------------6-----------|
|-8-----------------------------------|-10----------------------|-8__________________________________-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-8-----------------------|-6__________________________________-------------------------------|

| 1  -  &  -  2  -  &  -  3  -  &  -  | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |




[cancel "chorus". Play with slight P.M. & auto wah]


4/4

  F7
|-8b------------------------------|-----------------------------8b_____-------------------------------|-----------------------------8b___
|-9b------------------------------|-----------------------------9b_____-------------------------------|-----------------------------9b___
|-----------------8---7-8-----8______---7---8---7---8---7-8---------|---------10------8---7-8-----8______---7---8---7---8---7-8---------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |




  F7
|__---r---------------------------|-----------------------------8b_____---r---------------------------|-----------------------------8b___
|__---r---------------------------|-----------------------------9b_____---r---------------------------|-----------------------------9b___
|---------10------8---7-8-----8______---7---8---7---8---7-8---------|---------10------8---7-8-----8______---7---8---7---8---7-8---------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

                                      Do be da be da de.Do be da be                                         Do be da be     Do be da be





VERSE3:
Notes:
Play as in VERSE1.

Chords:
F7   x6756x
Bb7  686796


  F7
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------8b_____---r---------------------------|-----------------------------8b___
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------9b_____---r---------------------------|-----------------------------9b___
|---------10------8---7-8-----8______---7---8---7---8---7-8---------|---------10------8---7-8-----8______---7---8---7---8---7-8---------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  F7                                                                  F7
          Is it any wonder_____     I   re -ject you first?                   Fame,   fame,   fame,__   fame.________________

  F7                                                                  F7
          Is it any wonder_____     you're too cool to fool?                  Fame.____




  Bb7
___-----r-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------8b_____
___-----r-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------9b_____
|-------------10----------8-----7--8--------8________-----7-----8-----7-----8-----7--8--------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|

| 1  -  &  -  2  -  &  -  3  -  &  -  4  -  &  -  | 1  -  &  -  2  -  &  -  3  -  &  -  4  -  &  -  |
| Bb7
                          Bully for you,            chilly for me,          gotta get a rain-check on




  F7
___---r---------------------------|-----------------------------8b_____---r---------------------------|-----------------------------8b___
___---r---------------------------|-----------------------------9b_____---r---------------------------|-----------------------------9b___
|---------10------8---7-8-----8______---7---8---7---8---7-8---------|---------10------8---7-8-----8______---7---8---7---8---7-8---------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  F7
          pain.____                                                       Fame____




CODA:
Chords:
F7   x6756x



  F7
___---r---------------------------|-----------------------------8b_____---r---------------------------|-----------------------------8b___
___---r---------------------------|-----------------------------9b_____---r---------------------------|-----------------------------9b___
|---------10------8---7-8-----8______---7---8---7---8---7-8---------|---------10------8---7-8-----8______---7---8---7---8---7-8---------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  F7
          Fame_____




  F7
___---r---------------------------|-----------------------------8b_____---r---------------------------|-----------------------------8b___
___---r---------------------------|-----------------------------9b_____---r---------------------------|-----------------------------9b___
|---------10------8---7-8-----8______---7---8---7---8---7-8---------|---------10------8---7-8-----8______---7---8---7---8---7-8---------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  F7
                                    Fame,____       fame,____         fame,____       fame,____         fame,____       fame,____


  F7
  fame,____       fame,____         fame,___        fame,____         fame,____       fame.____         Fame,               what's your name?




[repeat following bars to fade w/ ad lib vocals]


  F7
___---r---------------------------|-----------------------------8b_____---r---------------------------|-----------------------------8b___
___---r---------------------------|-----------------------------9b_____---r---------------------------|-----------------------------9b___
|---------10------8---7-8-----8______---7---8---7---8---7-8---------|---------10------8---7-8-----8______---7---8---7---8---7-8---------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |