#--------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship or research.# #----------------------------------------------------------------------------# Song title: Ziggy Stardust Original Album: The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust & The Spiders From Mars Words and Music by David Bowie Copyright © 1972 Tintoretto Music/RZO Music Ltd. Published by EMI Music Publishing Ltd Transcribed by Gavin Chart (contactus@gartfrets.net) NOTES: h - hammer-on p - pull-off / - slide up \ - slide down x - mute ~ - vibrato INTRO: [play: Guitar Figure 1] [x4] Guitar Figure 1 G x D Cadd9 G Am |-3-------x-------2h3p2h3p2---2---|---------------------------------| |-3-------x-------3---3---3---3---|---3-----3-----3-----3-----3---3-| |-0-------x-------2-----------2---|-0---0-------0---0---------------| |-0-------x-------0---------------|---------------------------------| |-2-------x-----------------------|-3-----3-----2-----2-----0---0---| |-3-------x-----------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | VERSE1: G Bm |-3-------------------------------|-2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~2-0--2---| |-3-------------------------------|-3~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~3-2--3---| |-0-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-0-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-2-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-3-------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Now Ziggy played guitar, jammin' good with Weird and C D |-0-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-1-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------3---2---3---4---|-5---5/7\5-----------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------7---5-------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Gilly and the Spiders from Mars He played it left-hand G Em |---------------------------------|------------[12]-[7]-[12]--------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-3---------------3---2---3---5---|-0-------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | But made it too far. Became the Special A C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-2---------------------------2h4-|-5-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-x-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-3-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Man. Then we were Ziggy's band. VERSE2: G Bm |-3-------------------------------|-2-------------------------------| |-2-------------------------------|-3-------------------------------| |-0-------------------------------|-4-------------------------------| |-0-------------------------------|-4-------------------------------| |-2-------------------------------|-2-------------------------------| |-3-------------------------------|-2-------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Ziggy really sang, screwed up eyes and screwed down C D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------3---2---3---4---|-5---5/7\5-----------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------7---5-------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | hairdo, like some cat from Japan He could lick 'em by G E |---------------------------------|-----------------0---------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------0-----------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------0---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-3-------------------------------|-0-------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | smiling. He could leave 'em to hang they came on so A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-5-------------------------------| |-0---------------------------0h2-|-3-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | loaded, man Well hung and a snow-white tan CHORUS: A5 G5 F5 E5 F5 E5 F5 E5 F5 G5 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-7-7-7-7-7\------5-5-5-5-5\------|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---5---| |-7-7-7-7-7\------5-5-5-5-5\------|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---5---| |-5-5-5-5-5\------3-3-3-3-3\------|-1---0---1---0---1---0---1---3---| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | So where were the Spiders, While the fly tried to break our balls? Just the beer-light to guide us, so we D E |---------------------------------|-0-----------0-----------0-------| |-7-------7---x-x-x-7-x-x-7---x-x-|-0-----------0-----------0-------| |-7-------7---x-x-x-7-x-x-7---x-x-|-1-------x---1-------x---1-------| |-7-------7---x-x-x-7-x-x-7---x-x-|-2-------x---2-------x---2---x---| |-5-------5---x-x-x-5-x-x-5---x-x-|-2-------x---2-------x---2---x---| |---------------------------------|-0-----------0-----------0---x---| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | bitched about his fans and should we crush his sweet hands? [play: Guitar Figure 1] [x2] VERSE3: G Bm |-3-------------------------------|-2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~2---| |-3-------------------------------|-3~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~3---| |-0-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-0-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-2-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-3-------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Ziggy played for time, jiving us that we were voo- C D |-0-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-1-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------3---2---3---4---|-5-----5/7\--5-------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------7---5-------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | -doo The kids were just class He was the Nazz G E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-2---------------2---------------| |-3-----------------------2-------|-0---------------0---------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | With God-given arse He took it Am C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-2---------------------------x-x-|-5---------------5-5-5-5-5---5---| |-0---------------------------x-x-|-3---------------3-3-3-3-3---3---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | all too far But boy could he play guitar. CHORUS: A5 G5 F5 E5 F5 E5 F5 E5 F5 G5 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-7-7-7-7-7\------5-5-5-5-5\------|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---5---| |-7-7-7-7-7\------5-5-5-5-5\------|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---5---| |-5-5-5-5-5\------3-3-3-3-3\------|-1---0---1---0---1---0---1---3---| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Making love with his ego Ziggy sucked up in - to his mind Like a leper - Messiah When the D E |---------------------------------|-0-----------0-----------0-------| |-7-------7---x-x-x-7-x-x-7---x-x-|-0-----------0-----------0-------| |-7-------7---x-x-x-7-x-x-7---x-x-|-1-------x---1-------x---1-------| |-7-------7---x-x-x-7-x-x-7---x-x-|-2-------x---2-------x---2---x---| |-5-------5---x-x-x-5-x-x-5---x-x-|-2-------x---2-------x---2---x---| |---------------------------------|-0-----------0-----------0---x---| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | kids had killed the man, I had to break up the band [play: Guitar Figure 1a] [x3] OUTRO: G x D Cadd9 |-3-------x-------2-3-2-3-2---2---|-3-------------------------------| |-3-------x-------3---3---3---3---|-3-------------------------------| |-0-------x-------2-----------2---|-0-------------------------------| |-0-------x-------0---------------|-2-------------------------------| |-2-------x-----------------------|-3-------------------------------| |-3-------x-----------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Ziggy played... G |-----------------3---------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------3---------------|-------------------------------0-| |-----------------0---7p4p0-7p4p0-7p4p0-7p4p0-7p4p0-7p4p0-7p4p0---0-| |-----------------0---------------|-------------------------------0-| |-----------------2---------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------3---------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Gui - tar NOTE: natural harmonics. |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |--------[12]----[7]-----[5]------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | CHORDS ====== VERSE1: Chords: G 320033 or 355433 D xx0232 or x57775 Bm x24432 or 799777 Em 022000 or x79987 C x32010 or x35553 A x02220 or 577655 B x24442 or 799877 G Bm C Now Ziggy played guitar, jamming good with "Weird" and "Gilly", B C D And the Spiders from Mars. G Em He played it left hand, but made it too far. A C Became the Special Man, then we were Ziggy's band. VERSE2: Chords: G 320033 or 355433 D xx0232 or x57775 Bm x24432 or 799777 Em 022000 or x79987 C x32010 or x35553 A x02220 or 577655 B x24442 or 799877 G Bm C Ziggy really sang, screwed up eyes and screwed down hairdo, B C D Like some cat from Japan. G Em He could lick 'em by smiling, he could leave them to hang. A C They came on so loaded, man, well hung, snow white tan... CHORUS: Chords: A5 577xxx G5 355xxx F5 133xxx E5 022xxx A5 G5 F5-E5 G5 So where were the spiders, A5 G5 F5-E5 G5 While the fly tried to break our balls? A5 G5 F5-E5 Just the beer light to guide us, G5 D So, we bitched about his fans E And should we crush his sweet hands? [INTRO figure] VERSE3: Chords: G 320033 or 355433 D xx0232 or x57775 Bm x24432 or 799777 Em 022000 or x79987 C x32010 or x35553 A x02220 or 577655 B x24442 or 799877 G Bm C Ziggy played for time, jiving us that we were voodoo. B C D The kids were just crass, G Em He was the nazz with God-given arse. A C He took it all too far, but, boy, could he play guitar! CHORUS: Am G5 F5 G5 Am Making love to his ego, G5 F5 G5 Am Ziggy sucked up into his mind, G5 F5 Like a leper Messiah, G5 D When the kids had killed the man E I had to break up the band! [INTRO figure] OUTRO: Chords: G 320033 or 355433 D xx0232 or x57775 Cadd9 x32033 Bm x24432 or 799777 Em 022000 or x79987 C x32010 or x35553 A x02220 or 577655 B x24442 or 799877 G D Cadd9 G Yeah... ooo... Cadd9 G Ziggy played guitar!