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Tabs and Chords for a variety of 70’s artists including Masters Apprentices, David Bowie, Ten Years After, Roxy Music, Alex Harvy, Ian Hunter, Stranglers, Iggy Pop, Cockney Rebel and Sparks

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    1. Re: Sound and Vision tab
      Glenn

      : I also would like Sound and Vision guitar tab, have you managed to locate it, I have, for the most part worked out the chords to the song, but would love to learn the riff, that plays through the song, any suggestions would be greatly appreciated

  8. Can anyone plz post me the bass tab of " one way or another" by the Blondie?
    MEL

    Can anyone plz post me the bass tab " one way or another" by the Blondie?

    Thank you

    1. Re: Can anyone plz post me the bass tab of " one way or another" by the Blondie?
      LozzyDarko

      I have just finished tabbing the song and added it to mxtabs.net and taborama.com, you can find it there.

      I was having trouble finding tabs for this song as well, so I decided to take the plunge and tab it myself.

      1. Re: I need that tab too!
        Trio girl

        : : PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE if any knows where to find blondie- one way or another bass tabs or they know it let us know, someone must know!!!! it is urgent
        Thanks in advance!!!!

        : :

  9. Tabs to "Beauty Queen" by Roxy Music
    Sascha

    Tabs to "Beauty Queen" by Roxy Music. That’s what I’m looking for. Nuff said. if anyone can help please mail me at above adress. Thanks.

  11. anyone have "cleveland rocks" tabs?
    musikalfarie

    I really want to find the tabs to the Drew Carey intro song "Cleveland Rocks" if anyone knows where i can get some please tell me. id be very happy!

    1. Re: vg
      Anonymous

      : hAS aNYONE gOT tHE gUITAR tAB fOR "gIMME dANGER" FROM THE VELVET GOLDMINE SOUNDTRACK

      This song is by Iggy & the Stooges, and it’s about as famous as Jesus’ dick. Jesus Christ, did you even look for it? AnD wHY tYpE lIkE ThIS?

    3. Re: vg"Gimme Danger" Tab - Is There One?Please help me!!
      Adam Milton

      I really really really really really need to know the guitar tab to Gimme Danger by Iggy Pop if any of you people have please Email it to me please please please please

      1. Re: vg"Gimme Danger" Tab - Is There One?Please help me!!
        Letícia Rodrigues

        I don’t speak english enough for explain, but the introdution is : D C Am Em
        Em D C
        Gimme danger little stranger…
        D C Am Em
        There’s nothing in my dreams just some ugly memories
        D C Am Em
        Kiss me like the ocean breeze
        Em
        Come on little stranger
        C
        die a little later
        D Em
        swear you gonna feel my hand

        Em
        Can you feel it?
        D
        you got to feel it

      2. Re: vg"Gimme Danger" Tab - Is There One?Please help me!!
        M. Demon

        i also am looking for this tab. if any one has it could you please please please please please please please please please e-mail it to me.

        thanx

  15. the CHORDS of CHÝNA GÝRL from Ýggy Pop
    Batu

    hi everyone.
    i am looking for the chords of china girl
    if someone has it
    Please send it to my email then i ll be very glad
    Have a good day…

    1. Re: the CHORDS of CHÝNA GÝRL from Ýggy Pop
      pawel ambroziak

      : hi everyone.
      : i am looking for the chords of china girl
      : if someone has it
      : Please send it to my email then i ll be very glad
      : Have a good day…

      hi,
      for the 1st minute play F# and alternate beetwen 2nd and 4th fret on a-string in the meantime.then barre #F #C B #A
      that’s it o guess

  16. got any stranglers tab
    Jimi Hendrix

    got any stranglers tabgot any stranglers tabgot any stranglers tabgot any stranglers tabgot any stranglers tabgot any stranglers tab?

    1. tumbling down-VELVET GOLDMINE!!!
      Jules

      : I’m looking for tabs for the song "tumbling down" from the movie VELVET GOLDMINE. I think it’s originally performed by "steve harley". Thanks

    2. Re: Sebastian - Cockney Rebels -VELVET GOLDMINE!!!
      Dragan Popovic

      : I’m looking for tabs for the song "sebastian" from the movie VELVET GOLDMINE. I think it’s originally performed by "Cockney Rebel". Thanks

    3. Re: Sebastian - Cockney Rebels -VELVET GOLDMINE!!!
      marty

      : I’m looking for tabs for the song "sebastian" from the movie VELVET GOLDMINE. I think it’s originally performed by "Cockney Rebel". Thanks

      1. Re: Sebastian - Cockney Rebels -VELVET GOLDMINE!!!
        ricardo morán baleón

        : : I’m looking for tabs for the song "sebastian" from the movie VELVET GOLDMINE. I think it’s originally performed by "Cockney Rebel". Thanks

        1. Re: Sebastian - Cockney Rebels -VELVET GOLDMINE!!!
          Fernando

          : Estoy buscando las lengüetas para la canción "sebastian" del TERCIOPELO GOLDMINE de la película. Pienso que es realizado originalmente por el "rebelde de Cockney". Grazias

          Please Tellme what is the meaning of your second name?

    4. Re: This popular thread has been given its own page :... bardad
      bardad

      I’m looking for tabs for the song "sebastian" from the movie VELVET GOLDMINE. I think it’s originally performed by "Cockney Rebel". Thanks

    2. Re: Ziggy Stardust
      me

      Ziggy stardust is piss easy my email is [email protected]

      anyway its just
      Ziggy Stardust – David Bowie

      I discovered this site about a week ago and have already ftp’d about 50 songs
      off it. So I thought I should try to repay the contributors in some way.

      This is my first posting to ‘nevada’. As you may be able to guess from the
      chords that follow, I am a real amateur guitar player. I have a cheap accoustic
      and I know only the basic chords. The way I worked this out, was to try all the
      chords I knew, until something sounded OK.

      The recording I used was the demo version on the 1990 re-release of the Ziggy
      StaRdust album. This re-release has the demo version (totally accoustic) as a
      bonus track.

      Please send me corrections to chords.
      Things I’m not sure about…
      – the D on ‘Mars’ in the first line (and at similiar places)
      – the D on ‘break up the band’ & ‘crush his sweet hand’

      Ziggy Stardust – David Bowie
      ==============================
      [power section] number above chord shows # beats to hold chord
      2 1 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 2 3 1 3 1 3 1
      4 G G | D D* D D* D | F F | C C | D D
      4 (play four times)

      G Bm
      Ziggy played guitar, jamming good
      C D
      with Wierd and Gilly and the Spiders from Mars.

      G Bm
      He played it left hand, but made it too far
      C D
      became the special man, and we were Ziggy’s band.

      G Bm
      Ziggy really sang, with screwed up eyes and
      C D
      screwed down hairdo like some cat from Japan.

      G Bm
      He could lick ’em by smiling, he could leave ’em to hang.
      C D
      He came on so loaded man, well hung and snow-white tan.

      A G F F* F F* F F* F G
      But where were the spiders,
      A G F F* F F* F F* F G
      while the fly tried to break our balls.
      A G F F* F F* F F* F
      Just the beer light to guide us.

      G D
      And so we bitched about his fans and should we crush his sweet hands.

      [power section]X2

      G Bm
      Ziggy played for time, jiving us that
      C D
      we were voodoo and the kids was just crass.
      G Bm
      He was the nazz with God-given ass.
      C D
      He took it all too far but boy could he play guitar.

      A G F F* F F* F F* F G
      Making love with his ego,
      A G F F* F F* F F* F G
      Ziggy sucked up into his mind
      A G F F* F F* F F* F G
      Like a leper messiah.

      G D
      When the kids had killed the man I had to break up the band.

      [power section repeated to fade]

      ———————————————————————–
      Chords used: G Bm C D D* A F F*

      e | 3 2 0 2 3 5 1 0
      b | 3 3 1 3 3 5 1 0
      g | 4 4 0 2 2 6 2 2
      d | 5 4 2 0 0 7 3 3
      a | 5 2 3 x x 7 3 3
      e | 3 2 3 x x 5 1 0

      NOTES: on D* and F*
      D* is used in the [power] section. I play a normal D and used my ‘pinky’
      on the 3rd fret on alternate strums to acheive the (D D* D D* etc) sound on
      the record. I think D* is actually Dsus but I’m not sure.

      F* is used in the chorus. I pay the F chord as a barre chord (see tab above)
      and lift my first (barre) finger on alternate strums.

      I guess you really have to listen to the record to get the [chorus] and
      [power] sections timed/played correctly.

      Anyway, there it is. By no means an expert opinion, but it seems to impress my
      flat-mate.

      From [email protected] Sun Feb 18 05:16:22 1996
      From: [email protected]
      Date: Sun, 18 Feb 1996 00:14:21 -0500
      Message-ID: <[email protected]>
      To: [email protected]
      Subject: TAB: Ziggy Stardust by David Bowie

      Ziggy Stardust by David Bowie.

      Transcribed by Steve Coatney ([email protected]) – Feb 17, 1996.

      Thanks to Johnny Birchett and Richard Ashley for their postings, which
      inspired me to dig further.. Richard’s lyrics are nearly perfect, and
      Johnny’s tab and chords are right on the mark. I’ve borrowed heavily
      from Johnny, but made a few modifications (note the A / A7 in place
      of Am).

      I’ve verified the lyrics against the version included on the jacket of the
      recent AU 20 remaster of the Ziggy Stardust CD. The recorded version adds
      a few words, which I’ve marked with parentheses.

      For a great unplugged version of Ziggy, check out Bowie’s original
      acoustic 12-string demo included as a bonus track on this CD. The lyrics
      are identical to those written on the jacket.

      I’ve included two tabs for the Intro, the first is similar to the Mick
      Ronson electric version, and the second is Bowie’s acoustic demo version.

      Intro (Ronson)
      ————–
      Ronson does some hammering on during the intro, so play around with this
      if you want to imitate him more closely. He also plays it a little
      differently on the Santa Monica live album (he picks more individual
      notes).

      |–3—–2–3–2–3–2————————————————–
      |–3—–3–3–3–3–3–3——–3—–3——–3—–3——–3—–3–
      |–0—–2———–2–2——–0–0–0——–0–0–0——–0—–0–
      |–0—–0———–0–0—–2—–2–2—–0—–2–2—–0—–0—–
      |–x————————–3————–2————–0—–0—–
      |–3——————————————————————–
      * H * * H * *

      * = hold an extra half-beat
      H = hammer on from open strings

      Intro (Bowie)
      ————-
      Bowie’s original intro is pretty simple, but very nice on 12-string.

      |–3—–2–3–2–3–2–3—–0————–0————–0———–
      |–3—–3—–3—–3–3—–3——–3—–3——–3—–1—–0—–
      |–4—–2—–2—–2–2—–0——–0—–0——–0—–2—–0—–
      |–5—–0———–0–0—–2——–2—–0——–0—–2—–0—–
      |–x————————–3————–2————–0———–
      |–3——————————————————————–
      H H *

      * = hold an extra half-beat
      H = hammer on from second to third fret

      Transition
      ———-
      The transition between C and D during "the Spiders from Mars" and
      subsequent verses goes something like this:

      C D
      |————————————
      |————————————
      |————————————
      |—–2—–2—–0—–2————
      |—–3—–3—–2—–3—–4——
      |————————————
      the Spi ders from Mars

      Chorus
      ——
      Repeat 3 times:

      A G F G
      |–5-5-5-5-5—–3-3-3-3-3——-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3—
      |–5-5-5-5-5—–3-3-3-3-3——-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3—
      |–6-6-6-6-6—–4-4-4-4-4——-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4—
      |–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—

      then:

      D E
      |–5—x-5—x-5———-7—7-7-7-7-7—–
      |–7—x-7—x-7———-9—9-9-9-9-9—–
      |–7—x-7—x-7———-9—9-9-9-9-9—–
      |–7—x-7—x-7———-9—9-9-9-9-9—–
      |–5—x-5—x-5———-7—7-7-7-7-7—–
      |–5—x-5—x-5———-7—7-7-7-7-7—–
      * * ** * **

      * = hold an extra half-beat
      ** = hold until the end of the next measure

      This is one suggested pattern, but it varies, so improvise.
      (My personal preference is to play the D and E in open position.)
      On the acoustic and live versions, Bowie and Ronson continue
      strumming on the D and E chords. Bowie also sometimes noodles
      around with his pinky on the B string on the D and E chords.
      On electric, emphasize the lower (thicker) strings, especially
      to get the right sound during the F chord. The acoustic version
      tends to emphasize the upper (thinner) strings.

      Lyrics and chords
      —————–

      (Intro x 4, or Intro x 2 in acoustic version)

      G Bm C
      Ziggy played guitar, jamming good with Wierd and Gilly,

      (trans) D
      (and) the Spiders from Mars.

      G Em
      He played it left hand, but made it too far,

      A A7 C
      became the special man, then we were Ziggy’s band.

      G Bm C
      Ziggy really sang, screwed up eyes and screwed down hairdo,

      (trans) D
      like some cat from Japan.

      G Em
      He could lick ’em by smiling, he could leave ’em to hang;

      A A7 C
      (they) came on so loaded, man. Well-hung and snow-white tan.

      A G F G
      So where were the Spiders?

      A G F G
      While the fly tried to break our balls.

      A G F G
      Just the beer light to guide us. So we

      D E
      bitched about his fans and should we crush his sweet hands…

      (Intro x 2)

      G Bm C
      Ziggy played for time, jiving us that we were voodoo,

      (trans) D
      the kids was just crass,

      G Em
      He was the nazz, with God given ass,

      A A7 C
      He took it all too far, but boy could he play guitar.

      A G F G
      Making love with his ego,

      A G F G
      Ziggy sucked up into his mind,

      A G F G
      like a leper messiah, when the

      D E
      kids had killed the man I had to break up the band.

      (Intro x 3) then:

      |–3—–2–3–2–3–2——–0——————————–3—–
      |–3—–3–3–3–3–3–3—–3——————————–3—–
      |–0—–2———–2–2—–0——————————–0—–
      |–0—–0———–0–0—–2——————————–0—–
      |–x————————–3——————————–x—–
      |–3———————————————————–3—–
      Ziggy played ….. guitar.

      this is a shit version i play it different like am instead of a anyway if u want it better then email me!!!!!!!!!!!!!

          1. Re: TEN YEARS AFTER TABS
            Mike

            : : : : Could u please send me the tablature for the TEN YEARS AFTER song "Choo choo mama”
            if there is any out there could u also send me a copy

  24. tab for n'sync song
    Dennis

    hi..i was wondering if you have the tab for either "its gonna be me" or "drive myself crazy" by n’sync…it would be greatly appreciated

          1. Re: cockney rebel tabs
            Stoni

            : : : : please send the tabs to make me smile by cockey rebel, also looking for the full arrangment but particulary the electric piano parts

            : : : : thanks
            : : : :

    2. Re: Bitter-Sweet Tabs
      Dee

      Ditto!
      : I was wondering if anyone has tabs for Roxy Music’s "Bitter-Sweet" and/or "2HB"
      I’d love to get the tabs for these 2 songs myself! If anyone has the tabs to these songs from the Velvet Goldmine soundtrack, please email me. I’ll be forever grateful. Thanks!

      2. Re: FOr All Punkers
        isac alexandru

        : : OTPOR

        : i stand in romanian.
        : in romania music punk is not good
        :we are like expluited,ramouns,…….
        i have conversing
        i like more toy dolls

      3. Re: FOr All Punkers
        isac alexandru

        : : OTPOR

        : i stand in romanian.
        : in romania music punk is not good
        :we are like expluited,ramouns,…….
        i have conversing
        i like more toy dolls

      1. Re: iggy pop - the passenger (bass tab)
        Bass Playah

        G :—————————————————————————————————–
        D :——————————————————————————————————-
        A :———————3–3-3——————————–3–3-3——————————
        E :–5–5-5-0–0-0———–3–3-3—-5–5-5-0–0-0———–4–4-4—————————

        just play that over and over and over again (that was really easy, im ashamed)

        1. Re: iggy pop - the passenger (bass tab)
          Mr T

          : the real bass line is:

          : G—————————-
          : D———3–5————0—–
          : A-0—0———-3–3—23–3-2-
          : E————————

          repeat

          1. Re: iggy pop - the passenger (bass tab)
            Mr T

            : : the real bass line is:

            : : G—————————-
            : : D———3–5—————–
            : : A-0—0———-3–3—235-3-2-
            : : E————————

            : repeat

          1. Re: iggy pop - the passenger (bass tab)
            Bass Playah

            try this, that was way off:

            G—————————-
            D—————————-
            A——-8–8–3–3———–
            E-5–5————–3–3—–

        2. Re: iggy pop bass tabs
          Frank

          To all Iggy Pop fans,
          I am looking for bass tabs from "Beat em up".
          Or just MASK,beat em up,Go for the throat and weasels.
          If anyone could help, that would be great. Thank you

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