David Bowie - Space Oddity Acoustic

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space oddity – david bowie
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
tabbed by : tom murphy
why : because no one has it right here

tuning : standard

any weird chords :
E | – – 0 – – – – – 0 – – – – – 0 – – – – – 0 – – – – – 0 – – – – – 0 – – – – – |
B | – – 3 – – – – – 3 – – – – – 1 – – – – – 1 – – – – – 0 – – – – – 1 – – – – – |
G | – – 2 – – – – – 1 – – – – – 2 – – – – – 2 – – – – – 2 – – – – – 0 – – – – – |
D | – – 0 – – – – – 0 – – – – – 3 – – – – – 2 – – – – – 2 – – – – – 2 – – – – – |
A | – – 0 – – – – – 2 – – – – – x – – – – – 0 – – – – – 0 – – – – – 3 – – – – – |
E | – – 2 – – – – – 0 – – – – – x – – – – – 3 – – – – – 0 – – – – – 3 – – – – – |
Dadd9 E7 Fmaj7 Am/G

– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –

Fmaj7 Em Fmaj7 Em

C Em
ground control to major tom
C Em
ground control to major tom
Am Am/G
take your protein pills
Dadd9
and put your helmet on

C Em
ground control to major tom
C
commencing countdown ,
Em
engines on
Am Am/G
check ig – nition
Dadd9 ( n . C . )
and may god’s love be with you

[ take off is this chord : ( Dadd9 )
E | – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G | – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
D | – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
A | – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E | – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

slide this as far as D bass ( thumb ) for 2 bars

C E
this is ground control to major tom
E7 F
you’ve really made the grade
Fm C F
and the papers want to know whose shirts you wear
Fm C
now it’s time to leave the capsule
F
if you dare

C E
this is major tom to ground control
E7 F
i’m stepping through the door
Fm
and i’m floating
C F
in a most peculiar way
Fm C F
and the stars look very different today

Fmaj7
for here
Em
Am i sitting in a tin can
Fmaj7 Em
far above the world
A# Am
planet earth is blue
G F
and there’s nothing i can do

C F G A A
C F G A A

Fmaj7 Em A C D * ( see below ) E *
ohhhh . . . . . . .

[ landing with these chords : ( D * & E * )
E | – – 5 – – – 0 – – – – – – – 0 – – 0 – – 0 – – 0 – – – – – |
B | – – 7 – – – 0 – – – – – – – 0 – – 0 – – 0 – – 1 – – – – – |
G | – – 7 – – – 9 – – – – – – – 9 – – – – 2 – – 0 – – – – – |
D | – – 0 – – – 9 – – – – – – – 9 – – – – 2 – – 2 – – – – – |
A | – – x – – – 7 – – – – – – – 7 – – – – 0 – – 3 – – – – – |
E | – – x – – – 0 – – – – – – – 0 – – 0 – – 0 – – 3 – – – – – |

C
though i’m past
E
one hundred thousand miles
E7 F
i’m feeling very still
Fm C F
and i think my spaceship knows which way to go
Fm C
tell my wife i love her very much
F
she knows

G E7
ground control to major tom
Am
your circuit’s dead ,
Am/G
there’s something wrong
Dadd9
can you hear me , major tom?
C
can you hear me , major tom?
G
can you hear me , major tom?

can you . . . .

Fmaj7
for here and i’m
Em
floating round my tin can
Fmaj7 Em
far above the moon
A# Am
planet earth is blue
G F
and there’s nothing i can do

C F G A A
C F G A A

Fmaj7 Em A C D

C F G A A

C F G A A
ohhhh . . . . . . .

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| / slide up
| slide down
| h hammer – on
| p pull – off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x mute note
| B bend
| pb pre – bend
| br bend release
| pbr pre – bend release
| brb bend release bend

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