David Bowie's Space Oddity (covered on guitar & Stylophone)
I've been meaning to do a cover of this since I got my David Bowie Stylophone last Christmas. This song is outside my vocal range and difficult to sing, but ...
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GDG tuning tabs
s = slide into
G-------------------------0-----------------
D--------------------------7----------------
G--10s12--12s10--10----7----10s12---9
This will give a sound kind of like what you here in the Paris, TX stuff by Ry Cooder.
Bluesy stuff- Put the slide over the 2nd fret. m = palm mute. so slap your strings with your palm. should give a chunk sound
G--2--2m--2--2m--|--2--2m--2--2m--|--2--2m--2--2m--|
D--2--2m--2--2m--|--2--2m--2--2m--|--2--2m--2--2m--|
G--2--2m--2--2m--|--2--2m--2--2m--|--2--2m--2--2m--|
G--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
D--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
G--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
G--2--2m--2--2m--|--2--2m--2--2m--|
D--2--2m--2--2m--|--2--2m--2--2m--|
G--2--2m--2--2m--|--2--2m--2--2m--|
G-------------------------0-----------------
D--------------------------7----------------
G--10s12--12s10--10----7----10s12---9
This will give a sound kind of like what you here in the Paris, TX stuff by Ry Cooder.
Bluesy stuff- Put the slide over the 2nd fret. m = palm mute. so slap your strings with your palm. should give a chunk sound
G--2--2m--2--2m--|--2--2m--2--2m--|--2--2m--2--2m--|
D--2--2m--2--2m--|--2--2m--2--2m--|--2--2m--2--2m--|
G--2--2m--2--2m--|--2--2m--2--2m--|--2--2m--2--2m--|
G--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
D--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
G--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
G--2--2m--2--2m--|--2--2m--2--2m--|
D--2--2m--2--2m--|--2--2m--2--2m--|
G--2--2m--2--2m--|--2--2m--2--2m--|
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Permalink Reply by Wes "I'm Baaaaack" Yates on
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Ooooo, send us an MP3 of this! Do you have any way of recording?
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Permalink Reply by Ara on
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Lana Rae said:Awesome stuff, Ara!!!! Thanks so much!
You are very welcome. More coming up this weekend!
ara -
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Permalink Reply by Penny Nelson on
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Thanks :)
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