Drive-In Saturday
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Song: Drive-in Saturday
Artist: David Bowie
Composer: David Bowie
Album: Aladdin Sane
Tabbed by DJ 18th June 2015
NOTE:
See bottom of page for a link to an isolated track
of the acoustic guitar part.
TIME SIGNATURE: 12/8
I would recommend using the voicings in the text
column numbers below.
Regarding the main CHORD BOX DIAGRAMS please follow
the information at the bottom of the tab.
E * = xx999x D = xx0232 Am = x02210
E = 022100 Amaj7 = x02224 Am/G = 302210
A4 = x02230 F#m11 = xx4200 D/F# = 20023x
F#m = 244222 B = x24442 G/B = x20033
E7 = 022130 C = x35553 C/G = 332010
E6 = 022120 G = 355433 D/E = 000232
A = x02220 F = 133211 D/C = x30232
The A4 and E7 in the verses are quick passing chords
[Optional Bridge chords]
On the track the acoustic guitar goes from a D to an
A major chord twice. The chords in brackets are an
option to emulate David's saxophone progression.
(Dmaj7) = xx0222 (D(b5) = xx0234 (Amaj7) = x02120
(Dsus2) = xx0230 (D5) = xx0235
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[Intro] (See tablature of riff near bottom of page)
E*
| /_/_/ /_/_/ /_/_/ /_/_/ | /_/_/ /_/_/ /_/_/ /_/_/ |
[Verse 1]
Let me Aput my arms around your head,
A4 F#mGee, its hot! Let's go to bed,
E7 E6Don't forget to turn on the light,
E7 EDon't laugh babe, it'll be alright
[Verse 2]
E7 APour me out another phone,
A4I'll F#mring and see if your friends are home,
E7Per - E6haps the strange ones in the dome,
E7Can Elend us a book we can read up alone
[Pre-Chorus]
D(Dmaj7) (Dsus2)
And try to ...get it on,
(D(b5)) (D5) Amaj7* (A) (Amaj7)
Like ...once be - fore,
D(Dmaj7) (Dsus2) (D(b5))(D5) Amaj7* A
When people stared in Jaggers' eyes and scored,
Like the F#m11video films we B...saw
[Chorus]
His Cname was Dalways GBuddy,
And he'd Fshrug and E7ask to Amstay,Am/G
She'd D/F#sigh like Twig the GWonder Kid,
And Cturn her G/Bface a - Dway,
She's un - Ccertain Dif she Glikes him,
But she Fknows she E7really Amloves him,Am/G
It's a D/F#crash course for the Gravers,
It's a Cdrive-G/B------Am--- C/Gin D/F#Satur - D/Eday
| C/ G/B/ Am/ C/G/ | D/F#/ D/E/ D/ D/C/ |
[Verse 3]
AJung the foreman prayed at work,
A4 F#mThat neither hands nor limbs would burst,
E7It's E6...hard enough to keep formation...
E7 EAmid this fall out saturation
[Verse 4]
E7 ACursing at the Astronette,
A4That F#mstands in steel by his cabinet,
E7He's E6...crashing out with Sylvian,
E7The Ebureau supply for ageing men
[Pre-Chorus]
D(Dmaj7)
With ...snorting head,
(Dsus2) (D(b5)) (D5) Amaj7* (A) (Amaj7)
He gazes ...to the shore,
D(Dmaj7)
Where once it raged,
(Dsus2) (D(b5)) (D5) Amaj7* A
The sea that raged no more,
Like the F#m11video films he Bsaw
[Chorus]
His Cname was Dalways GBuddy,
And he'd Fshrug and E7ask to Amstay,Am/G
She'd D/F#sigh like Twig the GWonder Kid,
And Cturn her G/Bface a - Dway,
She's un - Ccertain Dif she Glikes him,
But she Fknows she E7really Amloves him,Am/G
It's a D/F#crash course for the Gravers,
It's a CdriveG/B----Am-- -in C/G...Satur - D/F#day, D/E...Dyeah!D/C
[Chorus]
His Cname was Dalways GBuddy,
And he'd Fshrug and E7ask to Amstay,Am/G
She'd D/F#sigh like Twig the GWonder Kid,
And Cturn her G/Bface a - Dway,
She's un - Ccertain Dif she Glikes him,
But she Fknows she E7really Amloves him,Am/G
It's a D/F#crash course for the Gravers,
It's a CdriveG/B-----Am-- -C/Gin D/F#Satur - D/Eday
CYeah, G/B...Amyeah! C/G| D/F#/ D/E/ D/ / |
[Coda]
(CDrive-G/B------Am-- C/Gin D/F#Satur - D/Eday,D
It's a CdriveG/B-----Am-- C/Gin D/F#Satur - D/Eday!)D
It's a CdriveG/B----, Amdrive - C/Gin D/F#Satur - D/Eday,D
CIt's a G/B...its a Am...it's a C/Gdrive-in D/F#Satur - D/EdayD
[Repeat and ad-lib]
It's a .C..it's a G/B...it's a Am...yes, sir, C/G...yes, sir,
D/F#Yes, sir, D/E...yes, sir,.D..yes, sir, ...yes, sir!
CDuddle - a, G/Bdoo - doo - doo!
AmDuddle - a, C/Gdoo -doo -doo, D/F#doo - D/Eda!D
CDuddle - a, G/Bdoo - da - dum!
AmDuddle - a, C/Gdoo - da - dum, D/F#da - D/Edum!D
(It's a CdriveG/B------Am---- -C/Gin D/F#Satur - D/Eday!)D
(It's a dCrive-G/B------Am-- -C/Gin D/F#Satur - D/Eday!)D
=====================================================
[Intro riff] -Palm mute the guitar bridge
E * (Let me..)
e|------------------------|------------------------|
B|---9----9-----9----9----|---9----9-----9----9----|
G|-----9-----9----9----9--|-----9-----9----9----9--|
D|--9----9-----9----9-----|--9----9-----9----9-----|
A|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|
/_/_/ /_/_/ /_/_/ /_/_/ /_/_/ /_/_/ /_/_/ /_/_/
=====================================================
Isolated acoustic guitar at this link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkVWW9S9xus&list=RDCkVWW9S9xus&start_radio=1
Starts at the [8:57] mark
For the GUITAR chord box diagrams to match my
suggested choices you need to manually select the
following choice of options by clicking on the
forward/backward arrows below eight of the diagrams.
The remaining chord boxes can be the default
first option and don't need any reselecting.
As long as you are logged into your account,
these choices will be saved automatically for every
time you view this tab
<7 E7of 47> <2 E6of 59> <2 Amaj7of 39> <3 Cof 17> <4 Gof 27>
<7 oD/F#f 20> <2 G/Bof 21> <8 D5of 12>
For the D(b5) there is no exact matching diagram
so please follow the voicing in my chord legend.
For the F#m11 the closest diagram match is <2 of 6>
but you don't need to play the 6th string.
Alternatives:
F#m11 = xx4200 or x04200 or x44200 would all work
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Drive-In Saturday
by David Bowie
Song: Drive-in Saturday
Artist: David Bowie
Composer: David Bowie
Album: Aladdin Sane
Tabbed by DJ 18th June 2015
NOTE:
See bottom of page for a link to an isolated track
of the acoustic guitar part.
TIME SIGNATURE: 12/8
I would recommend using the voicings in the text
column numbers below.
Regarding the main CHORD BOX DIAGRAMS please follow
the information at the bottom of the tab.
E * = xx999x D = xx0232 Am = x02210
E = 022100 Amaj7 = x02224 Am/G = 302210
A4 = x02230 F#m11 = xx4200 D/F# = 20023x
F#m = 244222 B = x24442 G/B = x20033
E7 = 022130 C = x35553 C/G = 332010
E6 = 022120 G = 355433 D/E = 000232
A = x02220 F = 133211 D/C = x30232
The A4 and E7 in the verses are quick passing chords
[Optional Bridge chords]
On the track the acoustic guitar goes from a D to an
A major chord twice. The chords in brackets are an
option to emulate David's saxophone progression.
(Dmaj7) = xx0222 (D(b5) = xx0234 (Amaj7) = x02120
(Dsus2) = xx0230 (D5) = xx0235
Please take a second to scroll down to the bottom of
the page and select a star rating for my tab, thanks
=====================================================
[Intro] (See tablature of riff near bottom of page)
E
*
| /_/_/ /_/_/ /_/_/ /_/_/ | /_/_/ /_/_/ /_/_/ /_/_/ |
[Verse 1]
A
Let me put my arms around your head,
A4 F#m
Gee, its hot! Let's go to bed,
E7 E6
Don't forget to turn on the light,
E7 E
Don't laugh babe, it'll be alright
[Verse 2]
E7 A
Pour me out another phone,
A4 F#m
I'll ring and see if your friends are home,
E7 E6
Per - haps the strange ones in the dome,
E7 E
Can lend us a book we can read up alone
[Pre-Chorus]
D Dmaj7 Dsus2
() ()
And try to ...get it on,
D(b5) D5 Amaj7 A Amaj7
() () * () ()
Like ...once be - fore,
D Dmaj7 Dsus2 D(b5) D5 Amaj7 A
() () ()() *
When people stared in Jaggers' eyes and scored,
F#m11 B
Like the video films we ...saw
[Chorus]
C D G
His name was always Buddy,
F E7 Am Am/G
And he'd shrug and ask to stay,
D/F# G
She'd sigh like Twig the Wonder Kid,
C G/B D
And turn her face a - way,
C D G
She's un - certain if she likes him,
F E7 Am Am/G
But she knows she really loves him,
D/F# G
It's a crash course for the ravers,
C G/B Am C/G D/F# D/E
It's a drive---------- in Satur - day
C G/B Am C/G D/F# D/E D D/C
| / / / / | / / / / |
[Verse 3]
A
Jung the foreman prayed at work,
A4 F#m
That neither hands nor limbs would burst,
E7 E6
It's ...hard enough to keep formation...
E7 E
Amid this fall out saturation
[Verse 4]
E7 A
Cursing at the Astronette,
A4 F#m
That stands in steel by his cabinet,
E7 E6
He's ...crashing out with Sylvian,
E7 E
The bureau supply for ageing men
[Pre-Chorus]
D Dmaj7
()
With ...snorting head,
Dsus2 D(b5) D5 Amaj7 A Amaj7
() () () * () ()
He gazes ...to the shore,
D Dmaj7
()
Where once it raged,
Dsus2 D(b5) D5 Amaj7 A
() () () *
The sea that raged no more,
F#m11 B
Like the video films he saw
[Chorus]
C D G
His name was always Buddy,
F E7 Am Am/G
And he'd shrug and ask to stay,
D/F# G
She'd sigh like Twig the Wonder Kid,
C G/B D
And turn her face a - way,
C D G
She's un - certain if she likes him,
F E7 Am Am/G
But she knows she really loves him,
D/F# G
It's a crash course for the ravers,
C G/B Am C/G D/F# D/E D D/C
It's a drive------ -in ...Satur - day, ...yeah!
[Chorus]
C D G
His name was always Buddy,
F E7 Am Am/G
And he'd shrug and ask to stay,
D/F# G
She'd sigh like Twig the Wonder Kid,
C G/B D
And turn her face a - way,
C D G
She's un - certain if she likes him,
F E7 Am Am/G
But she knows she really loves him,
D/F# G
It's a crash course for the ravers,
C G/B Am C/G D/F# D/E
It's a drive------- -in Satur - day
C G/B Am C/G D/F# D/E D
Yeah, ...yeah! | / / / / |
[Coda]
C G/B Am C/G D/F# D/E D
(Drive--------- in Satur - day,
C G/B Am C/G D/F# D/E D
It's a drive------- in Satur - day!)
C G/B Am C/G D/F# D/E D
It's a drive----, drive - in Satur - day,
C G/B Am C/G D/F# D/E D
It's a ...its a ...it's a drive-in Satur - day
[Repeat and ad-lib]
C G/B Am C/G
It's a ...it's a ...it's a ...yes, sir, ...yes, sir,
D/F# D/E D
Yes, sir, ...yes, sir,...yes, sir, ...yes, sir!
C G/B
Duddle - a, doo - doo - doo!
Am C/G D/F# D/E D
Duddle - a, doo -doo -doo, doo - da!
C G/B
Duddle - a, doo - da - dum!
Am C/G D/F# D/E D
Duddle - a, doo - da - dum, da - dum!
C G/B Am C/G D/F# D/E D
(It's a drive---------- -in Satur - day!)
C G/B Am C/G D/F# D/E D
(It's a drive--------- -in Satur - day!)
=====================================================
[Intro riff] -Palm mute the guitar bridge
E * (Let me..)
e|------------------------|------------------------|
B|---9----9-----9----9----|---9----9-----9----9----|
G|-----9-----9----9----9--|-----9-----9----9----9--|
D|--9----9-----9----9-----|--9----9-----9----9-----|
A|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|
/_/_/ /_/_/ /_/_/ /_/_/ /_/_/ /_/_/ /_/_/ /_/_/
=====================================================
Isolated acoustic guitar at this link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkVWW9S9xus&list=RDCkVWW9S9xus&start_radio=1
Starts at the [8:57] mark
For the GUITAR chord box diagrams to match my
suggested choices you need to manually select the
following choice of options by clicking on the
forward/backward arrows below eight of the diagrams.
The remaining chord boxes can be the default
first option and don't need any reselecting.
As long as you are logged into your account,
these choices will be saved automatically for every
time you view this tab
E7 E6 Amaj7 C G
<7 of 47> <2 of 59> <2 of 39> <3 of 17> <4 of 27>
D/F# G/B D5
<7 of 20> <2 of 21> <8 of 12>
For the D(b5) there is no exact matching diagram
so please follow the voicing in my chord legend.
For the F#m11 the closest diagram match is <2 of 6>
but you don't need to play the 6th string.
Alternatives:
F#m11 = xx4200 or x04200 or x44200 would all work
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