Speed Of Life

David Bowie - Speed of Life

from the album "Low"

1977

(written by David Bowie, produced by David Bowie and Tony Visconti)

>From the excellent Bowie-Eno "Trilogy" album "Low", this instrumental

consists of three basic guitar riffs. There are of course a number of

Eno sonic treatments not easily transcribed. Have a listen to the recording

to get a feel for the song. The tab written here is merely a guide to get

started in the right direction with the lead guitar.

Song structure

Riff 1 4x

Riff 2

Riff 3 2x

Riff 1 4x

Riff 2

Riff 3 2x

Riff 1 4x (fade)

Riff 1

E---||--------------|---------------------|--------------|------------|

B---||---8^--8^--8--|--7--6---------------|--6--6--6--6--|--6--6--6--6|

G---||*-------------|--------8--6--8^--8--|--8--8--8--8--|--5--5--5--5|

D---||*-------------|---------------------|--------------|----------- |

A---||--------------|---------------------|--------------|------------|

E---||--------------|---------------------|--------------|------------|

E---|---------||

B---|--4--4---||

G---|--5--5--*||

D---|--------*||

A---|---------||

E---|---------||

Riff 2

E----------------|---------------|---------------|-----|-

B----------------|---------------|---------------|-----|-

G------7^--7--5--|-----6^--6--4--|-----5^--5--3--|-----|-

D---5------------|--4------------|--3------------|--1--|-

A----------------|---------------|---------------|-----|-

E----------------|---------------|---------------|-----|-

Riff 3

4x 4x

E---9---9----9---||--||---8--8--8---||----------------------------------

B---9---9----9---||--||---8--8--8---||----------------------------------

G---10--10---10-*||--||*--9--9--9--*||----------------------------------

D---------------*||--||*-----------*||----------------------------------

A----------------||--||-------------||----------------------------------

E----------------||--||-------------||----------------------------------

transcribed by T.C. Ireland

email: UNH92@aol.com

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== TABLATURE EXPLANATION ==

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