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From: ziggy@aeiou.pt
Date: 2 Mar 2000 18:33:41 -0000
Subject: b/bowie_david/width_of_a_circle.tab

The Width of A Circle
Album:The Man Who Sold The World (1970)
Lyrics & Music by David Bowie

Here is one of the best Bowie songs there is. The song was transcribed
listening to the live versions
from "David Live" and "Ziggy Stardust-The Motion Picture" but I think
it's pretty much the same to the
album version. If there is anyone interested in transcribing the
solos, please let me know.



e--------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------- repeat
A-/7-7---7-5-4--5-5---5-4-2-4-4---4-2-0-2-2--
E--------------------------------------------

E D E (x2)
Verse:
A E D E
(In the corner...)
A
E D E
G A
(All the roads...)
G A G A
E D E
A
E D E
A E F#m D
(Then I ran across...)
F G E D E
(And I looked...)

(same chords for next verses)
E D E
(Riding along)
Solo:E D E (throughout solo)

              F           Eb                 D
e-----------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------
A--0--2-4-7---12--12--10--8--10-----10--8-6--9--------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------
repeat several times with the "Oh,oh,oh..."

D C G D C G

D C G
(He swallowed his pride...)
D C G

D C G

D
G
(He struck the ground...)
A
(And I smelt...)
G
(We crashed...) w
D
(I said "Do it again...")

Solo
During solo:A or D C G (I?ve heard different backing chords on live
versions of the song)

              F           Eb                 D
e-----------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------
A--0--2--7----12--12--10--8--10-----10--8-6--9--------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------
repeat several times with the "Oh,oh,oh..."

Transcribed by Alexander Torres
Any corrections or hints, feel free to mail me.
(ziggy@aeiou.pt)