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David Bowie - I Cant Read guitar tab

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From: "Scott Fuller" 
Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2001 13:34:50 GMT0BST
Subject: b/bowie_david/i_cant_read.tab

Title:  I Can?t Read
Artist: David Bowie
Written by: David Bowie and Reeves Gabrels
Transcribed by Scott Fuller


The original version of this song can be found on the first Tin
Machine abulm.  The song was given an acoustic revamp in 1997, where
it was released as a single and appeared on the soundtrack to the
film ?The Ice Storm?.

It is this acoustic version which I have transcribed below.  Note
that on the I Can't Read single, the 'short version' merely omits the
intro.


INTRO

E-------------0----------------------------0-------------
B-----------------3----------------------------3---------
G---------0-----------0----------------0-----------------
D-------2----------------------------2-------------------
A-----2----------------------------2---------------------
E---0----------------------------0-----------------------


E-------------------------------------0------------------
B------2p0-2------2-2p0-2--3------------3\2p0------------
G------0---0------0-0---0--0-----------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------
A---2----2-----2------2---------2------------------------
E-------------------------------0------------------------


E----------------------------------------------------0---
B------2p0-2------2-2p0-2--3---------2/3\2p0---------3---
G------0---0------0-0---0--0----0------------2h4-2---2---
D-------------------------------2--------------------2---
A---2----2-----2------2---------2------------------------
E-------------------------------0------------------------


E---5--7--0------0-----------------0-----0---------------
B----------------1-----1--3--0-----0-------0-------------
G----------------0-----------------2----------2----------
D----------------2-----------------2---------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------


E-------------0-----------0-------?
B-------0-------0---------0-------?
G-----4-----------4-------4-------?
D---4------4--------4-----4-------?
A---------------------------------?
E---------------------------------?


VERSE 1

E----------------------------------------------------0---
B---------------------------2p0-2------2-2p0-2--3----0---
G---------------------------0---0------0-0---0--0----0---
D---2------------------------------------------------2---
A---2--------------------2----2-----2------2---------2---
E---0------------------------------------------------0---
                     ?I can?t read...                            (up)

E-------------------------------0-----0---------0--------
B------2p0-2------2-2p0-2--3----3-------3-------1--------
G------0---0------0-0---0--0----2---------2-----0--------
D-------------------------------2---------------2--------
A---2----2-----2------2----------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------


E---0---------0-------------------0--0------------0------
B-----1-------0-------------------0----0------------0----
G-------0-----2-----2-4-2---------4-------4-----4-----4?
D-------------2-----------2-------4-----------4----------
A---------------------------3----------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------


VERSE 2

E--------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------2p0-2------2-2p0-2--3--------
G---------------------------0---0------0-0---0--0----0---
D---2------------------------------------------------2---
A---2--------------------2----2-----2------2---------2---
E---0------------------------------------------------0---
                     ?Can I see...

E-------------------------------0-----0---------0--------
B------2p0-2------2-2p0-2--3----3-------3-------1--------
G------0---0------0-0---0--0----2---------2-----0--------
D-------------------------------2---------------2--------
A---2----2-----2------2----------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------


E---0---------0-----0-------------0----0---------0----?
B-----1-------0-------0-----------0------0-------0----?
G-------0-----2-----------2-------4--------4-----4----?
D-------------2-------------------4----------4---4----?
A-----------------------------------------------------?
E-----------------------------------------------------?
                                                (soft)




CHORUS 1

The following melody repeats four times in the chorus.  The first
three times use link (a) before returning to the start.  The fourth
and final time you just sweep chord (b)

E---------5--------------5--------?-5-----5------5-?-----
B-------5----5---------5----5---5-?---6------6-----?-----
G-----5--------5-----5--------5---?-----5------5---?-----
D---7------------7-7--------------?----------------?-----
A---------------------------------?----------------?-----
E---------------------------------?----------------?-----
                             (chd.change)    (chd.change)

(a)                             (b)

E---7-----7------7-?            E---7-------------?
B-----8------8-----?            B---8-------------?
G-------7------7---?            G---7-------------?
D------------------?            D---9-------------?
A------------------?            A-----------------?
E------------------?            E-----------------?
             to start (x 3)                4th time


SOLO

E---0-----0-----------------------------------------0----
B---3--------3-----7--8-8/10b\7--7--8---7--5---3----2----
G---0-----------------------------------------------0----
D---2-----------------------------------------------2----
A---2----------------------------------------------------
E---0----------------------------------------------------


E--------------------------------------------------------
B---17-----17------------8----------15------------15-----
G---16-----15-----12-----9b---------14------------14-----
D-----------------12-------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------
     Pinch the above notes with thumb and forefinger

E---6/8b\7------------6/8b\7--------------0--------------
B----------8-5-6-------------5-6---5------0--------------
G----------------5---------------7---5----4--------------
D-----------------------------------------4--------------
A--------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------


E----------------------0---0-------0-------0--------?
B----------------------5-----4-------4-------4------?
G---6h7p6---------7----4-------4-------4-------4----?
D---------7---7-9------4----------------------------?
A-----------7---------------------------------------?
E---------------------------------------------------?
                                           (softer)

VERSE 3

E--------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------2p0-2------2-2p0-2--3--------
G---------------------------0---0------0-0---0--0--------
D----------------------------------------------------2---
A------------------------2----2-----2------2---------2---
E---0------------------------------------------------0---
                     ?Money goes...

E-------------------------------0---------------0--------
B------2p0-2------2-2p0-2--3----3---------------1--------
G------0---0------0-0---0--0----2---------------0--------
D-------------------------------2---------------2--------
A---2----2-----2------2----------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------


E------------------------------------------0-------------
B------------------------------------------0-------------
G---5h7-7/9b--8/9b\5--4-2--2/4b\2-2/4b\2---2-------------
D------------------------------------------2-------------
A--------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------


E---0--------0--------0--------0--------0----------0---?
B-----0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0---?
G-------2--------2--------4--------4--------4------4---?
D---------2--------2--------4--------4--------4----4---?
A------------------------------------------------------?
E------------------------------------------------------?

CHORUS 2

Same as for chorus 1, although watch out, the tempo is faster this
time...


...  And thats it (Phew!).  Enjoy!

Any comments, email FullerSA@cf.ac.uk
Get this song at:
bol.com
amazon.com

Copyrights:

Author: Reeves Gabrels

Composer: ?

Publisher: MTV Networks, EMI Records Ltd.

Details:

Released in: 1989

Language: English

Appearing on: Something in the Air (2020)

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