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T|  Rebel, Rebel - David Bowie (1974)
A|  Tabbed/Chorded By: Da Tickler.
B|  
N|  4/4 TIME @ 126 BPM (4 Min. 27 Sec.) in 'A'.
A|  
B|  Chords Used:
B|  -----------
E|               GUITAR              KEYBOARD
R|          E A D G B e     Bass|   Chord
.|         ------------------    ----------------
C|  Ds2 - x x 0 2 3 0      D    A-D-E
O|  E    - 0 2 2 1 0 0      E    B-E-G#     > Play full chord in 'BRIDGE', or
M|                                                  if you can't play the 'Riff'.
-|  E6   - 0 2 2 1 2 0      E    B-C#-E-G# > Strum the chord if you
T|                                                  can't play the 'Riff'.
A|  A    - x 0 2 2 2 0      A    A-C#-E
B|  D    - x x 0 2 3 2      D    A-D-F#
N|  Bm   - x 2 4 4 3 2      B    B-D-F#
A|  D7   - x x 0 2 1 2      D    A-C-D-F#
B|  
B|  *** 'Signature' Riff TAB (Repeating 2 Measures: Measures 3 and 4) ***
E|  
R|  Only play full 'Ds2' chord as the opening chord. Repeat measures 3 and 4 for
.|  the rest of the song for all 'INTRO', 'VERSE', 'CHORUS', and 'CODA' sections.
C|  There are only 2 differences from this TAB in a few places in the song:
O|  'CHORUS' 1, 2 & 3, Measures 7 & 8; and the very last chord is a 'D7'.
M|  
-|  'd' = Down Stroke / 'u' = Up Stroke / 'p' = Pull Off
T|  
A|  NOTE: On the '+' beat between counts 2 and 3 in the 2nd and 4th measures,
B|        you can play the 'e' note on EITHER the preferred low 'E' string (e0),
N|        or on the 'D' string (d2) if it's easier for you.
A|  
B|   d   u   u   d u    u   d d p u u d   u   u   d u    u   d d p u u
B|   Ds2           E         E6 E     Ds2           E         E6 E
E|  e|0>>>0>>>------0>|--0>------------|----0>>>------0>|--0>------------|
R|  B|3>>>----3>>>--0>|--0>----2>0>----|--------3>>>--0>|--0>----2>0>----|
.|  G|2>>>--------2>1>|--1>--------1>--|------------2>1>|--1>--------1>--|
C|  D|0>>>------------|--------------2>|0>>>------------|--------------2>|
O|  A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
M|  E|----------------|------0>--------|----------------|------0>--------|
-|   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
T|  
A|   d   u   u   d u    u   d d p u u d   u   u   d u    u   d d p u u
B|   Ds2           E         E6 E     Ds2           E         E6 E
N|  e|----0>>>------0>|--0>------------|----0>>>------0>|--0>------------|
A|  B|--------3>>>--0>|--0>----2>0>----|--------3>>>--0>|--0>----2>0>----|
B|  G|------------2>1>|--1>--------1>--|------------2>1>|--1>--------1>--|
B|  D|0>>>------------|--------------2>|0>>>------------|--------------2>|
E|  A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
R|  E|----------------|------0>--------|----------------|------0>--------|
.|   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
C|  
O|  INTRO: [16 M]
M|  -----
-|                                         
T|   1 2 3+4+ 1 2 3 +4+…
A|  |Ds2    E|…   E6 E |Ds2    E|…   E6 E |
B|  
N|  >Enter Drums
A|  |Ds2    E|…   E6 E |Ds2    E|…   E6 E |
B|  
B|  |Ds2          E |…       E6 E   |Ds2    E|…   E6 E |
E|     Do… do… do-do… do… do-do… do…
R|  
.|  |Ds2          E |…       E6 E   |Ds2    E|…   E6 E |
C|     Do… do… do-do… do… do-do… do…
O|  
M|  VERSE #1: [16 M]
-|  --------
T|  
A|  |Ds2                   E|…          E6 E |Ds2                        E|
B|   You got your mo-ther… in a… whirl…      She's not… sure if you're a
N|  
A|  |E            E6 E |Ds2             E   |…               E6 E |
B|   boy or a girl…        Hey,… babe,… your hair's al-… right…
B|  
E|  |Ds2             E    |…              E6 E |Ds2               E|
R|     Hey,… babe,… let's go out to-night…       You like… me… and I
.|  
C|  |E           E6 E |Ds2                    E |…             E6 E |
O|   like it… all…       We like… danc-in' and we look di-… vine…
M|  
-|  |Ds2                    E   |…            E6 E |
T|   You love… bands… when they play it… hard…
A|  
B|  |Ds2                  E |…             E6 E |
N|   You want… more… and you want it… first…
A|  
B|  BRIDGE #1: [4 M]
B|  ---------
E|  
R|  |A                        |D                 |
.|   They put you down,… and say I'm… wrong…
C|  
O|  |Bm                      |E               |
M|   You tack-y thing,… you put them… on…
-|  
T|  CHORUS #1: [8 M]
A|  ---------
B|  
N|  |Ds2               E     |…               E6 E |Ds2               E   |
A|     Reb-el, reb-el,… you've torn your… dress…        Reb-el, reb-el,… your
B|  
B|  |E             E6 E |Ds2               E |…               E6 E |
E|   face is a mess…        Reb-el, reb-el,… how could they… know?…
R|  
.|  >See TAB below for these 2 measures<
C|  |D               |E           NC |
O|     Hot… tramp,… I love you… so…
M|  
-|  *** CHORUS #1, #2, and #3 7th and 8th measures' TAB ('b' = Bend Up) ***
T|      Hit 'g' note on low 'E' string just after 'so'.
A|  
B|   D               E       NC
N|  e|2>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>|0>>>>>>>--------|
A|  B|3>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>|0>>>>>>>--------|
B|  G|2>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>|1>>>>>>>--------|
B|  D|0>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>|2>>>>>>>--------|
E|  A|----------------|2>>>>>>>--------|
R|  E|----------------|0>>>>>>>3b------|
.|   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
C|  
O|  RE-INTRO: [8 M]
M|  --------
-|  
T|  |Ds2    E|…   E6 E        |Ds2    E|…   E6 E |
A|                    Don't-cha…
B|  
N|  |Ds2          E |…       E6 E   |Ds2    E|…   E6 E |
A|     Do… do… do-do… do… do-do… do…
B|  
B|  VERSE #2: [16 M] 'Almost' the same lyrics as 'VERSE #1' -
E|  --------
R|  
.|  |Ds2                 E|…           E6 E           |Ds2                   E|
C|     Got your mo-ther…   in a… whirl,… 'cause she's…   not… sure if you're a
O|  
M|  |E            E6 E |Ds2             E   |…               E6 E |
-|   boy or a girl…        Hey,… babe,… your hair's al-… right…
T|  
A|  |Ds2             E    |…               E6 E |Ds2               E|
B|     Hey,… babe,… let's stay out to-night…       You like… me… and I
N|  
A|  |E           E6 E |Ds2                    E |…             E6 E |
B|   like it… all…       We like… danc-in' and we look di-… vine…
B|  
E|  |Ds2                    E   |…            E6 E |
R|   You love… bands… when they play it… hard…
.|  
C|  |Ds2                  E |…             E6 E |
O|   you want… more… and you want it… first…
M|  
-|  BRIDGE #2: [4 M]
T|  ---------
A|  
B|  |A                        |D                 |
N|   They put you down,… and say I'm… wrong…
A|  
B|  |Bm                      |E               |
B|   You tack-y thing,… you put them… on…
E|  
R|  CHORUS #2: [16 M]
.|  ---------
C|  
O|  |Ds2               E     |…               E6 E |Ds2               E   |
M|     Reb-el, reb-el,… you've torn your… dress…        Reb-el, reb-el,… your
-|  
T|  |E             E6 E |Ds2               E |…               E6 E |
A|   face is a mess…        Reb-el, reb-el,… how could they… know?…
B|  
N|  > See 'CHORUS' TAB…               <
A|  |D               |E           NC |Ds2    E|…   E6 E |Ds2    E|…   E6 E |
B|     Hot… tramp,… I love you… so…
B|  
E|  |Ds2          E |…       E6 E   |Ds2          E |…       E6 E   |
R|     Do… do… do-do… do… do-do… do…   Do… do… do-do… do… do-do… do…
.|  
C|  CHORUS #3: [12 M]
O|  ---------
M|  
-|  |Ds2               E     |…               E6 E |Ds2               E   |
T|  … Reb-el, reb-el,… you've torn your… dress…        Reb-el, reb-el,… your
A|  
B|  |E             E6 E |Ds2               E |…               E6 E |
N|   face is a mess…        Reb-el, reb-el,… how could they… know?…
A|  
B|  > See 'CHORUS' TAB…               <
B|  |D               |E           NC |Ds2    E|…   E6 E |
E|     Hot… tramp,… I love you… so…                         
R|  
.|  |Ds2    E|…   E6 E       |
C|                     You've
O|  
M|  CODA: [40 M]
-|  ----
T|  
A|  |Ds2                  E   |…             E6 E    |Ds2                      E|
B|   torn… your dress,…   your face is a mess…    You can't… get e-nough,… but e-
N|  
A|  |E                   E6 E           |Ds2                    E|
B|  -nough ain't the test… You got your… trans-… mis-sion and a
B|  
E|  |E          E6 E           |Ds2               E|…               E6 E        |
R|   live… wire… You got your… cue… lines… and a hand-ful of ludes… You wan-na…
.|  
C|  |Ds2               E   |…                  E6 E     |Ds2                 E|
O|  … be… there… when they count out the dudes…   And I love… your dress,…
M|  
-|  |E   E6 E       |Ds2                    E|…   E6 E            |
T|          you're a ju-ve-nile suc-cess,…           be-cause your
A|  
B|  |Ds2              E|…   E6 E |Ds2                    E|…   E6 E       |
N|   face is a mess…            So how could they know,…           I said,…
A|  
B|  |Ds2                    E|…   E6 E          |Ds2              E |
B|   how could… they… know?…        So what-cha wan-na know?…    Ca-
E|  
R|  |E               E6 E          |Ds2                         E |
.|  -la-mi-ty's child,…   chi-child,… chi-child… Where'd you wan-na
C|  
O|  |E     E6 E        |Ds2                      E|
M|   go…      What can I do… for you?… Looks like I
-|  
T|  |…               E6 E             |Ds2                 E|…   E6 E       |
A|   been there,… too…   'Cause you've torn… your dress,…          and your
B|  
N|  |Ds2              E|…   E6 E        |Ds2              E|…      E6 E       |
A|   face is a mess…           Ooh,… your face is a mess…       Ooh,… ooh,… so
B|  
B|  |Ds2                    E|…   E6 E |Ds2                    E|…   E6 E |
E|   how could they know?…               How could they know?…
R|  
.|  |Ds2    E|…   E6 E |D7      |…       |
C|  
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