Speed Of Life tab by David Bowie

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 (UNH92@aol.com)

        ||------|| Repeat     --------
        ||*----*||        ---5^--- Bend
        ||*----*||        --------
        ||------||        --------