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Version 1 Version 2 Version 3 Version 4 Version 5 Version 6------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Space Oddity - David Bowie ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by:Beann E-mail: Tuning:Standard Chords used Fmaj7b5 Em C Am7/G e|-0----------------|-0----------------|-0-----------------|-0------------------| B|-0----------------|-0----------------|-1-----------------|-1------------------| G|-2----------------|-0----------------|-0-----------------|-0------------------| D|-3----------------|-2----------------|-2-----------------|-2------------------| A|-0----------------|-2----------------|-3-----------------|-x------------------| E|-1----------------|-0----------------|-x-----------------|-3------------------| D9 Am Fmaj7 F e|-0----------------|-0----------------|-0-----------------|-1------------------| B|-1----------------|-1----------------|-1-----------------|-1------------------| G|-2----------------|-2----------------|-2-----------------|-2------------------| D|-0----------------|-2----------------|-3-----------------|-3------------------| A|-x----------------|-0----------------|-x-----------------|-3------------------| E|-2----------------|-0----------------|-x-----------------|-1------------------| Fm Emin7 E7 G e|-1----------------|-0----------------|-0-----------------|-3------------------| B|-1----------------|-0----------------|-0-----------------|-0------------------| G|-1----------------|-0----------------|-1-----------------|-0------------------| D|-3----------------|-0----------------|-0-----------------|-0------------------| A|-3----------------|-2----------------|-2-----------------|-2------------------| E|-1----------------|-0----------------|-0-----------------|-3------------------| A C/G D Bb e|-0----------------|-0----------------|-2-----------------|-1------------------| B|-2----------------|-1----------------|-3-----------------|-3------------------| G|-2----------------|-0----------------|-2-----------------|-3------------------| D|-2----------------|-2----------------|-0-----------------|-3------------------| A|-0----------------|-3----------------|-x-----------------|-1------------------| E|-0----------------|-3----------------|-x-----------------|-1------------------| D7 C/E e|-2----------------|-0----------------| B|-1----------------|-1----------------| G|-2----------------|-0----------------| D|-0----------------|-2----------------| A|-x----------------|-3----------------| E|-x----------------|-0----------------| Intro: Single up strum on first chord Fmaj7b5 Fmaj7 Em x1 Fmaj7 Em x3 After every Em in the intro and first verse play this: e|------| B|------| G|------| D|----0-| A|-0h2--| E|------| C Em C Em Ground Control to Major Tom, Ground Control to Major Tom Am Am7/G D9 Take your protein pills and put your helmet on C Em C Em Ground Control to Major Tom, Commencing countdown engines on Am Am7/G D9 Check ignition and may God's love be with you C E7 F This is Ground Control to Major Tom, you've really made the grade Fm C/E F And the papers want to know whose shirts you wear Fm C/E F Now it's time to leave the capsule if you dare C E7 F This is Major Tom to Ground Control, I'm stepping through the door Fm C/E F And I'm floating in a most peculiar way Fm C/E F And the stars look very different today Fmaj7 Em7 Fmaj7 Em7 For here am I sitting in a tin can far above the world Bb Am G F Planet Earth is blue and there's nothing I can do Instrumental: C F G A A C F G A A Fmaj7 Em7 A C D E Hit the low E string twice before final E chord C E7 F Though I'm past one hundred thousand miles, I'm feeling very still Fm C/E F And I think my spaceship knows which way to go Fm C F Tell my wife I love her very much, she knows G E7 Ground Control to Major Tom Am Am7/G Your circuit's dead, there's something wrong D7 Can you hear me, Major Tom? C/G Can you hear me, Major Tom? G Can you hear me, Major Tom? Can you.... Fmaj7 Em7 Fmaj7 Em7 For here am I sitting in a tin can far above the world Bb Am G F Planet Earth is blue and there's nothing I can do Instrumental: C F G A A C F G A A Fmaj7 Em7 A C D E Hit the low E string twice before final E chord Listen to the song for strumming pattern and exact timing of chord changes. ************************************ | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note | b Bend | pb Pre-bend | br Bend release | pbr Pre-bend release | brb Bend release bend ************************************