The structure for this song is wacky. It's a cool David Bowie song that Nirvana covered for a live MTV performance. This song will probably require some studying!
By Instrument
Drums
Mackey, nice and light with the Right Hand on the ride cymbal. Grohl plays this one with rods rather than standard hickory sticks.
Guitar
Standard tuning -- EADGBe
Goal: play along with the song audio in any capacity as soon as possible. Single notes, power chords, major/minor chords, whatever you can handle.
Will, you will play the main reoccurring riff and the final solo.
Bass
This song contains "slash" chords, which means some chords written below look like X/Y. The "numerator" is the guitar and keyboard chord, whereas the "denominator" is a bass note that is not the root of the chord.
Fransisco, that means you'll be playing a different bass note than the general name of the chord.
Keys
Mia, you are going to be doubling the final solo with a strings/cello sound. I will write the solo for you in notation to work on with Mrs. Anna. Otherwise, support everywhere that is not the lead guitar riff with the chords or single notes below.
I want you to play right hand only following the changes whether single notes, 2-note chords, triads, whatever, but I want you to be super sensitive to your dynamic output by using your left hand to ride the volume knob.
Chords, Lyrics, and Structure
The numbers in the parenthesis indicate number of measures per section.
(8) INTRO - GUITAR RIFF
| - / / / | - / / / | - / / / | - / / / |
| E / /B / | E / /B (E D#) | C#m ~ ~ ~ | ~ ~ ~ ~ |
...We passed up - on the
(14) VERSE 1
| G# / / / | G# / / / | C#m / / / | C#m / / / |
stair, we spoke in was and when Al - though I wasn't
| G# / / / | G# / / / | E / / / | E / / / |
there, he said I was his friend Which came as a
| B / / / | B / / A | G# / / / | G# / |
surprise, I spoke into his eyes I thought you died a -
| C#m / / / | C#m / / / |
lone, a long long time ago
(2) B MIXOLYDIAN BASS - 1/8 notes
| B / / / | B / / / |
Oh no...
(7) CHORUS 1
| B7 / / / | E / / / | C / / / | E / / / |
...not me We never lost control You're
| B7 / / / | E / / / | C / / / |
face to face With The Man Who Sold The World
(8) INTRO - GUITAR RIFF
| G# ~ ~ ~ | ~ ~ ~ ~ | C#m ~ ~ ~ | ~ ~ ~ ~ |
| E / /B / | E / /B (E D#) | C#m / / / | - / / / |
I laughed and shook his
(14) VERSE 2
| G# / / / | G# / / / | C#m / / / | C#m / / / |
hand, and made my way back home I searched a foreign
| G# / / / | G# / / / | E / / / | E / / / |
land, for years and years I roamed I gazed a gazeless
| B / / / | B / / A | G# / / / | G# / |
stare, we walked a million hills I must have died a -
| C#m / / / | C#m / / / |
lone, a long long time ago
(2) B MIXOLYDIAN BASS - 1/8 notes
(7) CHORUS 2
| B7 / / / | E / / / | C / / / | E / / / |
who knows ...not me I never lost control You're
| B7 / / / | E / / / | C / / / |
face to face With The Man Who Sold The World
(4) INTRO - GUITAR RIFF
| G# ~ ~ ~ | ~ ~ ~ ~ | C#m ~ ~ ~ | ~ ~ ~ ~ |
(chord sustain....)(let ring..)(drum fill)
(7) CHORUS 3
| B7 / / / | E / / / | C / / / | E / / / |
who knows ...not me We never lost control You're
| B7 / / / | E / / / | C / / / |
face to face With The Man Who Sold The World
(4) INTRO - GUITAR RIFF
| G# ~ ~ ~ | ~ ~ ~ ~ | C#m ~ ~ ~ | ~ ~ ~ ~ |
(chord sustain....)(let ring..)(drum fill)
(4) INTRO - GUITAR RIFF
| E / / / | E / / (E D#) | C#m / / / | C#m / / / |
(band plays...)
(20) GUITAR SOLO
| G# / / / | G# / / / | C#m / / / | C#m / / / |
| E / / / | E / / / | C#m / / / | C#m / / / |
| G# / / / | G# / / / | C#m / / / | C#m / / / |
| E / / / | E / / / | C#m / / / | C#m / / / |
| G# / / / | G# / / / | C#m / / / | C#m / / / |
| E ~ ~ ~
Bass Tab for Chorus
B Mixolydian scale shape
G|--------------------------------
D|------------6-7-9---------------
A|------6-7-9---------------------
E|--7-9---------------------------
E Major scale shape
G|--------------------------------
D|--------------1-2---------------
A|--------0-2-4-------------------
E|--0-2-4-------------------------
