Fame by David Bowie Bass Tab

A 100% accurate note-for-note transcription of the bass part played on David Bowie song Fame from 1975 album Young Americans.

Fame by David Bowie Bass Tab

A 100% accurate note-for-note transcription of the bass part played on David Bowie song Fame from 1975 album Young Americans.

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The Van Tuyl Music Foundation’s bass tab sheet music transcription of the bass line played on David Bowie’s song Fame was completed by our team of elite, professional musicians who invest multiple hours into ensuring the accuracy of each transcription. PDF bass tab sheet music downloads of our transcriptions are available for educational use only to members of The Van Tuyl Music Foundation’s Rhino Clubs, to students in programs funded by The Van Tuyl Music Foundation, and also to donors of The Van Tuyl Music Foundation who support our mission to make modern music education accessible to people of all ages, ethnicities, and economic backgrounds.

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About Fame (from Wikipedia):

“Fame” is a song recorded by English singer-songwriter David Bowie. It was released on his 1975 album Young Americans and was later issued as the album’s second single by RCA Records in July 1975. Written by Bowie, Carlos Alomar and John Lennon, it was recorded at Electric Lady Studios in New York City in January 1975. It is a funk rock song that represents Bowie’s dissatisfaction with the troubles of fame and stardom. Sources differ on how “Fame” came to be in the studio, but both Doggett and Nicholas Pegg write that it was the product of “happy” accidents. By late 1974, Bowie was staying in New York City, where he met John Lennon during his “lost weekend”. The pair jammed together, leading to a one-day session at Electric Lady Studios in January 1975. There, Carlos Alomar had developed a guitar riff for Bowie’s cover of “Footstompin'” by the Flairs, which Bowie thought was “a waste” to give to a cover. Lennon, who was in the studio with them, came up with the hook when he started to sing “aim” over the riff, which Bowie turned into “Fame” and thereafter, according to Marc Spitz, wrote the rest of the lyrics to the song with Lennon. David Bowie – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, piano, percussion John Lennon – backing vocals, acoustic guitar Carlos Alomar – lead and rhythm guitars Earl Slick – rhythm guitar Emir Ksasan – bass Dennis Davis – drums, vibraslap

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