Moonage Daydream
David Bowie

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Revised by Chris Clark
Here are the correct chord progressions, 
plus the solo, the bass line in the chorus, and a few fills. 
Note: the acoustic guitar plays open E in the chorus.

Comments and crits to: [email protected]

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Tab: Guitar
Tuning: Standard

D
I'm an...

F#
I'm a mama-papa...

Bm            Bm/A
I'm a space...

E
I'll be a rock and...

G
Keep your...

D                  F#
You're squawking...bird...

          Bm    Bm/A  E
...for the words


Chorus

G      Bm         E
Keep...'lectric...me

G     Bm       E
Put...raygun...head

G       Bm          E
Press...spaceface...mine

D           E
Freak out...oh, yeah

Chords for solo and outro
Bm  A  G  F#

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Solo (easy to play anywhere on the neck)

e --------------------------------I
B --3--2--3--2--3--2--3--2--3--O--I
G --------------------------------I
D --------------------------------I
A --------------------------------I
E --------------------------------I

e --------------------------------I
B --2--O--2--O--2--O--2--O--2--2--I
G --------------------------------I
D --------------------------------I
A --------------------------------I
E --------------------------------I

e --------------------------------I
B --------------------------------I
G --4--2--4--2--4--2--4--2--4--O--I
D --------------------------------I
A --------------------------------I
E --------------------------------I

e --------------------------------I
B --------------------------------I
G --4--2--4--2--4--2--4--2--4--O--I
D --------------------------------I
A --------------------------------I
E --------------------------------I

e --------------------------------------------------I
B --------------------------2--O--2--O--2--O--2--O--I
G --3--1--3--1--3--1--3--1--------------------------I
D --------------------------------------------------I
A --------------------------------------------------I
E --------------------------------------------------I

Chorus bass/vocal line (chords on tops, notes below)

   G           Bm          E
G --4--2--O--------------------I
D -----------O--4--O-----O--2--I
A --------------------2--------I
E -----------------------------I
   B  A  G  D  F# D  B  D  E

At the end of the second verse, the electric guitar plays this simple line

e ------------I
B ------------I
G ------------I
D ------------I
A --2--0------I
E ---------0--I
  Bm Bm/A E


Choruses after the solo

G      Bm         E   D/E  E
Keep...'lectric...me

G     Bm       E    D/E  E
Put...raygun...head

G       Bm          E    Esus4  E
Press...spaceface...mine

D (riff)    E
Freak out...oh, yeah

This chromatic riff is played by the string section on the studio version
and the electric guitar in live versions

e -------------------------I
B -------------------------I
G -------------------------I
D --O----------------------I
A ----4-3-2-1-O------------I
E --------------4-3-2-1-O--I

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Recommended chord positions

D (intro)

e -----I
B --7--I
G --7--I
D --7--I
A --5--I
E -----I

F#

e --2--I
B --2--I
G --3--I
D --4--I
A --4--I
E --2--I

Bm

e --2--I
B --3--I
G --4--I
D --4--I
A --2--I
E -----I

Bm/A

e --2--I
B --3--I
G --4--I
D --4--I
A --O--I
E -----I

E (verse)

e --O--I
B --O--I
G --1--I
D --2--I
A --2--I
E --O--I

D (verse)

e --2--I
B --3--I
G --2--I
D --O--I
A -----I
E -----I

G

e --3--I
B --3--I
G --O--I
D --O--I
A --2--I
E --3--I

E (chorus)

e -----I
B --9--I
G --9--I
D --9--I
A --7--I
E -----I

D/E

e -----I
B --7--I
G --7--I
D --7--I
A --7--I
E -----I

Esus4

e ------I
B --10--I
G --9---I
D --9---I
A --7---I
E ------I 
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