JEAN GENIE DAVID BOWIE
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From: "MAQUET, Frederic F."
Subject: TAb: The Jean Genie by David Bowie
Date: Tue, 17 Mar 1998 17:51:31 -0000
The Jean Genie by David Bowie
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Tabbed by Frederic Maquet (f.maquet@ic.ac.uk)
This is an extremely fun song to play. It's quite easy to make it sound
quite like
the original. The tab is 90% correct, as I taped this off the radio.
Therefore, I'm not quite
sure about the intro (although, it should be that, if I remember
correctly),
and I think in the extended version there might be a longer solo
(probably based
on E blues),but then again, there might not be one...Enjoy!
Don't forget to drop me a line:
Comments/Corrections: f.maquet@ic.ac.uk...
For more Tabs, go to:
http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/3224/guitar.html
Intro: (basically, slide down the guitar while picking madly!)
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e:-------------------------|
B:-------------------------|
G:-------------------------|
D:-------------------------|
A:-10-\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\0--|
E:-12\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\0--|
Intro/Verse:
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E E E A E E E A
e:-----------------------------------|
B:-------------2----------------2----|
G:--1--1--1--1-2-1---1--1--1--1-2-1--|
D:--2--2--2--0-2-0---2--2--2--0-2-0--|
A:--2--2--2--0-0-0---2--2--2--0-0-0--|
E:--0--0--0--0-------0--0--0---------|
^^^^^^
Fast succession
Make it sound like
ta ta ta tadada ta ta ta
E E E A E E E
Verse 1: (E riff is played twice for each line)
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E E E A E E E A
Small Jean Genie, she took off to the city,
E E E A E E E A
Strung out on lasers and slash-back blazers
Ate all your razors while pulling the waiters
Talking 'bout Monroe while walking on snow white
New York's a go-go, and everything tastes nice,
Poor little greenie...
Oowwooohoo
"Get back on me" (spoken)-> play B riff
Chorus:
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B riff A riff
e:--------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B:--------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G:-----------------------------------x4-|--------------9/11--9-12-11~~~~|
D:--------------------------------------|--------------0-------------x2-|
A:---9---11--11--9---9-11-9-12-11~~~----|--7---9-9--7-------------------|
E:---7---7---7---7---7-7--7-7--7--------|--5---5-5--5-------------------|
Gene Genie, lives.....back
B riff
Jean Genie, lives on his back,
Jean Genie, loves chimney stacks
"It's outrageous", he screams and he bawls,
Jean Genie, let yourself go!
A riff x2
Ohooo
Verse 2:
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Sits like a man but he smiles like a reptile,
She love him, she love him, but just for a short while,
She's scratching the sand, won't let go of his hand,
He says he's a beautician, he sells you nutrition,
Keeps all your dead hair for making up underwear
Poor little greenie, ooo oohooo
Chorus 2: Same as chorus 1
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Verse 3:
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He's so simple minded, he can't drive his module,
He bites on the neon and sleeps in a capsule
Solo-ish
EEEEEEEEEE E E7 E E E A EEEEEEEEEEEE E E7
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B:---------------------|------------0---0---------------------|
G:-1111111111--1---1---|---1--1--1--1-2-1--111111111111--1--1-|
D:-2222222222--2---0---|---2--2--2--0-2-0--222222222222--2--0-|
A:-2222222222--2---2---|---2--2--2--0-0-0--222222222222--2--2-|
E:---------------------|--------------------------------------|
Loves to be loved x2
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The above is solely MY INTERPRETATION of this great song, in a format aimed at learning guitarists.
No attempt has been made to copy or reproduce the artist's or publisher's sheet music for the song,
if such exists.
It can be used for INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. To play the song as it should be played, you should
purchase the official sheetmusic for the song. You should also purchase and listen to the song to learn
the rhythm and timing of the song - this is essential if you wish to play the song with any degree of accuracy
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