Rebel Rebel - David Bowie (1974)
Tabbed/Chorded By: Skidaddy, Esq., G.Q.
4/4 TIME @ 126 BPM (4 Min. 27 Sec.) in 'A'.
Chords Used:
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GUITAR KEYBOARD
E A D G B e Bass| Chord
------------------ ----------------
Dsus2- x x 0 2 3 0 D A-D-E
E - 0 2 2 1 0 0 E B-E-G# ? Play full chord in 'BRIDGE', or
if you can't play the 'Riff'.
E6 - 0 2 2 1 2 0 E B-C#-E-G# ? Strum the chord if you
can't play the 'Riff'.
A - x 0 2 2 2 0 A A-C#-E
D - x x 0 2 3 2 D A-D-F#
Bm - x 2 4 4 3 2 B B-D-F#
D7 - x x 0 2 1 2 D A-C-D-F#
*** 'Signature' Riff TAB (Repeating 2 Measures: Measures 3 and 4) ***
Only play full 'Dsus2' chord as the opening chord. Repeat measures 3 and 4 for
the rest of the song for all 'INTRO', 'VERSE', 'CHORUS', and 'CODA' sections.
? = Down Stroke / ? = Up Stroke / 'p' = Pull Off
NOTE: On the '+' beat between counts 2 and 3 in the 2nd and 4th measures,
you can play the 'e' note on EITHER the preferred low 'E' string (e0),
or on the 'D' string (d2) if it's easier for you.
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Dsus2 E E6 E Dsus2 E E6 E
e|0---0---------0-|--0--------------|----0---------0-|--0--------------|
B|3-------3-----0-|--0-----2-p0-----|--------3-----0-|--0-----2-p0-----|
G|2-----------2-1-|--1----------1---|------------2-1-|--1----------1---|
D|0---------------|------2--------2-|0---------------|------2--------2-|
A|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
E|----------------|------0----------|----------------|------0----------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
[INTRO] [16 M]
1 2 3+4+ 1 2 3 +4+…
|Dsus2 E|… E6 E |Dsus2 E|… E6 E |
?Enter Drums
|Dsus2 E|… E6 E |Dsus2 E|… E6 E |
|Dsus2 E |… E6 E |Dsus2 E|… E6 E |
Do… do… do-do… do… do-do… do…
|Dsus2 E |… E6 E |Dsus2 E|… E6 E |
Do… do… do-do… do… do-do… do…
[Verse 1] [16 M]
|Dsus2 E|… E6 E |Dsus2 E|
You got your mo-ther… in a… whirl… She's not… sure if you're a
|E E6 E |Dsus2 E |… E6 E |
boy or a girl… Hey,… babe,… your hair's al-… right…
|Dsus2 E |… E6 E |Dsus2 E|
Hey,… babe,… let's go out to-night… You like… me… and I
|E E6 E |Dsus2 E |… E6 E |
like it… all… We like… danc-in' and we look di-… vine…
|Dsus2 E |… E6 E |
You love… bands… when they play it… hard…
|Dsus2 E |… E6 E |
You want… more… and you want it… first…
[Bridge 1] [4 M]
|A |D |
They put you down,… and say I'm… wrong…
|Bm |E |
You tack-y thing,… you put them… on…
[Chorus 1] [8 M]
|Dsus2 E |… E6 E |Dsus2 E |
Reb-el, reb-el,… you've torn your… dress… Reb-el, reb-el,… your
|E E6 E |Dsus2 E |… E6 E |
face is a mess… Reb-el, reb-el,… how could they… know?…
?See TAB below for these 2 measures?
|D |E |
Hot… tramp,… I love you… so…
*** CHORUS #1, #2, and #3 7th and 8th measures' TAB ('b' = Bend Up) ***
Hit 'g' note on low 'E' string just after 'so'.
D E
e|2---------------|0---------------|
B|3---------------|0---------------|
G|2---------------|1---------------|
D|0---------------|2---------------|
A|----------------|2---------------|
E|----------------|0-------3b------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
[Re-Intro] [8 M]
|Dsus2 E|… E6 E |Dsus2 E|… E6 E |
Don't-cha…
|Dsus2 E |… E6 E |Dsus2 E|… E6 E |
Do… do… do-do… do… do-do… do…
[Verse 2] [16 M] 'Almost' the same lyrics as 'VERSE #1' -
|Dsus2 E|… E6 E |Dsus2 E|
Got your mo-ther… in a… whirl,… 'cause she's… not… sure if you're a
|E E6 E |Dsus2 E |… E6 E |
boy or a girl… Hey,… babe,… your hair's al-… right…
|Dsus2 E |… E6 E |Dsus2 E|
Hey,… babe,… let's stay out to-night… You like… me… and I
|E E6 E |Dsus2 E |… E6 E |
like it… all… We like… danc-in' and we look di-… vine…
|Dsus2 E |… E6 E |
You love… bands… when they play it… hard…
|Dsus2 E |… E6 E |
you want… more… and you want it… first…
[Bridge 2] [4 M]
|A |D |
They put you down,… and say I'm… wrong…
|Bm |E |
You tack-y thing,… you put them… on…
[Chorus 2] [16 M]
|Dsus2 E |… E6 E |Dsus2 E |
Reb-el, reb-el,… you've torn your… dress… Reb-el, reb-el,… your
|E E6 E |Dsus2 E |… E6 E |
face is a mess… Reb-el, reb-el,… how could they… know?…
? See 'CHORUS' TAB… ?
|D |E |Dsus2 E|… E6 E |Dsus2 E|… E6 E |
Hot… tramp,… I love you… so…
|Dsus2 E |… E6 E |Dsus2 E |… E6 E |
Do… do… do-do… do… do-do… do… .Do… do… do-do… do… do-do… do…
[Chorus 3] [12 M]
|Dsus2 E |… E6 E |Dsus2 E |
… Reb-el, reb-el,… you've torn your… dress… Reb-el, reb-el,… your
|E E6 E |Dsus2 E |… E6 E |
face is a mess… Reb-el, reb-el,… how could they… know?…
? See 'CHORUS' TAB… ?
|D |E |Dsus2 E|… E6 E |
Hot… tramp,… I love you… so…
|Dsus2 E|… E6 E |
You've
[Coda] [40 M]
|Dsus2 E |… E6 E |Dsus2 E|
torn… your dress,… your face is a mess… You can't… get e-nough,… but e-
|E E6 E |Dsus2 E|
-nough ain't the test… You got your… trans-… mis-sion and a
|E E6 E |Dsus2 E|… E6 E |
live… wire… You got your… cue… lines… and a hand-ful of ludes… You wan-na…
|Dsus2 E |… E6 E |Dsus2 E|
… be… there… when they count out the dudes… And I love… your dress,…
|E E6 E |Dsus2 E|… E6 E |
you're a ju-ve-nile suc-cess,… be-cause your
|Dsus2 E|… E6 E |Dsus2 E|… E6 E |
face is a mess… So how could they know,… I said,…
|Dsus2 E|… E6 E |Dsus2 E |
how could… they… know?… So what-cha wan-na know?… Ca-
|E E6 E |Dsus2 E |
-la-mi-ty's child,… chi-child,… chi-child… Where'd you wan-na
|E E6 E |Dsus2 E|
go… What can I do… for you?… Looks like I
|… E6 E |Dsus2 E|… E6 E |
been there,… too… 'Cause you've torn… your dress,… and your
|Dsus2 E|… E6 E |Dsus2 E|… E6 E |
face is a mess… Ooh,… your face is a mess… Ooh,… ooh,… so
|Dsus2 E|… E6 E |Dsus2 E|… E6 E |
how could they know?… How could they know?…
|Dsus2 E|… E6 E |D7 |… |