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Where Are We Now? – David Bowie
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Written by: David Bowie
From: "The Next Day" (2013)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
Two versions:
VERSION 1 (capo 5th fret)
VERSION 2 (no capo)
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VERSION 1
capo: 5th fret
play: C
key: F
Listen to this tab:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/6d2u1un038r6d9i/DavidBowie_WhereAreWeNow_Demo.mp3
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[Verse] (=D7sus4add9)
Cmaj9 C/D C/E
e|0---------------|----------------|0---------------(0)--------------|
B|0---------------|----------------|1---------------(1)--------------|
G|0---------------|----------------|0---------------(0)--------------|
D|0---------------|----------------|0------------(4-|2)--------------|
A|3---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Ab/Bb Bb/Ab C/G D/G
e|----------------|----------------|0---------------|----------------|
B|1---------------|3---------------|1---------------|3---------------|
G|1---------------|3---------------|0---------------|2---------------|
D|1---------------|3---------------|2---------------|4---------------|
A|1---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|4---------------|3---------------|3---------------|
|1. (to verse 2) |2.+3. (to chorus)
Fm/G G G
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|1---------------|0---------------|3---------------|
G|1---------------|0---------------|4---------------|
D|3---------------|0---------------|5---------------|
A|----------------|----------------|5---------------|
E|3---------------|3---------------|3---------------|
[Chorus]
C Bm Am7 G
e|----------------|----------------|3---------------|3---------------|
B|1---------------|3---------------|------1---------|------3---------|
G|0---------------|4---------------|2---------------|0---------------|
D|2---------------|4---------------|2---------------|0---------------|
A|3---------------|2---------------|0---------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|3---------------|
[Coda]
C Am G/B G
e|--------------0-|--------------0-|----------------|----------------|
B|1-0-1-0-1-0-1-1-|1-0-1-0-1-0-1-1-|0---0---0---0---|0---0---0---0---|
G|0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-|0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-|
D|2---------------|2---------------|0-0---0---0---0-|0-0---0---0---0-|
A|3---------------|0---------------|2---------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|3---------------|
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CHORDS
Capo 5th fret
E-A-D-G-B-e
Cmaj9 x-3-0-0-0-0
C/D x-x-0-0-1-0
C/E x-x-2-0-1-0
Ab/Bb x-1-1-1-1-x
Bb/Ab 4-x-3-3-3-x
D/G 3-x-4-2-3-x
Fm/G 3-x-3-1-1-x
G* 3-5-5-4-3-x
C/G 3-x-2-0-1-0
G/B x-2-0-0-0-x
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Capo 5th fret
[Intro]
| Cmaj9 | % | C/D | % | Ab/Bb | Bb/Ab |
[Verse] 1
Cmaj9
Had to get the train
C/D C/E
From Potsdamer Platz
Ab/Bb Bb/Ab
You never knew that
C/G
That I could do that
D/G Fm/G G
Just walking the dead
[Verse] 2
Cmaj9
Sitting in the Dschungel
C/D C/E
On Nürnberger Strasse
Ab/Bb Bb/Ab
A man lost in time
C/G
Near KaDeWe
D/G Fm/G G
Just walking the dead *
[Chorus]
C Bm
Where are we now?
Am G
Where are we now?
C Bm
The moment you know
Am7 G
You know, you know
[Verse] 3
Cmaj9
Twenty thousand people
C/D C/E
Cross Bösebrücke
Ab/Bb Bb/Ab
Fingers are crossed
C/G
Just in case
D/G Fm/G G
Walking the dead *
[Chorus]
C Bm
Where are we now?
Am G
Where are we now?
C Bm
The moment you know
Am7 G
You know, you know
[Coda]
C
As long as there's sun
Am G/B
As long as there's sun
G C
As long as there's rain
Am G/B
As long as there's rain
G C
As long as there's fire
Am G/B
As long as there's fire
G C
As long as there's me
Am G/B G
As long as there's you
| C | Am | G/B | G |
| C | Am | G/B | G |
(repeat and fade)
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VERSION 2
capo: -
key: C
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CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
Famj9 1-x-2-0-1-0
G7sus4 3-x-0-0-1-1
Db/Eb x-x-1-1-2-1
Eb/Db x-4-x-3-4-3
Dm7/G 3-x-0-2-1-1
F/C x-3-x-2-1-1
G7/C x-3-3-4-3-3
Bbm/C x-3-x-3-2-1
C* x-3-2-0-1-3
C/E x-x-2-0-1-0
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[Intro]
| Fmaj9 | % | G7sus4 | % | Db/Eb | Eb/Db |
[Verse] 1
Fmaj9
Had to get the train
G7sus4 Dm7/G
From Potsdamer Platz
Db/Eb Eb/Db
You never knew that
F/C
That I could do that
G7/C Bbm/C C
Just walking the dead
[Verse] 2
Fmaj9
Sitting in the Dschungel
G7sus4 Dm7/G
On Nürnberger Strasse
Db/Eb Eb/Db
A man lost in time
F/C
Near KaDeWe
G7/C Bbm/C C
Just walking the dead *
[Chorus]
F Em
Where are we now?
Dm C
Where are we now?
F Em
The moment you know
Dm7 C
You know, you know
[Verse] 3
Fmaj9
Twenty thousand people
G7sus4 Dm7/G
Cross Bösebrücke
Db/Eb Eb/Db
Fingers are crossed
F/C
Just in case
G7/C Bbm/C C
Walking the dead *
[Chorus]
F Em
Where are we now?
Dm C
Where are we now?
F Em
The moment you know
Dm7 C
You know, you know
[Coda]
F
As long as there's sun
Dm C/E
As long as there's sun
C F
As long as there's rain
Dm C/E
As long as there's rain
C F
As long as there's fire
Dm C/E
As long as there's fire
C F
As long as there's me
Dm C/E C
As long as there's you
| F | Dm | C/E | C |
| F | Dm | C/E | C |
(repeat and fade)