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This document provides a bass line transcription for the song 'Let's Dance' by David Bowie. It notates the bass line through musical notation over the course of the song in 4/4 time at a medium pop-rock tempo.

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Let's Dance

This document provides a bass line transcription for the song 'Let's Dance' by David Bowie. It notates the bass line through musical notation over the course of the song in 4/4 time at a medium pop-rock tempo.

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Written by Carmine Rojas’ bass line on Transcription by

David Bowie Stevie Glasgow


“Let’s Dance”
as featured on Let’s Dance by David Bowie [EMI, 1983]

Medium pop-rock q = 114


Intro

E¨7
                                 
E. Bs. 
mf S

 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6

   
4 B¨7(“4) E¨7
       
                    
 

f

1 4 3 1
S

 6 6 4 5 6 6 6 4 5 6
6 4 3
6




8 G¨6 B¨‹7
         
2. 1.
      
            
            

 6 6 4 5 6 13
S

 2 2 2 2 2
3 4
2 2 2 2 2 6 4 3 1 6 6 4 5 6

   
A
20 B¨7(“4) E¨7
       
                   


6 4 3 1
S

 6 6 4 5 6 6 6 4 5 6
6 4 3
6

1.


24 G¨6 B¨‹7
         
                 
 
      

 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 6 4 3 1 6 6 4 5 6

2.
32 G¨6 B¨‹7
         
                   
 
      
S

 2 2 2 2 2
3 4
2 2 2 2 2 6 4 3 1 6 6 4 5 6 9

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B
36 A¨ D¨ E¨ D¨ E¨
        
   

 4
4 6 4 6 4
6 5

40 A¨ D¨/E¨ E¨ D¨/E¨ E¨
      
   

 4 6
6 4
6

 
44 A¨ F‹ D¨
       
   

 4
1 3
1
4

47 E¨7
                                 

S

 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6

C
51 B¨7(“4) E¨7
           
                   

S

 1
4 3 1 6 6 4 5 6 6 6 4 5 6
6 4 3
6

  
55 G¨6 B¨‹7
           
                        
 
H


6 6
3 4 6 7 8 6
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 6 4 3 1 6 6 4 5 6

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
59 B¨7(“4)
   E¨7
  
                       

  
mp f
H S


13 13
11 12
6 6 4 3
6 4 3 1 6 6 4 5 6 6 4 5 6 6

63 G¨6 B¨‹7
     
                           
   

 2 2 2 2 2
3 4
2 2 2 2 2 6 4 3 1 6 6 4 5 6

    
D
67 B¨7(“4) E¨7
     
                       



S

 6 4 3 1 6 6 4 5 6 6 6 4 5 6
4 5 6 4 3
6

1.


71 G¨6 B¨‹7
         
                 
 
      


 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 6 4 3 1 6 6 4 5 6

2.
79 G¨6 B¨‹7
         
                   
 
        

 2 2 2 2 2
3 4
2 2 2 2 2 6 4 3 1 6 6 4 5 6
4
6

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E
83 A¨ D¨ E¨ D¨ E¨
        
  

 4
4 6 4 6 4
6

 
A¨ D¨/E¨ E¨ D¨/E¨ E¨


87
   
  


8
6
6
4

 
91 A¨ F‹ D¨
     
  

 4
1 3
1
4

94 E¨7
                                 

S

 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6



F
98 B7(“4)
     
           

 S

 1
4 3 1 6 6 4 5 6 13

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106 B¨7(“4) E¨7
          
                    
 
S

 6 4 3 1 6 6 4 5 6 6 6 4 5 6
6 4 3
6

110 G¨6 B¨‹7


  
 
   
                         
   
S


7 8
3 4
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 6 4 3 1 6 6 4 5 6

G
114 B¨7(“4) E¨7
           
                   

S

 6 4 3 1 6 6 4 5 6 6 6 4 5 6
6 4 3
6

118 G¨6 B¨‹7


  
 
       
                 
 
    
S


7 8
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 6 4 3 1 6 6 4 5 6

122 B¨7(“4) E¨7


         
                       

S

 6 4 3 1 6 6 4 5 6 6 6 4 5 6
4 5 6 4 3
6

126 G¨6 B¨‹7


           
                             
 S

 2 2 2 2 2
3 4
2 2 2 2 2 6 6 4 5 6 6 6 4 5 6 6

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    
H Guitar solo
130 B¨7(“4)
   
E¨7
 
                        
 

6 4 3 1
S

 6 6 4 5 6 6 6 4 5 6
4 5 6 4 3
6

      
134 G¨6 B¨‹7
      
1. 2.

                            
      
  

 6 6 4 56
H


6
3 4 6 7 8 8
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 6 4 3 1 6 6 4 5 6

 

I

146
  

 S


7 8

   
J
170 B¨7(“4) E¨7
     
                   /0    


* Omit bracketed notes on 5th repeat

6 4 3 1
S

 6 6 4 5 6 6 6 4 5 6 /4 5 0 6 4 3
6

       
174 G¨6 B¨‹7
       
1.5.6.
 
                   
 

* Fade out begins here on 5th repeat

 2 2 2 2 2
3 4
2 2 2 2 2 6 4 3 1 6 6 4 5 6


                
2. 3. 4.

             
 
 
S S


8
6
4 8
6 6 4 5 6 6 6 4 5 6 6 6 4 5 6

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