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Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web www.mattsmusicpage.com The Tabs Are Below Learn To Read Tab Chords Handbook Corrections & Additions Guitar Lessons Get Official Tab More David Bowie tabs @ 911Tabs Title: I Can’t Read Artist: David Bowie Written by: David Bowie and Reeves Gabrels Transcribed by Scott Fuller     The original version of this song can be found on the first Tin Machine abulm. The song was given an acoustic revamp in 1997, where it was released as a single and appeared on the soundtrack to the film ‘The Ice Storm’.   It is this acoustic version which I have transcribed below. Note that on the I Can't Read single, the 'short version' merely omits the intro.     INTRO   E-------------0----------------------------0------------- B-----------------3----------------------------3--------- G---------0-----------0----------------0----------------- D-------2----------------------------2------------------- A-----2----------------------------2--------------------- E---0----------------------------0-----------------------     E-------------------------------------0------------------ B------2p0-2------2-2p0-2--3------------3\2p0------------ G------0---0------0-0---0--0----------------------------- D-------------------------------------------------------- A---2----2-----2------2---------2------------------------ E-------------------------------0------------------------     E----------------------------------------------------0--- B------2p0-2------2-2p0-2--3---------2/3\2p0---------3--- G------0---0------0-0---0--0----0------------2h4-2---2--- D-------------------------------2--------------------2--- A---2----2-----2------2---------2------------------------ E-------------------------------0------------------------     E---5--7--0------0-----------------0-----0--------------- B----------------1-----1--3--0-----0-------0------------- G----------------0-----------------2----------2---------- D----------------2-----------------2--------------------- A-------------------------------------------------------- E--------------------------------------------------------     E-------------0-----------0-------¦ B-------0-------0---------0-------¦ G-----4-----------4-------4-------¦ D---4------4--------4-----4-------¦ A---------------------------------¦ E---------------------------------¦     VERSE 1   E----------------------------------------------------0--- B---------------------------2p0-2------2-2p0-2--3----0--- G---------------------------0---0------0-0---0--0----0--- D---2------------------------------------------------2--- A---2--------------------2----2-----2------2---------2--- E---0------------------------------------------------0--- “I can’t read... (up)   E-------------------------------0-----0---------0-------- B------2p0-2------2-2p0-2--3----3-------3-------1-------- G------0---0------0-0---0--0----2---------2-----0-------- D-------------------------------2---------------2-------- A---2----2-----2------2---------------------------------- E--------------------------------------------------------     E---0---------0-------------------0--0------------0------ B-----1-------0-------------------0----0------------0---- G-------0-----2-----2-4-2---------4-------4-----4-----4— D-------------2-----------2-------4-----------4---------- A---------------------------3---------------------------- E--------------------------------------------------------     VERSE 2   E-------------------------------------------------------- B---------------------------2p0-2------2-2p0-2--3-------- G---------------------------0---0------0-0---0--0----0--- D---2------------------------------------------------2--- A---2--------------------2----2-----2------2---------2--- E---0------------------------------------------------0--- “Can I see...   E-------------------------------0-----0---------0-------- B------2p0-2------2-2p0-2--3----3-------3-------1-------- G------0---0------0-0---0--0----2---------2-----0-------- D-------------------------------2---------------2-------- A---2----2-----2------2---------------------------------- E--------------------------------------------------------     E---0---------0-----0-------------0----0---------0----¦ B-----1-------0-------0-----------0------0-------0----¦ G-------0-----2-----------2-------4--------4-----4----¦ D-------------2-------------------4----------4---4----¦ A-----------------------------------------------------¦ E-----------------------------------------------------¦ (soft)         CHORUS 1   The following melody repeats four times in the chorus. The first three times use link (a) before returning to the start. The fourth and final time you just sweep chord (b)   E---------5--------------5--------¦-5-----5------5-¦----- B-------5----5---------5----5---5-¦---6------6-----¦----- G-----5--------5-----5--------5---¦-----5------5---¦----- D---7------------7-7--------------¦----------------¦----- A---------------------------------¦----------------¦----- E---------------------------------¦----------------¦----- (chd.change) (chd.change)   (a) (b)   E---7-----7------7-¦ E---7-------------¦ B-----8------8-----¦ B---8-------------¦ G-------7------7---¦ G---7-------------¦ D------------------¦ D---9-------------¦ A------------------¦ A-----------------¦ E------------------¦ E-----------------¦ to start (x 3) 4th time     SOLO   E---0-----0-----------------------------------------0---- B---3--------3-----7--8-8/10b\7--7--8---7--5---3----2---- G---0-----------------------------------------------0---- D---2-----------------------------------------------2---- A---2---------------------------------------------------- E---0----------------------------------------------------     E-------------------------------------------------------- B---17-----17------------8----------15------------15----- G---16-----15-----12-----9b---------14------------14----- D-----------------12------------------------------------- A-------------------------------------------------------- E-------------------------------------------------------- Pinch the above notes with thumb and forefinger   E---6/8b\7------------6/8b\7--------------0-------------- B----------8-5-6-------------5-6---5------0-------------- G----------------5---------------7---5----4-------------- D-----------------------------------------4-------------- A-------------------------------------------------------- E--------------------------------------------------------     E----------------------0---0-------0-------0--------¦ B----------------------5-----4-------4-------4------¦ G---6h7p6---------7----4-------4-------4-------4----¦ D---------7---7-9------4----------------------------¦ A-----------7---------------------------------------¦ E---------------------------------------------------¦ (softer)   VERSE 3   E-------------------------------------------------------- B---------------------------2p0-2------2-2p0-2--3-------- G---------------------------0---0------0-0---0--0-------- D----------------------------------------------------2--- A------------------------2----2-----2------2---------2--- E---0------------------------------------------------0--- “Money goes...   E-------------------------------0---------------0-------- B------2p0-2------2-2p0-2--3----3---------------1-------- G------0---0------0-0---0--0----2---------------0-------- D-------------------------------2---------------2-------- A---2----2-----2------2---------------------------------- E--------------------------------------------------------     E------------------------------------------0------------- B------------------------------------------0------------- G---5h7-7/9b--8/9b\5--4-2--2/4b\2-2/4b\2---2------------- D------------------------------------------2------------- A-------------------------------------------------------- E--------------------------------------------------------     E---0--------0--------0--------0--------0----------0---¦ B-----0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0---¦ G-------2--------2--------4--------4--------4------4---¦ D---------2--------2--------4--------4--------4----4---¦ A------------------------------------------------------¦ E------------------------------------------------------¦   CHORUS 2   Same as for chorus 1, although watch out, the tempo is faster this time...     ... And thats it (Phew!). Enjoy!   Any comments, email FullerSA@cf.ac.uk       Click here to return to my David Bowie tabs page The Tablature is Copyright its respective owners. Sign Up For My Newsletter Subscribe | Unsubscribe Site Map | Disclaimer | Privacy Policy | Media Kit | Submissions/Corrections Website © 2000-2008 mattsmusicpage.com. All rights reserved. Operated by MM Page, LLC Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web www.mattsmusicpage.com