Intro/Riff 1
xA|-------------------|
xE|--4-4-4-2-4s5-4-2--|
xC|-------------------|
xG|-------------------|
Riff 2
xA|---------------------|
xE|---------------------|
xC|--0-2-4-5-7-9-11-12--|
xG|---------------------|
Intro (x7)
Ab
We Passed Upon The Stair
Dbm
We Spoke Of Was And When
Ab
Although I Wasn't There
E
He Said I Was His Friend
E B
Which Came As a Sur-prise
Ab
I Spoke Into His Eyes
Dbm
I Thought You Died Alone
B
a Long Long Time a-go
Riff 2 (x2)
E (or Riff 2)(x2)
Oh No, Not Me
A E
We Never Lost Con-trol
B E (or Riff 2)(x3)
You're Face To Face
A Ab
With The Man Who Sold The World
Riff 1 (x7)
Ab
I Laughed And Shook His Hand
Dbm
And Made My Way Back Home
Ab
I Searched For Form And Land
E
For Years And Years I Roamed
B
I Gazed a Gazeless Stare
Ab
At All The Millions Here
Dbm
I Must Have Died A-lone
B
a Long, Long Time a-go
Riff 2 (x2)
E (or Riff 2)
Who Knows?
E (or Riff 2)
Not Me
A E
We Never Lost Con-trol
B E (or Riff 2)(x3)
You're Face To Face
A Ab
With The Man Who Sold The World
(Repeat)
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5 ukulele chords used in "The Man Who Sold The World" by Nirvana: A, B, Dbm, E and Ab
The song’s originally by David Bowie :p
All you do for 4s5 is basically slide over from the 4th fret to the 5th fret and then back to the 4th fret without taking your finger off the string (if that makes sense).
these are not the correct chords, the cover of nirvana and the original of david bowie use the same chords, the corrects chords are A, Dm, F, C and D5, the riff is played on the 4 string
The riff is what you hear in the original song…played by the electric guitar. It is the backbone of the musical hook for this tune. One of the best things someone can do is to listen to the song with the music(tab, this site) in front of you to reference while you learn your chops. I recommend lots of pausing to ensure you are gaining all the knowledge your after. Most of all make it fun!!
Panda girl- How I usually play it is, finger on the G string 2nd fret, pick just that string 3 times, strum it once with no fingers, then put your finger back on and strum that string harder while you quickly add then take off another finger on the same string but on the 3rd fret. THEN, take all finger off again and strum it once. (my boyfriend taught it to me this way and it sounds better. Hope this made sense!)
this is a bowie song bruv
i usually play open a three times and then once on the third fret of thee string
This song was actually written David Bowie and Nirvana just covered it
whats the strumming pattern
How do I play 4s?
What does the riff at the start mean? How do you play that?