Ziggy Stardust chords by
David Bowie (Official Version)

1972Rock8.4K views

Key: G majorDifficulty: Intermediate

Intro 1

G

D

Cadd9

G/B

Am11

Oh

G

D

Cadd9

G/B

Am11

G

D

Cadd9

G/B

Am11

Oh yeah

G

D

Cadd9

G/B

Am11

Verse 1
G G 
 
Ziggy played guitar
Bm7 Bm7 
 
C C 
 
Jamming good with Weird and Gilly
D D 
 
And the Spiders from Mars
G G 
 
He played it left hand
Em Em 
 
But made it too far
Am Am 
 
Became the special man
A A 
 
C C 
 
Then we were Ziggy's band
G G 
 
Ziggy really sang
Bm7 Bm7 
 
C C 
 
Screwed-up eyes and screwed down hairdo
D D 
 
Like some cat from Japan
G G 
 
He could lick 'em by smiling
Em Em 
 
He could leave 'em to hang
Am Am 
 
They came on so loaded, man
A A 
 
C C 
 
Well-hung and snow-white tan

Bridge 1
Am Am 
 
G G 
 
F F 
 
So where were the Spiders
Am Am 
 
G G 
 
F F 
 
While the fly tried to break our bones
Am Am 
 
G G 
 
F F 
 
With just the beer light to guide us
D D 
 
So we bitched about his fans
E E 
 
And should we crush his sweet hands? (Oh)

Interlude 1

G

D

Cadd9

G/B

Am11

Mmm

G

D

Cadd9

G/B

Am11

Hmm

Verse 2
G G 
 
Ziggy played for time
Bm7 Bm7 
 
C C 
 
Jiving us that we were voodoo
D D 
 
The kids were just crass
G G 
 
Em Em 
 
He was the nazz with God-given ass
Am Am 
 
He took it all too far
A A 
 
C C 
 
But, boy, could he play guitar

Bridge 2
Am Am 
 
G G 
 
F F 
 
Making love with his ego
Am Am 
 
G G 
 
F F 
 
Ziggy sucked up into his mind, ah
Am Am 
 
G G 
 
F F 
 
Like a leper messiah
D D 
 
When the kids had killed the man
E E 
 
I had to break up the band

Outro 1

G

D

Cadd9

G/B

Am11

G

D

Cadd9

G/B

Am11

G

D

Cadd9

G/B

Am11

Oh, yeah

G

D

Cadd9

G

Ooh, Ziggy played guitar

How did you like the song?

4.9 (15)

You need to to leave a rating.

TunerE A D G B E

ChordsG D Cadd9 G/B Am11...

Chords

G
D
Cadd9
G/B
Am11
Bm7
C
Em
Am
A
F
E

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
Cadd9: x-3-2-0-3-3
G/B: x-2-0-0-0-3
Am11: 5-x-5-5-3-x
Bm7: x-2-4-2-3-x
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
Em: 0-2-2-0-0-0
Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
A: x-0-2-2-2-0
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
E: 0-2-2-1-0-0

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

0

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

F is one of the chords beginners ask about the most. A short walkthrough on how to fret it cleanly and switch in and out of it. Learn the F chord

Barre chords ask a lot of the fretting hand. The barre course walks through hand position, pressure, and the cleanest way to land each shape. Practice barre chords

This is the definitive original version of Ziggy Stardust by David Bowie, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of G major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of David Bowie's performance.

More songs by David Bowie

Discover chords for more songs to play

Space Oddity

4.9

39.1K

The Man Who Sold The World

4.9

42.1K

Under Pressure

4.7

23.4K

Moonage Daydream

4.8

6.7K

Shake It

1.6K

Ashes To Ashes

4.9

3.3K

Starman

4.8

48.5K

Related songs

Discover chords for more songs to play

Space Oddity

David Bowie

4.9

39.2K

ZombieTabs

The Cranberries

4.8

11.9M

7 Years

Lukas Graham

4.7

4.5M

Under PressureTabs

Queen, David Bowie

4.7

23.4K

Behind Blue EyesTabs

The Who

4.7

4.3M

YellowTabs

Coldplay

4.8

17.9M

American Pie

Don McLean

4.9

4.4M

Popular chords globally

Most played chords & tabs across all users

1

Perfect

Ed Sheeran

4.8

48.7M

2

CreepTabs

Radiohead

4.9

29.4M

3

YellowTabs

Coldplay

4.8

17.9M

4

Boulevard Of Broken DreamsTabs

Green Day

4.8

12.5M

5

ZombieTabs

The Cranberries

4.8

11.9M

6

Wonderwall

Oasis

4.8

8.3M

7

Knockin' On Heaven's Door

Bob Dylan

4.8

6.4M

Recently added

Recently added chords & tabs

Problems

Lil Peep

41

Mourir sur scène

Dalida

8

Even In Arcadia

Sleep Token

3

Hab 'ne Tante aus Marokko

Kinderlieder-Superstar

6

Cafuné

Micro TDH

12

Past Self

Sleep Token

YUKON

Justin Bieber

41