Learn Space Oddity On The Guitar

You’ve really made the grade…

The current edition of Guitar Techniques has four tracks on a cover mounted CD and twelve pages of editorial dedicated to the guitar work on the Bowie classic ‘Space Oddity’. The song is neatly dissected into it’s component parts, from David’s original 12-string acoustic backing to Tim Renwick’s electric embellishments. Dave Kilminster is the chap that takes us through a song close to his heart:

“I have a bit of a soft spot for the tune as it’s the first single I ever bought (my Mum thought he looked weird so that was good enough for me) and I’m sure you will get a lot out of studying it.”

But there’s no gain without pain (or something like that), as Dave explains:

“Although the tune uses mostly standard chord shapes throughout, it takes a lot of strength and stamina to play this on a 12-string (especially the F minor chord. Ouch!)”

So now you know how David has suffered just for you…a lot of strength and stamina? Have to admit he does look pretty butch when he plays that bit that goes: dum de dum de dum de doo doo!

};-)

Thanx to SusanS for the first pointer, and to a good few of you since.