Considered to be his last foray into Glam Rock, ‘Rebel Rebel’ opens with Bowie playing a riff which is known and loved for its overdrive and arpeggiated chord sequence. Bowie himself has said of the riff “It’s a fabulous riff! Just fabulous! When I stumbled onto it, it was ‘Oh, thank you!”. ‘Rebel Rebel’ has become Bowie’s most covered track, with versions released by artists ranging from Bryan Adams to The Smashing Pumpkins.
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Other links
- Use our music reference database to search for information on artists, music styles or instruments (flametreepro.com)
- Check out a music learning website with the chords and scales audio for guitar and piano (flametreemusic.com)
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