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>From John Speas at kaspeas@worldnet.att.net
Bass for "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me" by Billy Joel
This piece is in 12/8 time in the style of swung 8th-notes.
Play 4x
G|-----------------------------|
D|.---------------------------.|
A|.-3---3--3---3--3---3--3---3.|
E|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
|.----------------------------|------------------------------|
|.-3---3--3---3--3---3--3---3-|------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|--0---0--0---0--0---0--0---0--|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------.|
|--1---1--1---1--1---1--1---1-|----------------------------.|
|-----------------------------|--1---1--1---1--1---1--1---1-|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|--0---0--0---0--0---0--0---0-|
|--0---0--0---0--0---0--0---0-|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|--5---5--5---5---------------|
|--0---0--0---0--0---0--0---0-|----------------3---3--3---3-|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--3---3--3---3---------------|--1---1--1---1---------------|
|----------------0---0--0---0-|----------------1---1--1---1-|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--0---0--0---0---------------|--3---3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-|
|----------------3---3--3---3-|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-|
|-----------------------------|
-Repeat the whole phrase with the exception of the intro-
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--3---3--3---3--3---3--3---3-|--1---1--1---1--1---1--1---1-|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|--0---0--0---0--0---0--0---0-|
|--0---0--0---0--0---0--0---0-|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--3---3--3---3--3---3--3---3-|--1---1--1---1--1---1--1---1-|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--0---0--0---0--0---0--0---0-|--4---4--4---4--4---4--4---4-|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|---------------|
|--1---1--1---1--1---1--1---1-|--3---3--3---3--3---3--3---3-|--5------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|---------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|---------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
|.----------------------------|------------------------------|
|.-3---3--3---3--3---3--3---3-|------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|--0---0--0---0--0---0--0---0--|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------.|
|--1---1--1---1--1---1--1---1-|----------------------------.|
|-----------------------------|--1---1--1---1--1---1--1---1-|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|--0---0--0---0--0---0--0---0-|
|--0---0--0---0--0---0--0---0-|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|--5---5--5---5---------------|
|--0---0--0---0--0---0--0---0-|----------------3---3--3---3-|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--3---3--3---3---------------|--1---1--1---1---------------|
|----------------0---0--0---0-|----------------1---1--1---1-|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--0---0--0---0---------------|--3---3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-|
|----------------3---3--3---3-|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--3---3--3---3--3---3--3---3-|--1---1--1---1--1---1--1---1-|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|--0---0--0---0--0---0--0---0-|
|--0---0--0---0--0---0--0---0-|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--3---3--3---3--3---3--3---3-|--1---1--1---1--1---1--1---1-|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--0---0--0---0--0---0--0---0-|--4---4--4---4--4---4--4---4-|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--1---1--1---1--1---1--1---1-|--3---3--3---3--3---3--3---3-|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-------------|---------------|
|--5----------|--(5)----------|
|-------------|---------------|
|-------------|---------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
|.----------------------------|------------------------------|
|.-3---3--3---3--3---3--3---3-|------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|--0---0--0---0--0---0--0---0--|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------.|
|--1---1--1---1--1---1--1---1-|----------------------------.|
|-----------------------------|--1---1--1---1--1---1--1---1-|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|--0---0--0---0--0---0--0---0-|
|--0---0--0---0--0---0--0---0-|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|--5---5--5---5---------------|
|--0---0--0---0--0---0--0---0-|----------------3---3--3---3-|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--3---3--3---3---------------|--1---1--1---1---------------|
|----------------0---0--0---0-|----------------1---1--1---1-|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--0---0--0---0---------------|--3---3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-|
|----------------3---3--3---3-|-----------------------------|
|----------------|--------------|--------------|------------|
|----------------|--------------|--------------|------------|
|--3-------------|--1-----------|--------------|--------3---|
|---------0------|--------1-----|--3-----------|------------|
Taken from The BassMasta -- http://www.bassmasta.net
http://www.bassmasta.net/b/billy_joel/.html
Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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No Picture
Ben Rhythm Player |
#1 by Ben Jammin at Jun 21, 1974 at 12:57 AM EST |
| Its about being born. I see the path ahead of me In a minute I'll be free The music itself gives that sense of entering a new world. The first note has that big "boom" feeling to it, then suddenly dies down, just like when a baby is born and theres tons of loud noises, but once its over, everything is quiet and people are just left to awe at the new life. | |
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