Billy Joel – Honesty (Bass Tab)

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As recorded by Billy Joel (From the 1978 Album 52ND STREET) Words and Music by Billy Joel Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Doug Stegmeyer - Bass'

 Intro                    1st Verse
  Q=68
 4/4
  Gtr I
  W          H    H        H    H      Q.   E H
|----------|------------||-----------|-------------|
|----------|------------||------1----|-3----1-0----|
|----------|------8\----||-1---------|-------------|
|----------|------------||-----------|-------------|

  H    H      H    Q  Q    H    Q  +E  S S   Q  E E H
|-----------|------------|-----------------|-5--6---7----|
|-1----5----|-7-------3--|---------------5-|-------------|
|-----------|------3-----|-1----3--(3)-----|-------------|
|-----------|------------|-----------------|-------------|

                             Chorus
  H    H       Q.   E H       H    H      H    Q  Q
|------------|------7-7----||-----------|-------------|
|------7\----|-------------||-1----3----|-4----5--3---|
|-6----------|-5-----------||-----------|-------------|
|------------|-------------||-----------|-------------|

  H    Q  Q    H    E E E E   H    Q  +S  S E   H    Q  Q
|------------|--------------|-------------2---|------------|
|-1----3-----|------0-0-2-4-|-1----3--(3)---3-|-4----5--3--|
|------------|-1------------|-----------------|------------|
|---------1--|--------------|-----------------|------------|

                               2nd Verse
  H    Q  E E   +H.      E E    H    Q  +E  S S   Q.   E H
|-------------|--------------||-----------------|-------------|
|-1----3------|--------------||------1--(1)---2-|-3----1-0----|
|-----------1-|-(1)----------||-1---------------|-------------|
|---------1---|----------1-1-||-----------------|-------------|

  Q.   S S H      H    Q   Q    H    Q  +S  S E   E E E E Q  +S  S E
|---------------|-------------|-----------------|--------------------|
|-1----x-x------|-------------|-----------------|--------------------|
|---------------|-0----3\-----|-1----3--(3)---3-|-3---4---5--(5)---5-|
|----------3----|----------1--|-------------3---|----------------5---|

                                       Chorus
  H     H      E E +E. S E E +S  S E    H     Q  +S  S E   H    Q  Q
|------------|---7-(7)-----7-(7)-----||------------------|-------------|
|------------|-----------------------||-------3--(3)-----|-4----5--3---|
|-6\----0----|-5-------5-5-------5-5-||-6\-----------3---|-------------|
|------------|-----------------------||----------------1-|-------------|

  Q..   S Q  Q    H    E E E E   H    Q  +S  S E   Q  Q  Q  Q
|---------------|--------------|-----------------|-------------|
|-1-----2-3-----|------0-0-2-4-|-1----3--(3)---3-|-------5--3--|
|---------------|-1------------|-------------3---|----5--------|
|------------1--|--------------|-----------------|-2-----------|

                                           Bridge
  H    Q  E E   +H     H      H    H        W
|-------------|-------------|------------||------|
|-----------8-|-(8)----6----|------------||------|
|-6----8------|-------------|-9----8\----||------|
|---------6---|-------------|------------||-3----|

  W          W          H    +E. S E E   Q..   S H
|----------|----------|----------------|--------------|
|----------|----------|------------2---|-1-----1-3----|
|----------|----------|----------3-----|--------------|
|-3--------|-1--------|-0----(0)-------|--------------|

  Q.   E Q..   S   Q..   S E. S e e   H    Q   Q    H.      E E
|------3-3-----4-|-5----------------|-------------|--------------||
|----------------|-------5----------|------4\--0--|-1-------3----||
|-1--------------|---------3--------|-------------|--------------||
|----------------|------------6-5-3-|-1-----------|-----------1--||

 3rd Verse
  H    Q  +S  S E   Q  Q  Q..   S   H    H      H    E E Q
|-----------------|---------------|-----------|--------5-----|
|------1--(1)---1-|-3--1--0-----0-|-1---------|----------3\--|
|-1-----------1---|---------------|-----------|-0----3-------|
|-----------------|---------------|------3----|--------------|

  H    Q  +S  S S S   Q  Q  Q.   E   H     H      E Q  a E +E  E E E
|---------------5---|--------------|------------|---7--5h7-(7)-------||
|-------------5---5-|--------------|------------|--------------0-0-0-||
|-1----3--(3)-------|-3--4--5----5-|-6\----0----|-5------------------||
|-------------------|--------------|------------|--------------------||

 Out-Chorus
  H    Q  +S  S E   Q  Q  Q  Q    Q.   S S Q  Q    Q  Q  E E E E
|-----------------|-------------|----------------|----3-----------|
|-1----3--(3)---3-|-4--4--5--3--|-1----1-2-3-----|-------0-0-2-4--|
|-------------3---|-------------|----------------|-1--------------|
|-----------------|-------------|-------------1--|----------------|

  H    Q  +S  S E   Q  Q  Q  Q    H    Q  E E   +H     H
|-----------------|-------------|-----------3-|-(3)----1----|
|-1----3--(3)-----|----4--5--3--|-1----3------|-------------|
|-------------3---|-------------|---------1---|-------------|
|---------------1-|-2-----------|-------------|-------------|

              H.=H
  H    H      H    Q   Q    W
|-----------|-------------|------*|
|-4----3----|-1----3\-----|------*|
|-----------|----------1--|-1----*|
|-----------|-------------|------*|

Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide - natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls <> - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths If you search for tenderness It isn't hard to find. You can have the love you need to live. But if you look for truthfulness You might just as well be blind. It always seems to be so hard to give. Honesty is such a lonely word. Everyone is so untrue. Honesty is hardly ever heard. And mostly what I need from you. I can always find someone To say they sympathize. If I wear my heart out on my sleeve. But I don't want some pretty face To tell me pretty lies. All I want is someone to believe. Honesty is such a lonely word. Everyone is so untrue. Honesty is hardly ever heard. And mostly what I need from you. I can find a lover. I can find a friend. I can have security until the bitter end. Anyone can comfort me With promises again. I know, I know. When I'm deep inside of me Don't be too concerned. I won't ask for nothin' while I'm gone. But when I want sincerity Tell me where else can I turn. Because you're the one that I depend upon. Honesty is such a lonely word. Everyone is so untrue. Honesty is hardly ever heard. And mostly what I need from you.