Billy Joel – Tell Her About It (Bass Tab)

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As recorded by Billy Joel (From the 1983 Album AN INNOCENT MAN) Words and Music by Billy Joel Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Doug Stegmeyer - Bass'

 Intro
  Q=106(16=s16)
 4/4
  Gtr I
  E E Q  E. S S S E   E E Q  E. S S S E
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|-1-1-----------1-1-|---------------1-1-|
|-----------1h3-----|-4-4-------1h3-----|

  E E Q  E. S S S E   E E Q  E. S S S E
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|-1-1-----------1-1-|---------------1-1-|
|-----------1h3-----|-4-4-------1h3-----|

   1st - 4th Verses
    $
    $$
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||------------1h3-----|-4-4-------1h3-----|

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|-1-1-----------1-1-|---------------1-1--|
|-----------1h3-----|-4-4-------1h3------|

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|-1-1-----------1-1-|---------------1-1-|
|-----------1h3-----|-4-4-------1h3-----|

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|-1-1-----------1-1-|---------------1-1---|
|-----------1h3-----|-4-4-------1h3-------|

  E E E. S S S S S Q    E E E. S S S S S E E
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|-5-5-5--4---4---4-4--|-3-3-3--3---3---3-3-5-|
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                   1.
  E E E E E E E E   E E E. S E E E E
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|-----------------|--------------------o||
|-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3----3-3-------o||
|-----------------|--------3-----1-1----||

                    Chorus
  2.,D.S.,D.S.S.
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|-3-3-3-3-1-1-3-3-||---------------------|
|-----------------||-1-1-1--1---1---1-1--|

  E E E. S S S S S Q    E E E. S S S S S Q
|---------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------|-5-5-5--3---3---3-3----|
|-5-5-5--5---5---5-5--|-----------------------|

  E E E. S S S S S Q    E E E. S S S S S Q
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|--------3---3---3-3--|---------------------|
|-3-3-3---------------|-1-1-1--1---1---1-1--|

                                    To Coda
                                    To Coda
  E E E. S S S S S Q    E E E. S S S S S Q
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|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|-5-5-5--3---3---3-3---|
|-5-5-5--5---5---5-5--|----------------------|

                        Interlude
  E E E. S S S S S Q     E E Q  E. S S S E
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|--------3---3---3-3--||-1-1-----------1-1-|
|-3-3-3---------------||-----------1h3-----|

  E E Q  E. S S S E   E E Q  E. S S S E
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|-------------------|-------------------|
|---------------1-1-|-1-1-----------1-1-|
|-4-4-------1h3-----|-----------1h3-----|

                                       Bridge
        D.S. al Coda &
  E E Q  E. S S S E     E E Q  Q  Q     H    H      H.      Q
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|---------------1-1--||--------3--1--||-----------|-------------|
|-4-4-------1h3------||-3-3-3--------||-4----1----|-2-------4---|

  H    H      H.      S E.   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------|--------------|-----------------|------------------|
|------1----|--------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-1---------|--------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------|-1---------3--|-4-4-4-4-1-1-1-1-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4--|

                 D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda &&
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
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|---------1-1-1-1-|------------------||
|-1-1-1-1---------|------------------||
|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1--||

                      Outro
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|--------3-3-1-3-3-||o-1-1-1-----------------|
|-3-3-3------------||---------3---3---3-3----|

  E E E. S S S S S Q    E E E. S S S S S Q    E E E. S S S S S Q    3x
|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------------||
|---------------------|---------------------|----------------------o||
|--------6---6---6-6--|-1-1-1---------------|--------6---6---6-6---o||
|-4-4-4---------------|--------3---3---3-3--|-4-4-4-----------------||

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