Vienna Bass

by Billy Joel
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Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G
Capo: no capo
Author BBakerStreet [a] 79.
1 contributor total, last edit on May 11, 2019
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[Verse 1]
 
"Slow down you crazy child" (0:15)
G|---------3----------------------------------------------|
D|----5---------3----6---------8----10----/12--12\--------|
A|------------------------6-------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
 
G|-----------------------.------------------------7-------|
D|--------------3---5-6--5--3-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------6---------------5----------|
E|----3----6------------------------6----5----------------|
 
 
[Chorus]
 
"But you know when the truth is told" (0:46)
G|------------.-.-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------5-7-8--7--5----------3h5---------------------4----3-----------------|
A|----6----8---------------8--6-------------5---------3---------------1-----1-0---|
E|---------------------------------------5------3-------------------------1-------|
 
 
[Verse 2]
 
"Slow down you're doing fine" (1:09)
G|-----------------------------------------------------|   *In verse 2, the longer notes are only
D|--------------3----6-------------------------12\-----|    held for half the interval between
A|------------------------6--------------.-------------|    it and the next. Listening to the
E|----3----6-------------------6----8---/10-10---------|    recording gives a clearer picture.
 
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------.-----------------------|
A|---------1-----.-----------3-5--6------------345--5--|
E|----3-\------4-3--1----4-------------6----5----------|
 
 
[Chorus]
 
"You've got your passion, You've got your pride" (1:39)
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------7--8--7--5-----------------------------------4----3----------8-7---|
A|----6----8--------------8--6--------.---5-3-.-------3------------------8-------|
E|--------------------------------0h3-5-------5--3-------------------6-----------|
 
 
[Solo]
 
(2:03)
G|--------------------------------------------/7/7\--|
D|-----5---------------6---5-.-----------------------|
A|---------5------8----------8--6---5----------------|
E|-----------6-----------------------86----5---------|
 
 
[Chorus]
 
 "Slow down you crazy child" (2:18)
G|------------------------------------------7--------------11----10----------|
D|-------5-----7--8--7--5---------3h5--7--------5\---------------------8-----|
A|----6-----8--------------8--6-----------5---------\3-----------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
[Chorus]
 
 "And you know that when the truth is told" (2:41)
G|---------------.-.---------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------5-----.-5-7-8--7--5----------3h5------.---------------4----3--------|
A|----6-----8--8--------------8--6-----------5-3----------3------------------|
E|----------------------------------------5--------5-3-----------------------|
 
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----1-------------3---------------------------------------|
E|---------1-2-3---------1----------------------------------|
 
 
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| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| .  Staccato
 
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Kats7124
Honestly such a good tab - love the little dots above the notes to know when to play faster!
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