TELL HER ABOUT IT (Bassline) 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 |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-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 |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-1-1-----------1-1-|---------------1-1-| |-----------1h3-----|-4-4-------1h3-----| 1st - 4th Verses $ $$ E E Q E. S S S E E E Q E. S S S E ||--------------------|-------------------| ||o-------------------|-------------------| ||o-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 |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-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 |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-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 |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-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 |---------------------|----------------------| |---------------------|----------------------| |-5-5-5--4---4---4-4--|-3-3-3--3---3---3-3-5-| |---------------------|----------------------| 1. E E E E E E E E E E E. S E E E E |-----------------|---------------------|| |-----------------|--------------------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. E E E E E E E E E E E. S S S S S Q |-----------------||---------------------| |-----------------||---------------------| |-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 |---------------------|----------------------| |---------------------|----------------------| |---------------------|-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 |---------------------||-------------------| |---------------------||-------------------| |--------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 |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |---------------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 |--------------------||--------------||-----------|-------------| |--------------------||--------------||-----------|-------------| |---------------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 |-----------------|------------------|| |---------1-1-1-1-|------------------|| |-1-1-1-1---------|------------------|| |-----------------|-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1--|| Outro E E Q E S S E E E E E. S S S S S Q |------------------||------------------------| |------------------||o-----------------------| |--------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