WE DIDN'T START THE FIRE (Bassline) As recorded by Billy Joel (From the 1989 Album STORMFRONT) Words and Music by Billy Joel Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Schuyler Deale - Bass' [Intro] Q=145 1.,2.,3. 4/4 Gtr I E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 4x G||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|| D||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------o|| A||o-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--o|| E||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|| [1st Verse] 4. 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To Coda E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q G|-----9------9--|-----5------5--|---------------|-----7------7--| D|---------------|---------------|-----5------5--|---------------| A|-7-7----7-7----|-3-3----3-3----|---------------|-5-5----5-5----| E|---------------|---------------|-3-3----3-3----|---------------| [Chorus] E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E G|-----9------9--|-----5------5--||-----------------|-----------------| D|---------------|---------------||-----------------|-----------------| A|-7-7----7-7----|-3-3----3-3----||-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| E|---------------|---------------||-----------------|-----------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| [Bridge] E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q G|-----------------|-----------------||-----5------5--|---------------| D|-----------------|-----------------||---------------|-----7------7--| A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------||-3-3----3-3----|---------------| E|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||---------------|-5-5----5-5----| E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q G|-----9------9--|-----7------7--|-----5------5--|---------------| D|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----7------7--| A|-7-7----7-7----|-5-5----5-5----|-3-3----3-3----|---------------| E|---------------|---------------|---------------|-5-5----5-5----| E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q W +W G|-----9------9--|-----7------7--|----------|---------|| D|---------------|---------------|----------|--------o|| A|-7-7----7-7----|-5-5----5-5----|-5--------|-(5)----o|| E|---------------|---------------|----------|---------|| [Chorus] 2. Q Q H E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E G|------------||-----------------|-----------------| D|------------||-----------------|-----------------| A|-3----------||-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| E|------------||-----------------|-----------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E G|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------| A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| E|-----------------|-----------------| Dal Segno al Coda E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| Coda & E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q Q Q H G|-----5------5--|---------------|-----7------7--|------------|| D|---------------|-----5------5--|---------------|------------|| A|-3-3----3-3----|---------------|-5-5----5-5----|-7----------|| E|---------------|-3-3----3-3----|---------------|------------|| [Chorus] E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| [Outro] E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 4x G||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|| D||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------o|| A||o-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--o|| E||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|| ************************************ Duration Legend W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; a - acciaccatura; + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; 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. Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration). | (n) - note tied to previous ************************************