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DANCING WITH MYSELF – Billy Idol
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Tabbed By : Roman Wonsul
e-mail: romanwonsul@gmail.com
Tuning: Standard
Intro
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------| x1
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0000-0000-0000-0000-0000-0000-0000-0000-0000-0000-12-00-12-00-12-0-|
Verse 1
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7777-7777-7777-7777-----------------------------------------|
E|---------------------5555-5555-5555-5555-7777-7777-7777-7777-|
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------| x2
A|---------------------|
E|-5555-5555-5555-5555-|
Chorus 1
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0000-0000-0000-0000-5555-5555-5555-5555-7777-7777-7777-7777-|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------| x1
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-5555-5555-5555-5555-0000-0000-0000-0000-|
Verse 2
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7777-7777-7777-7777-----------------------------------------|
E|---------------------5555-5555-5555-5555-7777-7777-7777-7777-|
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------| x2
A|---------------------|
E|-5555-5555-5555-5555-|
Chorus 2
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0000-0000-0000-0000-5555-5555-5555-5555-7777-7777-7777-7777-|
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------| x1
A|---------------------|
E|-5555-5555-5555-5555-|
Post-Chorus pt. 1
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0000-0000-0000-0000-5555-5555-5555-5555-7777-7777-7777-7777-|
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------| x1
A|---------------------|
E|-7777-7777-7777-7777-|
Post-chorus pt. 2
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------| x3
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-7777-7777-7777-7777-0000-0000-0000-0000-|
then this part
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------| x1
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-7777-7777-7777-7777-7777-7777-7777-7777-|
Verse 3
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7777-7777-7777-7777----------------------------------------|
E|--------------------5555-5555-5555-5555-7777-7777-7777-7777-|
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------| x1
A|---------------------|
E|-5555-5555-5555-5555-|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------| x1
A|-7777-7777-7777-7777--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------5555-5555-5555-5555-7---------5555-5555-5555-5555-|
Chorus 3
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0000-0000-0000-0000-5555-5555-5555-5555-7777-7777-7777-7777-|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------| x1
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-7777-7777-7777-7777-7777-7777-7777-7777-7777-7777-7777-7777-|
Post-Chorus
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------| x 2
A|-7777-7777-7777-7777---------------------|
E|---------------------5555-5555-5555-5555-|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------7-7-5---7-7-5---7-7-5---7-7-5---| x2
A|-7-7-5---7-7-5---7-7-5---7-7-5---------7-------7-------7-------7-|
E|-------7-------7-------7-------7---------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------| x2
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|-0000-0000-0000-0000-0000-0000-12-00-12-00-12-0-|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------| x2
A|-7777-7777-7777-7777---------------------|
E|---------------------5555-5555-5555-5555-|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-7777-7777-7777-7777-0000-0000-0000-0000-7777-7777-7777-7777-7777-7777-|
G|-----------|
D|-----------| x1
A|-----------|
E|-7777-7777-|
Verse 4
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7777-7777-7777-7777----------------------------------------|
E|--------------------5555-5555-5555-5555-7777-7777-7777-7777-|
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|-5555-5555-5555-5555-|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------| x1
A|-7777-7777-7777-7777--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------5555-5555-5555-5555-7---------5555-5555-5555-5555-|
Chorus 4
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------| x1
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-0000-0000-0000-0000-5555-5555-5555-5555-|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------| x2
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-7777-7777-7777-7777-7777-7777-7777-7777-|
Post-Chorus
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------| x2
A|-7777-7777-7777-7777---------------------|
E|---------------------5555-5555-5555-5555-|
Outro (play until the end)
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------7-7-5---7-7-5---7-7-5---7-7-5---|
A|-7-7-5---7-7-5---7-7-5---7-7-5---------7-------7-------7-------7-|
E|-------7-------7-------7-------7---------------------------------|
Bass Tabs | |
Title | Dancing With Myself |
Artist | Billy Idol |
Tablature Type | ASCII Tab |
YouTube ID | cCCQu5ozxuM |
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How to Read Bass Tab: A Beginner's Guide
1. Understanding the Basics
a. Strings:
Bass tab consists of horizontal lines representing the strings of the bass guitar. The lowest-pitched string (usually the E string) is at the bottom, and the highest-pitched string (usually the G string) is at the top.
b. Numbers:
Numbers on the lines indicate which fret to play on a specific string. For example, if you see "3" on the E string, it means you should press down the third fret on the lowest string.
2. Reading Bass Tab Example
In this tab:
- Play the note on the 1st fret of the E string.
- Play the open E string.
- Play the 3rd fret on the A string.
- Play the 1st fret on the A string.
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|---------3-------|
E|---1-1---1---3---|
3. Playing Techniques
a. Hammer-ons and Pull-offs:
Hammer-ons are represented by an "h" (e.g., 5h7 means play the 5th fret and hammer onto the 7th fret). Pull-offs are represented by a "p" (e.g., 7p5 means play the 7th fret and pull off to the 5th fret).
b. Slides:
Slides are often indicated by an "/" or "\\" between two numbers (e.g., 5/7 means slide from the 5th fret to the 7th fret).