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Billy Joel-New York State of Mind - BPM - 81

[Intro - BPM 60 - C with F is 1xx010 to keep easy - v1 - 2, no v2] 
[See Intro Tab]
 
[Verse 1] 
[C] Some folks like to [E7] get away, take a 
[Am7] holiday from the [Gm7] neighborhood [C7] 
[F] Hop a flight to [A7] Miami Beach or to 
[Dm] Hollywood [Bb9] 
[C] But [E7/B] I'm taking a [Am7] Greyhound 
[C/G] on the [F] Hudson [C/E] River [D7] line
[C/F] I'm in a [F/G] New York state of 
[Am] mind [D7] [Am] mm [G] mmm [F/G] 
 
[Verse 2] 
[C] I seen all the [E7] movie stars in their 
[Am7] fancy cars and their [Gm7] limousines [C7] 
[F] Been high in the [A7] Rockies under the [Dm] evergreens [Bb9] 
[C] But I [E7/B] know what I'm [Am7] needing 
[C/G] and I [F] don't want to [C/E] waste more [D7] time
[C/F] I'm in a [F/G] New York state of [Am] mind 
[D9] [Am] mmm [G] mmm [E7] 

[Chorus] 
[Am7] It was so [D7] easy living 
[Gmaj7] day by day [G] (3x0003 3x0013 3x0033)
[Gm7] Out of touch [C7] with the rhythm and 
[Fmaj7] blues (1x3210 1x3200 1x3210)
[Bm7] Well, now I [E7] need a little 
[Amaj7] give and take
The [Am7] New York Times [D7] 
The [Gmaj7] Daily News ... [Dm7] [F/G] [G7]
 
[Verse 3] 
[C] It comes down to [E7] reality and it's 
[Am7] fine with me cause I've [Gm7] let it slide [C7] 
[F] Don't care if it's [A7] Chinatown or on 
[Dm] Riverside [Bb9] 
[C] I [E7/B] don't have any [Am7] reasons, 
[C/G] [F] left them [C/E] all [D7] behind
[C/F] I'm in a [F/G] New York state of 
[Am] mind [D9] [Am] mm [G] mm [F/G] ooh ya

[Solo] 
[C] [E7] [Am7] ([Gm7] [C7])
[F] [A7] [Dm] [Bb9] 
([C] [E7]) ([Am7] [Cmaj7/G]) ([F] [C/E][D7]
[C/F] [F/G] 
[Am] [D7] [Am] ([G] [E7]
 
[Chorus] 
[Am7] It was so [D7] easy living [Gmaj7] day by [G] day
[Gm7] Out of touch [C7] with the rhythm and [Fmaj7] blues
[Bm7] Well, now I [E7] need a little [Amaj7] give and take
The [Am7] New York Times [D7] 
The [Gmaj7] Daily News whoa [Dm7] whoa oh oh... [F/G] [G7] 

[Verse 4] 
[C] It comes down [E7] to reality and it's 
[Am7] fine with me cause I've [Gm7] let it slide [C7] 
[F] Don't care if it's [A7] Chinatown or on 
[Dm] Riverside [Bb9] 
[C] I don't [E7/B] have any [Am7] reasons, 
[C/G] [F] left them a [C/E] ll behi [D7] nd
[C/F] I'm in a [F/G] New York state of 
[Am] mind [D7] [Am] mmm m [G] mm [F/G] 
[C] I'm just [E7] taking a [Am7] Greyhound 
[G] on the [F] Hudson [C/E] River [D7] line
[C/F] Cos I'm in
[F/G] I'm in a New York...state of...
[C] Mind [E7] [Am7] yeah! [Bb9] yea-ah 

[Outro] 
[Eb6-x68888] [Ab-466544] 
[D7sus4-x57788] [Dbmaj13-x46668] 
[D/C-8x777x]

[Notes]
[Intro tab]
E----------00-00-00--------------------------
B--------1-11-11-11---------------888--------
G-0-0h2h4--22-22-22-2-2-h5p2p0h2--888-p8t10p8-
D----------00-00-00---------------888--------
A--------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------666--------

E------12p8r--10p7r--8p5r--3p0r-------1---
B----4----10-----8-----6----------1---1---
G---5------------------------5r----2--2---
D-66--------------------------7----33-3---
A-------------------------------------x---
E-------------------------------------3---

(second and third runs - play just before main phrase)
E-0-00-----00--0--------00---------6---1----
B-1----3p13-----5p4p3s13-----3-3---5---1----
G-0---------------------------5-55-5---2----
D-2--------------------------------5---3----
A-3-------2------------0-----------3---3----
E------------------------------3-----11----

E-s5-55-----55--55---------5-55------8-8---------
B-s6---8p68-------10p9p8s6-8-66ring-6----9--------
G-s5------6----------------7-77-5--------10--5s2p0
D-s7------5----------------0--------------------
A-s8------7-------------------------------------
E---------5-------------------------------------

E-0-3-s30--------------------------0------
B-1------3-s3-1--1---1-13s4-3p1----3------
G-0-------------0-01h1---------2-0-2------
D-2----------------1h3-------------4------
A-3----2----0------1h3-------------5------
E---------------3--1-----0----------------

E--0-------------------------0--19s17*
B---3p1------1-----1-3---010-3-------
G-2----2-0-2--2-0h2-2-2--2---2-------
D----------3r------------2---4-------
A----------x-------------0---5-------
E----------3r------------------------
*fret with 1st finger on RH, play with little finger on RH

E-----2-----------1--
B-010-2----------11---
G-2---0------00h2-2---
D-2---0-----------3---
A-0---x-----------x---
E-----3-----------3---

[Ending]

B---------------------t8--p5p3p1---1-----
G-2-2-2-2-2h5p2p0--2h5----------h2-----

B---s5-6---5p3p1-
G-2-s5-7---------2p0-2-
D----------------------
A----------------------
E----------------------

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Queen-We Will Rock You - BPM - 81

(Starting note E to be in key)
Buddy you're a boy make a big noise
Playin' in the street gonna be a big man some day
You got mud on yo' face
You big disgrace
Kickin' your can all over the place
Singin'
We will we will rock you
We will we will rock you

Buddy you're a young man hard man
Shoutin' in the street gonna take on the world some day
You got blood on yo' face
You big disgrace
Wavin' your banner all over the place
We will we will rock you
(Sing it out!)
We will we will rock you

Buddy you're an old man poor man
Pleadin' with your eyes gonna make you some peace some day
You got mud on your face
Big disgrace
Somebody better put you back into your place
We will we will rock you
(Sing it!)
We will we will rock you
(Everybody) (Start to play Em chord louder and louder)
We will we will rock you
We will we will [C5-Big Chord] rock you
(Alright)

[Final Riff - Use sock on 2nd fret to stop low E ringing too much]
E|------------------5-5-5-5---5-5--5--|
B|------------------5-5-5-5---5-5--5--|
G|----------5~------6-6-5-6---6-6--6--|
D|----------5~------7-7-5-7---7-7--7--|
A|--(7)-----3~------7-7-5-7---7-7--7--|
E|------------------5-5-5-5---5-5--5--|

Play 12 frets down so sounds fuller
E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|--14h15-15--15p14-----14-14h15-15-15-15p14-15p14----|
G|--14----14--14--------14-14----14-14-14----14-------|
D|--14h16-16--16p14-----14-14h16-16-16-16p14-16p14----|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
 
[D]...2 bars - barre at 14th fret to help play this and make notes sing?

E|--17---14------------------------------------------
B|--15---15-------------15p14----15~------15p14------
G|--14---14-------------------14----------------16p14
D|--0------------

[A]..1 bar..............[D]...........
E|-----------------------------------
B|--17----17-14-17b19-17-15-14-------
G|--14------------------------16-14--
D|--14--------------------------------
A|--0--------------------------------
E|------------------------------------

Play 12 frets down so sounds fuller?
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--14-15p14-15p14-14-14~~---14-15p14-15p14-14-14-----14--|
G|--14-14----14----14-14~~---14-14----14----14-14--14-14--| (x3)
D|--14-16p14-16p14-14-14~~---14-16p14-16p14-14-14--14-14--|
A|--0----------------------------------------------0------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

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