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Billy Joel-Vienna - sr - 0

[Intro - BPM 125 - pl = fret with right hand and pluck with right hand little finger]
(slide with little finger into some chords when going down, first when going up)
E-10--10s9s8-pl13-8---8s7s6-6----3s4s5-6---5-pl10----
B-7--------6------10--------4----------8---6------3--
G-7--------6------8---------0-0--------8---5------3--
D-8--------4------X---------X----------8---7------3--
A---8------4------0-8-------6----------6---8------1--
E----------4----------------6--------------X---------

[Verse - No drums - just pluck chords slight string slap] 
[Gm] Slow down you [Bb] crazy child
You're so [F] ambitious for a [Ab] juvenile
But then if [Eb] you're so smart tell me [Bb] why
You are still so a [C] fraid [C/D -x5555x] [D] 

[Verse]
[Gm] Where's the fire, what's the [Bb] hurry about
You better [F] cool it off before you [Ab] burn it out
You got [Eb] so much to do and only
[Bb] So many hours in a [Am7] day [C/D] [D] 
(drums in - string light slap)
[Eb] But you know that when the [F] truth is told
That you can [Bb] get what you [F/A] want
Or you can [Gm] just get [Bb/F] old
You're gonna [Eb] kick off before you [Am7] even get 
[D7] halfway [Gm7] through .... (drums stop) ooh [C7] ooh 
When will you [Gb9 run] realize
[F] Vienna waits for [Bb] you 
 
[Verse - Drums backs in - String slap] 
[Gm] Slow down you're [Bb] doing fine
You can't be [F] everything you want to be
[Ab] Before your time
Although it's [Eb] so romantic on the [Bb] borderline 
[C] tonight [C/D] [D] 
 
[Verse] 
[Gm] Too bad but it's [Bb] the life you lead
You're so a [F] head of yourself
That you for [Ab] got what you need
Though you can [Eb] see when you're wrong 
But you know you [Bb] can't always see when you're 
[Am7] right you're [C/D] right [D] 
 
[Verse - Full drums] 
[Eb] You got your passion you [F] got your pride
But [Bb] don't you know only [F/A] fools are 
[Gm] satisfied [Bb/F] 
[Eb] Dream on, but don't [Am7] imagine they'll 
[D7] all come [Gm7] true .... (drums stop) ooh [C7] ooh 
When will you [Gb9 - run] realize
[F] Vienna waits for you [Bb] 
 
[Accordion Solo. Same chords as the verse.]
(Use fingers tapping snare whilst plucking lines with thumb
to play solo and drums at the same time)
Gm Bb F Ab
Eb Bb Am7 C/D D

[Verse - Full drums] 
[Eb] Slow down you [F] crazy child
Take the [Bb] phone off the [F/A] hook
And disap [Gm] pear for a while [Bb/F] 
[Eb] It's alright you can [Am7] afford to lose a 
[D7] day or [Gm7] two .... (drums stop) ooh [C7] ooh 
When will you [Gb9 - run] realize
[F] Vienna waits for you [Bb]
(drums back in)
[Eb] But you know that when the [F] truth is told
That you can [Bb] get what you [F/A] want
Or you can [Gm] just get [Bb/F] old
You're gonna [Eb] kick off before you [Am7] 
even get [D7] halfway [Gm7] through .... ooh [C7] ooh 
When will you [Gb9 - run] realize
[F] Vienna waits [Bb] for you [G7] (E - 6 5 4 3 run) 
[G7] When will you [Gb9 - stop] realize 
[Run]
E ---2h3----1(F chord)
B -3----s3--1


[F] Vienna waits for you [Bb#5b9 - as per intro]

[End with Intro]

[END]

[Gb9 - run]
E-0
B--2-------
G---3------
D----4-----
A----------
E----------

[Accordion Solo - fast pick muted 0123 - (2) you can't really play and make the lines ring]
C----------------------------Gm7-------------Bb
E---------------------------------3----3-----------6------------------------------------
B-------------3-------------------3--3--------6-6--6-------------------------------------
G-0-0123--23-5--5p4p3-3-(2)--3-3--3-5---------7--8-7----------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------7-3----------------8------------------------------------
A---------------------------------5----------------8-------------------------------
E----------------------------3----3-----------6----6-------------------------------------
Rh - S = snare hit for thumb = p is pinky - t - is thumb - the rest you know, s = strum
p---------------------------------s----------------s---------------------------------------
i---------------------------------s-----X----------s---------------------------------------
m---------------------------------s---X-------X-X--s---------------------------------------
a----------------------------X-X--s-X---------X--X-s---------------------------------------
t----------------------------X--X-S-----------X----S----------------------------------------


C--F--------F-------------------Ab-----Eb----------------------------------------------------
E-----------1-------------------4--------------6----------------------------------------------
B--1--1-3---1-------4----4-6----5------8---8-9-8---10-8-----------------------------------------
G--2-4------2-------5--7--------5------8-------8--------------------------------------------
D-----------3-------------------6------8-------8-------------------------------------------
A-----------3-------------------6------6-------6--------------------------------------------
E--1--------1-------4-----------4------------------------------------------------------------
Rh - S = snare hit for thumb = p is pinky - t - is thumb - the rest you know, s = strum
p-----------s-------------------s--------------s-------------------------------------------
i-----------s-------------------s--------------s-------------------------------------------
m--X--X-X---s-------------------s--------------s---------------------------------------------
a--X-X------s-------------------s--------------s--------------------------------------------
t--X--------S-------------------S--------------S-------------------------------------------


C--Bb------------C----------C/D-------Eb-------------------------------------------------------
E--6-------6-----0----------------5---6------------------------------------------------------
B--6--8--6-6-----1-3-3-5----8--6--5---8-----------------------------------------------------
G--7-------7-----0-----5----5--5--5---8----------------------------------------------------
D--8-------8-----2-----5----5--5--5---8----------------------------------------------------
A--8-------8-----3-----3----5--5--5---6---------------------------------------------------
E--6-------6------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Rh - S = snare hit for thumb = p is pinky - t - is thumb - the rest you know, s = strum
p----------s----------------------s--------------------------------------------------------
i----------s----------------------s--------------------------------------------------------
m----------s----------------------s--------------------------------------------------------
a----------s----------------------s--------------------------------------------------------
t----------S----------------------S--------------------------------------------------------

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Elton John-Sun Going Down

Don't go for harmonies in the chorus too much                              
Opening figure - use thumb and first finger to play B - 1 3 E - 1 0 B - 1 3
Whilst still holding the C chord as much as possible so it sustains        
Chord for C/Bb - 6x555                                                                                  
Run down - D 0 - A- 3 2 0 then play G - don't pull off play first 
with first finger then rest with thumb                       
Piano intro C - notes - dont try to hold C maj chord - use second 
finger for the 1 so in good position to finger the next chord
B 1 3 E 1 0 B 3 1 (hammer on and pull off) - 11xx1x 01xx1x x10x1x                                                              
Use side of thumb and muting with left hand to 1 &3&4 - staccato on 4                                                          
Losing everything - have snare hit with no chord OR just play bass drum with chords                                                                                                                                 
[Intro]                                                                                                                        
|C        |C/Bb      |F     C     |F        |                                                                                  

[Verse 1]                                       
[G] I can't light [C/G]  [G] no more of your [F] darknes [C] s   
F/C  C  C/E                                            
[F] All my pictures  [Bb/F] [F] seem to fade to black and [G] white   
C/G   G   C/G    G                                      
[G] I'm growing tired [C/G] [G] and time stands still [F] before [C] me  
F/C  C  C/E                                 
[F] Frozen here [Bb/F] [F] on the ladder of my [G] life 
C/G   G   C/G    G                                    
[G] Too late [C/G] [G] to save myself from  [F] falli [C] ng  [F/C] [C] [C/E]    
[F] I took a chance [Bb/F] [F] and changed your way of  [G] life  
C/G   G   C/G    G                              
[G] But you misread [C/G] [G] my meaning when I  [F] met y [C] ou  
F/C  C  C/E                                      
[F] Closed the door [Bb/F] [F] and left me  [C/G] blinded by the  [G] light

[Chorus]              
[C] Don't let the sun go  [C/Bb-6x555x] down on me
[F/A] Although I search myself, it's always s [D7/F#] omeone else I see
[C/G] I'd just allow a fragment of your  [F/G] life [G]  
to wander [C] free [C/Bb]                                         
But  [F/A] losing everything is like the  [Dm] sun (fast chords)
[C/E] go--- [F] ing   [C/G] down  [G] on  [C] me

|C        |C/Bb      |F/A    C/G     |F        |                                          

[Verse 2]                                                
[G] I can't find [C/G] , [G7] oh the right rom [F] antic li [C] ne [F/C] [C] [C/E]    
[F] But see me once [Bb/F] [F] and see the way I  [G] feel  [G7]   
[G] Don't discard me [C/G] [G] just because you  [F] think I mean you [C] harm
F/C  C  C/E     
[F] But these cuts I have [Bb/F] [F] they need love [C/G] to help them heal [G]

[Chorus]                                                 
[C] Don't let the sun go  [C/Bb-6x555x] down on me                             
[F/A] Although I search myself, it's always s [D7/F#] omeone else I see
[C/G] I'd just allow a fragment of your  [F/G] life  [G]    to wander  [C] free     
[C/Bb]                         
But  [F/A] losing everything is like the  [Dm] sun (fast chords)
[C/E] go--- [F] ing   [C/G] down  [G] on  [C] me 
|C        |C/Bb      |F/A          |Ab6    Bb      |                                                    

[C] Don't let the sun go  [C/Bb-6x555x] down on me
[F/A] Although I search myself, it's always s [D7/F#] omeone else I see
[C/G] I'd just allow a fragment of your  [F/G] life  [G]    to wander  [C] free     
[C/Bb]                                              
But  [F/A] losing everything is like the  [Dm] sun (fast chords)
[C/E] go--- [F] ing   [C/G] down  [G] on  [C] me
|C        |C/Bb      |F/A          |Ab6    Bb      |C                                                  

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