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Billy Joel-Vienna - BPM - 155

[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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Blues Brothers-Shake Tailfeather - BPM - 155

[INTRO BPM - 157 - No drums] Run- E-5 A-3 E-5 A-3 4 
[D5] [G7] [D5] [A7]

[Verse 1]
Well I
[D7] heard about the fellow you've been [G7] dancin' with ..all 
[D7] over the neighbourhood [G7] So 
[D7] why didn't you ask me [Bm] baby? Or
[E7] Didn't you think I could? [A7] (Drums in) 
Well I 
[D7] know that the boogaloo is [G7] outta sight and the
[D7] shingaling the thing to [G7] night .. Would it 
[D7] happen to me and you [Bm] baby? I wanna 
[E7] show you how to do it right... [A7] 
[A7] Do it right. Uh huh. Do it right. 
Do it right, do it right, do it right, 
do it right ! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

[Chorus] 
[D] Twist it! [G7] Shake it, shake it, shake it, shake it [D] baby! [A7] 
[G] Here we go loop de loop [D] Shake it out baby
[G] Here we go loop de la
[A7] Bend over, let me see you shake your tailfeather
Bend over, let me see you shake your tailfeather
Come on, let me see you shake your tailfeather 
Come on, let me see you shake your tailfeather
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! 

[Horn bit - Dxxx Dxxx DxGxg GgGxx - Chords are just D and G repeatedly] 
Come
[D] on ....[G] come on baby [D] .... [G] Yeah come on 
[D] .... [G] Come on [D] baby ... [G] Do the 
[D] twist [G] Do the [D] quack [G] Do the 
[D] swim [G] (Ha! Ha! Ha!) And do the 
[D] bird [G] Do the [D] duck [G] Do the 
[D] monkey [G] Wa [D] tusi [G] What about the 
[D] fuge [G] Do the [D] mashed potato [G] What about the 
[D] boogaloo [G] The Phoney Moroney [D] [G] Come 
[D] on ! [G] Let's do the [D] twist [G] 
[A] Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

[Chorus ver 2] 
[D] Twist it! [G] Shake it, shake it, shake it, shake it [D] baby [G] 
[D] Twist it! [G] Shake it, shake it, shake it, shake it [D] baby [G] 

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