JOEL BILLY - "its still rock and roll to me" Tablature

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>From John Speas at kaspeas@worldnet.att.net
Bass for "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me" by Billy Joel

This piece is in 12/8 time in the style of swung 8th-notes.


Play 4x
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-Repeat the whole phrase with the exception of the intro-

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