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DANCING WITH MYSELF As recorded by Billy Idol (From the 1982 Album BILLY IDOL) Words and Music by Billy Idol & Tony James Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Steve Stevens - Electric Guitar' Intro Q=178 N.C. 4/4 Gtr I W W H Q E E E E E E Q E E +E Q E +E E E E |----------|----------|-------------|-0---0----------|--------0-(0)---0-0-| |----------|----------|-----------5-|---5---5-4--5-7-|-(7)-5--------5-5-5-| |----------|----------|-------------|----------------|--------------------| |----------|----------|-------------|----------------|--------------------| |----------|----------|-------------|----------------|--------------------| |----------|----------|-------------|----------------|--------------------| E E E E Q E E +E Q E +E E E E ||--0---0----------|--------0-(0)---0-0--|| ||o---5---5-4--5-7-|-(7)-5--------5-5-5-o|| ||-----------------|---------------------|| ||-----------------|---------------------|| ||o----------------|--------------------o|| ||-----------------|---------------------|| E E E E Q E E +E Q E +E E Q |-0---0----------|--------0-(0)-0-0--|| |---5---5-4--5-7-|-(7)-5--5-(5)-5-5--|| |----------------|-------------------|| |----------------|-------------------|| |----------------|-------------------|| |----------------|-------------------|| 1st - 3rd Verses $

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E E E E Q E E +E Q E +E E E E E E E E Q E E +E Q E +E E E E ||--0---0----------|--------0-(0)---0-0-|-0---0----------|--------0-(0)---0-0-| ||o---5---5-4--5-7-|-(7)-5--------5-5-5-|---5---5-4--5-7-|-(7)-5--------5-5-5-| ||-----------------|--------------------|----------------|--------------------| ||-----------------|--------------------|----------------|--------------------| ||o----------------|--------------------|----------------|--------------------| ||-----------------|--------------------|----------------|--------------------|
Q E E +E E Q +E Q E Q Q Q Q E Q a E +E Q E +E E E E |-0--0---------0--|-(0)------0-----|----0--0-0------|--------0-(0)-0-0-0-| |------4-(4)-4----|-----4--4----4--|-5--5--5-5--5s7-|-(7)-5--5-(5)-5-5-5-| |-----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------------| |-----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------------| |-----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------------| |-----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------------| To Coda E E E E Q E E +E Q E +E E E E E E E E Q E E +E Q E +E E E E |-0---0----------|--------0-(0)---0-0-|-0---0-----------|--------0-(0)---0-0-| |---5---5-4--5-7-|-(7)-5--------5-5-5-|---5---5-4--5-7--|-(7)-5--------5-5-5-| |----------------|--------------------|-----------------|--------------------| |----------------|--------------------|-----------------|--------------------| |----------------|--------------------|-----------------|--------------------| |----------------|--------------------|-----------------|--------------------| Q E E +E E Q +E Q E Q Q Q Q E Q a E +E Q E +E E E E |-0--0---------0--|-(0)------0-----|----0--0-0------|--------0-(0)-0-0-0-|| |------4-(4)-4----|-----4--4----4--|-5--5--5-5--5s7-|-(7)-5--5-(5)-5-5-5-|| |-----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------------|| |-----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------------|| |-----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------------|| |-----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------------|| Chorus
EH E E E E Q E E E E E AE W +Q. E E E E B5E |-0------0---0-|-0----0---0-----|----------|------------------| |-0------0---0-|-0----0---0---2-|-2--------|-(2)---2---2------| |-1------1---1-|-1----1---1---2-|-2--------|-(2)---2---2---4--| |-2------2---2-|-2----2---2---2-|-2--------|-(2)---2---2---4--| |-2------2---2-|-2----2---2---0-|-0--------|-(0)---0---0---2--| |-0------0---0-|-0----0---0-----|----------|------------------|
W +Q. E E E Q AW +W |----------|----------------|----------|--------| |----------|----------------|-2--------|-(2)----| |-4--------|-(4)---4---4-4--|-2--------|-(2)----| |-4--------|-(4)---4---4-4--|-2--------|-(2)----| |-2--------|-(2)---2---2-2--|-0--------|-(0)----| |----------|----------------|----------|--------|
1. 2. E A Q H. +W E E E E E E E E |----0-------|-(0)---------||-----------------|| |----0-------|-(0)--------o||-2-2-2-2-2---2---|| |----1-------|-(1)---------||-2-2-2-2-2---2---|| |----2-------|-(2)---------||-2-2-2-2-2---2---|| |----2-------|-(2)--------o||-0-0-0-0-0---0---|| |-0--0-------|-(0)---------||-----------------|| Bridge
EE E H. +W A5E E H. +H. E E |-x---0-------|-(0)--------|-------------|---------------| |-x---0-------|-(0)--------|-------------|---------------| |-x---1-------|-(1)--------|-x-x-2-------|-(2)------x-x--| |-x---2-------|-(2)--------|-x-x-2-------|-(2)------x-x--| |-x---2-------|-(2)--------|-x-x-0-------|-(0)------x-x--| |-x---0-------|-(0)--------|-------------|---------------|
E B5 E E E E H +W E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-x-x-0---0----|-(0)--------|-----------------|------------------|| |-x-x-0---0----|-(0)--------|-----------------|------------------|| |-x-x-1---1----|-(1)--------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|| |-x-x-2---2----|-(2)--------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|| |-x-x-2---2----|-(2)--------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|| |-x-x-0---0----|-(0)--------|-----------------|------------------|| Guitar Solo N.C. E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------| ||o-----------------|---------0-0-0-0-|-----------------| ||------------------|---------4-4-4-4-|-----------------| ||----------2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4---------|---------2-2-2-2-| ||o-2-2-2-2---------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2---------| ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------| E E E E +E +Q +E E E E E E E E E |-------------------------|-----------------| |-------0-----------------|-----------------| |-------4-(4)b6==(4)r=(4)-|-----------------| |-4-4-4-------------------|---------2-2-2-2-| |-------------------------|-2-2-2-2---------| |-------------------------|-----------------| 1. E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|------------------| |---------4-4-4-4-|------------------| |-4-4-4-4---------|---------2-2-2-2--| |-----------------|-2-2-2-2----------| |-----------------|------------------| 2. D.S. al Coda
E E E E +E +Q +E E E Q E E Q BE E E E E E Q |--------------------------||---------------|-------------0--|| |-------0-----------------o||---------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4----|| |-------4-(4)b6==(4)r=(4)--||-4-4----4-4----|-4-4-4-4-4-4----|| |-4-4-4--------------------||---------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4----|| |-------------------------o||---------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2----|| |--------------------------||---------------|----------------||
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E Q E +E E E E E E Q H Q E E +Q. AS S |------0-(0)-0-0-0-|-0-----------|--------------------| |-7-5--5-(5)-5-5-5-|-5-----------|----------------2-2-| |------------------|-------------|------4b6-(4)---2-2-| |------------------|-------------|----------------2-2-| |------------------|-------------|----------------0-0-| |------------------|-------------|--------------------|
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Q Q E Q. +E Q E +E Q EE W +Q. E E E E AE |--------------|-----------------0-||-0--------|-(0)---0---0------| |-2--2--2-2----|-(2)-2--2-(2)-2--0-||-0--------|-(0)---0---0---2--| |-2--2--2-2----|-(2)-2--2-(2)-2--1-||-1--------|-(1)---1---1---2--| |-2--2--2-2----|-(2)-2--2-(2)-2--2-||-2--------|-(2)---2---2---2--| |-0--0--0-0----|-(0)-0--0-(0)-0--2-||-2--------|-(2)---2---2---0--| |--------------|-----------------0-||-0--------|-(0)---0---0------|
W +Q. E E E E E BQ. E +Q. Bsus4E E BQ E +Q Q |----------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------| |-2--------|-(2)---2---2---2-|-4----4-(4)---5-|---4--4-(4)--4---| |-2--------|-(2)---2---2---2-|-4----4-(4)---4-|---4--4-(4)--4---| |-2--------|-(2)---2---2---2-|-4----4-(4)---4-|---4--4-(4)--4---| |-0--------|-(0)---0---0---0-|-2----2-(2)---2-|---2--2-(2)--2---| |----------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
BsusB BsBs4 Q. E +Q. E Q. E +Q E E Q. E +Q E E E Q E +Q E E |----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-4----4-(4)---5-|-4----4-(4)--4-4-|-4----4-(4)--4---|-5-4--4-(4)--4----| |-4----4-(4)---4-|-4----4-(4)--4-4-|-4----4-(4)--4---|-4-4--4-(4)--4----| |-4----4-(4)---4-|-4----4-(4)--4-4-|-4----4-(4)--4---|-4-4--4-(4)--4----| |-2----2-(2)---2-|-2----2-(2)--2-2-|-2----2-(2)--2---|-2-2--2-(2)--2----| |----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| Outro BsBs4 E Q E E E E E E E E E E +Q E E Q. E E E E E E E E E +E Q E |----------------|------------------||--0------0-0---0-|-0-0---0-(0)-0--0--| |-4--4-4---4-4-4-|-5-4-4-4-(4)--4-4-||o-0------0-0---0-|-0-0---0-(0)-0--0--| |-4--4-4---4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-(4)--4-4-||--1------1-1---1-|-1-1---1-(1)-1--1--| |-4--4-4---4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-(4)--4-4-||--2------2-2---2-|-2-2---2-(2)-2--2--| |-2--2-2---2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-(2)--2-2-||o-2------2-2---2-|-2-2---2-(2)-2--2--| |----------------|------------------||--0------0-0---0-|-0-0---0-(0)-0--0--| A AsAs2 E Q E E E E E E +E Q. Q E E Q. E E E E E |----------------|-----------------|-0------0-0---0-| |-2--2-0-2---2-2-|-(2)-2----2--2-2-|-0------0-0---0-| |-2--2-2-2---2-2-|-(2)-2----2--2-2-|-1------1-1---1-| |-2--2-2-2---2-2-|-(2)-2----2--2-2-|-2------2-2---2-| |-0--0-0-0---0-0-|-(0)-0----0--0-0-|-2------2-2---2-| |----------------|-----------------|-0------0-0---0-| A AsAs2 E E E E +E Q E Q E E E E E E +E Q. Q E E 5x |-0-0---0-(0)-0--0-|----------------|------------------|| |-0-0---0-(0)-0--0-|-2--2-0-2---2-2-|-(2)-2----2--2-2-o|| |-1-1---1-(1)-1--1-|-2--2-2-2---2-2-|-(2)-2----2--2-2--|| |-2-2---2-(2)-2--2-|-2--2-2-2---2-2-|-(2)-2----2--2-2--|| |-2-2---2-(2)-2--2-|-0--0-0-0---0-0-|-(0)-0----0--0-0-o|| |-0-0---0-(0)-0--0-|----------------|------------------|| Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide - natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls <> - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths