Billy Joel - Uptown girl

UPTOWN GIRL (Bassline) As recorded by Billy Joel (From the 1983 Album AN INNOCENT MAN) Words and Music by Billy Joel Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Doug Stegmeyer - Electric Bass' Intro Q=128 4/4 Gtr I W H E Q E H E Q E H E Q E E Q E Q Q |----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|| |----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|| |----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------2--2--|| |----------|-0----0-0--1-|-2----2-2--2-|-4----4-4--4-|-5-5--5-------|| 1st Verse H E Q E H E Q E H E Q E E Q E Q Q ||--------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|| ||o-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------o|| ||o-------------|-------------|-------------|--------2--2--o|| ||--0----0-0--1-|-2----2-2--2-|-4----4-4--4-|-5-5--5--------|| 2nd Verse H E Q E H E Q E H E Q E E Q E Q Q ||--------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|| ||o-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------o|| ||o-------------|-------------|-------------|--------2--2--o|| ||--0----0-0--1-|-2----2-2--2-|-4----4-4--4-|-5-5--5--------|| Bridge Q E E E E Q Q. E E Q E Q. E E Q E Q. E E Q E |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| |-3------3-3-2--|-------------3-|-5------5-5--5-|-------------2--| |------3--------|-5------5-5----|---------------|-3------3-3-----| Q E E E Q E Q. E E Q E Q. E E Q E Q Q Q Q |---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------| |-3------3-3--2-|---------------|---------------|--------------| |------3--------|-5------5-5--6-|-7------7-7--7-|-0--0--0--0---| Q. E E Q E Q. E E Q E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |---------------|---------------|-------------|--------------|| |---------------|---------------|-------------|-1------------|| |---------------|---------------|-2--4--5--2--|----4--2--2---|| |-5------5-5--4-|-2------2-2--2-|-------------|--------------|| 3rd Verse H E Q E H E Q E H E Q E H E Q E |-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|------2-2--2--| |-0----0-0--1-|-2----2-2--2-|-4----4-4--4-|-5------------| H E Q E H E Q E H E Q E E Q E E E E E |-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------|| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------|| |-------------|-------------|-------------|--------2-2-2-2--|| |-0----0-0--1-|-2----2-2--2-|-4----4-4--4-|-5-5--5----------|| Interlude H E Q E H E Q E H E Q E H H |-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------| |-3----3-3--3-|-5----5-5--5-|-6----6-6--6-|-7----5----| H E Q E H E Q E H E Q E H E E Q |-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|| |-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-2----2---2---|| |-3----3-3--3-|-5----5-5--5-|-6----6-6--6-|--------2-----|| 4th Verse H E Q E H E Q E H E Q E E Q E +E E E E |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|------2-(2)-2-2-2--| |-0----0-0--1-|-2----2-2--2-|-4----4-4--4-|-5-5---------------| Q. E E E E E H E Q E H E Q E E Q E E Q. |----------------|-------------|-------------|----------------|| |----------------|-------------|-------------|----------------|| |----------------|-------------|-------------|--------2-2-----|| |-0------0-0---1-|-2----2-2--2-|-4----4-4--4-|-5-5--5---------|| Bridge Q E E E E Q Q E E E E E E Q. E E Q E E E Q E E E E |---------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------| |---------------|----------------|---------------|-----5-----------| |-3------3-3-2--|--------------3-|-5------5-5--5-|-----------------| |------3--------|-5----0-5-5-----|---------------|-3-3----3-3-3-3--| Q E E E E Q Q E E E Q. Q Q E Q. E E E E E E E E |---------------|---------------|--------------|-----------------| |---------------|---------------|--------------|-----------------| |-3------3-3-2--|---------------|-2-----2-2/---|-----7-----------| |------3--------|-5----0-5-5----|--------------|-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-| Q E E E Q E Q E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |---------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|| |---------------|--------------|-------------|-1-------------|| |---------------|--------------|-2--4--5--2--|----4--2--/9\--|| |-5----5-5-5--4-|-2----4-5--2--|-------------|---------------|| 5th Verse W H. E E W H Q Q ||-----------|-------------|----------|-------------|| ||o----------|-------------|----------|------------o|| ||o----------|-------------|----------|------2--2--o|| ||--0--------|-2---------2-|-4--------|-5-----------|| Interlude H E Q E H E Q E H E Q E H H |-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------| |-3----3-3--3-|-5----5-5--5-|-6----6-6--6-|-7----5----| H E Q E H E Q E H E Q E E E E E E E E E |-------------|-------------|-------------|------------------|| |-------------|-------------|-------------|------------------|| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|| |-3----3-3--3-|-5----5-5--5-|-6----6-6--6-|------------------|| Outro Q. E E Q E Q. E E Q E Q. E E Q E H E Q E ||----------------|---------------|---------------|-------------| ||o---------------|---------------|---------------|-------------| ||o---------------|---------------|---------------|------2-2--2-| ||--0------0-0--1-|-2------2-2--2-|-4------4-4--4-|-5-----------| Q. E E Q E Q. E E Q E Q. E E Q E H E Q E 3x |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|| |---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------o|| |---------------|---------------|---------------|------2-2--2--o|| |-0------0-0--1-|-2------2-2--2-|-4------4-4--4-|-5-------------|| 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