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Dancing With Myself
Billy Idol
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Great punk rock song. Pretty simple, goes like this
Figure 1
(Intro)
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Verse:Palm Muted
Repeat Figure #1 two times, 3rd time is below. Rhythm Varies and figure
varies each time around, listen to song.
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(E) (A) (B)
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Chorus:
Same Chords as verse
Listen close for the rhythm. Each chourus is played with a little different rhythm
(E) (A) (B) (A)
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7---77-7-----77-7-9----99-97
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Bridge: (Again, listen to rhythm)
Prior to solo
(E) (A) (E) (B)
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--9-------7-------9-------9
--7-------7-------7-------9
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Big Solo!
B Note on 5th and E note on 4th string are palm muted. F# note on 4th string is
slightly palm muted. Drone (B) is played wide open and is played one measure longer
the last time around and with a bit of staccato. Play with all downstrokes.
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Rhythm under solo is just palm muted power chords. E power chord is played 2 measures
longer last time around
(B) (E)
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Verse after solo has a rest with a guitar bend:
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4^ (Bend one whole step)
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The original is 5 minutes long. Listen close for variations in rhythms during some
parts. This is pretty much the basics of the the song.