Billy Joel - Root Beer Rag Bass

Root Beer Rag (Live Version)

Fun Song, listen to it to get the rhythm down, take you time with it and have
fun!  I added a few notes here and there to have fun with it.

Part A:
G----5~-4~-2~----|
D--5----------3~-|
A----------------|
E----------------|

Part B:
G------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------3----------------------------------|
A--3---3---0h1-1--3-----3---3---0h-1-1---0-1-2-3---3---|
E----3---3------------1---3---3--------3---------3---3-|

Cont...
G-------------------------------           -------------5---5-|
D----------3---3-4-5-7---------- Alternate -3-4-5-7-------5---|
A--0h1-1-3-------------5---3---3   Ending  ---------5---------|
E------------1-----------3---3--           -----------3-------|

Play Part A & B (With Original Ending)

Part C:
G------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------0-1-2-3-2-3-2-----------------3-2-0----|
A----0-1-2-3-2-1-0--3-----------------0-1-2-3-2-1-0-------3~-|
E--3--------------------------------3------------------------|

Cont...
G------------------------------------------------5---5-|
D---------------------0-1-2-3-2-3-2--3-4-5-7-------5---|
A----0-1-2-3-2-1-0--3------------------------5---------|
E--3-------------------------------------------3-------|

Play Part A & B (With Alternate Ending)

Part D:
G-----------------------------------5-4-2----------------------------|
D--3-2-0-------------3-2-0-------3~-------5-3-2-0--------------------|
A--------3-1-0-----3-------3-1-3------------------3-0h3-2-0-------3~-|
E--------------3-1------------------------------------------3-1-3----|

Part E:
G-------------------                   -------------------------|
D--5---5------------ Play 2x Then Play -5---5-------------------|
A----5---5--3(Pause)                   ---5---5(Pause)-3-2-1-0~-|
E-------------------                   -------------------------|

Cont...
G--------------5---5-|
D--3-4-5-7-------5---|
A----------5---------|
E------------3-------|

Play Part A:

Part F: (Same As Part B But With Another Alternate Ending)
G-----------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------3---------------------------------|
A--3---3---0h1-1--3-----3---3---0h1-1---0-1-2-3---3---|
E----3---3------------1---3---3-------3---------3---3-|

Cont...
G----------------------------5---5-|
D-----------3------------------5---|
A--0h1-1--3--------------5---------|
E-------------1--1-2-3-5---3-------|

Quick Break Then Play Part G:
G----------------------------------------------------|
D----0-1-2-3-2-3-2(Pause)--3-2-0---------------------|
A--3-----------------------------3~----0-1-2-3-2-1-0-|
E------------------------------------3---------------|

Cont...
G--------------------------------5---5-|
D-----0-1-2-3-2-3-2--3-4-5-7-------5---|
A--3-------------------------5---------|
E------------------------------3-------|

Part H:
G--10-9-7------------------------------17-16-14-----------------|
D---------10-8-7-------3-2-0-------3~\----------17-15-14--------|
A----------------10-8/-------3-1-3-----------------------17-15--|
E---------------------------------------------------------------|

Cont...
G-----------------|
D-----------------|
A--3-2-0-------3~-|
E--------3-1-3----|

Part I:
G-----------------------------------------------------------|
D--7x6x5x4x3---3-5----3-4-5--7x6x5x4x3---3------------------|(Very Quick Pause)
A------------3-----0~------------------3--------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------|

Cont...
G--------------------------5---5-|
D--3-4-5--7x6x5x4x-3---3/5---5---|
A--------------------3-----------|
E--------------------------------|

Part J:
G----------------------------------------------------|
D--5---5----------5---5------------3-4-5-7-----------|
A----5---5(Pause)---5---5-3(Pause)---------5---3---3-|
E--------------------------------------------3---3---|

Part K: (Part A Down An Octave)
G--------------|
D--------------|
A--3~-2~-0~----|
E-----------1~-|

Final Part:
G----------------------------------------5-|(Quick Stop To End The Song)
D--------------------------------------5---|
A----------5---3---3(Pause Then Outro)-----|
E--1-2-3-5---3---3-------------------------|