Billy Idol Dancing with myself
From the album: dunno? I got it from the greatest hits
Tabbed by Liam
Email: guitar_rocker_47@hotmail.com
Tuning: half a step down
Note: this is not the generation X version –the two versions differ slightly, this is
IdolÂ’s version with Steve Stevens on lead guitar (not Derwood from Generation X) if you
the Generation X version im sure I could give it a go for you. To reiterate the songÂ’s
duration should be 4.50 minutes or there abouts cos that is Billy IdolÂ’s version.
Intro |Guitar 1 onlye|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|G|-9999-8~99/11-9~9999--999-8~99/11-9~9999--999-8~99/11-9-9999--999-8~99/11-9-9999|D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 1 (there is a variation in the lead riff here) |Guitar 1e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|G|-999-8~99/11-9~9999--999-8~99/11-9-9999--999--888--999--888---999-8~9-9/11-9-|D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|Guitar 2e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|D|-22222222-22222222--77777777-77777777--99999999-99999999-77777777-7777--7777-|A|-22222222-22222222--77777777-77777777--99999999-99999999-77777777-7777--7777-|E|-00000000-00000000--55555555-55555555--77777777-77777777—55555555-5555--5555-|PM ******** ******** ******** ******** ******** ******** ******** **** ****
|Guitar 1e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|G|-999-8~99/11-9~9999--999-8~99/11-9-9999--999--888--999--888---999-8~9-9/11-9-|D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|Guitar 2e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|D|-22222222-22222222--77777777-77777777--99999999-99999999-77777777-77777777-|A|-22222222-22222222--77777777-77777777--99999999-99999999-77777777-77777777-|E|-00000000-00000000--55555555-55555555--77777777-77777777—55555555-55555555-|PM ******** ******** ******** ******** ******** ******** ******** ********
Chorus 1 |Both guitarse|---------------------------------------|B|---------------------------------------|G|-9~~------9999-------------------------|D|-9~~-99-x-9999-7~~-------9~~-------7~~-|A|-7~~-77-x-7777-7~~-77-x--9~~-99-x--7~~-|E|---------------5~~-55-x--7~~-77-x--5~~-|
Pre verse 2 |Guitar 1 onlye|------------------|B|-00000000-0000000-|G|-55555555-5555555-|D|------------------|A|------------------|E|------------------|
Verse 2 |Guitar 1e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|G|-999-8~99/11-9~9999--999-8~99/11-9-9999--999--888--999--888---999-8~9-9/11-9-|D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|Guitar 2e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|D|-22222222-22222222--77777777-77777777--99999999-99999999-77777777-77777777-|A|-22222222-22222222--77777777-77777777--99999999-99999999-77777777-77777777-|E|-00000000-00000000--55555555-55555555--77777777-77777777—55555555-55555555-|PM ******** ******** ******** ******** ******** ******** ******** ********
|Guitar 1e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|G|-999-8~99/11-9~9999--999-8~99/11-9-9999--999--888--999--888---999-8~9-9/11-9-|D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|Guitar 2e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|D|-22222222-22222222--77777777-77777777--99999999-99999999-77777777-77777777-|A|-22222222-22222222--77777777-77777777--99999999-99999999-77777777-77777777-|E|-00000000-00000000--55555555-55555555--77777777-77777777—55555555-55555555-|PM ******** ******** ******** ******** ******** ******** ******** ********
Chorus 2 |Both guitarse|-------------------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------------------|G|-9~~------9999-----------------------------------|D|-9~~-99-x-9999-7~~------7777--9~~------9999--7~~-|A|-7~~-77-x-7777-7~~-77-x-7777--9~~-99-x-9999--7~~-|E|---------------5~~-55-x-5555--7~~-77-x-7777--5~~-|
Pre Solo |Both guitarse|-----------------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------------|G|-9~~---------99999999--------------------|D|-9~~--7~~--9-99999999-999999999-99999999-|A|-7~~--7~~--7-77777777-999999999-99999999-|E|------5~~-------------777777777-77777777-|PM ******** *********
Solo |Guitar 1 (alternate pick all notes)e|------------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------------|G|------------------------------------------|D|-------------4444------------4bu-(4-4-4r)-|A|-----22224444--------22224444-------------|E|-2222------------2222---------------------|
|Guitar 2e|------------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------------|G|------------------------------------------|D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9----9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|A|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9----9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|PM * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
|Guitar 1e|------------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------------|G|------------------------------------------|D|-------------4444------------4bu-(4-4-4r)-|A|-----22224444--------22224444-------------|E|-2222------------2222---------------------|
|Guitar 2e|------------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------------|G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9----9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9----9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|E|------------------------------------------|PM * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
|Guitar 1e|------------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------------|G|------------------------------------------|D|-------------4444------------4bu-(4-4-4r)-|A|-----22224444--------22224444-------------|E|-2222------------2222---------------------|
|Guitar 2e|------------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------------|G|------------------------------------------|D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9----9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|A|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9----9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|PM * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
|Guitar 1e|---------------------------------------|B|---------------------------------------|G|---------------------------------------|D|-------------4444—-444444444-44444444v-|A|-----22224444--------------------------|E|-2222----------------------------------|
|Guitar 2e|---------------------------------------|B|---------------------------------------|G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|E|---------------------------------------|PM * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Verse 3|Guitar 1e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|G|-999-8~99/11-9~9999--999-8~99/11-9-9999--999--888--999--888---999-8~9-9/11-9-|D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|Guitar 2e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|D|-22222222-22222222--77777777-77777777--99999999-99999999-77777777-77777777-|A|-22222222-22222222--77777777-77777777--99999999-99999999-77777777-77777777-|E|-00000000-00000000--55555555-55555555--77777777-77777777—55555555-55555555-|PM ******** ******** ******** ******** ******** ******** ******** ********
|Guitar 1e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|G|-999-8~99/11-9~9999--999-8~99/11-9-9999------------------------------------|D|----------------------------------------------------9bd~-----7777-77777777-|A|-------------------------------------------------------------7777-77777777-|E|-------------------------------------------------------------5555-55555555-|
|Guitar 2e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|D|-22222222-22222222--77777777-77777777------------------------7777-77777777-|A|-22222222-22222222--77777777-77777777------------------------7777-77777777-|E|-00000000-00000000--55555555-55555555------------------------5555-55555555-|PM ******** ******** ******** ********
Chorus 3 |Both guitarse|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|G|-9~~---------------------------------------------------------------------------|D|-9~~-99-x-7~~------9~~------9999-9999-9999-9999-9999-9999¬-99999999-99999999---|A|-7~~-77-x-7~~-77-x-9~~-99-x-9999-9999-9999-9999-9999-9999¬-99999999-99999999---|E|----------5~~-55-x-7~~-77-x-7777-7777-7777-7777-7777-7777-77777777-77777777----|
Bridgee|---------------------------------------------|B|---------------------------------------------|G|-9999999999------------9999999999------------|D|-9999999999-7777777777-9999999999-9999999999-| x2A|-7777777777-7777777777-7777777777-9999999999-|E|------------5555555555------------7777777777-|
(bass break)
come in at (3.15) with:
Solo 2 |Guitar 1 (alternate pick all notes)e|------------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------------|G|------------------------------------------|D|-------------4444------------4bu-(4-4-4r)-|A|-----22224444--------22224444-------------|E|-2222------------2222---------------------|
|Guitar 2e|------------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------------|G|------------------------------------------|D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9----9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|A|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9----9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|PM * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
|Guitar 1e|---------------------------------------|B|---------------------------------------|G|---------------------------------------|D|-------------4444—-444444444-44444444v-|A|-----22224444--------------------------|E|-2222----------------------------------|
|Guitar 2e|---------------------------------------|B|---------------------------------------|G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|E|---------------------------------------|PM * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Verse 4|Guitar 1e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|G|-999-8~99/11-9~9999--999-8~99/11-9-9999--999--888--999--888---999-8~9-9/11-9-|D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|Guitar 2e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|D|-22222222-22222222--77777777-77777777--99999999-99999999-77777777-77777777-|A|-22222222-22222222--77777777-77777777--99999999-99999999-77777777-77777777-|E|-00000000-00000000--55555555-55555555--77777777-77777777—55555555-55555555-|PM ******** ******** ******** ******** ******** ******** ******** ********
|Guitar 1e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|G|-999-8~99/11-9~9999--999-8~99/11-9-9999------------------------------------|D|----------------------------------------------------9bd~-----7777-77777777-|A|-------------------------------------------------------------7777-77777777-|E|-------------------------------------------------------------5555-55555555-|
|Guitar 2e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|D|-22222222-22222222--77777777-77777777------------------------7777-77777777-|A|-22222222-22222222--77777777-77777777------------------------7777-77777777-|E|-00000000-00000000--55555555-55555555------------------------5555-55555555-|PM ******** ******** ******** ********
Last Chorus |Both guitarse|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|G|-9~~---------------------------------------------------------------------------|D|-9~~-99-x-7~~------9~~------9999-9999-9999-9999-9999-9999¬-99999999-99999999---|A|-7~~-77-x-7~~-77-x-9~~-99-x-9999-9999-9999-9999-9999-9999¬-99999999-99999999---|E|----------5~~-55-x-7~~-77-x-7777-7777-7777-7777-7777-7777-77777777-77777777----|
Outroe|---------------------------------------------|B|---------------------------------------------|G|-9999999999------------9999999999------------|D|-9999999999-7777777777-9999999999-9999999999-| x4 then to fadeA|-7777777777-7777777777-7777777777-9999999999-| on 5th repeatE|------------5555555555------------7777777777-|
