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By Billy Joel
| Instrument: |
Piano, Vocal, Guitar
Voice Electric Guitar Piano Solo Guitar Solo |
|---|---|
| Genre: |
Pop
Soft Rock Pop Rock |
| Level: | SMP Level 8 (Early Advanced) |
| Format: |
Singles
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Root Beer Rag by Billy Joel. For solo piano and solo guitar (chords only; optional). Piano Vocal. Soft Rock and Pop Rock. SMP Level 8 (Early Advanced). Single. Standard notation, chord names and guitar chord diagrams (does not include words to the songs). 7 pages. Published by Hal Leonard (HL.354952).
With standard notation, chord names and guitar chord diagrams (does not include words to the songs). Soft Rock and Pop Rock. 9x12 inches.
This title has selections that range in difficulty from SMP Level 7-8.
About SMP Level 8 (Early Advanced)

4 and 5-note chords spanning more than an octave. Intricate rhythms and melodies.
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Difficulty Level:
Advanced
July 23, 2011
Root Beer Rag
The left hand in the sheet music is a heavily-simplified version of how Joel played it. But that gives you the opportunity to create your own version of this piece. How difficult it is obviously depends on your skill, but I think with the modified left hand, and if played...
10 of 24 people found this review helpful.
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Difficulty Level:
Early intermediate
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Difficulty Level:
Intermediate
Anonymous
Location: from Wicklow, Ireland
Difficulty Level:
Intermediate/advanced
Mike T
Location: from LI, NY
Difficulty Level:
Intermediate
July 15, 2008
Great sheet, but some corners were cut
Overall, a very helpful aid to learning the song. It looks hard when you first open it, but it's repetative, and once you have the timing, its fairly straightforward. A fun song to play, and sounds very impressive. My one complaint is the usual story--simplifying the music. The bass line...
12 of 24 people found this review helpful.