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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.

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4 and 5-note chords spanning more than an octave. Intricate rhythms and melodies.

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4 star rating

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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...

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5 star rating

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Difficulty Level:
Early intermediate

April 17, 2010

easy

It is very easy if you just count it.

11 of 25 people found this review helpful.

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5 star rating

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Difficulty Level:
Intermediate

March 19, 2010

Fun

This song is fun! It's not hard at all, but it's fun

8 of 24 people found this review helpful.

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5 star rating

Anonymous

Location: from Wicklow, Ireland

Difficulty Level:
Intermediate/advanced

January 29, 2009

Root Beer Rag

Nice copy, and clear format. Key of C major, ragtime style, lots of repeats.

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4 star rating

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...

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