"Waterfall"

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All month, I've been learning some parts for "Waterfall."  This is only the first two minutes or so, but I know the bass part for the whole song (I'm in the midst of writing it down so I'll have some record if I forget it).  I also have the piano at the beginning (which I'll admit I had to record on two separate tracks because I can't play the chords and the bass register in the right rhythm at the same time) and almost all of the slide guitar parts (although I don't play them that well).  I'm still missing the slide guitar part during the middle, but my recording doesn't get that far.

"Xanadu"

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I listened to All over the World: The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra last week, and the guitar parts at the end of "Xanadu" sounded easy to figure out, so I did that this morning.

It's not much, but it's a start.

"Julie Don't Live Here"

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I just figured out the chords for "Julie Don't Live Here."  It's a bonus track on the re-issue of Time, but according to the liner notes, it was a B-side to the 12" U.K. single of "Twilight."

Recording only the chords would be boring (both to record and listen to), so I'm just making a note here that I learned them.  I wrote them down for future reference, and hopefully I'll learn some more parts to the song to make it worth recording.

"The Way Life's Meant to Be"

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I finally scanned my notation for the bass part for "The Way Life's Meant to Be" (with the guitar chords written in too).  I went over this a couple times, but since a majority of the song is just three chords, I might have inadvertently doubled or left out a measure.  There's the usual disclaimer that I might be wrong about the notes themselves too.