Billy Joel - Piano man
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Piano Man - Billy Joel
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Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
Billy Joel
Piano Man (1973)
(Billy Joel)
From: "Piano Man"
I tried to trace as much of the piano accompaniment as possible. It may
look a little complicated at first, but it isn't that difficult to play
once you try. Listen to my quick demo recording of the tab here:
https://db.tt/XPz2hw8Q
Enjoy!
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TURNAROUND
C1 + 2 + 3 + F/C1 + 2 + 3 + G/C1 + 2 + 3 + F1 +C/E 2 +G/D 3 +
e|----0---0---|----1---1---|----3---3---|------------|
B|----1---1---|----1---1---|----0---0---|1---1---0---|
G|----0---0---|----2---2---|----0---0---|2---0---0---|
D|----2---2---|------------|------------|3---2---0---|
A|3-----------|3-----------|3-----------|------------|
E|------------|------------|------------|------------|
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CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e E-A-D-G-B-e
PRELUDE TURNAROUND
Dm7 x-x-0-2-1-1 F/C x-3-x-2-1-1
Ddim x-x-0-1-3-1 G/C x-3-0-0-0-3
F x-x-3-2-1-x
INTRO / VERSE / INTERLUDE C/E x-x-2-0-1-x
G/B x-2-0-0-0-x G/D x-x-0-0-0-x
F/A x-0-3-2-1-1
C/G 3-x-2-0-1-0 BRIDGE
Fmaj7 (t)1-3-3-2-1-0 Am/G 3-x-2-0-1-0
C/E 0-x-2-0-1-0 D7/F# 2-x-0-2-1-2
F/G 3-x-3-2-1-1 G/F x-x-3-0-0-3
G/E x-x-2-0-0-3
G/D x-x-0-0-0-3
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PRELUDE
| Dm7 | % | Ddim | % |
INTRO
| C | G/B | F/A | C/G |
| Fmaj7 | C/E | D | G |
| C | G/B | F/A | C/G |
| F | F/G |
TURNAROUND
| C | F/C | G/C | F C/E G/D |
| C | F/C | G/C | F C/E G/D |
VERSE
It's Cnine o'G/Bclock on a F/ASaturday C/G
The Fregular C/Ecrowd shuffles Din G
There's an Cold maG/Bn sitting F/Anext to me C/G
Makin' Flove to his F/Gtonic and Cgin
INTERLUDE
| C | G/B | F/A | C/G |
| F | F/G |
| C | % | F/C | % |
VERSE
He says, "CSon, can you G/Bplay me a F/Amemory C/G
I'm Fnot really C/Esure how it Dgoes G
But it's Csad and it's G/Bsweet and I F/Aknew it comC/Gplete
When FI wore a F/Gyounger man's Cclothes"
BRIDGE
AmLa la Am/Gla, di da D7/F#da F
AmLa Am/Gla, di di D7/F#da da Gdum G/F G/E G/D
CHORUS
CSing us a G/Bsong, you're the F/Apiano manC/G
FSing us a C/Esong toDnight G
Well, we're Call in theG/B mood for a F/Amelody C/G
And Fyou've got us F/Gfeelin' alCright
INTERLUDE
| C | G/B | F/A | C/G |
| F | F/G |
TURNAROUND
| C | F/C | G/C | F C/E G/D |
| C | F/C | G/C | F C/E G/D |
VERSE
Now JCohn at the G/Bbar is a F/Afriend of mine C/G
He Fgets me my C/Edrinks for Dfree G
And he's Cquick with a G/Bjoke or to F/Alight up your C/Gsmoke
But there's Fsomeplace that F/Ghe'd rather beC F/C
VERSE
He says, "CBill, I beG/Blieve this is F/Akilling me."C/G
As the Fsmile ran aC/Eway from his Dface G
"Well I'm Csure that I G/Bcould be a F/Amovie star C/G
If FI could get F/Gout of this Cplace"
BRIDGE
AmLa la Am/Gla, di da D7/F#da F
AmLa Am/Gla, di di D7/F#da da Gdum G/F G/E G/D
VERSE
Now CPaul is a G/Breal estate F/Anovelist C/G
Who Fnever had C/Etime for a Dwife G
And he's Ctalkin' with G/BDavy, who's F/Astill in the C/GNavy
And Fprobably F/Gwill be for Clife
INTERLUDE
| C | G/B | F/A | C/G |
| F | F/G |
| C | % | F/C | % |
VERSE
And the Cwaitress is G/Bpracticing F/Apolitics C/G
As the Fbusinessmen C/Eslowly get Dstoned G
Yes, they're Csharing a G/Bdrink they call F/Aloneliness C/G
But it's Fbetter than F/Gdrinkin' aClone
SOLO
| Am | Am/G | D7/F# | F |
| Am | Am/G | D7/F# | F |
| Am | Am/G | D7/F# | % |
| G | G/F | G/E | G/D |
CHORUS
CSing us a G/Bsong, you're the F/Apiano manC/G
FSing us a C/Esong toDnight G
Well, we're Call in theG/B mood for a F/Amelody C/G
And Fyou've got us F/Gfeelin' alCright
INTERLUDE
| C | G/B | F/A | C/G |
| F | F/G |
TURNAROUND
| C | F/C | G/C | F C/E G/D |
| C | F/C | G/C | F C/E G/D |
VERSE
It's a Cpretty good G/Bcrowd for a F/ASaturday C/G
And the Fmanager C/Egives me a Dsmile G
'Cause he Cknows that it's G/Bme they've been F/Acomin' to C/Gsee
To forFget about F/Glife for a Cwhile F/C
VERSE
And the Cpiano, it G/Bsounds like a F/Acarnival C/G
And the Fmicrophone C/Esmells like a Dbeer G
And they Csit at the G/Bbar and put F/Abread in my C/Gjar
And say, "FMan, what are F/Gyou doin' Chere?"
BRIDGE
AmLa la Am/Gla, di da D7/F#da F
AmLa Am/Gla, di di D7/F#da da Gdum G/F G/E G/D
CHORUS
CSing us a G/Bsong, you're the F/Apiano manC/G
FSing us a C/Esong toDnight G
Well, we're Call in theG/B mood for a F/Amelody C/G
And Fyou've got us F/Gfeelin' alCright
CODA (interlude + turnaround)
| C | G/B | F/A | C/G |
| F | F/G |
| C | F/C | G/C | F C/E G/D |
| C | F/C | G/C | F C/E G/D | C
(ritardando)