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--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Piano Man - Billy Joel --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written by: Billy Joel From: “Piano Man” (1973) Tabbed by: maguri Tuning: Standard 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://soundcloud.com/maguri/piano-man --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Turnaround] C F/C G/C F C/E G/D 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 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|------------|------------|------------|------------| --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [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 1]
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 2]
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 3]
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 4]
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 5]
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 6]
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 7]
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 8]
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)