Billy Joel-Piano Man - BPM - 90
[Piano Intro - Freetime then BPM 90][Dmin7-xx0211, DSomething-xx0101 - See tab at end for piano part]
[Chords with Harmonica - now on tempo - BPM 90]
[C] - [G/B] - [F/A] - [C/G] - [F] - [C/E] - [D7] - [G]
[C] - [G/B] - [F/A] - [C/G] - [F] - [G7sus4]
[Chords - Build up to verse]
[C] - [F/C] - [G/C-x35433] - [F/C] - [C] - [F/C] - [G/C] - [F/C]
[Verse - Play arp but hit snare and all low strings at
same time to get bass note]
It's [C] nine o' - [G/B] clock on a [F/A] Saturday [C/G]
[F] The regular [C/E] crowd shuffles [D7] in [G]
There's an [C] old man [G/B] sitting [F/A] next to me [C/G]
Making [F] love to his [G7sus4] tonic and [C] gin
[Harmonica - Chords simulate]
[C] [G/B] [F/A][C/G][F] [G7sus4]
[Small Build] [C] - [C] - [F/C] - [F/C]
He says, [C] Son, can you [G/B] play me a [F/A] memory? [C/G]
I'm [F] not really sure [C/E] how it [D7] goes, [G]
But it's [C] sad and it's [G/B] sweet and I [F/A] knew it complete [C/G]
When [F] I wore a [G7sus4] younger man's [C] clothes
[Am] Laa la [Am/G] laa litty [D7/F#] daah,[Am/F-102210] [G]
[Am] La laa [Am/G] litty daa [D7/F#] daah da dum
[G] [G/F-120003] [C/E-032013] [G/D-x55433]
[Chorus]
[C] Sing us a [G/B] song, you're the [F/A] piano man [C/G]
[F] Sing us a [C/E] song to - [D7] night [G] .. 'Cause we're
[C] all in the [G/B] mood for a [F/A] melody [C/G] ..And
[F] you've got us [G7sus4] feeling all - [C] right
[Harmonica] [C] - [G/B] - [F/A] - [C/G] - [F] - [G7sus4]
[Big Build] [C] - [F/C] - [G/C] - [F/C] - [C] - [F/C] - [G/C] - [F/C]
[Verse]
Now [C] John at the [G/B] bar is a [F/A] friend of mine [C/G]
He [F] gets me my [C/E] drinks for [D7] free [G]
And he's [C] quick with a [G/B] joke or a [F/A] light up your [C/G] smoke,
But there's [F] some place that's [G7sus4] he'd rather [C] be [C] [F/C] [F/C]
He says, [C] Bill, I be [G/B] lieve this is [F/A] killing me [C/G]
As the [F] smile ran a - [C/E] way from his [D7] face [G]
"Well, [C] I'm sure that [G/B] I could be [F/A] a movie [C/G] star
If [F] I could get [G7sus4] out of this [C] place.
[Am] Laa la [Am/G] laa litty [D7/F#] daah,[Am/F-G]
[Am] La laa [Am/G] litty daa [D7/F#] daah da dum [G] [G/F] [C/Ei] [G/D]
[Verse]
Now [C] Paul is a [G/B] real estate [F/A] novelist [C/G]
Who [F] never had [C/E] time for a [D7] wife [G]
And he's [C] talking to [G/B] Davy who's [F/A] still in the [C/G] Navy
And [F] probably [G7sus4] will be for [C] life
[Harmonica] [C] - [G/B] - [F/A] - [C/G] - [F] - [G7sus4]
[Small Build] [C] - [C] - [F/C] - [F/C]
And the [C] Waitress is [G/B] practicing [F/A] politics [C/G]
As the [F] businessmen [C/E] slowly get [D7] stoned [G]
Yes, they're [C] sharing a [G/B] drink they call [F/A] loneliness, [C/G]
But it's [F] better than [G7sus4] drinking a - [C] lone
[Break]
[Am] - [Am/G] - [D7/F#] - ([Am/F] - [G])
[Am] - [Am/G] - [D7/F#] - ([Am/F] - [G])
[Am] - [Am/G] - [D7/F#] - [D7/F#]
[G] - [G/F] - [C/Ei] - [G/D]
[Chorus]
[C] Sing us a [G/B] song, you're the [F/A] piano man [C/G]
[F] Sing us a [C/E] song to - [D7] night [G]
'Cause we're [C] all in the [G/B] mood for a [F/A] melody [C/G]
And [F] you've got us [G7sus4] feeling all - [C] right
[Harmonica] [C] - [G/B] - [F/A] - [C/G] - [F] - [G7sus4]
[Big Build] [C] - [F/C] - [G/C] - [F/C] - [C] - [F/C] - [G/C] - [F/C]
[Verse]
It's a [C] pretty good crowd [G/B] for a [F/A] Saturday [C/G]
And the [F] manager [C/E] gives me a smile [D7] [G]
'Cause he [C] knows that it's [G/B] me they've been [F/A] coming to see [C/G]
To for - [F] get about [G7sus4] life for a [C] while
[Small Build] [C] - [C] - [F/C] - [F/C]
And the [C] piano [G/B] sounds like a [F/A] carnival [C/G]
And the [F] microphone [C/E] smells like a [D7] beer [G]
And they [C] sit at the [G/B] bar and put [F/A] bread in my [C/G] jar
And say [F] Man, what are [G7sus4] you doin' [C] here?"
[Am] Laa la [Am/G] laa litty [D7/F#] daah,[Am/F-G]
[Am] La laa [Am/G] litty daa [D7/F#] daah da dum [G] [G/F] [C/Ei] [G/D]
[Chorus]
[C] Sing us a [G/B] song, you're the [F/A] piano man [C/G]
[F] Sing us a [C/E] song to - [D7] night [G]
'Cause we're [C] all in the [G/B] mood for a [F/A] melody [C/G]
And [F] you've got us [G7sus4] feeling all - [C] right
[Harmonica] [C] - [G/B] - [F/A] - [C/G] - [F] - [G7sus4] (slow down)
[Big Build] [C] - [F/C] - [G/C] - [F/C] - [C] - [F/C] - [G/C] - [F/C]
[C]
[End]
[Notes]
[Tab for piano figure at start of song]
Use first finger to play B string then second for E as nail is longer - better articulation
first 4 notes are 16th notes, then triplets for rest of phrase
-------(fast--------slower---------------)
E 1----------10h12--15-14-13-12-
B 1----10h13--------------------16-15-14-13
G 2----------------------------------
D 0--(leave-ringing)---------------
sp = slight pause
-------------------------------(sp)--
E 1---6h7h8-6h7h8-6h8----3h4h5--------3--
B 0---------------------------3---3h5--(let 3 ring)
G 1-----------------------------------
D 0-----------------------------------
[Tab for main Intro]
E -3--5310--55--X---X--X---2--3-------
B -5---300--65--1---1--1-311--3-5-6---
G -5---400--55--0---2--0---2--4-------
D -5---500--77--2---3--2---0--5-------
A -3---5xx--88--3---3--3------5-------
E -----333-(55)-3---1--0------3-------
Dr B S B S B S B S
E -3--53----55--X---1--1-0--
B -5---354--65--1---1--1-1-3
G -5---4----55--0---2--0---
D -5---5----77--2---3--0---
A -3---5----88--3---3--x---
E -----3---(55)-3---1--3---
Dr B S B S B S
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[Tab - Build up verse]
E -0---1---3---1-1-1---
B -1---1---3---1-1-1---
G -0---2---4---2-2-2--- x 2
D -2---3---5---3-2-0---
A -3---3---3-----------
E ---------------------
[Tab - Part of intro over harmonica]
E -3--53----55--X----1--1-0--
B -5---354--65--1----1--1-1-3
G -5---4----55--0----2--0---
D -5---5----77--2----3--0---
A -3---5----88--3----3--x---
E -----3---(55)-3----1--3---
Dr B S B S B S