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Piano Man

Billy Joel — charted by grantlarcom

Piano ManBilly JoelTime: 3/4    Key: CIntro2m757♭915746154Maj7132751574615457sus41411Maj74112m71V115746154132515746154511Int1574615445114141V21574615413251574615451157PreCh6m6m62♯446m6m52♯4255413572Ch15746154132515746154511Int15746154451411Maj74112m71V3157461541325157461545114141V41574615413251574615451157PreCh6m6m62♯446m6m52♯4255413572V515746154132515746154511Int1574615445114141V615746154132515746154511Solo6m65246m6m5246m6m52255413572Ch15746154132515746154511Int15746154451411Maj74112m71V7157461541325157461545114141V815746154132515746154511PreCh6m6m62♯446m6m52♯4255413572Ch15746154132515746154511Outro15746154451411Maj74112m711rit

Piano Man — Billy Joel. Nashville number chart in the key of C, 3/4. 21 sections. Read in order, comma to comma; two chords sharing a bar are joined by "then".

  1. Intro, 20 bars: 2 minor 7 (held), 5 7 flat 9 (held), 1, 5 over 7, 4 over 6, 1 over 5, 4 major 7, 1 over 3, 2 7, 5, 1, 5 over 7, 4 over 6, 1 over 5, 4, 5 7 sus 4, repeat from here, 1, 4 over 1, 1 major 7, 4 over 1 then 1 then 2 minor 7 over 1, repeat 2 times
  2. V1, 16 bars: 1, 5 over 7, 4 over 6, 1 over 5, 4, 1 over 3, 2, 5, 1, 5 over 7, 4 over 6, 1 over 5, 4, 5, 1, 1
  3. Int, 10 bars: 1, 5 over 7, 4 over 6, 1 over 5, 4, 4 over 5, 1, 1, 4 over 1, 4 over 1
  4. V2, 16 bars: 1, 5 over 7, 4 over 6, 1 over 5, 4, 1 over 3, 2, 5, 1, 5 over 7, 4 over 6, 1 over 5, 4, 5, 1, 1 then 5 over 7
  5. PreCh, 12 bars: 6 minor, 6 minor over 6, 2 over sharp 4, 4, 6 minor, 6 minor over 5, 2 over sharp 4, 2, 5, 5 over 4, 1 over 3, 5 7 over 2
  6. Ch, 16 bars: 1, 5 over 7, 4 over 6, 1 over 5, 4, 1 over 3, 2, 5, 1, 5 over 7, 4 over 6, 1 over 5, 4, 5, 1, 1
  7. Int, 10 bars: 1, 5 over 7, 4 over 6, 1 over 5, 4, 4 over 5, repeat from here, 1, 4 over 1, 1 major 7, 4 over 1 then 1 then 2 minor 7 over 1, repeat 2 times
  8. V3, 18 bars: 1, 5 over 7, 4 over 6, 1 over 5, 4, 1 over 3, 2, 5, 1, 5 over 7, 4 over 6, 1 over 5, 4, 5, 1, 1, 4 over 1, 4 over 1
  9. V4, 16 bars: 1, 5 over 7, 4 over 6, 1 over 5, 4, 1 over 3, 2, 5, 1, 5 over 7, 4 over 6, 1 over 5, 4, 5, 1, 1 then 5 over 7
  10. PreCh, 12 bars: 6 minor, 6 minor over 6, 2 over sharp 4, 4, 6 minor, 6 minor over 5, 2 over sharp 4, 2, 5, 5 over 4, 1 over 3, 5 7 over 2
  11. V5, 16 bars: 1, 5 over 7, 4 over 6, 1 over 5, 4, 1 over 3, 2, 5, 1, 5 over 7, 4 over 6, 1 over 5, 4, 5, 1, 1
  12. Int, 10 bars: 1, 5 over 7, 4 over 6, 1 over 5, 4, 4 over 5, 1, 1, 4 over 1, 4 over 1
  13. V6, 16 bars: 1, 5 over 7, 4 over 6, 1 over 5, 4, 1 over 3, 2, 5, 1, 5 over 7, 4 over 6, 1 over 5, 4, 5, 1, 1
  14. Solo, 16 bars: 6 minor, 6 over 5, 2, 4, 6 minor, 6 minor over 5, 2, 4, 6 minor, 6 minor over 5, 2, 2, 5, 5 over 4, 1 over 3, 5 7 over 2
  15. Ch, 16 bars: 1, 5 over 7, 4 over 6, 1 over 5, 4, 1 over 3, 2, 5, 1, 5 over 7, 4 over 6, 1 over 5, 4, 5, 1, 1
  16. Int, 10 bars: 1, 5 over 7, 4 over 6, 1 over 5, 4, 4 over 5, repeat from here, 1, 4 over 1, 1 major 7, 4 over 1 then 1 then 2 minor 7 over 1, repeat 2 times
  17. V7, 18 bars: 1, 5 over 7, 4 over 6, 1 over 5, 4, 1 over 3, 2, 5, 1, 5 over 7, 4 over 6, 1 over 5, 4, 5, 1, 1, 4 over 1, 4 over 1
  18. V8, 16 bars: 1, 5 over 7, 4 over 6, 1 over 5, 4, 1 over 3, 2, 5, 1, 5 over 7, 4 over 6, 1 over 5, 4, 5, 1, 1
  19. PreCh, 12 bars: 6 minor, 6 minor over 6, 2 over sharp 4, 4, 6 minor, 6 minor over 5, 2 over sharp 4, 2, 5, 5 over 4, 1 over 3, 5 7 over 2
  20. Ch, 16 bars: 1, 5 over 7, 4 over 6, 1 over 5, 4, 1 over 3, 2, 5, 1, 5 over 7, 4 over 6, 1 over 5, 4, 5, 1, 1
  21. Outro, 11 bars: 1, 5 over 7, 4 over 6, 1 over 5, 4, 4 over 5, repeat from here, 1, 4 over 1, 1 major 7, 4 over 1 then 1 then 2 minor 7 over 1, repeat 2 times, 1 (held)
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