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Learn the arrangement, follow the rhythm visually, and move between chords, sheet music, and alternate instruments for Piano Man - Billy Joel.
Read the song by harmony, melody, rhythm, and section behavior.
Start with a slow D minor melody on piano to capture the song's nostalgic feel.
| Track | Instrument | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 675 | ||
| 1964 | ||
| 371 |
| Time | Beat | Chord |
|---|---|---|
| 00:00 - 00:01 | M1.1 - M1.3 | Dm |
| 00:02 | M1.4 | Dm7 |
| 00:03 - 00:05 | M2.1 - M2.4 | Ddim7 |
| 00:06 | M3.1 | C |
| 00:06 | M3.2 | Am9/C |
| 00:07 | M3.3 | Am11/B |
| 00:08 - 00:09 | M3.4 - M4.1 | Fmaj9/A |
| 00:09 | M4.2 | C/G |
| 00:10 | M4.3 | Fadd9 |
| 00:11 | M4.4 | Fmaj9/E |
| 00:12 | M5.1 | Cmaj7/E |
| 00:12 | M5.2 | D7 |
| 00:13 | M5.3 | D11/G |
| 00:14 | M5.4 | G13 |
| 00:15 | M6.1 | C |
| 00:15 | M6.2 | Am9/C |
| 00:16 | M6.3 | Am11/B |
| 00:17 - 00:18 | M6.4 - M7.1 | Fmaj9/A |
| 00:18 | M7.2 | C/G |
| 00:19 | M7.3 | Fadd9 |
| 00:20 | M7.4 | Dm11/G |
| 00:21 | M8.1 | Cmaj9/G |
| 00:21 | M8.2 | C |
| 00:22 | M8.3 | Csus4 |
| 00:23 | M8.4 | Fsus2 |
| 00:24 | M9.1 | Gsus4 |
| 00:24 | M9.2 | Fsus2 |
| 00:25 | M9.3 | D7sus2/E |
| 00:26 | M9.4 | C |
| 00:27 | M10.1 | Csus4 |
| 00:27 | M10.2 | Csus4/F |
| 00:28 | M10.3 | Gsus4 |
| 00:29 | M10.4 | Fsus2 |
| 00:30 | M11.1 | Cadd9/E |
| 00:30 | M11.2 | C |
| 00:31 | M11.3 | Cmaj7 |
| 00:32 | M11.4 | G7/B |
| 00:33 | M12.1 | Fmaj7/A |
| 00:33 | M12.2 | Fadd9/A |
| 00:34 | M12.3 | C/G |
| 00:35 | M12.4 | F |
| 00:36 | M13.1 | Fmaj7/E |
| 00:36 | M13.2 | Cadd9/E |
| 00:37 | M13.3 | D7 |
| 00:38 | M13.4 | D11/G |
| 00:39 | M14.1 | G |
| 00:39 | M14.2 | C |
| 00:40 | M14.3 | Cmaj7 |
| 00:41 | M14.4 | Em7/B |
| 00:42 | M15.1 | Fmaj7/A |
| 00:42 | M15.2 | Fadd9/A |
| 00:43 | M15.3 | Am7/G |
| 00:44 | M15.4 | F |
| 00:45 | M16.1 | Fmaj9/G |
| 00:45 | M16.2 | Cadd9/G |
| 00:46 - 00:48 | M16.3 - M17.2 | C |
| 00:49 | M17.3 | Am9/C |
| 00:50 | M17.4 | Am11/B |
| 00:51 - 00:51 | M18.1 - M18.2 | Fmaj9/A |
| 00:52 | M18.3 | C/G |
| 00:53 | M18.4 | Fadd9 |
| 00:54 | M19.1 | Dm11/G |
| 00:54 | M19.2 | Cmaj9/G |
| 00:55 - 01:00 | M19.3 - M21.1 | C |
| 01:00 | M21.2 | Cmaj7 |
| 01:01 | M21.3 | G7/B |
| 01:02 | M21.4 | Fmaj7/A |
| 01:03 | M22.1 | Fadd9/A |
| 01:03 | M22.2 | C/G |
| 01:04 | M22.3 | F |
| 01:05 | M22.4 | Fmaj7/E |
| 01:06 | M23.1 | Cadd9/E |
| 01:06 | M23.2 | D7 |
| 01:07 | M23.3 | D11/G |
| 01:08 | M23.4 | G13 |
| 01:09 | M24.1 | C |
| 01:09 | M24.2 | Cmaj7 |
| 01:10 | M24.3 | Em7/B |
| 01:11 | M24.4 | Fmaj7/A |
| 01:12 | M25.1 | Fmaj9/A |
| 01:12 | M25.2 | C/G |
| 01:13 | M25.3 | F |
| 01:14 | M25.4 | Fmaj9/G |
| 01:15 | M26.1 | Cadd9/G |
| 01:15 - 01:16 | M26.2 - M26.3 | C |
| 01:17 | M26.4 | Cmaj9 |
| 01:18 | M27.1 | A |
| 01:18 | M27.2 | Am7 |
| 01:19 | M27.3 | Am9/G |
| 01:20 | M27.4 | B7sus4/F# |
| 01:21 | M28.1 | Fmaj7/F# |
| 01:21 | M28.2 | F |
| 01:22 | M28.3 | Am |
| 01:23 | M28.4 | Am7 |
| 01:24 | M29.1 | Am9/G |
| 01:24 - 01:25 | M29.2 - M29.3 | B7sus4/F# |
| 01:26 | M29.4 | G11/F |
| 01:27 | M30.1 | G |
| 01:27 | M30.2 | G7 |
| 01:28 | M30.3 | G7/F |
| 01:29 | M30.4 | Dm11/E |
| 01:30 | M31.1 | Am11/D |
| 01:30 | M31.2 | G/D |
| 01:31 | M31.3 | C |
| 01:32 | M31.4 | Cmaj7 |
| 01:33 | M32.1 | G7/B |
| 01:33 | M32.2 | Fmaj7/A |
| 01:34 | M32.3 | Fadd9/A |
| 01:35 | M32.4 | C/G |
| 01:36 | M33.1 | F |
| 01:36 | M33.2 | Fmaj7/E |
| 01:37 | M33.3 | Cadd9/E |
| 01:38 | M33.4 | D7 |
| 01:39 | M34.1 | D11/G |
| 01:39 | M34.2 | G6 |
| 01:40 | M34.3 | C |
| 01:41 | M34.4 | Cmaj7 |
| 01:42 | M35.1 | G7/B |
| 01:42 | M35.2 | Fmaj7/A |
| 01:43 | M35.3 | Fadd9/A |
| 01:44 | M35.4 | C/G |
| 01:45 | M36.1 | F |
| 01:45 | M36.2 | Fmaj9/G |
| 01:46 | M36.3 | Cadd9/G |
| 01:47 - 01:49 | M36.4 - M37.3 | C |
| 01:50 | M37.4 | Am9/C |
| 01:51 | M38.1 | Am11/B |
| 01:51 - 01:52 | M38.2 - M38.3 | Fmaj9/A |
| 01:53 | M38.4 | C/G |
| 01:54 | M39.1 | Fadd9 |
| 01:54 | M39.2 | Dm11/G |
| 01:55 | M39.3 | Cmaj9/G |
| 01:56 | M39.4 | C |
| 01:57 | M40.1 | Csus4 |
| 01:57 | M40.2 | Fsus2 |
| 01:58 | M40.3 | Gsus4 |
| 01:59 | M40.4 | Fsus2 |
| 02:00 | M41.1 | D7sus2/E |
| 02:00 | M41.2 | C |
| 02:01 | M41.3 | Csus4 |
| 02:02 | M41.4 | Csus4/F |
| 02:03 | M42.1 | Gsus4 |
| 02:03 | M42.2 | Fsus2 |
| 02:04 | M42.3 | Cadd9/E |
| 02:05 | M42.4 | C |
| 02:06 | M43.1 | Cmaj7 |
| 02:06 | M43.2 | Em7/B |
| 02:07 | M43.3 | Fmaj7/A |
| 02:08 | M43.4 | Fadd9/A |
| 02:09 | M44.1 | C/G |
| 02:09 | M44.2 | F |
| 02:10 | M44.3 | Fmaj7/E |
| 02:11 | M44.4 | Cadd9/E |
| 02:12 | M45.1 | D7 |
| 02:12 | M45.2 | D11/G |
| 02:13 | M45.3 | G |
| 02:14 | M45.4 | C |
| 02:15 | M46.1 | Cmaj7 |
| 02:15 | M46.2 | Em7/B |
| 02:16 | M46.3 | Fmaj7/A |
| 02:17 | M46.4 | Fmaj9/A |
| 02:18 | M47.1 | Am7/G |
| 02:18 | M47.2 | F |
| 02:19 | M47.3 | Fmaj9/G |
| 02:20 | M47.4 | Cadd9/G |
| 02:21 - 02:25 | M48.1 - M49.3 | C |
| 02:26 | M49.4 | Cmaj7 |
| 02:27 | M50.1 | G7/B |
| 02:27 | M50.2 | Fmaj7/A |
| 02:28 | M50.3 | Fadd9/A |
| 02:29 | M50.4 | Am7/G |
| 02:30 | M51.1 | F |
| 02:30 | M51.2 | Fmaj7/E |
| 02:31 | M51.3 | Cadd9/E |
| 02:32 | M51.4 | D7 |
| 02:33 | M52.1 | D11/G |
| 02:33 | M52.2 | G |
| 02:34 | M52.3 | C |
| 02:35 | M52.4 | Cmaj7 |
| 02:36 | M53.1 | G7/B |
| 02:36 | M53.2 | Fmaj7/A |
| 02:37 | M53.3 | Fadd9/A |
| 02:38 | M53.4 | C/G |
| 02:39 | M54.1 | F |
| 02:39 | M54.2 | Fmaj9/G |
| 02:40 | M54.3 | Cadd9/G |
| 02:41 - 02:42 | M54.4 - M55.1 | C |
| 02:42 | M55.2 | Cmaj9 |
| 02:43 | M55.3 | A |
| 02:44 | M55.4 | Am7 |
| 02:45 | M56.1 | Am9/G |
| 02:45 | M56.2 | B7sus4/F# |
| 02:46 | M56.3 | Fmaj7/F# |
| 02:47 | M56.4 | F |
| 02:48 | M57.1 | Am |
| 02:48 | M57.2 | Am7 |
| 02:49 | M57.3 | Am9/G |
| 02:50 - 02:51 | M57.4 - M58.1 | B7sus4/F# |
| 02:51 | M58.2 | G11/F |
| 02:52 | M58.3 | G |
| 02:53 | M58.4 | G7 |
| 02:54 | M59.1 | G7/F |
| 02:54 | M59.2 | Em7 |
| 02:55 | M59.3 | G6/D |
| 02:56 | M59.4 | G/D |
| 02:57 | M60.1 | C |
| 02:57 | M60.2 | Cmaj7 |
| 02:58 | M60.3 | G7/B |
| 02:59 | M60.4 | Fmaj7/A |
| 03:00 | M61.1 | Fadd9/A |
| 03:00 | M61.2 | Am7/G |
| 03:01 | M61.3 | F |
| 03:02 | M61.4 | Fmaj7/E |
| 03:03 | M62.1 | Cadd9/E |
| 03:03 | M62.2 | D7 |
| 03:04 | M62.3 | D11/G |
| 03:05 | M62.4 | G |
| 03:06 | M63.1 | C |
| 03:06 | M63.2 | Cmaj7 |
| 03:07 | M63.3 | G7/B |
The table shows the first 220 chord changes. The player keeps the complete MIDI performance available for listening and visual practice.