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Piano Man - Billy Joel

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80 BPM 6:02 C Major 3 tracks 3010 notes
Billy Joel
Image: David Shankbone·CC BY 3.0

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Mode Concert: the MIDI melody is played as is, with the instrument's didactic fingering (out-of-range notes skip octaves). Mode Written: applies the real transposition of each instrument (alto sax in Eb +9, clarinet/trumpet in Bb +2).

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Musical Analysis

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80 BPM

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Song Snapshot

Playable signals
Tempo80 BPM
Duration6:02
Tracks3
Notes3010
Key / ScaleC Major
Pitch rangeD1 (26) - D6 (86)
Range span60 semitones

Melody Distribution

Registers by section

Chord Progressions

Main harmonic movement
Verse
DmDm7Ddim7CAm9/CAm11/BFmaj9/AC/GFadd9Fmaj9/E
00:00 - 01:30
Pre-Chorus
G/DCCmaj7G7/BFmaj7/AFadd9/AC/GFFmaj7/ECadd9/E
01:30 - 03:01
Chorus
FFmaj7/ECadd9/ED7D11/GGCCmaj7G7/BF/A
03:01 - 04:31
Bridge
Csus4Csus4/FGsus4Fsus2Cadd9/ECCmaj7G/BFmaj7/AFadd9/A
04:31 - 06:02

Description & Musical Analysis

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How to Play & Trivia

Why this page helps

Piano Man - Billy Joel is arranged as a practical study page so you can hear the full MIDI playback, watch the notes land in time, and compare the same passage across piano, guitar, sheet music, and wind-friendly views.

A simple practice path

Start by listening to the full arrangement once. Then slow the tempo, isolate the phrases that repeat, and compare the visual keyboard, chord cues, and notation to confirm both melody and harmony.

Musical snapshot

  • Tempo: 80 BPM
  • Key / scale: C Major
  • Note count: 3010
  • Duration: 6:02

What to focus on

Use the piano view to clean up timing, follow the chord cues to understand harmonic movement, and open the wind view when you want a clearer melodic contour for recorder, flute, clarinet, saxophone, or trumpet practice.

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MIDI Technical Specifications

Key / Scale
C Major
Pitch Range
D1 (26) - D6 (86)
Total Notes
3010

Note Distribution

C
765 25.4%
C#
1 0.0%
D
228 7.6%
Eb
2 0.1%
E
448 14.9%
F
335 11.1%
F#
51 1.7%
G
682 22.7%
Ab
3 0.1%
A
309 10.3%
Bb
3 0.1%
B
183 6.1%

Tracks & Instruments

TrackInstrumentNotes
Track 1acoustic grand piano675
Track 2acoustic grand piano1964
Track 3acoustic grand piano371

Chord Timeline

TimeBeatChord
00:00 - 00:01M1.1 - M1.3Dm
00:02M1.4Dm7
00:03 - 00:05M2.1 - M2.4Ddim7
00:06M3.1C
00:06M3.2Am9/C
00:07M3.3Am11/B
00:08 - 00:09M3.4 - M4.1Fmaj9/A
00:09M4.2C/G
00:10M4.3Fadd9
00:11M4.4Fmaj9/E
00:12M5.1Cmaj7/E
00:12M5.2D7
00:13M5.3D11/G
00:14M5.4G13
00:15M6.1C
00:15M6.2Am9/C
00:16M6.3Am11/B
00:17 - 00:18M6.4 - M7.1Fmaj9/A
00:18M7.2C/G
00:19M7.3Fadd9
00:20M7.4Dm11/G
00:21M8.1Cmaj9/G
00:21M8.2C
00:22M8.3Csus4
00:23M8.4Fsus2
00:24M9.1Gsus4
00:24M9.2Fsus2
00:25M9.3D7sus2/E
00:26M9.4C
00:27M10.1Csus4
00:27M10.2Csus4/F
00:28M10.3Gsus4
00:29M10.4Fsus2
00:30M11.1Cadd9/E
00:30M11.2C
00:31M11.3Cmaj7
00:32M11.4G7/B
00:33M12.1Fmaj7/A
00:33M12.2Fadd9/A
00:34M12.3C/G
00:35M12.4F
00:36M13.1Fmaj7/E
00:36M13.2Cadd9/E
00:37M13.3D7
00:38M13.4D11/G
00:39M14.1G
00:39M14.2C
00:40M14.3Cmaj7
00:41M14.4Em7/B
00:42M15.1Fmaj7/A
00:42M15.2Fadd9/A
00:43M15.3Am7/G
00:44M15.4F
00:45M16.1Fmaj9/G
00:45M16.2Cadd9/G
00:46 - 00:48M16.3 - M17.2C
00:49M17.3Am9/C
00:50M17.4Am11/B
00:51 - 00:51M18.1 - M18.2Fmaj9/A
00:52M18.3C/G
00:53M18.4Fadd9
00:54M19.1Dm11/G
00:54M19.2Cmaj9/G
00:55 - 01:00M19.3 - M21.1C
01:00M21.2Cmaj7
01:01M21.3G7/B
01:02M21.4Fmaj7/A
01:03M22.1Fadd9/A
01:03M22.2C/G
01:04M22.3F
01:05M22.4Fmaj7/E
01:06M23.1Cadd9/E
01:06M23.2D7
01:07M23.3D11/G
01:08M23.4G13
01:09M24.1C
01:09M24.2Cmaj7
01:10M24.3Em7/B
01:11M24.4Fmaj7/A
01:12M25.1Fmaj9/A
01:12M25.2C/G
01:13M25.3F
01:14M25.4Fmaj9/G
01:15M26.1Cadd9/G
01:15 - 01:16M26.2 - M26.3C
01:17M26.4Cmaj9
01:18M27.1A
01:18M27.2Am7
01:19M27.3Am9/G
01:20M27.4B7sus4/F#
01:21M28.1Fmaj7/F#
01:21M28.2F
01:22M28.3Am
01:23M28.4Am7
01:24M29.1Am9/G
01:24 - 01:25M29.2 - M29.3B7sus4/F#
01:26M29.4G11/F
01:27M30.1G
01:27M30.2G7
01:28M30.3G7/F
01:29M30.4Dm11/E
01:30M31.1Am11/D
01:30M31.2G/D
01:31M31.3C
01:32M31.4Cmaj7
01:33M32.1G7/B
01:33M32.2Fmaj7/A
01:34M32.3Fadd9/A
01:35M32.4C/G
01:36M33.1F
01:36M33.2Fmaj7/E
01:37M33.3Cadd9/E
01:38M33.4D7
01:39M34.1D11/G
01:39M34.2G6
01:40M34.3C
01:41M34.4Cmaj7
01:42M35.1G7/B
01:42M35.2Fmaj7/A
01:43M35.3Fadd9/A
01:44M35.4C/G
01:45M36.1F
01:45M36.2Fmaj9/G
01:46M36.3Cadd9/G
01:47 - 01:49M36.4 - M37.3C
01:50M37.4Am9/C
01:51M38.1Am11/B
01:51 - 01:52M38.2 - M38.3Fmaj9/A
01:53M38.4C/G
01:54M39.1Fadd9
01:54M39.2Dm11/G
01:55M39.3Cmaj9/G
01:56M39.4C
01:57M40.1Csus4
01:57M40.2Fsus2
01:58M40.3Gsus4
01:59M40.4Fsus2
02:00M41.1D7sus2/E
02:00M41.2C
02:01M41.3Csus4
02:02M41.4Csus4/F
02:03M42.1Gsus4
02:03M42.2Fsus2
02:04M42.3Cadd9/E
02:05M42.4C
02:06M43.1Cmaj7
02:06M43.2Em7/B
02:07M43.3Fmaj7/A
02:08M43.4Fadd9/A
02:09M44.1C/G
02:09M44.2F
02:10M44.3Fmaj7/E
02:11M44.4Cadd9/E
02:12M45.1D7
02:12M45.2D11/G
02:13M45.3G
02:14M45.4C
02:15M46.1Cmaj7
02:15M46.2Em7/B
02:16M46.3Fmaj7/A
02:17M46.4Fmaj9/A
02:18M47.1Am7/G
02:18M47.2F
02:19M47.3Fmaj9/G
02:20M47.4Cadd9/G
02:21 - 02:25M48.1 - M49.3C
02:26M49.4Cmaj7
02:27M50.1G7/B
02:27M50.2Fmaj7/A
02:28M50.3Fadd9/A
02:29M50.4Am7/G
02:30M51.1F
02:30M51.2Fmaj7/E
02:31M51.3Cadd9/E
02:32M51.4D7
02:33M52.1D11/G
02:33M52.2G
02:34M52.3C
02:35M52.4Cmaj7
02:36M53.1G7/B
02:36M53.2Fmaj7/A
02:37M53.3Fadd9/A
02:38M53.4C/G
02:39M54.1F
02:39M54.2Fmaj9/G
02:40M54.3Cadd9/G
02:41 - 02:42M54.4 - M55.1C
02:42M55.2Cmaj9
02:43M55.3A
02:44M55.4Am7
02:45M56.1Am9/G
02:45M56.2B7sus4/F#
02:46M56.3Fmaj7/F#
02:47M56.4F
02:48M57.1Am
02:48M57.2Am7
02:49M57.3Am9/G
02:50 - 02:51M57.4 - M58.1B7sus4/F#
02:51M58.2G11/F
02:52M58.3G
02:53M58.4G7
02:54M59.1G7/F
02:54M59.2Em7
02:55M59.3G6/D
02:56M59.4G/D
02:57M60.1C
02:57M60.2Cmaj7
02:58M60.3G7/B
02:59M60.4Fmaj7/A
03:00M61.1Fadd9/A
03:00M61.2Am7/G
03:01M61.3F
03:02M61.4Fmaj7/E
03:03M62.1Cadd9/E
03:03M62.2D7
03:04M62.3D11/G
03:05M62.4G
03:06M63.1C
03:06M63.2Cmaj7
03:07M63.3G7/B
03:08M63.4F/A
03:09M64.1Fadd9/A
03:09M64.2C/G
03:10M64.3F
03:11M64.4Fadd9/G
03:12M65.1Cadd9/G
03:12 - 03:15M65.2 - M66.1C
03:15M66.2Am9/C
03:16M66.3Am11/B
03:17 - 03:18M66.4 - M67.1Fmaj9/A
03:18M67.2C/G
03:19M67.3Fadd9
03:20M67.4Dm11/G
03:21M68.1Cmaj9/G
03:21 - 03:26M68.2 - M69.4C
03:27M70.1Cmaj7
03:27M70.2G7/B
03:28M70.3Fmaj7/A
03:29M70.4Fmaj9/A
03:30M71.1Cadd9/G
03:30M71.2F
03:31M71.3Fmaj7/E
03:32M71.4Cadd9/E
03:33M72.1D7
03:33M72.2D11/G
03:34M72.3G6
03:35M72.4C
03:36M73.1Cmaj7
03:36M73.2G7/B
03:37M73.3Fmaj7/A
03:38M73.4Fadd9/A
03:39M74.1C/G
03:39M74.2F
03:40M74.3Fmaj9/G
03:41M74.4Cadd9/G
03:42 - 03:42M75.1 - M75.2C
03:43M75.3Cmaj9
03:44M75.4A
03:45M76.1Am7/G
03:45M76.2Em/G
03:46M76.3D/F#
03:47M76.4F6
03:48M77.1F5
03:48M77.2A
03:49M77.3Am7/G
03:50M77.4Gsus4
03:51M78.1D/F#
03:51M78.2F6
03:52M78.3F
03:53M78.4A
03:54M79.1Am7/G
03:54M79.2Em/G
03:55M79.3D/F#
03:56M79.4F6
03:57M80.1F5
03:57M80.2G
03:58M80.3G7
03:59M80.4G7/F
04:00M81.1Dm11/E
04:00M81.2Am11/D
04:01M81.3G/D
04:02M81.4C
04:03M82.1Cmaj7
04:03M82.2G7/B
04:04M82.3Fmaj7/A
04:05M82.4Fadd9/A
04:06M83.1C/G
04:06M83.2F
04:07M83.3Fmaj7/E
04:08M83.4Cadd9/E
04:09M84.1D7
04:09M84.2D11/G
04:10M84.3G6
04:11M84.4C
04:12M85.1Cmaj7
04:12M85.2G7/B
04:13M85.3Fmaj7/A
04:14M85.4Fadd9/A
04:15M86.1C/G
04:15M86.2F
04:16M86.3Fmaj9/G
04:17M86.4Cadd9/G
04:18 - 04:20M87.1 - M87.4C
04:21M88.1Am9/C
04:21M88.2Am11/B
04:22 - 04:23M88.3 - M88.4Fmaj9/A
04:24M89.1C/G
04:24M89.2Fadd9
04:25M89.3Dm11/G
04:26M89.4Cmaj9/G
04:27M90.1C
04:27M90.2Csus4
04:28M90.3Fsus2
04:29M90.4Gsus4
04:30M91.1Fsus2
04:30M91.2D7sus2/E
04:31M91.3C
04:32M91.4Csus4
04:33M92.1Csus4/F
04:33M92.2Gsus4
04:34M92.3Fsus2
04:35M92.4Cadd9/E
04:36M93.1C
04:36M93.2Cmaj7
04:37M93.3G/B
04:38M93.4Fmaj7/A
04:39M94.1Fadd9/A
04:39M94.2C/G
04:40M94.3F
04:41M94.4Fmaj7/E
04:42M95.1Cadd9/E
04:42M95.2D7
04:43M95.3D11/G
04:44M95.4G
04:45M96.1C
04:45M96.2Cmaj7
04:46M96.3G/B
04:47M96.4Fmaj7/A
04:48M97.1Fmaj9/A
04:48M97.2C/G
04:49M97.3F
04:50M97.4Fadd9/G
04:51M98.1Cadd9/G
04:51 - 04:56M98.2 - M99.4C
04:57M100.1Cmaj7/B
04:57M100.2Em7/B
04:58M100.3Fmaj7/A
04:59M100.4Fmaj9/G
05:00M101.1C/G
05:00M101.2F
05:01M101.3Fmaj7/E
05:02M101.4Cadd9/E
05:03M102.1D
05:03M102.2D11
05:04M102.3G13
05:05M102.4C
05:06M103.1Cmaj7/B
05:06M103.2Em7/B
05:07M103.3Fmaj7/A
05:08M103.4Fmaj9/G
05:09M104.1C/G
05:09M104.2F
05:10M104.3Fadd9
05:11M104.4Cadd9/G
05:12 - 05:13M105.1 - M105.3C
05:14M105.4A
05:15M106.1C6/A
05:15M106.2Am9/G
05:16M106.3B7sus4/F#
05:17M106.4Fmaj7/F#
05:18M107.1F
05:18M107.2Am
05:19M107.3C6/A
05:20M107.4Am9/G
05:21 - 05:21M108.1 - M108.2B7sus4/F#
05:22M108.3G11/F
05:23M108.4G
05:24M109.1G7
05:24M109.2G7/F
05:25M109.3Dm11/E
05:26M109.4Am11/D
05:27M110.1G/D
05:27M110.2C
05:28M110.3Cmaj7
05:29M110.4G7/B
05:30M111.1Fmaj7/A
05:30M111.2Fadd9/A
05:31M111.3C/G
05:32M111.4F
05:33M112.1Fmaj7/E
05:33M112.2Cadd9/E
05:34M112.3D7
05:35M112.4D11/G
05:36M113.1G13
05:36M113.2C
05:37M113.3Cmaj7
05:38M113.4G7/B
05:39M114.1Fmaj7/A
05:39M114.2Fadd9/A
05:40M114.3C/G
05:41M114.4F
05:42M115.1Fmaj9/G
05:42M115.2Cadd9/G
05:43 - 05:45M115.3 - M116.2C
05:46M116.3Am9/C
05:47M116.4G11/B
05:48 - 05:48M117.1 - M117.2Fmaj9/A
05:49M117.3C/G
05:50M117.4Fadd9
05:51M118.1Dm11/G
05:51M118.2Cmaj9/G
05:52M118.3C
05:53M118.4Csus4
05:54M119.1Fsus2
05:54M119.2Gsus4
05:55M119.3Fsus2
05:56M119.4D7sus2/E
05:57M120.1C
05:57M120.2Csus4
05:58M120.3Csus4/F
05:59M120.4Gsus4
06:00M121.1Fsus2
06:00M121.2D7sus2/E
06:01 - 06:02M121.3 - M121.4C