Billy Joel Medley
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Uptown Girl
E F#m G#m A B
Oh oh oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh ohh
Piano Man
E B/D# C#m C#m/B
It's nine o'clock on a saturday
A E/G# F#7 B
The regular crowd shuffles in
E B/D# C#m E/B
There's an old man sittin' next to me
A A/B E A/E B/E A/E
Makin' love to his tonic and gin
She's Always A Woman
B E B E
She can kill with a smile, she can wound with her eyes
A A6 A
And she can ruin your faith with her casual lies
B E B G#7
And she only reveals what she wants you to see
C#m7 E/B A B7 E E/D#
She hides like a child but she's always a woman to me
Piano Man
C#m C#m/B C#m/A# A
La-la la de de da
C#m C#m/B C#m/A# F# B B B/A B/G# F#m
La-la la-la de-de da da-da
Uptown Girl
E
Uptown girl
F#m G#m
She's been living in her uptown world
A B E
I bet she's never had a backstreet guy
F#m G#m
I bet her momma never told her why
A B E
I'm gonna try for an uptown girl
New York State of Mind
C E
Some folks like to get away
Am Gm C C7
Take a holiday from the neighbourhood
F A
Hop a flight to Miami Beach
Dm Bb7
Or to Hollywood
F C/E F/D F/C
But I'm taking a Greyhound
Bb F/A G7 Bb
On the Hudson River Line
C Dm
I'm in a New York state of mind
Vienna
Dm F
Slow down you crazy child
C Eb
You're so ambitious for a juvenile
Bb
But then if you're so smart tell me,
F C/E Asus A
Why are you still so afraid? mmmmm
Piano Man
D A/C# Bm Bm/A
Sing us a song you're the piano man
G D/G# E A7
Sing us a song tonight
D A/C# Bm Bm/A
Well we're all in the mood for a melody
G G/A D
And you've got us feelin' alright
Mash-up ending
D
Uptown Girl
G/D A/D D
Vienna waits for you
G/D A/D D
Shes always a woman to me
G A Bm
I'm in a New York State of Mind
G A D
You've got us feeling alright
How to play Billy Joel Medley
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.