Piano Man (Full Song/Harp Riffs Only)
by billy joel · posted by jpk123
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Listen to the song— a recording linked by the tab’s author
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How to read this tab — notation key
- +
- Blow note
- −
- Draw note
- b or '
- Half-step bend
- bb or ''
- Two half-step bend
- bbb or '''
- Three half-step bend
- (###)
- Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
- < or *
- Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)
Full reference and posting tips in the tab guide.
Tab
The ... each represent the length of a blow/draw. Give it about half a second
All combinations of numbers are to be played together, they are chords.
I hope this helps.
67 ... ... -67, 67-345 ... 345, -345, 3454 ... ... -4, 4, -4, 5, -5567, -567, 567-345, 345, -345, 3454 ... ... -5, 5, -4, 4It's nine o'clock on a SaturdayThe regular crowd shuffles inThere's an old man sitting next to meMakin' love to his tonic and gin567, -567, 567 ...-345, 345, -345, 345 ...4 ... ... -5, 5, -4, 4He says, "Son, can you play me a melody?I'm not really sure how it goesBut it's sad and it's sweet and I knew it completeWhen I wore a younger man's clothes"La la la, de de daLa la, de de da da da67 ... -67 ... 67 ...Sing us a song, you're the piano manSing us a song tonightWell, we're all in the mood for a melodyAnd you've got us feelin' alright567, -567, 567 ...-345, 345, -345, 345 ...4 ... ... -5, 5, -4, 4Now John at the bar is a friend of mineHe gets me my drinks for freeAnd he's quick with a joke or to light up your smokeBut there's someplace that he'd rather be.He says, "Bill, I believe this is killing me."As the smile ran away from his face"Well I'm sure that I could be a movie starIf I could get out of this place"Oh, la la la, de de daLa la, de de da da daNow Paul is a real estate novelistWho never had time for a wifeAnd he's talkin' with Davy who's still in the navyAnd probably will be for life567, -567, 567 ...-345, 345, -345, 345 ...4 ... ... -5, 5, -4, 4And the waitress is practicing politicsAs the businessmen slowly get stonedYes, they're sharing a drink they call lonelinessBut it's better than drinkin' alone(after piano riff)67 ... -67 ... 67 ...Sing us a song, you're the piano manSing us a song tonightWell, we're all in the mood for a melodyAnd you've got us feelin' alright567, -567, 567 ...-345, 345, -345, 345 ...4 ... ... -5, 5, -4, 4It's a pretty good crowd for a SaturdayAnd the manager gives me a smile'Cause he knows that it's me they've been comin' to seeTo forget about life for a whileAnd the piano, it sounds like a carnivalAnd the microphone smells like a beerAnd they sit at the bar and put bread in my jarAnd say, "Man, what are you doin' here?"Oh, la la la, de de daLa la, de de da da da67 ... -67 ... 67 ...Sing us a song, you're the piano manSing us a song tonightWell, we're all in the mood for a melodyAnd you've got us feelin' alright567, -567, 567 ...-345, 345, -345, 345 ...4 ... ... -5, 5, -4, 4
Play on a harmonica— watch which holes to blow & draw, with sound
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