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Piano Man

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Billy Joel

Piano Man (1973)piano rockTop 5%5:49SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: C majorestTempo: varies

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100%7 tracks · 5,595 notes · C major · 120 BPM· 5:49Recommended
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Acoustic Grand Piano 1
Electric bass (finger)
Acoustic grand piano 2
Harmonica
Accordion
Acoustic guitar (nylon)
Jazz drum kit
100%10 tracks · 7,032 notes · C major · 80 BPM· 5:51
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Acoustic Grand Piano 1
Acoustic grand piano 2
Acoustic grand piano 3
Harmonica
Acoustic guitar (steel)
Acoustic guitar (nylon)
Electric bass (pick)
Accordion
Acoustic grand piano 4
Standard drum kit
100%22 tracks · 10,499 notes · C major · 140 BPM· 6:03
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Muted trumpet
Electric bass (finger)
Acoustic Grand Piano 1
Acoustic grand piano 2
Harmonica
Acoustic guitar (steel)
Accordion
Acoustic guitar (nylon)
Standard Drum Kit 1
Standard drum kit 2
Standard drum kit 3
Standard drum kit 4
Standard drum kit 5
Standard drum kit 6
Standard drum kit 7
Standard drum kit 8
Standard drum kit 9
Standard Drum Kit 10
Standard Drum Kit 11
Standard Drum Kit 12
Standard Drum Kit 13
Standard Drum Kit 14
95%6 tracks · 9,303 notes · C major · 80 BPM· 8:12extended
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Intro
Interlude
Verse I
Interlude
Verse II
Pre-chorus
Chorus
Interlude
Verse III
Interlude
Verse IV
Pre-chorus
Verse V
Interlude
Verse VI
Piano Solo
Chorus
Interlude
Verse VII
Interlude
Verse VIII
Pre-chorus
Chorus
Outro
Lead Vocals
Guitar
Bass
Organ
Piano
Drums
89%4 tracks · 2,809 notes · C major · 147 BPM· 5:33
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Bright Acoustic Piano 1
Bright acoustic piano 2
Acoustic guitar (steel)
Harmonica
78%2 tracks · 3,692 notes · C major · 175 BPM· 5:11Guitar Isolated
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Guitar
World
68%1 tracks · 487 notes · C major · 80 BPM· 5:41Bass Only
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Bass
68%1 tracks · 1,115 notes · C major · 170 BPM· 4:42partialFingerstyle
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Guitar

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Piano · measures 3–16

About this song

Piano Man by Billy Joel is in C major (estimated). This 7-track arrangement runs 5:49 (Acoustic grand piano, Accordion, Harmonica, Acoustic guitar (nylon), Electric bass (finger), and Drums). 8 versions available to play and practice.

Difficulty by instrument

How hard each detected part is to play in the recommended version.

PianoAdvanced
7.89 notes/sec
DrumsIntermediate
3.42 notes/sec
GuitarIntermediate
1.67 notes/sec
KeysIntermediate
0.98 notes/sec
BassBeginner
1.46 notes/sec

About the key of C major

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