Piano Man Bass Tab by Billy Joel

Piano Man bass tab by Billy Joel

Bass Tab

billy joel – pianoman (6|8e)

Intro:
fiddle piano

then 7 measures, then:

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G|------------5----------|5----------------------|------------5----------|
D|-----------------------|------------3---2---0--|-----------------------|
A|3----------------------|-----------------------|3----------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
(Verse 1)
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G|-----------------------|------------4----------|2----------------------|
D|------------3---2---0--|-----------------------|------------5-------5--|
A|3----------------------|3----------------------|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
            00.31: It’s  Nine      o'clock on a  Saturday,
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G|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------4-------4--|
D|3-----------2----------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|5---------------0---2--|3----------------------|
E|-----------------------|------------3----------|-----------------------|
  The regular crowd shuffles in.       There’s an old man      sitting
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G|2----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
D|------------5----------|3-----2-3---5----------|-----------------------|
A|--------------------3--|-----------------------|3-----------3-----0-2--|
E|-----------------------|--------------------3--|----------------3------|
  Next to    me,      makin' love to his tonic and gin
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G|------------4-------4--|2----------------------|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|------------5----------|3-----------5----------|
A|3----------------------|--------------------3--|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------3--|
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G|-----------------------|5-----------5----------|------------4----------|
D|--------------------5--|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A|3-----------3----------|-----------------------|3----------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
                       Verse 2:  00.57: He says son, can you play me a
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G|2----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
D|------------5-------2--|3-----------2----------|-----------------------|
A|----------------3------|-----------------------|5-------------------2--|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------3----------|
  Memory,            I'm not really sure how it goes              but it's
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G|------------4-------4--|2----------------------|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|------------5----------|3-----2-3---5----------|
A|3----------------------|--------------------3--|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------3--|
  Sad and it's sweet and I knew it complete  when I    wore a younger man's
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G|-----------------------|----9-----------9------|----7------------------|
D|--------------------9--|-----------------------|----------------10--9--|
A|3-----------3----------|12----------10---------|9-----------8----------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
  Clothes.                La    la la,      di da daaa
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G|----9-----------9------|----7------------------|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|-----------------------|5---------5-3---------3|
A|12----------10---------|9-----------9---7---9--|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
        La la,      di da daaa                  da dum
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G|-----------------------|5-----------4----------|2----------------------|
D|2---------2------------|-----------------------|------------5-------2--|
A|------------5-------5--|-----------------------|----------------3------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
              Chorus 1: Sing us a song, you're the piano man
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G|-----------------------|-----------------------|5-----------4----------|
D|3-----------2----------|------------5----------|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|5-------------------2--|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|----------------3------|-----------------------|
  Sing us a song to -    night        Well, we're all in the mood for a
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G|2----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
D|------------5----------|3-----2-3---5----------|-----------------------|
A|--------------------3--|-----------------------|3-----------3-----0-2--|
E|-----------------------|--------------------3--|--------------3-3------|
  Melody              And you've got us feelin' alright
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G|5-----------4----------|2----------------------|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|------------5----------|3-----------5----------|
A|-----------------------|--------------------3--|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------3--|
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G|------------5-------2--|-----------------------|------------5-------2--|
D|---------------------52|------------3---2---0--|---------------------52|
A|3----------------------|3----------------------|3----------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
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G|-----------------------|------------4----------|2----------------------|
D|------------3---2---0--|-----------------------|------------5---->>>---|
A|3----------------------|3----------------------|--------------------3>>|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
            Verse 3: Now John at the bar is a   friend of mine        He
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G|-----------------------|----------------2---4--|5-----------4----------|
D|3-----------2----------|----------345-0--------|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|5----------------------|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
  Gets me my drinks for   free           And he's quick with a joke  or to
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G|2----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
D|------------5-------2--|3-----------5----------|----------------------5|
A|----------------3------|-----------------------|3-----------3----------|
E|-----------------------|--------------------3--|-----------------------|
  Light up your smoke but there's someplace that he'd rather be
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G|5-----------5----------|5-----------4----------|2----------------------|
D|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------5-------2--|
A|-----------------------|-----------------------|----------------3------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
       verse 4: He says, Bill, I believe this is killing me        As the
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G|-----------------------|-----------------------|5-----------4----------|
D|3-----------2----------|----2---4--------------|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|5---------------0---2--|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|------------3----------|-----------------------|
  Smile ran away from his face           Well I'm sure that I could be a
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G|2----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
D|------------5----------|3-----2-3---5----------|--------------------9--|
A|--------------------3--|-----------------------|3-----------3----------|
E|-----------------------|--------------------3--|-----------------------|
  movie star           If I could get out of this place              oohh
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G|----9-----------9------|----7------------------|----9-----------9------|
D|-----------------------|----------------10--9--|-----------------------|
A|12----------10---------|9-----------8----------|12----------10---------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
  La    la la,      di da daaa                         La la,      di da
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G|----7------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|5---------5-3---------3|2-----------0----------|
A|9-----------9---7---9--|-----------------------|--------------------2--|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|----------------3------|
  daaa                  da dum                              Verse 5:  now
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G|------------4----------|2----------------------|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|------------5-------2--|3-----------2----------|
A|3----------------------|----------------3------|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
  Paul is a real estate novelist             Who never had time for a
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G|-----------------------|------------4----------|2----------------------|
D|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------5----------|
A|5-----------------0-2--|3----------------------|--------------------3--|
E|------------3----------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
  Wife            And he's talkin' with Davy, who's still in the navy  and
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G|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------4----------|
D|3-----2-3---5----------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|3-----------3-----0-2--|3----------------------|
E|--------------------3--|----------------3------|-----------------------|
  Probably will be for life
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G|2----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
D|------------5----------|3-----2-3---5----------|----------------------5|
A|--------------------3--|-----------------------|3-----------4----------|
E|-----------------------|--------------------3--|-----------------------|
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G|5-----------5----------|------------4----------|2----------------------|
D|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------5-------2--|
A|-----------------------|3----------------------|----------------3------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
        Verse 6:  And the waitress is practicing politics            as a
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G|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------4----------|
D|3-----------2----------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|5----------------------|3----------------------|
E|-----------------------|------------3----------|-----------------------|
  Businessman slowly gets stoned     yes, they're sharing a drink they call
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G|2----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
D|------------5----------|3-----2-3---5----------|------------10------9--|
A|--------------------3--|-----------------------|3----------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
  Loneliness     but it's better than drinkin'   alone         Pianosolo:
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G|----9-----------9------|7----------------------|----9-----------9------|
D|-----------------------|----------------10--9--|-----------------------|
A|12----------10---------|------------8----------|12----------10---------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
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G|----7------------------|----9-----------9------|7----------------------|
D|----------------10--9--|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A|9-----------8----------|12----------10---------|------------9---7---9--|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|

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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

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G|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------4----------|
D|5---------5-3----------|2----------------------|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|------------5----------|3----------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
                                     Chorus 2:  Sing us a song you're the
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G|2----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
D|------------5-------2--|3-----------2----------|0-----2-4--------------|
A|----------------3------|-----------------------|----------------0---2--|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------3----------|
  Piano man               sing us a song        tonight         Well we're
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G|------------4----------|2----------------------|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|------------5-------2--|3-----2-3---5----------|
A|3----------------------|----------------3------|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------3--|
  All in the mood for a  melody              and you got us feeling al –
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G|-----------------------|------------4----------|2----------------------|
D|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------5----------|
A|3-----------3----------|3----------------------|--------------------3--|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
  Right
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G|-----------------------|------------5-------20-|-----------------------|
D|3-----------5----------|----------------------2|------------3---2---0--|
A|-----------------------|3----------------------|3----------------------|
E|--------------------3--|-----------------------|-----------------------|
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G|------------5-------20-|-----------------------|------------4----------|
D|----------------------2|------------3---2---0--|-----------------------|
A|3----------------------|3----------------------|3----------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
                                Verse 7: It's a pretty good crowd for a
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G|2----------------------|-----------------------|----------------2---4--|
D|------------5----------|3-----------2----------|0-----2-3-4-5----------|
A|--------------------3--|-----------------------|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
  Saturday        And the manager gives me a      smile          'Cause he
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G|-----------------------|2----------------------|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|------------5----------|3-----------5----------|
A|3-----------2----------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------3--|
  Knows that it's me they've been comin' to see To forget about life for a
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G|-----------------------|5-----------5----------|5-----------4----------|
D|----------------------5|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A|3-----------3----------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
E|----------3------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
  While                        Verse 8:  and the piano sounds like a
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G|2----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
D|------------5-------2--|3-----------2----------|------------5----------|
A|----------------3------|-----------------------|5----------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
  Carnival        And the microphone smells like a beer           and they
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G|5-----------4----------|2----------------------|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|------------5----------|3-----2-3---5----------|
A|-----------------------|--------------------3--|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|----------------3------|--------------------3--|
  Sit at the bar and put bread in my jar and say, Man, what are you doin'
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G|-----------------------|----9-----------9------|----7------------------|
D|------------10------9--|-----------------------|----------------10--9--|
A|3----------------------|12----------10---------|9-----------8----------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
  Here               oohh laa       lala,    didi daaaa
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G|----9-----------9------|----7------------------|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A|12----------10---------|9-----------9---7---9--|10--------108---------8|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
          Lalalaa,   didi                 daaa da dum
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G|9---------9-7-------7--|5-----------4----------|2----------------------|
D|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------5-------2--|
A|-----------------------|-----------------------|----------------3------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
                          Sing us a song you're the piano man
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G|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------4----------|
D|3-----------2----------|------2-3-4-5----------|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|5-------------------2--|3----------------------|
E|-----------------------|----------------3------|-----------------------|
   Sing us a song to -   night         Well we're all in the mood for a
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G|2----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
D|------------5----------|3-----2-3---5----------|-----------------------|
A|--------------------3--|-----------------------|3-----------3-----0-2--|
E|-----------------------|--------------------3--|----------------3------|
  Melody              and you got us feeling alright
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G|------------4----------|2----------------------|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|------------5----------|3-----------5----------|
A|3----------------------|--------------------3--|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------3--|
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G|------------5-------20-|-----------------------|------------5-------20-|
D|----------------------2|------------3---2---0--|----------------------2|
A|3----------------------|3----------------------|3----------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
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G|-----------------------|-----------------------||
D|------------3---2---0--|-----------------------||
A|3----------------------|3----------------------||
E|-----------------------|-----------------------||

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