Chords of: Piano Man by: Billy Joel. (C, D6, Am7, F/C) are the main chords of the song. The chords are displayed instantly in real-time with a YouTube player, four synced views, instrument diagrams, loop practice and a built-in vocal-remover mixer.
“Piano Man” by Billy Joel is in C Major and runs at about 89 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 35 different chords across 318 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C, D6, Am7, F/C.
C is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 22% of the 5:30 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Dm7 → G → C → F/C → C → F/C → C → Am7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C | 1:13 | 22% |
| F | 0:45 | 14% |
| G | 0:25 | 8% |
| C/G | 0:19 | 6% |
| F/A | 0:18 | 5% |
| D | 0:17 | 5% |
| Am | 0:16 | 5% |
| C/E | 0:14 | 4% |
Dm7 – Bb7/D – G – C – G/B – F/A – G – C/G – Fmaj7 – C/E – D – G – C – G/B – Fmaj7 – G – C/G – F – G7 – C – F/C – Cmaj7 – Fmaj7 – Dm7 – C – F – Cmaj7 – Fmaj7 – D7 – C – G7/B – F/A – G – F – C/E – D – G – C – G/B – F/A – G – C7 – F – F/G – C – G/B – F/A – G – …
