Billy Joel – Vienna (Guitar Acoustic Tab)
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Song: Vienna
Arttist: Billy Joel
Tabbed By: bmchrestoff (January 7, 2018 to July 24, 2020)
IMPORTANT PERFORMANCE NOTES: 1) Billy Joel's "Vienna" really doesn't work f/ Acoustic Guitar unless you can
work out an arrangement for the song's Intro and the Outro to mimic the
fingers dancing on the piano keys and get that recognizable melody. Well here
is that required arrangement. It's actually not very complicated and w/ a
little practice you can sound reasonably close to the 1977 recording
3) Chords callouts are relative to the Capo position
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Chords Used In This Arrangement:
Intro and Outro:
G X X X 0 8 7
D X X X 7 7 5
D#dim/A X X 7 8 7 5
C X X X 5 5 3
Cm X X X 5 4 3
D7 X X 7 5 7 X
D13 X X 0 5 7 7
G/D X X 0 0 8 7
Verse, Chorus:
Em 0 2 2 0 0 0
G 3 5 5 4 3 X
D X X 0 2 3 2
F 1 3 3 2 1 X
A7 X 0 2 0 2 0
Eb9 X 6 5 6 6 X
B9sus4 X 2 2 2 2 2
B7 X 2 4 2 4 2
F#m7 2 4 2 2 2 2
E/D X X 0 1 0 0
Em7 0 2 2 0 3 0
C/G 3 3 2 0 1 0
D/F# 2 X 0 2 3 0
D/F#* 2 X 0 2 3 2
Em/D X X 0 0 0 0
G5 3 X 0 0 3 3
Instrumental Break:
Em X 7 9 9 8 0
G/D X X 0 0 8 7
D X X 0 7 7 5
Fadd2 X 8 7 0 8 X
Cadd9 X 3 2 0 3(0)
G5 3 X 0 0 3 3
F#m7 2 4 2 2 2 2
B9sus4 X 2 2 2 2 2
B7 X 2 4 2 4 2
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[Intro] Piano Arranged For Solo Acoustic Guitar
G D D#dim/A C Cm D7 D13 G e|----7---7----8-p-7--5----10----5-----5----7-p-5--3-----3--0-h-1-h-2-3-----3----5-p-3-----7--7---7--7--7--| B|---8----8-----------7----------7-----7-----------5-----5------------4-----4-----------7-(7)-8---8--8--8--| G|--0--0-----0--------7--7----7--8--8-----8--------5--5---------------5--5-----5--------5-(5)(0)--0--0--0--| D|-------------------(0)--------(7)----------------------------------(5)----------------7-(0)--------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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[Verse 1]
Em G D F
e|-------------0------------------X------------------2-------------------X--------------------------------|
B|-------------0------------------3------------------3-------------------1--------------------------------|
G|-------------0------------------4------------------2-------------------2--------------------------------|
D|-------------2------------------5------------------0-------------------3--------------------------------|
A|-------------2------------------5--------------------------------------3--------------------------------|
E|-------------0------------------3--------------------------------------1--------------------------------|
Slow down, you crazy child You're so ambitious for a juvenile
C G A7 B9sus4 B7
e|-------------------------0---------------------------X---------------------0----------2----2------------|
B|-------------------------1---------------------------3---------------------2----------2----4------------|
G|-------------------------0---------------------------4---------------------0----------2----2------------|
D|-------------------------2---------------------------5---------------------2----------2----4------------|
A|-------------------------3---------------------------5---------------------0----------2----2------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------3--------------------------------------------------|
But then if you're so smart, tell me Why are you still so afraid, hmm?
Em G D F
e|-------0------------------------------X------------------------------2-----------------------X-----------|
B|-------0------------------------------3------------------------------3-----------------------1-----------|
G|-------0------------------------------4------------------------------2-----------------------2-----------|
D|-------2------------------------------5------------------------------0-----------------------3-----------|
A|-------2------------------------------5------------------------------------------------------3-----------|
E|-------0------------------------------3------------------------------------------------------1-----------|
Where's the fire, what's the hurry about? You'd better cool it off before you burn it out
C G F#m7 B9sus4 B7
e|----------------0----------------------X-------------------2----------2-----2----------------------------|
B|----------------1----------------------3-------------------2----------2-----4----------------------------|
G|----------------0----------------------4-------------------2----------2-----2----------------------------|
D|----------------2----------------------5-------------------2----------2-----4----------------------------|
A|----------------3----------------------5-------------------4----------2-----2----------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------3-------------------2---------------------------------------------|
You've got so much to do and only so many hours in a day.........ay==========================================================================================================
[Chorus 1]
C D G Em e|---0---------------------------2-------------------------X---------------------------0------------------| B|---1---------------------------3-------------------------3---------------------------0------------------| G|---0---------------------------2-------------------------4---------------------------0------------------| D|---2---------------------------0-------------------------5---------------------------2------------------| A|---3-----------------------------------------------------5---------------------------2------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------3---------------------------0------------------| But u know that when the truth is told That u can get what u want or u could just get old E/D C F#m7 B7 Em7 A7 Eb9 D7 e|----0----------0-----------------2--------2--------0------------0-----------X---------------------------| B|----0----------1-----------------2--------4--------3------------2-----------6---------------------------| G|----1----------0-----------------2--------2--------0------------0-----------6-------6-------------------| D|----0----------2-----------------2--------4--------2------------2-----------5----------5----------7-----| A|---------------3-----------------4--------2--------2------------0-----------6-------------6---6---5-----| E|---------------------------------2--------2--------0----------------------------------------------------| Ur gonna kick off before u even get halfway through, ooh When will u realize, G e|--------------------------X-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------3-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------4-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------5-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------5-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------3-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Vienna waits for you?
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[Verse 2]
Em G D F e|-----------0------------------X------------------------2---------------------------X--------------------| B|-----------0------------------3------------------------3---------------------------1--------------------| G|-----------0------------------4------------------------2---------------------------2--------------------| D|-----------2------------------5------------------------0---------------------------3--------------------| A|-----------2------------------5----------------------------------------------------3--------------------| E|-----------0------------------3----------------------------------------------------1--------------------| Slow down, ur doing fine You can't be everything you want to be before your time C G A7 B9us4 B7 e|-------------------------0---------------------------X---------------------0----------2----2------------| B|-------------------------1---------------------------3---------------------2----------2----4------------| G|-------------------------0---------------------------4---------------------0----------2----2------------| D|-------------------------2---------------------------5---------------------2----------2----4------------| A|-------------------------3---------------------------5---------------------0----------2----2------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------3--------------------------------------------------| Although it's so romantic on the borderline tonight Tonight Em G D F e|-------0------------------------X------------------2-----------------------X----------------------------| B|-------0------------------------3------------------3-----------------------1----------------------------| G|-------0------------------------4------------------2-----------------------2----------------------------| D|-------2------------------------5------------------0-----------------------3----------------------------| A|-------2------------------------5------------------------------------------3----------------------------| E|-------0------------------------3------------------------------------------1----------------------------| Too bad but it's the life u lead Ur so ahead of yourself that u forgot what u need C G F#m7 B9sus4 B7 e|--------------------0---------------------------X-------------------------2-------------2---------2-------| B|--------------------1---------------------------3-------------------------2-------------2---------4-------| G|--------------------0---------------------------4-------------------------2-------------2---------2-------| D|--------------------2---------------------------5-------------------------2-------------2---------4-------| A|--------------------3---------------------------5-------------------------4-------------2---------2-------| E|------------------------------------------------3-------------------------2-------------------------------| Though u can see when ur wrong You know u can't always see when ur right You're right
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[Chorus 2]
Em D G D/F# Em Em/D e|--0---------------------------------2----------------------X-------------------2--------------0---0-------| B|--0---------------------------------3----------------------3-------------------3--------------0---0-------| G|--0---------------------------------2----------------------4-------------------2--------------0---0-------| D|--2---------------------------------0----------------------5-------------------0--------------2---0-------| A|--2--------------------------------------------------------5-------------------X--------------2-----------| E|--0--------------------------------------------------------3-------------------2--------------0-----------| You've got your passion, you've got your pride But don't you know that only fools are satisfied? C F#m7 B7 Em7 A A7 Eb9 D7 e|--0------------------------2-----------2--------0------0-----0----------X-----------------------(5)-------| B|--1------------------------2-----------4--------3------2-----2----------6------6----------------(7)-------| G|--0------------------------2-----------2--------0------2-----0----------6---6-----6-----------6-(5)-------| D|--2------------------------2-----------4--------2------2-----2----------5------------5-----5----(7)-------| A|--3------------------------4-----------2--------2------0-----0----------6---------------6--------5--------| E|---------------------------2--------------------0---------------------------------------------------------| Dream on, but don't imagine they'll all come true, ooh When will u realize, G e|--------------------------X-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------3-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------4-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------5-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------5-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------3-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Vienna waits for you?
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[Intrumental Break]
Em G/D D Fadd2 e|-------0------------------------7------------------5-----------------------X----------------------------| B|-------8------------------------8------------------7-----------------------8----------------------------| G|-------9------------------------0------------------7-----------------------0----------------------------| D|-------9------------------------0------------------0-----------------------7----------------------------| A|-------7-------------------------------------------------------------------8----------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Cadd9 G5 F#m7 B9sus4 B7 e|-------------------(0)--------------------------3-------------------------2-------------2---------2-----| B|--------------------3---------------------------3-------------------------2-------------2---------4-----| G|--------------------0---------------------------0-------------------------2-------------2---------2-----| D|--------------------2---------------------------0-------------------------2-------------2---------4-----| A|--------------------3---------------------------X-------------------------4-------------2---------2-----| E|------------------------------------------------3-------------------------2-----------------------------|
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[Chorus 3]
C/G D/F# G5 D/F# Em E/D e|----0-----------------2--------------------------3-------------X-----------0---------0------------------| B|----1-----------------3--------------------------3-------------3-----------0---------0------------------| G|----0-----------------2--------------------------0-------------2-----------0---------1------------------| D|----2-----------------0--------------------------0-------------0-----------2---------0------------------| A|----3-----------------X--------------------------X-------------X-----------2----------------------------| E|----3-----------------2--------------------------3-------------2-----------0----------------------------| Slow down, you crazy child And take the phone off the hook and disappear for awhile C/G F#m7 B7 Em7 A7 Eb9 D7 e|----0-------------------------2--------------2-----0------0---------------X----------------------(5)-----| B|----1-------------------------2--------------4-----3------2---------------6-------6--------------(7)-----| G|----0-------------------------2--------------2-----0------0---------------6----6-----6---------6-(5)-----| D|----2-------------------------2--------------4-----2------2---------------5-------------5----5---(7)-----| A|----3-------------------------4--------------2-----2------0---------------6----------------6------5------| E|----3-------------------------2--------------------0-----------------------------------------------------| It's all right, u can afford 2 lose a day or 2, ooh When will u realize G e|--------------------------X-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------3-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------4-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------5-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------5-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------3-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Vienna waits for you?
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[Chorus 4]
C D G Em e|---0---------------------------2-------------------------X---------------------------0------------------| B|---1---------------------------3-------------------------3---------------------------0------------------| G|---0---------------------------2-------------------------4---------------------------0------------------| D|---2---------------------------0-------------------------5---------------------------2------------------| A|---3-----------------------------------------------------5---------------------------2------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------3---------------------------0------------------| But u know that when the truth is told That u can get what u want or u could just get old E/D C F#m7 B7 Em7 A7 Eb9 D7 e|----0----------0-----------------2--------2--------0---------0--------------X-----------------------(5)--| B|----0----------1-----------------2--------4--------3---------2--------------6-------6---------------(7)--| G|----1----------0-----------------2--------2--------0---------0--------------6----6-----6----------6-(5)--| D|----0----------2-----------------2--------4--------2---------2--------------5-------------5----5----(7)--| A|---------------3-----------------4--------2--------2---------0--------------6----------------6-------5---| E|---------------------------------2-----------------0-----------------------------------------------------| Ur gonna kick off before u even get halfway through, ooh Why don't u realize G E7 A9sus4 e|----------------------X----------------0--------------------0-----------12-------------------------------| B|----------------------3---------------(3)-------------------0------10---12---8---7-----------------------| G|----------------------4----------------1--------------------0--------------------7-----------------------| D|----------------------5----------------0--------------------0--------------------------------------------| A|----------------------5----0-h-1-h-2---2--------------------0--------------------------------------------| E|----------------------3----------------0-----------------------------------------------------------------| Vienna waits for you When will you realize Vienna waits for....
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[Outro]
G D D#dim/A C Cm D7 D13 G G/D e|----7---7----8-p-7--5----10----5-----5----7-p-5--3-----3--0-h-1-h-2-3----3-p-5-h-3-------7----7------7---| B|---8----8-----------7----------7-----7-----------5-----5------------4-----------------7-(7)---8------8---| G|--0--0-----0--------7--7----7--8--8-----8--------5--5---------------5----------------5--(5)---0------0---| D|-------------------(0)--------(7)----------------------------------(5)--------------7----------------0---| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ...you?
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| x Dead note
| (n) Ghost note -Optional
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
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