Vagabond Posted July 9, 2006 Share Posted July 9, 2006 Hey, I've been trying to find a MIDI of Piano Man with the cool bluesy intro, but I can't seem to find any. Anyone have it on MIDI? Thanks alot! He shall be Levon.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stu3284 Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 Do you mean this one Piano Man Stu3284 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyRubberDuck Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 Originally posted by stu3284: Do you mean this one Piano Man Stu3284 Man, that sheet music is pathetic. Makes me feel good about myself! DRD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vagabond Posted July 10, 2006 Author Share Posted July 10, 2006 No, that's not it. The VERY beginning. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60O5x4e5p2c 00:00-00:07 He shall be Levon.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shniggens Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 Just buy the Billy Joel Keyboard Book, it has all the transcriptions. Amateur Hack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUSSIEKEYS Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 I have a billy joel keyboard book and it doesnt have the transcription for the intro. i grabbed it on holidays and assumed it would so hadnt checked inside when i purchased and as it was a 6 hour drive to return it I was stuck with it. Now i make do with my rendition of it...although id love to know how close I am to it. there was a thread recently on this but if I remember rightly no one came forth with any resolve to this question. I guess ill make do with my version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUSSIEKEYS Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 Originally posted by Vagabond: No, that's not it. The VERY beginning. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60O5x4e5p2c 00:00-00:07 thanks vagabond ive been using a computer with no sound for 2 years...ive just this week startted using a mac with sound and your link is the first ive tried with this machine...and yes I have got the intro very close just by hearing it on the radio...I ve searched for ages to find a copy in my old tapes to no aVAIL. thanks to your link ive now addressed a nagging issue of am i close to the intro...happily yes.now i can tidy it up...although i reckon billy plays it differently every time and a little improv is expected of a song that tells the story of a piano man.who for the sake of trying not to bore himself would in reality change the intro often. cheers vagabond the transcription really is not needed once you have the song in front of you. .should have bought a recording instead of looking for my old ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUSSIEKEYS Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 i too have looked for a midi file with the intro on it...i thought it would resolve my issue on the intro...but have not found one either... including a billy joel compelation midi file disk [ulti Mid] that i purchased and ironically no intro on it...fortunately sold cheaply as a throw away price due to aussie shops not able to sell midi files anymore since the advent of the internet...and hence i try to buy up Tune 1000s,Ulti Mid and similar discs cheaply...gives me a large catalogue of quality files cheaply....files i can trust. although Ive never used the piano man file live... I prefer to play that one as a piano only solo.Though I play just the way you are witth a file sometimes. if you are just wanting it as a transcription of the intro you will pick it up easily by listening to that download...but if you actually want the complete file to play..whynot use a file without the intro and add the intro yourself via a sequencer.if no file presents itself. find the previous thread on the subject it gives some advice. cheers thanks to your thread ive resolved a nagging dought. cheers aussie keys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUSSIEKEYS Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 http://www.musicplayer.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php?/ubb/get_topic/f/18/t/017961.html#000000 try this link to the other thread although it only helps with a rough idea of the intro no file. some other stuff in search on this site...check it out. god... this imac computer is slow still downloading the joel link.... ah....... old hand me down computers... too slow to allow me to enjoy downloads... oh well at least i have the intro now cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nordude Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 My 0,02. The first upwards run might be incorrect (as is the notation on some details), but I think it's a useful image nonetheless. http://members.chello.nl/g.hurenkamp/images/pianomanintro_72dpi.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Coury Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 Why the need for a MIDI file? It's not hard to play, just break it down into small pieces and start practicing at a slow speed, and go faster as you get familiar with it..... "Oh yeah, I've got two hands here." (Viv Savage) "Mr. Blu... Mr. Blutarsky: Zero POINT zero." (Dean Vernon Wormer) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluMunk Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 This book has the exact transcription, and is an excellent book all around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluMunk Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 This book has the exact transcription, and is an excellent book all around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluMunk Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 This book has the exact transcription, and is an excellent book all around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluMunk Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 This book has the exact transcription, and is an excellent book all around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluMunk Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 This book has the exact transcription, and is an excellent book all around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluMunk Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 This book has the exact transcription, and is an excellent book all around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUSSIEKEYS Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 OK OK OK OK OK OK cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrafon Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 Dbl post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrafon Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 Originally posted by Nordude: My 0,02. The first upwards run might be incorrect (as is the notation on some details), but I think it's a useful image nonetheless. http://members.chello.nl/g.hurenkamp/images/pianomanintro_72dpi.jpg Going from memory and not having a keyboard in front of me, the chords on that chart look accurate. I've always played a dm, and then a G7. But (and I could be wrong), I don't think that initial run is correct. I think (if I remember correctly) always started off on a d to do that run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vagabond Posted July 13, 2006 Author Share Posted July 13, 2006 Thanks so much everyone! He shall be Levon.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithoconnelldotcom Posted July 30, 2006 Share Posted July 30, 2006 The Piano Man intro; chord 1 - left hand plays - Dm7 ( d,f,a,c ) then right hand plays - gsharp, a, c, e, g then runs chromatically from the g down to the nearest b note(note before middle c) chord 2- left hand plays - Ddim7 ( d,f,gsharp,b ) then right hand plays - (asharp, b, c)x2 then asharp ,b, g, gsharp, a, g, e, g. Hope this helps as its the way i play it live. www.keithoconnell.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithoconnelldotcom Posted July 30, 2006 Share Posted July 30, 2006 I seen Billy last night in Croke Park in Dublin. Amazing. played all the hits. had around 80,000 people on their feet singing and clapping. what a great gig. the keyboard player was using a Yamaha Motif. His sound for THE entertainer was perfect. great gig. www.keithoconnell.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillFightingIt Posted July 30, 2006 Share Posted July 30, 2006 Anyone know what digital piano billy is using in his piano shell these days??? I bought the 12 gardens live CD and am insterested what his using for his piano sound... Sounds very bright and percussive. Cuts great but doesn't sound like a real piano to me. Maybe I'm wrong... My Band: www.myspace.com/fergusband Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithoconnelldotcom Posted July 30, 2006 Share Posted July 30, 2006 not 2 sure what it is he's using, but it had a great EP sound for JUST THE WAY YOU ARE aswell. i also have 12 gardens live - great album. love 'new york state of mind' intro that he does on it. www.keithoconnell.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Coury Posted July 30, 2006 Share Posted July 30, 2006 I'm guessing this is done with a C harmonica ?? "Oh yeah, I've got two hands here." (Viv Savage) "Mr. Blu... Mr. Blutarsky: Zero POINT zero." (Dean Vernon Wormer) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted July 30, 2006 Share Posted July 30, 2006 There's no way he's using a real acoustic piano on 12 Gardens Live - if you check out some of the better YouTube videos of those shows, you can see he's playing the songs in their original key on piano, but they're actually sounding a semitone or whole-tone (depending) lower. David My Site Nord Electro 5D, Novation Launchkey 61, Logic Pro X, Mainstage 3, lots of plugins, fingers, pencil, paper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moog_Man Posted July 31, 2006 Share Posted July 31, 2006 Just give your a ear a try at figuring it out, or you can just play some bluesy intro of your ownjavascript:void(0) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillFightingIt Posted July 31, 2006 Share Posted July 31, 2006 Well, I think his piano sounds very yamaha p250ish, got that bright edgy piano sound. But last I heard he was playing GEM's? What does it sound like to everyone else, have a guess if you don't know until someone who does posts... My Band: www.myspace.com/fergusband Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrafon Posted July 31, 2006 Share Posted July 31, 2006 Originally posted by Ed Coury: I'm guessing this is done with a C harmonica ?? Yup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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