G-32003 G/F#-2x0003 Em-022000 Em7-020000 C-x32010 D-xx0232 G/B-x2000x A7-x02020 C/G-3x2013 Cadd9-x30033 G/A-x00033 Full Capo fret 1 Intro - [G] [G/F#] [Em] [Em7] [C] [D] / [G] [C/G] [D] [C walkdown to G] / [G] [C/G] [D] [C walkdown to G] (see lesson video) It's [G] nine o' [G/F#] clock on a [Em] Saturday [Em7] The [C] regular [G/B] crowd shuffles [A7] in [D] There's an [G] old man [G/F#] sittin' [Em] next to me [Em7] Makin' [C] love to his [D] tonic and [G] gin [G] [C/G] He says, [G] "Son can you [G/F#] play me a [Em] memory? [Em7] I'm [C] not really [G/B] sure how it [A7] goes [D] But it's [G] sad and it's [G/F#] sweet and I [Em] knew it complete [Em7] When [C] I wore a [D] younger man's [G] clothes" [G] [G/F#] Pre-chorus [Em] La, la [Em7] la, di-di- [A7] da [C] [Em] La [Em7] la di-di [A7] da da [D] da [Cadd9] [G/B] [G/A] Chorus [G] Sing us a [G/F#] song, you're the [Em] piano man [Em7] [C] Sing us a [G/B] song to [A7] night [D] Well, we're [G] all in the [G/F#] mood for a [Em] melody [Em7] And [C] you've got us [D] feelin' al- [G] right [G] [C/G] [D] [C walkdown to G] / [G] [C/G] [D] [C walkdown to G] Now [G] John at the [G/F#] bar is a [Em] friend of mine [Em7] He [C] gets me my [G/B] drinks for [A7] free [D] And he's [G] quick with a [G/F#] joke, or to [Em] light up your smoke [Em7] But there's [C] some place that [D] he'd rather be [G] [C/G] He says, [G] "Bill, I be- [G/F#] lieve this is [Em] killing me" [Em7] As a [C] smile ran a- [G/B] way from his [A7] face [D] "Well, I'm [G] sure that I [G/F#] could be a [Em] movie star [Em7] If [C] I could get [D] out of this [G] place" [G] [G/F#] Pre-chorus Now [G] Paul is a [G/F#] real estate [Em] novelist [Em7] Who [C] never had [G/B] time for a [A7] wife [D] And he's [G] talkin' with [G/F#] Davy, who's [Em] still in the Navy [Em7] And [C] probably [D] will be for [G] life [G] [C/G] And the [G] waitress is [G/F#] practicing [Em] politics [Em7] As the [C] businessmen [G/B] slowly get [A7] stoned [D] Yes, they're [G] sharing a [G/F#] drink they call [Em] loneliness [Em7] But it's [C] better than [D] drinkin' a- [G] lone [G] G/F#] Pre-chorus Chorus It's a [G] pretty good [G/F#] crowd for a [Em] Saturday [Em7] And the [C] manager [G/B] gives me a [A7] smile [D] 'Cause he [G] knows that it's [G/F#] me they've been [Em] comin' to [Em7] see To for- [C] get about [D] life for a [G] while [G] [C/G] And the [G] piano, it [G/F#] sounds like a [Em] carnival [Em7] And the [C] microphone [G/B] smells like a [A7] beer [D] And they [G] sit at the [G/F#] bar and put [Em] bread in my [Em7] jar And say [C] man what are [D] you doin' [G] here? [G] [G/F#] Pre-chorus Chorus
Michael.... Bonus Thursday night!! Iwas excited to see YT pop up . Nice job fitting the vocal range to Capo1 . I hear and and go " I can do that " and waffle away never to sound as clean as you. Anyway always inspires me to keep plugging away.Thanks for the inspiration and dedication. Shame we miss out for your holiday but we forgive you 😃
Thanks Tony! Yes, this is definitely a walk down-heavy song. Kind of like Friend of the Devil from the Dead. Thanks for the Martin love, too… I’ve had this guitar for just over a week and can’t put it down. My other guitars are in therapy for neglect. 😂
Mike I just want to thank you for all your efforts and support for veterans. I too am a Veteran guitar player living in Wales UK. By the way you have a great voice too! Long May you entertain. ❤
Mike, thank you so much for supporting our veterans. My father and grandfather were both veterans and they were great men whom I admired very much, as I do all veterans.
Thanks for you comment, Garry! I have the honor of playing music with veterans every week, and I am having the time of my life hanging out with these great people. My father was a WWII vet.
Thank you Mike. Enjoy your vacation. A great song to keep us going while you are away. I'd love to hear your thoughts on singing and playing at the same time which always seems to slow me down. Adios my friend
Thanks Paul! For me, it’s a matter of playing/ singing a song literally hundreds of times to actually feel how to slot the singing in with the playing.
Thank you for posting this song. It has been one of my favorites for many years. I always wondered how to play it on guitar, and now I know, thanks to you!
Wow Brother , another Lesson that hits it out of the Park . What a great song and lesson . I will do all i that i can to work on this and learn it . I just need these old fingers to cooperate . Thank You Mike .
Hi, my brother. It's an excellent choice of song . Love, how you put this over Mike it's a privilege Mike to call you Brother Mike. You are a very talented man, Mike. God bless you, my brother. Take care, Mike fa your Scottish Brother Ricky
Thanks Barrister! I am really enjoying my new Martin. You can buy the t shirt at the following link to support Guitars for Veterans. shop.guitars4vets.org/
@@campfire_guitar_lessons I’m definitely picking up a t-shirt and it will be prominently displayed in one of my next videos; any particular beers you enjoy? I’ll review a beer for you and your channel on mine!
@@BarristerBarnes Thanks Barrister! I used to be a big fan of the German brand called Spaten, but I haven’t been a beer drinker for many years now. I appreciate the offer and you buying the G4V merch! 👍👍👍👍
Now I can easily comment on this song…… it would be in my top 10 of songs….. I love it when it’s sung with passion and feel… I love this song so much I won’t learn it … so it remains up there 🎉.. Well done on your version Mike 🎼👍
@@TommyLane they are 12-55 Tommy. Martin Titanium Core nickel strings. I just bought the guitar two weeks ago and it came strung with these strings. I’ve heard mixed reviews, but I love them. Even bought another set on Amazon to try on one of my Gibsons.
@@campfire_guitar_lessons They sound excellent. I have a Martin D35. I’ve been using Martin Phosphor Bronze lights for a while now. Martin Owners Club sends me a set every year when I renew membership. I grew to like them.
Thanks Tex! Yes, I finally broke down and picked up a D-45. I’ve waited about 50 years for it… and it was worth the wait. You’re right. It is a bit of a melancholy song… but I think people love to sing along to the chorus, which makes them happy.
@Mike Kelly This is scary when a legally blind guy can tell from sound & sound hole/ fretboard what it might be. I went with a Custom Shop D-28 VTS 12-fret short scale with a modified low oval neck profile. It has a solid peghead because I have serious issues restringing a slotted head. Thanks for this song.
@@texhaines9957 You made a great choice. I’ve bought and sold several Martins over the last decade. I finally got a good deal on this D-45 and I now understand the hype. They really pick out the best woods for this model and painstakingly build it. Couldn’t be happier.
G-32003 G/F#-2x0003 Em-022000 Em7-020000 C-x32010 D-xx0232 G/B-x2000x A7-x02020 C/G-3x2013 Cadd9-x30033 G/A-x00033
Full Capo fret 1
Intro - [G] [G/F#] [Em] [Em7] [C] [D] / [G] [C/G] [D] [C walkdown to G] / [G] [C/G] [D] [C walkdown to G] (see lesson video)
It's [G] nine o' [G/F#] clock on a [Em] Saturday [Em7]
The [C] regular [G/B] crowd shuffles [A7] in [D]
There's an [G] old man [G/F#] sittin' [Em] next to me [Em7]
Makin' [C] love to his [D] tonic and [G] gin [G] [C/G]
He says, [G] "Son can you [G/F#] play me a [Em] memory? [Em7]
I'm [C] not really [G/B] sure how it [A7] goes [D]
But it's [G] sad and it's [G/F#] sweet and I [Em] knew it complete [Em7]
When [C] I wore a [D] younger man's [G] clothes" [G] [G/F#]
Pre-chorus
[Em] La, la [Em7] la, di-di- [A7] da [C]
[Em] La [Em7] la di-di [A7] da da [D] da [Cadd9] [G/B] [G/A]
Chorus
[G] Sing us a [G/F#] song, you're the [Em] piano man [Em7]
[C] Sing us a [G/B] song to [A7] night [D]
Well, we're [G] all in the [G/F#] mood for a [Em] melody [Em7]
And [C] you've got us [D] feelin' al- [G] right [G] [C/G] [D] [C walkdown to G] / [G] [C/G] [D] [C walkdown to G]
Now [G] John at the [G/F#] bar is a [Em] friend of mine [Em7]
He [C] gets me my [G/B] drinks for [A7] free [D]
And he's [G] quick with a [G/F#] joke, or to [Em] light up your smoke [Em7]
But there's [C] some place that [D] he'd rather be [G] [C/G]
He says, [G] "Bill, I be- [G/F#] lieve this is [Em] killing me" [Em7]
As a [C] smile ran a- [G/B] way from his [A7] face [D]
"Well, I'm [G] sure that I [G/F#] could be a [Em] movie star [Em7]
If [C] I could get [D] out of this [G] place" [G] [G/F#]
Pre-chorus
Now [G] Paul is a [G/F#] real estate [Em] novelist [Em7]
Who [C] never had [G/B] time for a [A7] wife [D]
And he's [G] talkin' with [G/F#] Davy, who's [Em] still in the Navy [Em7]
And [C] probably [D] will be for [G] life [G] [C/G]
And the [G] waitress is [G/F#] practicing [Em] politics [Em7]
As the [C] businessmen [G/B] slowly get [A7] stoned [D]
Yes, they're [G] sharing a [G/F#] drink they call [Em] loneliness [Em7]
But it's [C] better than [D] drinkin' a- [G] lone [G] G/F#]
Pre-chorus
Chorus
It's a [G] pretty good [G/F#] crowd for a [Em] Saturday [Em7]
And the [C] manager [G/B] gives me a [A7] smile [D]
'Cause he [G] knows that it's [G/F#] me they've been [Em] comin' to [Em7] see
To for- [C] get about [D] life for a [G] while [G] [C/G]
And the [G] piano, it [G/F#] sounds like a [Em] carnival [Em7]
And the [C] microphone [G/B] smells like a [A7] beer [D]
And they [G] sit at the [G/F#] bar and put [Em] bread in my [Em7] jar
And say [C] man what are [D] you doin' [G] here? [G] [G/F#]
Pre-chorus
Chorus
Speechless.
eveyone needs to know how to play this for sure!
Thank you for your guitar tutorials. You have a "professional" sounding voice !
Thank you for watching, and for your kind words, Paul!
Michael.... Bonus Thursday night!! Iwas excited to see YT pop up . Nice job fitting the vocal range to Capo1 . I hear and and go " I can do that " and waffle away never to sound as clean as you. Anyway always inspires me to keep plugging away.Thanks for the inspiration and dedication. Shame we miss out for your holiday but we forgive you 😃
Thanks Dennis! I missed you last week. Thanks, as always, for your kind comment. Now, limber up those digits and get working on this great tune!
Nice lesson and awesome sounding Martin! This lesson will definitely good for getting though walk downs worked out. Enjoy your vacation…Thanks!
Thanks Tony! Yes, this is definitely a walk down-heavy song. Kind of like Friend of the Devil from the Dead. Thanks for the Martin love, too… I’ve had this guitar for just over a week and can’t put it down. My other guitars are in therapy for neglect. 😂
Well done Mike... Great guitar rendition and excellent instructions. Thanks
Thanks Mic! Hope all is well!
Mike I just want to thank you for all your efforts and support for veterans. I too am a Veteran guitar player living in Wales UK. By the way you have a great voice too! Long May you entertain. ❤
Thank you, Steve, for your kind words! And, thank you for your service. Cheers!
Very nice song again Mike .Thanks.
Thanks John!
Mike, thank you so much for supporting our veterans. My father and grandfather were both veterans and they were great men whom I admired very much, as I do all veterans.
Thanks for you comment, Garry! I have the honor of playing music with veterans every week, and I am having the time of my life hanging out with these great people. My father was a WWII vet.
@@campfire_guitar_lessons ❤️
Fabulous.
Thanks Loz!
Thank you Mike. Enjoy your vacation. A great song to keep us going while you are away. I'd love to hear your thoughts on singing and playing at the same time which always seems to slow me down. Adios my friend
Thanks Paul! For me, it’s a matter of playing/ singing a song literally hundreds of times to actually feel how to slot the singing in with the playing.
Sounds awesome Mike. I’m looking forward to learning this.
Thanks Earl!
This is an awesome lesson! It's super easy to follow along to and learn from!
Thanks MMS!
I like this better than the piano version. Excellent version.
Thank you Greg!
NIce guitar, great tune and thanks for the lesson!
Thanks Paul!
Thanks Mike for the lesson.
Your walk downs are so clean, and really capture the essence of the song.
Enjoy your vacation!
Cheers!
Thanks so much AA! I appreciate your kind words…. Cheers!
The best 'Piano Man' lesson on the net. What a treat! Thanks once again Mike
Wow! Thanks Anil!
Wonderful sounding D45
Thanks WG! I’m completely smitten with it!
Thank you for posting this song. It has been one of my favorites for many years. I always wondered how to play it on guitar, and now I know, thanks to you!
Thanks Mick! It is such a fun song to sing and play… have fun with it!
Wow Brother , another Lesson that hits it out of the Park . What a great song and lesson . I will do all i that i can to work on this and learn it . I just need these old fingers to cooperate . Thank You Mike .
Thanks AL! Take your time and those descending bass lines will make total sense!
Hi, my brother. It's an excellent choice of song . Love, how you put this over Mike it's a privilege Mike to call you Brother Mike. You are a very talented man, Mike. God bless you, my brother. Take care, Mike fa your Scottish Brother Ricky
Thanks Ricky! I always appreciate your kind words!
A brilliant version, always wondered how this would play out on guitar. Thanks Mike
Thanks Alan!
Excellent! There is nothing better than the sound of a Martin! This was absolutely fantastic! Great job!! Love the t-shirt too!
Thanks Barrister! I am really enjoying my new Martin. You can buy the t shirt at the following link to support Guitars for Veterans. shop.guitars4vets.org/
@@campfire_guitar_lessons I’m definitely picking up a t-shirt and it will be prominently displayed in one of my next videos; any particular beers you enjoy? I’ll review a beer for you and your channel on mine!
@@BarristerBarnes Thanks Barrister! I used to be a big fan of the German brand called Spaten, but I haven’t been a beer drinker for many years now. I appreciate the offer and you buying the G4V merch! 👍👍👍👍
Now I can easily comment on this song…… it would be in my top 10 of songs….. I love it when it’s sung with passion and feel… I love this song so much I won’t learn it … so it remains up there 🎉..
Well done on your version Mike 🎼👍
Thanks Kenny!
Very nice. That Martin sounds exquisite.
Thanks Tommy!
@@campfire_guitar_lessons Do you have 12’s or 13’s on your Martin?
@@TommyLane they are 12-55 Tommy. Martin Titanium Core nickel strings. I just bought the guitar two weeks ago and it came strung with these strings. I’ve heard mixed reviews, but I love them. Even bought another set on Amazon to try on one of my Gibsons.
@@campfire_guitar_lessons They sound excellent. I have a Martin D35. I’ve been using Martin Phosphor Bronze lights for a while now. Martin Owners Club sends me a set every year when I renew membership. I grew to like them.
@@TommyLane I have always wanted a D-35. Great strummer!
All that's missing is the harmonica. Good job Mike😊
Thanks Mark! We have a harp player in our Monday veteran jam group, so we’ll be adding that in. Such a good sound!
Nice sounding and looking guitar. Martin D-45? Good song to know, but not the kind I sing for my groups...a bit too sad.
Thanks Tex! Yes, I finally broke down and picked up a D-45. I’ve waited about 50 years for it… and it was worth the wait. You’re right. It is a bit of a melancholy song… but I think people love to sing along to the chorus, which makes them happy.
@Mike Kelly This is scary when a legally blind guy can tell from sound & sound hole/ fretboard what it might be. I went with a Custom Shop D-28 VTS 12-fret short scale with a modified low oval neck profile. It has a solid peghead because I have serious issues restringing a slotted head. Thanks for this song.
@@texhaines9957 You made a great choice. I’ve bought and sold several Martins over the last decade. I finally got a good deal on this D-45 and I now understand the hype. They really pick out the best woods for this model and painstakingly build it. Couldn’t be happier.
That Martin sounds the best of your collection.
@@dukeofearl4117 I agree Earl. It’s been hard to pick up my other guitars since I got this one.