Wheres The Orchestra

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - where’s the orchestra? - billy joel - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - tabbed by : maguri tuning : standard billy joel where’s the orchestra? ( 1982 ) ( billy joel ) from : "the nylon curtain" beautiful song but not easy . . . what i found out sounds alright to me . suggestions for improvements are highly welcome , though . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - chords E - B - G - D - A - E * Am 0 - 1 - 2 - x - x - x * Am/G 0 - 1 - 0 - x - x - x * Am/F 0 - 1 - 2 - 3 - x - xe5+ 0 - 1 - 1 - 2 - x - xam7 3 - 1 - 2 - 2 - 0 - xam6 2 - 1 - 2 - 2 - 0 - xe/G# 0 - 0 - 1 - 2 - x - 4 G6 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 2 - 3 E5+/G# ( 0 ) 1 - 1 - 2 - x - 4 Amaj7 0 - 2 - 1 - 2 - 0 - xem7 0 - 3 - 0 - 2 - 2 - 0 G/A x - 3 - 4 - 5 - 0 - xc/B 0 - 1 - 0 - x - 2 - xbm7b5 x - 3 - 2 - 3 - 2 - xcdim x - 4 - 2 - 4 - 3 - xa/C# ( 0 ) 2 - 2 - 2 - 4 - xf#7sus 2 - 2 - 4 - 2 - 4 - 2 F#7 2 - 2 - 3 - 2 - 4 - 2 * G x - 3 - 0 - 0 - x - 3 D/F# x - 3 - 2 - 0 - x - 2 Dm/F x - 3 - 2 - 0 - x - 1 E7 x - 3 - 1 - 2 - 2 - 0 * A x - 2 - 2 - 2 - 0 - x G#m6 x - 4 - 4 - 2 - x - 4 * Emaj7 x - 4 - 4 - 2 - x - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - capo 3rd fret | C | G | * Am * Am/G * Am/F | E | E5+ | A where’s the orchestra? Am Am7 Am6 E/G# wasn’t this supposed to be a musical? G6 E5+/G# A here i Am in the balcony Amaj7 E5+/G# Em7 G/A how the hell could i have missed the overture? Dmaj7 B7 i like the scenery Bm7 Dm E5+ even though i have absolutely no A idea at all Am Am7 Am6 E/G# what is being said despite the dialogue G6 E5+/G# A there’s the leading man Amaj7 E5+/G# Em7 G/A the movie star who never faced an audience Dmaj7 B7 where’s the orchestra? Bm7 after all F G C C/B this is my big night on the town Am7 Em my introduction to the theatre crowd F Bm7b5 i assumed that the show would have a song E5+ so i was wrong A at least i understand Am Am7 Am6 E/G# all the innuendo and the irony G6 E5+/G# A and i appreciate Amaj7 E5+/G# Em7 G/A the roles the actors played , the point the author made Dmaj7 B7 ( no3rd ) and after the closing lines Cdim7 A/C# F#7sus F#7 and after the curtain calls * G D/F# the curtain falls Dm/F E7 [ A ] on empty chairs . . . where’s the orchestra? Outro | * A | G#m6 | * A | G#m6 | | * A | G#m6 * Emaj7 | * A | G#m6 * Emaj7 | * A | G#m6 * Emaj7 | [ melody : allentown ] ( repeat and fade )