Vienna Tab

by Billy Joel
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Here for the first time is a correct tabbed arrangement for solo acoustic guitar complete w/ the signature Intro and Outro that are mandatory but relatively easy to master and follows the melody of the actual 1977 recording.Was this info helpful?
Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: Bb
Capo: 3rd fret
Author Unregistered. Last edit on Jul 24, 2020
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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
 
                             2) Acoustic Guitar in Standard Tuning w/ a capo clipped at the 3rd Fret
 
                             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
 
 
===========================================================================================================
 
[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?
 
===========================================================================================================
 
[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?
 
=============================================================================================================
 
 
[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-----------------------------|
 
=============================================================================================================
 
 
[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?
 
=============================================================================================================
 
[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....
 
 
===========================================================================================================
 
 
[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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