Billy Joel - Where's the Orchestra: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Where's the Orchestra" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

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Learn Where's the Orchestra Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Billy Joel

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Where's the Orchestra" smoothly on your guitar.

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C Where's the orchestra? Cm Cm7 Cm6 G/B Wasn't this supposed to be a musical? A#6 G+/B C Here I am in the balcony Cmaj7 G+/B Gm7 A#/C How the hell could I have missed the overture? Fmaj7 D7 I like the scenery Dm7 Fm G+ Even though I have absolutely no Idea at all What is being said Despite the dialogue There's the leading man The movie star who never faced an audience Where's the orchestra? Dm7 After all G# A# D# D#/D This is my big night on the town Cm7 Gm My introduction to the theatre crowd G# Dm7-5 I assumed that the show would have a song G+ So I was wrong At least I understand All the innuendo and the irony And I appreciate The roles the actors played The point the author made And after the closing lines And after the curtain calls The curtain falls On empty chairs Where's the orchestra? You can simplify chords by removing barre

Transpose -+Reset Font Size -+Reset Simplify chords by removing barre Guitar Chord Diagrams A# A#6 B C Cm Cm6 Cm7 Cmaj7 D D7 D# Dm7 Fm Fmaj7 G+ G G# Gm Gm7 Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

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If you are also interested in learning how to play "Where's the Orchestra" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Where's the Orchestra" by Billy Joel.