Billy Joel - Where's the Orchestra: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Where's the Orchestra" on your guitar with our chord guide. 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.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
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 | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA#  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. |
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.