{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1975555,"song":"Miami 2017 Seen The Lights Go Out On Broadway","artist":"Billy Joel","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1975555-miami-2017-seen-the-lights-go-out-on-broadway-chords-by-billy-joel/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1975555?type=chord","rating":4.88701,"votes":11,"content":"There already was a tab that was right, it was just missing some of the nuances that left the song feeling a \r\nbit open when played on an acoustic guitar (or in a band). Credits to bJoelFan13 for the chords; all changes \r\nand tabs are my work from listening to the record. Side note: Billy Joel’s songs (chord progressions) make a \r\nwhole lot more sense when they’re viewed on a piano. It’s really easy to see how Billy uses different \r\ninversions of chords to connect chords to each other through common tones. The funky A7* chord below \r\n(which is really an A7no5th), the A/C# and the G11 are the result of listening super carefully and playing \r\non a keyboard to see what he’s doing. Also, some of the little fills (like    D-Dsus4-D D (rest) Dsus4 ) \r\naren’t always played by the guitar, but I think they definitely help. If some of the chord notation or \r\ntablature doesn’t quite make sense, comment below and I’ll try to explain; tabs are below the chords—any \r\nsuggestions are welcome!\r\n\r\nP.S. This is my first tab/chords submitted on UG \\m/\r\n\r\nNo Capo\r\n\r\n[Chords Used] [ch]D[/ch]  xx0232  [ch]D/F#[/ch]  2x023x     [ch]A[/ch]      x02220    [ch]G/D[/ch]   xx0003   \r\n              [ch]C[/ch]  x32010  [ch]Gmaj7[/ch] 3x0002     [ch]F#m7[/ch]   242222    [ch]A7[/ch]*   x02253\r\n              [ch]G[/ch]  320003  [ch]G/B[/ch]   x2003x     [ch]B7sus2[/ch] x24222    [ch]G11[/ch]** 3x042x\r\n              [ch]Bb[/ch] x13331  [ch]Bm[/ch]    x24432     [ch]Asus4[/ch]  x02230    [ch]G/B[/ch]*  x2000x\r\n              [ch]G[/ch]* 320033  [ch]A/C#[/ch]  x4222x     [ch]Dsus4[/ch]  xx0233\r\n\r\n** on the G11, he plays the high C# on the B string a bit delayed the first time, just listen for it\r\n\r\n[Intro] \r\n[ch]D[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]Bb[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]Bb[/ch]  [ch]D/F#[/ch]  [ch]Gmaj7[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]G/B[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]G/B[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]* [ch]B[/ch]* [ch]C#[/ch]* [ch]D[/ch]* [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G/B[/ch]\r\n\r\n*notes with an asterix in the intro are single notes\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]G/B[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]A7[/ch]*\r\nI've seen the lights go out on Broadway[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch] [ch]Asus4[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]G11[/ch]\r\n I saw the Empire State laid low.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#m7[/ch]                          [ch]Bm[/ch]      \r\n And life went on beyond the Palisades,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B7sus2[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\n They all bought Cadillacs[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]G/B[/ch]*   [ch]A/C#[/ch]\r\n And left there long ago.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]            [ch]G/B[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]A7[/ch]*  \r\n They held a concert out in Brooklyn[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch] [ch]Asus4[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]G11[/ch]  (***Fill 1)\r\n To watch the Island bridges blow.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D/F#[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]          \r\n They turned our power down[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]              [ch]G/B[/ch]\r\n And drove us underground[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]            [ch]G/B[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]    \r\n But we went right on with the show[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Interlude x2] \r\n[ch]D[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch] [ch]Asus4[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] (Tab Below)\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]              [ch]G/D[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]       D-Dsus4-D [ch]D[/ch] (rest) [ch]Dsus4[/ch]\r\n I've seen the lights go out on Broadway[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]Asus4[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]G11[/ch]\r\n I saw the ruins at my feet[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#m7[/ch]                       [ch]Bm[/ch]       [ch]B7sus2[/ch] \r\n You know we almost didn't notice it[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]           Asus4-A         [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]G/B[/ch]*    [ch]A/C#[/ch]  \r\nWe'd see it all the time       on Forty-Second Street.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                [ch]G/D[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]      D-Dsus4-D [ch]D[/ch] (rest) [ch]Dsus4[/ch]\r\n They burned the churches up in Harlem[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]Asus4[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]G11[/ch]  *** Fill 1\r\n Like in that Spanish Civil War[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D/F#[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\n The flames were everywhere[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]           [ch]G/B[/ch]           \r\n But no one really cared[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]          [ch]G/B[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]\r\n It always burned up there before[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Interlude x2]\r\n[ch]D[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch] [ch]Asus4[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]              [ch]G/D[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]       D-Dsus4-D [ch]D[/ch] (rest) [ch]Dsus4[/ch]\r\n I've seen the lights go out on Broadway[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]Asus4[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]G11[/ch]\r\n I watched the mighty skyline fall.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#m7[/ch]                          [ch]Bm[/ch]      [ch]B7sus2[/ch] \r\n The boats were waiting at the Battery[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]            A-Asus4-A\r\n The union went on strike[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]G/B[/ch]*   [ch]A/C#[/ch]\r\nThey never sailed at all.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]              [ch]G/D[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]       D-Dsus4-D [ch]D[/ch] (rest) [ch]Dsus4[/ch]       \r\nThey sent a carrier out from Norfolk[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]Asus4[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]G11[/ch]  *** Fill 1\r\n And picked the Yankees up for free.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D/F#[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch] \r\n They said that Queens could stay[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]               [ch]G/B[/ch]       \r\n They blew the Bronx away[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]            [ch]G/B[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\n And sank Manhattan out at sea[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Interlude x2] \r\n[ch]D[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch] [ch]Asus4[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab]D-D    D   D (rest)   G                        D (Fill 2)  \r\n       You know those lights were bright on Broadway[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]             A-Asus4-A  [ch]G11[/ch]\r\n But that was so many years ago[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#m7[/ch]                     [ch]Bm[/ch]         [ch]B7sus2[/ch]\r\n Before we all lived here in Florida[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]           [ch]Asus4[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]G/B[/ch]*  [ch]A/C#[/ch]\r\n Before the Mafia     took over Mexico.[/tab]\r\nD              G/D        D (Fill 2/Fill3****)       \r\n There are not many who remember\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]Asus4[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]G11[/ch]  *** Fill 1\r\n They say a handful still survive[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D/F#[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\n To tell the world about[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]            [ch]G/B[/ch]\r\nThe way the lights went  out[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]               [ch]G/B[/ch]       [ch]Bb5[/ch]\r\n And keep the memory alive[/tab]\r\n\r\n(repeat and fade out): [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab][Intro]\r\n**(This should be correct, but it’s really kinda hard to play and let notes ring.**\r\n**Comment below if you know of an easier way—I’d love to know!)**\r\n**Let as many notes as possible ring**\r\n  e   e   e   s   s   e   e   e   e\r\ne|-------------14--15--14---------------|\r\nB|---------15--------------15------15---|\r\nG|-11--14----------------------14-------|\r\nD|-12-----------------------------------|\r\nA|--------------------------------------|\r\nE|--------------------------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]   e   e   e   e   e   e   e   e\r\ne|---------12------12--------------|\r\nB|---------------------15------15--|\r\nG|-----12------12----------12------|\r\nD|-14------------------------------|\r\nA|---------------------------------|\r\nE|-15------------------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]   e   e   e   e   e   e    e   e\r\ne|---------12------12---------------|\r\nB|---------------------15-------15--|\r\nG|-----12------12-----------12------|\r\nD|-12-------------------------------|\r\nA|----------------------------------|\r\nE|-14-------------------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]   e  e   e   e   e   e   e   e\r\ne|--------12------12--10---------------|\r\nB|-------------------------------------|\r\nG|----10------10----------10-----------|\r\nD|-12-------------------------12-------|\r\nA|-------------------------------------|\r\nE|-13----------------------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]   e   e   e   s  s  e   e   e   e\r\ne|-------------2--3--2-----------5-----|\r\nB|-----3-----------------3-------------|\r\nG|---------------------------2---------|\r\nD|-0-------0---------------------------|\r\nA|-------------------------------------|\r\nE|-------------------------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]   e   e   e   e   e   e   e   e\r\ne|-----3---2-----------5---------------|\r\nB|-------------5---3-----------3-------|\r\nG|-0-----------------------2-----------|\r\nD|-------------------------------------|\r\nA|-------------------------------------|\r\nE|-------------------------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]   e   e   e   e   e   e   e   e\r\ne|-3---2-----------3---2---------------|\r\nB|---------3---------------3-----------|\r\nG|-------------0---------------0-------|\r\nD|-------------------------------------|\r\nA|-------------------------------------|\r\nE|-2-----------------------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]   e   e  e  q     e   e   e\r\ne|-------------------------------------|\r\nB|-3-p-1-------------------------------|\r\nG|--------3----------------------------|\r\nD|-3---------3-----2---0---2-----------|\r\nA|-------------------------------------|\r\nE|-1-----------------------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][Interlude]\r\ne|---------------------------------------------------------------------|\r\nB|•------3--3-----------3---------3----------2--2-----3---3---3--2----•|\r\nG|-------2--2-----------2---------2----------2--2-----2---2---3--2-----|\r\nD|-------0--0-----------0---------0----------2--2-----2---2---2--2-----|\r\nA|•-0--2----------0--2------0--2-------------0--0-----0---0---0--0----•|\r\nE|-------------------------------------0--2----------------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n*** Fill 1\r\nThere’s a slight vibrato to each of these notes, and the grace notes (in parentheses) \r\nare just a quick slide into each note from the note below—just listen to the record, you’ll hear it.\r\n\r\n[tab]e|-------------------------------------------------------------|\r\nB|-------------------------------------------------------------|\r\nG|----------------------/2vvv---(2)/4vvv---(4)/6vvv---(6)/4vvv-|\r\nD|-/4vvv----(4)/5vvv-------------------------------------------|\r\nA|-------------------------------------------------------------|\r\nE|-------------------------------------------------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n**** Fill 2\r\n\r\n[tab]Let Ring-----|\r\nE|--^2--3--2--0------------------------------------------------|\r\nB|--^3-----------3---------------------------------------------|\r\nG|--^2-----------4---------------------------------------------|\r\nD|--^0-----------4---------------------------------------------|\r\nA|---------------2---------------------------------------------|\r\nE|-------------------------------------------------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n**** Fill 3 played over top by a horn or a synth or something (You can play either Fill 2 or Fill 3 here)\r\n\r\n[tab]Very slight, quick vibrato on the A note\r\n                                                  *Hold and slide out\r\ne|--/5vvvvvvvv--5vvvvvvvv--7-9-10-----------(10)\\--------------|\r\nB|-------------------------------------------------------------|\r\nG|-------------------------------------------------------------|\r\nD|-------------------------------------------------------------|\r\nA|-------------------------------------------------------------|\r\nE|-------------------------------------------------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n************************************\r\n\r\n \r\n| p  Pull-off\r\n| /  Slide up\r\n| q  Quarter note\r\n| e  Eighth note\r\n| s  Sixteenth note\r\n| p  Pull-off\r\n| v  Vibrato\r\n\r\n************************************","plain_text":"There already was a tab that was right, it was just missing some of the nuances that left the song feeling a \nbit open when played on an acoustic guitar (or in a band). Credits to bJoelFan13 for the chords; all changes \nand tabs are my work from listening to the record. Side note: Billy Joel’s songs (chord progressions) make a \nwhole lot more sense when they’re viewed on a piano. It’s really easy to see how Billy uses different \ninversions of chords to connect chords to each other through common tones. The funky A7* chord below \n(which is really an A7no5th), the A/C# and the G11 are the result of listening super carefully and playing \non a keyboard to see what he’s doing. Also, some of the little fills (like    D-Dsus4-D D (rest) Dsus4 ) \naren’t always played by the guitar, but I think they definitely help. If some of the chord notation or \ntablature doesn’t quite make sense, comment below and I’ll try to explain; tabs are below the chords—any \nsuggestions are welcome!\n\nP.S. This is my first tab/chords submitted on UG \\m/\n\nNo Capo\n\n[Chords Used] D  xx0232  D/F#  2x023x     A      x02220    G/D   xx0003   \n              C  x32010  Gmaj7 3x0002     F#m7   242222    A7*   x02253\n              G  320003  G/B   x2003x     B7sus2 x24222    G11** 3x042x\n              Bb x13331  Bm    x24432     Asus4  x02230    G/B*  x2000x\n              G* 320033  A/C#  x4222x     Dsus4  xx0233\n\n** on the G11, he plays the high C# on the B string a bit delayed the first time, just listen for it\n\n[Intro] \nD  C  G  Bb  D  C  G  Bb  D/F#  Gmaj7  D  G/B  A  G/B  D A* B* C#* D* D G/B\n\n*notes with an asterix in the intro are single notes\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Interlude x2] \nD  D  A Asus4 A (Tab Below)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Interlude x2]\nD  D  A Asus4 A\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Interlude x2] \nD  D  A Asus4 A\n\n\n\n\n\nD              G/D        D (Fill 2/Fill3****)       \n There are not many who remember\n\n\n\n\n\n(repeat and fade out): D  C  G  Bb\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n*** Fill 1\nThere’s a slight vibrato to each of these notes, and the grace notes (in parentheses) \nare just a quick slide into each note from the note below—just listen to the record, you’ll hear it.\n\n\n\n**** Fill 2\n\n\n\n**** Fill 3 played over top by a horn or a synth or something (You can play either Fill 2 or Fill 3 here)\n\n\n\n\n\n************************************\n\n \n| p  Pull-off\n| /  Slide up\n| q  Quarter note\n| e  Eighth note\n| s  Sixteenth note\n| p  Pull-off\n| v  Vibrato\n\n************************************","chords":["A7","A/C","G11","D","Dsus4","D/F#","A","G/D","C","Gmaj7","F#m7","G","G/B","B7sus2","Bb","Bm","Asus4","A/C#","B","C#","Bb5","E"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"A7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,0,2,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,2,0]},"Asus4":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,3,0]},"B":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,3,4,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,4,2]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Dsus4":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,2,3],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,3]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]},"G/B":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,0,0,0,2],"frets":[-1,2,0,0,0,3]},"Gmaj7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,1],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,2]}}}