I've been looking all over the internet for a mandolin tab for this song and couldn't
So I decided to make it myself. This is all the places where the mandolin is played. It's
I hear and it sounds pretty close. hope it works out good for you
stuff:
> strum fast a few times according to the song
~ let it ring for a bit
0:57
E|------------------------3>--------------3>-5>-8>-3-5-3-1-3--1>-0------|
A|3>-3-5---------------3>----5>-3-2-0-2-3--------------------------5-3>-|
D|--------5>-5-3-2-3-5--------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/billy_joel/piano_man_tab_ver_2.html ]
2:15
E|-----------------------------------------8>-7>-5>-3-5-3-1-3-8>-10-8-7-8>-|
A|3>-3-5-8>-5-7-5-3-5-8~-7~-5~-5-7-8-7-8-10--------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
3:09
E|------------------------3>--------------8>-7>-5>-3-5-3-1-3-1>-0------|
A|3>-3-5---------------3>----5>-3-2-0-2-3-------------------------5-3>-|
D|--------5>-5-3-2-3-5-------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
somewhere during 4:40
E|--------------------------------|
A|3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--5-3>-|
D|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5------|
G|--------------------------------|
lightly palm mute the 5 on the A string
4:57
E|8>-7--8-10-8>-5-7-5-3-5-3-8>------------------------|
A|---------------------------12>-10-12-10-8-10-8-7-8--|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
E|8>-10>-8>-----------------------------|
A|----------10-12-10-8-10-8-8>--7-5-3>--|
D|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|