Baby Grand chords by Billy Joel, Ray Charles (Official Version)

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Bm7b5
Bbm9
F/A
Fm/Ab
Gm7
C7sus4
F
E7#5
Cm/Eb
D7
Gm
D7/F#
Gm/F
E7
Am7
C7
A7
D7b5
C7b5
C7#5
Bbm7
Em7b5
Dm
DmMaj7
Dm7
A7#9
Cm7
F7
Bbmaj7
Ab9
A7#5
A7b5
F#maj7
Fmaj7

Intro 1

Verse 1
F 
 (F major) Late at night
E7#5 
 (E7#5) When it's dark and cold
Cm/Eb 
 (C minor/Eb) I reach out
D7 
 (D7) For someone to hold
Gm 
 (G minor) When I'm blue
D7/F# 
 (D7/F#) When I'm lonely
Gm/F 
 (G minor/F) She comes through
E7 
Am7 
D7 
 (E7) She's the only one who  (A minor7) can    (D7) 
Gm7 
C7 
My baby  (G minor7) grand  (C7) 
A7 
D7b5 
D7 
Gm7 
C7b5 
Is all  (A7) I   need  (D7b5)  (D7)  (G minor7)  (C7b5) 

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Verse 2
F 
 (F major) In my time
E7#5 
 (E7#5) I've wandered everywhere
Cm/Eb 
D7 
 (C minor/Eb) Around this world  (D7) 
Gm 
She would always  (G minor) be  there
Any day
D7/F# 
 (D7/F#) Any hour
Gm/F 
 (G minor/F) All it takes
E7 
Am7 
D7 
 (E7) Is the power  (A minor7) in    my hands  (D7) 
Gm7 
C7 
This  (G minor7) baby grand's  (C7) 
F 
D7b5 
Gm7 
C7#5 
Been good to  (F major) me  (D7b5)  (G minor7)  (C7#5) 

Verse 3
F 
 (F major) I've had friends
E7#5 
 (E7#5) But they have slipped away
Cm/Eb 
D7 
 (C minor/Eb) I've had fame  (D7) 
But it doesn't stay
Gm 
 (G minor) I've made fortunes
D7/F# 
 (D7/F#) Spent them fast enough
Gm/F 
 (G minor/F) As for woman
E7 
Am7 
D7 
 (E7) They don't last with just  (A minor7) one man  (D7) 
Gm7 
C7 
But my  (G minor7) baby  grand  (C7) 
F 
Bbm7 
F 
Em7b5 
A7 
Will stand  (F major) by me  (B flat minor7)  (F major)  (E minor7b5)  (A7) 

Bridge 1
Dm 
DmMaj7 
Dm7 
They  (D minor) say  (D minorMaj7) no one's  (D minor7) gonna play this
Em7b5 
A7#9 
 (E minor7b5) on the radio  (A7#9) 
Dm 
DmMaj7 
Dm7 
 (D minor) They said  (D minorMaj7) the melan (D minor7) choly blues
Cm7 
F7 
were dead and  (C minor7) gone   (F7) 
Bbmaj7 
 (B flat minoraj7) But only songs like these
Bm7b5 
E7 
 (B minor7b5) Played in minor  (E7) keys
Am7 
Ab9 
 (A minor7) Keep those memo (A flat9) ries
Gm7 
C7 
hold-  (G minor7) ing on  (C7) 

Verse 4
F 
 (F major) I've come far
E7#5 
 (E7#5) From the life I've strayed in
Cm/Eb 
 (C minor/Eb) And I've got scars
D7 
 (D7) From those dives I've played in
Gm 
 (G minor) Now I'm home
D7/F# 
 (D7/F#) And I'm weary
Gm/F 
 (G minor/F) In my bones
E7 
Am7 
D7 
 (E7) Every dreary one  (A minor7) night stand  (D7) 
Gm7 
C7 
My  (G minor7) baby grand  (C7) 
A7#5 
A7 
A7b5 
A7 
Is coming  (A7#5) home   with  (A7) me,  (A7b5)  (A7) with me
D7 
Gm7 
 (D7) Ever since this gig  (G minor7) began
C7#5 
My baby  (C7#5) grand's
Been good to me
Bm7b5 
Bbm9 
F/A 
Fm/Ab 
 (B minor7b5)  (B flat minor9)  (F/A)  (F minor/Ab) 
Gm7 
F#maj7 
Fmaj7 
 (G minor7)  (F sharp minoraj7)  (F minoraj7) 

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GuitarPianoUkulele

Bm7b5
Bbm9
F/A
Fm/Ab
Gm7
C7sus4
F
E7#5
Cm/Eb
D7
Gm
D7/F#
Gm/F
E7
Am7
C7
A7
D7b5
C7b5
C7#5
Bbm7
Em7b5
Dm
DmMaj7
Dm7
A7#9
Cm7
F7
Bbmaj7
Ab9
A7#5
A7b5
F#maj7
Fmaj7

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: AdvancedKey: F majorBPM: 68

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Bm7b5: x-2-3-2-3-x
Bbm9: 6-8-6-6-6-8
F/A: x-0-3-2-1-x
Fm/Ab: 4-x-3-5-x-x
Gm7: 3-5-3-3-3-3
C7sus4: x-3-3-3-1-x
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
E7#5: x-7-6-7-x-8
Cm/Eb: x-6-5-5-8-x
D7: x-x-0-2-1-2
Gm: 3-5-5-3-3-3
D7/F#: 2-x-0-2-1-x
Gm/F: x-x-3-3-3-3
E7: 0-2-0-1-0-0
Am7: x-0-2-0-1-0
C7: x-3-2-3-1-x
A7: x-0-2-0-2-0
D7b5: x-x-0-1-1-2
C7b5: x-3-4-3-5-x
C7#5: x-3-2-3-x-4
Bbm7: x-1-3-1-2-x
Em7b5: x-x-2-3-3-3
Dm: x-x-0-2-3-1
DmMaj7: x-x-0-2-2-1
Dm7: x-x-0-2-1-1
A7#9: x-0-7-6-8-8
Cm7: x-3-5-3-4-x
F7: 1-3-1-2-1-1
Bbmaj7: x-1-3-2-3-x
Ab9: 4-3-4-3-4-x
A7#5: 5-x-5-6-6-x
A7b5: 5-x-5-6-4-x
F#maj7: 2-x-3-3-2-x
Fmaj7: x-x-3-2-1-0

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This is the definitive original version of Baby Grand by Billy Joel, Ray Charles, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of F major. It is designed for experienced players looking to reproduce the full sonic intent and artistic expression of Billy Joel, Ray Charles.