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A bot tle of white,
a bot tle of red
Per haps a bot tle of ro sé in (F)stead
We’ll get a ta ble near the street In our old fa (Bb)mil iar place (Gm)You and I (Gm)face to (Gm)face (C)mm (Bb)mm A bot tle of red,
a bot tle of white
it all de pends up on your (Bb)ap pe tite
I’ll meet you (F)an y time (G)you want In our I tal ian res tau rant
(G)Things are o kay with me these days (Dm)Got a good job, I (G7)got a good of fice, I (C)got a new wife, (C)got a new life and the fam ’ly is fine
We lost touch long a go, You lost weight I (G7)did not know You could ev er look so nice af ter (Am7)so much time Do you re (Eb)mem ber those days hang ing (Bb)out at the Vil lage Green
The (Eb)en gi neer boots, leath er (Bb)jack ets and tight blue jeans.
You drop a (Eb)dime in the box play a (Bb)song a bout New Or leans
Cold beer, hot lights My sweet ro man tic (D)teen age nights.
Whoa whoa whoa
whoa whoa whoa
(G)Bren da and Ed die were the pop u lar stead stead ies and the (D)king and the queen of the prom (G)Rid ing a round with the car top would down and the ra di o on
(G)No bod y looked an y fin er (C)or was (G)more of a hit at the park way din er (G)we nev er knew we could want more than that out of life
Sure (E)ly Bren we were Ed wav die ing Bren da and Ed to sur vive Whoa whoa whoa
whoa whoa whoa
(G)Bren da and Ed die were still pop go ing stead stead y in the (D)sum mer of sev en ty five.
(G)When they de cid ed the mar riage would be at the end of Ju ly
(G)Ev ’ry one said they were cra zy, (C)or was (G)“Bren da, you know that you’re much too la zy (G)Ed die could nev er af ford to live that kind of life.”
Oh, (E)but there we were Ed wav die ing Bren da and Ed die good bye.
Whoa whoa whoa
whoa whoa whoa
whoa whoa whoa Well, they (F)got an a part (C)ment with (F)deep pile car (C)pets and a (D)cou ple of paint (D7)ings from Sears A (F)big wa ter bed (C)that they (F)bought with the bread (C)they saved for a cou (D7)ple of years.
They (F)start ed to fight (C)when the (F)mon ey got tight and they (D)just did n’t count on the tears Whoa whoa
whoa whoa whoa Well, they (F)lived for a while (C)in a (F)ver y nice style, but it’s (D)al ways the (G)same (D)in the (C)end.
They (F)got a di vorce (C)as a (F)mat ter of course and they part ed the (G)clos (D)est of (C)friends then the (F)king and the queen (C)went (F)back to the green, but you can (D)nev er go (G)back (D)there a (Em)gain Whoa whoa
(G)Bren da and Ed die had had it al read y by the (D)sum mer of sev en ty five (C)From the (G)high to the low to the end of the show for the rest of their lives
(C)They (G)could n’t go back to the greas ers (C)the (G)best they could do was pick up their piec es (G)we al ways knew they would both find a way to get (E)by.
(E7)Oh, and that’s all I (G)heard a bout (C)Bren da and Ed die (Am)can’t tell you more ’cause I’ve told you al read y and here we are (G)wav ing Bren da and Ed die good bye Whoa whoa whoa
whoa whoa whoa
whoa whoa whoa
A bot tle of red,
a bot tle of white
What ev er kind of mood you’re in to (F)night
I’ll meet you (F)an y time (G)you want in our I tal ian res tau rant
Scenes From An Italian Restaurant — Classic Piano Sheet Music
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Read "Scenes From An Italian Restaurant" by Billy Joel in classic piano notation — both hands, real chords + notes, in the published key of F. Engraved server-side from the publisher MusicXML; click any note to jump there as the score follows along at 120 BPM.
Tip: Break this song into sections and master each one separately. The speed control lets you drill difficult passages at any tempo.
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About “Scenes From An Italian Restaurant”
- Is this the same engraved sheet music a piano teacher would print for "Scenes From An Italian Restaurant"?
- Yes — the score is rendered server-side from the publisher MusicXML using Verovio (the same engine RISM and OpenScore use). Standard piano notation, treble + bass staves, real chord symbols, key signature F. Print-quality and identical to what you'd see in a printed piano book.
- What key is "Scenes From An Italian Restaurant" by Billy Joel played in?
- Scenes From An Italian Restaurant is arranged in the key of F on Super Simple Piano. You can transpose to any other key live in the player.
- What's the tempo (BPM) of "Scenes From An Italian Restaurant"?
- The arrangement plays at 120 BPM. Use the speed control (10-200%) to practice slower or play faster.
- Is "Scenes From An Italian Restaurant" easy to play on piano?
- This is an advanced arrangement. We recommend breaking it into sections and using the speed control to drill harder passages.
- Can I download sheet music for "Scenes From An Italian Restaurant"?
- Yes — registered users can download PDF sheet music, plus MIDI and MusicXML files for use in other notation software.
- Who composed "Scenes From An Italian Restaurant"?
- "Scenes From An Italian Restaurant" was originally performed by Billy Joel. The Super Simple Piano arrangement is simplified for beginner-to-intermediate players.
- What chords are used in "Scenes From An Italian Restaurant"?
- This arrangement uses 29 chords: A7, Abmaj7, Am, Am7, Bb, Bbmaj7, C, C7, +21 more.
- What other songs by Billy Joel can I play here?
- Try "EVERYBODY HAS A DREAM", "CAPTAIN JACK", "SHAMELESS". All are in our player with color-coded notes; pick the one matching your level.
- Is this the same notation a piano teacher would hand me?
- Yes — "Scenes From An Italian Restaurant" is rendered at engraver quality (the Verovio engine, the same toolkit RISM and OpenScore editions use) from the original publisher MusicXML. You get standard piano notation: treble + bass clefs, key signature F, time signature, beams, dynamics — everything a printed sheet music book would have. Great for piano students learning to read music properly.
- What's the difference between Sheet Music and the other modes here?
- Sheet Music is the "classic" view — the one your piano teacher uses. Other modes (Beginner, Fall Down, Simple Sheet, Lead Sheet) trade real notation for color-coded notes and falling shapes to help absolute beginners. Use Sheet Music once you're ready to read both hands at once from real notation.
- Can I practice from this view at my own pace?
- Yes — slow the tempo from 120 BPM down (or up) without changing the pitch. The score scrolls in time and the currently playing note is highlighted, so you can drill a tough bar at half speed and bump it up once it feels comfortable.
- Why can I click a note in the score?
- Every notehead is interactive. Click and the audio jumps to that moment so you can drill a specific phrase or bar instead of replaying from the top. The currently playing note is highlighted as the music advances so your eye never loses its place.
- Can I download the sheet music as a PDF?
- Yes — Sheet Music PDF is one of the download formats for this song. The engraved score prints page-perfect on A4 / Letter so you can practice from paper as well as on screen.