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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
Get a ta ble (C)near the street In our old fa (Bb)mil iar (C)place (Gm)You and (C)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 you (C)want In our I (Bb)tal ian res tau rant
(G)Things are o kay with (D)me these days (Dm)Got a good job, (G7)got a good of fice, (C7)Got a new wife, (F7)got a new life and the (Am)fam i ly’s fine
We lost touch (D)long a go You lost weight I (G7)did not know You could ev er (F7)look so nice af ter (Am)so much time
Do you re (Eb)mem ber those days hang ing (Bb)out at the Vil lage (F)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 (F)leans
Cold beer, hot lights My sweet ro (D9sus)man tic teen age (G)nights
Whoa whoa
whoa
whoa whoa
whoa
Bren da and Ed die were the pop u lar stead ies and the (D)king and the queen of the prom
(G)Rid ing a round with the (G)car top down be and the (C)ra di o on
(G)No bod y looked an y (D)fin er (C)or was (G)more of a hit at the (C)park way din er (G)we nev er knew we could (F)want more than that out of (E)life
Sure ly (Am)Bren da and Ed die would al ways know how to sur vive Whoa whoa
whoa
whoa whoa
whoa
Bren da and Ed die were still go ing stead y in the sum (D)mer of sev en ty five prom
(G)When they de cid ed the (G)mar riage would be at the (C)end of Ju ly
(G)Ev ’ry one said they were (D)cra zy, (C)or was (G)“Bren da, you know that you’re (C)much too la zy (G)Ed die could nev er af (F)ford to live that kind of (E)life.”
Oh, but (Am)there we were wav ing Bren da and Ed die good sur bye Whoa whoa
whoa
whoa whoa
whoa
Bren whoa whoa
whoa Well, they (F)got an a part (C)ment with (F)deep pile car pets and a (D)cou ple of paint (C)ings from (G)Sears A (F)big wa ter bed that they (F)bought with the bread they had (D)saved for a cou ple of (C)years They (F)start ed to fight when the (F)mon ey got tight and they (D)just did n’t count on the tears Whoa whoa
whoa
(G)Bren da and Ed die had had it al read y by the sum (D)mer of sev en ty five (C)From the (G)high to the low to the (G)end of the show for the (C)rest of their lives
They (G)could n’t go back to the (D)greas ers (G)Best they could do was pick (C)up their piec es (G)we al ways knew they would (F)both find a way to get (E)by
Oh, and (Am7)that’s all I heard a bout Bren da and Ed die (Am7)can’t tell you more ’cause I’ve told you al read y and here we are wav ing Bren da and Ed die good bye Whoa
whoa whoa
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A bot tle of red,
a bot tle of white
What ev er kind of mood you’re (Bb)in to night
I’ll meet you (Am)an y time you (C)want in our I (Dm)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 110 BPM.
Tip: Use the speed control to practice at 70% tempo first. Focus on tricky chord transitions before attempting the full arrangement.
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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 110 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 a medium-difficulty arrangement. Most players can learn it within a few practice sessions using the speed control.
- 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 27 chords: Abmaj7, Am, Am7, Bb, Bbmaj7, C, C7, Cmaj7, +19 more.
- What other songs by Billy Joel can I play here?
- Try "SCENES FROM AN ITALIAN RESTAURANT", "EVERYBODY HAS A DREAM", "CAPTAIN JACK". 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 110 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.