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52nd Street

Billy Joel

RockAdvanced for beginners21 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

D××○
E○○○
Em○○○○
C9Diagram coming soon
Am7×○○○
Bm7Diagram coming soon
Cmaj7Diagram coming soon
Bmaj7Diagram coming soon
Bbmaj7Diagram coming soon
A#dimDiagram coming soon
A×○○
C#Diagram coming soon
C7×○
B7Diagram coming soon
Ebm7Diagram coming soon
Dm7Diagram coming soon
G7○○○
B9Diagram coming soon
Bb9Diagram coming soon
A9Diagram coming soon
D7××○

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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              D/E D Em C9 
D/E D Em C9 
 
Am7           Bm7                   Em         D/E Em  
  They say it takes a lot to keep a love alive 
Am7        Bm7                           Cmaj7 Bmaj7 Bbmaj7 
  In every heart there pumps a different beat 
Am7         A#dim                 Bm7        A/C# 
  But if we shift the rhythm into overdrive 
C7                                     B7 A#7sus B7 A#7sus B7 
  Well, we could generate a lot of heat 
 
         D/E          D Em C9 
On Fifty Second Street 
         D/E          D Em C9 
On Fifty Second Street 
                          Em         Ebm7 Dm7 
We're gonna have a little show parade 
       G7                   Cmaj7         B9 
Before they know the second bar was played 
Bb9          A9             Am7                
  We're gonna slip it to 'em short and sweet 
  D7 
On Fifty Second Street 
 
(Clarinet Solo) 
D/E D Em C9 
D/E D Em C9 
Em Ebm7 Dm7 G7 
Cmaj7 B9 Bb9 A9 Am7 D7 
 
(Solo continued Repeat and Fade w/vocal ad lib) 
D/E D Em C9

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Chord set

D · E · Em · C9 · Am7 · Bm7 · Cmaj7 · Bmaj7 · Bbmaj7 · A#dim · A · C# · C7 · B7 · Ebm7 · Dm7 · G7 · B9 · Bb9 · A9 · D7

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.