# Goodnight Saigon – Billy Joel: piano chords

Goodnight Saigon by Billy Joel uses 20 chords in C major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

## Chords in the song

[F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [Dm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dm), [Bbmaj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj7), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [Dm/F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dm), [G7](https://pianokitty.com/c/G7), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [C/E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [Dm/C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dm), [G/B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [F/A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [Bb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [Fadd9/A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fadd9), [Gm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gm), [C/Bb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [G7/B](https://pianokitty.com/c/G7), [Dm/A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dm)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 2: F Dm Bbmaj7 G
- Verse 1: Dm/F G7 C C/E Dm/F G7 C Em Am Em Am Dm Dm/C G/B F/A G
- Verse 2: Dm/F G7 C C/E Dm/F G7 C Em Am Em Am Dm Dm/C Bb
- Interlude 5: G D G7
- Verse 3: Dm/F G7 C C/E Dm/F G7 C Em Am Em Am Dm Dm/C G/B Fadd9/A G
- Verse 4: Dm/F G7 C C/E Dm/F G7 C Em Am Em Am Dm Dm/C Bb F/A Gm
- Chorus 1: C/Bb F/A Bb C C/Bb F/A Bb G7/B C C/Bb F/A Bb Dm/A G7
- Interlude 6: G F Dm G7
- Verse 5: Dm/F G7 C C/E Dm/F G7 C Em Am Em Am Dm Dm/C Bb
- Interlude 7: G
- Verse 6: Dm/F G7 C C/E Dm/F G7 C Em Am Em Am Dm Dm/C Bb F/A Gm
- Chorus 2: C/Bb F/A Bb C C/Bb F/A Bb G7/B C C/Bb F/A Bb Dm/A G
- Interlude 8: F
- Outro 2: Dm Bb G F Dm Bbmaj7 G F

## Questions

### Which chords does Goodnight Saigon by Billy Joel use?

Different chords: 20. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Goodnight Saigon by Billy Joel in?

The chords fit C major. This is estimated from the chords, so the recording may be in another key.

### How hard is Goodnight Saigon to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (20), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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Chord data: [Chordonomicon](https://huggingface.co/datasets/ailsntua/Chordonomicon), [CC BY-NC 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). Chords are transcriptions and can differ from the recording.

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