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Welcome to Chordie.  A mod will probably move this to the song requests section of the forum  But regardless, the version I play is in G.  Chords are as follows:

Verse & Chorus:
G  D  F  C  Cm  G  Em  A  D  (D7)
G  D  F  C  Cm  G  Em  A  D  G

Interlude:
C  G  B7  C  G
C  G  A7 D

I think if you strum these out you'll figure out which words they go with.

As you can see I don't use a G+ nor an A9.

A google search of

natalie grant daring to be chords

yields several places where you can get the sheet music but you have to pay for it.  I didn't spot any freebies near the top of the list.

However, if you know the song pretty well (to hear it or sing along), some of the pay sites have a preview which you can probably use to get the chords for most of the song.  Here's an example:

http://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mt … =MN0089607

It will even allow you to transpose the preview if you don't like the key the song is shown in.

This is a good one:  http://justinguitar.com/

Well, if that's the case, all I can offer is:  "Well played.  It worked."  I'm also a bit OCD, so for me it's a double-whammy.

Are you going to admit that the other 1% is:  "I dunno." 

Let me disagree just a bit and then we can talk about it if you want to.

If she is playing power chords (strings 4-6 only) then they are neither major nor minor, so it would be:
D#5 - C5 - G#5 - A#5.

If she plays the 3rd string with her middle finger one fret above the barre, it's a major (I think she does that sometimes).  If she leaves her middle finger off and plays it with her index barred, it's a minor.  In short, it only becomes major or minor if she plays the 3rd string.

I don't see a Maj7 in there at all.

If somebody wanted to play the full chords barred, this progression should be D#-Cm-G#-A#.  It's a standard I - vi - IV - V (aka "doo wop") progression, or a transposed G - Em - C - D.

The more I play this the more I realize that you are right.  What makes Piano Man distinctive is the ascending and descending bass line.  If I eliminate (mute) the high e string I'm finding that it puts more emphasis on the lower end and draws the bass out more.

If I ever get on Skype and am able to join one of the "jams" maybe I'll share my arrangement of this great song.  That is after I practice it a few thousand more times.

(The dirty little secret about this song is that yes, Billy Joel recorded it in C, but unless you play it in drop D tuning -- which creates a whole new set of fingering problems -- it will not sound right on a guitar because you have to yo-yo on the bass line, which screws it up IMO.)

Just thought of another one:

"Can I ask a stupid question?"  (We've all heard someone ask something like this before.)

Next time, be ready, and respond with:  "Yes.  Better than anyone I know."

Well, hey, they deserve what they get, right?

"Remember, there are no stupid questions, only stupid people." - Mr. Garrison (South Park)

True story.

When I was a teenager my cousin had this really cute girlfriend.  She was blonde, but that's irrelevant.  I think.  Yeah.  Irrelevant.

Anyway, they had just returned home from a trip to the beach.  He told me that one afternoon they were relaxing on the beach, just catching some rays, when out of the blue she asked him:  "Chris, why don't airplanes ever run into stars?"

Apparently she was serious.

How do you respond to something like that?

Thanks to everyone for the replies / suggestions.

Roger:  Brilliant suggestion about the friend to fret the A string for me.    That will be his/her only job:  fret that ONE note in that ONE song.  Sorta reminds me of the guy in the Mighty Mighty Bosstones whose only job in the band is to dance by himself on stage.

Russell:  Interesting thought which I hadn't considered, i.e., playing a "D7" form on strings 2-4 all on fret 2.  So far I can't make the reach around to the A string with my pinky to get to either fret 2 or fret 4 (not without muting a bunch of strings anyway), but I'll keep working on it.

Phil:  Tried that one also.  This is probably the best way to minimize movement, but so far I can't do it without muting the high e.  I'll work on this one too.  FYI, the song is "Piano Man" (Billy Joel), which I'm playing in D.  The A/C# goes directly to D.  C#m doesn't work in that context.

Zurf:  You proposed a similar solution to what Russ suggested, it's just that yours is the traditional lined up open A.  Same issue;  I can't reach the A string with my pinky yet, but with more dexterity it might be possible.  You and Russ must have some amazingly long and flexible fingers.

auxi:  You are absolutely right.  Your suggestion (as well as all of the others) will work.  I'll just have to practice in order to nail it.

Thanks again,
Nom

First off, congrats to your friend, and to you.  The D35 is a great guitar.  I got mine in the summer of 2009 and I love it.

However, the $2000 price tag MIGHT be a deal and it might not.  If you do NOT get the Martin deluxe hardshell case with it, then it's comparable to Guitar Center's normal retail price and you might want to reconsider.

The regular list price for a new D35 at Guitar Center is $2300, and that includes the hardshell case which I think normally sells for around $250:

http://www.guitarcenter.com/Martin-D-35 … 1148360.gc

My point is that you might check with GC and see if they will have the D35 going on sale any time before you are scheduled to get yours.  If so, you might get a slightly better deal there.

Regardless, congrats again.

'Nom

I was more of a DC guy (Batman, Superman, etc.).