Billy Joel Complete – Volume 1 by Billy Joel Piano, Vocal, Guitar - Sheet Music

Anonymous

Dec 16, 2025

This volume is an invaluable asset for vocal coaches. The piano parts are expertly crafted to capture Billy Joel's distinctive accompaniment style, perfectly supporting the vocal line without overpowering it. The clear vocal melody and complete lyrics make it ideal for singers to grasp nuances, ensuring both authentic performance and effective vocal study across a wide range.

Anonymous

Dec 15, 2025

A must-have for any working musician needing reliable Billy Joel charts. The PVG format is practical, with chord symbols clearly placed above the staff for quick reference. The arrangements are authentic, so you'll sound like the record. It's a hefty volume, so portability for gigs might be a consideration, but the sheer number of hits makes it worth it.

Anonymous

Dec 14, 2025

This Billy Joel collection is a fantastic teaching tool for intermediate to advanced piano students. The detailed piano parts truly capture his style, making it great for working on rhythm and sophisticated accompaniment. Engraving quality is clear, aiding sight-reading, and the comprehensive song list from his early albums offers plenty of engaging material for study and performance.

Phoenix

Apr 1, 2021

If you want the song You're Only Human (Second Wind) you will need Billy Joel Greatest Hits of 1 & 2. Wearing out all three books is something I've been doing for years.

Phoenix

Apr 1, 2021

These two books (volume one and volume two) have all Billy's albums up to but not including River of Dreams, and not including Fantasys and Delusions. I've had both books for years and just love a night in with this music. The Best of ....vols. 1 & 2 is also a great book to have - mine is coming apart! I have the keyboard book but don't like it. The ensemble player will love it. There are books which cover the songs of an Album. These have extras you don't get anywhere else - not even the keyboard book. The quality varys, so try to borrow someone else's copy before you order your own. Cheers!

Steve

Jul 6, 2017

Almost all of the tunes were familiar A bit more difficult then I am use to. will take a lot of practice to get comfortable

Leslie22h

Mar 30, 2016

I ordered Billy Joel Complete Volume One. Sheetmusicplus decided to send me Volume Two instead. It turns out that their website is a bit misleading, in that they show the black cover of Volume One, but provide a sample sheet from the song She's Got A Way from Volume Two, which has a green cover. Not sure this was intentional Bait and Switch, but their failure to distinguish separate volumes of the same collection and send whichever book they feel like sending is pretty slack. Does not make me want to use this company again.

Anonymous

Jan 20, 2012

I gave it to my boyfriend as a Valentine's day gift, since he loves Billy Joel. He's very good so the pieces weren't challenging, but for me, the amateur, of course they were! We have loved having access to all of his great pieces. It's awesome :)

Barry

Feb 19, 2010

This book has a lot of the good Billy Joel songs and with the number of songs in it, it's a very good buy. It is one of the few Billy Joel books to include Prelude/Angry young man (which is a fairly close match to what he actually plays but it doesn't include the keyboard solo part way through Angry Young man). The Billy Joel Rock 'n' Roll also has exactly the same versions of prelude/angry young man. Scenes from an Italian restaurant is very good, though it misses one instrumental (but includes pretty much all the good bits and and it's fairly easy to pick up and play while still sounding really good) If you want 'Piano Man' then get the Billy Joel Keyboard book, every other version in the other books is miles off what Billy actually plays. If you were to get one Billy Joel book, then get this one.