Billy Joel - Where's the Orchestra: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "Where's the Orchestra" on your ukulele with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to play this song on the ukulele, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Where's the Orchestra ukulele chords and lyrics

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the ukulele chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Where's the Orchestra" smoothly on your ukulele.

            C
Where's the orchestra?
Cm             Cm7      Cm6   G 
Wasn't this supposed to be a musical?
A#6      G+       C
Here I am in the balcony
Cmaj7               G+               Gm7      A# 
How the hell could I have missed the overture?
  Fmaj7      D7
I like the scenery

Dm7                Fm         G+
Even though I have absolutely no

Idea at all
What is being said
Despite the dialogue
There's the leading man
The movie star who never faced an audience
Where's the orchestra?

Dm7
After all
        G#    A# D#            D# 
This is my big  night on the town
   Cm7                  Gm
My introduction to the theatre crowd
    G#                               Dm7-5
I assumed that the show would have a song
          G+
So I was wrong

At least I understand
All the innuendo and the irony
And I appreciate
The roles the actors played
The point the author made

And after the closing lines
And after the curtain calls
The curtain falls
On empty chairs
Where's the orchestra?

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

A#

Ukulele chord A#

A#6

Ukulele chord A#6

B

Ukulele chord B

C

Ukulele chord C

Cm

Ukulele chord Cm

Cm6

Ukulele chord Cm6

Cm7

Ukulele chord Cm7

Cmaj7

Ukulele chord Cmaj7

D

Ukulele chord D

D7

Ukulele chord D7

D#

Ukulele chord D#

Dm7

Ukulele chord Dm7

Fm

Ukulele chord Fm

Fmaj7

Ukulele chord Fmaj7

G+

Ukulele chord G+

G

Ukulele chord G

G#

Ukulele chord G#

Gm

Ukulele chord Gm

Gm7

Ukulele chord Gm7

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each ukulele chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Where's the Orchestra" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "Where's the Orchestra" by Billy Joel.

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