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Lyrics are always included in my sheet music, singing is good for health. Please, notice that the vocals are written using a treble clef with the numeral 8 below it 𝄠 (a suboctave clef). This indicates that the pitches sound one octave below the written score. Play the right hand one octave lower than written. I also *doubled note values* to make sightreading easier for beginners. The track isn't recorded in the 3/4 time.
Imitate the vocal delivery by Billy Joel or it won't sound as the song. The vocal part is sung rubato and with pitch inflections (slurred notes). All inflected notes should be played very quietly. Many vowels Billy Joel sang are of an indefinite pitch. I notated it as I pleased.
A predominant vocal style is *staccato*.
"Turn The Lights Back On" is composed with in compound time 6/8. It is hard to count for beginners; accent strong beats to maintain a steady pulse. Practice "Turn The Lights Back On" slowly along with the recording.
To keep listeners attention, the *chorus* was made to be the biggest part of the song. Play every part differently, as expressively as possible. If some notes are too difficult to play, omit them focusing on emotions instead of sightreading.
But the piano riff that Billy plays on piano, the arrengement is homophonic: the instrumental part provides a harmony to support the vocal but lacks its own melody. Repetitive arpeggios are not melodies in music theory.
"Turn The Lights Back On" is transcribed in the original *key,* C Major, and uses inverted major and minor chords *С А E G♯dim Am D/F♯ Gsus4 G F Em.* Inverted chords help create richer sounds.
A chord change creates a meaningful harmonic progression.
The aesthetic value of a melodic line is achieved through the use of dissonance that adds movement and tension.
00:23 Verse I
01:41 Verse II
02:50 Piano Solo
03:07 Coda
