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Billy Joel

Piano Man. 3/4 pattern, clear grace note fill-in (ca. 0.38), suspension fill-in

Captain Jack. Slow beat. Fill-ins: Grace note (0:44), sus4 (0:12), scale (0.35), inversion(4:43)

Just the way you are (el-piano). Slow beat. Inversion fill-in (0:33), sus4.

She’s always a woman: 6/8 pop style, sus4, fourth scale chord, scale fill-in (0:15), noticethe dynamic and the rubatolike tempo in the intro

She’s got a way (live) (The complete hits collection 1973-1997): Slow beat. Notice broken chord fill-in, sus4 (0:52), inversion, notice the use of ritardandofermat and rubato (1:21, 2:12-2:21 og 2:45). Notice the differences in the music articulation.