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Portrait of Elton John

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Elton John

381 works in the index

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Biography

Elton John was first known as Reginald Kenneth Dwight, a product of Pinner, in Middlesex, England. Some of his best-known work appears on the albums 'Don’t Shoot Me I’m Only the Piano Player' (1973), 'Goodbye Yellow Brick Road' (1973) , and 'Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy' (1973). He has also composed and performed the soundtracks to several movies, including “The Lion King” (1994), “The Road to El Dorado” (2000), and “Gnomeo & Juliet” (2011).

John's debut album “Empty Sky” was brought out by DJM Records in 1969, and produced by Steve Brown, of DJM’s staff.

From the days of the work on this album in 1968-69 until well into the 21st century, Elton John was half of a smoothly functioning partnership with lyricist Bernie Taupin. For example, that first album included the sing “Better Off Dead,” with lyrics that Taupin seems to have intended to show a folksy streak: “If the thorn of a rose is a thorn in your side/ then you’re better off dead if you haven’t yet died.” Taupin is reported to have been surprised at the music that John composed for such words. Given the buoyancy of the music, the words end up sounding like something from a comic opera.

In this catalogue

Common listed instruments
Piano, Guitar, Voice, Vocal, Organ
Genres represented
Rock, pop, Pop, Country, Jazz
Works with composition dates
0 of 381

These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.

Catalogue

Works page 4 of 8

Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.

Works and available sheet music details
WorkYear composedCatalogue / opusKey in titleListed instrumentsGenreEditions
Breezin' Along With The Breeze — —— Piano, VoiceRock, pop 5
Don't Go To Strangers — —— Piano, VoiceRock, pop 5
I Wonder Where Our Love Has Gone — —— Piano, VoiceRock, pop 5
Just As Though You Were Here — —— Piano, VoiceRock, pop 5
Eight Hundred Dollar Shoes — —— Piano, Guitar, Voice, VocalRock, pop 6
Hey Ahab — —— Piano, Guitar, Voice, VocalRock, pop 6
Gone To Shiloh — —— Piano, Guitar, Voice, VocalRock, pop 6
A Dream Come True — —— Piano, Guitar, Voice, VocalRock, pop 6
Passengers — —— Piano, Guitar, Voice, VocalRock, pop 5
Please — —— PianoRock, pop 4
This Song Has No Title — —— Piano, Guitar, VocalRock, Pop 3
King Of Pride Rock — —— Piano, VoiceRock, pop 7
Shadowland — —— Piano, VoiceRock, pop 6
All The Girls Love Alice — —— Piano, Guitar, VoiceRock, pop 5
Ego — —— Piano, Guitar, Voice, VocalRock, pop 6
I Feel Like A Bullet (In The Gun Of Robert Ford) — —— Piano, Guitar, VoiceRock, pop 5
I Swear I Heard The Night Talkin — —— Guitar, VoiceRock, pop 5
Lady Samantha — —— Guitar, VoiceRock, pop 5
Mama Can't Buy You Love — —— Piano, Guitar, VoiceRock, pop 5
Sartorial Eloquence — —— Piano, Guitar, VoiceRock, pop 4
Sweet Painted Lady — —— PianoRock, pop 4
The Past Is Another Land — —— Piano, Guitar, VoiceRock, pop 5
Like Father, Like Son — —— Piano, Guitar, VoiceRock, pop 5
Duets For One — —— Piano, Guitar, VoiceRock, pop 4
Shoot Down The Moon — —— Piano, Guitar, VoiceRock, pop 4
Have Mercy On The Criminal — —— Piano, Guitar, VoiceRock, pop 5
I Need You To Turn To — —— Piano, Guitar, VoiceRock, pop 5
Teacher I Need You — —— PianoRock, pop 4
Whispers — —— PianoRock, pop 4
Porch Swing in Tupelo — —— Piano, Guitar, VoiceRock, pop 4
Turn the Lights Out When You Leave — —— Piano, Guitar, VoiceRock, pop 4
I Can't Keep This From You — —— Piano, Guitar, VoiceRock, pop 4
Friends Never Say Goodbye — —— Piano, Guitar, VoiceRock, pop 3
It's Tough To Be A God — —— Piano, Guitar, VoiceRock, pop 3
You Are The Sunshine Of My Life — —— GuitarRock, pop 3
James Horner 'Titanic' — —— GuitarRock, pop 4
Trust Me — —— PianoRock, pop 4
The Panic In Me — —— PianoRock, pop 4
To Die For — —— —Rock, pop 5
Fifteen Minute Intermission — —— Piano, VoiceRock, pop 4
Like Someone In Love — —— Piano, VoiceRock, pop 4
This Train — —— VoiceRock, pop 4
I Should Have Sent Roses — —— Piano, Guitar, Voice, VocalRock, pop 5
In The Hands Of Angels — —— Piano, Guitar, Voice, VocalRock, pop 5
Roy Rogers — —— Piano, Guitar, VocalRock, pop 3
Dandelions — —— PianoRock, pop 4
Love Builds A Garden — —— Piano, Guitar, VocalRock, pop 4
When Love Is Dying — —— Piano, Guitar, VocalRock, pop 5