Biography:
Donald Jay Fagen (born January 10, 1948) is an American musician and songwriter, best known as the co-founder, lead singer, and the principal songwriter (along with partner Walter Becker) of Steely Dan.
Fagen is known for his use of complex jazz harmonies, elaborate arrangements, and exacting attention to detail and launched his successful, if sporadic solo career in 1982.
Fagen penned a group of songs based on his experiences as a young man in 1950's America
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Other songs:
- Brite Nightgown
- Centurys End
- Countermoon
- Florida Room
- Good Stuff
- Goodbye Look
- Great Pagoda Of Funn
- Green Flower Street
- H Gang
- I
- Igy
- Im Not The Same Without You
- Mary Shut The Garden Door
- Maxine
- Memorabilia
- Miss Marlene
- Morph The Cat
- New Frontier
- On The Dunes
- Out Of The Ghetto
- Planet Drhonda
- Ruby Baby
- Security Joan
- Slinky Thing
- Snowbound
- Springtime
- Teahouse On The Tracks
- The New Breed
- The Night Belongs To Mona
- The Nightfly
- The Weather In My Head
- Tomorrows Girls
- Trans
- True Companion
- Walk Between The Raindrops
- What I Do
Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
THE GREAT PAGODA OF FUNN
transcription and chart
Peter Kruger
[email protected]
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|Fmaj7+5/D | Dm |C#m/F# | |
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|Fmaj7+5/D | Dm |Amaj7 | Amaj7+5 Amaj13 |
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|G7/A | Amaj7 |Bm7-5/A | C#m9 |
Dmaj9
The stars are bright tonight
C#m9
The air is sweet
Dmaj9
Though summer's over now
G#m7 D/E C#/E F#m7 F#m6 F#m(maj7) F#m6
There's a strange new music in the street
Ebmaj9 Eb6 Eb
You and I
Cm7 Gm(add9)
Know the world can't be like this
Ebmaj9 E13-9 Gm/F A+5/B Bbmaj9 Bbm9
It's our love that makes it shine
F#m7/B E7/B E7-5 E7 Amaj7 F#m7
Girl- whatever trou ble waits outside these walls
C9
We're safe inside this house of light
Bm9 Bb/C F7
We make up our own story line
Dmaj9
Around the neighborhood
C#m9
They stare and grin
Dmaj9
As if they live their lives
b4 b c5
G#m9 D/E C#/E F#m7 Eb+5/F Em7 A7+5+9
Just to help main tain the state we're in
Dmaj9 Fmaj7+5/D
But when we fight
Amaj7 F#m7
Then those hungry wolves close in
B7-9 E7
We're one thoughtless word away
Bbmaj7+5/G Em7-5/Bb Bbmaj7+5/G Em7-5/Bb
From poi son skies
C7/E Dmaj7 E7/D Dmaj7
And se vered heads
E7/D Bbmaj7+5/G Em7-5/Bb Bbmaj7+5/G Em7-5/Bb
And pain and lies
Dmaj7 E7/D D
So fo llow me
Ab+5/Bb Bb9+11 Ab+5/Bb Bb9
I'll hold you tight
Dmaj9 Bm9
And we'll build a life together
Gmaj7 Em7 Em7/A D E/D D
In the Great Pagoda of Funn
C#m9 |Dmaj9 | |C#m9 | % |
|Dmaj9 | |G#m7 D/E |C#/E F#m9 |
|F#m6 F#m(maj7)| F#m6 |Ebmaj9 |Eb6 Eb |
---2/4
|Cm7 |Gm (add9 ) |Ebmaj9 E13-9 |Gm/F A+5/B |
|Bbmaj9 | Bbm9 | |F#m7/B |E7/B E7-5 E7 |
--2/4--
|Amaj7 |F#m7 |C9 | % |
|Bm9 |Bb/C F7 |Dmaj9
This magic soon will fade
C#m9
Without a doubt
Dmaj9
We'll have to work my love
G#m7 D/E C#/E F#m7 Eb+5/F Em7 A7+5+9
Just to keep the flame from going out
Dmaj9 Fmaj7+5/D
Cause if we fail
Amaj7 F#m7
Then these walls will fall away
B7-9 E7
And we'll find we're in the realm
Bbmaj7+5/G Em7-5/Bb Bbmaj7+5/G Em7-5/Bb
Of psy cho -moms
C7/E Dmaj7 E7/D Dmaj7
And dy ing stars
E7/D Bbmaj7+5/G Em7-5/Bb Bbmaj7+5/G
And dir ty bombs
Em7-5/Bb Dmaj7 E7/D D
Please follow me
Ab+5/Bb Bb9 Ab+5/Bb Bb9
I'll hold you tight
Dmaj9 Bm9
And we'll build a world together
Gmaj7 Em7 Em7/A D E/D D
In the Great Pagoda of Funn
C#m9 |Dmaj9 | |C#m9 | % |
|Dmaj9 | |G#m7 D/E |C#/E F#m9 |
|F#m6 F#m(maj7)| F#m6 |Ebmaj9 |Eb6 Eb |
---2/4
|Cm7 |GmaddA |Ebmaj9 E13-9 |Gm/F A+5/B |
|Bbmaj9 | Bbm9 | |F#m7/B |E/B E7-5 E7 |
--2/4--
|Amaj7 |F#m7 |C9 | % |
|Bm9 |Bb/C F7 |Dmaj9 | % |
|C#m9 | |Dmaj9 | % |
|G#m7 D/E |C#/E F#m7 |Eb+5/F Em7 |A7+5+9 |
--2/4----
|Dmaj9 |Fmaj7-5+5/D |Amaj7 |F#m7 |
|B7-9 |E7 |Bbmaj7+5/G Em7-5/Bb |Bbmaj7+5/G Em7-5/Bb |
|Dmaj7 E7/D|Dmaj7 E7|Bbmaj7+5/G Em7-5/Bb |Bbmaj7+5/G Em7-5/Bb|
|Dmaj7 |E7/D D |Ab+5/Bb Bb9|Ab+5/Bb Bb9|
|Dmaj9 |Bm9 |Gmaj7 |Em Em/A fade
transcription and chart
Peter Kruger
[email protected]
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
|Fmaj7+5/D | Dm |C#m/F# | |
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
|Fmaj7+5/D | Dm |Amaj7 | Amaj7+5 Amaj13 |
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
|G7/A | Amaj7 |Bm7-5/A | C#m9 |
Dmaj9
The stars are bright tonight
C#m9
The air is sweet
Dmaj9
Though summer's over now
G#m7 D/E C#/E F#m7 F#m6 F#m(maj7) F#m6
There's a strange new music in the street
Ebmaj9 Eb6 Eb
You and I
Cm7 Gm(add9)
Know the world can't be like this
Ebmaj9 E13-9 Gm/F A+5/B Bbmaj9 Bbm9
It's our love that makes it shine
F#m7/B E7/B E7-5 E7 Amaj7 F#m7
Girl- whatever trou ble waits outside these walls
C9
We're safe inside this house of light
Bm9 Bb/C F7
We make up our own story line
Dmaj9
Around the neighborhood
C#m9
They stare and grin
Dmaj9
As if they live their lives
b4 b c5
G#m9 D/E C#/E F#m7 Eb+5/F Em7 A7+5+9
Just to help main tain the state we're in
Dmaj9 Fmaj7+5/D
But when we fight
Amaj7 F#m7
Then those hungry wolves close in
B7-9 E7
We're one thoughtless word away
Bbmaj7+5/G Em7-5/Bb Bbmaj7+5/G Em7-5/Bb
From poi son skies
C7/E Dmaj7 E7/D Dmaj7
And se vered heads
E7/D Bbmaj7+5/G Em7-5/Bb Bbmaj7+5/G Em7-5/Bb
And pain and lies
Dmaj7 E7/D D
So fo llow me
Ab+5/Bb Bb9+11 Ab+5/Bb Bb9
I'll hold you tight
Dmaj9 Bm9
And we'll build a life together
Gmaj7 Em7 Em7/A D E/D D
In the Great Pagoda of Funn
C#m9 |Dmaj9 | |C#m9 | % |
|Dmaj9 | |G#m7 D/E |C#/E F#m9 |
|F#m6 F#m(maj7)| F#m6 |Ebmaj9 |Eb6 Eb |
---2/4
|Cm7 |Gm (add9 ) |Ebmaj9 E13-9 |Gm/F A+5/B |
|Bbmaj9 | Bbm9 | |F#m7/B |E7/B E7-5 E7 |
--2/4--
|Amaj7 |F#m7 |C9 | % |
|Bm9 |Bb/C F7 |Dmaj9
This magic soon will fade
C#m9
Without a doubt
Dmaj9
We'll have to work my love
G#m7 D/E C#/E F#m7 Eb+5/F Em7 A7+5+9
Just to keep the flame from going out
Dmaj9 Fmaj7+5/D
Cause if we fail
Amaj7 F#m7
Then these walls will fall away
B7-9 E7
And we'll find we're in the realm
Bbmaj7+5/G Em7-5/Bb Bbmaj7+5/G Em7-5/Bb
Of psy cho -moms
C7/E Dmaj7 E7/D Dmaj7
And dy ing stars
E7/D Bbmaj7+5/G Em7-5/Bb Bbmaj7+5/G
And dir ty bombs
Em7-5/Bb Dmaj7 E7/D D
Please follow me
Ab+5/Bb Bb9 Ab+5/Bb Bb9
I'll hold you tight
Dmaj9 Bm9
And we'll build a world together
Gmaj7 Em7 Em7/A D E/D D
In the Great Pagoda of Funn
C#m9 |Dmaj9 | |C#m9 | % |
|Dmaj9 | |G#m7 D/E |C#/E F#m9 |
|F#m6 F#m(maj7)| F#m6 |Ebmaj9 |Eb6 Eb |
---2/4
|Cm7 |GmaddA |Ebmaj9 E13-9 |Gm/F A+5/B |
|Bbmaj9 | Bbm9 | |F#m7/B |E/B E7-5 E7 |
--2/4--
|Amaj7 |F#m7 |C9 | % |
|Bm9 |Bb/C F7 |Dmaj9 | % |
|C#m9 | |Dmaj9 | % |
|G#m7 D/E |C#/E F#m7 |Eb+5/F Em7 |A7+5+9 |
--2/4----
|Dmaj9 |Fmaj7-5+5/D |Amaj7 |F#m7 |
|B7-9 |E7 |Bbmaj7+5/G Em7-5/Bb |Bbmaj7+5/G Em7-5/Bb |
|Dmaj7 E7/D|Dmaj7 E7|Bbmaj7+5/G Em7-5/Bb |Bbmaj7+5/G Em7-5/Bb|
|Dmaj7 |E7/D D |Ab+5/Bb Bb9|Ab+5/Bb Bb9|
|Dmaj9 |Bm9 |Gmaj7 |Em Em/A fade
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