Biography:
Steely Dan is an American jazz rock band which formed in 1972. The band was formed by Donald Fagen (vocals, keyboards) and Walter Becker (guitar, bass), who met in 1967 while both attended Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York, and began a songwriting partnership shortly thereafter.
Their music is characterized by dark, witty lyrical narratives, obscure lyrical allusions and complex, jazz-influenced instrumentation and chord sequences, overlying more ordinary popular song structures.
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Other songs:
- Barrytown
- Brooklyn (owes The Charmer Under Me)
- Deacon Blues
- Dirty Work
- Fire In The Hole
- My Old School
- Rikki Don't Lose That Number
- Aja
- Almost Gothic
- Any Major Dude Will Tell You
- Any World That Im Welcome To
- Babylon Sisters
- Bad Sneakers
- Barry Town
- Black Cow
- Black Friday
- Blues Beach
- Bodhisattva
- Boston Rag
- Brooklyn
- Cant Buy A Thrill
- Chain Lightning
- Change Of The Guard
- Charlie Freak
- Cousin Dupree
- Daddy Dont Live In That New York City No More
- Dallas
- Do It Again
- Doctor Wu
- Dont Take Me Alive
- Dr Wu
- Everything Must Go
- Everything You Did
- Fm No Static At All
- Gaucho
- Glamour Profession
- Green Book The
- Haitian Divorce
- Hey Nineteem
- Hey Nineteen
- Home At Last
- I Got The News
- Janie Runaway
- Josie
- Kid Charlemagne
- King Of The World
- Kings
- Let George Do It
- Lunch With Gina
- Midnight Cruiser
- Monkey In Your Soul
- My Rival
- Night By Night
- Only A Fool Would Say That
- Parkers Band
- Pearl Of The Quarter
- Peg
- Pixeleen
- Pretzel Logic
- Razor Boy
- Reelin In The Years
- Rikki Dont Lose That Number
- Sail The Waterway
- Show Biz Kids
- Sign In Stranger
- Slang Of Ages
- The Caves Of Altamira
- The Fez
- The Last Mall
- The Royal Scam
- Things I Miss The Most
- Third World Man
- Through With The Buzz
- Throw Back The Little Ones
- Turn That Heartbeat Over Again
- What A Shame About Me
- With A Gun
- You Go Where I Go
- Your Gold Teeth
- Your Gold Teeth Ii
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Artist: Steely Dan
Song: Josie
[Chords]
G#maj7/6: xx6563
A/D: x57655
B7##95: x21233
C/F: xx3553
D/G: xx5775
E/A: xx7997
F#7#9: 242355
G/C: x35433
(On the record, those X/Y chords are almost certainly played as a standard X
chord on guitar, with the bass covering the Y note; the fingerings suggested
above are for anyone who wants to replicate the overall sound of those chords
on a single guitar. And, incidentally, Laura Nyro was using major triads
with the fourth in the bass when Don and Walt were still playing frat parties
at Bard.)
[Intro]
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|---7---6-------3-|---4-------------|---7---6-------3-|-----------2-----|
D|-------4-------1-|---2-------------|-------4-------1-|-------4---0-----|
A|-7---------------|-----------------|-7---------------|-------2---------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
v v v v
e|-----------------|
B|---------------0-|
G|----2--1-0-------|
D|-2----------4----|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|
~~~3~~~ ~~~3~~~ (1/4-note triplets)
[Intro]
Fmaj7 F#7#9 Gmaj7 G#maj7/6
[Verse 1]
Em7
We're gonna break out the hats and hooters when Josie comes home
We're gonna rev up the motorscooters
A/D G/C
When Josie comes home to stay
D/G C/F
We're gonna park in the street
Em7
Sleep on the beach and make it
A7 G/C D/G C/F
Throw down the jam 'til the girls say when
Em7 D/G E/A Em7
Lay down the law and break it when Josie comes home
[Chorus 1]
C/F F#7#9 B7#9#5 Em7 C/F
When Josie comes home so good
F#7#9 B7#9#5 Em7 A7
She's the pride of the neighborhood
Am7 D7 Gmaj7 Cmaj7
She's the raw flame, the live wire
F#7#9 B7#9#5
She prays like a Roman with her eyes on fire
[Verse 2]
Jo who'd you love to scrapple, she'll never say no
Shine up the battle apple
We'll shake 'em all down tonight
We're gonna mix in the street
Strike at the stroke of midnight
Pick up what's left by daylight when Josie comes home
[Chorus 2]
When Josie comes home, so bad
She's the best friend we never had
She's the raw flame, the live wire
She prays like a Roman with her eyes on fire
[Instrumental]
(2:15 - 2:31)
Play 3X (guitar is doubled by bass):
v v v v v v v v
e|-----------------|----------------|
B|-----------------|----------------|
G|-----------------|----------------|
D|-5-7-------------|---5------------|
A|-----------5---7-|----------------|
E|-----------------|---------5-7----|
^^^ 2nd time only
F#7#9 B7#9#5
[Chorus 1]
C/F F#7#9 B7#9#5 Em7 C/F
When Josie comes home so good
F#7#9 B7#9#5 Em7 A7
She's the pride of the neighborhood
Am7 D7 Gmaj7 Cmaj7
She's the raw flame, the live wire
F#7#9 B7#9#5
She prays like a Roman with her eyes on fire
[Instrumental]
Fmaj7 F#7#9 Gmaj7 G#maj7/6
[Outro]
(guitar solo over Em7 to fade)
Song: Josie
[Chords]
G#maj7/6: xx6563
A/D: x57655
B7##95: x21233
C/F: xx3553
D/G: xx5775
E/A: xx7997
F#7#9: 242355
G/C: x35433
(On the record, those X/Y chords are almost certainly played as a standard X
chord on guitar, with the bass covering the Y note; the fingerings suggested
above are for anyone who wants to replicate the overall sound of those chords
on a single guitar. And, incidentally, Laura Nyro was using major triads
with the fourth in the bass when Don and Walt were still playing frat parties
at Bard.)
[Intro]
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|---7---6-------3-|---4-------------|---7---6-------3-|-----------2-----|
D|-------4-------1-|---2-------------|-------4-------1-|-------4---0-----|
A|-7---------------|-----------------|-7---------------|-------2---------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
v v v v
e|-----------------|
B|---------------0-|
G|----2--1-0-------|
D|-2----------4----|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|
~~~3~~~ ~~~3~~~ (1/4-note triplets)
[Intro]
Fmaj7 F#7#9 Gmaj7 G#maj7/6
[Verse 1]
Em7
We're gonna break out the hats and hooters when Josie comes home
We're gonna rev up the motorscooters
A/D G/C
When Josie comes home to stay
D/G C/F
We're gonna park in the street
Em7
Sleep on the beach and make it
A7 G/C D/G C/F
Throw down the jam 'til the girls say when
Em7 D/G E/A Em7
Lay down the law and break it when Josie comes home
[Chorus 1]
C/F F#7#9 B7#9#5 Em7 C/F
When Josie comes home so good
F#7#9 B7#9#5 Em7 A7
She's the pride of the neighborhood
Am7 D7 Gmaj7 Cmaj7
She's the raw flame, the live wire
F#7#9 B7#9#5
She prays like a Roman with her eyes on fire
[Verse 2]
Jo who'd you love to scrapple, she'll never say no
Shine up the battle apple
We'll shake 'em all down tonight
We're gonna mix in the street
Strike at the stroke of midnight
Pick up what's left by daylight when Josie comes home
[Chorus 2]
When Josie comes home, so bad
She's the best friend we never had
She's the raw flame, the live wire
She prays like a Roman with her eyes on fire
[Instrumental]
(2:15 - 2:31)
Play 3X (guitar is doubled by bass):
v v v v v v v v
e|-----------------|----------------|
B|-----------------|----------------|
G|-----------------|----------------|
D|-5-7-------------|---5------------|
A|-----------5---7-|----------------|
E|-----------------|---------5-7----|
^^^ 2nd time only
F#7#9 B7#9#5
[Chorus 1]
C/F F#7#9 B7#9#5 Em7 C/F
When Josie comes home so good
F#7#9 B7#9#5 Em7 A7
She's the pride of the neighborhood
Am7 D7 Gmaj7 Cmaj7
She's the raw flame, the live wire
F#7#9 B7#9#5
She prays like a Roman with her eyes on fire
[Instrumental]
Fmaj7 F#7#9 Gmaj7 G#maj7/6
[Outro]
(guitar solo over Em7 to fade)
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