Your browser is not JavaScript-enabled. Some buttons will not work And some fonts might not be shown.
Steely Dan Database: transcriptions of "Pearl of the quarter"

Steely Dan Database

Previous transcription Previous transcription Next transcription Next transcription

Transcriptions of

Pearl of the quarter

View the lyrics
	
#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##
Date: Mon, 2 Oct 1995 20:26:48 -0300
From: Bruce & Peggy Mackinnon 
Subject: s/steely_dan/pearl_of_the_quarter.crd

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------


                       PEARL OF THE QUARTER              Steely Dan
                       --------------------          Countdown To Ecstasy


Intro:  | C  G | F  Em7 | Dm7  Bb | C    |

      | C       G     |       F      Em7 |
Vs. I.   On the water down in New Orleans

     |  C     G     |   F            Em7  |
         My baby's the pearl of the Quarter

     |  C          G       |         F     Em7  |
         She's a charmer like you've never seen

       |         Dm7           Bb   |  Am7     |
         Singin' voulez voulez voulez vous



     | C           G     |           F           Em7 |
Vs. II.  Where the sailor spends his hard-earned pay

     | C      G    |    F          Em7    |
         Red beans and rice for a quarter
        
     |  C        G         |     F   Em7   |
         You can see her almost any day

       |         Dm7           Bb  |  Am7   |
         Singin' voulez voulez voulez vous


   |  Dbm7/Ab   C7/G |  Bm7/F#    Bb7/F | Am7/E 
Chorus:  And     if you hear from my     Louise

                   Ab7/Eb  |  Dm7     C  |
         Won't you tell her I say hello

  |  Dbm7/Ab    C7/G  | Bm7/F#  Bb7/F   |
         Please make it clear   when her

      |  Am7/E  Ab7/Eb    |       Dm7      C  |
         Day is done she's got a place to go


        (DO INTRO FOR TURNAROUND)

(Chords for vs. 3 & 4 same as for vs. 1 & 2)

Vs.III.  I walked alone down the miracle mile
         I met my baby by the shrine of the martyr
         She stole my heart with her cajun smile
         Singin' voulez voulez voulez vous
       
Vs. IV.  She loved the million-dollar words I say
         She loved the candy and the flowers that I bought her
         She said she loved me and was on her way
         Singin' voulez voulez voulez vous

        * CHORUS * (NO TURNAROUND)

Lead Break:     | F    C | G     | F    C | G     |
                                    
                | Dm7  Em7 | F   G |(2/4)  G     |
                            |   |   ||
                | Dm7  Bb | C Csus4 C |

        * TO CHORUS*

        * TURNAROUND*
        
         (End on "C")        

Chord Formations: Most of the chords in the verses are fairly basic 
so I'll just lay out the ones in the chorus:

EADGBE   EADGBE   EADGBE   EADGBE   EADGBE   EADGBE   EADGBE
4X645X   3X535X   2X423X   1X313X   0X201X   X6454X   XX0211

E/Ab    C7/G     D/F#     Bb7/F    C/E      Ab7/Eb   Dm7


"I'd rather a bottle in front of me than a frontal labotomy" -who knows
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

               







                                                                        Bruce



	
	

Authors

Person Music Lyrics
View the picture Donald Fagen Yes Yes
View the picture Walter Becker Yes Yes

Go to top of page
Home
This site was started in 2000 and is still owned by Hans Verlouw
Site info