Pearl Of The Quarter Chords by Steely Dan

Tempo:
81.825 bpm
Chords used:

C

G

F

Em

Dm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Steely Dan - Pearl of the Quarter chords
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[C] [G] [F] On [Em]
[Dm] [Bb] [C]
[G] the water down [F] in New [Em] Orleans [C] My [G] [F] baby's a pearl of [Em] the quarter
[C] She's [G] a charmer like [F] you've [Em] never seen [D] Swinging [Dm] bule, [Bb] bule, bule, [Am] bule
[C] Well [G] the sailor spends [F] his hard [Em]-earned pay [C] [G] Red [F] beans and rice for [Em] a quarter
[C] You [G] can see her [F] almost [Em] any day Singing [Dm] bule, [Bb] bule, bule, [Am] bule
[C] And [E] [Gm] if you [D] hear [Fm] from my [C] Louise Won't [Eb] you tell her [Dm] I say [C] hello
[E] Please [Gm] make it [D] clear [Fm] When her [C] day is [Eb] done she gotta [Dm] place [C] it up
[G] [F] [Em]
[Dm] [Bb] [C] I [G] walked alone down [F] the [Em] Miracle Mile I [C] met [G] my [F] baby by the Shrine [Em] of the Martyr
[C] She stole [G] my heart [F] with a [Em] Cajun smile [Dm] Singing bule, [Bb] bule, bule, [Am] bule
[G] She [C] loved [G] the million [F]-dollar words [Em] I say [C] She loved [G] the [F] candy and the flowers that [Em] I bought
[C] She said [G] she loved me and [F] was on [Em] her way [Dm] Singing bule, [Bb] bule, bule, [Am] [C] bule
[E] [Gm] And if you [D] hear [Fm] from my [C] Louise Won't [Ebm] you tell her [Dm] I [C] love her so
[E] Please [Gm] make it [D] clear [Fm] When her [C] day is [Ebm] done she gotta [Dm] place it [C] up
[F] [C] [G]
[F] [C] [G] [C] [G]
[Dm] [Em] [F] [G]
[Dm] [Bb] [C] [F]
[C] [E] [Gm] And if you [D] hear [Fm] from my [C] Louise [Eb] Won't you tell her [Dm] I love her [C] so
[E] [Gm] Please make [D] it clear [Fm] When [C] her day [Ebm] is done she [Dm] gotta place it up
[C] [G] [F] [Em]
[Dm] [Bb] [C]
[N]
Key:  
C
3211
G
2131
F
134211111
Em
121
Dm
2311
C
3211
G
2131
F
134211111
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Learn the basic chords of Steely Dan - Pearl Of The Quarter chords, with this master sequence: F, Em, C, G, F and C. A strategic approach would be to train at 40 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 82. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: C Major.

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[C] _ _ [G] _ _ [F] On [Em] _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ [G] the water down [F] in New [Em] Orleans _ [C] My [G] [F] baby's a pearl of [Em] the quarter
_ [C] She's [G] a charmer like [F] you've [Em] never seen [D] Swinging [Dm] bule, [Bb] bule, bule, [Am] _ bule
_ [C] Well [G] the sailor spends [F] his hard [Em]-earned pay _ [C] _ [G] Red [F] beans and rice for [Em] a quarter
[C] _ You [G] can see her [F] almost [Em] any day Singing [Dm] bule, [Bb] bule, bule, [Am] bule
[C] And _ [E] _ [Gm] if you [D] hear [Fm] from my [C] Louise Won't [Eb] you tell her [Dm] I say [C] hello
[E] Please _ [Gm] make it [D] clear [Fm] When her [C] day is [Eb] done she gotta [Dm] place [C] it up _
_ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] I _ _ _ [G] walked alone down [F] the [Em] Miracle Mile I [C] met [G] my [F] baby by the Shrine [Em] of the Martyr
[C] She stole [G] my heart [F] with a [Em] Cajun smile [Dm] Singing bule, [Bb] bule, bule, [Am] bule
[G] She [C] loved [G] the million [F]-dollar words [Em] I say [C] She loved [G] the [F] candy and the flowers that [Em] I bought
[C] She said [G] she loved me and [F] was on [Em] her way [Dm] Singing bule, [Bb] bule, bule, [Am] [C] bule _
_ [E] _ [Gm] And if you [D] hear [Fm] from my [C] Louise Won't [Ebm] you tell her [Dm] I [C] love her so
[E] Please [Gm] make it [D] clear [Fm] When her [C] day is [Ebm] done she gotta [Dm] place it [C] up _
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ [G] _ _ [C] _ [G] _
[Dm] _ _ [Em] _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ [F] _
[C] _ _ [E] _ [Gm] And if you [D] hear [Fm] from my [C] Louise [Eb] Won't you tell her [Dm] I love her [C] so
_ [E] _ [Gm] Please make [D] it clear [Fm] When [C] her day [Ebm] is done she [Dm] gotta place it up
[C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ [Em] _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

Facts about this song

It's Walter Becker and Donald Fagen who authored this song.

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