Josie Tab by Steely Dan

Josie tab by Steely Dan (Ver. 2)

Guitar Tab

Josie  -  Steely Dan

Rhythm Guitar - Lyrics - Solos

The quoted rhythm guitar licks adopts the bass line of the rhodes piano
in order to produce the complete chord structure. Therefore one has to
stretch one's index finger quite bit. But it's worth a try as it sounds
much better



E||----------------------|-------------------|----------------------|
B||----------------------|-------------------|----------------------|
G||-----7----6--------3--|------4------------|-----7----6--------3--|
D||----------4--------3--|------2------------|----------4--------3--|
A||--7-------------------|-------------------|--7-------------------|
E||----------------------|-------------------|----------------------|

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F7M      D7M
--------------------|--------------------------------|--0--------5--------|
--------------------|--------------------------------|--1--------7--------|
-------------2------|---------------------------3----|--2--------6--------|
--------4----2------|-------7----6----5----3---------|--3--------7--------|
--------4-----------|--7-----------------------------|-----------5--------|
--------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------|

G7M    Ab7M                               Em7
--2------3----------|------------------||--------7---7----7-----7---||
--3------4----------|------------------||--------8---8----8-----8---||
--4------5----------|------------------||*-------7---7----7-----7--*||
--5------6----------|------------------||*-------9---9----9-----9--*||
--------------------|------------------||--------------7-----7------||
--------------------|------------------||---0-----------------------||

Em7
------7---7----7-----7--|-------7---7----7-----7--|-------7---7----7-----7--|
------8---8----8-----8--|-------8---8----8-----8--|-------8---8----8-----8--|
------7---7----7-----7--|-------7---7----7-----7--|-------7---7----7-----7--|
------9---9----9-----9--|-------9---9----9-----9--|-------9---9----9-----9--|
------------7-----7-----|-------------7-----7-----|-------------7-----7-----|
-0----------------------|--0----------------------|--0----------------------|

------7---7----7-----7--|-------7---7----7-----7--|-------7---7----7-----7--|
------8---8----8-----8--|-------8---8----8-----8--|-------8---8----8-----8--|
------7---7----7-----7--|-------7---7----7-----7--|-------7---7----7-----7--|
------9---9----9-----9--|-------9---9----9-----9--|-------9---9----9-----9--|
------------7-----7-----|-------------7-----7-----|-------------7-----7-----|
-0----------------------|--0----------------------|--0----------------------|

D7M    G/C           D/G     C/F           Em7
--5------7----------|---------------------|-------7---7----7-----7--|
--7------8----------|--3--3----5----------|-------8---8----8-----8--|
--6------7----------|--2--2----5----------|-------7---7----7-----7--|
--7------9----------|--4--4----5----------|-------9---9----9-----9--|
--5-----------------|---------------------|-------------7-----7-----|
---------8----------|--3--3----1----------|--0----------------------|
      (thumb)                (index finger)

A7                        Em   D/G  C/D
-------7---7----7-----7--|-------5---5----5-----5--|--7------------------|
-------8---8----8-----8--|-------5---5----5-----5--|--8----7----5--------|
-------7---7----7-----7--|-------6---6----6-----6--|--9----7----5--------|
-------9---9----9-----9--|-------5---5----5-----5--|--9----7----5--------|
-------------7-----7-----|-------------7-----7-----|--7---------5--------|
--0----------------------|--5----------------------|-------3-------------|

Em7                       D/G    E/A           Em7
-------7---7----7-----7--|--2------4----------|-------7---7----7-----7--|
-------8---8----8-----8--|--3------5----------|-------8---8----8-----8--|
-------7---7----7-----7--|--2------4----------|-------7---7----7-----7--|
-------9---9----9-----9--|--4------6----------|-------9---9----9-----9--|
-------------7-----7-----|--------------------|-------------7-----7-----|
--0----------------------|--3------5----------|--0----------------------|

Em7      C/F          F#7/9+    B7/5+       Em7      C/F
--7--------8---------|---------------------|--7--------8---------|
--8--------8---------|--10--------8--------|--8--------8---------|
--7--------9---------|--9---------8--------|--7--------9---------|
--9--------10--------|--8---------7--------|--9--------10--------|
--7--------8---------|--9------------------|--7--------8---------|
---------------------|------------7--------|---------------------|

F#7/9+    B7/5+       Em7      A7          Am7    D7
---------------------|--7-----------------|---------5----------|
--10--------8--------|--8--------5--------|--5------7----------|
--9---------8--------|--7--------6--------|--5------5----------|
--8---------7--------|--9--------5--------|--5------7----------|
--9------------------|--7--------7--------|--7------5----------|
------------7--------|-----------5--------|--5-----------------|

G7M    C7M           F#7/9+               B7/5+
--3------3----------|-------5------------|----------------------|
--3------5----------|-------5------------|--8----8----8----8----|
--4------4----------|-------3------------|--8----8----8----8----|
--4------5----------|--4----4------------|--7----7----7----7----|
---------3----------|--------------------|----------------------|
--3-----------------|--------------------|--7----7----7----7----|

[Lyrics]

We're gonna break out the hats and hooters
When Josie comes home
We're gonna rev up the motor scooters
When Josie comes home to stay
We're gonna park in the street
Sleep on the beach and make it
Throw down the jam till the girls say when
Lay down the law and break it
When Josie comes home

When Josie comes home
So good
She's the pride of the neighborhood
She's the raw flame
The live wire
She prays like a Roman
With her eyes on fire

Jo would 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
Dance on the bones till the girls say when
Pick up what's left by daylight
When Josie comes home

When Josie comes home
So bad
She's the best friend we ever had
She's the raw flame
The live wire
She prays like a Roman
With her eyes on fire



Em7
----------------------|------------------------|----------------------|
------10/-12----------|----12--10--------------|------10/-12----------|
------9/--12----------|------------12----------|------9/--12----------|
----------------------|------------12----------|----------------------|
----------------------|------------------------|----------------------|
----------------------|------------------------|----------------------|

----10----12----------|----------------------|------------------|
----10----12----------|------10/-12----------|------------------|
----------------------|------9/--12----------|------------------|
----------------------|----------------------|------------------|
----------------------|----------------------|------------------|
----------------------|----------------------|------------------|

F#7/9+             B7/5+                    Em7
------------------|------------------------|--15--14r-------------------|
------------------|------15--------15h-17--|--------------17----15--17--|
------------------|------------------------|----------------------------|
------------------|------------------------|----------------------------|
------------------|------------------------|----------------------------|
------------------|------------------------|----------------------------|

------------------------|----------------------------|
--------------15--------|--------15------------------|
----16------------------|------------------12--------|
--------------------12--|--14--------14----------14--|
------------------------|----------------------------|
------------------------|----------------------------|

--------12------12---12-------|------12--------------------|
----12-------12---------15----|-----------15-15-14-----14b-|
------------------------------|----------------------------|
------------------------------|----------------------------|
------------------------------|----------------------------|
------------------------------|----------------------------|

D7M                     G/C
----12----------------------|------------------------------------------|
--------12--14--12----------|--------------12------12--------12--14b---|
----------------------------|------12--14------14--------14------------|
--------------------14------|--14--------------------------------------|
----------------------------|------------------------------------------|
----------------------------|------------------------------------------|

D/G     C/F          Em7
----------------14b-|--------12------12------|----------------------------|
--------------------|--------------------12--|--15--12--15---12-15b-------|
--------------------|------------------------|----------------------------|
--------------------|------------------------|----------------------------|
--------------------|------------------------|----------------------------|
--------------------|------------------------|----------------------------|

A7                           Em    D/G     C/D
----12/-17------------------|------------17------17b---|
------------------17----17--|--19----17----------------|
----------------------------|--------------------------|
--------------19------------|--------------------------|
----------------------------|--------------------------|
----------------------------|--------------------------|

Em7                        G           E/A
--17--------17r-----------|------------------------------|
-----------------19-17----|----19r-19r---17------17--19b-|
--------------------------|------------------19----------|
--------------------------|------------------------------|
--------------------------|------------------------------|
--------------------------|------------------------------|

Em7                      Em7         C/F
------------12----------|----------------------|------------------|
------------------------|----------12----------|------------------|
--------12------12------|--12------------------|------------------|
------------------------|----------------------|------------------|
------------------------|----------------------|------------------|
------------------------|----------------------|------------------|



When Josie comes home
So good
She's the pride of the neighborhood
She's the raw flame
The live wire
She prays like a Roman
With her eyes on fire

----------------------|-------------------|----------------------|
----------------------|-------------------|----------------------|
-----7----6--------3--|------4------------|-----7----6--------3--|
----------4--------3--|------2------------|----------4--------3--|
--7-------------------|-------------------|--7-------------------|
----------------------|-------------------|----------------------|

F7M      D7M
--------------------|--------------------------------|--0--------5--------|
--------------------|--------------------------------|--1--------7--------|
-------------2------|---------------------------3----|--2--------6--------|
--------4----2------|-------7----6----5----3---------|--3--------7--------|
--------4-----------|--7-----------------------------|-----------5--------|
--------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------|

G7M    Ab7M
-2------3----------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
-3------4----------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
-4------5----------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
-5------6----------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
-------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
-------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

----------------------|---------------------------|-------------------|
----------------3-----|---------------12p10-------|-------------------|
------------2/4----5--|--4------------------12p10/|--9----------------|
----------------------|---------------------------|-------------------|
----------------------|---------------------------|-------------------|
----------------------|---------------------------|-------------------|

--------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|
--10b---------------|----------12p10/8---8----|-----------------------|
--------------------|------------------9------|--9p7----7--------9----|
--------------------|-------------------------|------9----------------|
--------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|
--------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|

----------17b-------|------17r-15------------|--------------------|
--------------------|--------------17--------|--------------------|
--------------------|------------------------|--------------12r---|
--------------------|------------------------|--------------------|
--------------------|------------------------|--------------------|
--------------------|------------------------|--------------------|

-----------------|------------------|------------------|--------------------|
-----------------|------------------|------------------|--------------15b---|
-----------------|------------------|------------------|--------------------|
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-12------------------|------------------|-----------------7--9--10--10--10--|
-------------15------|------------------|----------8--10--------------------|
---------------------|------------------|----7--9---------------------------|
---------------------|------------------|-----------------------------------|
---------------------|------------------|-----------------------------------|
---------------------|------------------|-----------------------------------|

------9--7------7----------|-------------------|-----------------------|
------------10---------10--|--8----------------|-----------------------|
---------------------------|-------------------|------------7--7-7-7-7-|
---------------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|
---------------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|
---------------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|

----------------------------|------------------|------------------|
----------------------------|------------------|------------------|
--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7/-9------|------------------|------------------|
----------------------------|------------------|------------------|
----------------------------|------------------|------------------|
----------------------------|------------------|------------------|

----12/-------------||
----12/-------------||
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Last updated: September 10, 2025

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