Chords for Steely Dan on Bernard Purdie (the Purdie Shuffle)
Tempo:
122 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
Eb
Gm
Dm
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bb] When we did Pressologic, the first album we [Dm] did with studio players, [Gm] we had done a couple
albums with our little band and we had heard these players and done overdubs and stuff with them.
But I found myself in the room with these [C] guys and I thought, [D] [Bbm] wow, I'm really out of class [Dm] here. You know?
[F] [Eb] [Bb]
[A] [Dm] Reethan Frank, [Fm] Nina [Abm] Simone, [Gb] Roberta Flack, Donny Hathaway, [Gm] James Brown, Lloyd Price,
[C] Ray [Eb] Charles, Frank [Bb] Sinatra,
[F] [Eb] Heinz Heinz and Ford, [F] Barry [Bb] Manilow, Dionne Warwick, The Animals,
The [D] Muggles, The Beatles, [Gm] B [Ebm].B. King, [Fm] Bobby [Gm] Bloomer.
[G]
[C] [Bb] Now they already told me that they didn't want a shuffle.
They didn't want the Motown, they didn't want the Chicago.
But they weren't [Eb] sure [Dm] how and what they [Gm] wanted, but they did want half-time.
I said, fine, then let me do [G] the Purdy Shuffle.
And [Eb] they said, well, what is that?
I said, well, I'll show [F] you where you can feel [Bb] comfortable with it [F] and you'll end up
getting [Eb] exactly what you asked for.
Half-time, funky, [Dm] laid back, [Bb]
without thinking that it's a shuffle.
And it goes something like this.
[Dm] [C]
[Bb] Who wrote that?
Your cheat zone, [Eb] set [F] off this peaceful show.
[Eb] [D] [Gm] [Fm]
[Gm] Let's isolate Bernard for a [C] second because let's [Bb] listen to that beat.
Bernard, you know, [N] this isn't easy.
You'd come in with a tune and have sort of something in mind, but the way Bernard played
stuff was always, he always had some unique stylistic thing that he did that you would
never imagine in advance and that nobody else would do.
This tune was a good example of that.
A lot of Bernard's hi-hat in this tune, particularly, is a real driving kind of
You got backbeat, you got double time, and you have it almost shuffled.
Whoop beat.
Whoop beat.
Whoop beat.
Whoop beat. Whoop beat. Whoop beat. Whoop beat. Whoop beat.
Whoop beat.
Whoop beat.
He'd have two signs with him and he'd set up these signs.
One on one side of the drums would say, you done it.
And then the sign on the other side would say, you done hired the hit maker, Bernard Pretty Purdy.
So it's that kind of confidence that you need to get a good R&B track.
Whoop beat.
[B] Whoop beat. Whoop beat.
Whoop beat. Whoop beat. [N] Alright.
albums with our little band and we had heard these players and done overdubs and stuff with them.
But I found myself in the room with these [C] guys and I thought, [D] [Bbm] wow, I'm really out of class [Dm] here. You know?
[F] [Eb] [Bb]
[A] [Dm] Reethan Frank, [Fm] Nina [Abm] Simone, [Gb] Roberta Flack, Donny Hathaway, [Gm] James Brown, Lloyd Price,
[C] Ray [Eb] Charles, Frank [Bb] Sinatra,
[F] [Eb] Heinz Heinz and Ford, [F] Barry [Bb] Manilow, Dionne Warwick, The Animals,
The [D] Muggles, The Beatles, [Gm] B [Ebm].B. King, [Fm] Bobby [Gm] Bloomer.
[G]
[C] [Bb] Now they already told me that they didn't want a shuffle.
They didn't want the Motown, they didn't want the Chicago.
But they weren't [Eb] sure [Dm] how and what they [Gm] wanted, but they did want half-time.
I said, fine, then let me do [G] the Purdy Shuffle.
And [Eb] they said, well, what is that?
I said, well, I'll show [F] you where you can feel [Bb] comfortable with it [F] and you'll end up
getting [Eb] exactly what you asked for.
Half-time, funky, [Dm] laid back, [Bb]
without thinking that it's a shuffle.
And it goes something like this.
[Dm] [C]
[Bb] Who wrote that?
Your cheat zone, [Eb] set [F] off this peaceful show.
[Eb] [D] [Gm] [Fm]
[Gm] Let's isolate Bernard for a [C] second because let's [Bb] listen to that beat.
Bernard, you know, [N] this isn't easy.
You'd come in with a tune and have sort of something in mind, but the way Bernard played
stuff was always, he always had some unique stylistic thing that he did that you would
never imagine in advance and that nobody else would do.
This tune was a good example of that.
A lot of Bernard's hi-hat in this tune, particularly, is a real driving kind of
You got backbeat, you got double time, and you have it almost shuffled.
Whoop beat.
Whoop beat.
Whoop beat.
Whoop beat. Whoop beat. Whoop beat. Whoop beat. Whoop beat.
Whoop beat.
Whoop beat.
He'd have two signs with him and he'd set up these signs.
One on one side of the drums would say, you done it.
And then the sign on the other side would say, you done hired the hit maker, Bernard Pretty Purdy.
So it's that kind of confidence that you need to get a good R&B track.
Whoop beat.
[B] Whoop beat. Whoop beat.
Whoop beat. Whoop beat. [N] Alright.
Key:
Bb
Eb
Gm
Dm
F
Bb
Eb
Gm
[Bb] _ _ When we did Pressologic, the first album we [Dm] did with studio players, [Gm] we had done a couple
albums with our little band and we had heard these players and done overdubs and stuff with them.
_ But I found myself in the room with these [C] guys and I thought, [D] [Bbm] wow, I'm really out of class [Dm] here. You know?
_ _ [F] _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ [Dm] Reethan Frank, [Fm] Nina [Abm] Simone, _ _ [Gb] Roberta Flack, Donny Hathaway, _ [Gm] James Brown, Lloyd Price,
[C] Ray [Eb] Charles, Frank [Bb] Sinatra, _
[F] [Eb] Heinz Heinz and Ford, [F] Barry [Bb] Manilow, Dionne Warwick, The Animals,
The [D] Muggles, The Beatles, [Gm] B [Ebm].B. King, [Fm] Bobby [Gm] Bloomer.
_ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ [Bb] Now they already told me that they didn't want a shuffle.
They didn't want the Motown, they didn't want the Chicago.
But they weren't [Eb] sure [Dm] how and what they [Gm] wanted, but they did want half-time.
I said, fine, then let me do [G] the Purdy Shuffle.
And [Eb] they said, well, what is that?
I said, well, I'll show [F] you where you can feel [Bb] comfortable with it [F] and you'll end up
getting [Eb] exactly what you asked for.
Half-time, funky, [Dm] _ laid back, _ [Bb]
without thinking that it's a shuffle.
And it goes something like this. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [C] _
[Bb] _ _ Who wrote that?
Your cheat zone, [Eb] set [F] off this peaceful show.
[Eb] _ _ [D] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Fm] _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ Let's isolate Bernard for a [C] second because let's [Bb] listen to that beat.
_ Bernard, you know, [N] _ this isn't easy.
You'd come in with a _ _ tune and have sort of something in mind, but _ the way Bernard played
stuff was always, he always had some unique stylistic thing that he did that you would
never imagine in advance and that nobody else would do.
_ This tune was a good example of that.
A lot of _ _ _ _ _ _ Bernard's hi-hat _ in this tune, particularly, is a real driving kind _ of_ _ _
_ You got backbeat, you got double time, _ _ _ and you have it almost _ shuffled.
Whoop beat.
_ Whoop beat.
_ _ _ Whoop beat. _ _
Whoop beat. Whoop beat. Whoop beat. Whoop beat. Whoop beat. _ _
Whoop beat.
_ _ _ Whoop beat.
_ _ _ _ _ _ He'd have two signs with him and he'd set up these signs.
One on one side of the drums would say, you done it.
And then the sign on the other side would say, you done hired the hit maker, Bernard Pretty Purdy.
So it's that kind of confidence that you need to get a good R&B track.
Whoop beat. _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ Whoop beat. Whoop beat.
_ Whoop beat. Whoop beat. [N] Alright. _
albums with our little band and we had heard these players and done overdubs and stuff with them.
_ But I found myself in the room with these [C] guys and I thought, [D] [Bbm] wow, I'm really out of class [Dm] here. You know?
_ _ [F] _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ [Dm] Reethan Frank, [Fm] Nina [Abm] Simone, _ _ [Gb] Roberta Flack, Donny Hathaway, _ [Gm] James Brown, Lloyd Price,
[C] Ray [Eb] Charles, Frank [Bb] Sinatra, _
[F] [Eb] Heinz Heinz and Ford, [F] Barry [Bb] Manilow, Dionne Warwick, The Animals,
The [D] Muggles, The Beatles, [Gm] B [Ebm].B. King, [Fm] Bobby [Gm] Bloomer.
_ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ [Bb] Now they already told me that they didn't want a shuffle.
They didn't want the Motown, they didn't want the Chicago.
But they weren't [Eb] sure [Dm] how and what they [Gm] wanted, but they did want half-time.
I said, fine, then let me do [G] the Purdy Shuffle.
And [Eb] they said, well, what is that?
I said, well, I'll show [F] you where you can feel [Bb] comfortable with it [F] and you'll end up
getting [Eb] exactly what you asked for.
Half-time, funky, [Dm] _ laid back, _ [Bb]
without thinking that it's a shuffle.
And it goes something like this. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [C] _
[Bb] _ _ Who wrote that?
Your cheat zone, [Eb] set [F] off this peaceful show.
[Eb] _ _ [D] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Fm] _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ Let's isolate Bernard for a [C] second because let's [Bb] listen to that beat.
_ Bernard, you know, [N] _ this isn't easy.
You'd come in with a _ _ tune and have sort of something in mind, but _ the way Bernard played
stuff was always, he always had some unique stylistic thing that he did that you would
never imagine in advance and that nobody else would do.
_ This tune was a good example of that.
A lot of _ _ _ _ _ _ Bernard's hi-hat _ in this tune, particularly, is a real driving kind _ of_ _ _
_ You got backbeat, you got double time, _ _ _ and you have it almost _ shuffled.
Whoop beat.
_ Whoop beat.
_ _ _ Whoop beat. _ _
Whoop beat. Whoop beat. Whoop beat. Whoop beat. Whoop beat. _ _
Whoop beat.
_ _ _ Whoop beat.
_ _ _ _ _ _ He'd have two signs with him and he'd set up these signs.
One on one side of the drums would say, you done it.
And then the sign on the other side would say, you done hired the hit maker, Bernard Pretty Purdy.
So it's that kind of confidence that you need to get a good R&B track.
Whoop beat. _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ Whoop beat. Whoop beat.
_ Whoop beat. Whoop beat. [N] Alright. _