Chords for "The Poseur"
Date: April 13, 2001 2:54 AM
From: Christopher Carl Heckman
"The Poseur", written by Ray Davies
tabbed by Christopher Carl Heckman
using Seventh String's Transcribe! utility
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font (or some other equal-spaced font). And lastly: this is my interpretation
of the song; no copyright infringement or toe-stepping-on is intended.
The introductory riff frequently is expanded into two bars, and along with
chord changes, it appears as follows (Cx denotes a C5 or C5+A):
Cx Cx Cx Cx Cx Cx | Cm G5 Bb5 G5
E-|----------------------------|-----------------------|
B-|-----8--------7--------6----|--4--------------------|
G-|--5--------5--------5-------|-----------------------|
D-|----------------------------|-----------------------|
A-|----------------------------|-----------------------|
E-|----------------------------|-----------------------|
The riff is also shifted up to F for those two-bar patterns, and appears
to be shifted up to F and G during their measures in the introduction.
Also, the chord C5+A is frequently seen; this is a "shuffle chord"
and is played by changing a C5 from x355xx to x375xx (or from 8(10)(10)xxx to
8(12)(10)xxx). The G5+A chord is played as 357xxx. (When I began, I found some
more weird chords, but then after a few listens, I figured out that the song
is layered, using keyboards for the main riff, one guitar for the C5(+A)
chords, and (in the introduction) Dave's solo. This simplified things a
lot.)
"The Poseur"
intro:
N.C.
E-|-------------------|------------------|
B-|----8---7---6--4---|----8---7---6--4--|
G-|--5---5---5--------|--5---5---5-------|
D-|-------------------|------------------|
A-|-------------------|------------------|
E-|-------------------|------------------|
chords: played on the off-beat (1-AND-A 2-AND-A; tacet, 3rd & 4th beats)
| C5 C5+A | C5 C5+A | C5 C5+A | C5 G5+A |
F5 Fsus4 F5 C5+A C5 C5+A
E-|--13b15---------|-13b14-----13b15---14-13-|-------------------|
B-|----------------|----------------11-------|-------------------|
G-|----------------|-------------------------|--10b(12)----------|
D-|----------------|-------------------------|-------------------|
A-|----------------|-------------------------|-------------------|
E-|----------------|-------------------------|-------------------|
C5 G5 G5 F5
E-|--------13--11==b12r11--|-11/13---------------|-11b(12)r11---------|
B-|-----13-----------------|---------------------|--------------------|
G-|--12--------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
D-|------------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
A-|------------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
E-|------------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
C5 C5 G5
E-|--13b(15)r13------|-13b14------14r13----11b13--|
B-|------------------|----------------------------|
G-|------------------|----------------------------|
D-|------------------|----------------------------|
A-|------------------|----------------------------|
E-|------------------|----------------------------|
The poseur's in ...
C5 C5+A C5 G5
E-|-13b15r14b15-------------|----------13-11b12r11-----11--|
B-|-------------------------|--11b13----------------13-----|
G-|-------------------------|------------------------------|
D-|-------------------------|------------------------------|
A-|-------------------------|------------------------------|
E-|-------------------------|------------------------------|
town ...
F5 F F C5+A
E-|-(11)b13=====-------------|----------18-----------------|
B-|--------------------------|---18b---------18-18--16--18-|
G-|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
D-|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
A-|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
E-|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
The Po-seur's a -
C5 C5+A C5+A G5+A G5 (A)
E-|--15------------|---------------------|-----13b15--13--13-----|
B-|----------------|---------------------|----(15)---(13)--------|
G-|----------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
D-|----------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
A-|----------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
E-|----------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
round ...
F5 F C5 C5+A C5 G5
E-|-----11b13------11b12r11b--|-------------|--------------|
B-|---------------(11)--------|-------------|--------------|
G-|---------------------------|-------------|--------------|
D-|---------------------------|-------------|--------------|
A-|---------------------------|-------------|--------------|
E-|---------------------------|-------------|--------------|
Cm7 F Bb Eb Bb Gm Bb
Hey (whoo), it don't bother me, but there's a guy eyein' you,
F5 Gm7 Ab A Bb
He's watched you all night and he's looked you all o-ver.
Cm7 F(7) Bb Eb B Bb Gm7 Bb
He (whoo) got his eye on you, but don't act like you're sur-prised,
Eb F7 G Ab Bb
Because that smooth-looking guy's undressing you with his eyes.
(intro theme fits in here)
C5+A C5 C5+A / C5 / G5+A Bb5 G5
Look at him look you o- ver,
C5+A C5+A C5 / G5+A Bb5 G5
Thinks he can win you o- ver.
F / F / Fsus4 / C5+A Eb C5
He'll flirt for a while, make pass- es, and smile
C5 C5+A C5 C5+A / C5 / | C5+A (Cm) G5 Bb5 G5
At you.
G5+A / E5 D5 F / F /
But he'll ne ver come o- ver, 'cause he's just a poseur
C5 / C5+A C5+A C5 / G5 Bb5 G5
Who thinks he's a Ca- sa- no-va.
(Now things get hairy. Semi-distorted electric guitars.)
F C5 Cm7 C# (+9)
That dude (whoo) standing over there,
F# B
He thinks he really looks cool.
Bbm C7 Bbm Fsus4 Bbm
The ladies think he looks smooth,
Fsus4 Bbm Absus4 Ab
But he's re- hearsed every move.
Cm Bb F#
He stands in front of the mirror all day,
B C7sus4 C# Fsus4 Ab
Now he's on display and he's so well rou- tined,
Eb5 Bbm F Ab Cm7 Fm Eb
We've all come here to dance but he's just here to be seen.
(with intro leads again)
C5+A C5 C5+A / C5 / G5+A Bb5 G5
Look at him boss-a no-va,
C5+A C5 C5+A / C5 / G5+A Bb5 G5
Look at him move and sway,
F / F / Fsus4 / G C5+A Eb5 C5
But he's been practicing days to make his hair fall a cer-tain way.
C5+A C5 C5+A / C5 / |= C5+A (Cm) G5 Bb5 G5
G5+A / E5 D5 F / F /
But he'll ne ver come o- ver, 'cause he's just a poseur,
C5 / C5+A C5+A C5 / G5 Bb5 G5
Who thinks he's a Ca- sa- no-va.
C5+A C5 C5+A / C5 / G5+A Bb5 G5
Look at him boss-a no-va,
F / F / Fsus4 F C5+A Eb C5+A Ebm C5 C5+A
Yeah ... The Po-seur's in town.
C5+A C5+A C5 Cm G5 Bb5 Bb5
(now the break:)
| G G G | F F F |
E-|------------------|
B-|------------6-4---|
G-|--5---5---5-------|
D-|----5---4---------|
A-|------------------|
E-|------------------|
Yeah!
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