STEELY DAN - "deacon blues" Tablature
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From: spxhaw@thor.cf.ac.uk (Howard Wright \(Hman\))
Subject: *** CRD : Deacon Blues - Steely Dan ***
DEACON BLUES - Steely Dan
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From the album AJA
Chords by Howard Wright (spxhaw@uk.ac.cf.thor)
INTRO:
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Cmaj7 Gsus2/B Bbmaj7 Fsus2/A Dmaj7 Asus2/C# Cmaj7 Gsus2/B
Ebmaj7 E7#9
VERSE 1:
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G13 F13 G/A F13
This ..
G13 F13 G/A D9
That ..
Fmaj7 E7-9 Am7 Bb13
It ...
E7 B7
At ..
B7#9 E7 B7#9 E7
That's ..
G13 F13 G/A F13
You ..
G13 F13 G/A A7
This ..
Fmaj7 E7-9
So ..
Am7 Gm7 F#maj7 Fmaj7
Throw ..
Csus2/E
I'll ..
D9 F/G
I'm ..
CHORUS:
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Am7 Em7
I'll ..
Dm7 Cmaj7
I ..
Bbmaj7 Am Am/G Am/F# Fmaj7
Drink ..
Csus2/E Fmaj7(Viii) Am7
And ..
Em7
They ..
Dm7 Cmaj7
I ..
Bbmaj7 Am Am/G Am/F# Fmaj7
They ...
Csus2/E Fmaj7(Viii) Am7 Em7
Call ..
Dmaj7 Asus2/C# Cmaj7 Gsus2/B Ebmaj7 E7#9
VERSE 2 : (Chords as VERSE 1)
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CHORUS:
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As before except for the last line of chords. Play these instead :
Dmaj7 Asus2/C# Cmaj7 Gsus2/B Bb13 Gsus2/B
Then it goes into .....
INSTRUMENTAL:
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Cmaj7 Em7 A13 D7#5#9 G13 B7#9 Em7 A13
Fmaj7 F#7#9 Gmaj7 B7#9
Repeat these two lines once
Then play the INTRO chords to lead into the last verse...
Verse 3:
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G13 F13 G/A F13
This ..
G13 F13 G/A A7
I ..
Fmaj7 E7-9
I ..
Am7 Gm7 F#maj7 Fmaj7
Sue ..
Csus2/E
This ..
D9 F/G
I'll ..
CHORUS
OUTTRO:
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Same as first half of 1st Verse - except play D9-5 instead of D9
Keep repeating this half verse to fade
Chord Shapes
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As before, A=10, B=11 to make the shapes simpler to type out
(Note that Dmaj7 becomes ABBA !!!)
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
8X998X 7X778X 6X776X 5X556X AXBBAX 9X99AX
Cmaj7 Gsus2/B Bbmaj7 Fsus2/A Dmaj7 Asus2/C#
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x68786 07678x 353453 3x345x 131231 1x123x
Ebmaj7 E7#9 G13 G13 F13 F13
(Take your pick !)
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x0543x x5455x 133210 07676x 5x5555 6x678x
G/A D9 Fmaj7 E7-9 Am7 Bb13
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
020100 x24242 x2123x 3x3333 2x332x x7x788
E7 B7 B7#9 Gm7 F#maj7 Csus2/E
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
3x321x x79787 x57565 x02210 3x2210 2x2210
F/G Em7 Dm7 Am Am/G Am/F#
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x8a9a8 x54566 242355 3x443x x5x554
Fmaj7(Viii) D7#5#9 F#7#9 Gmaj7 D9-5
Any mistakes with words or chords - please let me know.
I don't think I missed out any shapes , but I might have let one slip...
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