STEELY DAN - "josie" Tablature
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Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2002 21:33:53 -0400
From: James T. McKinley <mckinle1@pilot.msu.edu>
Date: Wed, 02 Oct 2002 16:49:56 -0400
From: reason being <reason_being@hotmail.com>
Subject: s/steely_dan/josie.btab
JOSIE (Bassline)
As recorded by Steely Dan
(From the 1977 Album AJA)
Words by Donald Fagen Music by Steely Dan
Transcribed by Craig Wynne
This is a more complete, and hopefully, correct version.
4/4 Intro
Wx5 H H Q. H +E W
|------------|-----------|---------------|------|
|------------|-----------|---------------|------|
|------------|-----------|---------------|------|
|------------|-1----2----|-3----4----(4)-|------|
1st Verse
E Q S E E E. E H H 4x H E Q E H E Q E
||----------------11/|12\-----------||-------------|-------------|
||o---------------13/|14\----------o||-------------|-------------|
||o------4h5---------|-------------o||------4-5--5-|------5-4--4-|
||--0--------0-------|--------------||-0-----------|-0-----------|
| These fills may have
v some slight distortion.
E E E E Q E E H E E E E H E Q E Q.. S E Q E
|----------------|---------4----5-|-------------|----------------|
|----------------|------/5---/7---|-------------|----------------|
|-7-5---4-5--5---|-7--------------|------4-5--5-|---------5-4--4-|
|-----0--------0-|----------------|-0-----------|-0-----0--------|
Q E H S S Q E H +E H E Q E Q.. S E Q E
|---------------|---------------|-------------|------------------|
|---------------|---------------|-------------|------------------|
|-5--4-3--------|---------------|------4-5--5-|---------4-5------|
|-----------0-0-|-3--2-1----(1)-|-0-----------|-0-----0------3S==|
Q. E Q. E Q Q H H E Q E H H
|---------------|------------|-------------|-----------|
|---------------|----5--3----|-------------|-----------|
|---------------|-3----------|------4-5--5-|-----------|
|-5----0-0----0-|------------|-0-----------|-3----5----|
1st Chorus
H E Q E H H H H H H
|-------------|-----------||-----------|-----------|
|-------------|-----------||-----------|-2----3----|
|------4-5--5-|-----------||------2----|-----------|
|-0-----------|-0----1----||-2---------|-----------|
H H H Q. E E E E Q E E E E E E H +E
|-----------|-------------|---5-6-7--------|-----4-5----(5)-|
|-4---------|-------------|-7--------7---5-|-5-7------------|
|------2----|------0----0-|------------5---|----------------|
|-----------|-0-----------|----------------|----------------|
2nd Verse
Q H. E E E E E E E E H E Q E Q. E E E Q
|------------|---4---5---6---7-||-------------|------11/12\11/12----|
|----4-------|-----------------||-------------|------13/14\13/14----|
|------------|-2---3---4---5---||------4-5--5-|---------------------|
|-2----------|-----------------||-0-----------|-0-------------------|
H E Q E Q. E E E Q Q +E. S E Q E Q +E. S E Q E
|-------------|------11/12\11/12--|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------|------13/14\13/14--|-----------------|-----------------|
|------4-5--5-|-------------------|----------4-5--5-|----------5-4--5-|
|-0-----------|-0-----------------|-0--(0)-0--------|-0--(0)-0--------|
E E E E Q E E H E E E E H E Q E Q.. S E Q E
|----------------|---------4----5-|-------------|----------------|
|----------------|------/5---/7---|-------------|----------------|
|---5---4-5--5---|-7--------------|------4-5--5-|---------5-4--4-|
|-0---0--------0-|----------------|-0-----------|-0-----0--------|
Q E Q E E S S Q E H +E H E Q E Q +E. S E E E E
|-----------------|---------------|-------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|---------------|-------------|-------------0------|
|-5--4-3----------|---------------|------4-5--5-|----------/2--------|
|---------0-0-1-1-|-3--2-1----(1)-|-0-----------|-0--(0)-0------3S4--|
Q. E Q. E Q Q H H E Q E H H
|---------------|------------|-------------|-----------|
|---------------|----5--3----|-------------|-----------|
|---------------|-3----------|------4-5--5-|-----------|
|-5----0-0----0-|------------|-0-----------|-3----5----|
2nd Chorus
Q +E. S E Q E H H H H H H
|-----------------|-----------||-----------|-----------|
|-----------------|-----------||-----------|-2----3----|
|----------4-5--5-|-----------||------2----|-----------|
|-0--(0)-0--------|-0----1----||-2---------|-----------|
H H H H E E E Q E E E E E E H +E
|-----------|-----------|----5-6-7--------|-----4-5----(5)-|
|-4---------|-----------|-/7--------7---5-|-5-7------------|
|------2----|------0----|-------------5---|----------------|
|-----------|-0---------|-----------------|----------------|
Bridge
Q H. Q Q Q Q E E Q. E E E E E H.
|------------|-------------||-0-2------------|---0-------|
|----4-------|-------------||----------0---2-|-----------|
|------------|-2--2--2--2--||----------------|-----------|
|-2----------|-------------||----------------|-----------|
E E Q. E E E E E Q E E Q E E Q. E E E E E H.
|-0-2------------|---0-----------|-0-2------------|---0-------|
|----------0---2-|---------------|----------0---2-|-----------|
|----------------|--------0-2----|----------------|-----------|
|----------------|---------------|----------------|-----------|
Staccato This measure is too noisy
to hear, but this sounds good.
s s s s s s s s s s a s E. E E E E E E E Q
|----------11--------11---9h11------|----------------*|
|-----11--------11------------------|-----2-------5--*|
|-9---------------------------------|---2---2---5----*|
|---------------------------------0-|-0-------3------*|
As stated in James' version, the rest of the song is just
variations on the previous bass parts.
************************************************************************
Generated using Power Tab Editor by Brad Larsen -
http://powertab.guitarnetwork.org *
************************************************************************
Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2002 21:33:53 -0400
From: James T. McKinley <mckinle1@pilot.msu.edu>
Subject: s/steely_dan/josie.btab
Josie (Bass Line) - Steely Dan
-------------------------------------
From the studio Aja record
Tabbed by James T. McKinley
THIS IS DEFINITELY APPROXIMATE
I've played it against the guitar chords and soloed over it using a
digital 8 track, but there are no doubt some nuances that have been
left out and maybe a few wrong notes (I'm mainly a guitar player
who figured it out for a bass player friend who was having difficulty)
but this seems to work OK.
4
- time
4
b=bend up
r=release bend
h=hammer on
p=pull off
/=slide up
\=slide down
Guitar + Keys Intro:
Bass comes in on last 4 chords of intro:
G----------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------
A-------9--------------------------------------------------------
E-1------------3-------4-----------------------------------------
Guitar Groove: (Play 4X)
G--------------------11/12\--------------------------------------
D--------------------11/12\--------------------------------------
A-------4--5-----------------------------------------------------
E-0-----------0--------------------------------------------------
Vocals:
Verse:
We're gonna break out the hats and hooters...
G----------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------5--5h7----------5--4-----5--4--5--4--5------------
E-0-----0--/7---------0-----0--------0-----------------0--0--0---
G------------------
D-------11---12----
A----/9---/10------
E-0----------------
We're gonna rev up the motor scooters...
G----------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------5--5h7----------5--4------5-4-3-------------------
E-0-----0--/7---------0-----0------------------------3-2-1-------
Sleep on the beach and make it...
G----------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------5--5h7----------5--4--------------------5-3-------
E-0-----0--/7---------0-----0---------0-5---5-5---5--3-----------
Lay down the law...
G----------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------5--5h7--------------------------------------------
E-0-----0--/7-----------3------------5---------------------------
Chorus:
When Josie comes home, so good, she's...
G----------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------
A----------5-5---7--8---------7--8---------7------------4-5------
E-0---0-/7-------------2--7---------2--7------5--0-/5-7----------
G----------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------
A--------2-3---3------2--2--2--2---------------------------------
E-0-/3-5----------2----------------------------------------------
Guitar Groove: (Play 2X)
Second Verse (same as the first basswise):
Solo Break:
G----------------------------------------------------------------
D--5--7----------5-----5--7---------5------------5--7----------5-
A----------5--7---------------5--7-----------------------5--7----
E--------------------------------------5--7----------------------
G---------11---9--11--
D------11---11--------
A---------------------
E---------------------
Basically repeat Vocal Section (solo for verse, then vocals on chorus)
but with a somewhat different beginning bass part like
G-------------------------------------------- Play 3 X
D---------------------------------11---12---- <=== then normal
A-5--4--5--4--5----------------/9---/10------ vocal bass
E----------------0--0--0----0----------------
Repeat Intro:
Outtro:
Outtro vamps out on previous themes in the bass line thus far but
just hangs on the Em7 chord, so the bass part is just a mix of the
Em7 parts, so basically mix up the beginning parts of the Guitar
Groove and Verse sections.
From: James T. McKinley <mckinle1@pilot.msu.edu>
Date: Wed, 02 Oct 2002 16:49:56 -0400
From: reason being <reason_being@hotmail.com>
Subject: s/steely_dan/josie.btab
JOSIE (Bassline)
As recorded by Steely Dan
(From the 1977 Album AJA)
Words by Donald Fagen Music by Steely Dan
Transcribed by Craig Wynne
This is a more complete, and hopefully, correct version.
4/4 Intro
Wx5 H H Q. H +E W
|------------|-----------|---------------|------|
|------------|-----------|---------------|------|
|------------|-----------|---------------|------|
|------------|-1----2----|-3----4----(4)-|------|
1st Verse
E Q S E E E. E H H 4x H E Q E H E Q E
||----------------11/|12\-----------||-------------|-------------|
||o---------------13/|14\----------o||-------------|-------------|
||o------4h5---------|-------------o||------4-5--5-|------5-4--4-|
||--0--------0-------|--------------||-0-----------|-0-----------|
| These fills may have
v some slight distortion.
E E E E Q E E H E E E E H E Q E Q.. S E Q E
|----------------|---------4----5-|-------------|----------------|
|----------------|------/5---/7---|-------------|----------------|
|-7-5---4-5--5---|-7--------------|------4-5--5-|---------5-4--4-|
|-----0--------0-|----------------|-0-----------|-0-----0--------|
Q E H S S Q E H +E H E Q E Q.. S E Q E
|---------------|---------------|-------------|------------------|
|---------------|---------------|-------------|------------------|
|-5--4-3--------|---------------|------4-5--5-|---------4-5------|
|-----------0-0-|-3--2-1----(1)-|-0-----------|-0-----0------3S==|
Q. E Q. E Q Q H H E Q E H H
|---------------|------------|-------------|-----------|
|---------------|----5--3----|-------------|-----------|
|---------------|-3----------|------4-5--5-|-----------|
|-5----0-0----0-|------------|-0-----------|-3----5----|
1st Chorus
H E Q E H H H H H H
|-------------|-----------||-----------|-----------|
|-------------|-----------||-----------|-2----3----|
|------4-5--5-|-----------||------2----|-----------|
|-0-----------|-0----1----||-2---------|-----------|
H H H Q. E E E E Q E E E E E E H +E
|-----------|-------------|---5-6-7--------|-----4-5----(5)-|
|-4---------|-------------|-7--------7---5-|-5-7------------|
|------2----|------0----0-|------------5---|----------------|
|-----------|-0-----------|----------------|----------------|
2nd Verse
Q H. E E E E E E E E H E Q E Q. E E E Q
|------------|---4---5---6---7-||-------------|------11/12\11/12----|
|----4-------|-----------------||-------------|------13/14\13/14----|
|------------|-2---3---4---5---||------4-5--5-|---------------------|
|-2----------|-----------------||-0-----------|-0-------------------|
H E Q E Q. E E E Q Q +E. S E Q E Q +E. S E Q E
|-------------|------11/12\11/12--|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------|------13/14\13/14--|-----------------|-----------------|
|------4-5--5-|-------------------|----------4-5--5-|----------5-4--5-|
|-0-----------|-0-----------------|-0--(0)-0--------|-0--(0)-0--------|
E E E E Q E E H E E E E H E Q E Q.. S E Q E
|----------------|---------4----5-|-------------|----------------|
|----------------|------/5---/7---|-------------|----------------|
|---5---4-5--5---|-7--------------|------4-5--5-|---------5-4--4-|
|-0---0--------0-|----------------|-0-----------|-0-----0--------|
Q E Q E E S S Q E H +E H E Q E Q +E. S E E E E
|-----------------|---------------|-------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|---------------|-------------|-------------0------|
|-5--4-3----------|---------------|------4-5--5-|----------/2--------|
|---------0-0-1-1-|-3--2-1----(1)-|-0-----------|-0--(0)-0------3S4--|
Q. E Q. E Q Q H H E Q E H H
|---------------|------------|-------------|-----------|
|---------------|----5--3----|-------------|-----------|
|---------------|-3----------|------4-5--5-|-----------|
|-5----0-0----0-|------------|-0-----------|-3----5----|
2nd Chorus
Q +E. S E Q E H H H H H H
|-----------------|-----------||-----------|-----------|
|-----------------|-----------||-----------|-2----3----|
|----------4-5--5-|-----------||------2----|-----------|
|-0--(0)-0--------|-0----1----||-2---------|-----------|
H H H H E E E Q E E E E E E H +E
|-----------|-----------|----5-6-7--------|-----4-5----(5)-|
|-4---------|-----------|-/7--------7---5-|-5-7------------|
|------2----|------0----|-------------5---|----------------|
|-----------|-0---------|-----------------|----------------|
Bridge
Q H. Q Q Q Q E E Q. E E E E E H.
|------------|-------------||-0-2------------|---0-------|
|----4-------|-------------||----------0---2-|-----------|
|------------|-2--2--2--2--||----------------|-----------|
|-2----------|-------------||----------------|-----------|
E E Q. E E E E E Q E E Q E E Q. E E E E E H.
|-0-2------------|---0-----------|-0-2------------|---0-------|
|----------0---2-|---------------|----------0---2-|-----------|
|----------------|--------0-2----|----------------|-----------|
|----------------|---------------|----------------|-----------|
Staccato This measure is too noisy
to hear, but this sounds good.
s s s s s s s s s s a s E. E E E E E E E Q
|----------11--------11---9h11------|----------------*|
|-----11--------11------------------|-----2-------5--*|
|-9---------------------------------|---2---2---5----*|
|---------------------------------0-|-0-------3------*|
As stated in James' version, the rest of the song is just
variations on the previous bass parts.
************************************************************************
Generated using Power Tab Editor by Brad Larsen -
http://powertab.guitarnetwork.org *
************************************************************************
Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2002 21:33:53 -0400
From: James T. McKinley <mckinle1@pilot.msu.edu>
Subject: s/steely_dan/josie.btab
Josie (Bass Line) - Steely Dan
-------------------------------------
From the studio Aja record
Tabbed by James T. McKinley
THIS IS DEFINITELY APPROXIMATE
I've played it against the guitar chords and soloed over it using a
digital 8 track, but there are no doubt some nuances that have been
left out and maybe a few wrong notes (I'm mainly a guitar player
who figured it out for a bass player friend who was having difficulty)
but this seems to work OK.
4
- time
4
b=bend up
r=release bend
h=hammer on
p=pull off
/=slide up
\=slide down
Guitar + Keys Intro:
Bass comes in on last 4 chords of intro:
G----------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------
A-------9--------------------------------------------------------
E-1------------3-------4-----------------------------------------
Guitar Groove: (Play 4X)
G--------------------11/12\--------------------------------------
D--------------------11/12\--------------------------------------
A-------4--5-----------------------------------------------------
E-0-----------0--------------------------------------------------
Vocals:
Verse:
We're gonna break out the hats and hooters...
G----------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------5--5h7----------5--4-----5--4--5--4--5------------
E-0-----0--/7---------0-----0--------0-----------------0--0--0---
G------------------
D-------11---12----
A----/9---/10------
E-0----------------
We're gonna rev up the motor scooters...
G----------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------5--5h7----------5--4------5-4-3-------------------
E-0-----0--/7---------0-----0------------------------3-2-1-------
Sleep on the beach and make it...
G----------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------5--5h7----------5--4--------------------5-3-------
E-0-----0--/7---------0-----0---------0-5---5-5---5--3-----------
Lay down the law...
G----------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------5--5h7--------------------------------------------
E-0-----0--/7-----------3------------5---------------------------
Chorus:
When Josie comes home, so good, she's...
G----------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------
A----------5-5---7--8---------7--8---------7------------4-5------
E-0---0-/7-------------2--7---------2--7------5--0-/5-7----------
G----------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------
A--------2-3---3------2--2--2--2---------------------------------
E-0-/3-5----------2----------------------------------------------
Guitar Groove: (Play 2X)
Second Verse (same as the first basswise):
Solo Break:
G----------------------------------------------------------------
D--5--7----------5-----5--7---------5------------5--7----------5-
A----------5--7---------------5--7-----------------------5--7----
E--------------------------------------5--7----------------------
G---------11---9--11--
D------11---11--------
A---------------------
E---------------------
Basically repeat Vocal Section (solo for verse, then vocals on chorus)
but with a somewhat different beginning bass part like
G-------------------------------------------- Play 3 X
D---------------------------------11---12---- <=== then normal
A-5--4--5--4--5----------------/9---/10------ vocal bass
E----------------0--0--0----0----------------
Repeat Intro:
Outtro:
Outtro vamps out on previous themes in the bass line thus far but
just hangs on the Em7 chord, so the bass part is just a mix of the
Em7 parts, so basically mix up the beginning parts of the Guitar
Groove and Verse sections.
This musical interpretation has been removed due to a legal threat from Moses & Singer LLP, representing the National Music Publishers' Association (NMPA) and The Music Publisher's Association of the United States (MPA).
Unfortunately, these threats are fueled by greed and being masked by a "copyright infringement." They claim tab sites are "hurting the songwriters," but it's a known fact that the publishing companies garner most of the revenue. Instead, they would prefer you to purchase the official STEELY DAN tablature which is an option we've always given our users. And due to the highly error-prone nature of tabs on the internet, many choose to go this route. These companies also do not realize that tablature sites help to promote their artists.
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