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From Howard Wright Jun 15 '94 at 9:51 am wet

Return-Path: <@cardiff.ac.uk:spxhaw@thor.cardiff.ac.uk>

Subject: Steely.Dan/fm.tab

To: guitar@nevada.edu

Date: Wed, 15 Jun 94 9:51:09 WET DST

FM - Steely Dan

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Tabbed by Howard Wright

spxhaw@uk.ac.cf.thor

INTRO:

------

E--

B--2-3-2-3-2-3-2-3--| keep repeating

G--2-4-2-4-2-4-2-4--|

D--

A--

E--

While the two note idea above keeps repeating, the guitar plays :

E---------------------------------9-9-9-9-----9--9--9------------------------------|
B---------------------------------8-8-8-8-----8--8--8------------------------------|
G---------------------------------9-9-9-9-----9--9--9------------------------------|
D------2--------4-4-------2--------------------------------2---------4-4-------2---|
A---4--0--------2-2--4--2-0-----------------------------4--0---------2-2--4--2-0---|
E---2----------------2--0-------------------------------2-----------------2--0-----|
E-----9---|

B-----10--| (let ring...)

G-----9---|
D-----9---|

A

E

VERSE 1:

--------

It's impossible to get both the piano stuff and the guitar stuff into one guitar

part - and both are important to get the feel of the song, so I've tabbed them

separately.

It's only for the first few lines of each verse that it causes a problem - anyway

for these lines I'll do the piano bit on one line of tab (above the words), and

the guitar riff that goes with it below the words.

/ = slide up

E-7/9-----7/9---7-------------------------7/9---7/9---7-------------7/9---7/9--|
B-8/10----8/10--8-------------------------8/10--8/10--8-------------8/10--8/10-|
G-7/9-----7/9---7-------------------------7/9---7/9---7-------------7/9---7/9--|
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------7-------------------------------------7------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Bury the bottle mama it's grape-fruit wine

E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------2------4--5-----2-----4----5----------2---4-5---2--4-5----|
E---------------0------2--3-----0-----2----3----------0---2-3---0--2-3----|
E--7---------------------------------------7/9----7/9---7----------------|
B--8---------------------------------------8/10---8/10--8----------------|
G--7---------------------------------------7/9----7/9---7----------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--7----------------------------------------------------7----------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Kick off your high heeled sneakers it's par - ty time

E----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--2-------------4--5--------2--------4----5-------------2------4--5---|
E--0-------------2--3--------0--------2----3-------------0------2--3---|

Cmaj7 Bm7 Am7 G F#7 B7

The girls don't seem to care what's on

E6/9 A13 Bmaj7

As long as we play till dawn

Am7 Em7 C#m7-5 C7 A/B

Nothin' but blues and Elvis and somebody else's favourite songs

(Piano/guitar riffs as before....)

Give us some funked up music she treats you nice

(As before...)

Feed us some hungry Reggae she loves you twice

Cmaj7 Bm7 Am7 G F#7 B7

The girls don't seem to care tonight

E6/9 G#7 C#m7 F#7

As long as the music's right

F#m7 A7

No static at all (no static at all)

CHORUS:

-------

E9 C7(Viii) B7#9

F M (no static at all)

(Back to the two riffs ):

E--7---------------------------------------7/9----7/9---7------------------|
B--8---------------------------------------8/10---8/10--8------------------|
G--7---------------------------------------7/9----7/9---7------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--7----------------------------------------------------7------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--2-------------4--5--------2--------4----5-------------2------4--5---|
E--0-------------2--3--------0--------2----3-------------0------2--3---|

Cmaj7 Bm7 Am7 G F#7 F13

INSTRUMENTAL (Sax Solo):

------------------------

Em7 A13 Em7 C13#11

Dmaj7 C#7 Cmaj7 B7 Em7 A7 C7 B7#9

VERSE 2:

--------

Chords etc as for VERSE 1

Then:

CHORUS:

-------

After the chorus it carries on to the two riffs again, but keeps repeating

them.

Chord Shapes:

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a=10, b=11

EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE

8x998x 7x7777 5x5555 355433 242322 x24242

Cmaj7 Bm7 Am7 G F#7 B7

EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE

x7667x 5x567x 7x887x x79787 x4545x x35353

E6/9 A13 Bmaj7 Em7 C#m7-5 C7

EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE

7x765x 4x45xx x46454 2x2222 5x56xx x76777

A/B G#7 C#m7 F#m7 A7 E9

EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE

8a8988 x2123x 1x123x

C7(Viii) B7#9 F13

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