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/ Steely Dan /
/ Third World Man /
/ Gaucho /
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In this beautiful songs there are at least 4 guitar tracks:
1 electric rhythm guitar,
2 electric lead guitars and
1 steel-stringed acoustic rhythm guitar.
So besides from that, this tab includes everything except for the
acoustic guitar and what's exactly played in the Chorus. It's just
impossible to hear it clearly enough to transcribe it.
Anyway, enjoy this Steely Dan pearl and guitar masterpiece! :D
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* *
* The Figure: *
* This little figure is played tons of times during the song, *
* so I find it easier to just refer to it as the "Figure". *
* *
* Fm (Edim) *
* |---------4--3--4-|---3---4-4-------| *
* |---------6--5--6-|---5---6-6-------| *
* |---------5--3--5-|---3---5-5-------| *
* |-----------------|-----------------| *
* |-----------------|-----------------| *
* |(1)--------------|-----------------| *
* *
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Intro: 4x Figure
1.Verse:
Ab Cm7 Dbmaj7 Fm7
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------9----------|
|-----------------|-----8---------8/|/10--------------|------8h10p8-----|
|-8/10------------|---8---------8---|/10--------------|-----------------|
|-6-------------8/|/10--------10----|-----------------|-8---------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Bbm7 Cm7
|-----------------|---------------------|
|-------6---------|---------------------|
|-----6-----------|-------8---8---------| + 1x Figure
|-----------------|-----8---------------|
|-----------------|-8/10-------10\8-6-8-|
|-----------------|---------------------|
2.Verse:
Ab Cm7 Dbmaj7 Fm7
|-4---------------|-----------------------|-----------------|----11p8---------|
|-4---------------|---------8h11p8---8-11-|--9--------------|--9------9-------|
|-5h6p5-----------|-8-----8--------8------|-10--------------|--8--------------|
|-----------------|-8-----8---------------|-10--------------|-10--------------|
|------------8/10-|-----------------------|-----------------|--8--------------|
|-----------------|-----------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Bbm7 Cm7
|-----------------|--------------------------|
|-----6-----------|--------------------------|
|---6-------------|------8/10\8--------------| + 2x Figure
|-6---------------|------8/10\8---8----------|
|-----------------|-8/10------------10\8-6-8-|
|-----------------|--------------------------|
1.Chorus:
I can't hear the exact guitar voicings, so here are some suggestions instead.
Dbmaj7 G7+9+5 G7-9 Cm7
|-4-------------6-|---------4-------|-3---------------|
|-6-------------6-|---------3-------|-4---------------|
|-5-------------8-|---------4-------|-3---------------|
|-6-------------9-|---------3-------|-5---------------|
|-4---------------|-----------------|-3---------------|
|-----------------|--------(3)------|-----------------|
Dm7/11 G7-9 Ebmaj7 Eb6 Dbmaj9 Db6/9
|-3-------4-------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-6-------3-------|-11------11------|--9------9-------|
|-5-------4-------|-12------12------|--8------8-------|
|-3-------3-------|-12------10------|-10------8-------|
|(5)--------------|-10------10------|--8------8-------|
|--------(3)------|(11)----(11)-----|-(9)----(9)------|
Bbm7 Fm7 G7-9 C7
|-----------------|-4-------3-------|
|-6--------9------|-3-------5-------|
|-6--------8------|-4-------3-------| + 1x Figure
|-6-------10------|-3-------5-------|
|-8--------8------|---------3-------|
|-6---------------|(3)--------------|
3.Verse:
Ab Cm7 Dbmaj7 Fm7
|-4^--------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-4^--------------|---4/6\4---------|-4/6-------------|----9------------|
|-5^--------------|---3/5\3---------|-3/5-------------|--8----8---------|
|-----------------|-----------------|------------8/10-|--------8h10-8-6-|
|-----------------|-----------------|------------6/8--|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Bbm7 Cm7
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------------6-|/8----8----------| + 2x Figure
|-------------6---|/8-----8---------|
|---------6/8-----|--------10\8-6-8-|
|-----------------|-----------------|
1.Bridge:
Here the Lead Guitar enters and play it's own part.
Rhythm Guitar:
Cm/Ab Db/Gb Eb/F Cm7 Bbm7 Eb11 Abmaj9
|(3)------3-----4-|---------4-----6-|---6-------------|-----------6----6---|
|(4)------4-----6-|---------6-----8-|---8-----------8-|------6----6----8---|
|(5)------5-----6-|---------6-----8-|---8-----------8-|------6----6----8---|
|-----------------|-----------------|---------------8-|------6----6----6---|
|-----------------|-----------------|--------------10-|------8----6--------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|
Cm/Ab Db/Gb Eb/F F11 Eb11
|---------3-----4-|---------4-----6-|---6-----------8-|-------6---------|
|---------4-----6-|---------6-----8-|---8-----------8-|-------6---------|
|---------5-----6-|---------6-----8-|---8-----------8-|-------6---------|
|-----------------|-----------------|---------------8-|-------6---------|
|-----------------|-----------------|---------------8-|-------6---------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Lead Guitar:
Cm/Ab Db/Gb Eb/F Cm7 Bbm7 Eb11 Abmaj9
|-------6/8-----9-|---------9----11-|---11--------6---|------4--------------|
|-------6/8-----9-|---------9----11-|---11--------6b8-|-r6p4-4b6-r4-------4-|
|-------6/8----10-|--------10----12-|---12------------|---------------3/5---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
Cm/Ab Db/Gb Eb/F F11 Eb11
|-------6/8-----9-|---------9----11-|---11-------3----|----------------------|
|-------6/8-----9-|---------9----11-|---11-------3pb4-|-r3p1-----------1/2\1-|
|-------6/8----10-|--------10----12-|---12------------|------3b5r3p1---------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------3-1/3\1-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------|
Guitar Solo:
(Verse + 1x Figure, Verse + 2x Figure)
This solo is played in unison by two lead guitars, which creates
the massive sound.
Ab Cm7 Dbmaj7
|-----------------------|-------11--------|-------------13b15-13~|
|-(1)/---13h14p13-14/16-|-------11pb13r11-|-11p9-9----9----------|
|-----------------------|-----------------|--------10------------|
|-(1)/---13h15p13-15/17-|-----------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------|----------------------|
Fm7 Bbm7 Cm7
|~~~\---------------|--------------------|--------------------|
|-------1--/2---4---|-------------6------|----------------6-8-|
|-------3b5/4b6-6b8-|---r6p5-6~/8---8b10-|---r8p7-8---b10-----|
|-------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
Figure
|----------8---------------|-----------------|
|-b9-r8-b9---8pb9-r8-b9-r8-|---p6~~~---------|
|--------------------------|-----------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------|
|--------------------------|--------------1/-|
Ab Cm7 Dbmaj7
|---4-----4-------|------------9p8---|--------------------|
|---4-----4-4/6-8~|~~--11---11-----9-|--------------------|
|-----6p5---5/7---|-------8--------8-|-8h10---------------|
|-----------6/8---|----------------8-|------8h10---10\8-6-|
|-----------6/8---|------------------|--------------------|
|-4---------------|------------------|--------------------|
Fm7 Bbm7 Cm7
|-------------------|----------13~--15b16--r15-|----13---------13-------------|
|--------------9--9-|/11-14/16-----------------|-16----16b18-----16-13-16b18--|
|------8---/10--10--|--------------------------|------------------------------|
|-8/10--------------|--------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------------|------------------------------|
Figure Figure
|-13-16p13-16b20----|---11------------|----16b18r16~~~---|-----------------|
|-------------------|---11pb13--r11---|----18b20b18~~~---|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-----*------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
(*The two bends here are played by eihter guitar.)
(Rhythm Guitar backup):
Ab Cm7 Dbmaj7 Fm7
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---8-x--11p8-----|
|-4---------------|-----8-----------|-----------------|---9-x---------9-|
|-5---------------|---8-------------|-8/10------------|---8-x-------8---|
|-6---------------|-8------8/10--8--|-8/10------------|-----x-----------|
|-6----------8/10-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Bbm7 Cm7
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------6---------|-----------------|
|-------6---------|-----8-----------| + 1x Figure
|-8\6-------------|---8-------------|
|-----8---------8/|/10--------8-6/8-|
|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab Cm7 Dbmaj7 Fm7
|-4^--------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------11p8---|
|-4^--------------|-----------------|--9^-------------|--9------------9-|
|-5^--------------|---8-------------|-10^-------------|--8--------------|
|-----------------|-8---------------|-10^-------------|-10--------------|
|------------8/10-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Bbm7 Cm7
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-6---------6-----|-----------------|
|-6---------6---6/|/8---------------| + 2x Figure
|-6---------6---6/|/8---------------|
|---------------8/|/10-----10\8-6-8-|
|-----------------|-----------------|
2.Chorus + 1x Figure
Again, use the voicing suggestions I presented in the 1.Chorus.
Lead Guitar plays this little fill:
Ebmaj7 Eb6 Dbmaj9 Db6/9 Bbm7 Fm7 G7-9 C7
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------8b9r8---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|----8-10---------|-10--------------|-6------/13------|-13------12------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
PM-|
4.Verse:
Ab Cm7 Dbmaj7 Fm7
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-1^--------------|---4/6\4-------4/|/6---------------|--11\------------|
|-1^--------------|---3/5\3-------3/|/5---------------|--10\------------|
|-1^------------3/|/5---------------|-----------------|--------10\8-8-8-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--|--------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--|--------------|
v
Bbm7 Cm7
|-----------------|-----------------| (-----)
|-----------------|-4---------------| (-10\-) Lead Guitar
|-----------------|-3---------------| + 2x Figure (-10\-) plays along
|---6-6-----------|-5---------------| (-----) on this fill
|-----------------|--------10\8-6/8-| (-----)
|-----------------|-----------------| (-----)
2.Bridge:
Rhythm Guitar plays the same as in 1.Bridge.
Cm/Ab Db/Gb Eb/F Cm7 Bbm7 Eb11 Abmaj9
|-------6/8-----9-|---------9----11-|---11--------6---|--------------------|
|-------6/8-----9-|---------9----11-|---11--------6b8-|--r6p4----------4---|
|-------6/8----10-|--------10----12-|---12------------|-------5\3p1------1-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------3------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|
Cm/Ab Db/Gb Eb/F F11 Eb11
|-------6/8-----9-|---------9----11-|---11------15----|--------13----------|
|-------6/8-----9-|---------9----11-|---11------15b16-|-r15p13-13b14r13-11-|
|-------6/8----10-|--------10----12-|---12------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|
Outro:
These 6 bars are repeated by the Rhythm Guitar till the songs fades out:
Figure C (Bb)
||----------4--3--4-|---3---4-4-------|---------3--1--3-|---1---3-3-------|
||o---------6--5--6-|---5---6-6-------|---------5--3--5-|---3---5-5-------|
||----------5--3--5-|---3---5-5-------|---------5--3--5-|---3---5-5-------|
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
||o-----------------|-----------------|(3)--------------|-----------------|
||-(1)--------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Bbm7 Eb Abmaj9 Dbmaj7
|-1-------3-------|-3-------4--------||
|-2-------4-------|-4-------6-------o||
|-1-------3-------|-3-------5--------||
|-----------------|------------------||
|-----------------|-----------------o||
|-----------------|------------------||
On top of that, the Lead Guitar plays some wonderful fills:
Figure C
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-(11)b13~~~------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Bbm7 Eb Abmaj9 Dbmaj7 Figure
|-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|------1----------|
|-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----3pb5r3-p1-3-||-(3)b5-----------|-------3pb5r3-p1-|
|-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|-----------------|
C Bbm7 Eb Abmaj9 Dbmaj7
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-4---------------||
|-----------------|---------------9-|--11b13--11~---4-|---6b8-r6--------||
|---3pb5-r4-r3~~~-|----b5----5/10---|-----------------|------------3/5--||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
Figure C
|------------1----|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|---------------1-|-----------------|
|-3b5-------------|---3pb5r3--------|-----------------|-3-3b5--------13-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------5\3p1/2---|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Bbm7 Eb Abmaj9 Dbmaj7
|------------------------------|--------13------------------------------||
|------------------------------|------13--16p13------13-----------------||
|-15b17-15pb17r15p13-15~----13-|-15b17---------15b17---13-15p13---------||
|-------------------------15---|-------------------------------15p13b15-||
|------------------------------|----------------------------------------||
|------------------------------|----------------------------------------||
Figure C
|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|--------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|--------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|--------------|
|-----------------|-----------1-----|-------3p1h3--------|--------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-1/3--------1p0h1h3~|~~----------4-|
|-----------------|-----1-1-4---4---|--------------------|----------6---|
PM--| PM PM|
Bbm7 Eb Abmaj9 Dbmaj7
|----------------------|-------------------------------------||
|----------------------|-------------------------------------||
|----------------------|-----------8-------------------------||
|-----6h8-8b10r8~------|-6/8--8h10---10\8p6-8b10r8p6-8p6-----||
|-6/8--------------8-8-|---------------------------------8p6-||
|----------------------|-------------------------------------||
Figure
|------------------------------|--------------------|
|------------------------------|--------------------|
|------------------------------|--------------------|
|-6----------------------------|--------------------|
|--h8p6-8p6---6-----8--8-------|-----------8\6---b7-|
|----------h8--h8p6------------|--------------------|
C Bbm7 Eb
|---------------------|---------------|-------------------|
|---------------------|---------------|-------------------|
|---------------------|---------------|-------------------|
|---------------------|-----------6/8~|~~-6--8b10-------6-|
|---------------------|---------------|---------------8---|
|-------8p6-8p6b7-8~~-|---------------|-------------------|
Abmaj9 Dbmaj9 Figure
|---------------------------||-----------------------------|----------------|
|---------------------------||-----------------------------|----------------|
|--8s10-------8-------------||-----------------------------|----------------|
|--------8s10-----10\8p6----||-8b9r8-6----6-----------8p6--|----------------|
|------------------------8--||--------h8p6-h8p6h8~~~-----h8|p6h8~~~---------|
|---------------------------||-----------------------------|----------------|
C Bbm7 Eb
|-----------------------|----------------------|----------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------|----------------|
|-----------------------|--------------5p4p3---|------3-------1-|
|---------6b7-----------|----------3h6-------6-|------------3---|
|-------------6b7-------|----------------------|----------------|
|-----------------8p6h8-|-6--8~~---------------|----------------|
Abmaj9 Dbmaj7 Figure
|------------------------------------||---1-----------13---|--------------|
|---------------4--------------------||--------------------|--------------|
|--3pb5r3p1-------3pb4r3p1---1h3b5---||----------15b17-----|--------------|
|-----------3--------------3---------||--------------------|-----3--------|
|------------------------------------||--------------------|--------------|
|------------------------------------||--------------------|------4b5-----|
C
|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|
|-------5\3---/5-|---8---3/5------|
|----------------|----------------|
|-------3\1---/3-|---6---1/3------|
|----------------|----------------|
LYRICS
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Johnny's playroom
Is a bunker filled with sand
He's become a third world man
Smokey Sunday
He's been mobilized since dawn
Now he's crouching on the lawn
He's a third world man
Soon you'll throw down your disguise
We'll see behind those bright eyes
By and by
When the sidewalks are safe
For the little guy
I saw the fireworks
I believed that I was dreaming?
'Til the neighbours came out screaming
He's a third world man
When he's crying out
I just sing that Ghana Rondo
E'lera del terzo mondo
He's a third world man
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Jon Sebastian Frederiksen - 25th /March /10
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