Bass tabs
Cousin Dupree
Steely Dan
Bass Donald Fagen
Walter Becker
As played by Walter Becker
[Intro]
G|---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-0-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|---|-1---------------|(1)--------------|-1---------------|(1)--------------|
E W W W H H
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------3\----|-----------------|-----0---1-1-2-3-|
E|-1---------------|-----------------|-1---------------|-1---------------|
W H E Q. W Q Q E E E E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-3-----3-3-3---3-|-3-----3-----0-1-|-3-----3-3-3---3-|-3-----------0-1-|
A|-----------------|---------3-------|-----------------|-------0-3-3-----|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Q. E E Q E Q. E Q E E Q. E E Q E Q. E E E E E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-3-----3-3-3---3-|-3-----------0-1-|-3-------3-3---3-|-3-----------1---|
A|-----------------|-------0-3-3-----|-----------------|-------0-3-------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Q. E E Q E Q. E E E E E H E E E E Q. E Q Q
[Verse 1]
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-3-------3-----3-|-3-----------0-1-|-3-----3-3-----3-|-3-----------0-1-|
A|-----------------|-------0-3-3-----|-----------------|-------0-3-3-----|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
H Q E E Q. E E E E E Q. E Q. E Q. E E E E E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-3-----3-3-----3-|-3-----3-------1-|-3-----3-3-----3-|(3)------0-0-1-3-|
A|-----------------|-----------0-3---|-----------------|-----3-3---------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Q. E Q. E Q. E E E E E Q. E Q. E Q E E E E E E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-3-----3-3-----3-|---3---------0-1-|-3-----3-3-----3-|(3)----1-----0-1-|
A|-----------------|---------3-3-----|-----------------|---------3-3-----|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Q. E Q. E E E Q E E E E Q. E Q. E Q E E E E E E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-3-------3-3---3-|-3-----------0-1-|-3-------3-3---3-|-3---------------|
A|-----------------|---------3-3-----|-----------------|-------0---1-2-3-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
H E E E E Q Q E E E E H E E E E Q. Q E E E
[Chorus 1]
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---1---0---------|
A|-3-------3-----3-|-3-----1-----1-2-|-3-----3-3-----3-|-3-------1-1-3-2-|
E|-----------------|---------3-------|-----------------|-----------------|
H Q. E Q. E Q E E Q. E Q. E E Q E E E E E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-1-----0-------0-|-1-----0---------|-3---------------|-3-----3-------0-|
E|---------1---1---|---------1-------|---------1-------|---------1-------|
Q. E Q E E Q. E H H H Q. E Q. E
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3-----3-------0-|-3-----3-----2-3-|
E|---------1-------|---------1-------|
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q E E
[Verse 2]
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-3-------3-----3-|-3-----------0-1-|-3-----3-3-----3-|-3-----------0-1-|
A|-----------------|-------0-3-3-----|-----------------|-------0-3-3-----|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
H Q E E Q. E E E E E Q. E Q. E Q. E E E E E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-3-----3-3-----3-|-3-----3-------1-|-3-----3-3-----3-|(3)------0-0-1-3-|
A|-----------------|-----------0-3---|-----------------|-----3-3---------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Q. E Q. E Q. E E E E E Q. E Q. E Q E E E E E E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-3-----3-3-----3-|---3---------0-1-|-3-----3-3-----3-|(3)----1-----0-1-|
A|-----------------|---------3-3-----|-----------------|---------3-3-----|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Q. E Q. E E E Q E E E E Q. E Q. E Q E E E E E E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-3-------3-3---3-|-3-----------0-1-|-3-------3-3---3-|-3---------------|
A|-----------------|---------3-3-----|-----------------|-------0---1-2-3-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
H E E E E Q Q E E E E H E E E E Q. Q E E E
[Chorus 2]
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---1---0---------|
A|-3-------3-----3-|-3-----1-----1-2-|-3-----3-3-----3-|-3-------1-1-3-2-|
E|-----------------|---------3-------|-----------------|-----------------|
H Q. E Q. E Q E E Q. E Q. E E Q E E E E E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-1-----0-------0-|-1-----0---------|-3---------------|-3-----3-------0-|
E|---------1---1---|---------1-------|---------1-------|---------1-------|
Q. E Q E E Q. E H H H Q. E Q. E
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3-----3-------0-|-3-----3-----2-3-|
E|---------1-------|---------1-------|
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q E E
[Bridge]
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-1---1-1---------|---1-1-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|---------1-----4-|-------4-1---4-4-|-5-----3-0-----3-|---3-5-3-0---2-3-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Q. S S Q. E E E E E Q E E Q. E Q. E E E E E Q E E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|---------------2-|-----------------|
A|-4---------------|---2-4-2-----4---|---------3---1---|-6---------------|
E|-------6-4-----4-|---------4-----4-|-2-----2---------|---------4-------|
Q. E Q. E E E E E Q E E Q. E Q E E H H
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5---5-----------|-5---5-----------|-3---3-----------|-3---3-----3---4-|
E|---------3---3---|---------3---3---|---------1---1---|---------1---x---|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E
[Solo]
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5-----5-0-------|-5-5-5-3-0-0-5---|---------5-----0-|---------5-5-3-5-|
E|-----------------|---------------1-|-3-----3---------|-3---------------|
Q. E H E E E E E E E E Q. E Q. E H E E E E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5-----5-5-----5-|-------5-5-5-3-5-|-----------------|-------3-5-5-3-5-|
E|-----------------|-3---------------|-3-------3-3---3-|-3---------------|
Q. E Q. E Q. E E E E E H E Q E Q. E E E E E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|---------------5-|-7-7-6-6-5-5-1-0-|-----------------|-------3-5-5-3-3-|
E|-3-------3---3---|-----------------|-3-----3-3-----3-|-3---------------|
H Q E E E E E E E E E E Q. E Q. E Q. E E E E E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-------3-5-5-3-5-|-----------------|-------3-5-5-3-5-|
E|-3-----3-3-----3-|-3---------------|-3-----3-3-3-1-3-|-3---------------|
Q. E Q. E Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-------3---3-3-4-|-5-----5-5-----5-|-5-----5-5---0-3-|
E|-3-----3-3-3---3-|-3---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Q. E E Q E Q. Q E E E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q E E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5-----5-5-----5-|-5-----5-0-------|-3---------------|-3---------------|
E|-----------------|-------------3-3-|-----------------|---0---1---2---3-|
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q E E W E Q Q Q E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5---5-----------|-5---5-----------|-5---5-----------|-5-5-5-----------|
E|---------3---3---|---------3---3---|---------3---3---|---------3---3---|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E Q Q Q
[Verse 3]
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-3-------3-----3-|-3-----------0-1-|-3-----3-3-----3-|-3-----------0-1-|
A|-----------------|-------0-3-3-----|-----------------|-------0-3-3-----|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
H Q E E Q. E E E E E Q. E Q. E Q. E E E E E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-3-----3-3-----3-|-3-----3-------1-|-3-----3-3-----3-|(3)------0-0-1-3-|
A|-----------------|-----------0-3---|-----------------|-----3-3---------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Q. E Q. E Q. E E E E E Q. E Q. E Q E E E E E E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-3-----3-3-----3-|---3---------0-1-|-3-----3-3-----3-|(3)----1-----0-1-|
A|-----------------|---------3-3-----|-----------------|---------3-3-----|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Q. E Q. E E E Q E E E E Q. E Q. E Q E E E E E E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-3-------3-3---3-|-3-----------0-1-|-3-------3-3---3-|-3---------------|
A|-----------------|---------3-3-----|-----------------|-------0---1-2-3-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
H E E E E Q Q E E E E H E E E E Q. Q E E E
[Chorus 3]
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3-------3-----3-|-3-1-----1-1-2-2-|-3-----0---------|-1-1-2-2-3-3-2-2-|
E|-----------------|-----3-----------|---------2---3---|-----------------|
H Q. E E.S Q E E E E Q. E Q Q E E E E E E E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-1-----1-1-----1-|-1-----1-1-------|-3---------------|-3---3-----------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|---------1---1---|---------1---1---|
Q. E Q. E Q. E H H Q Q Q. Q Q Q
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|---------3-------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3---3-----------|-3---3-----3-5-1-|-3---3-----------|-3---3---------5-|
E|---------1---1---|-----------------|---------1---1---|---------1---1---|
Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3---3-----------|-3-5-2-3-1-1-2-3-|
E|---------1---1---|-----------------|
Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E
[Outro]
G||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D||o-3-------3-----3-|-3-----3-----0-1-|-3-------3-3---3-|-3-----3-----0-1-|
A||o-----------------|-----------3-----|-----------------|-----------3-----|
E||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
H Q. E Q. E E E E E H E Q E Q. E E E E E
Repeat to fade
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
D|-3-------3-----3-|-3-----3-----0-1-|-3-----------0-1-|-3-----------0-1-o||
A|-----------------|-----------3-----|---------3-------|---------3-3-----o||
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
H Q. E Q. E E E E E H Q E E H E E E E
Key to rhythm notations:
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| x Dead note
| (n) Ghost note
| \ Slide down
| o reprise
| W Whole Note/Semi-Brieve
| H Half Note/Minim
| Q Quarter Note/Crotchet
| Q. Dotted Quarter Note
| E Eight Note/Quaver
| E. Dotted Eight Note
| S Sixteenth Note/Semi-Quaver
| S. Dotted Sixteenth Note
