Bass tabs
Only A Fool Would Say That
Steely Dan
Bass Donald Fagen
Walter Becker
Intro
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|-5---------------|-5---------------|-3-------------3-|-3-----------3-4-|
|---------------5-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Q. E E Q E Q. Q Q E Q. E E Q E Q. E E E E E
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Q. E E E E E Q. Q Q E Q. E E E E E W
Verse 1
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Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E E.S E E
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Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E E.S E E
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Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E E.S E E
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Q. E Q. E Q. E E.S E E Q. E Q. E Q. E S S E E E
Chorus 1
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Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E
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Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E W
Verse 1
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Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q E E
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Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E E.S E E
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Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E
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Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q E E
Chorus 2
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Q. E E E E E Q. E Q E E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E
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Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E E E E E Q. Q E E E
Bridge
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Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E E.S E E
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H H Q. E Q E E Q. Q E E E Q E.S E E E E
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|-3---------------|-3-------------3-|-5---------------|-5-----12--------|
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Q. Q Q E Q. Q E E E Q. Q Q E Q. E H
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|-----------9-10-10-14-14----|----14--10--7-----|
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E S S E E E E E E E Q Q Q E
Solo
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|-5---------------|-5-------------5-|-----------------|-----------2-3-5-|
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Q E E E Q E Q. E Q. E Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E
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|-------------7-5-|-------------5-3-|-------------3-5-|-----------------|
Q. Q E E E Q. Q E E E Q. Q E E E W
Chorus 3
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Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E
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Q. E Q. E Q. E S S E E E Q. E E.S E E Q. E E E E E
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Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E
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W
Key to rhythm notations:
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
