Tabs
REELIN' IN THE YEARS - Steely Dan
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Chords by Howard Wright
and
[email protected] (Glen Macon)
Guitar tablature added by Roger Olofsson
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*please notice that tab is*
*from original recording *
*while chords are from *
*live version *
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This is based on the live version of the song, from the 'Alive ...'
release. There are quite a few differences with the original recording -
the chords for the verse have been spiced up a bit, and there are a couple
of new changes thrown in as well. In the chorus, the new version uses
nearly all 
Gmaj7Gmaj7 and 
F#m7F#m7 chords - the original used 
Aadd2Aadd2 chords as
well. But - if you play these chords along with the original track,
most of them should work OK.
For the chorus sequence (which is repeated several times for the solos)
there are only two basic chords - Gmaj7, and F#m7. I've listed the chord
shapes at the end, and I've written out some alternatives for these two
chords. For example, you could play D/G and 
F#m11F#m11 and it will work fine.
Choose the shapes you prefer for these two chords, or mix and match all
the different possible shapes.
/ indicates another beat on the same chord. This does not indicate the
strumming pattern
it just shows roughly how long you stick with each chord. Listen to the
track to get the strumming patterns - as a rough guide, for the verses you
change
to each chord just before the beat. For the choruses you play more on the
beat, with a triplet feel.
INTRO :
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Aadd2Aadd2
Gmaj7Gmaj7 / / / / / F#m7F#m7 / / /
Gmaj7Gmaj7 / / / / / F#m7F#m7 / / /
Gmaj7Gmaj7 / / / / / F#m7F#m7 / / /
Gmaj7Gmaj7 /
Rest of the band come in here
Gmaj7Gmaj7 / / / F#m7F#m7 / / /
Gmaj7Gmaj7 / / / F#m7F#m7 / / /
Gmaj7Gmaj7 / / / F#m7F#m7 / / /
Gmaj7Gmaj7 / / / F#m7F#m7 / / Asus2/C#
Tablature intro (original recording)
staccato
E-------------5-5--6/7~-5--12-12-12--|---5--5-5--------------------------|
B-7r6r5-5-6/7----5-------------------|-7--------7~-5~--5-7---------------|
G------------------------------------|---------------------5b6-----------|
D------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A------------------------------------|-------------------------7~--------|
e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D-----7-9-9~-9b10r8-9-9b10r8-9-------|-9b10r8-9--------------------------|
A-7/9--------------------------------|---------7/9-7~-5-4-0--------------|
e------------------------------------|----------------------0------------|
E------------------------------------|-14/15-15-15-15r14-14-14-14r12-----|
B-----------------8----12~-----15-15-|-----------------------------------|
G---------------7--------------------|-----------------------------------|
D-----------7-9----9/12---12/16------|-----------------------------------|
A-----2-4-7--------------------------|-----------------------------------|
e-2-5--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E-12-12-12r10-10-10-10r9-9-9-9r7-----|-7-7-7r5-5-5-5r3-3-3-3r0-0-3-3-----|
B------------------------------------|-------------------------------3b~~|
G------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B------3-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G-3/4b--------------------------6----|-----------------------------------|
D-------5~---5--------------6/7------|-----2~----------------------------|
A----------5----2-3-4-5-7--------7-7-|-5-4-0~----------------------------|
e-------------------------5----------|-----------------------------------|
VERSE 1:
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The way I've written the words under the chords here is only an approximation
of the way it actually sounds on the live version. Donald really rushes
through some of the lines - so I've put the chord changes to correspond
more closely with the changes in the original version.
D MajorD Asus2/C# 
Bm11Bm11 F#m11F#m11
You're ..
D MajorD Asus2/C# 
A/BA/B 
E/F#E/F#
So ..
1
E minor 7Em7 Bsus2/D# 
Dm7Dm7 Asus2/C#
Well ..
D MajorD Asus2/C# E/D
The ..
CHORUS 1:
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A augmentedA / Gmaj7Gmaj7 / / / F#m7F#m7 / / /
Are ..
Gmaj7Gmaj7 / / / F#m7F#m7 / / Asus2/C#
tears ..
Chorus (original recording)repeats and guitar plays tab as below
Are ..
E-----------------------------19-19--|-15-15-----------------------------|
B------------------------------------|-------12~-------------------------|
G------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
stowin' ..
E-----------------------13/14-14---12~-----------------------------------|
B-----------------------11/12---12-12~-----------------------------------|
G------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
are ..
A-------------------------------11/12|----------10-----------------------|
B-------------------------------11/12|-10h12r10-10-----------------------|
G------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
have ..
A------------------------------------|12-14--12--------------------------|
B------------------------------------|-----14--12-14-10-12---10----------|
G------------------------------------|---------------------11-----9------|
D------------------------------------|-------------------------11--9-11-7~
A------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
VERSE 2:
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(Chords are the same as verse 1)
CHORUS 2:
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A augmentedA / Gmaj7Gmaj7 / / / F#m7F#m7 / / /
Are you ...
the
Gmaj7Gmaj7 / / / F#m7F#m7 / / Asus2/C#
tears ...
Chorus (original recording) repeats once and guitar plays tab as below
Are ..
E------------------------------3-3---|-----7~----------------------------|
B------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G--------------------------2/4-------|-4/7-------------------------------|
D------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
stowin' ...
E---------------------------5-----9~-|-----------------------------------|
B------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G-----------------------4/6---6/9----|-----------------------------------|
D------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
are ..
A---------------------------------3--|----3------3~----------------------|
B------------------------------3/4---|-3/4---3/4-------------------------|
G------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
have ...
SOLO 1 (Guitar - Walter)
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Gmaj7Gmaj7 / / / B/A / / /
Gmaj7Gmaj7 / / / B/A / / /
Gmaj7Gmaj7 / / / F#m7F#m7 / / /
Gmaj7Gmaj7 / / / F#m7F#m7 / / /
Gmaj7Gmaj7 / / / F#m7F#m7 / / /
Gmaj7Gmaj7 / / / F#m7F#m7 / / /
Solo (original recording)
A------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B------------------------------------|------------------------3-2---5----|
G-----0-0-----0-0-----0-2-4-2-0------|-0-2-0--2-2-2---2-2---2-----4---4-2|
D-2-4-----2-4-----2-4-----------4-2-4|------4-----2h4-----4--------------|
A------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B--3-2---5---------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G------4---4-2-0-0-----0-0-----0-2-4-|-2-0-------0-2-0---2-2-2---2-2---2-|
D------------------2-4-----2-4-------|-----4-2-4-------4-----2h4-----4---|
A------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B-3-2-----5r3r2---3-2-----5r3r2------|-----------------------2-3-2-------|
G-----4-2-------4-----4-2-------4----|-0-2-4-4-0-2-4-4-0-2-4------4-2----|
D------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E-----------------------------2------|-5-2---2-----5-2-------------------|
B-------2-----2-2-----2-2-------5-2--|-----2---5-2-----------------------|
G-0-2-4---4-2-----2-4-----2-4--------|-----------------------------------|
D------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E------------------------------------|-----------------------------2-----|
B-----------------------2-3-2--------|-------2-----2-2-----2-2-------5-2-|
G-----4-4-0-2-4-4-0-2-4------4-2-----|-0-2-4---4-2-----2-4-----2-4-------|
D------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E-5-2---2-----5-2--------------------|-----------------------------------|
B-----2---5-2------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
SOLO 2 (this is a sax solo on live version but a glorious guitar solo on
original recording)
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Gmaj7Gmaj7 / / / B/A / / /
Gmaj7Gmaj7 / / / B/A / / /
Gmaj7Gmaj7 / / / F#m7F#m7 / / /
Gmaj7Gmaj7 / / / F#m7F#m7 / / /
Gmaj7Gmaj7 / / / F#m7F#m7 / / /
Gmaj7Gmaj7 / / / F#m7F#m7 / / Dsus2/C#
Solo (original recording)
A--14b15~----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B--------12/14-12h14-----------------|-----------------------------------|
G-------------------14---------------|-----------------------------------|
D---------------------14/16-14h16----|-----------------------------------|
A------------------------------------|-14b16---------12-12---12-14r12h14-|
e------------------------------------|------12-12h14---------------------|
E------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A-14r12h14-14-13-12-13-14-13-12-13-14-13-12-13-14-13-12-13-14-13-14-15-16|
e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G-------------------14r12-14r12-12h14r12-12h14r12-12h14r12-12h14r12------|
D----------12-13-14------------------|-----------------------------------|
A-16r14h16---------------------------|-----------------------------------|
e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G-12-12h14r12-12-12h14r12-12-12h14r12-12-12h14r12-11h12r11-9h11r9-7h9r7--|
D------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B------------------------------------|------10~--------------------------|
G-5-5b6----5b6-----7-----8-----9-9---|-9-12------------------------------|
D------7-7----7-7----7-7---7-7-------|-----------------------------------|
A------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
VERSE 3:
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CHORUS
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Gmaj7Gmaj7 / / / F#m7F#m7 / / /
Gmaj7Gmaj7 / / / F#m7F#m7 / / /
Gmaj7Gmaj7 / / / F#m7F#m7 / / /
Gmaj7Gmaj7 / / / F#m7F#m7 / / /
Chorus (original recording)
Are ..
E------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B------------------------------2-2h4r2~----------------------------------|
G--------------------------2/4-------|-----------------------------------|
D------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
stowin' ..
E------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B------------------------4/5-5-5h7r5~|-----------------------------------|
G------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
are ..
A------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B----------------------------7/8-8-8h10r8~-------------------------------|
G------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
have ..
A------------------------------------|-11-10-9-7-5-----------------------|
B------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Are ..
E----------------------------7-5-3-0-|---------------5-5-----------5-5---|
B------------------------------------|-3-2-----2/3/5-------6/7-5-7-------|
G------------------------------------|-----4-2---------------------------|
D------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
are ..
A---------5-5---------------5-5~-----|-------------5-5----5--------------|
B-6/7-5-7-----------6/7-5-7----------|-----6/7-5-7----6/7---6/7-5--------|
G------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
have ..
A-----5-5---7r6r5--5-----------------|-----------------------------------|
B-6/7-----7------7-------------------|-----------------------------------|
G--------------------4b5-2-----------|-----------------------------------|
D--------------------------2h4r2-----|-----------------------------------|
A------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
(RIFF is not played on original recording)
(-----)
(Gmaj7Gmaj7 / / / B/A / / /)
(Gmaj7Gmaj7 / / / B/A / / /)
SOLO 3 (Guitar - Wadenius)
---------------------------
Gmaj7Gmaj7 / / / F#m7F#m7 / / /
Gmaj7Gmaj7 / / / F#m7F#m7 / / /
Gmaj7Gmaj7 / / / F#m7F#m7 / / /
Gmaj7Gmaj7 / / / F#m7F#m7 / / /
Solo (original recording)
A------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------|------------------------3-2---5-2---|
G-----0-0-----0-0-----0-2-4-2-0------|-0-2-0--2-2-2---2-2---2----4-2---4-2|
D-2-4-----2-4-----2-4-----------4-2-4|------4-----2h4-----4---------------|
A------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
e------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E--------5-2--------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B--3-2--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G-----4-2---4-2-0-0-----0-0-----0-2-4-|-2-0-------0-2-0---2-2-2---2-2---2-|
D-------------------2-4-----2-4-------|-----4-2-4-------4-----2h4-----4---|
A-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
e-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E-------------------------5-2--------|-----------------------------------|
B-3-2-----5-2-----3-2----------------|-----------------------------------|
G-----4-2-----4-2-----4-2-------4-2--|-----------------------------------|
D------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
fuzz guitar (original recording)
A------------------------------------|-------------------------7---------|
B--5-5/7-10-10-7-5-5/7-10-10-7--7-10-10-7-7-10-10-7-7-10-10-7------------|
G------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E-7h8r7r5-7h8r7r5-7h8r7r5-7h8r7r5-7h8r7r5-7h8r7r5-7h8r7r5----------------|
B------------------------------------|-------------------7h8r7r5---------|
G------------------------------------|---------------------------7h8r7r5-|
D------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E-7h8r7r5---------------7h8r7r5------|-----------------------------------|
B--------7h8r7r5---------------7h8r7r5-----------------------------------|
G---------------7h8r7r5--------------|-7h8r7r5--------------6r5h6-6r5h6--|
D------------------------------------|--------7-7r5h7-7r5h7--------------|
A------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Original recording fades here
E------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B-----------------10-----10---10-----10-------10----10-10------10--------|
G-6r5h6-6r5h6-7/9----7/9---7/9---7/9-|--7/9-9---7/9------7/9-9-----------|
D------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
(Live version continues)
(CHORUS (with guitar solo continuing))
(-------------------------------------)
(Gmaj7Gmaj7 / / / F#m7F#m7 / / /)
(Gmaj7Gmaj7 / / / F#m7F#m7 / / /)
(Gmaj7Gmaj7 / / / F#m7F#m7 / / /)
(Gmaj7Gmaj7 / / / F#m7F#m7 / / /)
(OUTTRO:)
(--------)
(Gmaj7Gmaj7 / / / B/A / / /)
(Gmaj7Gmaj7 / / / B/A / / /)
(B/A / / / B/A /)
Chord Shapes :
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Try out any of these G-type and F#m-type chords for the chorus/solo sequences.
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE 
E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD 
G+G 
BB E MajorE E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE
x07600 3x443x 3xx232 3x5432 x 10 12 11 12 10 x 10 9 11 10 0
Aadd2Aadd2 Gmaj7Gmaj7 D/G Gmaj7Gmaj7 Gmaj7Gmaj7 Gmaj9add6
EADGBE E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE
355400 x 10 9 7 0 0
G6G6 G6G6
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE EADGBE
242222 242252 244200 2x2200 x 9 11 9 10 9 x97500
F#m7F#m7 F#m7F#m7 F#m11F#m11 F#m11F#m11 F#m7F#m7 F#m7F#m7
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x02220 x5777x x4x455 x2x230
A augmentedA D MajorD Asus2/C# Bm11Bm11
E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x x 9 9 10 9 x9x997 x79787 x6x677
A/BA/B E/F#E/F# E minor 7Em7 Bsus2/C#
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x57565 x7777x 5x444x x0444x
Dm7Dm7 
D/ED/E B/A B/A
Final notes:
The tab of the original recording was done with my ears and an
Amiga computer using the Audiomaster IV sampler software. Sample,
ouble pitch and double frequency enables Aidiomaster to playback
he original sample at half the speed but with original pitch.
"Let freedom ring"
"Oh Rock of ages do not crumble, love is breathing still"
"Oh Lady Moon shine down a little people magic if you will"
--
[email protected], Roger Olofsson
--
[email protected], Roger Olofsson
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