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Almost Gothic Bass Tab by Steely Dan

Almost Gothic bass tab by Steely Dan

Bass Tab 

As played by Walter Becker

Intro

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
A|-------4-4-4-----|(4)----2-0---2---|-------4-4-4-----|(4)----2-0-2-4-2---|
E|-5---------------|---------------0-|-5---------------|-------------------|
   Q.    S S H       Q.    E Q   E E   Q.    S S H       Q.    E E S S Q

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-0-------2-------|-0-----0-4-----0-|-1-------2---1/--|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-------0---------|
   H       H         Q.    E Q.    E   Q.    E Q   Q
Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -
Verse 1

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-6-----6-6-------|-4---------------|---------5-----x-|---------5-----x-|
E|-----------------|-------6-4-------|-3-----3---------|-3-----3---------|
   Q.    E H         Q.    E H         Q.    E Q.    E   Q.    E Q.    E

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|---------5-----x-|---------5-------|-4-----4-----x-4-|-3-----3-----x---|
E|-3-----3---------|-3-----3-------4-|-----------------|---------------1-|
   Q.    E Q.    E   Q.    E Q.    E   Q.    Q.    E E   Q.    Q.    E E

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-1-----1---------|-6-----6---x-3-4-|-5-----5---------|-------------3---|
E|---------------1-|-----------------|---------------3-|-5---------5---5-|
   Q.    H       E   Q.    E E.S E E   Q.    Q.    E E   H       E E E E

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5-----5-------5-|-3-----3-------0-|-2-----2-------2-|-0-----0-----2---|
E|-----------------|-------------x---|-------------2---|-----------2-----|
   Q.    H       E   Q.    Q.    E E   Q.    Q.    E E   Q.    Q   E Q

G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|---------------2-|-------2---------|
E|-0-----2-4-------|-0-------4-4-3-2-|
   Q.    E Q.    E   Q.    E E E S E.

Chorus 1

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|---------5-----5-|---------5-----5-|---------5-----5-|-----------------|
E|-3-----3---------|-3-----3---------|-3-----3---------|-3-----0-2--2--5-|
   Q.    E Q.    E   Q.    E Q.    E   Q.    E Q.    E   Q.    E E. E. E

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|--------0-1----1-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-2----4----------|-3-----3-4-----4-|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-5-----5-0-----0-|-5-----5-0---0---|
  Q.    S S Q.   E   Q.    E Q.    E   Q.    E Q.    E   Q.    E Q   Q

Verse 2

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|/6---------------|-4---------------|---------5-----x-|---------5-----x-|
E|-----------------|---------4-------|-3-----3---------|-3-----3---------|
   W                 H       H         Q.    E Q.    E   Q.    E Q.    E

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|---------5-----x-|---------5-------|-4-----4---------|-3-----3---------|
E|-3-----3---------|-3-----3-------4-|---------------2-|---------------1-|
   Q.    E Q.    E   Q.    E Q.    E   Q.    Q.    E E   Q.    Q.    E E

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------5---5-7---|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---5-5-7-----------|
A|-1-----1-------3-|-6-----6-----3-4-|-5-----5---------|-------------------|
E|-------------1---|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
   Q.    Q.    E E   Q.    Q.    E E   Q.    Q.    Q     E S S E Q   E Q

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5-----5-------5-|-3-----3---3---3-|-2-----2-------1-|-0-----0-----0---|
E|-----------------|-------------1---|-------------2---|-----------2---2-|
   Q.    H       E   Q.    Q   E E E   Q.    Q.    E E   Q.    Q   E E E

G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|---------------2-|-----------------|
E|-0-----2-4---2---|-0-----2-4-4-2---|
   Q.    E Q   E E   Q.    E E E Q

Chorus 2

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|---------5-------|---------5-------|---------5-----5-|-----------------|
E|-3-----3-------5-|-3-----3-------5-|-3-----3---------|-3-----0-2--2--5-|
   Q.    E Q.    E   Q.    E Q.    E   Q.    E Q.    E   Q.    E E. E. E

G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|--------0-1------|-----------------|
A|-2----4--------2-|-3-----3-4-------|
E|-----------------|---------------4-|
   Q.   S S Q.   E   Q.    E Q.    E

Bridge

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|---------5-------|---------5-------|---------5-------|---------5-------|
E|-5-----5---------|-5-----5---------|-5-----7---------|-5-----7---------|
   Q.    E Q   Q     Q.    E Q   Q     Q.    E Q   Q     Q.    E Q   Q

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|---------3-------|---------3-------|-2-----2---0-----|-2-----2---0---0-|
E|-3-----3---------|-3-----3---------|-------------2---|-------------2---|
   Q.    E Q   Q     Q.    E Q   Q     Q.    Q   E Q     Q.    Q   E E E

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|---------------3-|-3-----3---------|-1-----1---x-----|---------------5-|
E|-1-----1---------|---------------1-|-------------3-4-|-5-----5---------|
   Q.    H       E   Q.    H       E   Q.    E E.S E E   Q.    H       E

G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-2-----2---------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-5-----5---------|
E|-----------------|---------5\------|
   Q.    Q.    Q     Q.    E H

Solo

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|---------6-----x-|---------6---x-x-|---------6-----6-|---------6-6-----|
E|-4-----4---------|-4-----4---------|-4-----4---------|-4-----4-----4---|
   Q.    E Q.    E   Q.    E Q.  S S   Q.    E Q.    E   Q.    E E E Q

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|---------5-------|---------5-------|---------5-------|---------5-------|
E|-3-----3-------5-|-3-----3-------5-|-3-----3-------5-|-3-----3-------5-|
   Q.    E Q.    E   Q.    E Q.    E   Q.    E Q.    E   Q.    E Q.    E

Verse 3

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-4-----4-------4-|-3-----3---------|-1-----1-------1-|-6-----6---x-3-4-|
E|-------------4---|---------------1-|-------------1---|-----------------|
   Q.    Q.    E E   Q.    Q.    E E   Q.    Q.    E E   Q.    E E.S E E

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5---5-5-5-------|-------------3---|-6-----6-----x-6-|-4-----4-------1-|
E|-----------------|-------3-5-----5-|-----------------|-----------------|
   Q   E E H         Q.    E Q   E E   Q.    Q.    E E   Q.    Q.    E E

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3-----3-------0-|-1-----1---------|---------0-----3-|---------0-0-----|
E|-----------------|-----------3-1-3-|-1-----3-----3---|-1-----3-----3---|
   Q.    Q.    E E   Q.    Q   E E E   Q.    E Q   E E   Q.    E E E Q

Chorus 3

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|---------6-----6-|---------6-----x-|---------6-----x-|-----------------|
E|-4-----4---------|-4-----4---------|-4-----4---------|-4-----0-3--3--6-|
   Q.    E Q.    E   Q.    E Q.    E   Q.    E Q.    E   Q.    E E. E. E

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3----6-6-7----7-|-4-----4-5-----0-|-1-----1---------|-1---------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|---------1-----1-|---------1-1-1-1-|
   Q.   S S Q.   E   Q.    E Q.    E   Q.    E Q.    E   H       E E E E

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|---------6-------|---------6-------|---------6-------|-----------------|
E|-4-----4-------6-|-4-----4-------6-|-4-----4-------6-|-4-----0-3--3--6-|
   Q.    E Q.    E   Q.    E Q.    E   Q.    E Q.    E   Q.    E E. E. E

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3----6-6-7----0-|-4-----4-5---x-0-|-1-----1---------|-1-----3-------1-|
E|-----------------|-----4-----------|---------1-----1-|---------1-------|
   Q.   S S Q.   E   Q   E E Q   E E   Q.    E Q.    E   Q.    E Q.    E

Outro

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-2-----2-2-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-5-------0-------|-5---------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----3-----------|(3)--------------|
   Q.    E H         Q   Q   Q   Q     E E H.            W

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
E|(3)--------------|(3)--------------|(3)--------------|(3)--------------||
   W                 W                 W                 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

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