Dirty Work Bass Tab by Steely Dan

Dirty Work bass tab by Steely Dan

Bass Tab

Dirty Work
                                     Steely Dan

Bass							          Donald Fagen
         						         Walter Becker

In 2/2

Intro
                                                                        x3
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
||o-----------------|-4-------4-------|-----------------|-----------------o||
||o-4-------4-------|-----------------|-1-------1-------|-2-------2-2---3-o||
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
    H       H         H       H         H       H         H       E Q   E

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|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-4---------------|
|-4-------4-------|-----------------|
|-----------------|---------2---4---|
  H       H         H       Q   Q

Verse 1

|-----------------|-----------------|-1-----------1---|-----------------|
|-----------------|-1-----------1---|-----------------|-----------------|
|-1-----------1---|-----------------|-----------------|-4-------4---4---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  H.          Q     H       Q   Q     H.      Q   Q     H       Q   Q

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5-------3-------|
|-4-----------4---|-----------------|-------------6---|-----------------|
|-----------------|-2-----------2---|-4---------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  H.          Q     H.          Q     H.          Q     H       H

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-1-----------1---|
|-6-------4-----3-|-----------------|-1-----------1---|-----------------|
|-----------------|-1-----------1---|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  H       Q.    E   H.          Q     H       Q   Q     H.      Q   Q

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-4-----------4---|-----------------|-----------------|
|-4-----------4---|-----------------|-2-----------2---|-4-----------1-3-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  H.          Q     H.          Q     H.          Q     H.          E E

  3/2
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-6-------6-------6-6-6-6-|
|-------------------------|
  H       H       E E E E

Chorus 1

    2/2                                                                 x3
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
||o-----------------|-4-------4-------|-----------------|-----------------o||
||o-4-------4-------|-----------------|-1-------1-------|-2-------2-2---3-o||
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
    H       H         H       H         H       H         H       E Q   E

|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-4---------------|
|-4-------4-------|-----------------|
|-----------------|---------2---4---|
  H       H         H       Q   Q

Verse 1

|-----------------|-----------------|-1-----------1---|-----------------|
|-----------------|-1-----------1---|-----------------|-----------------|
|-1-----------1---|-----------------|-----------------|-4-----------4---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  H.          Q     H       Q   Q     H.      Q   Q     H.          Q

|-----------------|-----------------|---------------6-|-5-------3-------|
|-4-----------4---|-----------------|-------------6---|-----------------|
|-----------------|-2-----------2---|-4---------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  H.          Q     H.          Q     H.          E E   H       H

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-1-----------1---|
|-6-------4-----3-|-----------------|-1-----------1---|-----------------|
|-----------------|-1-----------1---|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  H       Q.    E   H.          Q     H       Q   Q     H.      Q   Q

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-4-----------4---|-----------------|-----------------|
|-4-----------4---|-----------------|-2-----------2---|-4-------4-1-3-4-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  H.          Q     H.          Q     H.          Q     H       E E E E

  3/2
|-----------------8-8-----|
|---------------------8---|
|-6-------6-------------6-|
|-------------------------|
  H       H       E E E E

Chorus 2

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-4-------4-------|-------1---------|-1-------1-------|-2-------2-2---3-|
|-----------------|-2-------2---4---|-----------------|-----------------|
  H       H         Q.    E Q   Q     H       H         H       E Q   E

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-4-------4-------|-----4-1---------|-1-1-1-1-1-------|-2-------2-2---3-|
|-----------------|-2-------2---4---|-----------------|-----------------|
  H       H         Q   E E Q   Q     E E E E H         H       E Q   E

|-----6-----------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------6---|-4-----4-4---3---|-----------------|-----------------|
|-4-------4-------|-----------------|-1-----1-1-------|-2-------2-2---3-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  Q   Q   Q   Q     Q.    E Q   Q     Q.    E H         H       E Q   E

|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-4-------4-------|
|-4-------4-------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
  H       H         H       H

Solo

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|---------------3-|-3---------------|(3)--------------|
|-----------------|-----------3-6---|-----------------|---------------6-|
|-4---------------|(4)--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  W                 H       E E E E   W                 H.          E E

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-6---------------|(6)--------------|-3---------------|(3)--------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------4-|
|-----------------|---------------1-|-----------------|-----------------|
  W                 H.          E E   W                 H.          E E

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-4---------------|(4)--------------|-----------------|---------------3-|
|-----------------|---------------6-|-----------------|-----------3-4---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-4---------------|(4)--------------|
  W                 H.          E E   W                 H       E E E E

  3/2
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-6-------6-------6-6-6-6-|
|-------------------------|
  H       H       E E E E

Chorus 3

|---------------6-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-4-------4-------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-4-------4-------|-----------------|-1-------1-------|-2-------2-2---3-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  H       Q.    E   H       H         H       H         H       E Q   E

                                                             Repeat to fade
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
||o-----------------|-4-------4-------|-----------------|-----------------o||
||o-4-------4-------|-----------------|-1-------1-------|-2-------2-2-2-3-o||
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
    H       H         H       H         H       H         H       E E E E


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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