Don't Take Me Alive Bass Tab by Steely Dan

Don't Take Me Alive bass tab by Steely Dan

Bass Tab

Intro

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|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------/3-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------4-3-----|
  W                 W                 W                 H       E Q   E

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|---------5-------|-------5-----5---|-----------3---5-|(5)--5---3-5-----|
|(3)----3---------|-----------------|--------/5-------|-------5-----3---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-3---3-3---------|---------------1-|
  Q.    E E Q   E   E E E E E E Q     Q.  S S E E E E   Q   E E E E E E

|-----------------|-----------------|---------------5-|(5)5-3-----------|
|-----3-------5---|-----6-------8---|-----------5-6---|---------6-5-----|
|---3-------5-----|---6-------8-----|-3-----3-6-------|-------6-------3-|
|(1)----3-------4-|(4)----6-------4-|-----------------|-----------------|
  E E E Q   E E E   E E E Q   E E E   Q.    E E E E E   E E E E E Q   E

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|-3-----3---------|-----------------|---------5-------|-------5-----3---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-3-----3---------|---------------1-|
  Q.    E E E E E   E Q S S E E Q     Q.    E E E E E   Q   E E E E E E

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  E E E Q   E E E   E E E Q   E E E   H       E E E E   E Q.    E E E E

|-----------------|-----------3-5---|
|-----------------|-------3/5-------|
|-3-------------1-|-3-3-------------|
|-------1-3-------|-----------------|
  Q.    E Q.    E   E Q   E E E Q

Verse 1

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

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|-3-----------3---|-1-------3-------|-5-----------5---|-6-----6-5---5---|
|-------3-3-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------3-3-------|-----------------|
  Q.    E Q   Q     H       H         Q.    E Q   Q     E Q   E Q   Q

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  H       E Q   E   E E E S S E E Q     Q.    E E E E E   Q   E E E E E E

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|-------3-3-------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------3-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------3-3-------|-----------------|
  Q.    E Q   Q     H       H         Q.    E Q   Q     Q   Q   E Q   E

Chorus 1

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|(3)----3---------|-----------------|--------/5-------|-------5-----3---|
|-----------------|-------3-------3-|(3)----3---------|---------------1-|
  Q.    E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   Q.    E E E E E   E E E E E E E E

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|(1)----3-------4-|(4)----6-------4-|-----------------|-----------------|
  E E E Q   E E E   E E E Q   E E E   Q   E.S E E E E   E.S E E E Q   E

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|-----------------|---------------3-|(3)----3-6-------|---------------1-|
  Q.    E E Q   E   E E E E E E E E   Q.    E E E E E   E E E E E E E E

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  E E E Q   E E E   E E E Q   E Q     H       E E E E   E E E.S E E E E

  S     P   P P P
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|-----------------|-----3-5-5-5-------|
|-3---------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------3-5-6-|
  Q   E Q   E E E   Q   E E S S E E E

Verse 2

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|-----------------|-----------------|-3-----3-6-------|-----------------|
  Q.    E E E E E   E E E E E E Q     Q.    E E E E E   Q   E E E E Q

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|-------------3---|-1-------3-------|-5-----------5---|-6-----6-5-----5-|
|-------3-3-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-1---------------|-----------------|-------3-3-------|-----------------|
  Q.    E Q   Q     H       H         E E E E Q   Q     E Q   E E Q   E

|/5---------3---5-|(5)5-5-------3-----|-------------3---|-------------------|
|--------/5-------|-------5-5-5---3-5-|-5---------3---5-|(5)--5-----3-5-----|
|-----------------|-------------------|---------5-------|-------5-5-----3-5-|
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
  H       E E E E   E E E S S E E E E   H       E E E E   Q   E S S E E E E

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|-3-----------3---|-1-------3-------|-5-----------5---|-6---6---6-5-----|
|-------3-3-------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------3-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------3-3-------|-----------------|
  Q.    E Q   Q     H       H         Q.    E Q   Q     Q   Q   E Q   E

Chorus 2

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|(3)----3---------|-----------------|-----------5-------|-------5-----3---|
|-----------------|---------------3-|(3)----3-3---------|---------------1-|
  Q.    E E E E E   Q   E E E E E E   Q.    S S E E E E   Q   E E E E E E

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|(1)----3-------4-|(4)----6-------4-|-----------------|-----------------|
  E E E Q   E E E   E E E Q   E E E   E E.S E E.S E E   E E Q   E E E E

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|-------------1---|-------------3---5-|(5)----------3---5-|(5)5-5---3-5-----|
|(3)----3---1---3-|(3)----3-3-6-------|-------5-5-5-------|-------5-----3---|
|---------3-------|-------------------|-------------------|---------------1-|
  Q.    E E E E E   Q.    S S E Q   E   Q.    S S E E E E   E E E E E E E E

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|-----3-------5---|-----6-------8---|-----------3-----|-----------------|
|---3-------5-----|---6-------8-----|---------------3-|-------------1-2-|
|(1)----3-------4-|(4)----6---------|-----------------|-0-1---1-1-3-----|
  E E E Q   E E E   E E E Q   E Q     H       E E E E   E Q S S E E E E

|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3-3-----1-1---3-|(3)------------1-|
|-------3---------|-------1-3-------|
  E E E E E E E E   Q.    E Q.    E

Bridge

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|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3---------------|-3-------------3-|(3)------------3-|(3)--------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  W                 H.          E E   H.          E E   Q.    Q   E Q

|-----------------|-------5---5-3---|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-3-------------5-|(5)------------6-|
|-3-------------3-|(3)--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  H.          E E   Q.    Q   E Q     H.          E E   H.          E E

|-----------------|-----------------|
|(6)--------------|-6---6---6-5-----|
|-----------------|---------------3-|
|-----------------|-----------------|
  W                 E E E E E Q   E

Chorus 3

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|--------/5-------|-------5---------|-----------3---5-|(5)--5---3-5-----|
|(3)----3---------|-----------------|---------5-------|-------5-----3---|
|-----------------|---------------3-|(3)--3-3---------|---------------1-|
  Q.    E E E E E   Q.    E E Q   E   Q.  S S E E E E   Q   E E E E E E

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|(1)----3-------4-|(4)----6-------4-|-----------------|-------------------|
  E E E Q   E E E   E E E Q   E E E   Q   E.S E Q   E   S S E E E E Q   E

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|(3)----3---1---3-|-3-3-3-3---------|-----5-5-5-------|-------5-----3---|
|---------3-------|-----------------|-----------------|---3-----------1-|
  Q.    E E E E E   E.E.S S E Q   E   Q.  S S E E E E   E E E E E E E E

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|-----3-------5---|-----6-------8---|-----3-------5---|-----6-------8---|
|---3-------5-----|---6-------8-----|---3-------5-----|---6-------8-----|
|(1)----3-------4-|(4)----6-------1-|(1)----3-------4-|(4)----6-------1-|
  E E E Q   E E E   E E E Q   E E E   E E E Q   E E E   E E E Q   E E E

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|-----3-------5---|-----------------|-----------------|----------------||
|---3-------5-----|-----------------|-3---------------|(3)-------------||
|(1)----3-------4-|(4)----6---------|-----------------|----------------||
  E E E Q   E E E   Q.    Q   Q.      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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