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Green Earrings Bass Tab by Steely Dan

Green Earrings bass tab by Steely Dan

Bass Tab

Green Earrings
                                     Steely Dan

Bass                                                              Donald Fagen
                                                                 Walter Becker
As played by Chuck Rainey

Intro

|-----------------|---------------------|---2-----0-------|-----------------|
|-------------2-4-|-5-----4-2-4-----2-0-|-2-----0-------0-|-2-0-----0-------|
|-----------------|---------------------|-------------3---|-----------3-----|
|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  H.        S S E   Q   S S E Q   S S E   E.S S E Q   E E   E Q.    E Q.

|-----------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|-2-0---0---------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------3-------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|-----------------|-3-5-----5-5---5-0-3-|-3-5-----5-5---x-0-3-|-3-5-----5-5---x-0-3-|
  E Q   E H         S S Q S S S E S E E   S S Q S S S E S E E   S S Q S S S E S E E

|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|-3-5-----5-5---x-0---|
  S S Q S S S E S Q

Verse 1

|---------------------|-------3-4-5---2---|---------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------|-------------2-----|---------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------|---------------------|---------3---5-5-5-7---|
|-3-5-----5-5---x-0-3-|-3-5---------------|-3-5-----5-5---x-0-3-|-3-5---5---5---------5-|
  S S Q S S S E S E E   S S Q S S E E Q     S S Q S S S E S E E   S S Q S E S E S S S S

|---------------------|-------3-4-5---2---|---------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------|-------------2-----|---------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------|---------------------|---------3---5-7-7-5-3-|
|-3-5-----5-5---x-0-3-|-3-5---------------|-3-5-----5-5---x-0-3-|-3-5---5---5-----------|
  S S Q S S S E S E E   S S Q S S E E Q     S S Q S S S E S E E   S S Q S E S E S S S S

Chorus 1

|-----------------------|-------------------|-----------------|---------4-4-------|
|-------------5-----5---|---------7-7---7---|-----------------|-------4-----4---4-|
|-------5-5-5---5-5---5-|-------------7---7-|---------1-----1-|-2-------------2---|
|-3-3-------------------|-5-5---------------|-3---5-----------|-------------------|
  S S Q S E S E S S S S   S S Q S E S E E E   Q   Q   Q.    E   Q.    E S S E E E

|-----------5-5-------|--------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-------5-5-----5---5-|--------------|-----------------------|-5-7---7-7-7---5-5-7-7-|
|-3---------------3---|-2---0--------|-------------3-5-5-7-7-|-------------7---------|
|---------------------|--------------|-3-5---5-5-x-----------|-----------------------|
  Q.    S S S S E E E   Q   H.         S S Q S E S E S S S S   S S Q S E S E S S S S

|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------------------|-2-0-----0-------|-2-0---0---------|
|---------------------|-----------3-----|---------3-------|
|-3-5-----5-5---x-0-3-|-----------------|-----------------|
  S S Q S S S E S E E   E Q.    E Q.      E Q   E H

Interlude 1

  S S     S S   S S S   S S     S S   S S S   S S     S S   S S S
|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|-3-5-----5-5---x-0-3-|-3-5-----5-5---x-0-3-|-3-5-----5-5---x-0-3-|
  S S Q S S S E S E E   S S Q S S S E S E E   S S Q S S S E S E E

  S S     S S   S S S S
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
|-------------3-5-5-7-7-|
|-3-5---5-5-x-----------|
  S S Q S E S E S S S S

Verse 2

|-0-2-----2-2---x---0-|-0-2---3-4-5---2---|---------------------|---------------------|
|-----------------2---|-------------2-----|---------------------|-------------------7-|
|---------------------|-------------------|---------------------|---------3-3-5-7-7---|
|---------------------|-------------------|-3-5-----5-5---x-0-3-|-3-5-----------------|
  S S Q S S S E S E E   S S Q S S E E Q     S S Q S S S E S E E   S S Q S E S E S S E

|---------------------|-------3-4-5---2---|---------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------|-------------2-----|---------------------|---------------------7-|
|---------------------|-------------------|---------------------|-------5-3-3-3-5-7-7---|
|-3-5-----5-5---x-0-3-|-3-5---------------|-3-5-----5-5---x-0-3-|-3-5-------------------|
  S S Q S S S E S E E   S S Q S S E E Q     S S Q S S S E S E E   S S E.S S E S E S S E

Chorus 2

|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------4-4-------|
|-------5-5-5---5---|-----------7-7---7-|-----------------|-------4-4-----4---4-|
|-------------5---5-|---------7-----7---|---------1-----1-|-2---------------2---|
|-3-3---------------|-5-5---5-----------|-3---5-----------|---------------------|
  S S Q S E S E E E   S S Q S E S E E E   Q   Q   Q.    E   Q.    S S S S E E E

|-----------5-5-------|--------------|---------------------|-------3-4-5---2---|
|-------5-5-----5---5-|--------------|---------------------|-------------2-----|
|-3---------------3---|-2---0--------|---------------------|-------------------|
|---------------------|--------------|-3-5-----5-5---x-0-3-|-3-5---------------|
  Q.    S S S S E E E   Q   H.         S S Q S S S E S E E   S S Q S S E E Q

|---------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------|-----------3-3---3-3---|
|-3-5-----5-5---x-0-3-|-3-5---5-5-----3-----5-|
  S S Q S S S E S E E   S S E.S S S S E S S E.

Solo Part 1

|-----------4-4-----|---------4-4-----|-------4/6\4-x---4-|-2---------------2-|
|-------4-4-----4---|-4-4---4-----2-2-|---------------4---|-------0/2\0-x-----|
|-2-----------------|-----------------|-2-2---------------|---------------0---|
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|
  Q.    S S E.S Q     E E E.S E.S E.S   E E E S S E.S E E   Q.    S S E.S E E

|-------7/9\7---------|-------5/7\5---------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------7/9\7---|-------------5/7\5---|-------1---------|-2---------------|
|-5-5---------------5-|-3-3---------------3-|-1-1-------------|-----------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  E E E S S E S S E E   E E E S S E S S E E   S S E H.          W

|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
  W

Solo Part 2

|---------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-3-3---3-3---3-----3-|-3-3---------------|-------------3-2-|
|---------------3-3---|-------5-3-3-3-----|-----------3-----|
|---------------------|---------------3---|-1---3---4-------|
  S S E.S S Q S S S E   S S E.S E E.S Q     Q   Q   E E E E

|-------------------------|-------3-3---3-3-3-----|-------------6-6-------|
|-1-1-------1-1-1-----1---|-1-1---------------1---|-------6-6-6-----6---6-|
|-------1-1-------1-1---1-|-----------------------|-4-4---------------4---|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
  S S E S S S E E S S S S   S S E S S S S E E E E   S S E S S S E S E E E

|-------------------------6---|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-4-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---4-|-4-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----|-------------------------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------4---|-------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------2-|-3-3---3-3-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
  S S E S S S E S S S S S S S   S S E S S S E S S S E E   S S E S S S E S E E S S

|-------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------------------|-2-0-----0-------|-2-0---0---------|
|---------------------2-5-|-----------3-----|---------3-------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----|-----------------|-----------------|
  S E S E S E S E S S S S   E Q.    E Q.      E Q   E H

Solo Part 3

|-----------------------|-----------2-2-----0-|-2-2-----2-2---x---0-|
|-----------------------|---2-2-5-x-----2-2---|-----------------2---|
|---------------3-3-3-5-|---------------------|---------------------|
|-3-5-----5-5-5---------|---------------------|---------------------|
  S S Q   S E S E S S E   E S S E E E.S S S E   S S Q S S S E S E E

|-2-5-2-0---------------|---------------------|---------3-4-5---2---|
|---------2-2-------2---|---------------------|---------------2-----|
|-------------3-3-5-----|---------------------|---------------------|
|-----------------------|-3-5-----5-5---x-0-3-|-3-5-----------------|
  S S S E S S S E E Q     S S Q S S S E S E E   S S Q   S S E E Q

|---------------------|---------------------2-|-0-2-----2-2---0-0-2-|
|---------------------|---------------2-5-5---|-------------2-------|
|---------------------|---3-3-3-5-5-5---------|---------------------|
|-3-5-----5-5---x-0-3-|-5---------------------|---------------------|
  S S Q S S S E S E E   E E S S E S S E S S E   S S Q S S E E S S E

|-0-2-----2-2-2-------|-0-2-----2-2-2-------|-----------------|
|---------------2-5-5-|---------------2-5-5-|-----------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|-------3---------|
|---------------------|---------------------|-3-5-------------|
  S S Q   S E S E E E   S S Q   S E S E E E   S S E E E H

Chorus 3

|-------------------|---------------------|-----------------|---------4-4-------|
|-------------5---5-|-----------7-7-7---7-|-----------------|-------4-----4---4-|
|-------5-5-5---5---|-------7-7-------7---|---------1-----1-|-2-------------2---|
|-3-3---------------|-5-5-----------------|-3---5-----------|-------------------|
  S S Q S E S E E E   S S Q S S S E S E E   Q   Q   Q.    E   Q.    E S S E E E

|---------5-5-----5-5-------|--------------|---------------------|-------3-4-5---2---|
|-----5-5-----5-5-----5---5-|--------------|---------------------|-------------2-----|
|-3-3-------------------3---|-2---0--------|---------------------|-------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------|-3-5-----5-5---x-0-3-|-3-5---------------|
  S S S S S S S S S S E E E   Q   H.         S S Q S S S E S E E   S S Q S S E E Q

|---------------------|----------------|----------------|
|---------------------|-2-0----0-------|-2-0---0--------|
|---------------------|----------3-----|---------3------|
|-3-5-----5-5---x-0-3-|----------------|----------------|
  S S Q S S S E S E E   E Q.   E Q.      E Q   E H

Outro

|-------------------2-2-|-0-2-----2-2---------|-2-2-----2-2-------|
|---------------2-2-----|-------------2-5-5-5-|-------------2-5-5-|
|---------3---5---------|---------------------|-------------------|
|-3-5-------------------|---------------------|-------------------|
  S S Q   Q   E S S S S   S S Q S S E E S S E   S S E E.S E E E E

|-2-5-2---------------|---------------------|-------------------2-|
|-------5-2-2-------2-|---------------------|---------------2-2---|
|-------------3-3-5---|---------------------|---------3---5-------|
|---------------------|-3-5-----5-5---x-0-3-|-3-5-----------------|
  S S S E S S S E E E   S S Q S S S E S E E   S S Q   Q   E S S E

|-2-2-----2-2-------|---5---7---9-----|-------------------2-|---------------------|
|-------------2-5-5-|-7-------------5-|---------------2-2---|---------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|---------3---5-------|---------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-3-5-----------------|-3-5-----5-5-5-0---0-|
  S S E E.S E E E E   E E E E E E E E   S S Q   Q   E S S E   S S Q   S E S Q   E

|-----------------------|-------------0-2-|-------------------2-|---------3-4-5---2---|
|-----------------------|-----------7-----|---------------2-2---|---------------2-----|
|-----------------------|-0-3---5---------|---------3---5-------|---------------------|
|-3-5-----5---5-0---0-3-|-----------------|-3-5-----------------|-3-5---------------0-|
  S S Q E S S S E E S S   E E E E E E E E   S S Q   Q   E S S E   S S Q   S S E E E E

|-----------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|---3-0-0-----------|-----------------------|
|-3-5-----5-5-5-0---0-3-|---------3-0-0-0-5-|-3-5-----5---5-0---0-3-|
  S S Q E S E S E S S S   E S E S E E E E E   S S Q E S S S E E S S

|-------------------2-|-2-2-----2-2-------|-2-5-2-----------------||
|---------------2-2---|-------------2-5-5-|-------5-2-2-------2---||
|---------3---5-------|-------------------|-------------3-3-5-----||
|-3-5-----------------|-------------------|-----------------------||
  S S Q   Q   E S S E   S S Q S S E E E E   S S S E S S S E E Q

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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