Jack Of Speed Bass Tab by Steely Dan

Jack Of Speed bass tab by Steely Dan

Bass Tab

Jack Of Speed
                                     Steely Dan

Bass                                                          Donald Fagen
                                                             Walter Becker

As played by Walter Becker

[Intro]
                                                               | 3 |
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------4-4-4-4-4-|
E|-2-----------2-0-|-2-------------5-|-2-----------5-0-|-2---------------|
   H.        S S E   H.          E E   H.        S S E   H   E S S S E E

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G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------2-------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------2-4-----4-2---|
A|-----------------|-5---------------|---------2-2-2-4-|-5---5-------------4-|
E|-2-------------5-|---------2-------|-2---2-5---------|---------------------|
   H.          E E   H       H         Q   E E E.S E E   Q   E E Q   S T T S

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

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

[Verse 1]

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

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

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|---------------2-|---------2-----2-----|
A|-4--5--6---6-----|-2---x-x-2-2-4-4-|-----------4-4---|-----------4-0---4-0-|
E|-------------4-2-|-----------------|-2-----5---------|-2-----2-------------|
   E. E. E E.E S E   Q.  S S E E E E   Q   E Q   E.S E   Q   E E S S E S S E

[Verse 2]

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

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

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|---------------2-|---------2-----2-----|
A|-4--5--6---6-----|-2---x-x-2-2-4-4-|-----------4-4---|-----------4-0---4-0-|
E|-------------4-2-|-----------------|-2-----5---------|-2-----2-------------|
   E. E. E E.E S E   Q.  S S E E E E   Q   E Q   E.S E   Q   E E S S E S S E

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

[Bridge]

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

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

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

[Verse 3]

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

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

G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-4--5--6---6-----|-2---x-x-2-2-4-4-|
E|-------------4-2-|-----------------|
   E. E. E E.E S E   Q.  S S E E E E

[Interlude]

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

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

[Solo]

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

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

G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-4--5--6---6-----|-2---x-x-2-2-4-4-|
E|-------------4-2-|-----------------|
   E. E. E E.E S E   Q.  S S E E E E

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

[Bridge 2]

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

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

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

[Verse 4]

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

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

G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-4--5--6---6-----|-2---x-x-2-2-4-4-|
E|-------------4-2-|-----------------|
   E. E. E E.E S E   Q.  S S E E E E

[Outro]
             | 3 |
G|-----------9-9-9-|-11--------------|---------------9-|-11--------------|
D|-----------------|--------------11-|------------11---|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-9---------------|-----------------|
E|-2---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
   H.      E S S S   H.          E E   H.        S S E   W

G|-6-----------9-6-|-7-----7---7---6-|-11-11-----------|-----------11-14-11----|
D|-----------------|---------7---6---|------11-9---11--|-12--14-14----------11-|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------------|
   H.          E.S   H.  S S E.S E.S   Q  E E  Q   Q     Q   E. S  E. E  S  E

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

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


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| x  Dead note
| o  reprise
| 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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