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Janie Runaway Bass Tab by Steely Dan

Janie Runaway bass tab by Steely Dan

Bass Tab 

As played by Walter Becker

Intro

G|-----------------|
D|-------------5---|
A|-3---1---3-------|
E|-----------------|
   Q   Q   Q   Q

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------0-1-2---|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3-----3-----1---|-3-----3-----1---|-3-----3-----1---|-3-----3---------|
E|---------3-------|---------3-------|---------3-------|-----------------|
   Q   E.S Q   Q     Q   E.S Q   Q     Q   E.S Q   Q     Q   E.S E E Q
Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3-----3-----1---|-3-----3-----1---|-3-----3-----1---|-3-----3-------1-|
E|---------3-------|---------3-------|---------3-------|---------x-2-3---|
   Q   E.S Q   Q     Q   E.S Q   Q     Q   E.S Q   Q     Q   E.S E E E E

Verse 1

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

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

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

Chorus 1

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

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

Verse 2

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

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

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

Chorus 2

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

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

Sax Solo

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

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

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

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-------x-----1---|-------x-----1---|-----------------|-----------------|
A|---------3-3-----|---------3-3-----|-4-----5---------|(5)--------------|
E|-1---------------|-1---------------|----5------------|-------------0-2-|
   Q   E.S E E Q     Q   E.S E E Q     E. E. E H         Q.        E S S

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-------------1---|-----------------|
A|-----1-2-3-------|(3)--------x-----|-------x-3-----3-|-3-----3-----1-2-|
E|-3-3-------------|-------------2---|-1---------------|---------3-3-----|
   E E E E H         H       E.S Q     Q   E.S Q   E E   Q   E.S E E E E

Verse 3

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

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

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

Chorus 3

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

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

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

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

Outro

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

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

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


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

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