Pearl Of The Quarter Bass Tab by Steely Dan

Pearl Of The Quarter bass tab by Steely Dan

Bass Tab

Pearl Of The Quarter
                                     Steely Dan

Bass                                                              Donald Fagen
                                                                 Walter Becker
As played by Walter Becker

In 2/2

Intro

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|-----2---3---5---|(5)----------2---|-3-------3---2---|(2)--------------|
|-3---------------|-----------------|-----3-----------|-------------0---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  Q   Q   Q   Q     H.          Q     Q   Q   Q   Q     H.          Q

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|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-5---------------|-1---------------|-3---------------|(3)--------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------3---|
  W                 W                 W                 H.          Q

Verse 1

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|-----------------|-----------------|-3-------3---2---|(2)--2---2-------|
|-3-----------5-5-|-------------3---|-----3-----------|-------------0-2-|
|-----------------|-3---3-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
  H.          E E   Q   H       Q     Q   Q   Q   Q     Q   Q   Q   E E

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-------------3---|(3)----------3---|-2---2-------2---|
|-3-----------5-5-|-----2---3-------|---------3-------|---------2-------|
|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  H.          E E   Q   Q   Q   Q     H       Q   Q     Q   Q   Q   Q

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-3-------3---2---|(2)--2---2-------|
|-3-----------5-5-|---------2---3---|-----3-----------|-------------0-2-|
|-----------------|-3---3-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
  H.          E E   Q   Q   Q   Q     Q   Q   Q   Q     Q   Q   Q   E E

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-5---5-------5-5-|-1---1-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-------------1---|-5---------------|(5)----------3-3-|
  Q   H       E E   Q   H       Q     W                 H           E E

Verse 2

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|-----------------|-----------------|-3-------3---2---|(2)--2---2-------|
|-3-----------5-5-|---------2---3---|-----3-----------|-------------0-2-|
|-----------------|-3---3-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
  H.          E E   Q   Q   Q   Q     Q   Q   Q   Q     Q   Q   Q   E E

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-------------3---|(3)----------3---|-2---2-------2---|
|-3-----------5-5-|-----2---3-------|---------3-------|---------2-------|
|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  H.          E E   Q   Q   Q   Q     H       Q   Q     Q   Q   Q   Q

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-3-------3---2---|(2)--2---2-------|
|-3-----------5-5-|---------2---3---|-----3-----------|-------------0-2-|
|-----------------|-3---3-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
  H.          E E   Q   Q   Q   Q     Q   Q   Q   Q     Q   Q   Q   E E

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5-------2---5---|
|-5---5-------5-5-|-1---1-----------|---------7-------|-----3-----------|
|-----------------|---1---------1---|-5---------------|-----------------|
  Q   H       E E   E E H       Q     H       H         Q   Q   Q   Q

Chorus 1

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

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2-----------2---|-1---1-------1---|-0---------------|---------2---5---|
|-----------------|-----------------|---------2---3---|(3)--3-----------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----3-----------|-----------------|
  H.          Q     Q   H       Q     Q   Q   Q   Q     Q   Q   Q   Q

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

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2-----------2---|-1---1-------1---|-0---------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|---------2---3---|(3)--------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----3-----------|-------------3-3-|
  H.          Q     Q   H       Q     Q   Q   Q   Q     H.          E E

Interlude

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|-3---------------|-----------------|-----3-----------|-------------0---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  Q   Q   Q   Q     H.          Q     Q   Q   Q   Q     H.          Q

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------7---5---|
|-5-----------0---|-1---------------|-3---------------|(3)--7---------7-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  H.          Q     W                 W                 Q   Q   Q   E E

Verse 3

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|-----------------|-----------------|-3-------3---2---|(2)--2---2-------|
|-3-----------5-5-|-------------3---|-----3-----------|-------------0-2-|
|-----------------|-3---3-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
  H.          E E   Q   H       Q     Q   Q   Q   Q     Q   Q   Q   E E

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-------------3---|(3)----------3---|-2---2-------2---|
|-3-----------5-5-|-----2---3-------|---------3-------|---------2-------|
|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  H.          E E   Q   Q   Q   Q     H       Q   Q     Q   Q   Q   Q

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-3-------3---2---|(2)--2---2-------|
|-3-----------5-5-|---------2---3---|-----3-----------|-------------0-2-|
|-----------------|-3---3-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
  H.          E E   Q   Q   Q   Q     Q   Q   Q   Q     Q   Q   Q   E E

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-5---5-------5-5-|-1---1-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-------------1---|-5---------------|(5)-----0-0--3-3-|
  Q   H       E E   Q   H       Q     W                 H      E E  E E

Verse 4

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|-----------------|-----------------|-3-------3---2---|(2)--2---2-------|
|-3-----------5-5-|---------2---3---|-----3-----------|-------------0-2-|
|-----------------|-3---3-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
  H.          E E   Q   Q   Q   Q     Q   Q   Q   Q     Q   Q   Q   E E

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-------------3---|(3)----------3---|-2---2-------2---|
|-3-----------5-5-|-----2---3-------|---------3-------|---------2-------|
|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  H.          E E   Q   Q   Q   Q     H       Q   Q     Q   Q   Q   Q

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-3-------3---2---|(2)--2---2-------|
|-3-----------5-5-|---------2---3---|-----3-----------|-------------0-2-|
|-----------------|-3---3-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
  H.          E E   Q   Q   Q   Q     Q   Q   Q   Q     Q   Q   Q   E E

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5-------2---5---|
|-5---5-------5-5-|-1---1-----------|---------7-------|-----3-----------|
|-----------------|---1---------1---|-5---------------|-----------------|
  Q   H       E E   E E H       Q     H       H         Q   Q   Q   Q

Chorus 2

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

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2-----------2---|-1-----------1---|-0---------------|---------2---5---|
|-----------------|-----------------|---------2---3---|(3)--3-----------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----3-----------|-----------------|
  H.          Q     H.          Q     Q   Q   Q   Q     Q   Q   Q   Q

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

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2-----------2---|-1-----------1---|-0---------------|---------2---7-5-|
|-----------------|-----------------|---------2---3---|(3)--3-----------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----3-----------|-----------------|
  H.          Q     H.          Q     Q   Q   Q   Q     Q   Q   Q   E E

Solo

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

|---------2---5---|-5-2-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3---3-----------|-----5-------2-5-|-5---5-----------|-5---------------|
|-----------------|---------3-------|-----------------|---------------2-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----3\----3-5---|
  Q   Q   Q   Q     E E Q   Q   E E   Q   Q   H         Q   Q   E E E E

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-2---2-2---------|-3---3---------2-|-5---------------|
|-5---5-----------|---2---------2---|-----------3-5---|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  Q   H.            E E E Q.    Q     Q   Q.    E E E   W

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|(5)--------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------3---3-|
|-----------------|-5---------------|-1---1-------2---|-3-------5-------|
|---------5---7---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  H       Q   Q     W                 Q   H       Q     H       E Q   E

|-----------------|
|-5-------2---5---|
|-----3-----------|
|-----------------|
  Q   Q   Q   Q

Chorus 3

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

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2-----------2---|-1-----------1---|-0---------------|---------2---5---|
|-----------------|-----------------|---------2---3---|(3)--3-----------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----3-----------|-----------------|
  H.          Q     H.          Q     Q   Q   Q   Q     Q   Q   Q   Q

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

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2-----------2---|-1-----------1---|-0---------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|---------2---3---|(3)----------5-5-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----3-----------|-----------------|
  H.          Q     H.          Q     Q   Q   Q   Q     H.          E E

Outro

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|-----2---3---5---|(5)----------2---|-3-------3---2---|(2)--------------|
|-3---------------|-----------------|-----3-----------|-------------0---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  Q   Q   Q   Q     H.          Q     Q   Q   Q   Q     H.          Q

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------||
|-5---------------|-1---------------|-3---------------|(3)-------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------||
  W                 W                 W                 W
                    Rit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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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