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Rose Darling
Steely Dan
Becker & Fagen
This is a great track from the Katy Lied release from 1975. This
tab is the work of the transcriber and I am solely responsible
for any errors or omissions. (Sorry if you find any) This is my
first attempt at Tab, so be kind. The chord forms are the ones
that I use and I vary them. In some places the inversions sound
better and in others basic first position chords sound fine too.
Experiment with it!
Transcribed March 13, 2003 by Rick DiBona in Poway,CA
Intro
G F D
E-----10-------------10------------------------------------------
B-------10-------------10----------------------------------------
G---------13\12-10-------13\12-10--------------------------------
D-----------------12-------------12\7-----------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------
(Verse I )
D Em7 Cmaj7 Gmaj7 Bm7
Rose darling come ...
A G D
All our steaming ...
A G D
cannot disturb ...
Em7 F#m7 Gmaj7 F#m7
or raise ...
Em7
All I ask ...
Bm7 Cmaj7 Gmaj7 F#m7
make my ...
Em7 C D
No one sees ...
(Verse II)
D Em7 Cmaj7 Gmaj7 Bm7
Rose darling ...
A G D
I would guess ...
A G D
with lots of money ...
Em7 F#m7 Gmaj7 F#m7
although I ...
Em7
You must ...
Bm7 Cmaj7 Gmaj7 F#m7
the spore is ...
Em7 Cmaj7 Bm7 Am7
You won't ...
Verse end riff
Bm7 Am7 Gm7
E----------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------------
D-----9-7-9----7-5-----------------------------------------------
A----9-9------7-7-7-5-3------------------------------------------
E----------------------3-----------------------------------------
Chorus
Gm7 C Am7 Bb A G A Bm7 A
Rose darling Rose ...
E C D G
With only you...
F#m7 Em7 A7
we'll wear ...
Verse III - (chords same as II)
Repeat Chorus
Then to Solo section
Solo section chords
F#m7 : Em7 : F#m7 : Em7 : Gmaj7 : F#m7 : Em7 : Dmaj7 : D6/C
Solo
F#m7 Em7 F#m7 Em7
E-----14-12--12----------12--------------------------------------
B--14------15--12-15-12----14--12--------------------------------
G----------------------14----14----------------------------------
D----------- --------------------15p14-12-14-16-12-14-12---------
A----------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------
Gmaj7 F#m7Em7 Dmaj7 D6/C
E-----------------------------------------10-10------------------
B--12-13p12--15--------------7-8p7-7-10h12-----12/10-8/10\8------
G----------14--12-14-11\9-7-9-----9-----------------9------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------
Repeat chorus then outro same as intro
Outro
(last line of chorus)
F#m7 Em7 G F D
we'll wear the weary hours dowwwwwwwn
G F D
E-----10-------------10------------------------------------------
B-------10-------------10----------------------------------------
G---------13/12-10-------13/12-10--------------------------------
D-----------------12-------------12------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------
Chords
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
557775 x7x787 x9x9a9 8x998x 3x443x 7x7777 577655 355433
D Em7 F#m7 Cmaj7 Gmaj7 Bm7 A G
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
xacbcx 2x2222 o2oooo 332o1o xoo232 335553 5x5555 3x3333
Gmaj7 F#m7 Em7 C D C Am7 Gm7
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
133211 oo222o x5767x x55555 688766 5x565x
F A Dmaj7 D6/C Bb A7
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Last Updated: September 10, 2025