The Boston Rag Bass Tab by Steely Dan

The Boston Rag bass tab by Steely Dan

Bass Tab

In 2/2

Intro

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|-5-----------3---|-2-----------3-4-|-5-------------x-|-----3-----------|
|-----------------|-----------------|---5-------------|---3---------3-3-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----3-----------|-1---------------|
  H.          Q     H.          E E   E E H       E E   E E H       E E

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-1---1---------x-|-----------------|-----------------|-3-------5-------|
|-----------------|-5---5-----------|-3---3---------3-|-------------3---|
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  Q   H       E E   Q   H       Q     Q   H       E E   H       Q   Q

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|-1---1-------1---|-----------------|-7-----------7---|-6-----------6---|
|-----------------|-5---5-------5---|-----------------|-----------------|
  Q   Q   Q   Q     Q   H       Q     H       E E E E   H       E E E E

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|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-5---5-----------|-2---2-------2---|-1---------------|---------6-------|
|-----------------|-----------------|---------5-------|-3---------------|
  Q   H.            Q   Q   Q   Q     H       H         H       H

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|-1---1-----------|-----1-----------|-1---1-----------|-1---1-----------|
  Q   H.             Q  H       Q     Q   H.            Q   H       Q

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-------------5-3-|-----------------|-----------3-4-5-|
|-1---------------|-----1-----------|-1---------------|-1---------------|
  W                 Q   H       E E   W                 H       E E E E

Verse 1

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

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|-2---2-----------|-3---3-----------|---------7-------|---------7\------|
|---------------3-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|---------------0-|-5---5---------0-|-5---5-----------|
  Q   H       E E   Q   H       E E   Q   Q   Q.    E   Q   Q   H

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-3---3---------3-|-5---5-----------|
|-3---3---------2-|-1---1-------1/--|-----------------|---------5-4-3---|
  Q   H       E E   Q   H       Q     Q   H       E E   Q   Q   E E Q

Interlude 1

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|-1---1-----------|-1---1-----------|-1---1-----------|-1---1-----------|
  Q   Q   H         Q   Q   H         Q   Q   H         Q   H       E E

Verse 2

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|-2---2-----------|-3---3-------3---|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|---------------5-|-3---3---------4-|-5---5-------5-6-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------5-----|
  Q   H.            Q   H       E E   Q   H       E E   Q   Q.    E E E

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

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|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-3---3-------3-4-|-5---5-----------|
|-3---3---------2-|-1---1-------3-5-|-----------------|---------5-4-3---|
  Q   H       E E   Q   H       E E   Q   H       E E   Q   Q   E E Q

|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------3-------|---------3-------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-1---1-----------|-1---1-------3/--|
  Q   Q   H         Q   Q   Q   Q

Chorus 1

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

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

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

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-5---------------|-3---------------|-1---------------|-0---------------|
  W                 W                 W                 W

|-----7---9-------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|(0)--------------|
  Q   Q   H

Interlude 2

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

Verse 3

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2---------------|-3---3-------3---|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|---------------5-|-3---3---------4-|-5---5-------5-6-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  W                 Q   H       E E   Q   H       E E   Q   H       E E

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2---2-----------|-3---3-----------|---------7-------|---------7\------|
|---------------3-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|---------------0-|-5---5---------0-|-5---5-----------|
  Q   H       E E   Q   H       E E   Q   Q   Q.    E   Q   Q   H

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

Interlude 3

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|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------0-1-3-1-|
|-1---1-----------|-1---1-----------|-1---1-----------|-1-1-4-----------|
  Q   Q   H         Q   Q   H         Q   Q   H         E E Q   E E E E

Verse 4

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

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|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-5---5---5-----0-|-5---5-----------|
  Q   H.            Q   H.            Q   Q   Q.    E   Q   H.

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|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-3---3-----------|-5---5-----------|
|-3---3-----------|-1---1-------3-5-|-----------------|---------5-4-3---|
  Q   H.            Q   H       E E   Q   H.            Q   Q   E E Q

|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------3-------|---------3-------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-1---1-----------|-1---1-------3/--|
  Q   Q   H         Q   Q   Q   Q

Chorus 2

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

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

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|-5---5-----------|-3---3-----------|-1---1-----------|-1---1-------0---|
  Q   Q   H         Q   Q   H         Q   Q   H         Q   Q   Q   Q

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|-5---------------|-3---------------|-1---------------|-0---------------|
  W                 W                 W                 W

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|(0)--------------|
  W

Piano Break

24 Bars Rest

Solo

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  Q   Q   Q   Q     Q   E E Q   Q     Q   Q   Q.    E   Q   E E Q   Q

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  Q   Q   Q.    E   Q   E E Q   Q     Q   Q   Q.    E   Q   Q   Q   Q

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|-----------------|-------------3---|-----------------|-------------3---|
  Q   Q   Q.    E   Q   Q   Q   Q     Q   Q   Q.    E   Q   Q   Q   Q

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  Q   Q   Q.    E   Q   Q   Q   Q     Q   Q   Q.    E   Q   Q   Q   Q

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|-1---1-----------|-----1-----------|---------0-------|-------------0---|
  Q   Q   Q   E E   E E Q   Q.    E   Q   E E Q   E E   E E E E E E Q
                                                         _____   _____
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|-----------------|-----------------|---------------4-|-5--6--7----5--6-|
|-5-------5-----0-|-5---0---3---4---|-5-------5-------|-----------------|
  Q   Q   Q.    E   Q   Q   Q   Q     Q   Q   Q.    E   Q  Q  Q Q  Q  Q

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  Q   Q   H         E E E E Q   Q     Q   E E E E E E   Q   E E E E E E

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|-----------------|---------5-7-----|-----------------|---------5-5-6-7-|
|-5---5-----------|-------5---------|-5---5-----------|-----------------|
  Q   Q   H         E E E E E E E E   Q   Q   H         E Q.    E E E E

Chorus 3

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  Q   Q   H         Q   Q   H         Q   Q   H         Q   Q   E E E E

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

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|-5---5-----------|-5---5-----------|-1---1-------3-4-|-5---5-----------|
  Q   Q   H         Q   Q   H         Q   Q   Q   E E   Q   Q   E E Q

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|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------7-|
|-5---5-----------|-5---5-----------|-1---1-------3-4-|-5---5-----------|
  Q   Q   H         Q   Q   H         Q   Q   Q   E E   Q   Q   E E E E

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|-5---5-----------|-5---5-----------|-1---1-------3-4-|-5-------3---4---|
  Q   Q   H         Q   Q   H         Q   Q   Q   E E   E E Q   Q   Q

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  Q   Q   H         Q   Q   H         Q   Q   H         Q   Q   E E E E

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|---------7-------|---------7-------|---------3-------|-----7---5---6---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-5---5-----------|-5---5-----------|-1---1-------3-4-|-5---------------|
  Q   Q   H         Q   Q   H         Q   Q   Q   E E   Q   Q   Q   Q

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|---------7-------|---------7-------|---------5-------|-----7---5---6---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----3-5-----5---|-----------------|
|-5---5-----------|-5---5-----------|-1-------------3-|-5---------------|
  Q   Q   H         Q   Q   H         Q   E E Q   E E   Q   Q   Q   Q

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|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-5---5-----------|-5---5-----------|-1---1-------3-4-|-5---5-----------|
  Q   Q   H         Q   Q   H         Q   Q   Q   E E   Q   Q   H

|-----------------|-----------------||
|---------7-------|---------7-------||
|-----------------|-----------------||
|-5---5-----------|-5---5-----------||
  Q   Q   H         Q   Q   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
S - Sixteenth Note/Semi-Quaver	S. - Dotted Sixteenth Note

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