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The Second Arrangement Bass Tab by Steely Dan

The Second Arrangement bass tab by Steely Dan

Bass Tab 

Intro

G|-------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D|-----------2-2---2-|-----------------------|-----------2-2---2-|-----------------5-|
A|-------2-------2---|-------------------5-7-|-------2-------2---|-5-----------5-7---|
E|-0-------0---------|-5-5---5-0-5---5-7-----|-0-------0---------|-----7---5---------|
   Q   S S E E.S E E   E E S S E Q   S S S S   Q   S S E E.S E E   Q   Q   Q   S S E

G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
D|-----------2-2---2-|-----------7-7---7-|-----------2-2---2-|-----------------|
A|-------2-------2---|-------7-------7---|-------2-------2---|---------5-------|
E|-0-------0---------|-5-----------------|-0-------0---------|-0---------------|
   Q   S S E E.S E E   Q   S S E E.S E E   Q   S S E E.S E E   H       H

Verse 1
Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -
G|-------4/5-----------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
D|---------------------|-----------2-2---2-|-----------------|-------------------|
A|-3---------2-----0-2-|-------2-------2---|-----------------|-2-2-----2---2---2-|
E|---------------------|-0-------0---------|-5---0-5---5-0-5-|-----2-2-------2---|
   Q.    S S Q.    S S   Q   S S E E.S E E   E E E E E.S E E   E.S S S E E.S E E

G|-----------------|-------------7/9-7-|-5-5---5-5-------|-------------------|
D|-----------------|-5-5-----5/9-------|-----5-----5-----|-------------------|
A|-3-------4-------|-----5-5-----------|-------------3---|-------------------|
E|-----------------|-------------------|---------------3-|-0-----5-2-3-------|
   H       H         E.S S S E E E E E   E.S E E E.S E E   Q.    S S H

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

G|-----------------|-------------------|----------/7--5----|-------------------|
D|-----------------|-------------2-----|-------5---------5-|-3-----------------|
A|-----------------|-------2---2---5---|-3-------3---------|---------3-----0-0-|
E|-1-------2-------|-3-------5-------3-|-------------------|-----------1-1-----|
   H       H         Q   S S E E.S E E   Q   S S E E. E. E   Q.    S S E.S E.S

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

Chorus 1

G|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|-----7-5-7-7-5-----7-|-------------5---|-----7-5-7-7-5-----7-|
A|-------0-0-0-0-------|---------------7-----|-5---7---8-------|---------------7-----|
E|-1---3---------3-1-0-|-5-5-------------5---|-----------------|-5-5-------------5---|
   Q   E E S S E E E E   S S E E E S S E E E   Q   Q   Q   Q     S S E E E S S E E E

G|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----6-----------|
D|-------4-3-2-------|-----------------|---------6-------|---------5-------|
A|-2-----------2-----|-----------------|-5---5-----------|-4---------------|
E|---------------0-0-|-5---5---7---7---|-------------4---|-------------3---|
   Q.    S S E.S E.S   Q   Q   Q   Q     Q   Q   Q   Q     Q   Q   Q   Q

G|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|-----7-5-7-7-5-----7-|-----------------|-----7-5-7-7-5-----7-|
A|-------0-0-0-0-------|---------------7-----|-5---------------|---------------7-----|
E|-1---3---------3-1-0-|-5-5-------------5---|-----0---1---3---|-5-5-------------5---|
   Q   E E S S E E E E   S S E E E S S E E E   Q   Q   Q   Q     S S E E E S S E E E

G|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-2-----------------|-------7-5-------|---------2-------|---------4-------|
E|-------2-1-0-0-0-0-|-5---5-------3---|-1---------------|-3---------------|
   Q.    S S E.S E.S   Q   E.S Q   Q     H       H         H       H

G|---------------5/|-16--------------|-------------------|-----16------14-12-|
D|-----------------|---------0-------|-------------------|-------------------|
A|-3---------------|-0---------------|-3-------------0-2-|-------------14----|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-0-0-----0-0-------|
   H       Q.    E   H       H         H       Q.    S S   E E Q   E E E  E

G|-----12/14----/14--|
D|--------------/15--|
A|-------------------|
E|-0-0-------0-0-----|
   E E S. E  E E Q

Bridge

G|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
D|-------------------|-------------------|-----------2-----|---------6-4-------|
A|-------------------|-----------4-4---4-|---------2---5-5-|-4-----4-------4-1-|
E|-5-----5-0-5---0-3-|-2-----5-3-----2---|-3-----5---------|-------------------|
   Q   S S E Q   E E   Q   S S E E.S E E   Q.    E E.S E.S   Q   S S E Q   E E

G|-------4-2-------|---------7-------|-----------------|-------------------|
D|-----------------|-------7---------|-------4-2-------|-------------------|
A|-2-----------0---|-5-------------5-|-2---------2-----|-5---2---0---5-----|
E|-----------------|-------------5---|-------------0---|---------------5-7-|
   Q.    E Q   Q     Q.    S Q   E E   Q.    E E.S Q     Q   Q   Q   E S S

Instrumental

G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D|-----------2-2---2-|-----------7-7---7-|-----------2-2---2-|-----------------5-|
A|-------2-------2---|-------7-------7---|-------2-------2---|-5-----------5-7---|
E|-0-------0---------|-5-------5---------|-0-------0---------|-----7---5---------|
   Q   S S E E.S E E   Q   S S E E.S E E   Q   S S E E.S E E   Q   Q   Q   S S E

G|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
D|-----------2-2---2-|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
A|-------2-------2---|-0---------------|-3---------------|-0-------------0-2-|
E|-0-------0---------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
   Q   S S E E.S E E   W                 W                 H       Q.    S S

G|-------------------|-------------------|-----------9-------|-------------------|
D|-----------2-----2-|-----------7-----7-|---------9---9-----|-----------------5-|
A|-------2-------2---|-------7-------7---|-7-7---7-------7---|-5-----------5-7---|
E|-0-------0---------|-5-------5---------|-------------------|-----7---5---------|
   Q   S S E Q   E E   Q   S S E Q   E E   E E S S E E.S Q     Q   Q   Q   S S E

G|---------------4---|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
D|-2---------2-2-----|-----------------|-----------2-2---2-|-----------------|
A|---------2-------2-|-----------7-----|-------2-------2---|---------5-------|
E|---0---0-----------|---5---0-5---0-5-|-0-------0---------|-0---------------|
   E E S S E E E E E   E Q   E E.S E E   Q   S S E E.S E E   H       H

Verse 2

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

G|-----------------|-------------7/9-7-|-5---5-5---5-------|-------------------|
D|-3-------4-------|-5-5-----/-9-------|---------5---5-----|-------------------|
A|-----------------|-----5-5-----------|---------------3---|-----------------2-|
E|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------3-|-0-----5-2-3-------|
   H       H         E.S S S E E E E E   Q   S S E E.S E E   Q.    S S Q.    E

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

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

G|-----------------|-----7-7-6-6-6---|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-2-------0-------|-5-5-------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|
   H       H         E E E E E E Q

Chorus 2

G|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|-----7-5-7-7-5-----7-|-------------5---|-----7-5-7-7-5-----7-|
A|-------0-0-0-0-------|---------------7-----|-5---7---8-------|---------------7-----|
E|-1---3---------3-1-0-|-5-5-------------5---|-----------------|-5-5-------------5---|
   Q   E E S S E E E E   S S E E E S S E E E   Q   Q   Q   Q     S S E E E S S E E E

G|-------------------|-----------------|-----7-----------|-----6-----------|
D|-------4-3-2-------|-----------------|---------6-------|---------5-------|
A|-2-----------2-----|-----------------|-5---------------|-4---------------|
E|---------------0-0-|-5---5---7---7---|-------------4---|-------------3---|
   Q.    S S E.S E.S   Q   Q   Q   Q     Q   Q   Q   Q     Q   Q   Q   Q

G|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|-----7-5-7-7-5-----7-|-------------5---|-----7-5-7-7-5-----7-|
A|-------0-0-0-0-------|---------------7-----|-5---7---8-------|---------------7-----|
E|-1---3---------3-1-0-|-5-5-------------5---|-----------------|-5-5-------------5---|
   Q   E E S S E E E E   S S E E E S S E E E   Q   Q   Q   Q     S S E E E S S E E E

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

G|-----------------|-----------------|---------------12/|-17--------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|---------------14/|-19--------------|
A|-3---------------|---------5-------|-3----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-5---------------|------------------|-----------------|
   W                 H       H         H       Q.    E    W

G|-----------------|---------------7p9-|
D|-----------------|-------------------|
A|-3---------------|-------------------|
E|-----------------|-5-----------------|
   W                 H       Q.    S S

Outro

G|-------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D|-----------2-2---2-|-----------------------|-----------2-2---2-|-----------------5-|
A|-------2-------2---|-------------------5-7-|-------2-------2---|-5-----------5-7---|
E|-0-------0---------|-5-----5-0-5---5-7-----|-0-0-----0---------|-----7---5---------|
   Q   S S E E.S E E   Q   S S E Q   S S S S   E E S S E E.S E E   Q   Q   Q   S S E

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

G|-------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D|-----------2-2---2-|-----------7-7---------|-----------2-2---2-|-----------------5-|
A|-------2-------2---|-------7-----------5-7-|-------2-------2---|-5-----------5-7---|
E|-0-0-----0---------|-5-------5-----5-7-----|-0-------0---------|-----7---5---------|
   E E S S E E.S E E   Q   S S E E E S S S S   Q   S S E E.S E E   Q   Q   Q   S S E

G|-----------9-------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-------9-----------|-------------------|---------2-------|-----------------|
A|---------7-------7-|-------------------|-----2-------2---|-0---2---3---2---|
E|-0-0---------------|-1-----1-1-3-------|---------------0-|-----------------|
   E E S S E Q   E E   Q   S S E H         Q   Q   Q   E E   Q   Q   Q   Q

G|-------------9-9-----|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
D|-------9---------9---|-------------------|---9-----9-----9-|-----------------5-|
A|-----7---7-7-------7-|-------7-------7---|-7-----7-----7---|-5-----------5-7---|
E|-0-0-----------------|-5-5-----5-5-5---5-|-----------------|-----7---5---------|
   E E S S S S E.S E E   E E S S E E.S E E   E Q   E Q   E E   Q   Q   Q   S S E

G|-----------9-9-----|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|---------9-----9---|-3-3-3---5-5-5---|---------2-------|-----------------|
A|-7-7-7-7---------7-|-------3---------|-----2-------2---|-0---2---3---2---|
E|-------------------|-----1-----------|---------------0-|-----------------|
   E E S S E E E E E   E E E E E E Q     Q   Q   Q   E E   Q   Q   Q   Q

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


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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