Biography:
Steely Dan is an American jazz rock band which formed in 1972. The band was formed by Donald Fagen (vocals, keyboards) and Walter Becker (guitar, bass), who met in 1967 while both attended Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York, and began a songwriting partnership shortly thereafter.
Their music is characterized by dark, witty lyrical narratives, obscure lyrical allusions and complex, jazz-influenced instrumentation and chord sequences, overlying more ordinary popular song structures.
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Deacon Blues
transcription and chart
Peter Kruger
[email protected]
|Cmaj7 Bm7+5 |Bbmaj7 Am7+5 |
|Dmaj7 Dbm7+5 |Cmaj7 Bm7+5 |Ebmaj7 |E7+5+9 |
Verse #1
G6 Gsus2/F
This is the day
G/A F13
Of the expanding man
G6 F6
That shape is my shade
G/A D13
There where I used to stand
Fmaj9 E7-9 Am7
It seems like only yesterday
Bb13
I gazed through the glass
E7
At ramblers
B7 (no5)
Wild gamblers
Bm7-5 E7 Bm7-5/F E7+5+9
That's all in the past
Verse#2
G13 F13
You call me a fool
G/A F13-5
You say it's a crazy scheme
G13 F13
This one's for real
Gmaj7/A A13
I already bought the dream
Fmaj9 E7-9
So useless to ask me why
Am7 Gm7 Bbmaj7/C Gb9+5 Fmaj9
Throw a kiss and say goodbye
C/E
I'll make it this time
D9 Fmaj7/G F/G
I'm ready to cross that fine line
Chorus
Am7 Em7
I'll learn to work the saxophone
Dm7 Cmaj7
I'll play just what I feel
Bbmaj9 Am7 G6 Gb7-5 Fmaj7
Drink Scotch whisky all night long
C/E Fmaj9 Am7
And die be hind the wheel
Em7
They got a name for the winners in the world
Dm7 Cmaj7
I want a name when I lose
Bbmaj9 Am7 G6 Gb7-5 Fmaj7
They call Alabama the Crimson Tide
C/E Fmaj9 Am7
Call me Deacon Blues
Em7
(Deacon Blues )
brass:
|Dmaj7 Dbm7+5 |Cmaj13 Bm7+5 |Ebmaj7 |E7+5+9 |
Verse#3
Gmaj13 F13
My back to the wall
G/A F13
A victim of laughing chance
Gmaj13 F13
This is for me
G/A D13
The essence of true ro mance
Fmaj9 E7-9 Am7
Sharing the things we know and love
Bb13
With those of my kind
E7
Li bations
B7 (no5)
Sen sations
Bm7-5 E7 Bm7-5/F E7+9
That stagger the mind"
Verse#4
Gmaj13 F13
I crawl like a viper
G/A F13-5
Through these su burban streets
Gmaj13 F13
Make love to these women
Gmaj7/A A13
Languid and bitter sweet
Fmaj7 E7-9
I'll rise when the sun goes down
Am7 Gm7 Bbmaj7/C Gb9+5 Fmaj9
Cover every game in town
C/E
A world of my own
D9 Fmaj7/G F/G
I'll make it my home sweet home
Am7 Em7
I'll learn to work the saxophone
Dm7 Cmaj7
I'll play just what I feel
Bbmaj9 Am7 G6 Gb7-5 Fmaj7
Drink Scotch whisky all night long
C/E Fmaj9 Am7
And die be hind the wheel
Am7 Em7
They got a name for the winners in the world
Dm7 Cmaj7
I want a name when I lose
Bbmaj9 Am7 G6 Gb7-5 Fmaj7
They call Alabama the Crimson Tide
C/E Fmaj9 Am7
Call me Deacon Blues
Em7
(Deacon Blues )
brass: rhodes:
|Dmaj7 Dbm7+5 |Cmaj13 Bm7+5 |Ebmaj13 |E7+5+9 |
brass
|Cmaj7 |Em |
sax solo:
|A13 |D7+9 |G13 |B7+9 |
|Em7 |A9 |C/F F#7+5+9 |D/G B7+5 |
brass
|Cmaj7 |Em |
|A13 |D7+9 |G13 |B7+9 |
|Em7 |A9 |C/F F#7+5+9 |D/G B7+5 |
|Cmaj7 Bm7+5 |Bbmaj7 Am7+5 |
|Dmaj7 Dbm7+5 |Cmaj7 Bm7+5 |Ebmaj7 |E7+5+9 |
Verse#5
G6 F13
This is the night
G/A F13-5
Of the expanding man
Gmaj13 Ebmaj7-5/F
I take one last drag
Gmaj7/A A13
As I ap proach the stand
Fmaj9 E7-9
I cried when I wrote this song
Am7 Gm7 Bbmaj7/C Gb9+5 Fmaj9
Sue me if I play too long
C/E
This brother is free
D9 Fmaj7/G F/G
I'll be what I want to be
Chorus
Am7 Em7
I'll learn to work the saxophone
Dm7 Cmaj7
I'll play just what I feel
Bbmaj9 Am7 G6 Gb7-5 Fmaj7
Drink Scotch whisky all night long
C/E Fmaj9 Am7
And die be hind the wheel
Em7
They got a name for the winners in the world
Dm7 Cmaj7
I want a name when I lose
Bbmaj9 Am7 G6 Gb7-5 Fmaj7
They call Alabama the Crimson Tide
C/E Fmaj9 Am7
Call me Deacon Blues
Em7
(Deacon Blues )
brass:
|Dmaj7 Dbm7+5 |Cmaj13 Bm7+5 |Ebmaj13 |E7+5+9 |
|G6 |Gsus2/F |G/A F13-5 | |
|Gmaj13 |Ebmaj7-5/F |G/A D13+11 | |
|Fmaj9 |E7-9 |Am7 |Bb13 |
|E7 |B7 (no5) |Bm7-5 E7 |Bm7-5/F E7+5+9 |
|G6 |Gsus2/F |G/A F13-5 | |
|Gmaj13 |Ebmaj7-5/F |G/A D13+11 | |
|Fmaj9 |E7-9 |Am7 |Bb13 |
|E7 |B7 (no5) |Dm/B E7 |Bm7-5/F E7+5+9 |
|G6 |Gsus2/F |G/A F13-5 | |
transcription and chart
Peter Kruger
[email protected]
|Cmaj7 Bm7+5 |Bbmaj7 Am7+5 |
|Dmaj7 Dbm7+5 |Cmaj7 Bm7+5 |Ebmaj7 |E7+5+9 |
Verse #1
G6 Gsus2/F
This is the day
G/A F13
Of the expanding man
G6 F6
That shape is my shade
G/A D13
There where I used to stand
Fmaj9 E7-9 Am7
It seems like only yesterday
Bb13
I gazed through the glass
E7
At ramblers
B7 (no5)
Wild gamblers
Bm7-5 E7 Bm7-5/F E7+5+9
That's all in the past
Verse#2
G13 F13
You call me a fool
G/A F13-5
You say it's a crazy scheme
G13 F13
This one's for real
Gmaj7/A A13
I already bought the dream
Fmaj9 E7-9
So useless to ask me why
Am7 Gm7 Bbmaj7/C Gb9+5 Fmaj9
Throw a kiss and say goodbye
C/E
I'll make it this time
D9 Fmaj7/G F/G
I'm ready to cross that fine line
Chorus
Am7 Em7
I'll learn to work the saxophone
Dm7 Cmaj7
I'll play just what I feel
Bbmaj9 Am7 G6 Gb7-5 Fmaj7
Drink Scotch whisky all night long
C/E Fmaj9 Am7
And die be hind the wheel
Em7
They got a name for the winners in the world
Dm7 Cmaj7
I want a name when I lose
Bbmaj9 Am7 G6 Gb7-5 Fmaj7
They call Alabama the Crimson Tide
C/E Fmaj9 Am7
Call me Deacon Blues
Em7
(Deacon Blues )
brass:
|Dmaj7 Dbm7+5 |Cmaj13 Bm7+5 |Ebmaj7 |E7+5+9 |
Verse#3
Gmaj13 F13
My back to the wall
G/A F13
A victim of laughing chance
Gmaj13 F13
This is for me
G/A D13
The essence of true ro mance
Fmaj9 E7-9 Am7
Sharing the things we know and love
Bb13
With those of my kind
E7
Li bations
B7 (no5)
Sen sations
Bm7-5 E7 Bm7-5/F E7+9
That stagger the mind"
Verse#4
Gmaj13 F13
I crawl like a viper
G/A F13-5
Through these su burban streets
Gmaj13 F13
Make love to these women
Gmaj7/A A13
Languid and bitter sweet
Fmaj7 E7-9
I'll rise when the sun goes down
Am7 Gm7 Bbmaj7/C Gb9+5 Fmaj9
Cover every game in town
C/E
A world of my own
D9 Fmaj7/G F/G
I'll make it my home sweet home
Am7 Em7
I'll learn to work the saxophone
Dm7 Cmaj7
I'll play just what I feel
Bbmaj9 Am7 G6 Gb7-5 Fmaj7
Drink Scotch whisky all night long
C/E Fmaj9 Am7
And die be hind the wheel
Am7 Em7
They got a name for the winners in the world
Dm7 Cmaj7
I want a name when I lose
Bbmaj9 Am7 G6 Gb7-5 Fmaj7
They call Alabama the Crimson Tide
C/E Fmaj9 Am7
Call me Deacon Blues
Em7
(Deacon Blues )
brass: rhodes:
|Dmaj7 Dbm7+5 |Cmaj13 Bm7+5 |Ebmaj13 |E7+5+9 |
brass
|Cmaj7 |Em |
sax solo:
|A13 |D7+9 |G13 |B7+9 |
|Em7 |A9 |C/F F#7+5+9 |D/G B7+5 |
brass
|Cmaj7 |Em |
|A13 |D7+9 |G13 |B7+9 |
|Em7 |A9 |C/F F#7+5+9 |D/G B7+5 |
|Cmaj7 Bm7+5 |Bbmaj7 Am7+5 |
|Dmaj7 Dbm7+5 |Cmaj7 Bm7+5 |Ebmaj7 |E7+5+9 |
Verse#5
G6 F13
This is the night
G/A F13-5
Of the expanding man
Gmaj13 Ebmaj7-5/F
I take one last drag
Gmaj7/A A13
As I ap proach the stand
Fmaj9 E7-9
I cried when I wrote this song
Am7 Gm7 Bbmaj7/C Gb9+5 Fmaj9
Sue me if I play too long
C/E
This brother is free
D9 Fmaj7/G F/G
I'll be what I want to be
Chorus
Am7 Em7
I'll learn to work the saxophone
Dm7 Cmaj7
I'll play just what I feel
Bbmaj9 Am7 G6 Gb7-5 Fmaj7
Drink Scotch whisky all night long
C/E Fmaj9 Am7
And die be hind the wheel
Em7
They got a name for the winners in the world
Dm7 Cmaj7
I want a name when I lose
Bbmaj9 Am7 G6 Gb7-5 Fmaj7
They call Alabama the Crimson Tide
C/E Fmaj9 Am7
Call me Deacon Blues
Em7
(Deacon Blues )
brass:
|Dmaj7 Dbm7+5 |Cmaj13 Bm7+5 |Ebmaj13 |E7+5+9 |
|G6 |Gsus2/F |G/A F13-5 | |
|Gmaj13 |Ebmaj7-5/F |G/A D13+11 | |
|Fmaj9 |E7-9 |Am7 |Bb13 |
|E7 |B7 (no5) |Bm7-5 E7 |Bm7-5/F E7+5+9 |
|G6 |Gsus2/F |G/A F13-5 | |
|Gmaj13 |Ebmaj7-5/F |G/A D13+11 | |
|Fmaj9 |E7-9 |Am7 |Bb13 |
|E7 |B7 (no5) |Dm/B E7 |Bm7-5/F E7+5+9 |
|G6 |Gsus2/F |G/A F13-5 | |
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