Steely Dan – Black Friday (Bass Tab)
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Bass Donald Fagen
Walter Becker
As played by Walter Becker
Intro
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Verse 1
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Chorus
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Q. H E Q. H E Q. H E E E E E E E E E
Interlude ___ ___
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E EVerse 2
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Chorus
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Q. H E Q. H E Q. H E E E E E E E E E
Solo ___ ___
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E S E.Q S S E E E E E E E
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E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E E
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Q. H E Q. H E Q. H E E E E E E E E E
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E Q E E E E S E.E E EVerse 3
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E E
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E EChorus
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Q. H E Q. H E Q. H E E E E E E E E E
Outro ___ ___
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E S S E S S E
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E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E S S E
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q S S E Q S S
Repeat to fade 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