Steely Dan – Chain Lightning (Bass Tab)

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Bass Donald Fagen Walter Becker As played by Wilton Felder ___ | 3 | E E = Q E
Intro
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    E E E Q.    E E
Verse 1
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  E E E Q.    E E   E E E Q.    E E   E E E Q.    E E   E E E Q.    E E 

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  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E Q   E E E E   E E Q   E E E E

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  E E Q   E E E E   E E E Q   E E E   E E E Q.    E E   E E H.
Solo
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  E E E Q.    E E   E E E Q.    E E   E E E Q.    E E   E E E Q.    E E 

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  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E Q   E E E E   E E Q   E E E E

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

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

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  E E Q   E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E Q   E E E E   E E Q   E E E E

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

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Verse 2
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  E E E Q.    E E   E E E Q.    E E   E E E Q.    E E   E E E Q.    E E 

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  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E Q   E E E E   E E Q   E E E E

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  E E Q   E E E E   E E E Q   E E E   E E E Q.    E E   E E E Q   E E S S
Outro
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  E E E Q.    E E   E E E Q.    E E   E E E Q.    E E   E E E Q.    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 Q   E E E E   E E Q   E E E E

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