Steely Dan – Do It Again (Bass Tab)
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DO IT AGAIN (Bassline)
As recorded by Steely Dan
(From the 1972 Album CAN'T BUY A THRILL)
Words and Music by Walter Becker & Donald Fagen
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Walter Becker - Bass'
Intro
Q=126
4/4
Gtr I
Wx7 H E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E 8x
|------------|--------------||----------------|-----------------||
|------------|----------3-5-||o-5----5-5----5-|-5----5-----3-5-o||
|------------|------3-5-----||o---------------|--------3-5-----o||
|------------|--------------||----------------|-----------------||
Q E E Q E E E E E E E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
|---------------|---3-5-------3-5-|-5----5-5----5-|-5----5-----3-5--|
|-3----3-5----5-|-6-----5---5-----|---------------|--------3-5------|
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
Q E E Q E E E E E E E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
|---------------|-------------3-5-|-5----5-5----5-|-5----5-----3-5--|
|-3----3-5----5-|-6-5-3-5---5-----|---------------|--------3-5------|
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
1st Verse
Q E E Q E E E E Q +Q Q Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E
|---------------|-----------------||----------------|-----------------|
|-5----5-5----5-|-5---------------||o---------------|------------3-5--|
|---------------|-----5--(5)--5\--||o---------------|--------3-5------|
|---------------|-----------------||--3----3-3----3-|-3----3----------|
Chorus
Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E 4x Q E E Q E E E E E E +E E E E
|---------------|-----------------||-||----------------|-------------------|
|-5----5-5----5-|-5----5-----3-5-o||-||o---------------|---------------3-5-|
|---------------|--------3-5-----o||-||o-3----3-5----5-|-6---6-5-(5)-5-----|
|---------------|-----------------||-||----------------|---6---------------|
1. 2.
Q E E E. S E S S Q E E E. S E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|-------------------|------------------||-||----------------|-----------------||
|------5-5------3---|------5-5--------o||-||o------5-5------|------5-5-------o||
|-----------3-5---5-|-----------3-5-4-o||-||o---------------|----------------o||
|-3-----------------|-3----------------||-||--3-----------3-|-3-----------3---||
2nd Verse
Q E E Q E E 3x Q E E Q. E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
||-----------------||---------------||-----------------|-----------------||
||o------5-5------o||------5-5------||o------------3-5-|------5---5-----o||
||o---------------o||-------------5-||o------5---5-----|------------3-5-o||
||--3-----------3--||-3-------------||--3--------------|-3---------------||
Q E E E E E E Q E a E +E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
|----------------|--------------------|----------------|----------------|
|------------3-5-|-5----5s7-(7)---3-5-|------------3-5-|-5----5-----3-5-|
|--------5-5-----|--------------5-----|--------5-5-----|--------3-5-----|
|-3----3---------|--------------------|-3----3---------|----------------|
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------||
|------------3-5-|-5----5---------|------------3-5-|-5----5-------3--||
|--------5-5-----|--------3-3-4-5-|--------3-5-----|--------3-4-5----||
|-3----3---------|----------------|-3----3---------|-----------------||
Chorus
Q E S S a Q E E E E E E +E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E S S E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|----------------|------------------|
|-------------------|---------------3-5-|------------3-5-|-5----5-5---------|
|--------3-3s5----5-|-6---6-5-(5)-5-----|--------3-5-----|----------3-5-----|
|-3----3------------|---6---------------|-3----3---------|--------------3-6-|
Q E E Q E E E E E E +E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E
|---------------|---------------------|---------------|-----------------|
|---------------|---------------------|---------------|------------3-5--|
|-3----3-5----5-|-6-------5-(5)-5---5-|---------------|--------3-5------|
|---------------|---6-(3)---------6---|-3----3-3----3-|-3----3----------|
Electric Sitar Solo
Q E E Q E E Q Q E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E
|---------------|---------------||----------------|-----------------|
|-5----5-5----5-|-5--5------3-5-||o---------------|------------3-5--|
|---------------|-------3-5-----||o---------------|--------3-5------|
|---------------|---------------||--3----3-3----3-|-3----3----------|
Q E E Q E E Q E S S E E E E 4x Q E E Q E E E E E E +E E E E
|---------------|-------------------||-5----5-7----7-|-8-----------------|
|-5----5-5----5-|-5----5-5-----3-5-o||---------------|---8---------------|
|---------------|----------3-5-----o||---------------|-----6-5-(5)-5---5-|
|---------------|-------------------||---------------|---------------7---|
Q E E E Q E S E S S S E E E E E Q E E Q E E E E E E +E E E E
|---------------|---------------------|---------------|-------7-(7)-7---7--|
|---------------|-----------3-4-5---5-|---------------|---5-8---------7----|
|---------------|-3s5-5---5-------4---|-3----3-5----5-|-6------------------|
|-3----3-3-3--3-|---------------------|---------------|--------------------|
Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E
|---------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------||
|-5----5-5----5-|-5----5-----3-5-|-5----5-5----5-|-5----5----------||
|---------------|--------3-5-----|---------------|--------3-5---5--||
|---------------|----------------|---------------|------------4----||
Organ Solo
Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E
|---------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------|
|---------------|------------3-5-|---------------|------------3-5--|
|---------------|--------3-5-----|---------------|--------3-5------|
|-3----3-3----3-|-3----3---------|-3----3-3----3-|-3----3----------|
Q E E Q E E Q E E +S S E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E
|---------------|--------------------|---------------|----------------|
|-5----5-5----5-|-5------------------|---------------|------------3-5-|
|---------------|------3-(3)-3-4-5---|---------------|--------3-5-----|
|---------------|------------------4-|-3----3-3----3-|-3----3---------|
Q E E Q e e Q E S S E E E E Q E E Q E E E S S E E E E E E
|---------------|------------------|---------------|--------------------|
|-5----5-5--5-5-|-5----5-5---------|---------------|---------3-4-5------|
|---------------|----------3-4-5---|---------------|---3-5-5-------3-5--|
|---------------|----------------4-|-3----3-3----4-|-5------------------|
Q E E Q e e Q E E E E E S S Q E E E E E E Q E S S E E E E
|---------------|------------------|----------------|-------------------|
|-----------5-5-|-5----5-----------|--------------3-|-5----5-5-3-4-5----|
|---------------|--------3-4-5-----|------------5---|----------------4--|
|-3----3-3------|--------------5-4-|-3----3-3-3-----|-------------------|
Q E E Q E E E E E E +E E E E Q E E E. S E E +S S E E. S E E E E
|---------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------------|
|---------------|-------------------|-5-------------5-|-(5)-5-5-5--5-------5-|
|-3----3-5----5-|-6---6-5-(5)-5-----|-------------5---|--------------5---5---|
|---------------|---6-----------6-3-|------3-3--3-----|----------------3-----|
Q E E Q E E E E E E +E E E E Q E E E. S E E Q. E E. S E E
|---------------|-------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|---------------|-------------------|------5-5--------|------5-5---------|
|-3----3-5----5-|-6---3-5-(5)-5---5-|-----------3-5---|-----------3-5----|
|---------------|---6-----------6---|-3-------------5-|-3-------------5--|
3rd Verse
Q E E E. S E E Q H. Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E
|-----------------|------------||----------------|-----------------|
|------5-5--------|------------||o---------------|------------3-5--|
|-----------3-5---|----5-------||o---------------|--------3-5------|
|-3-------------3-|-3----------||--3----3-3----3-|-3----3----------|
Chorus
Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E 4x E. S E E E. S E E E E E E +E E E E
|---------------|-----------------||------5--------7---|---8-----------7----|
|-5----5-5----5-|-5----5-----3---o||-------------------|--------------------|
|---------------|--------3-5---5-o||-3--3---3-5--5---5-|-6---6-5-(5)-5---5--|
|---------------|-----------------||-------------------|--------------------|
Q E E E E E E S S S S E E E E E E Q E E Q E E E E E E +E E E E
|----------------|---------------------|---------------|--------------------|
|--------------3-|-4-5-5-5-------------|---------------|---------------3-5--|
|----------3-5---|---------3-4-5-------|-3----3-5----5-|-6---3-5-(5)-5------|
|-3----3-6-------|---------------3-5-6-|---------------|---6----------------|
Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E
|---------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------||
|---------------|------------3-5-|---------------|------------3-5--||
|---------------|--------3-5-----|---------------|--------3-5------||
|-3----3-3----3-|-3----3---------|-3----3-3----3-|-3----3----------||
Outro
Q E E E. S E E Q E S S E E E S S
|-----------------|--------------------|
|---------------3-|-5----5-5-----------|
|-----------3-5---|----------3-4-5-----|
|-3----3-3--------|----------------4-4-|
E E E. S E E E E E E E E +S S S S S S E
|--------------------|-------/3-(3)--------------|
|------------------3-|-5-5-5--------5-x-x-3-3-5--|
|------------3-4-5---|---------------------------|
|-3-3-3--(6)---------|---------------------------|
E E E. S E E E E E E S S E E E S S E
|--------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|---------------3-3-3-|
|------------3-4-5---|-------x-3-4-5-------|
|-3-3-3--(6)-------4-|-3-3-----------------|
S S E E S S S S S S E E Q E E E E S S E
|-------2-3-5---x-3-3-2---|-------------------|
|-3-4-5-----------------3-|-5-----------------|
|-------------------------|----3-4-5---3-5-5--|
|-------------------------|----------4--------|
Q E. S S S E E E E E E S S S S E E E
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-----------------3-|-5---5---------------|
|-------3---x-4-5---|---------3---x-4-5---|
|-3--3--------------|-------------------4-|
E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------3-|-5-5-3-5-----------|
|-------------3-4-5---|---------3-4-5-----|
|-3---3---(6)---------|---------------4---|
Q E. S E E E S S E E S S E S S E E E
|-------------------|---------------------|
|---------------3-4-|-5-5-------------3---|
|---------3-4-5-----|-----3-4-4---5-5---5-|
|-3--3--3-----------|---------------------|
E S S E S E S E a E a E E E E. S E S S E E
|-------------------------|----------3---------|
|-----------------3s5-3s5-|-5-5----5---5---3-5-|
|-----------3-4-5---------|--------------5-----|
|-3---3-6-6---------------|--------------------|
E E E E Q E E E E E E +E E E E
|----------------|-------------------|
|----------------|---------------3-5-|
|-3-3---3-5----5-|-6---6-5-(5)-5-----|
|----------------|---6---------------|
E E E S S +S S E E E E S S E E E E E E
|-----------------------|-----------------------*|
|-5-----------------3-4-|-5---5-----------------*|
|-------3-4-(4)-4-5-----|-------5---------------*|
|---3-6-----------------|---------4-3-3-(5)-(6)-*|Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
- volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths