Steely Dan – Negative Girl (Bass Tab)
Versions
(2)
Bass Tab
Guitar
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Speed:
1.0x
Bass Donald Fagen
Walter Becker
As played by Tom Barney
Intro
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-------7-------5-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|----5--------5---|-----------------|-------8-------6-|-----------------| E|-3---------------|-3--3--3---------|----6--------6---|-----------------| B|-----------------|-----------------|-4---------------|-4--4--4---------| E. E. Q. S S E E. E. E H E. E. Q. S S E E. E. E H G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-------5-------3-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|----3--------3---|-----------------|-------6-------4-|-----------------| E|-1---------------|-1--1--1---------|----4--------4---|-----------------| B|-----------------|-----------------|-2---------------|-2--2--2---------| E. E. Q. S S E E. E. E H E. E. Q. S S E E. E. E H G|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------| A|-------6-------4-|-----------------| E|----4--------4---|-----------------| B|-2---------------|-2--2--2---------| E. E. Q. S S E E. E. E H
Verse 1
G|---------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-------------------| D|---------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-------------------| A|-------3-3---------3-|-------3-3---3-----5/7-|(7)----7-7---7-----7-7-|-------7-7---7---7\| E|---------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-------------------| B|-----1-----1-1---1---|-----1-----1-----1-----|-----5-----5-----5-----|-----5-----5-------| Q S S S S E E S S E Q S S S S E E S S S S Q S S S S E E S S S S Q S S S S E E S E. G|-----------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------| D|-----------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------| A|-------3-3---3-----3-3-|-------3-3---3-----3-|-------3---------3-3-|-----3-----3-3-----| E|-----------------------|---------------------|-1-------1-1---1-----|-1-------1-----1---| B|-----1-----1-----1-----|-----1-----1-----1---|---------------------|-------------------| Q S S S S E E S S S S Q S S S S E E S S E Q E.S E E S S S S Q S S S S E E Q G|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------| D|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------| A|-1---------1---1-|-------------------|-1---------1---1-|-0---------0-----0-| E|-------1-----1---|-1---------1-----1-|-------1-----1---|-------0-0---0-0---| B|-----------------|-------1-1---1-1---|-----------------|-------------------| Q E.S E E E E Q E.E S E S S E Q E.S E E E E Q E.E S E S S E G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|-1---------1---1-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-------1-----1---|-3-----3---------|-4---------------|-4---2---1---0---| B|-----------------|---------1-------|-----------------|-----------------| Q E.S E E E E Q E E H W E E Q E E Q
Verse 2
G|---------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-------------------| D|---------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-------------------| A|-------3-3---------3-|-------3-3---3-----5/7-|(7)----7-7---7-----7-7-|-------7-7---7---7\| E|---------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-------------------| B|-----1-----1-1---1---|-----1-----1-----1-----|-----5-----5-----5-----|-----5-----5-------| Q S S S S E E S S E Q S S S S E E S S S S Q S S S S E E S S S S Q S S S S E E S E. G|-----------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------| D|-----------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------| A|-------3-3---3-----3-3-|-------3-3---3-----3-|-------3---------3-3-|-----3-----3-3-----| E|-----------------------|---------------------|-1-------1-1---1-----|-1-------1-----1---| B|-----1-----1-----1-----|-----1-----1-----1---|---------------------|-------------------| Q S S S S E E S S S S Q S S S S E E S S E Q E.S E E S S S S Q S S S S E E Q G|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------| D|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------| A|-1---------1---1-|-------------------|-1---------1---1-|-0---------0-----0-| E|-------1-----1---|-1---------1-----1-|-------1-----1---|-------0-0---0-0---| B|-----------------|-------1-1---1-1---|-----------------|-------------------| Q E.S E E E E Q E.E S E S S E Q E.S E E E E Q E.E S E S S E G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|-1---------1---1-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-------1-----1---|-3-----3---------|-4---------------|-4---2---1---0---| B|-----------------|---------1-------|-----------------|-----------------| Q E.S E E E E Q E E H W E E Q E E Q G|-----------------| D|-----------------| A|-----------------| E|---------5-------| B|-4-----------4---| H E E Q
Chorus 1
G|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------| A|-----------------|---------5---5---|-2---2---------------|-----------------| E|---------5-----5-|-----------------|-----------4---4-----|-------1-3-3-----| B|-------------3---|---------------3-|---------------------|-1---------------| H E S E.E H E S E.E E S S Q E S S Q Q. S S H G|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------| A|-------3---3---3-|---------3-------| E|---3-3---3---3---|-------------3-6-| B|-1---------------|-1---4-----------| E.E.S E S E E E Q Q Q S S E
Interlude
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|-------8-------6-|-----------------|-------8-------6-|-----------------| E|----6--------6---|-----------------|----6--------6---|-----------------| B|-4---------------|-4--4--4---------|-4---------------|-4--4--4---------| E. E. Q. S S E E. E. E H E. E. Q. S S E E. E. E H
Bridge
G|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|-----------------| A|-----------------|-------2-------2-|--------------------|-----3-5-3-3-----| E|-5-----0-0-5-0---|-0--------0--0---|-----6-3---3--------|-3-----------0-3-| B|-----------------|-----------------|---4----------3-3-5-|-----------------| H S S E Q Q. S E. E. S E S S E Q. E. S S S Q. S S E.S E E G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-5-----5-----0-4-|-5-----5---------|-2-----0-2-------|-3-----3-3-----3-| B|---------1-------|---------3-------|-----------------|-------------3---| Q. E Q S S E Q. E H Q. S S H Q. S S S S E Q G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-1-----------1---|-3-------6-4---3-|-1---------1---1-| B|---------4-------|-------3-----3---|-------3-3---3---| H Q Q Q S E.E E.S E Q E.E S E.S E
Verse 3
G|---------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-------------------| D|---------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-------------------| A|-------3-3---------3-|-------3-3---3-----5/7-|(7)----7-7---7-----7-7-|-------7-7---7---7\| E|---------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-------------------| B|-----1-----1-1---1---|-----1-----1-----1-----|-----5-----5-----5-----|-----5-----5-------| Q S S S S E E S S E Q S S S S E E S S S S Q S S S S E E S S S S Q S S S S E E S E. G|-----------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------| D|-----------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------| A|-------3-3---3-----3-3-|-------3-3---3-----3-|-------3---------3-3-|-------------3-----| E|-----------------------|---------------------|-1-------1-1---1-----|-1-------1-----1---| B|-----1-----1-----1-----|-----1-----1-----1---|---------------------|-------------------| Q S S S S E E S S S S Q S S S S E E S S E Q E.S E E S S S S Q. S E. E Q G|-----------------|-------------------|-------------3/--|-------------------| D|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------| A|-1---------1---1-|-------------------|-1---------1-----|-----------0-----0-| E|-------1-----1---|-1---------1-----1-|-------1---------|-------0-0---0-0---| B|-----------------|-------1-1---1-1---|-----------------|-------------------| Q E.S E E E E Q E.E S E S S E Q E.S E E Q Q E.E S E S S E G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|-1---------1---1-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-------1-----1---|-3-----3---------|-4---------------|-4---2---1---0---| B|-----------------|---------1-------|-----------------|-----------------| Q E.S E E E E Q E E H W E E Q E E Q G|-----------------| D|-----------------| A|-----------------| E|---------5-------| B|-4-----------4---| H E E Q
Chorus 2
G|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------| A|-----------------|---------5---5---|-2---2---------------|-----------------| E|---------5-----5-|-----------------|-----------4---4-----|-------1-3-3-----| B|-------------3---|---------------3-|---------------------|-1---------------| H E S E.E H E S E.E E S S Q E S S Q Q. S S H G|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------| A|-------3---3---3-|---------3-------| E|---3-3---3---3---|-----------------| B|-1---------------|-1---4-----------| E.E.S E S E E E Q Q H
Solo
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| A|-----3-3-5-------3-5-|-----3-3-5-------3-5-|-----2-2-4-------2-4-|-----2-2-4-------2-4-| E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| B|-3-----------3-3-----|-3-----------3-3-----|-2-----------2-2-----|-2-----------2-2-----| Q S S S S S S E S E. Q S S S S S S E S E. Q S S S S S S E S E. Q S S S S S S E S E. G|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------| D|---------------------|---------------------|----/3-1-----------|-------------------| A|-----3-3-5-------3-5-|-----3-3-5-------3-5-|---------3---------|-------------------| E|---------------------|---------------------|-1---------4-1-----|-1-----1---1-1---1-| B|-3-----------3-3-----|-3-----------3-3-----|---------------4-1-|---------1-----1---| Q S S S S S S E S E. Q S S S S S S E S E. Q S E S S S S E Q S S E E E E E
Verse 4
G|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-1---------1---1-|-------------------|-1---------1---1-|-0---------0---0-|
E|-------1-----1---|-1---------1-----1-|-------1-----1---|-------0-0---0---|
B|-----------------|-------1-1---1-1---|-----------------|-----------------|
Q E.S E E E E Q E.E S E S S E Q E.S E E E E Q E.E S E.S E
2/4
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------|
A|-1---------1---1-|-----------------|-----------------|---------|
E|-------1-----1---|-3-----3---------|-4-----0---------|---------|
B|-----------------|---------1-------|---------4---3---|-2-------|
Q E.S E E E E Q E E H Q. S S Q Q H
4/4
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-4---2---1---0---|---------5-------|
B|-----------------|-4-----------4---|
E E Q E E Q H E E QChorus 3
G|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|---------5---5---|-2---2---------------|-----------------|
E|---------5-----5-|-----------------|-----------4---4-----|-------1-3-3-----|
B|-------------3---|---------------3-|---------------------|-1---------------|
H E S E.E H E S E.E E S S Q E S S Q Q. S S H
2/4
G|-----------------|-----------------|---------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|---------|
A|-------3---3---3-|---------3-------|---------|
E|---3-3---3---3---|-----------------|---------|
B|-1---------------|-1---4-------4---|-1-------|
E.E.S E S E E E Q Q Q Q H
Outro
Repeat to fade
G||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
D||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------o||
A||--------8-------6-|-----------------|-------8-------6-|-----------------||
E||o----6--------6---|-----------------|----6--------6---|----------------o||
B||--4---------------|-4--4--4---------|-4---------------|-4--4--4---------||
E. E. Q. S S E E. E. E H E. E. Q. S S E E. E. E H 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