Steely Dan – Third World Man (Guitar Tab)

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´ ___________________ / Gaucho / /__________________/ INTRO: 4x Figure * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * The Figure: * * This little figure is played tons of times during the song, * * so I find it easier to just refer to it as the "Figure". * * * * Fm (Edim) *
*   |---------4--3--4-|---3---4-4-------|                         *
*   |---------6--5--6-|---5---6-6-------|                         *
*   |---------5--3--5-|---3---5-5-------|                         *
*   |-----------------|-----------------|                         *
*   |-----------------|-----------------|                         *
*   |-----------------|-----------------|                         *
*                                                                 *
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

VERSE 1:
 Ab                Cm7               Dbmaj7            Fm7
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------9----------|
|-3/5-------------|-----8---------8/|8h10-------------|-8----8h10p8-----|
|-----------------|---8---------8---|8h10-------------|10---------------|
|-6------------/10|-----------10----|-----------------|-8-----------8---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

 Bbm7              Cm7
|-----------------|---------------------|
|-------6---------|---------------------|
|-----6-----------|------8----8---------|   + 1x Figure
|-6---------------|----8----------------|
|-8---------------|8/10--------10\8-6-8-|
|-----------------|---------------------|

VERSE 2:
 Ab                Cm7                    Dbmaj7            Fm7
|-4^--------------|----------------------|-----------------|---11p8--------------|
|-4^--------------|---------8h11p8-------|---9-------------|-9------9---9--------|
|-5^--------------|-8-----8--------8-----|--10-------------|-8----------8--------|
|-6^--------------|-8-----8------------8-|8h10--------10---|10--------------10\8-|
|-6^-----------6/-|10--------------------|---------------8-|---------------------|
|-----------------|----------------------|-----------------|---------------------|

 Bbm7              Cm7
|-----------------|--------------------------|
|-----6-----------|--------------------------|
|---6-------------|------8/10\8---8----------|   + 2x Figure
|-6---------------|------8/10\8---8----------|
|-8---------------|-8/10------------10\8-6-8-|
|-----------------|--------------------------|
CHORUS 1: I can't hear the exact guitar voicings, so here are some suggestions instead.
  Dbmaj7        
|--8^-------------|
|--9^-------------|
|--8^-------------|   ... (abridged)
|-11^-------------|
|--8^-------------|
|-----------------|
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