Pretzel Logic - Steely Dan ------------------------------------ From the album of the same name Tabbed by Michael Sebree Michael.Sebree@Eng.Sun.COM Additions/alternatives by Howard Wright H.Wright@astro.cf.ac.uk The basic chords for this song are written over the top of the tab. As always, there are different ways to intepret the song on guitar, so some parts basically have two alternative lines of tab. Try both and see which you like, or maybe try playing both together with a friend. Intro : -------- A simple bass note + triad approach uses this riff for the Am7 : Am7 E---------------------------------------------- B-------------7---8----------------7---8------- G-------------7---9----------------7---9------- (Repeat twice) D---7---------9---10------7--------9---10------ A------0--0------------------0--0-------------- E---------------------------------------------- For a slightly bigger sound, try this : Am7 E-----2-2h5==-----|-----2-2h5==-----|-----2-2h5==-----|-----2-2h5==----- B-----3-3h5==-----|-----3-3h5==-----|-----3-3h5==-----|-----3-3h5==----- G-----4-4h5==-----|-----4-4h5==-----|-----4-4h5==-----|-----4-4h5==----- D-----4-4h5==-----|-----4-4h5==-----|-----4-4h5==-----|-----4-4h5==----- A-0-0-0-0---0-0---|-0-0-0-0---0-0---|-0-0-0-0---0-0---|-0-0-0-0---0-0--- E---------------0-|---------------0-|---------------0-|---------------0- Play the riff 6 times for the intro. Verse 1: --------- Am7 Fmaj7 Am7 |-----2-2h5==-----|-----3-3h5==-----|-----2-2h5==-----|-----2-2h5==----- |-----3-3h5==-----|-----3-3h5==-----|-----3-3h5==-----|-----3-3h5==----- |-----4-4h5==-----|-----4-4h5==-----|-----4-4h5==-----|-----4-4h5==----- |-----4-4h5==-----|-3-3-3-3---3-3---|-----4-4h5==-----|-----4-4h5==----- |-0-0-0-0---0-0---|-----------------|-0-0-0-0---0-0---|-0-0-0-0---0-0--- |---------------0-|---------------0-|---------------0-|---------------0- 1.I would love to | in a travelling tour the Southland| minstrel show. 2.I have never met | but I plan to Napoleon, | find the time. Dm7 Am7 |-----5-5====-----|-----5-5====-----|-----2-2h5==-----|-----2-2h5==----- |-----5-5h6==-----|-----5-5h6==-----|-----3-3h5==-----|-----3-3h5==----- |-----5-5====-----|-----5-5====-----|-----4-4h5==-----|-----4-4h5==----- |-----5-5h7==-----|-----5-5h7==-----|-----4-4h5==-----|-----4-4h5==----- |-5-5-5-5---5-5---|-5-5-5-5---5-5---|-0-0-0-0---0-0---|-0-0-0-0---0-0--- |---------------5-|---------------5-|---------------0-|---------------0- 1.Yes, I'd love to | in a travelling tour the Southland| minstrel show. 2.Yes,I've never met| but I plan to Napoleon, | find the time. Chorus : --------- There are a few alternatives here for the chord shapes. For the second chord in each bar you can play a maj7 instead of the E/A type of chord (i.e you could play D/E Amaj7 C/D Gmaj7 ). Or if you prefer the E/A type of sound, there are a couple of shapes to try. Michael's tab has the chord moving up to a high position which has a nice sound. The chord shapes at the end give an alternative lower voicing for the E/A and D/G. It might be interesting for two guitars to play the two versions of the E/A and D/F chords - one high up, one lower down. Should give a really nice full sound ! D/E E/A C/D D/G D/E E/A C/D D/G v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v |-7-------c-------|-5-------a-------|-7-------c-------|-5-------a------- |-7-------c-------|-5-------a-------|-7-------c-------|-5-------a------- |-7-------d-------|-5-------b-------|-7-------d-------|-5-------b------- |-7-------e-------|-5-------c-------|-7-------e-------|-5-------c------- |-7-------c-------|-5-------a-------|-7-------c-------|-5-------a------- |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- 1.Yes, I'm dying to | and make them | Sound just like | phonograph. be a star | laugh. | a record on a 2.Cause he looked so| upon that hill. | They tell me he | he's lonely fine | | was lonely, | still. D/E Amaj7 C D C v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v |-7-------c-------|-3---5---3---5---| |-7-------c-------|-5---7---5---5---| |-7-------d-------|-5---7---5---5---| |-7-------e-------|-5---7---5---3---| |-7-------c-------|-3---5---3-------| |-----------------|-----------------| 1.Those days have | over a long time gone forever, | ago, oh yeah. 2.These days have | over a long time gone forever, | ago, oh yeah. Fmaj7 G --3-- --3-- --3-- v v v v v v v v | | | | | | | | | |-----3-5-3-5-3==-|-----------------------| |-----3-5-3-5-3==-|-----5-3---5-3---5-3---| |-----4-5-4-5-4==-|-----5-4---5-4---5-4---| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3==-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| |-----------------|-----------------------| |-----------------|-----------------------| (this last bit in triplets is the horn riff) Now it's verse 2 and chorus 2 - chords are the same, words are given above. Instrumental break over verse and chorus chord sequences. Then : Middle 8 : ----------- Play single chord 'chops' for the first three lines, then on the 'shoes' line where it goes to Dm7 you can start the riff idea again (same tab as for the verse). Am7 I stand up on the platform Fmaj7 The man gives me the news Am7 He said "you must be joking son. Am Am/B Am/C A/C# Dm7 Where did you get those shoes ? Am7 Where did you get those shoes ?" Chorus 3: --------- Well I've seen 'em on the TV The movie shows They say the time are changing But I just don't know These things are gone forever Over a long time ago Oh yeah Fade out over these chords : Am7 Fmaj7 G (with horn riff) Chord Shapes : ---------------- EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE x05555 1x3210 x57565 x7777x Am7 Fmaj7 Dm7 D/E EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE 5x665x x5555x 3x443x x3555x Amaj7 C/D Gmaj7 C EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE x0x454 3xx232 x5777x E/A D/G D EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE x35500 355433 x02210 Cmaj7 G Am EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE x22210 x32210 x4222x Am/B Am/C A/C#