Steely Dan
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Black Cow
Album:"Aja"
Written By:W.Becker/D.Fagen
Bass Player:Chuck Rainey
Transcription By:Simon Merrick
On the intro you can either slide or hammer-on the notes on
strings D and G. It sounds better sliding though. Also try
sliding off of the last notes (you will see what I mean when
you look at the tab).
Intro(slide up from 5th fret G string)
| G | /7 | 5 | /7 |
| D | 5 | /7 | 5 |
| A | 3 3 | 3 3 | 3 3 |
| E | | | |
Verse
| G | | 5 | |
| D | | | |
| A | 3 3 3 3 | 3 3 3 3 | 3 3 3 3 |
| E | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| G | | | 9 |
| D | | | |
| A | 3 3 3 | 5 5 5 5 5 | 7 7 7 |
| E | 5 | | 0 5 |
| G | 8 | 5 | 5 |
| D | | | |
| A | 6 6 6 6 | 3 3 3 3 | 3 3 3 3 |
| E | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| G | 5 | | 7 |
| D | | | |
| A | 3 3 3 3 | 3 3 3 | 5 5 5 5 |
| E | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| G | 9 | | 9 |
| D | | | |
| A | 7 | 6 6 6 6 | 7 7 7 7 |
| E | 0 0 0 5 | | 0 0 |
Chorus
| G | | | |
| D | | 5 7 | |
| A | | | 5 5 5 3 5 |
| E | 5 5 5 0 0 5 | 5 5 05 | |
| G | | | |
| D | | | 2 1 |
| A | | | |
| E | 5 5 5 3 | 2 2 2 2 | |
| G | | | 7 |
| D | 2 | | |
| A | 4 | 9 7 5 | 5 5 5 5 |
| E | | | 5 |
| G | | 10 | |
| D | 7 | | |
| A | 5 5 5 5 5 | 8 8 8 8 | 8 8 8 |
| E | | 8 | 6 7 |
Then it goes back to the verse (this time it has ad-lib's.).
When you arrive at the end of the 2nd chorus it does not do
The run in notes to the verse again (Bb & B) it goes straight
In to the keys solo.
Keys solo
| G | | | |
| D | 5 3 | 5 5 5 5 | 5 3 |
| A | 5 | 5 2 | 5 |
| E | 3 3 3 | | 3 3 3 |
| G | | | |
| D | 5 5 5 52 | 4 | 7 7 7 4 |
| A | | 7 | 7 7 |
| E | 3 | 5 5 5 5 | |
| G | | | |
| D | | | 7 |
| A | 5 | | 5 5 5 5 |
| E | 6 | 6 6 6 6 8 | 5 |
| G | | | |
| D | | | |
| A | 5 5 5 5 34 | 5 5 5 5 | 5 5 5 5 5 |
| E | 5 | 5 5 | 5 |
| G | | | |
| D | | | |
| A | 7 7 7 7 5/6 | 7 7 | 0 |
| E | 7 | 0 0 0 7 | 1 |
| G | | | |
| D | | | |
| A | | | |
| E | 1 11 1 1 | 0 x0 x0 x0 0 | 0 x0 x0 x0 2 3 |
Then back to the chorus...play the chorus up until the 8th
Bar and then go to the sax solo section...
Sax Solo
| G | | | |
| D | | 5 7 | |
| A | | | 5 5 5 3 5 |
| E | 5 5 5 0 3 0 | 5 5 5 5 | 3 |
| G | | | |
| D | | | |
| A | | | |
| E | 5 5 05 3 | 5 5 05 3 5 | 5 5 05 3 5 |
| G | | |
| D | | | repeat until end |
| A | 5 5 5 3 5 | | w/ad lib's |
| E | 5 3 | 5 5 05 3 |