Tuning:

BLACK FRIDAY (Bassline) As recorded by Steely Dan (From the 1975 Album KATY LIED) Words and Music by Walter Becker & Donald Fagen Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Chuck Rainey - Bass' Intro (Fade In) Q=128(8=s8) 4/4 Gtr I W W W W |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 1st - 3rd Verses $ E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------||------------------|-----------------| |-----------------||o-----------------|-----------------| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||o-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| |-----------------||------------------|-----------------| |-3-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-------------7-8-9-|-----------------| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------| |-3-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-------------------|---------------4-| |-----------------|-------------5-----|-----------------| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-5---| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------| |-3-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-----|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| |-----------------|---------------7-5-|-----------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-----|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-----| |-------------5-7-|-----------------|-------------5-7-| Chorus E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +Q. E +Q. E |-----------------|-----------------||-----------------| |-----------------|-------------5-7-||-(7)---5-(5)---4-| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-----||-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------||-----------------| To Coda +Q. E +Q. E +Q. E +Q. E E E E E E E E E |---------------8-|-(8)---7-(7)-----|----------9--------|| |-(4)---5-(5)-----|---------------9-|---9-11-9---7------|| |-----------------|-----------------|--------------7-7--|| |-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|| Interlude 1. |-3-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-------------7-8-9-|-----------------| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------| Guitar Solo 2. |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E |----------------------||-9-7-9--------------|-------------------| |---------------------o||-------9-(9)-7----7-|-------------------| |-7-7-7-7-7-5---------o||---------------10---|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5---| |-------------7-5-6-7--||--------------------|-----------------7-| |-3-| |-3-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5---|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-------| |-----------------7-|-----------------|-------------5-6-7-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-3-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| |-----------------|-------------5-6-7-|-----------------| Q Q Q E E +E E E E +E E E E +Q. E +Q. E |--------------|---------------------|-----------------| |--------------|-------7---------5---|-----------------| |--------------|-----7---------5-----|---------------6-| |-0--2--3--4-5-|-(5)-----3-(3)-----2-|-(2)---3-(3)-----| +Q. E +Q. E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-(6)---5-(5)-----|---------7-------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| |---------------7-|---7-9-7---3-0-0-|-----------------| D.S. al Coda |-3-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q |-------------------|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9----|| |-------------7-8-9-|-----------------|-------------9--|| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-------|-----------------|----------------|| |-------------------|-----------------|----------------|| Outro & |-3-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| |-----------------|-------------5-6-7-|-----------------| |-3-| |-3-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5---| |-------------5-6-7-|-----------------|-----------------7-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-----------------|-------------2-2-|-----------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-2-2-3-3-----|-----------------| |-3-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-------------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5---|-----------------|-------------2-2-| |-----------------7-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-2-2-3-3-----| |-3-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0---|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------2-|-----------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| |-3-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0---| |-------------2-2-|-----------------|-----------------2-| |-0-0-2-2-3-3-----|-----------------|-------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-----------------|-------------2-2-|-----------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-2-2-3-3-----|-----------------| |-3-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------|-----------------|-----------------*| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0---|-----------------|-----------------*| |-----------------2-|-----------------|-------------2-2-*| |-------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-2-2-3-3-----*| Duration Legend --------------- 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 ----------- | - 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 When Black Friday comes I'll stand down by the door And catch the grey men when they Dive from the fourteenth floor When Black Friday comes I'll collect everything I'm owed And before my friends find out I'll be on the road When Black Friday falls you know it's got to be Don't let it fall on me When Black Friday comes I'll fly down to Muswellbrook Gonna strike all the big red words From my little black book Gonna do just what I please Gonna wear no socks and shoes With nothing to do but feed All the kangaroos When Black Friday comes I'll be on that hill You know I will When Black Friday comes I'm gonna dig myself a hole Gonna lay down in it 'til I satisfy my soul Gonna let the world pass by me The Archbishop's gonna sanctify me And if he don't come across I'm gonna let it roll When Black Friday comes I'm gonna stake my claim I'll guess I'll change my name

Steely Dan - Black friday