Steely Dan - Chain lightning
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Chain Lightning
Steely Dan
Bass Donald Fagen
___ Walter Becker
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E E = Q E
Intro
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E E E Q. E E
Verse 1
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E E E Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q. E E
|-----2-0-0-0-2-0-|-----2-0---------|----/9---7-7-9-7-|----/9---7-7-9-5-|
|-----------------|-------------2-4-|-5-5-------------|-5-5-------------|
|-3-3-------------|-3-3-----3-3-----|-----------------|-----------------|
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E
|-----4---2-2-4-2-|----/6-4---4-6-4-|-----------------|-----------------|
|-0-0-------------|-2-2-------------|-----4-5-----4-2-|-----4-----------|
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E E Q E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q. E E E E H.
Solo
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E E E Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q. E E
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|-----------------|-------------2-4-|-----2---0-0-2-0-|-----2---0-0-2-3-|
|-3-3-------------|-3-3-----3-3-----|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-------------|-3-3-------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E
|-----4---2-2-4-2-|----/6-4---4-6-4-|-----------------|-----------------|
|-0-0-------------|-2-2-------------|-----4-5-----4-2-|---------------2-|
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|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----3-3---------|
E E Q E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q. E E E E E E E E E E
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|-----4-5-----4-2-|-----4-5-----4-2-|-----4-5-----4-2-|-----4-5-----4-2-|
|-0-0-------------|-0-0-------------|-0-0-------------|-0-0-------------|
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E E E Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q. E E
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|-----------------|-------------2-4-|----/2---0-0-2-0-|----/2---0-0-2-3-|
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E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E
|-----4---2-2-4-2-|----/6-4---4-6-4-|-----------------|-----------------|
|-0-0-------------|-2-2-------------|-----4-5-----4-1-|-----4-5-----4-2-|
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E E Q E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q. E E
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W W
Verse 2
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E E E Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q. E E
|-----2-0-0-0-2-0-|-----2-0---------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-------------2-4-|----/2---0-0-2-0-|----/2---0-0-2---|
|-3-3-------------|-3-3-----3-3-----|-----------------|---------------3-|
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E
|-----4---2-2-4-2-|----/6-4---4-6-4-|-----------------|-------------------|
|-0-0-------------|-2-2-------------|-----4-5-----4-2-|-----4-5---4-2-4-2-|
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E E Q E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q E E S S
Outro
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|-----4-5-----4-2-|-----4-5-----4-2-|-----4-5-----4-2-|-----4-5-----4-2-|
|-0-0-------------|-0-0-------------|-0-0-------------|-0-0-------------|
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E E E Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q. E E
___ ___
| 3 | | 3 |
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|-----------------|-----7-5-5-7-------7-|-----2---0-0-2-0-|-----2---0-0-2---|
|-3-3-------------|-3-3-----------------|-----------------|---------------3-|
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E
|-----4---2-2-4-2-|----/6-4---4-6-4-|-----------------|-----------------|
|-0-0-------------|-2-2-------------|-----4-5-----4-2-|-----4-5-----4-2-|
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E E Q E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q. E E
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