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Song Title: Midnight Cruiser Artist: Steely Dan Tabbed By: bmchrestoff (2/21/18 - 3/31/18) IMPORTANT PERFORMANCE NOTES: 1) Here is an acoustic arrangement for a great Steely Dan song. I was noodling around trying to come up w/ an acoustic guitar intro and stumbled on a Dm full chord at the 5th fret and while holding that grip simply plucking as as I have tabbed. The Dm lends itself to the C/D at the 5th fret. Then run up the neck w/ the Gm7, Am7 and Bbmaj7 and you have a cool and very recognizable intro to Midnight Cruiser 2) The song is arranged for two guitars but can be performed w/ one 3) To make Jeff "Skunk" Baxter's immortal guitar solo a bit more acoustic friendly I left out 3 bars at the end that is too difficult to pull off w/ the high string action of an acoustic (at least f/ me) 4) I also did not attempt to imply any certain strumming pattern because if you know the song you will know exactly how to strum 5) The song is written in the Key of C (not Dm) so I opted to end the song on a C since the recording actually fades to black 6) As always any and all comments and suggestions are welcomed Chords Used In This Song: Dm/A X X 7 7 6 X C/G X X 5 5 5 X C/D X 5 5 5 5 X Gm7 3 X 3 3 3 3 Am7 5 X 5 5 5 5 Bbmaj7 6 X 7 7 6 X Dm X 5 7 7 6 5 Bb X 1 3 3 3 X Bb* 6 8 8 7 6 X Fmaj7 X 0 3 2 1 X G 3 5 5 4 3 X A/E X X 2 2 2(5) Bb/F X X 3 3 3(6) Am X 0 2 2 1 0 Em 0 2 2 0 0 0 F 1 3 3 2 1 X C 8 10 10 9 8 X C* X 3 5 5 5 X Gm 3 5 5 3 3 3 [Intro] Acoustic Guitars 1 and 2 ..............3X............ e|--------------3--5--X-----5--------------------------------5----------------------------X---------| B|--6--5--5-----3--5--6------5------5-h-6-p-5--5-h-6-p-5------5-------------5---8--6--5---6---------| G|--7--5--5-----3--5--7-------5-----5----------5---------------5-------5--7-----5--5--5---7---------| D|--7--5--5-----3--5--7--------5--------------------------------5-----5-------------------0---------| A|--------5-----X--X--X---------X--------------------------------X----------------------------------| E|--------------3--5--6----------5--------------------------------5---------------------------------| [Verse 1] Guitars 1 and 2 e|-----------5-------------X----------------------X-------X-----------------------------------------| B|-----------6-------------5-----5-------5--------3-------1----------------3------------------------| G|-----------7-------------5-------5---5----------3-------2--------------4---4----------------------| D|-----------7-------------5---------5----------3-------3--------------5-------5---5----------------| A|-----------5-------------5------------------1-------0--------------5-----------5------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------3--------------------------------| Thel-on-ius my old friend step on in and let me shake your hand e|-----------5-------------X----------------------X-------X--------------------------(5)/6)--------| B|-----------6-------------5------5-------5-------3-------1----------------3-----------2/3---------| G|-----------7-------------5--------5---5---------3-------2--------------4---4---------2/3---------| D|-----------7-------------5----------5---------3-------3--------------5-------5-------2/3---------| A|-----------5-------------5------------------1-------0--------------5-----------5-----------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------3---------------3---------------| So glad that ur here again For one more time Let ur madness run w/ mine e|----------X------X------------X-----------X----------------------------X-------------------------| B|----------3------5------------5-----------3------------3-------1-------3-------------------------| G|----------3------5------------5-----------3--------3---------2---------4-------------------------| D|----------3------5------------5-----------3-----3----------3-----------5-------------------------| A|----------X------3------------5-------X----------------------------------------------------------| E|----------3---------------------------3----------------------------------------------------------| Streets still unseen, we'll find somehow. No time is better than now [Chorus 1] Guitars 1 and 2 e|---------X----------------------X-----------------X-----------------------X------------------------| B|---------8----------------------3-----------------6-----------------------1------------------------| G|--5-/-7--9----------------------4-----------------7-----------------------2------------------------| D|---------10---------------------5-----------------8-----------------------3------------------------| A|--3-/-5--10---------------------5-----------------8-----------------------3------------------------| E|---------8----------------------3-----------------6-----------------------1------------------------| Tell me where are you driving, midnight cruiser? Where is your bounty of fortune and fame? e|---------X----------------------X-----------------X-----------------------X------------0-----------| B|---------8----------------------3-----------------6-----------------------1------------1-----------| G|--5-/-7--9----------------------4-----------------7-----------------------2------------2-----------| D|---------10---------------------5-----------------8-----------------------3------------2-----------| A|--3-/-5--10---------------------5-----------------8-----------------------3------------0-----------| E|---------8----------------------3-----------------6-----------------------1------------------------| I am another gentleman loser Drive me 2 Harlem or somewhere the same e|---0---X------X---X-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---0---1------1---3-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---0---2------2---4-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---2---3------3---5-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---2---3------3---5-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---0---1------1---3-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar Interlude Guitar 1 Rhythm e|---X--------------------3-----3--------------X--------------------3-----3---------------------------| B|---5--------------------3-----3--------------5--------------------3-----3---------------------------| G|---5--------------------3-----3--------------5--------------------3-----3---------------------------| D|---5--------------------5-----3--------------5--------------------5-----3---------------------------| A|---3--------------------5-----X--------------3--------------------5-----X---------------------------| E|------------------------3-----3-----------------------------------3-----3---------------------------| Guitar 2 Lead ~~~~ e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------8-/-10-8-----------------------------------10-\-8----------------------| G|---0-0-h-5-5-/-7-7-h-8--8-10-----------------0-0-h-5-5-/-7-7-h-8--8-10------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Guitars 1 and 2 ..............3X............ e|----5--------------------------------5---------------------------X---------| B|-----5-----5-h-6-p-5--5-h-6-p-5-------5------------5---8--6--5---6---------| G|------5----5----------5----------------5------5--7-----5--5--5---7---------| D|-------5--------------------------------5----5-------------------0---------| A|--------X--------------------------------X---------------------------------| E|---------5--------------------------------5--------------------------------| [Verse 2] Guitars 1 and 2 e|-----------5-------------X----------------------X-------X-----------------------------------------| B|-----------6-------------5-----5-------5--------3-------1----------------3------------------------| G|-----------7-------------5-------5---5----------3-------2--------------4---4----------------------| D|-----------7-------------5---------5----------3-------3--------------5-------5---5----------------| A|-----------5-------------5------------------1-------0--------------5-----------5------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------3--------------------------------| The world that we used to know People tell me it don't turn no more e|-----------5-------------X----------------------X-------X---------------------------(5)/6)--------| B|-----------6-------------5------5-------5-------3-------1----------------3------------2/3---------| G|-----------7-------------5--------5---5---------3-------2--------------4---4----------2/3---------| D|-----------7-------------5----------5---------3-------3--------------5-------5--------2/3---------| A|-----------5-------------5------------------1-------0--------------5-----------5------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------3---------------3----------------| The places we used to go Familiar faces that ain't smiling like before e|----------X------X------------X-----------X----------------------------X--------------------------| B|----------3------5------------5-----------3------------3-------1-------3--------------------------| G|----------3------5------------5-----------3--------3---------2---------4--------------------------| D|----------3------5------------5-----------3-----3----------3-----------5--------------------------| A|----------X------3------------5-------X-----------------------------------------------------------| E|----------3---------------------------3-----------------------------------------------------------| The time of our time has come and gone I fear we've been waiting too long [Chorus 2] Guitars 1 and 2 e|---------X----------------------X-----------------X-----------------------X------------------------| B|---------8----------------------3-----------------6-----------------------1------------------------| G|--5-/-7--9----------------------4-----------------7-----------------------2------------------------| D|---------10---------------------5-----------------8-----------------------3------------------------| A|--3-/-5--10---------------------5-----------------8-----------------------3------------------------| E|---------8----------------------3-----------------6-----------------------1------------------------| Tell me where are you driving, midnight cruiser? Where is your bounty of fortune and fame? e|---------X----------------------X-----------------X-----------------------X------------0-----------| B|---------8----------------------3-----------------6-----------------------1------------1-----------| G|--5-/-7--9----------------------4-----------------7-----------------------2------------2-----------| D|---------10---------------------5-----------------8-----------------------3------------2-----------| A|--3-/-5--10---------------------5-----------------8-----------------------3------------0-----------| E|---------8----------------------3-----------------6-----------------------1------------------------| I am another gentleman loser Drive me 2 Harlem or somewhere the same e|---0---X------X---X-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---0---1------1---3-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---0---2------2---4-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---2---3------3---5-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---2---3------3---5-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---0---1------1---3-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar Solo Break Guitar 1 Rhythm e|---X--------------------3-----3--------------X--------------------3-----3---------------------------| B|---5--------------------3-----3--------------5--------------------3-----3---------------------------| G|---5--------------------3-----3--------------5--------------------3-----3---------------------------| D|---5--------------------5-----3--------------5--------------------5-----3---------------------------| A|---3--------------------5-----X--------------3--------------------5-----X---------------------------| E|------------------------3-----3-----------------------------------3-----3---------------------------| Guitar 2 Lead ~~~~ e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------8-/-10-8-----------------------------------10-\-8----------------------| G|---0-0-h-5-5-/-7-7-h-8--8-10-----------------0-0-h-5-5-/-7-7-h-8--8-10------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---X----------------------3-----3--------------X--------------------3-----3---------------------------| B|---5----------------------3-----3--------------5--------------------3-----3---------------------------| G|---5----------------------3-----3--------------5--------------------3-----3---------------------------| D|---5----------------------5-----3--------------5--------------------5-----3---------------------------| A|---3----------------------5-----X--------------3--------------------5-----X---------------------------| E|--------------------------3-----3-----------------------------------3-----3---------------------------| ~~~~~~~~~ e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--6-8--8--888--10--10br10-8----8-8--10-\-6-6-5-5--5-5-5-6-p-5-----------6-/-8--8--888---------------| G|----------------------------10-------------------------------7--5-5-5-------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---X--------------------3-----3--------------X--------------------3-----3---------------------------| B|---5--------------------3-----3--------------5--------------------3-----3---------------------------| G|---5--------------------3-----3--------------5--------------------3-----3---------------------------| D|---5--------------------5-----3--------------5--------------------5-----3---------------------------| A|---3--------------------5-----X--------------3--------------------5-----X---------------------------| E|------------------------3-----3-----------------------------------3-----3---------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---10--10-br-10-8----8-8--10\6-6-6--5-5-5-5-6-p-5---------------------------------------------------| G|------------------10-------------------------------7--5---------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---X-------------------------------3-----------3---------------------X--------------------3-----3------| B|---5-------------------------------3-----------3---------------------5--------------------3-----3------| G|---5-------------------------------3-----------3---------------------5--------------------3-----3------| D|---5-------------------------------5-----------3---------------------5--------------------5-----3------| A|---3-------------------------------5-----------X---------------------3--------------------5-----X------| E|-----------------------------------3-----------3------------------------------------------3-----3------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--13------13-----------------------13------13-------------------------13------13-----------------------| G|--12-h-14-12-----------------------12-h-14-12-------------------------12-h-14-12-----------------------| D|--------------12-h-14-p-12----10----------------12-12-12-12-12/14-10--------------12-h-14-p-12----10---| A|---------------------------12------------------------------------------------------------------12------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---X------X----------------------------------------------------------------| B|---1------3----------------------------------------------------------------| G|---2------4----------------------------------------------------------------| D|---3------5----------------------------------------------------------------| A|---3------5----------------------------------------------------------------| E|---1------3----------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------5-----7-------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---3/5---5/7---------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| [Chorus 3] Guitars 1 and 2 e|---------X----------------------X-----------------X-----------------------X------------------------| B|---------8----------------------3-----------------6-----------------------1------------------------| G|--5-/-7--9----------------------4-----------------7-----------------------2------------------------| D|---------10---------------------5-----------------8-----------------------3------------------------| A|--3-/-5--10---------------------5-----------------8-----------------------3------------------------| E|---------8----------------------3-----------------6-----------------------1------------------------| Tell me where are you driving, midnight cruiser? Where is your bounty of fortune and fame? e|---------X----------------------X-----------------X-----------------------X------------0-----------| B|---------8----------------------3-----------------6-----------------------1------------1-----------| G|--5-/-7--9----------------------4-----------------7-----------------------2------------2-----------| D|---------10---------------------5-----------------8-----------------------3------------2-----------| A|--3-/-5--10---------------------5-----------------8-----------------------3------------0-----------| E|---------8----------------------3-----------------6-----------------------1------------------------| I am another gentleman loser Drive me 2 Harlem or somewhere the same e|---0---X------X---X-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---0---1------1---3-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---0---2------2---4-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---2---3------3---5-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---2---3------3---5-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---0---1------1---3-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| [Chorus 4 ] Guitars 1 and 2 e|---------X----------------------X-----------------X-----------------------X------------------------| B|---------8----------------------3-----------------6-----------------------1------------------------| G|--5-/-7--9----------------------4-----------------7-----------------------2------------------------| D|---------10---------------------5-----------------8-----------------------3------------------------| A|--3-/-5--10---------------------5-----------------8-----------------------3------------------------| E|---------8----------------------3-----------------6-----------------------1------------------------| Tell me where are you driving, midnight cruiser? Where is your bounty of fortune and fame? e|---------X----------------------X-----------------X-----------------------X------------0-----------| B|---------8----------------------3-----------------6-----------------------1------------1-----------| G|--5-/-7--9----------------------4-----------------7-----------------------2------------2-----------| D|---------10---------------------5-----------------8-----------------------3------------2-----------| A|--3-/-5--10---------------------5-----------------8-----------------------3------------0-----------| E|---------8----------------------3-----------------6-----------------------1------------------------| I am another gentleman loser Drive me 2 Harlem or somewhere the same e|---0---X------X---X-----------------X-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|---0---1------1---3---------------8-------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---0---2------2---4-------------9---------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---2---3------3---5----------10-----------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---2---3------3---5-------10--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---0---1------1---3-----8-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| ************************************ | x Dead note | g Grace note | (n) Ghost note | h Hammer-on | p Pull-off | r Release | b Bend | br Bend release | / Slide up | \ Slide down | ~ Vibrato ************************************