Steely Dan - Pretzel logic
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Tuning: E A D G B E
Song: Pretzel Logic
Artist: Steely Dan
Composers: Walter Becker and Donald Fagen
Album: Pretzel logic
Tabbed by DJ ('DiddyD' on ultimateGuitar.com) 7th May 2018
These chords are intended to be played fingerstyle, not strummed.
Pick the bass notes first with the thumb, then pluck the rest of the
chord with index, middle and ring fingers together with a swing feel.
Hammer on the C note of the G4 chords from the open B string.
NOTE: Please IGNORE ANY POP-UP CHORD BOXES the website might
automatically suggest and use the typed shapes shown below:
Bm7/A = x0443x D/E = xx2232 or x7777x G4 = 32001x
Am7 = x0555x E/A = x02100 or x0999x G = 32000x
G/F = 1x000x C/D = xx0010 or xx0553 D = xx0775
Fmaj7 = 1x221x D/G = 300021 or xx5775 Am7 = x02010
Em7/D = xx0453 C6 = x32210 G/B = x2003x
Dm7 = xx0565 Dadd4 = xx0032 or x5403x C = x3201x
A/C# = x4222x
/ = Slide notes up
^ = Accent the beats N.C. = No Chords
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[Intro]
Bm7/A Am7 Bm7/A Am7
e |-----|------------------|------------------|
B |-----|-------3--/5------|-------3--/5------|
G |-----|-------4--/5------|-------4--/5------|
D |--2--|-------4--/5---2--|-------4--/5---2--|
A |-----|--0-0-------------|--0-0-------------|
E |-----|------------------|------------------|
Bm7/A Am7 Bm7/A Am7
e |------------------|------------------|
B |-------3--/5------|-------3--/5------|
G |-------4--/5------|-------4--/5------|
D |-------4--/5---2--|-------4--/5---2--|
A |--0-0-------------|--0-0-------------|
E |------------------|------------------|
[Verse 1]
Bm7/A Am7 Bm7/A Am7
e |-------------------------|-------------------------| [x2]
B |---------3-/5------------|---------3-/5------------|
G |---------4-/5------------|---------4-/5------------|
D |---------4-/5------------|---------4-/5------------|
A |--0--0---0--0---0---0-0--|--0--0---0--0---0---0-0--|
E |-------------------------|-------------------------|
I would Bm7/Alove to tour the Am7southland...
G/F ...In a Fmaj7travelling minstrel Bm7/Ashow, Am7 Bm7/A Am7
Yes, I'd Em7/Dlove to tour the Dm7southland...
Em7/D ...In a Dm7travelling minstrel Bm7/Ashow, Am7 Bm7/A Am7
Yes, I'm D/Edying to be a E/Astar, and C/Dmake them D/Glaugh,
D/ESound just like a E/Arecord on a C/Dphono - D/Ggraph,
Those D/Edays are gone for - E/Aever,
C6Over a Dadd4long time a - C6go,
C6Oh, G/Fyeah!Fmaj7 | G/ G4/_/G_/ G4/_/G_/ G4/_/G_/ |
[Verse 2]
Bm7/A Am7 Bm7/A Am7
| / / / / | / / / / |
I have Bm7/Anever met Na - Am7poleon,
G/F ...But I Fmaj7plan to find the Bm7/Atime, Am7 Bm7/A Am7
I have Em7/Dnever met Na - Dm7poleon,
Em7/D ...But I Dm7plan to find the Bm7/Atime, Am7 yes, I Bm7/Ado, Am7
'Cause he lD/Eooks so E/Afine u - C/Dpon that D/Ghill,
They D/Etell me he was E/Alonely, he's C/Dlonely D/Gstill,
Those D/Edays are gone for - E/Aever,
C6Over a Dadd4long time a - C6go,
C6Oh, G/Fyeah!Fmaj7 | G/ G4/_/G_/ G4/_/G_/ G4/_/G_/ |
[Break]
Bm7/A Am7 Bm7/A Am7 Bm7/A Am7 Bm7/A Am7
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
G/F Fmaj7 G/F Fmaj7 Bm7/A Am7 Bm7/A Am7
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
Em7/D Dm7 Em7/D Dm7 Bm7/A Am7 Bm7/A Am7
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
D/E E/A C/D D/G D/E E/A C/D D/G
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
D/E E/A Em7/D Dm7
| / / / / | / / / / |
[Bridge]
Bm7/A Am7 Bm7/A Am7
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Bm7/A Am7 Bm7/A Am7 D
| / / / / | / / / / |
I sAm7tepped
[Verse 3]
N.C.
upon the platform, the Am7man gave Am7meN.C.
the news, ^ ^ ^ He Am7said, 'N.C.
You must be joking, son, ^ Am7 G/B C A/C# Em7/D Dm7 Where did you get those shoes-------------? Em7/D Where Dm7did you get those Bm7/Ashoes?'Am7 Bm7/A Am7Well, I've D/Eseen 'em on the E/ATV, the C/Dmovie D/Gshow,
They D/Esay the times are E/Achangin', but I C/Djust don't D/Gknow,
These D/Ethings are gone for - E/Aever,
C6Over a Dadd4long time a - C6go,
C6Oh, G/Fyeah!Fmaj7 | G/ G4/_/G_/ G4/_/G_/ G4/_/G_/ |
[Coda - Repeat]
Bm7/A Am7 Bm7/A Am7 G/F Fmaj7 G G4 G G4 G G4 G
||: / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / /_/_/ /_/_/ /_/_/ :||
[Suggestion for ending]
Bm7/A Am7 Bm7/A Am7 D
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