GREEN EARRINGS - Steely Dan
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From the album - Royal Scam
Transcribed by Howard Wright
Howard@jmdl.com
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NB: I recently (March 2001) went through this file and made a few
updates. Looking through it again, I noticed I hadn't given any
shapes for a couple of chords - there were also two chords in
the pre-solo section that weren't right, so I've fixed these.
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It's a little awkward this one because some bits are easier to write
as TAB, some as chords so I've mixed the two. Hope it's OK to follow.
On the verses the guitar only plays the same shape on the top 3 strings
for quite a bit. If you want to put in a little bass in the gaps I've
indicated the main bass note. The actual bass jumps around a lot, so
it's impossible to get the feel of both guitar and bass in one TAB part,
but just sticking in the root note between strums on the top strings
helps fill it out.
The solos are included at the end of this file.
Intro
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Riff: (played over Dsus4/A)
E-----------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------
D---------------------------7----5--------
A---7-9-10---9-7-9---7-5--7----5----3-5---
E-----------------------------------------
then
B/E A/D A/D G/C B/E A/D A/D G/C
VERSE 1:
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Main riff:
E---8-7-8------8-7-8--
B---8-7-8------8-7-8-- keep repeating...
G---7-6-7------7-6-7--
(Bass is A...)
(Carry on as above)
Cold, daring, no flies on me
(... keep repeating main riff)
Sorry, angel, I must take what I see
E------------6-5-6----------8-7-8--
B------------6-5-6----------8-7-8--
G------------5-4-5----------7-6-7--
(G bass ..........A bass)
Green Earrings I remember
E----10-9-10--
B----10-9-10--
G----9--8-9---
Gm7 Am7 Gbsus2/Bb / Bm7 (B Bass...)
The rings of rare de-sign
E--------11-10-11--
B--------11-10-11--
G--------10-9--10--
(C Bass) A/B G/A
I remember that look in your eye
E---8-7-8-----------8-7-8-----8-7-8-----
B---8-7-8-----------8-7-8-----8-7-8-----
G---7-6-7-----------7-6-7-----7-6-7-----
(A Bass...)
I don't mind I don't mind
B/E A/D A/D G/C B/E A/D A/D G/C
VERSE 2:
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As above - The words are:
Greek medallion sparkles when you smile
Sorry angel, I get hungry like a child
Green Earrings, I remember
The rings of rare design
I remember that look in your eye
I don't mind, I don't mind
At the end of verse 2, after the A/D, G/C type chords it carries on
to do four more of the main verse riffs over an A bass.
Then comes the first instrumental break :
INSTRUMENTAL:
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Bm7 F#m7 Bm7 E/A Dm9 Cm9
Bbmaj7 Ebmaj7 A6/9
(short drum break for a bar or so)
Guitar Solo:
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(see below for TAB)
Fm7(viii) Ebmaj7 Ebm7 Dbmaj7
E/F# F/G (First solo ends here)
B/E A/D A/D G/C B/E A/D A/D G/C
Back to the main riff over A bass. (Another solo - see below)
Then it goes back to the verse at the point where they sing 'Green
Earring , I remember ...' etc. At the end of the verse it carries on
with the riff over A bass and fades.
Chord Shapes :
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Just to make typing easier, a=10, b=11
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x0778x x79877 x57655 x35433
Dsus4/A B/E A/D G/C
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
3xx331 5xx553 7xx775 6xx674
Gm7 Am7 Bm7 Gbsus2/Bb
The shapes above work well for "rings of rare design" line,
but you might find them a bit awkward to play. I think they
echo the sound of the vocal harmonies nicely, but you can try
the following shapes for something a bit easier:
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
3x333x 5x555x 7x777x 6x667x
Gm7 Am7 Bm7 Gbsus2/Bb
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
xx99a9 xx7787 7x7777 2x2222 x5355x x3133x
A/B G/A Bm7 F#m7 Dm9 Cm9
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x0x454 6x776x x6878x 5x445x x8a898 x68786
E/A Bbmaj7 Ebmaj7 A6/9 Fm7 Ebmaj7
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x68676 x46564 2x2100 3x321x
Ebm7 Dbmaj7 E/F# F/G
Green Earring - Solos
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s=slide
h=hammer on
p=pull off
vib=vibrato
b=bend
r=release bend
e.g 4b5r4 means strike note at 4th fret - bend up one semitone, then
release bend (back to normal pitch)
First solo comes after the second verse, over these chords :
Bm7 F#m7 Bm7 E/A Dm9 Cm9 Bbmaj7 Ebmaj7 A6/9
The tab is :
E------5------------5---------------------------------------------
B--7-----6-5-----7----6-5----5--------8-6----4-3---4--3-------4b5--
G-----------------------------------5------------5----------3------
D---------------------------------7---------------------------------
A----------------
E----------------
Bend that last note slowly !
After a little drum fill comes the main solo :
E---12s11---8-10----8-----------------------------------------------------
B----------------11---9-11-11-11s13s11--8h11p8---------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------10-10s12--10p7------7h8-10
D--------------------------------------------------------------8-10-------
A---
E----
E------------------------10-------------------------------------------------
B---------11-13-12-11-------13-11--------------------------------------11s13
G---11-12-------------12----------10-12--12-11-10--10---------10-13p10------
D-----------------------------------------------------11-------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------13---------------
E
E------------------------------------------------------------------------
B---11--11s9-------9----------------------------------9-9s11-------------
G-------------8h10---8-------------------------8-9-11--------11-13-13s15-
D----------------------11-10-------8-9-11--11----------------------------
A----------------------------11-------------------------------------------
E---
E--
B------12--12-12s14--14-12--12-14----14s15--13-15---13p12-------10
G---15-------------------------------------------14-------12-------10
D------------------------------------------------------------14-------12
A--
E--
E--
B--8-----6----8---10
G---9-----7-----9---
D----10----8--------
A--
E--
Next is the short break with the chords -same as the break between verses
(Chords are B/E A/D A/D G/C B/E A/D A/D G/C)
Then another little solo (with a harsher sound):
E--
B------------------5-----------------------------------------------------8
G------------------5---7b8r7p5-------5--------------5----------------7s9--
D-------5-5--5--7--------------7-7-7---7-7-7--5--7---------7-7-7-7-7------
A---5h7-------------------------------------------------------------------
E--
^^^^^^^^^
There are actually a lot more
notes here than I've written
Just repeat the note very fast
E--
B------------------8-8-8-----------------8-8-8-8--7-5-7p5-----------------
G---------------7s9-------------------7s9------------------7-5-7p5--------
D---7-7-7-7-7-7-------------7-7-7-7-7-------------------------------7-7-7p5
A--
E--
E-----5--5vib---------------------------------------5-----3------
B----x--------8-8vib---5-5vib------------------------------------
G---x-------------------------7-5vib---------5-------------------
D--x---------------------------------7--5--7---7------7-----5------
A----------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------3---
Then you're back into "Green Earrings, I remember..."
Get practising!
Howard
Green Earrings - Solos
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Transcribed By Howard Wright
Howard@jmdl.com
s=slide
h=hammer on
p=pull off
vib=vibrato
b=bend
r=release bend
e.g 4b5r4 means strike note at 4th fret - bend up one semitone, then
release bend (back to normal pitch)
First solo comes after the second verse. Chord changes given above
the tab (one bar per chord except for the Bbmaj7/Ebmaj7 change).
The tab is :
Bm7 F#m7 Bm7 E/A Dm9 Cm9 Bbmaj7 Ebmaj7 A6/9
E------5------------5-------------------------------------------------
B--7-----6-5-----7----6-5----5--------8-6----4-3---4-----3-------4b5--
G-----------------------------------5------------5-------------3------
D---------------------------------7-----------------------------------
A----------------
E----------------
Bend that last note slowly !
After a little drum fill comes the main solo :
(Chord changes, and number of bars for each chord, written above the tab)
Fm7 (3 bars)
E---12s11---8-10----8-----------------------------------------------------
B----------------11---9-11-11-11s13s11--8h11p8----------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------10-10s12--10p7------7h8-10
D--------------------------------------------------------------8-10-------
A---
E----
Ebmaj7 (1bar) Ebm7 (1 bar)
E------------------------10-------------------------------------------------
B---------11-13-12-11-------13-11--------------------------------------11s13
G---11-12-------------12----------10-12--12-11-10--10---------10-13p10------
D-----------------------------------------------------11--------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------13-----------------
E
Dbmaj7 (1 bar) E/F# (2 bars)
E------------------------------------------------------------------------
B---11--11s9-------9----------------------------------9-9s11-------------
G-------------8h10---8-------------------------8-9-11--------11-13-13s15-
D----------------------11-10-------8-9-11--11----------------------------
A----------------------------11-------------------------------------------
E---
F/G (2 bars)
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------
B------12--12-12s14--14-12--12-14----14s15--13-15---13p12-------10--------
G---15-------------------------------------------14-------12-------10-----
D------------------------------------------------------------14-------12--
A--
E--
E-----------------------
B--8-----6----8---10----
G---9-----7-----9-------
D----10----8------------
A--
E--
Next is the short break with the chords -same as the break between verses
(Chords are B/E A/D A/D G/C B/E A/D A/D G/C)
Then another little solo (with a harsher sound):
(all played over the basic riff of the song, in A minor)
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------5-----------------------------------------------------8
G------------------5---7b8r7p5-------5--------------5----------------7s9--
D-------5-5--5--7--------------7-7-7---7-7-7--5--7---------7-7-7-7-7------
A---5h7-------------------------------------------------------------------
E--
^^^^^^^^^
There are actually a lot more
notes here than I've written
Just repeat the note very fast
E--
B------------------8-8-8-----------------8-8-8-8--7-5-7p5-----------------
G---------------7s9-------------------7s9------------------7-5-7p5--------
D---7-7-7-7-7-7-------------7-7-7-7-7-------------------------------7-7-7p5
A--
E--
E-----5--5vib---------------------------------------5-----3------
B----x--------8-8vib---5-5vib------------------------------------
G---x-------------------------7-5vib---------5-------------------
D--x---------------------------------7--5--7---7------7-----5------
A----------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------3---
Then you're back into "Green Earring, I remember..."
Get practising!
Howard