Third World Man Steely Dan
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/ Steely Dan /
/ Third World Man /
/ Gaucho /
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Also, check out my guitar pro version of this:
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In this beautiful songs there are at least 4 guitar tracks:
1 electric rhythm guitar,
2 electric lead guitars and
1 steel-stringed acoustic rhythm guitar.
So besides from that, this tab includes everything except for the
acoustic guitar and what's exactly played in the Chorus. It's just
impossible to hear it clearly enough to transcribe it.
Anyway, enjoy this Steely Dan pearl and guitar masterpiece! :D
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* The Figure: *
* This little figure is played tons of times during the song, *
* so I find it easier to just refer to it as the "Figure". *
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* Fm (Edim) *
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Intro: 4x Figure
1.Verse:
[Ab] [Cm7] [Dbmaj7] [Fm7]
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------9----------| |-----------------|-----8---------8/|/10--------------|------8h10p8-----| |-8/10------------|---8---------8---|/10--------------|-----------------| |-6-------------8/|/10--------10----|-----------------|-8---------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
[Bbm7] [Cm7]
|-----------------|---------------------| |-------6---------|---------------------| |-----6-----------|-------8---8---------| + 1x Figure |-----------------|-----8---------------| |-----------------|-8/10-------10\8-6-8-| |-----------------|---------------------|
2.Verse:
[Ab] [Cm7] [Dbmaj7] [Fm7]
|-4---------------|-----------------------|-----------------|----11p8---------| |-4---------------|---------8h11p8---8-11-|--9--------------|--9------9-------| |-5h6p5-----------|-8-----8--------8------|-10--------------|--8--------------| |-----------------|-8-----8---------------|-10--------------|-10--------------| |------------8/10-|-----------------------|-----------------|--8--------------| |-----------------|-----------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
[Bbm7] [Cm7]
|-----------------|--------------------------| |-----6-----------|--------------------------| |---6-------------|------8/10\8--------------| + 2x Figure |-6---------------|------8/10\8---8----------| |-----------------|-8/10------------10\8-6-8-| |-----------------|--------------------------|
1.Chorus:
I can't hear the exact guitar voicings, so here are some suggestions instead.
[Dbmaj7] [G7+9+5] [G7-9] [Cm7]
|-4-------------6-|---------4-------|-3---------------| |-6-------------6-|---------3-------|-4---------------| |-5-------------8-|---------4-------|-3---------------| |-6-------------9-|---------3-------|-5---------------| |-4---------------|-----------------|-3---------------| |-----------------|--------(3)------|-----------------|
[Dm7/11] [G7-9] [Ebmaj7] [Eb6] [Dbmaj9] [Db6/9]
|-3-------4-------|-----------------|-----------------| |-6-------3-------|-11------11------|--9------9-------| |-5-------4-------|-12------12------|--8------8-------| |-3-------3-------|-12------10------|-10------8-------| |(5)--------------|-10------10------|--8------8-------| |--------(3)------|(11)----(11)-----|-(9)----(9)------|
[Bbm7] [Fm7] [G7-9] [C7]
|-----------------|-4-------3-------| |-6--------9------|-3-------5-------| |-6--------8------|-4-------3-------| + 1x Figure |-6-------10------|-3-------5-------| |-8--------8------|---------3-------| |-6---------------|(3)--------------|
3.Verse:
[Ab] [Cm7] [Dbmaj7] [Fm7]
|-4^--------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-4^--------------|---4/6\4---------|-4/6-------------|----9------------| |-5^--------------|---3/5\3---------|-3/5-------------|--8----8---------| |-----------------|-----------------|------------8/10-|--------8h10-8-6-| |-----------------|-----------------|------------6/8--|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
[Bbm7] [Cm7]
|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |---------------6-|/8----8----------| + 2x Figure |-------------6---|/8-----8---------| |---------6/8-----|--------10\8-6-8-| |-----------------|-----------------|
1.Bridge:
Here the Lead Guitar enters and play it's own part.
Rhythm Guitar:
[Cm/Ab] [Db/Gb] [Eb/F] [Cm7] [Bbm7] [Eb11] [Abmaj9]
|(3)------3-----4-|---------4-----6-|---6-------------|-----------6----6---| |(4)------4-----6-|---------6-----8-|---8-----------8-|------6----6----8---| |(5)------5-----6-|---------6-----8-|---8-----------8-|------6----6----8---| |-----------------|-----------------|---------------8-|------6----6----6---| |-----------------|-----------------|--------------10-|------8----6--------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|
[Cm/Ab] [Db/Gb] [Eb/F] [F11] [Eb11]
|---------3-----4-|---------4-----6-|---6-----------8-|-------6---------| |---------4-----6-|---------6-----8-|---8-----------8-|-------6---------| |---------5-----6-|---------6-----8-|---8-----------8-|-------6---------| |-----------------|-----------------|---------------8-|-------6---------| |-----------------|-----------------|---------------8-|-------6---------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Lead Guitar:
[Cm/Ab] [Db/Gb] [Eb/F] [Cm7] [Bbm7] [Eb11] [Abmaj9]
|-------6/8-----9-|---------9----11-|---11--------6---|------4--------------| |-------6/8-----9-|---------9----11-|---11--------6b8-|-r6p4-4b6-r4-------4-| |-------6/8----10-|--------10----12-|---12------------|---------------3/5---| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
[Cm/Ab] [Db/Gb] [Eb/F] [F11] [Eb11]
|-------6/8-----9-|---------9----11-|---11-------3----|----------------------| |-------6/8-----9-|---------9----11-|---11-------3pb4-|-r3p1-----------1/2\1-| |-------6/8----10-|--------10----12-|---12------------|------3b5r3p1---------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------3-1/3\1-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------|
Guitar Solo:
(Verse + 1x Figure, Verse + 2x Figure)
This solo is played in unison by two lead guitars, which creates
the massive sound.
[Ab] [Cm7] [Dbmaj7]
|-----------------------|-------11--------|-------------13b15-13~| |-(1)/---13h14p13-14/16-|-------11pb13r11-|-11p9-9----9----------| |-----------------------|-----------------|--------10------------| |-(1)/---13h15p13-15/17-|-----------------|----------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------|----------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------|----------------------|
[Fm7] [Bbm7] [Cm7]
|~~~\---------------|--------------------|--------------------| |-------1--/2---4---|-------------6------|----------------6-8-| |-------3b5/4b6-6b8-|---r6p5-6~/8---8b10-|---r8p7-8---b10-----| |-------------------|--------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
Figure
|----------8---------------|-----------------| |-b9-r8-b9---8pb9-r8-b9-r8-|---p6~~~---------| |--------------------------|-----------------| |--------------------------|-----------------| |--------------------------|-----------------| |--------------------------|--------------1/-|
[Ab] [Cm7] [Dbmaj7]
|---4-----4-------|------------9p8---|--------------------| |---4-----4-4/6-8~|~~--11---11-----9-|--------------------| |-----6p5---5/7---|-------8--------8-|-8h10---------------| |-----------6/8---|----------------8-|------8h10---10\8-6-| |-----------6/8---|------------------|--------------------| |-4---------------|------------------|--------------------|
[Fm7] [Bbm7] [Cm7]
|-------------------|----------13~--15b16--r15-|----13---------13-------------| |--------------9--9-|/11-14/16-----------------|-16----16b18-----16-13-16b18--| |------8---/10--10--|--------------------------|------------------------------| |-8/10--------------|--------------------------|------------------------------| |-------------------|--------------------------|------------------------------| |-------------------|--------------------------|------------------------------|
Figure Figure
|-13-16p13-16b20----|---11------------|----16b18r16~~~---|-----------------| |-------------------|---11pb13--r11---|----18b20b18~~~---|-----------------| |-------------------|-----------------|-----*------------|-----------------| |-------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------| |-------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------| |-------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
(*The two bends here are played by eihter guitar.)
(Rhythm Guitar backup):
[Ab] [Cm7] [Dbmaj7] [Fm7]
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---8-x--11p8-----| |-4---------------|-----8-----------|-----------------|---9-x---------9-| |-5---------------|---8-------------|-8/10------------|---8-x-------8---| |-6---------------|-8------8/10--8--|-8/10------------|-----x-----------| |-6----------8/10-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
[Bbm7] [Cm7]
|-----------------|-----------------| |-------6---------|-----------------| |-------6---------|-----8-----------| + 1x Figure |-8\6-------------|---8-------------| |-----8---------8/|/10--------8-6/8-| |-----------------|-----------------|
[Ab] [Cm7] [Dbmaj7] [Fm7]
|-4^--------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------11p8---| |-4^--------------|-----------------|--9^-------------|--9------------9-| |-5^--------------|---8-------------|-10^-------------|--8--------------| |-----------------|-8---------------|-10^-------------|-10--------------| |------------8/10-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
[Bbm7] [Cm7]
|-----------------|-----------------| |-6---------6-----|-----------------| |-6---------6---6/|/8---------------| + 2x Figure |-6---------6---6/|/8---------------| |---------------8/|/10-----10\8-6-8-| |-----------------|-----------------|
2.Chorus + 1x Figure
Again, use the voicing suggestions I presented in the 1.Chorus.
Lead Guitar plays this little fill:
[Ebmaj7] [Eb6] [Dbmaj9] [Db6/9] [Bbm7] [Fm7] [G7-9] [C7]
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |---------8b9r8---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |----8-10---------|-10--------------|-6------/13------|-13------12------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
PM-|
4.Verse:
[Ab] [Cm7] [Dbmaj7] [Fm7]
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-1^--------------|---4/6\4-------4/|/6---------------|--11\------------| |-1^--------------|---3/5\3-------3/|/5---------------|--10\------------| |-1^------------3/|/5---------------|-----------------|--------10\8-8-8-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--|--------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--|--------------|
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[Bbm7] [Cm7]
|-----------------|-----------------| (-----) |-----------------|-4---------------| (-10\-) Lead Guitar |-----------------|-3---------------| + 2x Figure (-10\-) plays along |---6-6-----------|-5---------------| (-----) on this fill |-----------------|--------10\8-6/8-| (-----) |-----------------|-----------------| (-----)
2.Bridge:
Rhythm Guitar plays the same as in 1.Bridge.
[Cm/Ab] [Db/Gb] [Eb/F] [Cm7] [Bbm7] [Eb11] [Abmaj9]
|-------6/8-----9-|---------9----11-|---11--------6---|--------------------| |-------6/8-----9-|---------9----11-|---11--------6b8-|--r6p4----------4---| |-------6/8----10-|--------10----12-|---12------------|-------5\3p1------1-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------3------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|
[Cm/Ab] [Db/Gb] [Eb/F] [F11] [Eb11]
|-------6/8-----9-|---------9----11-|---11------15----|--------13----------| |-------6/8-----9-|---------9----11-|---11------15b16-|-r15p13-13b14r13-11-| |-------6/8----10-|--------10----12-|---12------------|--------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|
Outro:
These 6 bars are repeated by the Rhythm Guitar till the songs fades out:
Figure C (Bb)
||----------4--3--4-|---3---4-4-------|---------3--1--3-|---1---3-3-------| ||o---------6--5--6-|---5---6-6-------|---------5--3--5-|---3---5-5-------| ||----------5--3--5-|---3---5-5-------|---------5--3--5-|---3---5-5-------| ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| ||o-----------------|-----------------|(3)--------------|-----------------| ||-(1)--------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
[Bbm7] [Eb] [Abmaj9] [Dbmaj7]
|-1-------3-------|-3-------4--------|| |-2-------4-------|-4-------6-------o|| |-1-------3-------|-3-------5--------|| |-----------------|------------------|| |-----------------|-----------------o|| |-----------------|------------------||
On top of that, the Lead Guitar plays some wonderful fills:
Figure C
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-(11)b13~~~------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Bbm7 Eb Abmaj9 Dbmaj7 Figure
|-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|------1----------| |-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----3pb5r3-p1-3-||-(3)b5-----------|-------3pb5r3-p1-| |-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|-----------------|
[C] [Bbm7] [Eb] [Abmaj9] [Dbmaj7]
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-4---------------|| |-----------------|---------------9-|--11b13--11~---4-|---6b8-r6--------|| |---3pb5-r4-r3~~~-|----b5----5/10---|-----------------|------------3/5--|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
Figure C
|------------1----|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|---------------1-|-----------------| |-3b5-------------|---3pb5r3--------|-----------------|-3-3b5--------13-| |-----------------|-----------------|-------5\3p1/2---|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
[Bbm7] [Eb] [Abmaj9] [Dbmaj7]
|------------------------------|--------13------------------------------|| |------------------------------|------13--16p13------13-----------------|| |-15b17-15pb17r15p13-15~----13-|-15b17---------15b17---13-15p13---------|| |-------------------------15---|-------------------------------15p13b15-|| |------------------------------|----------------------------------------|| |------------------------------|----------------------------------------||
Figure C
|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|--------------| |-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|--------------| |-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|--------------| |-----------------|-----------1-----|-------3p1h3--------|--------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-1/3--------1p0h1h3~|~~----------4-| |-----------------|-----1-1-4---4---|--------------------|----------6---|
PM--| PM PM|
[Bbm7] [Eb] [Abmaj9] [Dbmaj7]
|----------------------|-------------------------------------|| |----------------------|-------------------------------------|| |----------------------|-----------8-------------------------|| |-----6h8-8b10r8~------|-6/8--8h10---10\8p6-8b10r8p6-8p6-----|| |-6/8--------------8-8-|---------------------------------8p6-|| |----------------------|-------------------------------------||
Figure
|------------------------------|--------------------| |------------------------------|--------------------| |------------------------------|--------------------| |-6----------------------------|--------------------| |--h8p6-8p6---6-----8--8-------|-----------8\6---b7-| |----------h8--h8p6------------|--------------------|
[C] [Bbm7] [Eb]
|---------------------|---------------|-------------------| |---------------------|---------------|-------------------| |---------------------|---------------|-------------------| |---------------------|-----------6/8~|~~-6--8b10-------6-| |---------------------|---------------|---------------8---| |-------8p6-8p6b7-8~~-|---------------|-------------------|
Abmaj9 Dbmaj9 Figure
|---------------------------||-----------------------------|----------------| |---------------------------||-----------------------------|----------------| |--8s10-------8-------------||-----------------------------|----------------| |--------8s10-----10\8p6----||-8b9r8-6----6-----------8p6--|----------------| |------------------------8--||--------h8p6-h8p6h8~~~-----h8|p6h8~~~---------| |---------------------------||-----------------------------|----------------|
[C] [Bbm7] [Eb]
|-----------------------|----------------------|----------------| |-----------------------|----------------------|----------------| |-----------------------|--------------5p4p3---|------3-------1-| |---------6b7-----------|----------3h6-------6-|------------3---| |-------------6b7-------|----------------------|----------------| |-----------------8p6h8-|-6--8~~---------------|----------------|
Abmaj9 Dbmaj7 Figure
|------------------------------------||---1-----------13---|--------------| |---------------4--------------------||--------------------|--------------| |--3pb5r3p1-------3pb4r3p1---1h3b5---||----------15b17-----|--------------| |-----------3--------------3---------||--------------------|-----3--------| |------------------------------------||--------------------|--------------| |------------------------------------||--------------------|------4b5-----|
[C]
|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------| |-------5\3---/5-|---8---3/5------| |----------------|----------------| |-------3\1---/3-|---6---1/3------| |----------------|----------------|
LYRICS
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Johnny's playroom
Is a bunker filled with sand
He's become a third world man
Smokey Sunday
He's been mobilized since dawn
Now he's crouching on the lawn
He's a third world man
Soon you'll throw down your disguise
We'll see behind those bright eyes
By and by
When the sidewalks are safe
For the little guy
I saw the fireworks
I believed that I was dreamingÂ
'Til the neighbours came out screaming
He's a third world man
When he's crying out
I just sing that Ghana Rondo
E'lera del terzo mondo
He's a third world man
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Jon Sebastian Frederiksen - 25th /March /10
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