Morph the Cat Donald Fagen
The intro and the first two verses can be played as the
following as tabbed-which may require a certain degree
of co-ordination, or the use of a sequencer to record
the bass line. Throughout the verses it could be played
with the Em and Dm chords over a G bass..or simply with
just a G7 or G9 throughout ( as would be the case in most
commercially released sheet music.) And with any format
such as this, it is recommended one initially play along
with the recording a few times
in order to get the timing down.
small case letters above chord symbols
indicate individual notes:
c4: middle C, and notes above in that octave...
c5: C above middle C
c3: C below middle C etc.
numbers behind notes will only be indicated
when notes enter another octave or begin a new line
chord in bracket played on guitar
bass:
g2 a g d a g d d d g a bb a g g a bb b....
g2 a g d a g d d d g a bb a g g a bb b....
(G7no3)N.C.
add elec piano:
g3 f g f f g f g f
(G7no3)Em Dm Em Dm (G7no3)Em Dm Em Dm
g2 a g d a g d d d g a bb a g g a bb b.....
g3 f g f f g f g f
(G7no3)Em Dm Em Dm (G7no3)Em Dm Em Dm
g2 a g d a g d d d g a bb a g g a bb b.....
continue similie with lyrics:
High above Manhattan town
What floats and has a shape like that
Fans like us who watch the skies
We know it's the Morph the Cat
Gliding like a big blue cloud
From Tomkins Square to Upper Broadway
Beyond the park to Sugar Hill
Stops a minute for latte'
He [Em7]oozes down the heating duct
Swims like seaweed down the hall
He briefly digs your wiggy pad
And seeps out through the wall
c5 C b4 b a a g g
[Cm6/d]Kind of [Gmaj7/d]like an [D9]arc tic [Em/D]mind bath
c5 d b b a a g
[Cm6/d]Cool [D7]and [Em7/D]sweet and [D7]slight ly [Em7]rough
[d5] [d] [C] [C] [b4] [b] [a] [a]
[G/C]Li quid [D9]light on [G7/d]New York [E7sus4]Ci [Am/D]ty
[A9/C#]Chris tmas with [Dadd9]out [d]the [B7+9+5]chintzy [C9]stuff
g3 f g f f g f f d
(G7no3)Em Dm Em Dm (G7)Em Dm Em Dm
g2 a g d a g d d d g a bb a g g a bb b.....
continue simile with lyrics:
What exactly does he want
This Rabelasian puff of smoke
To make you feel all warm and cozy
Like you heard a good joke
Like you heard an Arlen tune
Or bought yourself a crazy hat
Like you had a Mango Cooler
Ooh- Morph the Cat
He's [Em7]all the talk in shops and schoolyards
Sutton Place - the Automat
Players playin' in da Bronx
Respect to Morph the Cat
c5 C b4 b a a g g
[Cm6/d]Kind of [Gmaj7/d]like an [D9]arc tic [Em/D]mind bath
c5 d b b a a g
[Cm6/d]Cool [D7]and [Em7/D]sweet and [D7]slight ly [Em7]rough
[d5] [d] [C] [C] [b4] [b] [a] [a]
[G/C]Li quid [D9]light on [G7/d]New York [E7sus4]Ci [Am/D]ty
[A9/C#]Chris tmas with out[Dadd9] the [d]chi[B7+9+5]ntzy st[C9]uff
So [Am7/D]rich is [D7]his char [Am7/D]isma
You can almost hear it [Cmaj7]sing
He [F#m7/b]skims the [B7]roofs
a4 g a g
And [F#m7/b]bells begin to [Em]sing..[F#m/E] [Em] [F#m/E] [Em]
a g a g a g a g g g f#
[F#m/E] [Em] [F#m/E] [Em] [F#m/E] [Em] [F#m/E] [Em] [Cmaj7] [Eb/Gb] [F#m7/b]
.as verse,guitar with muted trumpet,
g3 f g f f g f f d
(G7no3)Em Dm Em Dm (G7no3) Em Dm Em Dm
g2 a g d a g d d d g a bb a g g a bb b....
g3 f g f f g f f d
(G7no3) Em Dm Em Dm (G7no3)Em Dm Em Dm
g2 a g d a g d d d g a bb a g g a bb b.....
g3 f g f f g f f d
(G7no3) Em Dm Em Dm (G7no3)Em Dm Em Dm
g2 a g d a g d d d g a bb a g g a bb b.....
g3 f g f f g f f d
(G7no3) Em Dm Em Dm (G7no3)Em Dm Em Dm
g2 a g d a g d d d g a bb a g g a bb b.....
Chi [Em7]nese cashiers can feel it now
Grand old gals at evening mass
Young racketeers
And teenage models
Laughing on the grass
c5 C b4 b a a g g
[Cm6/d]Bles sed [Gmaj7/d]Yan kees [D9]have an [Em/D]ally
c5 d b b a a g
[Cm6/d]When t[Em7/D]his fe l[D7]ine comes [Em7]to bat
[d5] [d] [C] [C] [b4] [b] [a] [a]
[G/C]Brin ging [D9]joy to [G7/d]old Man [E7sus4]hat [Am/D]tan
[A9/C#]All watch the sk[Dadd9]ies fo[d]r Mo[B7+9+5]rph the [C9]Cat
g3 f g f f g f f d
(G7no3) Em Dm Em Dm (G7no3) Em Dm Em Dm
g2 a g d a g d d d g a bb a g g a bb b....
repeat and fade
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