Your Gold Teeth II - Steely Dan
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Transcribed by Howard Wright
Howard@jmdl.com
From the album 'Katy Lied'
All chord shapes given at the end.
INTRO :
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The second half of the intro sequence is mostly just a repeat of the first half (up
until the Cm7 chord). The only real differences are with the Bb/C chord (shifted up a
semitone than back down in the first half) and with the final Cm7 chord.
Dbm7 Dm7 Bb/Eb
C/D G/A Ebm7
Bb/C B/C# Bb/C
Fm7 Ebmaj7 Dm7 Cm7
Fm7* Gm7 Am7 Bm7
Dbm7 Dm7 Bb/Eb
C/D G/A Ebm7
Bb/C
Fm7 Ebmaj7 Dm7 Cm13
VERSE 1:
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This is a great song for the infamous Steely Dan "mu major" chord. The mu-major
is basically an add2 chord - a major triad with the 2nd added. Wherever you see
a straight major chord listed below, you can substitute the mu-major (add2).
(It makes the typing easier if I just type "A G D" etc instead of "Aadd2 Gadd2 Dadd2")
The choice of where you substitute the add2, and where you play the straight major
is partly up to you and partly determined by how easy the chords are to play on
guitar. On the original, the piano plays a lot of subtly different chord voicings,
some are plain major chords, but most are mu-majors (add2). What works well on the
piano though is often hard to play on the guitar!
I've written out a few possibilities in the chord shapes below - both
for the major chords and the add2 variations. Pick and choose whatever you like
the sound of (and can get your fingers round).
The change from the F#m7 to the C#m7 and then back is kind of optional. The piano
plays this part on most verses, so I added it in. If you like, you can just stick
to F#m7.
A G A G
A G A G
A D G F#m7 C#m7 F#m7
Who are these children who scheme and run wild
B D G A G A G
Who speak with their wings and the way that they smile
A D G F#m7
What are the secrets they trace in the sky
B D G A G A
And why do you tremble each time they ride by
CHORUS:
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D A Gadd9 A G A
Throw out your gold teeth and see how they roll
G D A G F#m7 C#m7 F#m7
The answer they reveal life is unreal
Riff 1:
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/ = slide
b = bend
E----------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------
G--6--6/4--2--2-------2--2--4--2--4b6--4b6-----
D----------------2/4---------------------------
A----------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------
Verse 2:
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(Same chords as verse 1)
Who are these strangers
Who pass through the door
Who cover your action
And go you one more
If you're feeling lucky
You best not refuse
It's your game the rules
Are your own win or lose
CHORUS:
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D A Gadd9 A G A
Throw out your gold teeth and see how they roll
G D A G F#m7 C#m7 F#m7
The answer they reveal life is unreal
Repeat Riff 1
A G A G A G A G
Guitar solo
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Played over a repeat of the intro chords:
Dbm7 Dm7 Bb/Eb
C/D G/A Ebm7
Bb/C
Fm7 Ebmaj7 Dm7 Cm7
Fm7* Gm7 Am7 Bm7
Dbm7 Dm7 Bb/Eb
C/D G/A Ebm7
Bb/C
Fm7 Ebmaj7 Dm7 Cm7
Drum fill
Guitar solo 2
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(Repeat verse chords)
Chorus
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D A Gadd9 A G A
Throw out your gold teeth and see how they roll
G D A G F#m7 C#m7 F#m7
The answer they reveal life is unreal
Repeat Riff 1
A G A G A G A G
(etc to fade)
Chord Shapes :
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EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x46454 x57565 x68766 x5555x x05433 x68676
Dbm7 Dm7 Bb/Eb C/D G/A Ebm7
EADGBE EADGBE E A D G B E EADGBE EADGBE
x3333x x4444x x 8 10 8 9 8 x68786 x35343
Bb/C B/C# Fm7 Ebmaj7 Cm7
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
1x111x 3x333x 5x555x x24232 x35345
Fm7* Gm7 Am7 Bm7 Cm13
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x0222x 577655 x02420 577600 579655
A A Aadd2 Aadd2 Aadd2
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
3x000x 355433 3x020x 357433 3x5435
G G Gadd2 Gadd2 Gadd9
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
xx0232 xx0252 242222 2x222x x46454 x2444x
D Dadd2 F#m7 F#m7 C#m7 B