Reelin' in the Years Steely Dan
Date: Mon, 02 Feb 1998 23:49:06 +0100
From: Roger Olofsson
Subject: TAB: Reelin' in the years by Steely Dan (fwd)
REELIN' IN THE YEARS - Steely Dan
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Chords by Howard Wright
[and]macon@gallifry.Berkeley.EDU (Glen Macon)
Guitar tablature added by Roger Olofsson
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*please notice that tab is*
*from original recording *
*while chords are from *
*live version *
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This is based on the live version of the song, from the 'Alive ...'
release. There are quite a few differences with the original recording -
the chords for the verse have been spiced up a bit, and there are a couple
of new changes thrown in as well. In the chorus, the new version uses
nearly all Gmaj7 and F#m7 chords - the original used Aadd2 chords as
well. But - if you play these chords along with the original track,
most of them should work OK.
For the chorus sequence (which is repeated several times for the solos)
there are only two basic chords - Gmaj7, and F#m7. I've listed the chord
shapes at the end, and I've written out some alternatives for these two
chords. For example, you could play D/G and F#m11 and it will work fine.
Choose the shapes you prefer for these two chords, or mix and match all
the different possible shapes.
/ indicates another beat on the same chord. This does not indicate the
strumming pattern
it just shows roughly how long you stick with each chord. Listen to the
track to get the strumming patterns - as a rough guide, for the verses you
change
to each chord just before the beat. For the choruses you play more on the
beat, with a triplet feel.
INTRO :
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[Aadd2]
[Gmaj7] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [F#m7] [/] [/] [/]
[Gmaj7] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [F#m7] [/] [/] [/]
[Gmaj7] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [F#m7] [/] [/] [/]
[Gmaj7] [/]
Rest of the band come in here
[Gmaj7] [/] [/] [/] [F#m7] [/] [/] [/]
[Gmaj7] [/] [/] [/] [F#m7] [/] [/] [/]
[Gmaj7] [/] [/] [/] [F#m7] [/] [/] [/]
[Gmaj7] [/] [/] [/] [F#m7] [/] [/] [Asus2/C#]
Tablature intro (original recording)
staccato
E-------------5-5--6/7~-5--12-12-12--|---5--5-5--------------------------| B-7r6r5-5-6/7----5-------------------|-7--------7~-5~--5-7---------------| G------------------------------------|---------------------5b6-----------| D------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| A------------------------------------|-------------------------7~--------| e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| E------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| B------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| G------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| D-----7-9-9~-9b10r8-9-9b10r8-9-------|-9b10r8-9--------------------------| A-7/9--------------------------------|---------7/9-7~-5-4-0--------------| e------------------------------------|----------------------0------------| E------------------------------------|-14/15-15-15-15r14-14-14-14r12-----| B-----------------8----12~-----15-15-|-----------------------------------| G---------------7--------------------|-----------------------------------| D-----------7-9----9/12---12/16------|-----------------------------------| A-----2-4-7--------------------------|-----------------------------------| e-2-5--------------------------------|-----------------------------------| E-12-12-12r10-10-10-10r9-9-9-9r7-----|-7-7-7r5-5-5-5r3-3-3-3r0-0-3-3-----| B------------------------------------|-------------------------------3b~~| G------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| D------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| A------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| E------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| B------3-----------------------------|-----------------------------------| G-3/4b--------------------------6----|-----------------------------------| D-------5~---5--------------6/7------|-----2~----------------------------| A----------5----2-3-4-5-7--------7-7-|-5-4-0~----------------------------| e-------------------------5----------|-----------------------------------|
VERSE 1:
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(You're everlasting summer you can see it fading fast ect).
CHORUS 1:
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(Are you reelin' in the years ect.)
Chorus (original recording)repeats and guitar plays tab as below
Are you reelin' in the years
E-----------------------------19-19--|-15-15-----------------------------| B------------------------------------|-------12~-------------------------| G------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| D------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| A------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
stowin' away the time
E-----------------------13/14-14---12~-----------------------------------| B-----------------------11/12---12-12~-----------------------------------| G------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| D------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| A------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
are you gatherin' up the tears
A-------------------------------11/12|----------10-----------------------| B-------------------------------11/12|-10h12r10-10-----------------------| G------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| D------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| A------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
have you had enough of mine
A------------------------------------|12-14--12--------------------------| B------------------------------------|-----14--12-14-10-12---10----------| G------------------------------------|---------------------11-----9------| D------------------------------------|-------------------------11--9-11-7~ A------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
VERSE 2:
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(Chords are the same as verse 1)
(You've been telling me you're a genius since you were 17 ect.)
CHORUS 2:
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(Are you reelin' in the years stowin' away the time are you gatherin' up ect)
Chorus (original recording) repeats once and guitar plays tab as below
Are you reelin' in the years
E------------------------------3-3---|-----7~----------------------------| B------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| G--------------------------2/4-------|-4/7-------------------------------| D------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| A------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
stowin' away the time
E---------------------------5-----9~-|-----------------------------------| B------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| G-----------------------4/6---6/9----|-----------------------------------| D------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| A------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
are you gatherin' up the tears
A---------------------------------3--|----3------3~----------------------| B------------------------------3/4---|-3/4---3/4-------------------------| G------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| D------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| A------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
have you had enough of mine
SOLO 1 (Guitar - Walter)
-------------------------
[Gmaj7] [/] [/] [/] [B/A] [/] [/] [/]
[Gmaj7] [/] [/] [/] [B/A] [/] [/] [/]
[Gmaj7] [/] [/] [/] [F#m7] [/] [/] [/]
[Gmaj7] [/] [/] [/] [F#m7] [/] [/] [/]
[Gmaj7] [/] [/] [/] [F#m7] [/] [/] [/]
[Gmaj7] [/] [/] [/] [F#m7] [/] [/] [/]
Solo (original recording)
A------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| B------------------------------------|------------------------3-2---5----| G-----0-0-----0-0-----0-2-4-2-0------|-0-2-0--2-2-2---2-2---2-----4---4-2| D-2-4-----2-4-----2-4-----------4-2-4|------4-----2h4-----4--------------| A------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| E------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| B--3-2---5---------------------------|-----------------------------------| G------4---4-2-0-0-----0-0-----0-2-4-|-2-0-------0-2-0---2-2-2---2-2---2-| D------------------2-4-----2-4-------|-----4-2-4-------4-----2h4-----4---| A------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| E------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| B-3-2-----5r3r2---3-2-----5r3r2------|-----------------------2-3-2-------| G-----4-2-------4-----4-2-------4----|-0-2-4-4-0-2-4-4-0-2-4------4-2----| D------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| A------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| E-----------------------------2------|-5-2---2-----5-2-------------------| B-------2-----2-2-----2-2-------5-2--|-----2---5-2-----------------------| G-0-2-4---4-2-----2-4-----2-4--------|-----------------------------------| D------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| A------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| E------------------------------------|-----------------------------2-----| B-----------------------2-3-2--------|-------2-----2-2-----2-2-------5-2-| G-----4-4-0-2-4-4-0-2-4------4-2-----|-0-2-4---4-2-----2-4-----2-4-------| D------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| A------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| E-5-2---2-----5-2--------------------|-----------------------------------| B-----2---5-2------------------------|-----------------------------------| G------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| D------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| A------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
SOLO 2 (this is a sax solo on live version but a glorious guitar solo on
original recording)
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[Gmaj7] [/] [/] [/] [B/A] [/] [/] [/]
[Gmaj7] [/] [/] [/] [B/A] [/] [/] [/]
[Gmaj7] [/] [/] [/] [F#m7] [/] [/] [/]
[Gmaj7] [/] [/] [/] [F#m7] [/] [/] [/]
[Gmaj7] [/] [/] [/] [F#m7] [/] [/] [/]
[Gmaj7] [/] [/] [/] [F#m7] [/] [/] [Dsus2/C#]
Solo (original recording)
A--14b15~----------------------------|-----------------------------------| B--------12/14-12h14-----------------|-----------------------------------| G-------------------14---------------|-----------------------------------| D---------------------14/16-14h16----|-----------------------------------| A------------------------------------|-14b16---------12-12---12-14r12h14-| e------------------------------------|------12-12h14---------------------| E------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| B------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| G------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| D------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| A-14r12h14-14-13-12-13-14-13-12-13-14-13-12-13-14-13-12-13-14-13-14-15-16| e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| A------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| B------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| G-------------------14r12-14r12-12h14r12-12h14r12-12h14r12-12h14r12------| D----------12-13-14------------------|-----------------------------------| A-16r14h16---------------------------|-----------------------------------| e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| E------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| B------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| G-12-12h14r12-12-12h14r12-12-12h14r12-12-12h14r12-11h12r11-9h11r9-7h9r7--| D------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| A------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| A------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| B------------------------------------|------10~--------------------------| G-5-5b6----5b6-----7-----8-----9-9---|-9-12------------------------------| D------7-7----7-7----7-7---7-7-------|-----------------------------------| A------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
VERSE 3:
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(I've spent a lot of money and I've spent a lot of time ect.)
CHORUS
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[Gmaj7] [/] [/] [/] [F#m7] [/] [/] [/]
[Gmaj7] [/] [/] [/] [F#m7] [/] [/] [/]
[Gmaj7] [/] [/] [/] [F#m7] [/] [/] [/]
[Gmaj7] [/] [/] [/] [F#m7] [/] [/] [/]
Chorus (original recording)
Are you reelin' in the years
E------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| B------------------------------2-2h4r2~----------------------------------| G--------------------------2/4-------|-----------------------------------| D------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| A------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
stowin' away the time
E------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| B------------------------4/5-5-5h7r5~|-----------------------------------| G------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| D------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| A------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
are you gatherin' up the tears
A------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| B----------------------------7/8-8-8h10r8~-------------------------------| G------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| D------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| A------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
have you had enough of mine
A------------------------------------|-11-10-9-7-5-----------------------| B------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| G------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| D------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| A------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Are you reelin' in the years stowin' away the time
E----------------------------7-5-3-0-|---------------5-5-----------5-5---| B------------------------------------|-3-2-----2/3/5-------6/7-5-7-------| G------------------------------------|-----4-2---------------------------| D------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| A------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
are you gatherin' up the tears
A---------5-5---------------5-5~-----|-------------5-5----5--------------| B-6/7-5-7-----------6/7-5-7----------|-----6/7-5-7----6/7---6/7-5--------| G------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| D------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| A------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
have you had enough of mine
A-----5-5---7r6r5--5-----------------|-----------------------------------| B-6/7-----7------7-------------------|-----------------------------------| G--------------------4b5-2-----------|-----------------------------------| D--------------------------2h4r2-----|-----------------------------------| A------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
(RIFF is not played on original recording)
[(-----)]
[(Gmaj7] [/] [/] [/] [B/A] [/] [/] [/)]
[(Gmaj7] [/] [/] [/] [B/A] [/] [/] [/)]
SOLO 3 (Guitar - Wadenius)
---------------------------
[Gmaj7] [/] [/] [/] [F#m7] [/] [/] [/]
[Gmaj7] [/] [/] [/] [F#m7] [/] [/] [/]
[Gmaj7] [/] [/] [/] [F#m7] [/] [/] [/]
[Gmaj7] [/] [/] [/] [F#m7] [/] [/] [/]
Solo (original recording)
A------------------------------------|------------------------------------| B------------------------------------|------------------------3-2---5-2---| G-----0-0-----0-0-----0-2-4-2-0------|-0-2-0--2-2-2---2-2---2----4-2---4-2| D-2-4-----2-4-----2-4-----------4-2-4|------4-----2h4-----4---------------| A------------------------------------|------------------------------------| e------------------------------------|------------------------------------| E--------5-2--------------------------|-----------------------------------| B--3-2--------------------------------|-----------------------------------| G-----4-2---4-2-0-0-----0-0-----0-2-4-|-2-0-------0-2-0---2-2-2---2-2---2-| D-------------------2-4-----2-4-------|-----4-2-4-------4-----2h4-----4---| A-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| e-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| E-------------------------5-2--------|-----------------------------------| B-3-2-----5-2-----3-2----------------|-----------------------------------| G-----4-2-----4-2-----4-2-------4-2--|-----------------------------------| D------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| A------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
fuzz guitar (original recording)
A------------------------------------|-------------------------7---------| B--5-5/7-10-10-7-5-5/7-10-10-7--7-10-10-7-7-10-10-7-7-10-10-7------------| G------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| D------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| A------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| E-7h8r7r5-7h8r7r5-7h8r7r5-7h8r7r5-7h8r7r5-7h8r7r5-7h8r7r5----------------| B------------------------------------|-------------------7h8r7r5---------| G------------------------------------|---------------------------7h8r7r5-| D------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| A------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| E-7h8r7r5---------------7h8r7r5------|-----------------------------------| B--------7h8r7r5---------------7h8r7r5-----------------------------------| G---------------7h8r7r5--------------|-7h8r7r5--------------6r5h6-6r5h6--| D------------------------------------|--------7-7r5h7-7r5h7--------------| A------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Original recording fades here
E------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| B-----------------10-----10---10-----10-------10----10-10------10--------| G-6r5h6-6r5h6-7/9----7/9---7/9---7/9-|--7/9-9---7/9------7/9-9-----------| D------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| A------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
(Live version continues)
(CHORUS (with guitar solo continuing))
(-------------------------------------)
[(Gmaj7] [/] [/] [/] [F#m7] [/] [/] [/)]
[(Gmaj7] [/] [/] [/] [F#m7] [/] [/] [/)]
[(Gmaj7] [/] [/] [/] [F#m7] [/] [/] [/)]
[(Gmaj7] [/] [/] [/] [F#m7] [/] [/] [/)]
(OUTTRO:)
(--------)
[(Gmaj7] [/] [/] [/] [B/A] [/] [/] [/)]
[(Gmaj7] [/] [/] [/] [B/A] [/] [/] [/)]
[(B/A] [/] [/] [/] [B/A] [/)]
Chord Shapes :
---------------
Try out any of these G-type and F#m-type chords for the chorus/solo sequences.
[EADGBE]x07600 [EADGBE]3x443x [EADGBE]3xx232 [EADGBE]3x5432 [E]x [A]10 [D]12 [G]11 [B]12 [E]10 [E]x [A]10 [D]9 [G]11 [B]10 [E]0
[Aadd2] [Gmaj7] [D/G] [Gmaj7] [Gmaj7] [Gmaj9add6]
[EADGBE]355400 [E]x [A]10 [D]9 [G]7 [B]0 [E]0
[G6] [G6]
[EADGBE]242222 [EADGBE]242252 [EADGBE]244200 [EADGBE]2x2200 [E]x [A]9 [D]11 [G]9 [B]10 [E]9 [EADGBE]x97500
[F#m7] [F#m7] [F#m11] [F#m11] [F#m7] [F#m7]
[EADGBE]x02220 [EADGBE]x5777x [EADGBE]x4x455 [EADGBE]x2x230
[A] [D] [Asus2/C#] [Bm11]
[E]x [A]x [D]9 [G]9 [B]10 [E]9 [EADGBE]x9x997 [EADGBE]x79787 [EADGBE]x6x677
[A/B] [E/F#] [Em7] [Bsus2/C#]
[EADGBE]x57565 [EADGBE]x7777x [EADGBE]5x444x [EADGBE]x0444x
[Dm7] [D/E] [B/A] [B/A]
Final notes:
The tab of the original recording was done with my ears and an
Amiga computer using the Audiomaster IV sampler software. Sample,
ouble pitch and double frequency enables Aidiomaster to playback
he original sample at half the speed but with original pitch.
"Let freedom ring"
"Oh Rock of ages do not crumble, love is breathing still"
"Oh Lady Moon shine down a little people magic if you will"
[--]
raggen@hem1.passagen.se, Roger Olofsson
[--]
raggen@hem1.passagen.se, Roger Olofsson
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