The Second Arrangement - Steely Dan
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Unreleased song (recorded during the Gaucho sessions)
Transcribed/arranged by Howard Wright
hakwright (at) gmail (dot) com
Some classic Steely Dan chord changes in this one. By some amazing
fluke almost all the chord voicings work out really nicely on the
guitar, and some shapes that just wouldn't work in any other key
just fit nicely with the use of an open string or two.
My favourite shape: x54500 (from the end of the intro/instrumental sections)
All guitar chord shapes listed at the bottom.
Intro
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Em7 Am7 Em7
D Bm7 Am7 G6
Em7 Am7 Em7
Em7 D9add6
Verse 1
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Cmaj7 B7#5 D/E
Pour out the wine, little girl
Am7 Bm11
I've got just two friends in this whole wide world
Fmaj7 F#7#5 G13
Here's to reckless lovers
Cmaj7 Em7 F/G
We all need somebody
Cmaj7 B7#5 D/E
Stashed in the yellow Jag
Am7 Bm11
I've got my life and laundry in a Gladstone bag
Fmaj7 F#7#5 G13
You should know the program
Cmaj7 F13
Just one red rose and a tender goodbye
Bm7 Am7 D6/9 C#7#9
[One last goodbye]
Chorus 1
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Fmaj7 Am7
And I run to the second arrangement
Dm7 Em7 Fmaj7* G6 Am7
It's on - ly the nat - ural thing
Bm11 E7 Am7 B7#5
LaRue steps out with no regrets
Dmaj7 G#7sus4
A sparkling conscience
C#maj7 G7sus4
And new address
Fmaj7 Am7
When I run to the second arrangement
Dm7 Em7 Fmaj7* G6 Am7
The home of a mu - tual friend
Bm11 E7 G/A Am D9b5(no3rd)
Now's the time to re - de - fine
D/G Fmaj7 B7 Gmaj7 C#7
The first arrangement again
Cmaj7 Am7 D6/9 C6/9
Middle 8
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Em7 Am7 F#7#5
It's a sticky situation
Gmaj7(iii) C#m11 F#7
A serious affair
Bmaj7 Am7 Dmaj7
I must explain it to you somehow
B7b9 Em7 D Bm7 Am7 G6 Em7
Right now I'll just move back one square
Instrumental
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Em7 Am7 Em7
D Bm7 Am7 G6
Em7
Am7 C9 Am7
Em7 Am7 Em7
D Bm7 Am7 G6
Em7 Am7 Em7
Em7 D9add6
Verse 2
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(chords as verse 1)
Here comes that noise again
Another scrambled message from my last best friend
Something I can dance to
A song with tears in it
Old friends abandon me
It's just the routine politics of jealousy
Someday we'll remember
That one red rose and one last goodbye
[One last goodbye]
Chorus 2
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Fmaj7 Am7
Then I run to the second arrangement
Dm7 Em7 Fmaj7* G6 Am7
It's on - ly the nat - ural thing
Bm11 E7 Am7 B7#5
LaRue steps out with no regrets
Dmaj7 G#7sus4
A sparkling conscience
C#maj7 G7sus4
And new address
Fmaj7 Am7
When I run to the second arrangement
Dm7 Em7 Fmaj7* G6 Am7
The home of a mu - tual friend
Bm11 E7 G/A Am D9b5(no3rd)
Now's the time to re - de - fine
D/G Fmaj7 B7 Gmaj7 C#7
The first arrangement again
Cmaj7 Am7 D6/9 C6/9
Am7 C9 Am7
Outtro
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Em7 Am7 Em7
D Bm7 Am7 G6
Em7 Fmaj7 G6/9 B7b9 Em7
Am7 Bm7 Cmaj7 A/B
(repeat/fade)
Chord shapes
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EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x79787 5x5555 x5777x 7x777x 3xx000
Em7 Am7 D Bm7 G6
Note: for the m7 shapes above it's up to you whether you fret
and play the notes on the top E string. Also you can add the
open D string to the G6 chord, or even just play a straight G
(e.g. 3x000x) if you prefer.
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x54500 8x998x 7x788x x7777x 7x775x
D9add6 Cmaj7 B7#5 D/E Bm11
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
1x221x 2x233x 3x345x xx5565 1x123x
Fmaj7 F#7#5 G13 F/G F13
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x5445x x4345x x57565 1xx210 x7675x
D6/9 C#7#9 Dm7 Fmaj7* E7
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x5767x 4x657x x4656x 3x546x x0x787
Dmaj7 G#7sus4 C#maj7 G7sus4 G/A
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE E A D G B E
x0x555 xx0554 xx5775 x 8 10 9 10 x
Am D9b5(no 3rd) D/G Fmaj7(viii)
E A D G B E E A D G B E E A D G B E
7 x 9 8 10 x x 10 12 11 12 x 9 x 11 10 12 x
B7 Gmaj7 C#7
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x3223x 3x443x 9x997x x9897x 7x887x
C6/9 Gmaj7(iii) C#m11 F#7 Bmaj7
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x21212 x32330 3x0200 7x765x
B7b9 C9 G6/9 A/B
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