Because Steely Dan songs use complex, jazz-influenced harmonies, a compromise sometimes has to be made between authenticity and playability. The chord shapes and voicings that I choose should reflect the main ideas from the rhythm instruments (piano/keyboards, guitar, bass) and perhaps also from the vocals and brass parts. What I've tried to do with these transcriptions is to capture the 'essence of the song' in a single guitar part. The Second Arrangement (chords) The Second Arrangement (chords) New Frontier - with solo (chords and tab) Mister Sam (chords and tab) Recent addition Here at the Western World (chords and tab) Green Earrings - with solos (chords and tab) Guitar chords/tab for Mister Sam (Katy Lied outtake)ĭaddy Don't Live in that New York City No More (chords) Steely Dan and Donald Fagen guitar tablature Links are provided to HTML formatted versions as well as plain text format versions of each transcription.

Some have guitar tablature, some just chords, and some have a mixture of the two. I hope you enjoy playing them!Īll of the Steely Dan and Donald Fagen guitar transcriptions I've done are listed below. These songs are great fun to play on the guitar, and they're also a great way to extend and improve your playing. I've been a big fan of the music of Steely Dan for many years.Īs a guitar player who loves great-sounding progressions with interesting jazz-flavoured chords, working out guitar transcriptions for these songs has been an education as well as a pleasure. Īpril 2023 update: Mister Sam transcription added Howard's Steely Dan guitar tabs: accurate guitar tablature and chords for Steely Dan and Donald Fagen songs

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