Biography:
Donald Jay Fagen (born January 10, 1948) is an American musician and songwriter, best known as the co-founder, lead singer, and the principal songwriter (along with partner Walter Becker) of Steely Dan.
Fagen is known for his use of complex jazz harmonies, elaborate arrangements, and exacting attention to detail and launched his successful, if sporadic solo career in 1982.
Fagen penned a group of songs based on his experiences as a young man in 1950's America
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Teahouse On The Tracks
Transcription and chart
Peter Kruger
[email protected]
|G7 |
|G13sus4 G7 |G13sus4 G7 |G13sus4 G7 |G13sus4 G7 |
|G13sus4 G7 |G13sus4 G7 |Bm7-5 E7+9+11 |Csus4/Bb G7 |
C13sus4 C7
Out on the fringe
C13sus4 C7
Where the shallows meet the scratchlands
C13sus4 C7 C13sus4 C7
Out where hope and the highway ends
C13sus4 C7
You can park or cruise
C13sus4 C7
Both ways you lose
A7+5/D Gdim/D Dm7 Cmaj7/D Dm7
This is fly town now my friend
C13sus4 C7 C13sus4 C7
You take a walk on bleak street
C13sus4 C7 C13sus4 C7
Tonight could be the night you crash
C13sus4 C7
Then you turn and stop
C13sus4 C7
Start to finger pop
F13sus4 F7 F13sus4 F7
You think you hear a wailin' combo
Bbmaj7 Bb6 Bbmaj7 Bb6
You climb a flight of twisted stairs
Abm6
Some cat says buddy
G13sus4 G7
If you've got eyes
G13sus4 G7
To rhythma tize
G13sus4 G7 G13sus4 G7
Bring your flat hat and your ax
G13sus4 G7
'cause to night at ten
G13sus4 G7
We'll be workin' a gain
Bm7-5 E7+9+11 Csus4/Bb G7
At the teahouse on the tracks
C13sus4 C7 C13sus4 C7
The siegel bros. were slammin' out a baion
C13sus4 C7 C13sus4 C7
So slick it should have been a crime
C13sus4 C7 C13sus4 C7
I rene and flocko and little Amy Khan
A7+5/D Gdim/D Dm7 Cmaj7/D Dm7
Lead off the big front line
C13sus4 C7 C13sus4 C7
The crowd was bouncin' in sync with the pulse
C13sus4 C7 C13sus4 C7
You get a case of party feet
C13sus4 C7
(then the room turns bright
C13sus4 C7
And fills up with light)
F13sus4 F7 F13sus4 F7
Then from somewhere deep in side you
Bbmaj7 Bb6 Bbmaj7 Bb6
Some frozen stuff begins to crack
Abm6
Better hurry
G13sus4 G7 G13sus4 G7
Take the t- line to bleak and di vine
G13sus4 G7 G13sus4 G7
Just a bove the good time flats
G13sus4 G7
It's your last chance
G13sus4 G7
To learn how to dance
Bm7-5 E7+9+11 Csus4/Bb G7
At the teahouse on the tracks
^ ^ ^ . . . . . . . . . ^ ^ ^ . . .
|C13 G13 | | |C13 F13 |Bb/Eb E7+9+5 |
2/4
|Eb13sus4 Eb7 |Eb13sus4 Eb7 |Bb13sus4 Bb7 |Bb13sus4 Bb7 |
|F#13sus4 F#7 |F13sus4 F7 |Ebmaj9 Am7+5 |Eb13-5 D13 |
^ ^ ^ . . . . . . . . . . . ^ ^ ^ . . .
|C13 G13 | | |C13 F13 |Bb/Eb E7+9+5 |
2/4
|Eb13sus4 Eb7 |Eb13sus4 Eb7 |Bb13sus4 Bb7 |Bb13sus4 Bb7 |
|F#13sus4 F#7 |F13sus4 F7 |
F13sus4 F7
On sunday morning
F13sus4 F7
You're back at the wheel
Bbmaj7 Bb6 Bbmaj7 Bb6
You're feelng calm and crisp and strong
|Abm6 Abm(maj7) |
G13sus4 G7
If it feels right
G13sus4 G7
Just drive for the light
G13sus4 G7 G13sus4 G7
That's the groove sential facts
G13sus4 G7 G13sus4 G7
Someday we'll all meet at the end of the street
A+5/B E7+9+11 Csus4/Bb G7
At the teahouse on the tracks
G13sus4 G7
If you've got eyes
G13sus4 G7
To rhythma tize
G13sus4 G7 G13sus4 G7
Bring your flat hat and your ax
G13sus4 G7
'cause to night at ten
G13sus4 G7
We'll be workin' a gain
Bm7-5 E7+9+11 Csus4/Bb G7
At the teahouse on the tracks
G13sus4 G7 G13sus4 G7
Take the T line to Bleak and Divine
G13sus4 G7 G13sus4 G7
Just above the Good Times Flats
G13sus4 G7
It’s your last chance
G13sus4 G7
To learn how to dance
A+5/B E7+9+11 Csus4/Bb G7
At the Teahouse on the Tracks
G13sus4 G7
If it feels right
G13sus4 G7
Just drive for the light
G13sus4 G7 G13sus4 G7
That's the groove sential facts
G13sus4 G7 G13sus4 G7
Someday we'll all meet at the end of the street
A+5/B E7+9+11 Csus4/Bb G7
At the teahouse on the tracks
*the 13sus4 chords followed by a 7th which appears throughout can be played
with the same configuration
as such ( G13sus4 and G7 shown here )
G13sus4 G7
----x--------x--------|
----5--------3--------|
----5--------4--------|
----3--------3--------|
----x--------x--------|
----3--------3--------|
the C13sus4 is played with the bass note on low E string on the 8th fret, F13sus4
on first fret etc.
E7+9+11
---6--------|
---8--------|
---7--------|
---6--------|
---7--------|
---x--------|
you'll need your thumb to catch the E bass note on A string
Transcription and chart
Peter Kruger
[email protected]
|G7 |
|G13sus4 G7 |G13sus4 G7 |G13sus4 G7 |G13sus4 G7 |
|G13sus4 G7 |G13sus4 G7 |Bm7-5 E7+9+11 |Csus4/Bb G7 |
C13sus4 C7
Out on the fringe
C13sus4 C7
Where the shallows meet the scratchlands
C13sus4 C7 C13sus4 C7
Out where hope and the highway ends
C13sus4 C7
You can park or cruise
C13sus4 C7
Both ways you lose
A7+5/D Gdim/D Dm7 Cmaj7/D Dm7
This is fly town now my friend
C13sus4 C7 C13sus4 C7
You take a walk on bleak street
C13sus4 C7 C13sus4 C7
Tonight could be the night you crash
C13sus4 C7
Then you turn and stop
C13sus4 C7
Start to finger pop
F13sus4 F7 F13sus4 F7
You think you hear a wailin' combo
Bbmaj7 Bb6 Bbmaj7 Bb6
You climb a flight of twisted stairs
Abm6
Some cat says buddy
G13sus4 G7
If you've got eyes
G13sus4 G7
To rhythma tize
G13sus4 G7 G13sus4 G7
Bring your flat hat and your ax
G13sus4 G7
'cause to night at ten
G13sus4 G7
We'll be workin' a gain
Bm7-5 E7+9+11 Csus4/Bb G7
At the teahouse on the tracks
C13sus4 C7 C13sus4 C7
The siegel bros. were slammin' out a baion
C13sus4 C7 C13sus4 C7
So slick it should have been a crime
C13sus4 C7 C13sus4 C7
I rene and flocko and little Amy Khan
A7+5/D Gdim/D Dm7 Cmaj7/D Dm7
Lead off the big front line
C13sus4 C7 C13sus4 C7
The crowd was bouncin' in sync with the pulse
C13sus4 C7 C13sus4 C7
You get a case of party feet
C13sus4 C7
(then the room turns bright
C13sus4 C7
And fills up with light)
F13sus4 F7 F13sus4 F7
Then from somewhere deep in side you
Bbmaj7 Bb6 Bbmaj7 Bb6
Some frozen stuff begins to crack
Abm6
Better hurry
G13sus4 G7 G13sus4 G7
Take the t- line to bleak and di vine
G13sus4 G7 G13sus4 G7
Just a bove the good time flats
G13sus4 G7
It's your last chance
G13sus4 G7
To learn how to dance
Bm7-5 E7+9+11 Csus4/Bb G7
At the teahouse on the tracks
^ ^ ^ . . . . . . . . . ^ ^ ^ . . .
|C13 G13 | | |C13 F13 |Bb/Eb E7+9+5 |
2/4
|Eb13sus4 Eb7 |Eb13sus4 Eb7 |Bb13sus4 Bb7 |Bb13sus4 Bb7 |
|F#13sus4 F#7 |F13sus4 F7 |Ebmaj9 Am7+5 |Eb13-5 D13 |
^ ^ ^ . . . . . . . . . . . ^ ^ ^ . . .
|C13 G13 | | |C13 F13 |Bb/Eb E7+9+5 |
2/4
|Eb13sus4 Eb7 |Eb13sus4 Eb7 |Bb13sus4 Bb7 |Bb13sus4 Bb7 |
|F#13sus4 F#7 |F13sus4 F7 |
F13sus4 F7
On sunday morning
F13sus4 F7
You're back at the wheel
Bbmaj7 Bb6 Bbmaj7 Bb6
You're feelng calm and crisp and strong
|Abm6 Abm(maj7) |
G13sus4 G7
If it feels right
G13sus4 G7
Just drive for the light
G13sus4 G7 G13sus4 G7
That's the groove sential facts
G13sus4 G7 G13sus4 G7
Someday we'll all meet at the end of the street
A+5/B E7+9+11 Csus4/Bb G7
At the teahouse on the tracks
G13sus4 G7
If you've got eyes
G13sus4 G7
To rhythma tize
G13sus4 G7 G13sus4 G7
Bring your flat hat and your ax
G13sus4 G7
'cause to night at ten
G13sus4 G7
We'll be workin' a gain
Bm7-5 E7+9+11 Csus4/Bb G7
At the teahouse on the tracks
G13sus4 G7 G13sus4 G7
Take the T line to Bleak and Divine
G13sus4 G7 G13sus4 G7
Just above the Good Times Flats
G13sus4 G7
It’s your last chance
G13sus4 G7
To learn how to dance
A+5/B E7+9+11 Csus4/Bb G7
At the Teahouse on the Tracks
G13sus4 G7
If it feels right
G13sus4 G7
Just drive for the light
G13sus4 G7 G13sus4 G7
That's the groove sential facts
G13sus4 G7 G13sus4 G7
Someday we'll all meet at the end of the street
A+5/B E7+9+11 Csus4/Bb G7
At the teahouse on the tracks
*the 13sus4 chords followed by a 7th which appears throughout can be played
with the same configuration
as such ( G13sus4 and G7 shown here )
G13sus4 G7
----x--------x--------|
----5--------3--------|
----5--------4--------|
----3--------3--------|
----x--------x--------|
----3--------3--------|
the C13sus4 is played with the bass note on low E string on the 8th fret, F13sus4
on first fret etc.
E7+9+11
---6--------|
---8--------|
---7--------|
---6--------|
---7--------|
---x--------|
you'll need your thumb to catch the E bass note on A string
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