Steely Dan is an American jazz rock band which formed in 1972. The band was formed by Donald Fagen (vocals, keyboards) and Walter Becker (guitar, bass), who met in 1967 while both attended Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York, and began a songwriting partnership shortly thereafter.
Their music is characterized by dark, witty lyrical narratives, obscure lyrical allusions and complex, jazz-influenced instrumentation and chord sequences, overlying more ordinary popular song structures.
Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
C 6/9 : X 3 X 2 3 O Emphesis on 3d measure, with swing feel .
C6/9 / / / / Savoy Sides presents - a
C6/9 / / / / new saxophone sensation
C6/9C6/9 / / / / / / / / It s Parker s band with a smooth style of syncopation
C6/9 / / / / / / / / Kansas City born and growing , you won t be -
C6/9C6/9 / / / / / / / / lieve what the boys are blow - -ing -- you got to
C H O R U S :
Dm7Em7 / / / / come on man, and take a
Fmaj7 G CBb -------- / / / / / / / / Piece of Mister Parker s band -- -
Bb D.C / / / / You ll be.. ( to verse 2)
Verse 2 :
Riding by bareback on your armadillo You ll be groovin high or relaxin at Camarillo Suddenly the music hits you , it?s a Bird in flight that just can t quit you You got to . ..
*CHORUS (as above)
then to
*CHORUS 2 :
C6/9 / / / / / / / /
C6/9 / / / / / / / /
Dmaj7Dm7Cmaj7Cm7 / / / / / / / / We will spend a diz-zy week- end
Abm7Db11Gbmaj7Ebm7 / / / / / / / / Me and you will lis - ten to a
Bmaj7/EDm7b5G7sus / / / / / / / / little bit of what made the preach -er dance .
Verse 3 :
Bring your horn along and you can Add to the pure confection And if you can t fly, you ll have to move in with the rhythm section Either way you?re bound to function Fifty second Street s the junction . Won t you . . . ( CHORUS )