Basement Jack chords by Steve Lacy (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

D#m7
C#m7

Intro 1
D#m7 
C#m7 
 (D sharp minor7) (Love   me like your,  (C sharp minor7) ride me like your
D#m7 
C#m7 
 (D sharp minor7) Touch   me 'round my,  (C sharp minor7) I've been out the
D#m7 
C#m7 
 (D sharp minor7) Love    me like your,  (C sharp minor7) ride me like your
D#m7 
C#m7 
 (D sharp minor7) Touch   me 'round my,  (C sharp minor7) I've been out the
D#m7 
C#m7 
 (D sharp minor7)  (C sharp minor7) I've been out the
D#m7 
C#m7 
 (D sharp minor7)  (C sharp minor7) I've been out the
D#m7 
C#m7 
 (D sharp minor7)  (C sharp minor7) I've been out the
D#m7 
C#m7 
 (D sharp minor7)  (C sharp minor7) I've been out the

Verse 1
D#m7 
 (D sharp minor7) Something, something, something,
C#m7 
man,  (C sharp minor7) we      don't have a problem
D#m7 
 (D sharp minor7) People  brought me something
C#m7 
and  (C sharp minor7) they're comin' to solve 'em
D#m7 
 (D sharp minor7) I've    been on to somethin',
C#m7 
get  (C sharp minor7) the     fuck out my way, man
D#m7 
 (D sharp minor7) I've    been on to somethin',
C#m7 
now  (C sharp minor7) there's something to say, man
D#m7 
 (D sharp minor7) Something, something, something,
C#m7 
man,  (C sharp minor7) we      don't have a problem
D#m7 
 (D sharp minor7) People  brought me something
C#m7 
and  (C sharp minor7) they're comin' to solve 'em
D#m7 
 (D sharp minor7) I've    been on to somethin',
C#m7 
get  (C sharp minor7) the     fuck out my way, man
D#m7 
 (D sharp minor7) I've    been on to somethin',
C#m7 
now  (C sharp minor7) there's something to say, man

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Chorus 1
D#m7 
C#m7 
 (D sharp minor7) Love    me like your doja,  (C sharp minor7) ride me like your lover
D#m7 
 (D sharp minor7) Touch   me 'round my wasteland,
C#m7 
 (C sharp minor7) I've been out the basement
D#m7 
C#m7 
 (D sharp minor7) Love    me like your doja,  (C sharp minor7) ride me like your lover
D#m7 
 (D sharp minor7) Touch   me 'round my wasteland,
C#m7 
 (C sharp minor7) I've been out the basement
D#m7 
C#m7 
 (D sharp minor7) Uh, I said  (C sharp minor7) I've been out the basement
D#m7 
 (D sharp minor7) I've been, I've been,
C#m7 
 (C sharp minor7) I've been out the basement
D#m7 
C#m7 
 (D sharp minor7) Uh, uh,  (C sharp minor7) I've been out the basement
D#m7 
 (D sharp minor7) Yeah,   I've been, I've been,
C#m7 
 (C sharp minor7) I've been out the basement

Verse 2
D#m7 
 (D sharp minor7) Something, something, something,
C#m7 
man,  (C sharp minor7) we      don't have a problem
D#m7 
 (D sharp minor7) People  brought me something
C#m7 
and  (C sharp minor7) they're comin' to solve 'em
D#m7 
 (D sharp minor7) I've    been on to somethin',
C#m7 
get  (C sharp minor7) the     fuck out my way, man
D#m7 
 (D sharp minor7) I've    been on to somethin',
C#m7 
now  (C sharp minor7) there's something to say, man
D#m7 
 (D sharp minor7) Something, something, something,
C#m7 
man,  (C sharp minor7) we      don't have a problem
D#m7 
 (D sharp minor7) People  brought me something
C#m7 
and  (C sharp minor7) they're comin' to solve 'em
D#m7 
 (D sharp minor7) I've    been on to somethin',
C#m7 
get  (C sharp minor7) the     fuck out my way, man
D#m7 
 (D sharp minor7) I've    been on to somethin',
C#m7 
now  (C sharp minor7) there's something to say, man

Chorus 2
D#m7 
C#m7 
 (D sharp minor7) Love    me like your doja,  (C sharp minor7) ride me like your lover
D#m7 
 (D sharp minor7) Touch   me 'round my wasteland,
C#m7 
 (C sharp minor7) I've been out the basement
D#m7 
C#m7 
 (D sharp minor7) Love    me like your doja,  (C sharp minor7) ride me like your lover
D#m7 
 (D sharp minor7) Touch   me 'round my wasteland,
C#m7 
 (C sharp minor7) I've been out the basement
D#m7 
C#m7 
 (D sharp minor7) Uh, I said  (C sharp minor7) I've been out the basement
D#m7 
 (D sharp minor7) I've been, I've been,
C#m7 
 (C sharp minor7) I've been out the basement
D#m7 
C#m7 
 (D sharp minor7) Uh, uh,  (C sharp minor7) I've been out the basement
D#m7 
 (D sharp minor7) Yeah,   I've been, I've been,
C#m7 
 (C sharp minor7) I've been out the basement

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D#m7
C#m7

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: B majorBPM: 87

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

D#m7: x-6-8-6-7-x
C#m7: x-4-6-4-5-x

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This is the definitive original version of Basement Jack by Steve Lacy, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of B major. It suits players who want to learn Basement Jack the way Steve Lacy intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.