Deacon Blues chords by Steely Dan (Official Version)

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Cmaj7
G/B
Bbmaj7
F/A
Dmaj7
A/C#
Ebmaj7
E7#9
G6
F6
G/A
F13
D13
Fmaj7
E7b9
Am7
Bb13
E7
B7
Bm7b5
G13
A13
Gm7
F#7#5
C/E
D9
F/G
Em7
Dm7
Am
Em/G
F#7b5
B7#5
D7#9
A9
F#7#9
Gmaj7
Fmaj9

Intro 1

Verse 1
G6 
F6 
 (G6) This is the  (F6) day
G/A 
F13 
Of the ex (G/A) panding  (F13) man
G6 
F6 
 (G6) That shape is my  (F6) shade
G/A 
D13 
There where I  (G/A) used  to  (D13) stand
Fmaj7 
E7b9 
Am7 
 (F minoraj7) It seems like  (E7b9) only yesterday  (A minor7) 
Bb13 
I gazed through the glass  (B flat13) 
E7 
B7 
At  (E7) ramblers, wild  (B7) gamblers
Bm7b5 
E7 
Bm7b5 
E7#9 
That's  (B minor7b5) all      in the  (E7) past  (B minor7b5)  (E7#9) 

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Verse 2

You call me a fool

You say it's a crazy scheme

This one's for real

I already bought the dream

So useless to ask me why

Throw a kiss and say goodbye

I'll make it this time

I'm ready to cross that fine line

Chorus 1
Am7 
Em7 
 (A minor7) Learn to work the  (E minor7) saxophone
Dm7 
Cmaj7 
 (D minor7) I, I'll play just  (C minoraj7) what I feel
Bbmaj7 
Am 
Em/G 
 (B flat minoraj7) Drink     Scotch whisky  (A minor) all night  (E minor/G) long
F#7b5 
Fmaj7 
C/E 
Fmaj7 
 (F sharp7b5)  (F minoraj7) And  (C/E) die   be (F minoraj7) hind     the wheel
Am7 
 (A minor7) They got a name
Em7 
for the  (E minor7) winners in the world
Dm7 
Cmaj7 
 (D minor7) I, I want a name  (C minoraj7) when I lose
Bbmaj7 
Am 
Em/G 
They  (B flat minoraj7) call      Alabama the  (A minor) Crimson  (E minor/G) Tide
F#7b5 
Fmaj7 
C/E 
Fmaj7 
Am7 
 (F sharp7b5)  (F minoraj7)  (C/E) Call  me  (F minoraj7) Deacon   Blues  (A minor7) 
Em7 
(Deacon Blues)  (E minor7) 

Interlude 1

Verse 3
G6 
F6 
 (G6) My back to the  (F6) wall
G/A 
F13 
A victim of  (G/A) laughing  (F13) chance
G6 
F6 
 (G6) This is for  (F6) me
G/A 
D13 
The essence of  (G/A) true  ro (D13) mance
Fmaj7 
E7b9 
 (F minoraj7) Sharing the  (E7b9) things
Am7 
we know and love  (A minor7) 
Bb13 
With those of my kind  (B flat13) 
E7 
B7 
Li (E7) bations, sen (B7) sations
Bm7b5 
E7 
Bm7b5 
E7#9 
That  (B minor7b5) stagger  the  (E7) mind  (B minor7b5)  (E7#9) 

Verse 4
G13 
F13 
 (G13) I crawl like a  (F13) viper
G/A 
F13 
Through these sub (G/A) urban  (F13) streets
G13 
F13 
 (G13) Make love to these  (F13) women
G/A 
A13 
Languid and  (G/A) bitter (A13) sweet
Fmaj7 
E7b9 
 (F minoraj7) I'll rise when the  (E7b9) sun goes down
Am7 
Gm7 
F#7#5 
 (A minor7) Cover every game  (G minor7) in town  (F sharp7#5) 
Fmaj7 
C/E 
 (F minoraj7) A world of my  (C/E) own
D9 
F/G 
 (D9) I'll make it my  (F/G) home  sweet home

Chorus 2
Am7 
Em7 
 (A minor7) Learn to work the  (E minor7) saxophone
Dm7 
Cmaj7 
 (D minor7) I, I'll play just  (C minoraj7) what I feel
Bbmaj7 
Am 
Em/G 
 (B flat minoraj7) Drink     Scotch whisky  (A minor) all night  (E minor/G) long
F#7b5 
Fmaj7 
C/E 
Fmaj7 
 (F sharp7b5)  (F minoraj7) And  (C/E) die   be (F minoraj7) hind     the wheel
Am7 
 (A minor7) They got a name
Em7 
for the  (E minor7) winners in the world
Dm7 
Cmaj7 
 (D minor7) I, I want a name  (C minoraj7) when I lose
Bbmaj7 
Am 
Em/G 
They  (B flat minoraj7) call      Alabama the  (A minor) Crimson  (E minor/G) Tide
F#7b5 
Fmaj7 
C/E 
Fmaj7 
Am7 
 (F sharp7b5)  (F minoraj7)  (C/E) Call  me  (F minoraj7) Deacon   Blues  (A minor7) 
Em7 
(Deacon blues)  (E minor7) 

Interlude 2

Solo 1
Cmaj7 
Em7 
A13 
D7#9 
 (C minoraj7)  (E minor7)  (A13)  (D7#9) 
G13 
B7#5 
Em7 
A9 
 (G13)  (B7#5)  (E minor7)  (A9) 
Fmaj7 
F#7#9 
Gmaj7 
B7#5 
 (F minoraj7)  (F sharp7#9)  (G minoraj7)  (B7#5) 
Cmaj7 
Em7 
A13 
D7#9 
 (C minoraj7)  (E minor7)  (A13)  (D7#9) 
G13 
B7#5 
Em7 
A9 
 (G13)  (B7#5)  (E minor7)  (A9) 
Fmaj7 
F#7#9 
Gmaj7 
B7#5 
 (F minoraj7)  (F sharp7#9)  (G minoraj7)  (B7#5) 
Cmaj7 
G/B 
Bbmaj7 
F/A 
 (C minoraj7)  (G/B)  (B flat minoraj7)  (F/A) 
Dmaj7 
A/C# 
Cmaj7 
G/B 
 (D minoraj7)  (A/C#)  (C minoraj7)  (G/B) 
Ebmaj7 
E7#9 
 (E flat minoraj7)  (E7#9) 

Verse 5
G13 
F13 
 (G13) This is the  (F13) night
G/A 
F13 
Of the ex (G/A) panding  (F13) man
G13 
F13 
 (G13) I take one last  (F13) drag
G/A 
A13 
As I ap (G/A) proach the  (A13) stand
Fmaj7 
E7b9 
 (F minoraj7) I cried when I  (E7b9) wrote this song
Am7 
Gm7 
F#7#5 
 (A minor7) Sue me if I play  (G minor7) too long  (F sharp7#5) 
Fmaj7 
C/E 
 (F minoraj7) This brother is  (C/E) free
D9 
F/G 
 (D9) I'll be what I  (F/G) want  to be

Chorus 3
Am7 
Em7 
 (A minor7) I'll learn to work the  (E minor7) saxophone
Dm7 
Cmaj7 
 (D minor7) I, I'll play just  (C minoraj7) what I feel
Bbmaj7 
Am 
Em/G 
 (B flat minoraj7) Drink     Scotch whisky  (A minor) all night  (E minor/G) long
F#7b5 
Fmaj7 
C/E 
Fmaj9 
 (F sharp7b5)  (F minoraj7) And  (C/E) die   be (F minoraj9) hind     the wheel
Am7 
 (A minor7) They got a name
Em7 
for the  (E minor7) winners in the world
Dm7 
Cmaj7 
 (D minor7) I, I want a name  (C minoraj7) when I lose
Bbmaj7 
Am 
Em/G 
They  (B flat minoraj7) call      Alabama the  (A minor) Crimson  (E minor/G) Tide
F#7b5 
Fmaj7 
C/E 
Fmaj9 
Am7 
 (F sharp7b5)  (F minoraj7)  (C/E) Call  me  (F minoraj9) Deacon   Blues  (A minor7) 
Em7 
(Deacon Blues)  (E minor7) 

Interlude 3

Outro 1
G6 
F6 
G/A 
F13 
 (G6)  (F6)  (G/A)  (F13) 
G6 
F6 
G/A 
D13 
 (G6)  (F6)  (G/A)  (D13) 
Fmaj9 
E7b9 
Am7 
Bb13 
 (F minoraj9)  (E7b9)  (A minor7)  (B flat13) 
E7 
B7 
 (E7)  (B7) 
Bm7b5 
E7 
Bm7b5 
E7#9 
 (B minor7b5)  (E7)  (B minor7b5)  (E7#9) 
[Fade and fade]

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Cmaj7
G/B
Bbmaj7
F/A
Dmaj7
A/C#
Ebmaj7
E7#9
G6
F6
G/A
F13
D13
Fmaj7
E7b9
Am7
Bb13
E7
B7
Bm7b5
G13
A13
Gm7
F#7#5
C/E
D9
F/G
Em7
Dm7
Am
Em/G
F#7b5
B7#5
D7#9
A9
F#7#9
Gmaj7
Fmaj9

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: AdvancedKey: C majorBPM: 116

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

Cmaj7: x-3-2-0-0-0
G/B: x-2-0-0-0-3
Bbmaj7: x-1-3-2-3-x
F/A: x-0-3-2-1-x
Dmaj7: x-x-0-2-2-2
A/C#: x-4-2-2-5-x
Ebmaj7: x-x-1-3-3-3
E7#9: x-x-2-1-3-3
G6: 3-2-0-0-0-0
F6: x-x-3-2-3-1
G/A: x-0-5-4-3-x
F13: 1-x-1-2-3-x
D13: x-5-4-5-5-7
Fmaj7: x-x-3-2-1-0
E7b9: x-x-2-1-3-1
Am7: x-0-2-0-1-0
Bb13: 6-x-6-7-8-x
E7: 0-2-0-1-0-0
B7: x-2-1-2-0-2
Bm7b5: x-2-3-2-3-x
G13: 3-x-3-4-5-x
A13: 5-x-5-6-7-x
Gm7: 3-5-3-3-3-3
F#7#5: 2-x-2-3-3-x
C/E: 0-3-2-0-1-0
D9: x-5-4-5-5-x
F/G: 3-x-3-2-1-x
Em7: 0-2-2-0-3-0
Dm7: x-x-0-2-1-1
Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
Em/G: 3-x-2-4-0-0
F#7b5: 2-x-2-3-1-x
B7#5: x-2-1-2-0-3
D7#9: x-5-4-5-6-x
A9: 5-4-5-4-5-x
F#7#9: x-x-4-3-5-5
Gmaj7: 3-x-0-0-0-2
Fmaj9: x-x-2-2-1-3

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This is the definitive original version of Deacon Blues by Steely Dan, 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 C major. It is designed for experienced players looking to reproduce the full sonic intent and artistic expression of Steely Dan.