Steely Dan
"Deacon Blues" · Steely Dan || Vocals + Bass + Saxophone || Sheet Music + Chords + Tabs + Lyrics
"Deacon Blues" · Steely Dan || Vocals + Bass + Saxophone || Sheet Music + Chords + Tabs + Lyrics
including:
• Vocal, lead: sheet music + lyrics + chords
• Vocals, backing: sheet music + lyrics + chords
• Electric Bass: tab + sheet music + chords
• Saxophone solo (tenor, Bb): sheet music + chords
• Digital Audio files: midi + xml + mp3
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song: Deacon Blues
artist: Steely Dan
album: Aja (1977)
writers: Walter Becker & Donald Fagen
vocal, lead: Donald Fagen
vocals, backing: Vanetta Fields, Clydie King, Sherlie Matthews
electric bass guitar: Walter Becker
tenor saxophone, solo: Pete Christlieb
This is a note-for-note transcription of all vocals, the bass part, and the lead saxophone part on “Deacon Blues”. This sheet features, importantly, all the chords for this +7-minute masterpiece of singer-songwriting. Enjoy!
Be sure to check out the great instructional video (by Homespun) in which Donald Fagen himself breaks down songs like, “Peg”, “Josie”, “Chain Lightning”, and more: Get it here on their website.