Deacon Blues chords by Steely Dan

DEACON BLUES  -  Steely Dan
           ----------------------------------


             From the album AJA

             Chords by Howard Wright (spxhaw@uk.ac.cf.thor)


INTRO:
------

Cmaj7  Gsus2/B  Bbmaj7  Fsus2/A  Dmaj7  Asus2/C#  Cmaj7  Gsus2/B

Ebmaj7  E7#9


VERSE 1:
--------

G13     F13     G/A   F13
This ..

G13        F13         G/A   D9
 That ..

Fmaj7      E7-9    Am7           Bb13
 It ...

  E7       B7
At ..

    B7#9    E7   B7#9  E7
That's ..


G13      F13         G/A  F13
You ..

G13       F13      G/A    A7
 This ..

Fmaj7     E7-9
 So ..

Am7       Gm7    F#maj7 Fmaj7
Throw ..

        Csus2/E
I'll ..

D9      F/G
I'm ..


CHORUS:
-------

Am7          Em7
I'll ..

Dm7    Cmaj7
  I ..

Bbmaj7        Am    Am/G  Am/F# Fmaj7
Drink ..

   Csus2/E  Fmaj7(Viii)    Am7
And ..

             Em7
They ..

Dm7   Cmaj7
I ..

   Bbmaj7      Am   Am/G  Am/F# Fmaj7
They ...

Csus2/E   Fmaj7(Viii) Am7      Em7
Call  ..


Dmaj7  Asus2/C#  Cmaj7  Gsus2/B  Ebmaj7  E7#9


VERSE 2 :  (Chords as VERSE 1)
---------

CHORUS:
-------

As before except for the last line of chords. Play these instead :

Dmaj7  Asus2/C#  Cmaj7  Gsus2/B  Bb13  Gsus2/B

Then it goes into .....

INSTRUMENTAL:
-------------

Cmaj7 Em7 A13 D7#5#9 G13  B7#9  Em7  A13

Fmaj7 F#7#9 Gmaj7 B7#9

Repeat these two lines once

Then play the INTRO chords to lead into the last verse...


Verse 3:
---------

G13     F13      G/A   F13
This ..

G13        F13     G/A   A7
 I ..

Fmaj7       E7-9
  I ..

Am7     Gm7     F#maj7 Fmaj7
 Sue ..

        Csus2/E
This ..

D9       F/G
 I'll ..


CHORUS


OUTTRO:
-------

Same as first half of 1st Verse - except play D9-5 instead of D9
Keep repeating this half verse to fade



Chord Shapes
------------

As before, A=10, B=11 to make the shapes simpler to type out
(Note that Dmaj7 becomes ABBA !!!)


 EADGBE   EADGBE    EADGBE    EADGBE    EADGBE   EADGBE
 8X998X   7X778X    6X776X    5X556X    AXBBAX   9X99AX

 Cmaj7    Gsus2/B   Bbmaj7    Fsus2/A   Dmaj7    Asus2/C#


 EADGBE   EADGBE    EADGBE    EADGBE    EADGBE   EADGBE
 x68786   07678x    353453    3x345x    131231   1x123x

 Ebmaj7    E7#9     G13     G13     F13     F13

              (Take your pick !)

 EADGBE   EADGBE    EADGBE    EADGBE    EADGBE   EADGBE
 x0543x   x5455x    133210    07676x    5x5555   6x678x

 G/A     D9     Fmaj7    E7-9     Am7     Bb13


 EADGBE   EADGBE    EADGBE    EADGBE    EADGBE   EADGBE
 020100   x24242    x2123x    3x3333    2x332x   x7x788

  E7     B7     B7#9     Gm7     F#maj7   Csus2/E


 EADGBE   EADGBE    EADGBE    EADGBE    EADGBE   EADGBE
 3x321x   x79787    x57565    x02210    3x2210   2x2210

 F/G     Em7      Dm7     Am      Am/G    Am/F#


 EADGBE   EADGBE    EADGBE    EADGBE    EADGBE
 x8a9a8   x54566    242355    3x443x    x5x554

Fmaj7(Viii) D7#5#9    F#7#9    Gmaj7     D9-5


Any mistakes with words or chords - please let me know.
I don't think I missed out any shapes , but I might have let one slip...