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This is the famous intro lick from Steely Dan's
"Reeling in the Years". The guitarist who plays the
tasty solo that starts out the song is Elliott Randall.
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Left hand
fingers
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3 2 1 1 1 2 3 1
1 3 1 3 1
E:-------------------5--5-----5h7--5----
B:--7p6p5--5--5h6h7--------7------------
G:--------------------------------------
D:--------------------------------------
A:--------------------------------------
E:--------------------------------------
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The red number
is the note that you should use as your guide when playing this
lick in other keys. In this case the red note is an A. This lick
is in the key of A major. If you wanted to play this lick in B
major, then you would move everything up 2 frets so that the note
in red would be at the 7th fret (B).
For more information on how to read this, check
out the lesson on reading
Internet tablature.
This lick comes out of an A major pentatonic scale,
with a chromatic passing tone thrown in for good measure.
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A
major pentatonic
|---|-1-|---|-3-|
-1st string
|---|-1-|---|-3-|
|-1-|---|-3-|---|
|-1-|---|---|-4-|
|-1-|---|---|-4-|
|---|-2-|---|-4-|
-6th string
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5th fret
numbers
= fingers
red numbers = the root
of the scale
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A
major pentatonic
(with added chromatic note)
|---|-1-|---|-3-|
-1st string
|---|-1-|-2-|-3-|
|-1-|---|-3-|---|
|-1-|---|---|-4-|
|-1-|---|---|-4-|
|---|-2-|---|-4-|
-6th string
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5th fret
numbers
= fingers
blue number = the chromatic
passing tone
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