Third World Man Tabs & Lyrics by Steely Dan
Third World Man
guitar tabs lyrics
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/ Steely Dan /
/ Third World Man /
/ Gaucho /
/__________________/
In this beautiful songs there are at least three guitar tracks.
This tab included all guitar parts except what's played exactly in the
Chorus and the 3. and 4. Verse, since it's impossible to hear clearly.
Anyway, enjoy this Steely Dan pearl and guitar masterpiece! :D
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* The Figure: *
* This little figure is played tons of times during the song, *
* so I find it easier to just refer to it as the "Figure". *
* *
* Fm (Edim) *
* |---------4--3--4-|---3---4-4-------| *
* |---------6--5--6-|---5---6-6-------| *
* |---------5--3--5-|---3---5-5-------| *
* |-----------------|-----------------| *
* |-----------------|-----------------| *
* |(1)--------------|-----------------| *
* *
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Intro: 4x Figure
1.Verse:
Ab Cm7 Dbmaj7 Fm7
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------9----------|
|-----------------|-----8---------8/|/10--------------|------8h10p8-----|
|-8/10------------|---8---------8---|/10--------------|-----------------|
|-6-------------8/|/10--------10----|-----------------|-8---------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Bbm7 Cm7
|-----------------|---------------------|
|-------6---------|---------------------|
|-----6-----------|-------8---8---------| + 1x Figure
|-----------------|-----8---------------|
|-----------------|-8/10-------10\8-6-8-|
|-----------------|---------------------|
2.Verse:
Ab Cm7 Dbmaj7 Fm7
|-4---------------|-----------------------|-----------------|----11p8---------|
|-4---------------|---------8h11p8---8-11-|--9--------------|--9------9-------|
|-5h6p5-----------|-8-----8--------8------|-10--------------|--8--------------|
|-----------------|-8-----8---------------|-10--------------|-10--------------|
|------------8/10-|-----------------------|-----------------|--8--------------|
|-----------------|-----------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Bbm7 Cm7
|-----------------|--------------------------|
|-----6-----------|--------------------------|
|---6-------------|------8/10\8--------------| + 2x Figure
|-6---------------|------8/10\8---8----------|
|-----------------|-8/10------------10\8-6-8-|
|-----------------|--------------------------|
1.Chorus:
(I can't hear the exact guitar voicings, so here are some suggestions instead.)
Dbmaj7 G7+9+5 G7-9 Cm7
|-4-------------6-|---------4-------|-3---------------|
|-6-------------6-|---------3-------|-4---------------|
|-5-------------8-|---------4-------|-3---------------|
|-6-------------9-|---------3-------|-5---------------|
|-4---------------|-----------------|-3---------------|
|-----------------|--------(3)------|-----------------|
Dm7/11 G7-9 Ebmaj7 Eb6 Dbmaj9 Db6/9
|-3-------4-------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-6-------3-------|-11------11------|--9------9-------|
|-5-------4-------|-12------12------|--8------8-------|
|-3-------3-------|-12------10------|-10------8-------|
|(5)--------------|-10------10------|--8------8-------|
|--------(3)------|(11)----(11)-----|-(9)----(9)------|
Bbm7 Fm7 G7-9 C7
|-----------------|-4-------3-------|
|-6--------9------|-3-------5-------|
|-6--------8------|-4-------3-------| + 1x Figure
|-6-------10------|-3-------5-------|
|-8--------8------|---------3-------|
|-6---------------|(3)--------------|
3.Verse + 2x Figure
(You'll be fine by just sticking to that minimalistic Hendrixy playing style
from the previous verses.)
1.Bridge:
Cm/Ab Db/Gb Eb/F Cm7 Bbm7 Eb11 Abmaj9
|-------6/8-----9-|---------9----11-|---11--------6---|------4--------------|
|-------6/8-----9-|---------9----11-|---11--------6b8-|-r6p4-4b6-r4-------4-|
|-------6/8----10-|--------10----12-|---12------------|---------------3/5---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
Cm/Ab Db/Gb Eb/F F11 Eb11
|-------6/8-----9-|---------9----11-|---11-------3----|----------------------|
|-------6/8-----9-|---------9----11-|---11-------3pb4-|-r3p1-----------1/2\1-|
|-------6/8----10-|--------10----12-|---12------------|------3b5r3p1---------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------3-1/3\1-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------|
Guitar Solo:
(Verse + 1x Figure, Verse + 2x Figure)
This solo is played in unison by two guitars, which gives the massive sound.
The rhythm guitar continues to play during the solo.
Ab Cm7 Dbmaj7
|-----------------------|-------11--------|-------------13b15-13~|
|-(1)/---13h14p13-14/16-|-------11pb13r11-|-11p9-9----9----------|
|-----------------------|-----------------|--------10------------|
|-(1)/---13h15p13-15/17-|-----------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------|----------------------|
Fm7 Bbm7 Cm7
|~~~\---------------|--------------------|--------------------|
|-------1--/2---4---|-------------6------|----------------6-8-|
|-------3b5/4b6-6b8-|---r6p5-6~/8---8b10-|---r8p7-8---b10-----|
|-------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
Figure
|----------8---------------|-----------------|
|-b9-r8-b9---8pb9-r8-b9-r8-|---p6~~~---------|
|--------------------------|-----------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------|
|--------------------------|--------------1/-|
Ab Cm7 Dbmaj7
|---4-----4-------|------------9p8---|--------------------|
|---4-----4-4/6-8~|~~--11---11-----9-|--------------------|
|-----6p5---5/7---|-------8--------8-|-8h10---------------|
|-----------6/8---|----------------8-|------8h10---10\8-6-|
|-----------6/8---|------------------|--------------------|
|-4---------------|------------------|--------------------|
Fm7 Bbm7 Cm7
|-------------------|----------13~--15b16--r15-|----13---------13-------------|
|--------------9--9-|/11-14/16-----------------|-16----16b18-----16-13-16b18--|
|------8---/10--10--|--------------------------|------------------------------|
|-8/10--------------|--------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------------|------------------------------|
Figure Figure
|-13-16p13-16b20----|---11------------|----16b18r16~~~---|-----------------|
|-------------------|---11pb13--r11---|----18b20b18~~~---|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-----*------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
(*The two bends here are played by eihter guitar.)
2.Chorus + 1x Figure
4.Verse + 2x Figure
2.Bridge:
Cm/Ab Db/Gb Eb/F Cm7 Bbm7 Eb11 Abmaj9
|-------6/8-----9-|---------9----11-|---11--------6---|--------------------|
|-------6/8-----9-|---------9----11-|---11--------6b8-|--r6p4----------4---|
|-------6/8----10-|--------10----12-|---12------------|-------5\3p1------1-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------3------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|
Cm/Ab Db/Gb Eb/F F11 Eb11
|-------6/8-----9-|---------9----11-|---11------15----|--------13----------|
|-------6/8-----9-|---------9----11-|---11------15b16-|-r15p13-13b14r13-11-|
|-------6/8----10-|--------10----12-|---12------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|
Outro:
These 6 bars are repeated till the songs fades out.
Figure C (Bb)
||----------4--3--4-|---3---4-4-------|---------3--1--3-|---1---3-3-------|
||o---------6--5--6-|---5---6-6-------|---------5--3--5-|---3---5-5-------|
||----------5--3--5-|---3---5-5-------|---------5--3--5-|---3---5-5-------|
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
||o-----------------|-----------------|(3)--------------|-----------------|
||-(1)--------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Bbm7 Eb Abmaj9 Dbmaj7
|-1-------3-------|-3-------4--------||
|-2-------4-------|-4-------6-------o||
|-1-------3-------|-3-------5--------||
|-----------------|------------------||
|-----------------|-----------------o||
|-----------------|------------------||
On top of that, another guitar plays some wonderful fills:
Figure C
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-(11)b13~~~------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Bbm7 Eb Abmaj9 Dbmaj7 Figure
|-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|------1----------|
|-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----3pb5r3-p1-3-||-(3)b5-----------|-------3pb5r3-p1-|
|-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|-----------------|
C Bbm7 Eb Abmaj9 Dbmaj7
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-4---------------||
|-----------------|---------------9-|--11b13--11~---4-|---6b8-r6--------||
|---3pb5-r4-r3~~~-|----b5----5/10---|-----------------|------------3/5--||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
Figure C
|------------1----|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|---------------1-|-----------------|
|-3b5-------------|---3pb5r3--------|-----------------|-3-3b5--------13-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------5\3p1/2---|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Bbm7 Eb Abmaj9 Dbmaj7
|------------------------------|--------13------------------------------||
|------------------------------|------13--16p13------13-----------------||
|-15b17-15pb17r15p13-15~----13-|-15b17---------15b17---13-15p13---------||
|-------------------------15---|-------------------------------15p13b15-||
|------------------------------|----------------------------------------||
|------------------------------|----------------------------------------||
Figure C
|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|--------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|--------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|--------------|
|-----------------|-----------1-----|-------3p1h3--------|--------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-1/3--------1p0h1h3~|~~----------4-|
|-----------------|-----1-1-4---4---|--------------------|----------6---|
PM--| PM PM|
Bbm7 Eb Abmaj9 Dbmaj7
|----------------------|-------------------------------------||
|----------------------|-------------------------------------||
|----------------------|-----------8-------------------------||
|-----6h8-8b10r8~------|-6/8--8h10---10\8p6-8b10r8p6-8p6-----||
|-6/8--------------8-8-|---------------------------------8p6-||
|----------------------|-------------------------------------||
Figure
|------------------------------|--------------------|
|------------------------------|--------------------|
|------------------------------|--------------------|
|-6----------------------------|--------------------|
|--h8p6-8p6---6-----8--8-------|-----------8\6---b7-|
|----------h8--h8p6------------|--------------------|
C Bbm7 Eb
|---------------------|---------------|-------------------|
|---------------------|---------------|-------------------|
|---------------------|---------------|-------------------|
|---------------------|-----------6/8~|~~-6--8b10-------6-|
|---------------------|---------------|---------------8---|
|-------8p6-8p6b7-8~~-|---------------|-------------------|
Abmaj9 Dbmaj9 Figure
|---------------------------||-----------------------------|----------------|
|---------------------------||-----------------------------|----------------|
|--8s10-------8-------------||-----------------------------|----------------|
|--------8s10-----10\8p6----||-8b9r8-6----6-----------8p6--|----------------|
|------------------------8--||--------h8p6-h8p6h8~~~-----h8|p6h8~~~---------|
|---------------------------||-----------------------------|----------------|
C Bbm7 Eb
|-----------------------|----------------------|----------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------|----------------|
|-----------------------|--------------5p4p3---|------3-------1-|
|---------6b7-----------|----------3h6-------6-|------------3---|
|-------------6b7-------|----------------------|----------------|
|-----------------8p6h8-|-6--8~~---------------|----------------|
Abmaj9 Dbmaj7 Figure
|------------------------------------||---1-----------13---|--------------|
|---------------4--------------------||--------------------|--------------|
|--3pb5r3p1-------3pb4r3p1---1h3b5---||----------15b17-----|--------------|
|-----------3--------------3---------||--------------------|-----3--------|
|------------------------------------||--------------------|--------------|
|------------------------------------||--------------------|------4b5-----|
C
|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|
|-------5\3---/5-|---8---3/5------|
|----------------|----------------|
|-------3\1---/3-|---6---1/3------|
|----------------|----------------|
LYRICS
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Johnny's playroom
Is a bunker filled with sand
He's become a third world man
Smokey Sunday
He's been mobilized since dawn
Now he's crouching on the lawn
He's a third world man
Soon you'll throw down your disguise
We'll see behind those bright eyes
By and by
When the sidewalks are safe
For the little guy
I saw the fireworks
I believed that I was dreaming�
'Til the neighbours came out screaming
He's a third world man
When he's crying out
I just sing that Ghana Rondo
E'lera del terzo mondo
He's a third world man
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Jon Sebastian Frederiksen - 23rd /March /10
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