Chord/Tab song: Third World Man

Chord,Tablature, lyric, sheet, guitar, ukulele song: Third World Man - ( ___________________ / Steely Dan / / Third World Man / / ...)

5 years ago1421Gaucho (1980) Steely Dan
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/ Steely Dan /
/ Third World Man /
/ Gaucho /
/__________________/



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Also, check out my guitar pro version of this:


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In this beautiful songs there are at least 4 guitar tracks:
1 electric rhythm guitar,
2 electric lead guitars and
1 steel-stringed acoustic rhythm guitar.

So besides from that, this tab includes everything except for the
acoustic guitar and what's exactly played in the Chorus. It's just
impossible to hear it clearly enough to transcribe it.
Anyway, enjoy this Steely Dan pearl and guitar masterpiece! :D



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:
[Ab] [Cm7] [Dbmaj7] [Fm7]

|-4^--------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-4^--------------|---4/6\4---------|-4/6-------------|----9------------|
|-5^--------------|---3/5\3---------|-3/5-------------|--8----8---------|
|-----------------|-----------------|------------8/10-|--------8h10-8-6-|
|-----------------|-----------------|------------6/8--|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


[Bbm7] [Cm7]

|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------------6-|/8----8----------| + 2x Figure
|-------------6---|/8-----8---------|
|---------6/8-----|--------10\8-6-8-|
|-----------------|-----------------|



1.Bridge:
Here the Lead Guitar enters and play it's own part.

Rhythm Guitar:
[Cm/Ab] [Db/Gb] [Eb/F] [Cm7] [Bbm7] [Eb11] [Abmaj9]

|(3)------3-----4-|---------4-----6-|---6-------------|-----------6----6---|
|(4)------4-----6-|---------6-----8-|---8-----------8-|------6----6----8---|
|(5)------5-----6-|---------6-----8-|---8-----------8-|------6----6----8---|
|-----------------|-----------------|---------------8-|------6----6----6---|
|-----------------|-----------------|--------------10-|------8----6--------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|


[Cm/Ab] [Db/Gb] [Eb/F] [F11] [Eb11]

|---------3-----4-|---------4-----6-|---6-----------8-|-------6---------|
|---------4-----6-|---------6-----8-|---8-----------8-|-------6---------|
|---------5-----6-|---------6-----8-|---8-----------8-|-------6---------|
|-----------------|-----------------|---------------8-|-------6---------|
|-----------------|-----------------|---------------8-|-------6---------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


Lead Guitar:
[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 lead guitars, which creates
the massive sound.

[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.)

(Rhythm Guitar backup):
[Ab] [Cm7] [Dbmaj7] [Fm7]

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---8-x--11p8-----|
|-4---------------|-----8-----------|-----------------|---9-x---------9-|
|-5---------------|---8-------------|-8/10------------|---8-x-------8---|
|-6---------------|-8------8/10--8--|-8/10------------|-----x-----------|
|-6----------8/10-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


[Bbm7] [Cm7]

|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------6---------|-----------------|
|-------6---------|-----8-----------| + 1x Figure
|-8\6-------------|---8-------------|
|-----8---------8/|/10--------8-6/8-|
|-----------------|-----------------|


[Ab] [Cm7] [Dbmaj7] [Fm7]

|-4^--------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------11p8---|
|-4^--------------|-----------------|--9^-------------|--9------------9-|
|-5^--------------|---8-------------|-10^-------------|--8--------------|
|-----------------|-8---------------|-10^-------------|-10--------------|
|------------8/10-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


[Bbm7] [Cm7]

|-----------------|-----------------|
|-6---------6-----|-----------------|
|-6---------6---6/|/8---------------| + 2x Figure
|-6---------6---6/|/8---------------|
|---------------8/|/10-----10\8-6-8-|
|-----------------|-----------------|



2.Chorus + 1x Figure
Again, use the voicing suggestions I presented in the 1.Chorus.

Lead Guitar plays this little fill:
[Ebmaj7] [Eb6] [Dbmaj9] [Db6/9] [Bbm7] [Fm7] [G7-9] [C7]

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------8b9r8---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|----8-10---------|-10--------------|-6------/13------|-13------12------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

PM-|


4.Verse:
[Ab] [Cm7] [Dbmaj7] [Fm7]

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-1^--------------|---4/6\4-------4/|/6---------------|--11\------------|
|-1^--------------|---3/5\3-------3/|/5---------------|--10\------------|
|-1^------------3/|/5---------------|-----------------|--------10\8-8-8-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--|--------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--|--------------|

v
[Bbm7] [Cm7]

|-----------------|-----------------| (-----)
|-----------------|-4---------------| (-10\-) Lead Guitar
|-----------------|-3---------------| + 2x Figure (-10\-) plays along
|---6-6-----------|-5---------------| (-----) on this fill
|-----------------|--------10\8-6/8-| (-----)
|-----------------|-----------------| (-----)



2.Bridge:
Rhythm Guitar plays the same as in 1.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 by the Rhythm Guitar 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, the Lead 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

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 - 25th /March /10

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