Steely Dan - Third World Man Chords & Tabs

    ___________________
   / 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


* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
*                                                                 *
*    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


[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/steely_dan/third_world_man_tab.html ]
 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
**********
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
Just mail me at Maitinin@gmail.com with questions, comments and corrections!