Steely Dan，这个以精良制作和庞杂和声著称的乐队，他们的歌曲总是充斥了故事感和哲思。《Deacon Blues》，出自他们1977年的专辑《AJA》，无疑是他们最受欢迎的歌曲之一。这首歌讲述了一个男人，梦想着成为一名萨克斯演奏家，即使最终可能默默无闻，也要追求自己想要的生活。歌名中的“Deacon Blues”象征着一种失败者的浪漫，一种情愿沉浸在自己的梦想世界中的态度。

歌曲的旋律流畅而富有沾染力，和声庞杂而精致，充斥了爵士乐的即兴感。歌词则充斥了隐喻和诗意，耐人寻味。例如，“I'll Learn to work the saxophone, I play just what I feel”表达了对自由和真我的渴望；“Drink scotch whiskey all night long, And die behind the wheel”则暗示了一种放肆和自我毁灭的倾向。但整首歌并没有沉沦于消极，而是以一种幽默和自嘲的态度，展现了主人公对梦想的执着和对现实的妥协。

弹奏技巧：

• 和弦转换： 《Deacon Blues》的和弦进行异常庞杂，需要熟练掌握各种爵士和弦。建议从慢速练习开始，逐步提高速度。
• 节奏感： 歌曲的节奏感异常重要，需要把握好切分音和swing的感到。
• 音色： 考试考试使用不合的音色，例如清音、过载等，来表达歌曲不合的情感。
• 即兴： 在熟悉歌曲的基础上，可以考试考试进行即兴演奏，增加歌曲的趣味性。

希望这份吉他谱能赞助你更好地舆解和演绎这首经典歌曲。在午夜时分，拿起吉他，奏响《Deacon Blues》，感受那份奇特的爵士情怀。

示范乐谱：

From: [email protected] (Howard Wright (Hman))
Subject: *** CRD : Deacon Blues - Steely Dan ***

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


                      From the album AJA

                      Chords by Howard Wright  ([email protected])

INTRO:
Cmaj7   Gsus2/B   Bbmaj7    Fsus2/A    Dmaj7    Asus2/C#    Cmaj7    Gsus2/B
Ebmaj7    E7#9
VERSE 1:
G13         F13          G/A     F13
This is the day of the expanding man
G13                F13                 G/A      D9
That shape is my shade there where I used to stand
Fmaj7           E7-9       Am7                      Bb13
It seems like only yesterday I gazed through the glass
E7              B7
At ramblers, wild gamblers
   B7#9       E7     B7#9    E7

That's all in the past
G13           F13                 G/A   F13
You call me a fool you say it's a crazy scene
G13              F13            G/A        A7

This one's for real I already bought the dream
Fmaj7          E7-9
So useless to  ask me why
Am7              Gm7        F#maj7  Fmaj7
Throw a kiss and say goodbye
            Csus2/E

I'll make it this time
D9           F/G

I'm ready to cross that fine line
CHORUS:
Am7                    Em7

I'll Learn to work the saxophone
Dm7       Cmaj7

I play just what I feel
Bbmaj7               Am        Am/G   Am/F#  Fmaj7
Drink scotch whiskey all night long
 Csus2/E    Fmaj7(Viii)       Am7

And  die      behind      the wheel
                     Em7 

They got a name for the winners in the world
Dm7      Cmaj7
I want a name when I lose
 Bbmaj7           Am      Am/G   Am/F#  Fmaj7

They call Alabama the crimson tide
Csus2/E     Fmaj7(Viii)  Am7            Em7
Call    me  Deacon       Blues  (Deacon Blues)
Dmaj7    Asus2/C#    Cmaj7    Gsus2/B   Ebmaj7   E7#9
VERSE 2 :    (Chords as VERSE 1)
My back to the wall a victim of laughing chance
This is for me the essence of true romance
Sharing the things we know and love with those of my kind
Libations, sensations which stagger the mind
I crawl like a viper through these suburban streets
Make love to these women languid and bittersweet
I'll rise when the sun goes down
Cover every game in town
A world of my own
I'll make it my home sweet home
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 is the night of the expanding man
G13                F13          G/A      A7
I take one last drag as I approach the stand
Fmaj7             E7-9
I cried when I wrote this song
Am7          Gm7          F#maj7  Fmaj7
Sue me if I play too long
            Csus2/E

This brother is free
D9              F/G
I'll be what I want to be
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...
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