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Kulee Baba by Steely Dan




                                Kulee Baba







Tuning: Standard


INTRO/CHORUS (Ending 1 | Ending 2)
[Note: For the Intro, the first chord in played once more before entering the first verse.]

e|-9---11---8----8---|-11-|
B|-8---11---8----9---|-11-|
G|-8---10---10---9---|-13-|
D|-7---9----10---x---|-10-|
A|-x---x----x----9---|-x--|
E|-x---x----x----x---|-x--|

"Kulee /Baba /coming your way /every Sunday /live from /nowhere! /Satellite relay, 
/hello Broadway!"


VERSE

PART 1

e|-10---11---12---12---10---10---11---11---|
B|-8----10---10---12---8----11---9----11---|
G|-8----10---10---12---8----10---8----9----|
D|-8----10---10---10---8----10---8----8----|
A|-10---0----0----0----10---10---8----8----|
E|-8----x----x----x----8----x----x----x----|

"My nom d'voyage is Mc/Swain. I /carry the proper /papers. I /seek the primal /rhythms 
of the /bush. /"

"My suit is a bright Irish /green. The /color and cut are /striking. I'm /something of a 
/standout in the /crowd."

"..."


PART 2
[Note: This part is not played during the second verse.]

e|-x--x--11-x--10---12-10-11---9--10-9--8--|
B|-10-10-9--9--8----10-x--11---10--11-10-9-|
G|-10-11-8--10-8----10-10-10---11-12-11-10-|
D|-8--12-10-8--8----11-10-9----12-13-12-11-|
A|-x--9--x--8--10---x--9--x----x--x--x--x--|
E|-10-x--x--x--x----x--x--9----x--x--x--x--|

"I pre/serve great /moments /as they /come. I'm /sure this /must be /one. / / / / /"

"[See Note Above]"

"Sweet /holy /Jesus /what a /night. St. /Augu/stine was /right. / / / / /"


PART 3

e|-10---11---x----11---x----10---11---x----11-x--9---4---3---11-|
B|-8----10---9----11---8----8----10---9----11-8--9---4---3---11-|
G|-8----10---10---10---8----8----10---10---10-8--8---3---2---10-|
D|-8----10---8----10---9----8----10---8----10-9--8---3---1---8--|
A|-10---0----8----0----10---10---0----8----0--10-x---x---2---9--|
E|-8----x----x----x----11---8----x----x----x--11-x---x---x---x--|

"Brightly colored dancers on the /screen are /no more than prelude to the /ritual 
un/folding. No /white man's eyes have ever /seen the /cruel primeval /rite that /you're 
/beholding. / / / /"

"Bored with my chief engi/neer I'll /mingle with the mob for /all the folks at /home. 
I'm /tasting the local /beer, and /half the crew is /dancing /in the /foam. / / / /"

"The cameraman began the Kulee /Baba. The /broadcast was over. Our /featured friends 
were /gone. I /heard there's a bash in /New Orleans. So /long for now we /must be /moving 
/on, / mo/ving on / /"












| /   slide up
| \   slide down
| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off
| ~   vibrato
| +   harmonic
| x   Mute note
| b   Bend
| pb  Pre-bend
| br  Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend










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