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Rikki Dont Lose That Number by Steely Dan - Guitar Chords

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Version 1 Version 2 Version 3

            Chords Used:
E9       022432 (no3)
Dsus2    xx0230
Asus2    x02200
Esus4    022200
E        022100
C#       x4666x
B        x2444x
F#m7     24222x
B7+9     x2123x
G        320033
A        x0222x
D        xx0232
C        x32010
Em       022000
Fmaj7    x33210
G6       x55430
Amaj7    x02120
G#m7     464444
C#m7     x46454


[Intro]
E9

[Verse 1]
Dsus2                  Asus2           E
       We hear you're leaving, that's okay
Dsus2                Asus2                E            C#    B
       I thought our little wild time had just begun
Dsus2                       Asus2                       E
       I guess you kind of scared yourself, you turn and run
F#m7                      Asus2               B7+9
       But if you have a change of heart ...

[Chorus]
E9
Rikki don't lose that number
                 G
You don't wanna call nobody else
A                 G              D
  Send it off in a letter to yourself
C
Rikki don't lose that number
         Em
It's the only one you own
           C                 Asus2
You might use it if you feel better
             E9
When you get home

[Verse 2]
Dsus2          Asus2                      E
      I have a friend in town, he's heard your name
Dsus2               Asus2           E               C#    B
      We can go out driving on Slow Hand Row
Dsus2                 Asus2                   E
      We could stay inside and play games, I don't know
F#m7                      Asus2               B7+9
     And you could have a change of heart

[Chorus]
E9
Rikki don't lose that number
                 G
You don't wanna call nobody else
A                 G              D
  Send it off in a letter to yourself
C
Rikki don't lose that number
         Em
It's the only one you own
           C                 Asus2
You might use it if you feel better
             E9
When you get home

[Guitar Solo] (again, listen for the timing on the album)
NOTE - The solo goes right into the bridge, see bottom of this document for the tab key

    E            Dsus2          Asus2                E
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--15b17r15p12--15b17~------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------14b16r14p12--14b16~---------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------11b13r11p9--11b13~----|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

   E
e|------------------------12-15b16--12---------------------------------------|
B|-------------12-----15----------------14b15r14p12--14-12--12b13------------|
G|-x-x--14b16-----14---------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------14~--------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

    Dsus2             Asus2
e|---------------------15----------------------------------------12----------|
B|--------------------------------------------15----15----15-----------------|
G|-14b16r14----------------14b16(hold-bend)------16----16----16-------16r14--|
D|--------------14~----------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

   G
e|-----------------3------------3--------------------------------------------|
B|-------------6-------------3-----------------------------------------------|
G|----5b7~------------5b7~---------5b7~----3--x------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------3~--------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

   Fmaj7                             G6
e|-------x--------------------5----------------------------------------------|
B|-----x----/5--5-5-5-8-8-8-8-5-x-x------3--5--------------------------------|
G|--------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-x-x--/4--------4~-------2b4r2p0--------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

   Fmaj7                   Em                Dsus2
e|-------------------------------------------10/12-x-x-5/7-------------------|
B|--------0----------------------------------10/12-x-x-5/7---x---------------|
G|--2-----0----2p0--2--------------------------------------x---------7-------|
D|-----2---------------0----2------12tr14------------------x----7h9--7--7h9--|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------0---------------------------------------------|

   Asus2                               E
e|-------------------------------------12--12----12----12----12--------------|
B|--x--------------------------------------------12----12--------------------|
G|--x--14-----14------------14-14------13--14----------13----14--------------|
D|-----14h16--14-14-0-------14-16p14-----------------------------------------|
A|--------------------14h16--------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

   Esus4
e|---12----12----12--12------------------------------------------------------|
B|---12----------12----------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------13----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Bridge]
(the guitar fills start at the end of the line and
finish just before the next)

Amaj7                         G#m7
    You tell yourself you're not my kind
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|------4-------2-----|
D|------6p4-----2h4p2-|
A|-----------7--------|
E|--------------------|

Amaj7                   C#m7
    But you don't even know your mind
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|---2/4\2/4\2--------|
D|---2/4\2/4\2--------|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|

F#m7                      Asus2           B7+9
    And you could have a change of heart

[Chorus]
E9
Rikki don't lose that number
                 G
You don't wanna call nobody else
A                 G              D
  Send it off in a letter to yourself
C
Rikki don't lose that number
         Em
It's the only one you own
           C                 Asus2
You might use it if you feel better
             E9
When you get home

E9
       Rikki don't lose that number                   Rikki don't lose that number.
                              Rikki don't lose that number


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| h   Hammer-on
| p   Pull-off
| b   Bend
| r   Release
| ~   Vibrato
| x   Dead note
| /   Slide up
| \   Slide down
| tr  Trill

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