King Of The World by Steely Dan ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- King of the World - Steely Dan ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Kent I don't know where they get their guitarists, but whoever they got for this album, made this song: Intro: quiet wah type thing e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-/7-7------/7-7---7-----/7-7------/7-7---7---------------------------------| E|------8-10------8------------8-10------8-----------------------------------| when the bass chords kick in, you pick it up a little: e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-/7-7-----/7-7------/7-7------/7-x-7-x-7-----------------------------------| E|------8-10-----8-10------8-10----------------------------------------------| repeat main part fades in (with reverb or something). this is played throughout the verses: strum the chords e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-5--5-7-7-9--9--9h11-------------------------------------------------------------| G|-5--5-7-7-9--9--9--trill-around-with-that-hammer-on-maybe------------------------| D|-5--5-7-7-9--9--9h12-------------------------------------------------------------| A|---7---9---11--------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| hit a bunch of high e's on the 12th fret after "old ham radio" I plagiarized the bridge from some one else's tab: " [Bm7]No marigolds in the promised [CMaj7] land, [C]There's a hole in the [G] ground where they[D]used to grow [Bm7]Any man left on the[CMaj7] Rio Grande [Em7]Is the[D]king of the world as far as[A]I know " I think I prefer D/F# instead of Bm7 here, not that it really matters much little fills: e|--------------------------------------------12-16------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------12-13-------------------------| G|---------7-7/9------10-9-7-9------------------------------some-crazy-----------| D|---9h10p9-------------------10-5/7--------------------------arpeggio-rip-------| A|--7----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-8-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 1:14 1:21 1:29 1:35 bridge again sick organ riff: E|-------10--14-10--12-------10----12-10--------13--------11/13---| B|--12-10--12-----12----12-10--8-10-----13p12-11--11p10-9---------| G|-9--------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-11/13---------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| this is all ripped off from the same tab (almost exactly): " [Instrumental break] [Am7] [Bm7] [E] [E] [Am7] [Bm7] [CMaj7] [CMaj7] [FMaj7] [Em7] [EbMaj7] [Dm7] [DbMaj7] [Cm7] [F] Keyboard Interlude (tabbed for guitar)--Repeat several times. E|-2---3---5---5--3---3--5--7--5--3--| B|-3---5---7---7--2---5--7--8--7--5--| G|-0--------------0------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------| [Am7I'm reading[Em7]last years papers [Am7]Although[Em7]I don't know why [Am7]Assassins, cons and[Em7]rapers [C]Might as[G]well[A]die " more fills: e|----12---------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-/12--12h10--10h12p10------------------------10----------------------------| G|-----------11--------11b-9-----------------12--11-12-----------------------| D|----------------------------------9h10p9-12--------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 3:02 3:06 e|-15p14--12-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|------15--13-15-12-13-12/13------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------12-12---------------------------| D|---------------------------------x9x9x10x10--------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 3:09 3:17 e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------13p12p11h12---------------------| G|---------------12/11/12------------12p11h12--------------------------------| D|-x9x9-9/10/9/10--------------/9-9-9----------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 3:21 3:24 bridge again, and organ riff yeah, i'm not gonna touch the outro solo | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note =============================================================================== www.TAB6.com