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Morph The Cat

Donald Fagen

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Morph The Cat The intro and the first two verses can be played as the following as tabbed-which may require a certain degree of co-ordination, or the use of a sequencer to record the bass line. Throughout the verses it could be played with the Em and Dm chords over a G bass..or simply with just a G7 or G9 throughout ( as would be the case in most commercially released sheet music.) And with any format such as this, it is recommended one initially play along with the recording a few times in order to get the timing down. small case letters above chord symbols indicate individual notes: c4: middle C, and notes above in that octave... c5: C above middle C c3: C below middle C etc. numbers behind notes will only be indicated when notes enter another octave or begin a new line chord in bracket played on guitar bass: g2 a g d a g d d d g a bb a g g a bb b.... g2 a g d a g d d d g a bb a g g a bb b.... (G7no3)N.C. add elec piano: g3 f g f f g f g f (G7no3)Em Dm Em Dm (G7no3)Em Dm Em Dm g2 a g d a g d d d g a bb a g g a bb b..... g3 f g f f g f g f (G7no3)Em Dm Em Dm (G7no3)Em Dm Em Dm g2 a g d a g d d d g a bb a g g a bb b..... continue similie with lyrics: High above Manhattan town What floats and has a shape like that Fans like us who watch the skies We know it's the Morph the Cat Gliding like a big blue cloud From Tomkins Square to Upper Broadway Beyond the park to Sugar Hill Stops a minute for latte' Em7 He oozes down the heating duct Swims like seaweed down the hall He briefly digs your wiggy pad And seeps out through the wall c5 C b4 b a a g g Cm6/d Gmaj7/d D9 Em/D Kind of like an arc tic mind bath c5 d b b a a g Cm6/d D7 Em7/D D7 Em7 Cool and sweet and slight ly rough d5 d C C b4 b a a G/C D9 G7/d E7sus4 Am/D Li quid light on New York Ci ty A9/C# Dadd9 d B7+9+5 C9 Chris tmas with out the chintzy stuff g3 f g f f g f f d (G7no3)Em Dm Em Dm (G7)Em Dm Em Dm g2 a g d a g d d d g a bb a g g a bb b..... continue simile with lyrics: What exactly does he want This Rabelasian puff of smoke To make you feel all warm and cozy Like you heard a good joke Like you heard an Arlen tune Or bought yourself a crazy hat Like you had a Mango Cooler Ooh- Morph the Cat Em7 He's all the talk in shops and schoolyards Sutton Place - the Automat Players playin' in da Bronx Respect to Morph the Cat c5 C b4 b a a g g Cm6/d Gmaj7/d D9 Em/D Kind of like an arc tic mind bath c5 d b b a a g Cm6/d D7 Em7/D D7 Em7 Cool and sweet and slight ly rough d5 d C C b4 b a a G/C D9 G7/d E7sus4 Am/D Li quid light on New York Ci ty A9/C# Dadd9 d B7+9+5 C9 Chris tmas with out the chintzy stuff Am7/D D7 Am7/D So rich is his char isma Cmaj7 You can almost hear it sing F#m7/b B7 He skims the roofs a4 g a g F#m7/b Em F#m/E Em F#m/E Em And bells begin to sing.. a g a g a g a g g g f# F#m/E Em F#m/E Em F#m/E Em F#m/E Em Cmaj7 Eb/Gb F#m7/b .as verse,guitar with muted trumpet, g3 f g f f g f f d (G7no3)Em Dm Em Dm (G7no3) Em Dm Em Dm g2 a g d a g d d d g a bb a g g a bb b.... g3 f g f f g f f d (G7no3) Em Dm Em Dm (G7no3)Em Dm Em Dm g2 a g d a g d d d g a bb a g g a bb b..... g3 f g f f g f f d (G7no3) Em Dm Em Dm (G7no3)Em Dm Em Dm g2 a g d a g d d d g a bb a g g a bb b..... g3 f g f f g f f d (G7no3) Em Dm Em Dm (G7no3)Em Dm Em Dm g2 a g d a g d d d g a bb a g g a bb b..... Em7 Chi nese cashiers can feel it now Grand old gals at evening mass Young racketeers And teenage models Laughing on the grass c5 C b4 b a a g g Cm6/d Gmaj7/d D9 Em/D Bles sed Yan kees have an ally c5 d b b a a g Cm6/d Em7/D D7 Em7 When this fe line comes to bat d5 d C C b4 b a a G/C D9 G7/d E7sus4 Am/D Brin ging joy to old Man hat tan A9/C# Dadd9 d B7+9+5 C9 All watch the skies for Morph the Cat g3 f g f f g f f d (G7no3) Em Dm Em Dm (G7no3) Em Dm Em Dm g2 a g d a g d d d g a bb a g g a bb b.... repeat and fade
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