The Boston Rag Chords by Steely Dan

Tempo:
152.7 bpm
Chords used:

F

Am

Dm

Bb

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Steely Dan   The Boston Rag chords
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[G] [Em]
[Dm] [Gm] [F]
[Bb] [Eb] [Dm]
[Cm] [G] [F]
[Bb] [Am] [E]
[Gm]
[Dm] [B]
[Bb] [Am] [Gm] [Bb]
[F] [Bb] [F]
[Bb] [F]
[Bb] [F]
[Bb] [F]
[Am] [Em] [F] Early news was [C] good news, [Dm]
and [Em] the feeling [F] was bad at [Am] home.
I
[Em] [G] was out of [Dm] my mind [C] when you were [Dm] on the [F] [Bb] phone.
[F]
[Bb] [F]
[Em] [F] Lonnie was the [C] kingpin [Dm]
back [Em] in [F]
[Am] 1965.
I [G] was singing [F] this song [C] when Lonnie [Dm]
came alive.
[F]
[Am] Bring [Bm] back [F] the Boston [A] Blacks.
[Am] Tell all [A] your buddies [F] that it ain't no [Am] crack.
Bring [G] back
[F] the Boston Blacks.
[A] [Dm] [G]
[F] [E]
[F] [Bb]
[F] [Bb]
[F] [Em]
You [F] were lady [C] face tight.
[Dm] There [Em] was nothing [F] that I could [Am] do.
So [G] I pointed [Dm] my car down, [C] said, I'll [Dm] never [Bb]
[F] move.
[Bb]
[F] [Em]
[F] Lonnie swept the [C] playroom, [Dm] and [Em] he swallowed [F] up all [Am] the town.
[Em] It was 48 [F] hours [C] till Lonnie [Dm] came [Bb] around.
[F] [Am]
Bring [D] back [F] the Boston [A] Blacks.
[Am] Tell all [A] your buddies that [F] it ain't no [Am] crack.
You gotta play on home.
Bring [G] back [F] the Boston Blacks.
[A] [Dm]
[G] [F]
[E]
[Am] [Ab]
[Am]
[Ab] [Am]
[Ab] [Am]
[Dm]
[G] [C]
[Ab] [Am]
[Ab] [Am] Bring
[Dm]
[E]
[Ab] [Am]
[Ab] [Am]
[Dm] [Am] [D]
[Am]
[D] [Am]
[Dm]
[E]
[A] [E] [Am]
[D] [Am]
[D] [Am]
[D] [A]
[D] [A] [Am]
[D] back [F] the Boston [A] Blacks.
Tell [Am]
all your [B] buddies [F] that it ain't no [Am] crack.
Bring back [D] [F] the Boston
[Am] Blacks.
Tell all your [D] buddies that [F] it ain't no [A]
crack.
You gotta bring [Am]
back [Bm] [F] the Boston [Am]
Blacks.
Tell all your [D] buddies that [F] it ain't no [Am] crack.
Bring it back, bring it back now.
Bring [A]
[D] back [F] the Boston [Am]
Blacks.
Tell all [A] your buddies [F] that it ain't no [Am] crack.
You swallow on home.
[A] [F] [Am]
[A] [Am] [D]
Key:  
F
134211111
Am
2311
Dm
2311
Bb
12341111
A
1231
F
134211111
Am
2311
Dm
2311
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To jam and learn the simple chords for Steely Dan - The Boston Rag chords, practice playing C, Dm, Em, F, Bb, F, D, F and Am in sequence. A strategic approach would be to train at 76 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 153. Given the song's key of A Minor, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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[G] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[Dm] _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[Bb] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ [G] _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [E] _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [Am] _ [Gm] _ [Bb] _ _
_ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ _
[Am] _ [Em] _ _ _ [F] Early news was [C] good news, _ [Dm] _ _
and [Em] the feeling [F] was bad at [Am] _ home.
I _ _
[Em] [G] was out of [Dm] my mind [C] when you were [Dm] _ on the _ [F] _ [Bb] _ phone.
[F] _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [F] Lonnie was the [C] _ kingpin _ [Dm] _ _
back [Em] in _ _ _ [F] _ _
[Am] 1965. _ _ _ _ _ _
I [G] was singing [F] this song [C] when Lonnie _ [Dm] _ _
came _ alive.
_ [F] _ _
[Am] Bring _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] back [F] the _ Boston [A] Blacks. _
_ _ [Am] Tell all [A] your buddies [F] that it ain't no [Am] crack. _ _
_ _ _ Bring [G] back _
[F] the Boston _ _ Blacks.
_ [A] _ [Dm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
You [F] were lady _ [C] face tight.
[Dm] _ _ There [Em] was nothing [F] that I could [Am] _ do.
_ So _ [G] I pointed [Dm] my car down, [C] said, I'll [Dm] _ never _ _ _ [Bb] _
[F] move.
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[F] Lonnie swept the [C] _ playroom, _ [Dm] _ _ and [Em] he swallowed [F] up all [Am] the _ town.
_ _ _ [Em] It was 48 _ [F] _ hours [C] till Lonnie _ [Dm] _ came _ _ [Bb] around.
_ [F] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
Bring [D] back _ [F] the _ Boston [A] Blacks.
_ _ _ [Am] Tell all [A] your buddies that [F] it ain't no [Am] crack.
You gotta play on home.
Bring [G] back _ [F] the Boston _ Blacks.
_ [A] _ _ [Dm] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
[Ab] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ [Am] _ Bring _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ [E] _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [Am] _ _
_ [D] back _ [F] the Boston [A] Blacks.
Tell _ _ _ [Am] _
all your [B] buddies [F] that it ain't no [Am] crack.
_ _ _ _ _ Bring back [D] _ [F] the Boston _
[Am] Blacks.
_ _ _ Tell all your [D] buddies that [F] it ain't no [A]
crack.
You gotta bring _ _ [Am] _ _
back [Bm] _ [F] the Boston _ [Am] _
Blacks.
_ _ Tell all your [D] buddies that [F] it ain't no [Am] crack.
Bring it back, bring it back now.
Bring [A]
[D] back [F] the _ Boston [Am] _
Blacks.
_ _ Tell all [A] your buddies [F] that it ain't no [Am] crack.
You swallow on home.
_ [A] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ [A] _ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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