{title: New frontier}
{artist: Donald Fagen}
{time: 4/4}
{tempo: 124}
{key: E}
{meta: author Frans-Willem Post, 2026-05-06}
{comment: 4/4, 4 = 124}
[E]
{start_of_part: Intro}
[B6] [B9] [D6] [D9] [C#m7] [F#6] [A/B]
[A/E][-][E7] [A/E][-][E7]
[B6] [B9] [D6] [D9] [C#m7] [F#6] [A/B]
[Em7] [E7] [E7sus4] [E7]
{end_of_part}
{start_of_abc}
X:1
M:4/4
L:1/8
K: E
BB ceeg | "A6"f3 "Em/A"(ec4) |
w:Yes we're gon- na have a wing- ding
{end_of_abc}
{start_of_verse: Verse 1}
Yes we're gonna have a [A6]wing-[Em/A]ding
A summer smoker under[E7]ground
[Em7] [E7] [E7sus4] [E7]
It's just a dugout that my [A6]dad [Em/A]built
In case the Reds decide to [E7]push the button down
[Em7] [E7] [E7sus4] [E7]
{end_of_verse}
{start_of_chorus: Chorus 1}
[AM7] We've got provisions and [D9b5]lots of beer
The [C9]keyword is sur[Bb/C]vival on the [A/E]new [E7]frontier [A/E][-][E7]
{end_of_chorus}
{start_of_verse: Verse 2}
Intro[Bb9b5]duce me to that [A6]big [Em/A]blonde
She's got a touch of Tuesday [E7]Weld
[Em7] [E7] [E7sus4] [E7]
She's wearing Ambush and a [A6]French [Em/A]twist
She's got us wild and she can [E7]tell
[Em7] [E7] [E7sus4] [E7]
{end_of_verse}
{start_of_chorus: Chorus 2}
[AM7] She loves to limbo, that [D9b5]much is clear
She's [C9]got the right dy[Bb/C]namic for the [A/E]new [E7]frontier [A/E][-][E7]
{end_of_chorus}
{start_of_abc}
X:2
M:4/4
L:1/8
K: E
Q:1/4=80
=F | "C#/D#"^F"D/E"FF4 | EF"E7+"G2FE"AM7"FC | z4 "E6"z4 |
w:Well I can't wait 'til I move to the ci- ty
{end_of_abc}
{start_of_part: Bridge}
Well [C#/D#]I [D/E]can't wait 'til I [E7aug]move to the [AM7]city [E6]
[DM7] 'Til I [D#7+5]finally make [G#m7]up my mind
To [C#7+5+9]learn design and [F#m7]study [C13-5]over[F#m7/B]seas
{end_of_part}
{start_of_verse: Verse 3}
Do you [Bb9b5]have a steady [A6]boy[Em/A]friend
Cause honey I've been watching [E7]you
[Em7] [E7] [E7sus4] [E7]
I hear you're mad about [A6]Bru[Em/A]beck (Brubeck, Brubeck)
I like your eyes, I like him [E7]too
[Em7] [E7] [E7sus4] [E7]
{end_of_verse}
{start_of_chorus: Chorus 3}
[AM7] He's an artist, a [D9b5]pioneer
We've [C9]got to have some [Bb/C]music on the [A/E]new [E7]frontier [A/E][-][E7]
{end_of_chorus}
{start_of_part: Solo}
[A6] [Em/A] [Em7] [E7]
[A6] [Em/A] [Em7] [E7]
[AM7] [D9b5]
[C9] [Bb/C]
[A/E][-][E7]
[A/E][-][E7]
{end_of_part}
{start_of_part: Bridge}
Well [C#/D#]I [D/E]can't wait 'til I [E7aug]move to the [AM7]city [E6]
[DM7] 'Til I [D#7+5]finally make [G#m7]up my mind
To [C#7+5+9]learn design and [F#m7]study [C13-5]over[F#m7/B]seas
{end_of_part}
{start_of_verse: Verse 4}
Let's pre[Bb9b5]tend that it's the [A6]real [Em/A]thing
And stay together all night [E7]long
[Em7] [E7] [E7sus4] [E7]
And when I really get to [A6]know [Em/A]you
We'll open up the doors and [E7]climb into the dawn
[Em7] [E7] [E7sus4] [E7]
{end_of_verse}
{start_of_chorus: Chorus 4}
[AM7] Confess your passion, your [D9b5]secret fear
Pre[C9]pare to meet the [Bb/C]challenge of the [A/E]new [E7]frontier [A/E][-][E7]
{end_of_chorus}
{start_of_part: Solo}
[B6] [B9] [D6] [D9] [C#m7] [F#6] [A/B]
[A/E][-][E7] [A/E][-][E7]
[B6] [B9] [D6] [D9] [C#m7] [F#6] [F#aug] [A/B]
[A/E][-][E7] [A/E][-][E7]
[B6] [B9] [D6] [D9] [C#m7] [F#6] [A/B]
[A/E][-][E7] [A/E][-][E7]
[B6] [B9] [D6] [D9] [C#m7] [F#6] [F#aug] [A/B]
[A/E][-][E7] [A/E][-][E7]
...
[B6] [B9] [D6] [D9] [C#m7] [F#6] [A/B]
[A/E][-][E7] [A/E][-][E7]
[B6] [B9] [D6] [D9] [C#m7] [F#6] [F#aug] [A/B]
[A/E][-][E7] [A/E][-][E7]
[E]
{end_of_part}