Steely Dan were musical innovators, which is reflected in their music, but also in the fact that they made up their very own chord.

Harmonic minor keys are used when writing chords. There is another version of the minor key known as the melodic minor. This is used when writing a melody. Each key signature has two possible keys.

To get into open C from standard tuning, adjust the fifth and fourth strings down a tone, tune the sixth string ... You’ve gone to the trouble of tuning to a major chord. Well, that means ...