MY BOOK OF ESSAYS IS OUT NOW! AMAZON: https://amzn.to/3dk14yu EVERYWHERE ELSE: https://bit.ly/3qJEbHT . HELP ME MAKE MORE VIDEOS: http://www.patreon.com/nerdwriter VISIT WISECRACK HERE: http://bit.ly/1xPTaB7 SOURCES AND FURTHER READING: Howard Wright, “Steely Dan: The Mu Major Chord” 2011 http://www.hakwright.co.uk/steelydan/mu-major.html Marc Myers, “How Steely Dan Created Deacon Blues” (via The Wall Street Journal) http://www.wsj.com/articles/how-steely-dan-created-deacon-blues-1441727645 Howard Wright, “The Birth of the Mu Major Chord” (via Mizar6) http://www.writingaffairs.com/blog/mizar6/?p=844 Dylan Jones, “Icon: Donald Fagen” (via GQ) 2014 http://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/donald-fagen-steely-dan-aja Steely Dan, Deacon Blues sheet music (via musicnotes.com) http://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0088060 Roger Nichols, Steely Dan Producer quote: http://forum.cockos.com/archive/index.php/t-75136.html Saxophonist Pete Christlieb Discusses His 'Deacon Blues' Solo on Steely Dan's 'Aja' Album https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LKMkCLSO7s Ryan Reed, “36 Years Ago: Steely Dan Release ‘Aja’” (via Ultimate Classic Rock) http://ultimateclassicrock.com/steely-dan-aja-album-released/ Classic Albums: Steely Dan's Aja - Deacon Blues https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfS5zCCZGWI