#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## MY GUITAR WANTS TO KILL YOUR MAMA (Bassline) As recorded by Frank Zappa / the Mothers of Invention (From the 1970 Album WEASELS RIPPED MY FLESH) Words and Music by Frank Zappa Arranged by Frank Zappa Transcribed by Gut Suitman Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bass' Gtr II (D A D G B E) - 'Sax' Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Keyboards' Intro Q=115 G F G 4/4 Gtr I W e e E S S S S E +E e e e E S S S S E +E e |------------||--0-0-10-7-10---7-10-(10)-7-|--0--0-10-7-10---7-10-(10)-7--|| |------------||o---------------------------|-----------------------------o|| |------------||o---------------------------|-----------------------------o|| |------------||----------------------------|------------------------------|| | | Gtr II | H. Q W +H Q Q |------------||----------------------------|------------------------------|| |------------||o---------------------------|-----------------------------o|| |------------||----------------------------|------------------------------|| |------------||----------------------------|------------------------------|| |------------||o---------------------------|-----------------------------o|| |---------5--||--3-------------------------|-(3)--------------------5-----|| 1st Verse G7 Gtr I e e E S S S S E +E e e e E S S S S E +E e 4x ||--0-0-10--7-10---7-10-(10)-7-|--0--0-10--7-10-----7-10-(10)-7--|| ||o----------------------------|--------------------------------o|| ||o----------------------------|--------------------------------o|| ||-----------------------------|---------------------------------|| | | Gtr II | E e E. S S S E +Q E e E. S +Q Q 4x ||-----------------------------|---------------------------------|| ||o---3--3-----6---6--6--(6)---|-----3--3-----6-(6)-------------o|| ||-------------5---5--5--(5)---|--------------5-(5)--------------|| ||----5--5---------------------|-----5--5------------------------|| ||o----------------------------|--------------------------------o|| ||--3--------------------------|-(3)-----------------------5-----|| W +H Q Q C7 e e S S S S S S S S E E e e S S S S +H |-----------------------------------|----------------------------| |-10-10-10--8------------------8--9-|-10-10-10--------8--(8)-----| |-------------10-10---10---10-------|-----------8-10-------------| |-----------------------------------|----------------------------| | | E e E. S S S E +Q E e E. S +Q Q |-----3--3--------3----3-3----(3)---|-----3--3-------------------| |-----5--5--------3----3-3----(3)---|-----5--5--------3--(3)-----| |-----------------------------------|----------------10-(10)-----| |-----------------------------------|----------------------------| |-----3--3--------3----3-3----(3)---|-----3--3--------8--(8)-----| |-----------------------------------|----------------------------| D7 Eb e e S S S S S S S S E E e e E. S +Q E E |-------------------------------------|----------------------------| |-12-12-12-------------------------10-|-12-12-12--12-(12)--0s12\---| |-----------10-12-12---12---12-12-----|----------------------------| |-------------------------------------|----------------------------| | | E e E. S S S E +Q E e E. S +H |-----2--2---------0----0-0----(0)----|-----2--2---3--(3)----------| |-----3--3---------1----1-1----(1)----|-----3--3---4--(4)----------| |-------------------------------------|----------------------------| |-------------------------------------|----------------------------| |------------------0----0-0----(0)----|----------------------------| |-----0--0----------------------------|-----0--0---1--(1)----------| 1st Chorus G7+9 e e E +E e e E +E e e E +E S E S +S S E |-0-0-10-(10)\-0-0-10-(10)\-|-0-0-10-(10)\-4-5-6-(6)-7-7-| |---------------------------|----------------------------| |---------------------------|----------------------------| |---------------------------|----------------------------| e e E +E e e E +E e e E +E S E S E S S |-0-0-10-(10)\-0-0-10-(10)\-|-0-0-10-(10)\-4-5-7-3-5-3-| |---------------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------------|--------------------------| C Q. S S Q. S S Q. S S Q. S S |-5-----5-3-5-----5-3-|-5-----5-3-5-----7-5-| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| | | Gtr II | E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |----5---------5------|----5---------5------| |----5---------5------|----5---------5------| |----3---------3------|----3---------3------| |---------------------|---------------------| D Q. S S Q. S S H E e S S E |-7-----7-5-7-----7-5-|-7------7-10-12-12---| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| | | E Q E E Q E W |----5---------5------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |----7---------7------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |----5---------5------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| 2nd Verse G7 Gtr I e e E. S S S E +E e e e E. S S S E +E e |-0-0-10--7-10-7-10-(10)-7-|-0--0-10--7-10--7-10-(10)-7-| |--------------------------|----------------------------| |--------------------------|----------------------------| |--------------------------|----------------------------| | | Gtr II | E e E. S S S E +Q E e E. S +Q Q |--------------------------|----------------------------| |---3--3--6----6--6--(6)---|----3--3--6-(6)-------------| |---------5----5--5--(5)---|----------5-(5)-------------| |---5--5-------------------|----5--5--------------------| |--------------------------|----------------------------| |--------------------------|-----------------------5----| H. Q G7 e e E. S S S E +E e e e E. S S S E +E e 3x ||--0-0-10--7-10-7-10-(10)-7-|--0--0-10--7-10--7-10-(10)-7--|| ||o--------------------------|-----------------------------o|| ||o--------------------------|-----------------------------o|| ||---------------------------|------------------------------|| | | E e E. S S S E +Q E e E. S +Q Q 3x ||---------------------------|------------------------------|| ||o---3--3--6----6--6--(6)---|-----3--3--6-(6)-------------o|| ||----------5----5--5--(5)---|-----------5-(5)--------------|| ||----5--5-------------------|-----5--5---------------------|| ||o--------------------------|-----------------------------o|| ||--3------------------------|-(3)--------------------5-----|| W +H Q Q C7 e e S S S S S S S S E E e e S S S S +H |-----------------------------------|----------------------------| |-10-10-10--8------------------8--9-|-10-10-10--------8--(8)-----| |-------------10-10---10---10-------|-----------8-10-------------| |-----------------------------------|----------------------------| | | E e E. S S S E +Q E e E. S +Q Q |-----3--3--------3----3-3----(3)---|-----3--3-------------------| |-----5--5--------3----3-3----(3)---|-----5--5--------3--(3)-----| |-----------------------------------|----------------10-(10)-----| |-----------------------------------|----------------------------| |-----3--3--------3----3-3----(3)---|-----3--3--------8--(8)-----| |-----------------------------------|----------------------------| D7 Eb e e S S S S S S S S E E e e E. S +Q E E |-------------------------------------|----------------------------|| |-12-12-12-------------------------10-|-12-12-12--12-(12)--0s12\---|| |-----------10-12-12---12---12-12-----|----------------------------|| |-------------------------------------|----------------------------|| | | E e E. S S S E +Q E e E. S +H |-----2--2---------0----0-0----(0)----|-----2--2---3--(3)----------|| |-----3--3---------1----1-1----(1)----|-----3--3---4--(4)----------|| |-------------------------------------|----------------------------|| |-------------------------------------|----------------------------|| |------------------0----0-0----(0)----|----------------------------|| |-----0--0----------------------------|-----0--0---1--(1)----------|| Interlude I Dm Eb/D Dm Eb/D S S S S +S S E S S S S +S S E S S S S +S S E S S S S +S S E ||---5-7-7-7-(7)-7-7--5--7-7-7-(7)-7-7-|--5-7-7-7-(7)-7-7--5--7-7-7-(7)-7-7---|| ||o------------------------------------|-------------------------------------o|| ||o------------------------------------|-------------------------------------o|| ||-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|| | | < > < > | H Q. E H Q. E ||-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|| ||o-10---------------11----------------|-10---------------11-----------------o|| ||--10---------------12----------------|-10---------------12------------------|| ||-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|| ||o------------------------------------|-------------------------------------o|| ||-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|| Interlude II N.C. S S E +Q S S S S +E e S S E +Q S S S S +E e |--------------------------|--------------------------| |-9-7-9-(9)--9---9-7-(7)-9-|-9-7-9-(9)--9---9-7-(7)-9-| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| | | S S E +Q S S S S +E e S S E +Q S S S S +E e |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |-9-7-9-(9)--9---9-7-(7)-9-|-9-7-9-(9)--9---9-7-(7)-9-| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| S S E +Q S S S S +E +E S S S S S S S S e e E S S |-----------------------------|---------------------------| |-9-7-9-(9)--9---9-7-(7)-(7)\-|-7---7-7---7-7---9-9-------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------7-7-| |-----------------------------|---------------------------| | | S S E +Q S S S S +E e S S S S S S S S e e Q |-----------------------------|---------------------------| |-----------------------------|-7---7-7---7-7---9-9-------| |-----------------------------|-7---7-7---7-7---9-9-------| |-9-7-9-(9)--9---9-7-(7)--9---|---------------------------| |-----------------------------|---------------------------| |-----------------------------|---------------------------| Acoustic Guitar Solo A W +H Q. S S 3x ||-------------------|------------------------|| ||o--7---------------|-(7)-------------------o|| ||o------------------|-------------------7-7-o|| ||-------------------|------------------------|| | | Gtr III | Q Q E Q. Q Q E Q. 3x ||-------------------|------------------------|| ||o-15--14--12-14----|-15---14--12--14-------o|| ||--14--14--14-14----|-14---14--14--14--------|| ||-------------------|------------------------|| ||o------------------|-----------------------o|| ||-------------------|------------------------|| D N.C. W +H S S S S +E e |------------------|-------------------7-5---------7-|| |--7---------------|-(7)-------------------8-7-(7)---|| |------------------|---------------------------------|| |------------------|---------------------------------|| | | Gtr II | Q Q E Q. S S S S S S S S S S S S +E e |------------------|---------------------------------|| |-15--14--12-14----|--7----7-7---7-7-----------------|| |-14--14--14-14----|--7----7-7---7-7-----------------|| |------------------|--7----7-7---7-7-----------------|| |------------------|-------------------5-3-1-0-(0)-5-|| |------------------|---------------------------------|| Last Verse G7 Gtr I e e E S S S S E +E e e e E S S S S E +E e 3x ||--0-0-10--7-10---7-10-(10)-7-|--0--0-10--7-10-----7-10-(10)-7--|| ||o----------------------------|--------------------------------o|| ||o----------------------------|--------------------------------o|| ||-----------------------------|---------------------------------|| | | Gtr II | E e E. S S S E +Q E e E. S +Q Q 3x ||-----------------------------|---------------------------------|| ||o---3--3-----6---6--6--(6)---|-----3--3-----6-(6)-------------o|| ||-------------5---5--5--(5)---|--------------5-(5)--------------|| ||----5--5---------------------|-----5--5------------------------|| ||o----------------------------|--------------------------------o|| ||--3--------------------------|-(3)-----------------------5-----|| W +H Q Q e e E S S S S E +E e e e E S S S S E +E e |-0-0-10--7-10---7-10-(10)-7-|--0--0-10--7-10-----7-10-(10)-7-| |----------------------------|--------------------------------| |----------------------------|--------------------------------| |----------------------------|--------------------------------| | | E e E. S S S E +Q E e E. S +Q Q |----------------------------|--------------------------------| |---3--3-----6---6--6--(6)---|-----3--3-----6-(6)-------------| |------------5---5--5--(5)---|--------------5-(5)-------------| |---5--5---------------------|-----5--5-----------------------| |----------------------------|--------------------------------| |-3--------------------------|-(3)----------------------------| W +H H C7 e e S S S S S S S S E E e e S S S S +H |-----------------------------------|--------------------------| |-10-10-10--8------------------8--9-|-10-10-10-------8-(8)-----| |-------------10-10---10---10-------|-----------8-10-----------| |-----------------------------------|--------------------------| | | E e E. S S S E +Q E e E. S +Q Q |-----3--3--------3----3-3----(3)---|-----3--3-----------------| |-----5--5--------3----3-3----(3)---|-----5--5-------6-(6)-----| |-----------------------------------|----------------7-(7)-----| |-----------------------------------|--------------------------| |-----3--3--------3----3-3----(3)---|-----3--3-------8-(8)-----| |-----------------------------------|--------------------------| D7 Eb e e S S S S S S S S E E e e E. S +Q E E |-------------------------------------|----------------------------| |-12-12-12-------------------------10-|-12-12-12--12-(12)--0s12\---| |-----------10-12-12---12---12-12-----|----------------------------| |-------------------------------------|----------------------------| | | E e E. S S S E +Q E e E. S +H |-----2--2---------0----0-0----(0)----|-----2--2---3--(3)----------| |-----3--3---------1----1-1----(1)----|-----3--3---4--(4)----------| |-------------------------------------|----------------------------| |-------------------------------------|----------------------------| |------------------0----0-0----(0)----|----------------------------| |-----0--0----------------------------|-----0--0---1--(1)----------| Last Chorus G7+9 e e E +E e e E +E e e E +E S E S +S S E |-0-0-10-(10)\-0-0-10-(10)\-|-0-0-10-(10)\-4-5-6-(6)-7-7-| |---------------------------|----------------------------| |---------------------------|----------------------------| |---------------------------|----------------------------| e e E +E e e E +E e e E +E S E S E S S |-0-0-10-(10)\-0-0-10-(10)\-|-0-0-10-(10)\-4-5-7-3-5-3-| |---------------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------------|--------------------------| C Q. S S Q. S S Q. S S Q. S S |-5-----5-3-5-----5-3-|-5-----5-3-5-----7-5-| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| | | Gtr II | E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |----5---------5------|----5---------5------| |----5---------5------|----5---------5------| |----3---------3------|----3---------3------| |---------------------|---------------------| D Q. S S Q. S S H E e S S E |-7-----7-5-7-----7-5-|-7------7-10-12-12---| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| | | E Q E E Q E W |----5---------5------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |----7---------7------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |----5---------5------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| Guitar Solo G7 Gtr I e e E S S S S E +E e e e E S S S S E +E e 8x ||--0-0-10--7-10---7-10-(10)-7-|--0--0-10--7-10-----7-10-(10)-7--|| ||o----------------------------|--------------------------------o|| ||o----------------------------|--------------------------------o|| ||-----------------------------|---------------------------------|| | | Gtr II | E e E. S S S E +Q E e E. S +Q Q 8x ||-----------------------------|---------------------------------|| ||o---3--3-----6---6--6--(6)---|-----3--3-----6-(6)-------------o|| ||-------------5---5--5--(5)---|--------------5-(5)--------------|| ||----5--5---------------------|-----5--5------------------------|| ||o----------------------------|--------------------------------o|| ||--3--------------------------|-(3)-----------------------5-----|| W +H Q Q e e E S S S S E +E e e e E S S S S E +E e |-0-0-10--7-10---7-10-(10)-7-|--0--0-10--7-10-----7-10-(10)-7-| |----------------------------|--------------------------------| |----------------------------|--------------------------------| |----------------------------|--------------------------------| | | E e E. S S S E +Q E e E. S +Q Q |----------------------------|--------------------------------| |---3--3-----6---6--6--(6)---|-----3--3-----6-(6)-------------| |------------5---5--5--(5)---|--------------5-(5)-------------| |---5--5---------------------|-----5--5-----------------------| |----------------------------|--------------------------------| |-3--------------------------|-(3)-----------------------5----| W +H Q Q e e E S S S S E +E e e e E S S S S E +E e |-0-0-10--7-10---7-10-(10)-7-|--0--0-10--7-10-----7-10-(10)-7-| |----------------------------|--------------------------------| |----------------------------|--------------------------------| |----------------------------|--------------------------------| | | E e E. S S S E +Q E e E. S +Q Q |----------------------------|--------------------------------| |---3--3-----6---6--6--(6)---|-----3--3-----6-(6)-------------| |------------5---5--5--(5)---|--------------5-(5)-------------| |---5--5---------------------|-----5--5-----------------------| |----------------------------|--------------------------------| |-3--------------------------|-(3)-----------------------5----| W +H Q Q e e E S S S S E +E e e e E S S S S E +E e |-0-0-10--7-10---7-10-(10)-7-|--0--0-10--7-10-----7-10-(10)-7--| |----------------------------|---------------------------------| |----------------------------|---------------------------------| |----------------------------|---------------------------------| | | E e E. S S S E +Q E e E. S +Q Q |----------------------------|---------------------------------| |---3--3-----6---6--6--(6)---|-----3--3-----6-(6)--------------| |------------5---5--5--(5)---|--------------5-(5)--------------| |---5--5---------------------|-----5--5------------------------| |----------------------------|---------------------------------| |-3--------------------------|-(3)-----------------------5-----| W +H Q Q e e E S S S S E +E e e e E S S S S E +E e |-0-0-10--7-10---7-10-(10)-7-|--0--0-10--7-10-----7-10-(10)-7-| |----------------------------|--------------------------------| |----------------------------|--------------------------------| |----------------------------|--------------------------------| | | E e E. S S S E +Q E e E. S +Q Q |----------------------------|--------------------------------| |---3--3-----6---6--6--(6)---|-----3--3-----6-(6)-------------| |------------5---5--5--(5)---|--------------5-(5)-------------| |---5--5---------------------|-----5--5-----------------------| |----------------------------|--------------------------------| |-3--------------------------|-(3)-----------------------5----| W +H Q Q e e E S S S S E +E e e e E S S S S E +E e |-0-0-10--7-10---7-10-(10)-7-|--0--0-10--7-10-----7-10-(10)-7--*| |----------------------------|---------------------------------*| |----------------------------|---------------------------------*| |----------------------------|---------------------------------*| | | E e E. S S S E +Q E e E. S +Q Q |----------------------------|---------------------------------*| |---3--3-----6---6--6--(6)---|-----3--3-----6-(6)--------------*| |------------5---5--5--(5)---|--------------5-(5)--------------*| |---5--5---------------------|-----5--5------------------------*| |----------------------------|---------------------------------*| |-3--------------------------|-(3)-----------------------5-----*| W +H Q Q Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide - natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls <> - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths *************************************************************************************** * Generated using Power Tab Editor by Brad Larsen - http://powertab.guitarnetwork.org * ***************************************************************************************