#----------------------------------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 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 B E) - 'Lead Guitar' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Sped-up Woodwinds' Gtr III (D A D G B E) - 'Sped-up Sax' Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Acoustic Guitar' Intro Q=115 4/4 Gtr I Wx5 |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| 1st Verse G7 |-3-| Wx7 S E. Q S E. S S S S S |------------|-------------------------------| |------------|-------------------------------| |------------|-------------------------------| |------------|------5----------(3)-(0)-3-----| |------------|-3S5-----(3)S(5)-----------5-4-| |------------|-------------------------------| C7 D7 Eb W +H H W +H H |----------|-------------|----------|-------------| |----------|-------------|----------|-------------| |----------|-------------|----------|-------------| |----------|-------------|----------|-------------| |-3--------|-(3)---------|-5--------|-(5)---------| |----------|-------------|----------|-------------| Chorus G7+9 E E Q E E Q E E Q E S S E E |-----------------|----------------------| |-----(3)---------|----------------------| |------3-------3--|-----3--3-----3b3.5-0-| |-----------------|----------3-0---------| |-----------------|----------------------| |-3-3------3-3----|-3-3------------------| |-3-| E E Q E E Q E E E S S S E S S E S S |---------------|--------------------------| |---------------|--------------------------| |-----3------3--|-----3--------------------| |---------------|-------5p3p0-3------------| |---------------|---------------5S3-1-3-1--| |-3-3----3-3----|-3-3----------------------| C Q. S S Q. S S Q. S S Q. S S |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-3----3-1-3----3-1-|-3----3-1-3----5-3-| |-------------------|-------------------| D Q. S S Q. S S E S S E S S E S S S S E |-------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------|-----------------------6---| |-------------------|---------3---3-5-3-5S7-----| |---------------3-0-|-3-5-3-5---5---------------| |-5----5-3-5--------|---------------------------| |-------------------|---------------------------| 2nd Verse G7 Wx7 H. E S S |------------|---------------| |------------|---------------| |------------|---------------| |------------|---------0-3h5-| |------------|---------------| |------------|---------------| C7 D7 Eb W +H Q S S. S. W +H H |----------|-------------------|----------|-------------|| |----------|-------------------|----------|-------------|| |----------|-------------------|----------|-------------|| |----------|-------------------|----------|-------------|| |-3--------|-(3)---------3--4--|-5--------|-(5)---------|| |----------|-------------------|----------|-------------|| Interlude I Dm Gtr II E E +E E +E E +E E |----10--(10)------------------------| |---(10)-(10)------------8--(8)------| |---------------7---(7)-(9)-(9)------| |-------------(10)-(10)--------------| |---------------------------------8--| |-------------------------------(11)-| Eb/D |---3---| +E E E E E E E E E |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------8---13---12---8---10---7------| |-------8--(10)-(11)-(12)-(6)-(10)-(8)--7--| |--(8)-(8)-----------------------------(7)-| |-(11)-------------------------------------| Dm H S S S S S S S S |----------------8-------------------------| |-10--------10--(8)--10---9---8------------| |-(9)------(10)-----(10)-(9)-(7)---9---10--| |--------------------------------(10)-(12)-| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| | | Gtr III | W |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| Eb/D T T T T T T T T T T E. +E Q. |---------------------------------------------8--(8)--5---------|| |--------------------------------------------(2)-(2)-(1)--------|| |---9---8----9---8---7----8---7---2---3---4---------------------|| |-(10)-(9)-(10)-(6)-(5)-(10)-(5)-(3)-(0)-(1)--------------------|| |---------------------------------------------------------------|| |---------------------------------------------------------------|| | | H. E. T T |---------------------------------------------------------------|| |---------------------------------------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------------------------------2-|| |-----------------------------------------------------------4---|| |---------------------------------------------------------------|| |---------------------------------------------------------------|| Interlude II N.C. Gtr III |-3-| s s s s S S s s s s s s S S S S S Q. S S H |---------------2---5-2-------------|--------5-5----| |-----5-------2---3-----0-2-3-2---2-|-0-------------| |-4-6---2-----------------------2---|---------------| |---------0h2-----------------------|---------------| |-----------------------------------|---------------| |-----------------------------------|---------------| +Q. E a S s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s Q Q |-(5)-----11h12-10--------------|----------------10-12-----------| |------------------10-8-7-------|-------------10-----------------| |-------------------------7-9---|---------7-9--------------------| |-----------------------------7-|-2-0-5-7------------------------| |-------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------------|--------------------------------| | | Gtr IV | W H E S S S S E |-------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------------|------------------------------0-| |-------------------------------|--------------------------0h2---| |-------------------------------|----------------------0h3-------| Acoustic Guitar Solo A Gtr IV Q E T T S S T T E S S E E. T T Q. S S S S S S |----------------------------|-------------------------| |----------------------------|-------------------------| |----------------------------|-------------------------| |-2--2-4p2p0-(0)-2p0---0-----|-------------------------| |--------------------4---4-2-|-2--4p2-0----------0-2-4-| |----------------------------|-------------0-2-3-------| E E T T S S T T E E E E S E S Q E S S S T T S S |----------------------------|--------------------------| |----------------------------|--------------------------| |----------------------------|------------4p2-0h2p0---0-| |-0-2-2h4p2-0h2p0------------|-0h2-2-2--------------4---| |-----------------h(4)-4-2-0-|--------------------------| |----------------------------|--------------------------| S S E S S S S E T T S S T T S S S S E E. S E T S. S T T S S |---------------------------------|-----------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------4p2p0-0h2p0---0-|--------------4p0--0h2p0---0-| |-4p2p0-0h2-2-2-2-------------4---|-4p2p0-0--2-2------------4---| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------| D N.C. S S E S S S S E.T T E E Q Q H |-------------------------|------------|| |-------------------------|------------|| |-------------------------|------------|| |-4p2p0-0-2-0-------------|------------|| |-------------4-2h4p2-0-2-|------------|| |-------------------------|-3--3-------|| Last Verse D Eb Gtr I Wx11 H. Q |-------------|--------------| |-------------|--------------| |-------------|--------------| |-------------|--------------| |-------------|--------------| |-------------|---------15\--| Last Chorus G7+9 E E Q E E E. S E E Q E S S E E |------------------|----------------------| |-----3------------|----------------------| |-----3------3p(0)-|-----3--------3b3.5-0-| |------------------|--------3---0---------| |------------------|----------3-----------| |-3-3----3-3-------|-3-3------------------| E E E. S E E E. S E E Q S S S S E S S |---------------------|----------------------| |---------------------|----------------------| |-----3p(0)-----3p(0)-|-----3----------------| |---------------------|--------0h3-3-3-3-----| |---------------------|------------------3p1-| |-3-3-------3-3-------|-3-3------------------| C Q. S S Q. S S Q. S S Q. S S |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-3----3-1-3----3-1-|-3----3-1-3----5-3-| |-------------------|-------------------| D Q. S S Q. S S E S S E S S E S S S S E |-------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------|-----------------------6---| |-------------------|---------3---3-5-3-5S7-----| |---------------3-0-|-3-5-3-5---5---------------| |-5----5-3-5--------|---------------------------| |-------------------|---------------------------| Guitar Solo G7 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------| |-8--8--8--8--|-8--8--8--8--| |----7-----7--|----7--7--7--| |-------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |--3--| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E +E Q S S S S |-------------------------|--------------------------------| |-8-6---8-6---8-6---8-6---|--------------------------------| |-----7-----7-----7-----7-|-5b7-5-3-(3)-(3)b3.5------------| |-------------------------|------------------------3-5-5-5-| |-------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------------| |-3-| S S S S S S S E +E +S T T S S S S |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-3h5p3-------------------------------------| |-------5-5-3h5-3-(3)b3.5-(3)-0-------------| |-------------------------------3-3b5-3-1---| |-----------------------------------------3-| S S S S +S S S S S S S S S S S S |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-3-1---------------1-3S5---3-5-5-5-| |-----3-1-(1)h3-3-3-----------------| ~~~~~~ S S E S S S S S S S S E S S S S E +Q +S S S T T S S S +S |---------------------------3---|------------------6-8-10-8-6-8-(8)b10-| |-----------------------------5S|=8-6-8-(8)--(8)-8---------------------| |---------------3---3-5-5b7r====|======================================| |-3---3-3h4h5-5---5-------------|--------------------------------------| |---5---------------------------|--------------------------------------| |-------------------------------|--------------------------------------| E S S Q +S S S T T S S S +S E S S E E +S S S S S S S S |-6--------------6-8-10-8-6-8-(8)b10-|-6-8-6-8-6-(6)---6---6-8-8-8--| |---8-6-8--(8)-8---------------------|---------------8---8----------| |------------------------------------|------------------------------| |------------------------------------|------------------------------| |------------------------------------|------------------------------| |------------------------------------|------------------------------| 8/4 |-3-| T T S S T T S S S S S S T T S S T S. S E S S. T S S S S S E S S S S. T |-10p8p6-8-10p8p6-8-10p8p6-8-10p8p6-8-8b10-8--6--------3-1------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------8S3-3------3----------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------5b7-5-3-0-3----------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------5-3-3--5-| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 4/4 S S S S S S E E E S S S S S S S S S S S S T T S E S S S S |-------------------3---------------|-----------------------------------| |-----------------------6-----------|-----------------------------------| |-----3---3-5-5b7==(5)r---5b7-5-3---|-5-3-------0-----------------------| |-5-5---5-------------------------5-|-----5-3-3---3-0-------------------| |-----------------------------------|-----------------3b5-3-1-3-3h4-3p1-| |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| E E +S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E +Q +S E S S S S S |-------------------------------|------------------------------------| |-------------------------------|------------------------------------| |---------------------------3---|------------------------------------| |-----------------3-3-5-5-5---3-|----------------------------------3-| |---------1-3-3S5---------------|-3b5-3-1-(1)b1.5--(1)-----(1)h3S5---| |-3-3-(3)-----------------------|----------------------3-3-----------| ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ S S E +E. S +S S E +E. S E. S +E E E. E. E |---------------------------|-----------------------| |---------------------------|-----------------------| |---------------------------|------------3--3b3.5---| |-3S5-5-(5)-5-(5)-3-5-(5)-3-|-5--5-(5)-5----------5-| |---------------------------|-----------------------| |---------------------------|-----------------------| ~~ ~~~~~~ E. S +S S E +S E S E E E S S S. +S. T T +E E S E S |--------------------------|----------------------------------| |--------------------------|----------------------------------| |--------------------------|-3-3h5-3--(3)b3.5-----------------| |-5--5-(5)-3-5-(5)-5-3-5-5-|------------------5p3-(3)-3-3-5-5-| |--------------------------|----------------------------------| |--------------------------|----------------------------------| S S Q. S S S S S E. S E S +S S E S S S S S S E |------3-------------------|-----3-(3)-(3)---------------------| |-----------6-3------------|-----------(3)-6-----------(5)-----| |-3h4-(3)-------5b7-5-3----|-3h4-------------5b7-5-3----5--3---| |-----------------------5--|-------------------------5-------5-| |--------------------------|-----------------------------------| |--------------------------|-----------------------------------| ~~~~~~~~~~~ S S Q. S S S S S S S S E S S +Q +S S E S S S S |------3----3-----------------|------------------6-6-7-8-8-| |-----(3)-----6-3-------------|-6-6S8-(8)--(8)-8-----------| |-3h4-------------5b7-5-3-5S7-|----------------------------| |-----------------------------|----------------------------| |-----------------------------|----------------------------| |-----------------------------|----------------------------| > ~~~~~~~ |-3-| +Q +Q +E. S S E S E E E S E. +Q Q |-(8)b10===(8)r=(8)-6-8-8b10-8-|-6------------------*| |------------------------------|---8-6-6S8--(8)-----*| |------------------------------|--------------------*| |------------------------------|--------------------*| |------------------------------|--------------------*| |------------------------------|--------------------*| 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 * ***************************************************************************************