Frank Zappa

Frank Zappa - Zoot Allures guitar tab

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From: Howard Wright (Hman)

ZOOT ALLURES - Frank Zappa

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tabbed by Howard Wright

spxhaw@uk.ac.cf.thor

I think there's already a version of this at Nevada. My tab is quite

similar in terms of the notes used, but the strings and fret numbers

I use are quite different. I think this way it's a lot easier to play

it so you can leave the notes to sustain a little.

This is based more on the live versions of the track than the studio

version.

There's one bit which is quite hard to pull off using just one guitar

- if you have a bass and a guitar you can split the part up to make it

work, but if you're just playing on your own it's a bit tricky so

I've tabbed an alternative part for these shapes - It just uses an

alternative shape for the same chord - it isn't exactly what's on the

record, but it works well and is nice and easy to play.

For this bit I've used curly brackets { to indicate the alternative

lines of TAB - the top line is the 'true' line, the bottom line is

the easier one.

/ - slide up

\ - slide down

h - hammer on

p - pull off

let notes sustain ........

E---------------------6--6-------------------------/7--5--------

B----------4h5-4------7--7--------------4h5-4------/8--6--------

G--------6-------6----6--6------------6-------6----/7--5--------

D------6--------------6--6----------6--------------/7--5--------

A---0-----------------------------0----------------/7--5--------

E---------------------------------------------------------------

E-------------------6--6---------------------------------------

B---------4h5-4-----7--7------------------7-6-9-7-6------------

G-------6-------6---6--6--------------6-8-----------8-6--------

D-----6-------------6--6--------6-8-9--------------------------

A---0-------------------------6--------------------------------

E-------------------0--0---------------------------------------

^^^^^^

play this using the first finger

to bar across the 6th fret, then you

can use the tip of the first finger

to dampen the A string

E------4---4---4------------2---2---2----------------------

B------6---6---6------------4---4---4----------------------

G------6---6---6------------4---4---4----------------------

D--0---0---0---0------------2---2---2----------------------

A---------------------------2---2---2----------------------

E---------------------\0----0---0---0----------------------

E---4----7-----11----7------4------------------------------

B---5----9-----12----9------6------------------------------

G---4----9-----11----9------6------------------------------

D---4----7-----11----7------4------------------------------

A---4----7-----11----7------4------------------------------

E--------------0-------------------------------------------

E---4----7-----11----7------4------------------------------

B---5----9-----12----9------6------------------------------

G---4----9-----11----9------6------------------------------

D---4----7-----11----7------4------------------------------

A---4----7-----11----7------4------------------------------

E--------------0-------------------------------------------

{

{E-----------------------------------------------------------

{B-----4---4--4------------6-----------------7---------------

{G-----4---4--4------------6-----------------7---------------

{D-----4---4--4--------6---6-------------7---7---------------

{A-----2---2--2------4-----4-----------5-----5---------------

{E--\0-----0--0----2-------2---------3-------3---------------

{

{ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

{ these are a bit of a stretch, so you could try

{ the other voicing of the same chord I've tabbed below.

{ You can't get the same three notes leading up to the

{ chords, but it's easier to get the chord shape.

{

{E--------------------------6------------------7---------------

{B-----4--4--4--------------6------------------7---------------

{G-----4--4--4---------6----6-------------7----7---------------

{D-----4--4--4-------6------6-----------7------7---------------

{A-----2--2--2-----9--------9--------10--------10--------------

{E--\0----0--0-------------------------------------------------

{

E---------------------------------------------------------

B---/12--12--12--12--5--5--7--7--7h8p7--------------------

G---/12--12--12--12--5--5--7--7--7------------------------

D---/12--12--12--12--5--5--7--7--7h9p7--------------------

A---------------------------------------------------------

E---------------------------------------------------------

{

{E------------------4----7-----11----7------4-----------

{B----------9-------5----9-----12----9------6------------

{G----------9-------4----9-----11----9------6------------

{D-------9--9-------4----7-----11----7------4------------

{A-----7----7-------4----7-----11----7------4------------

{E---5------5------------------0-------------------------

{

{

{E-----------9-----4----7-----11----7------4-----------

{B-----------9-----5----9-----12----9------6------------

{G-------9---9-----4----9-----11----9------6------------

{D-----9-----9-----4----7-----11----7------4------------

{A--12-------12----4----7-----11----7------4------------

{E----------------------------0-------------------------

{

E-----4----7-----11----7------4------------------------------

B-----5----9-----12----9------6------------------------------

G-----4----9-----11----9------6------------------------------

D-----4----7-----11----7------4------------------------------

A-----4----7-----11----7------4------------------------------

E----------------0-------------------------------------------

{

{E-------------------------------------------------------------

{B-----4---4--4------------6-----------------7-----------------

{G-----4---4--4------------6-----------------7-----------------

{D-----4---4--4--------6---6-------------7---7-----------------

{A-----2---2--2------4-----4-----------5-----5-----------------

{E--\0-----0--0----2-------2---------3-------3-----------------

{

{

{

{E--------------------------6------------------7---------------

{B-----4--4--4--------------6------------------7---------------

{G-----4--4--4---------6----6-------------7----7---------------

{D-----4--4--4-------6------6-----------7------7---------------

{A-----2--2--2-----9--------9--------10--------10--------------

{E--\0----0--0-------------------------------------------------

E------------------------------------------------------------

B---/12--12--12--12--5--5--7--7--7h8p7-----------------------

G---/12--12--12--12--5--5--7--7--7---------------------------

D---/12--12--12--12--5--5--7--7--7h9p7-----------------------

A------------------------------------------------------------

E------------------------------------------------------------

{

{E------------------------------------6--6-------------7--7------

{B----------9---------------4h5-4-----7--7-------------8--8------

{G----------9-------------6-------6---6--6-------------7--7------

{D-------9--9-----------6-------------6--6-------------7--7------

{A-----7----7---------0---------------6--6-------------7--7------

{E---5------5----------------------------------------------------

{

{

{E-----------9-----------------------6--6-------------7--7------

{B-----------9-------------4h5-4-----7--7-------------8--8------

{G-------9---9-----------6-------6---6--6-------------7--7------

{D-----9-----9---------6-------------6--6-------------7--7------

{A--12-------12------0---------------6--6-------------7--7------

{E--------------------------------------------------------------

{

Then he launches off on one of his little solos.........

Just groove on G/A for 15 or twenty minutes .......

From: chuck@spectrum.cs.unsw.oz.au (Mark Andrew Hawling)

FRANK ZAPPA - Zoot Allures

This is the basic arrangement for the header of Zappa's ZOOT ALLURES. This

is most like the original Zoot arrangement heard on You Can't Do That On

Stage Anymore Vol3.

. . .

-------------6-6-!-------------7-5-------5-!-------------6-6-!-------------4-------!

-------------7-7-!-------------8-6-------6-!-------------7-7-!--------4-7-6-7-6-4--!

---6-8-9-8-6-6-6-!---6-8-9-8-6-7-5-------5-!---6-8-9-8-6-6-6-!---3-4-6-----------6-!

--6----------6-6-!--6----------7-5-5h7p5-5-!--6----------6-6-!--6------------------!

-0-----------6-6-!-0-----------7-5-------5-!-0-----------6-6-!-6-------------------!

-----------------!-------------------------!-----------------!---------------------!

. . . . .

------------!!-4--7--11--!-7--4----!-4--7--11--!-7--4------!----------!------------!

-6----4-4---!!-5--9--12--!-7--6----!-5--9--12--!-7--6------!-4--------!-----6------!

-6----4-4---!!-4--9--11--!-9--6----!-4--9--11--!-9--6------!-4--------!-----6------!

-6----4-4---!!-4--7--13--!-9--6----!-4--7--13--!-9--6------!-4--------!---6-6------!

-5----2-2---!!-4--7--11--!-7--4----!-4--7--11--!-7--4------!-2--------!--4--4------!

------------!!-----------!---------!-----------!--------x\-!-------x\-!-2-------x\-!

* . . .

-------------!-------------!!-------------6-6--!-7--7-----!

-----7-------!-----9-----9-!!-------------7-7--!-8--8-----!

-----7-------!-----9-----9-!!---6-8-9-8-6-6-6--!-7--7-----!

---7-7-------!---9-9-----9-!!--6----------6-6--!-7--7-----!

--5--5-------!--7--7-----7-!!-0-----------6-6--!-7--7-----!

-3--------x\-!-5-----------!!------------------!-------x\-!

Notes:

-The opening notes with the open A-string should be left to ring.

-The area between the double lines is repeated.

-The dots above certain chords means play staccato.

- ' x\ ' means slide down the neck.

Frank also does many different filler riffs during various sections. A

common one that he does during the bit marked with ' * ' is like this:

------------------------------!

-8-8-8-7-5-5-5h7-5h7-8p7-5-7--!

-7-7-7-7-5-5-5h7-5h7-7---5-7--!

-7-7-7-7-5-5-5h7-5h7-7---5-7--!

-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5-------5-5--!

------------------------------!

Anyway play this with a guitar on the edge of feedback and listen to some

of the great versions Frank does of it to get the timing and phrasing

right.

(chuck@spectrum.cs.unsw.oz.au)

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