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Zappa - Mr Green Genes guitar tab

Mr Green Genes is a really easy tune to play, and it is

also a good one to illustrate basic elements of harmony

and melody. Here is my arrangement, kind of a composite

of the _Best Band You Never heard.._ and _Hot Rats_ versions.

Here are the main chords....I have used many different voicings

of these chords....

Dm7 - G - Dm7 - G - Dm7 - G - Dm7 - G

Cmaj7 - Am7 - Cmaj7 - Am7

F - G - Am - Bb

Then it repeats again and again until the end, where it goes

F - G - Am - Bb - C - Dm - Dbm - Dm

Now the melody is like this......after doing the above once

(based on the _Hot Rats_ version).

Dm7 G (4x)

1----------------------------------------------------

2----------------------------------------------------

3--7--9-10 10 10 10--9 7----7--4-4-4-4-4-5-4----------

4------------------------10------------------5--------

Cmaj7 Am7 (2x)

2---------------5-6--8-----

3---------4-5-5-----------

4--5-5-5-7---------------

then the F - G - Am - Bb part goes like this.

Play any chord voicings you want!! Frank plays many.

The soloing is based on the C major scale, all positions.

Play the _Uncle Meat_ version, and the _Hot Rats_ version, and

also the _Best Band_ version... and you will be styling!

now here are the words with the chords....notice how the

above transcribed melody fits beautifully with the words.

I love this song!!

Dm7 G Dm7 G

Eat your greens, don't forget your beans, and celery

Dm7 G

Don't forget to bring your fake I.D.

Dm7 G

Eat a bunch of these MAGNIFICENT.

Cmaj7

With sauerkraut

Am7

MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM

Cmaj7 Am7

Mouldy sauerkraut

F G Am

Eat a grape a fig a crumpet too

Am - Abm - Am Bb

You'll pump 'em right through

Dm7 G Dm7

Eat your shoes, don't forget the strings

G Dm7 G

and sox. Even eat the box, you bought 'em in

Dm7 G

you can eat the truck, that brought 'em in.

Cmaj7

Garbage truck

Am7

MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMouldy

Cmaj7 Am7

Garbage truck.

F G Am - Abm - Am

Eat the truck the driver and his gloves,

Bb

NUTRITIOUSNESS

C

DELICIOUSNESS

Dm7-Dbm7-Dm7

WORTHLESSNESS

A final flourish on Dm7:

3-----7-9-10-9-7-9--7--7--7--7--7---

4-----------------10--7--7--7--7--7--

Enjoy it... I always do.....

Nabeel Kandah

zappa@email.unc.edu

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