#----------------------------------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. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# Song: Muffin Man album: Strictly Commercial Artist: Frank Zappa Tabbed by: J. Sepko Metal4480@aol.com Well, I couldn't find the tabs online for this song so I made myself. The lyrics are also included. |--------| /-----\ |-----| |-----| /---\ |------// //-----\\ |\\\\\/ |\\\\\/ //---\\ // // \\ || || || || // \\ // //---------\\ |/////\ |/////\ //-------\\ // // \\ ||----| |-----| //---------\\ // // \\ || || // \\ /-----| |-| |-| || || // \\ |------| |-| |-| || || |-| |-| Intro: Play 2x -----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| -----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| -----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| 4-----4/---5-----9----9/---11------|12-----9---------------------------| 2-----2/---3-----7----7/----9------|10-----7---------------------------| -----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| Riff #2 -----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| -----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| -----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| 4-----4/---5-----9----9/---11------|12-----9-----7p-5--7p-5--7p-5--5--7| 2-----2/---3-----7----7/----9------|10-----7---------------------------| -----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| then play the intro again 1x then comes the solo which i'm not going to attempt. Anyone who wants to tab it out should post it or e-mail it to me. ********************************************************************************************************** ********************************************************************************************************** From: chuck@spectrum.cs.unsw.oz.au (Mark Andrew Hawling) "Mom & Dad" - Frank Zappa This is from the Frank Zappa Songbook and appeared on the Mothers album "Were Only In It For The Money". The chord shapes are Em7 Fmaj9 CsusD DsusE EsusF# Cmaj9b5 F -0----3-----0-----0-----2-------2----1----- -3----1-----3-----3-----0-------3----1----- -0----2-----0-----2-----1-------4----2----- -2----2-----2-----0-----2-------2----3----- -2----x-----3-----------2-------3---------- -0----1-----------------0------------------ C6/9 Am9 F6/9 Bbmaj9 Abmaj9 Abmaj7 ------0---3-----1------3------3------------ -3----1---3-----1------4------1------------ -2----4---2-----2------3------1------------ -2----2---3-----3------5------1------------ -3----0---------1------3------------------- ----------------1------4------------------- Also the opening riff which reappears through out the song (marked as Em *) is this: -------0--------------------------------- -0-2-3-2-3---2-3-2-0---2-0--------------- -0-2-4---4---2-----0-2-2-0--------------- -2-------------------4------------------- -2--------------------------------------- -0--------------------------------------- The ending tacet is: They killed her too. ---------------------------0------------- ------------------0--------0------------- -0----------------0---6-7--0------------- ------4------2-0--2--------2------------- ------------------2---4-5--2------------- ------------------0--------0------------- The last chord should be played as an arpeggio.