• Song:

    Zoot Allures

  • Artist:

    Frank Zappa

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---------------------- 
 
 
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----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------------------------------------------------- 
{ 
 
 
 
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----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------------------------------------------------- 
 
 
 
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)
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