Frank Zappa – The Mammy Anthem (Guitar Tab)

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#----------------------------------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. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## From: [email protected] (Mark Andrew Hawling) The is a basic arrangement of the header as it appears on You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore VolI. Note on the original there are 3 guitar parts, but this is a kinda solo guitar arrangement.
(section A)
                              3X
 D       G   F   D     F    G      D#
-2-2-2---3---1---2---------------!!------------!
-3-3-3---3---1---3-----10---12---!!-8----------!
-2-2-2---4---2---2-----10---12---!!-8----------!
-0-0-0---5---3---0-----10---12---!!-8----------!
-----------------------8----10---!!-6----------!
---------------------------------!!------------!
(Note: Repeat section before double line.) Repeat section A then:
(section B)
                             3X
-------!--------!-------!-------!!-----------------------!
-------!--------!-------!-------!!-----------------------!
-------!--------!-------!-------!!-5-5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-!
--8----!-11-----!-6-----!-8-----!!-5-5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-!
--6----!-9------!-4-----!-6-----!!-3-3-0-3--3-0-3--3-0-3-!
--9----!-12-----!-7-----!-9-----!!-----------------------!
The repeated section is a combination of the various notes played by various instruments eg the Bb Db Ab Bb series is Frank's guitar. The next riff segues straight into section A again. This time in section A there is a little riff played after the G:
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-------0------------------------------|
-3-3-2---3----3-2-3-2-----------------|
----------------------1---------------|
After this there is a solo in a kind of Abm tonality. Then section B again and finally section A again.