Frank Zappa – Whipping Post (Guitar Solo Tab)

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[Intro] you can play the 5 to 3 on the E as hammer-on pull-offs if you want, whatever is easiest
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------5-3---------------------5-3-------------------------5-3-------------------------5-3-|
E|-5-3-5-3-5-3-5-3-5-3-5-----5-3-5-3-5-3-5-3-5-3-----5-3-5-3-5-3-5-3-5-3-5-3-----5-3-5-3-5-3-5-3-5-3-5-3-----|
[Verse] "I've been run down..."
   A         B          C          B
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-2---------2-----------------------------------|
D|-2---------2-4--------4-5--------5-4---------4-| x 8
A|-------------2--------2-3--------3-2---------2-|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
[Pre-Chorus] D "Sometimes I feel..." each chord goes for a bar
   D                    E
e|-2---------------------------------------------|
B|-4---------------------------------------------|
G|-2--------------------1------------------------|
D|----------------------2------------------------|
A|----------------------2------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
[Chorus] A7 "Like I been tied..." each chord goes for a bar
   A7                 D7                  A7                D7                A7                 D7
e|---------------------2-------------------------------------2------------------------------------2------|
B|--2------------------1------------------2------------------1-----------------2------------------1------|
G|--0------------------2------------------0------------------2-----------------0------------------2------|
D|--2-------------------------------------2------------------------------------2-------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C "Good Lord I feel like I'm dying"
   C - play once, short and sharp                    optional riff
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--1---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------7b--7-5--7b--7-5--7p5---|
D|--2-------------------------------------------------------------7-|
A|--3---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Chorus Outro]
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------3-----------------------3-------------------|
G|--2---4---5-------5-------2---4---5-------5----------------|
D|------------------5-----------------------5----------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse] "My friends tell me..."
   A         B          C          B
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-2---------2-----------------------------------|
D|-2---------2-4--------4-5--------5-4---------4-| x 8
A|-------------2--------2-3--------3-2---------2-|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
[Pre-Chorus] D "Sometimes I feel..." each chord goes for a bar
   D                    E
e|-2---------------------------------------------|
B|-4---------------------------------------------|
G|-2--------------------1------------------------|
D|----------------------2------------------------|
A|----------------------2------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
[Chorus] A7 "Like I been tied..." each chord goes for a bar
   A7                 D7                  A7                D7                A7                 D7
e|---------------------2-------------------------------------2------------------------------------2------|
B|--2------------------1------------------2------------------1-----------------2------------------1------|
G|--0------------------2------------------0------------------2-----------------0------------------2------|
D|--2-------------------------------------2------------------------------------2-------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C "Good Lord I feel like I'm dying"
   C - play once, short and sharp
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--1---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------7b--7-5--7b--7-5--7p5---|
D|--2-------------------------------------------------------------7-|
A|--3---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Chorus Outro]
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------3-----------------------3-------------------|
G|--2---4---5-------5-------2---4---5-------5----------------|
D|------------------5-----------------------5----------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
[Solo] play this in whatever kind of rnb rhythm you want solo goes for 20 bars - skips to 5:50 in the song on spotify
           A
e|---------5-------------------------------------------------|
B|---------5-------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------14 14-15 15-16 16-17 17-|
B|------------------------------------------------ 15 15- 17 17-------------------------|
G|--22-44-55-77-99-11 11-12 12-14 14-16 16- 17 17---------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
when the lyrics come in
   A7                 D7
e|---------------------2---------------|
B|--2------------------1---------------|
G|--0------------------2---------------| x 4
D|--2----------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
[Pre-Chorus] D "Sometimes I feel..." each chord goes for a bar
   D                    E
e|-2---------------------------------------------|
B|-4---------------------------------------------|
G|-2--------------------1------------------------|
D|----------------------2------------------------|
A|----------------------2------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
[Chorus] A7 "Like I been tied..." each chord goes for a bar
   A7                 D7                  A7                D7                A7                 D7
e|---------------------2-------------------------------------2------------------------------------2------|
B|--2------------------1------------------2------------------1-----------------2------------------1------|
G|--0------------------2------------------0------------------2-----------------0------------------2------|
D|--2-------------------------------------2------------------------------------2-------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C "Good Lord I feel like I'm dying"
   C - play once, short and sharp
e|-----------------------------------|
D|--1--------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|--2--------------------------------|
A|--3--------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
A finish on a rock and roll ending playing an A after singer sings the extended last line - sung differently than on spotify follow drummer for timing on this