Frank Zappa – Whipping Post (Guitar Tab)

e|-----------------------|-------------------------|
B|-----------------------|-------------------------|
G|-----------------------|-------------7--5--------|  x4
D|-5h7-7-7-7--5h7-7-7-7--|-5h7-7-7-7---7--5--------|
A|-----------------------|-------------------------|
E|-----------------------|-------------------------|

[Verse 1]
This is the core of what the rhythym guitar is doing but it changes every time.
   Am           Bm          C               Bm7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-5-5---5-5----7-7---7-7---8--8----8--8----7-7--7-7-------------------------|
G|-5-5---5-5----7-7---7-7---9--9----9--9----7-7--7-7-------------------------|
D|-7-7---7-7----9-9---9-9---10-10---10-10---7-7--7-7-------------------------| x8
A|-7-7---7-7----9-9---9-9---10-10---10-10---9-9--9-9-------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Pre-Chorus]
 Sometimes I Feel           Sometimes I Feel
             D                          E
e|-----------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
G|------------7----------|--------------9------------------------------------|
D|------------7----------|--------------9------------------------------------|
A|------------5----------|--------------7------------------------------------|
E|------------5----------|--------------7------------------------------------|

[Chorus]
Like I've been tied             To the whipping post
e|-------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------|-10-8-7-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------|---------5h7------------------5-------------------------|
D|-------------------|----------------------------------5--7------------------|
A|-------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|

               Tied             To the whipping post
e|-------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------|-10-8-7-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------|---------5h7------------------5-------------------------|
D|-------------------|----------------------------------5--7------------------|
A|-------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|

               Tied             To the whipping post
e|-------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------|-10-8-7-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------|---------5h7-------------------5------------------------|
D|-------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|

  Good lord I feel like I'm dying
e|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|--9-7-5-7-5-9-9p7p5----------------------|
D|----------------------------------|---------------------7-------------------|
A|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|

[Interlude]
(Guitar 1)
e|--------|--------------------|-------------------|---------------------|---------|
B|-----7--|-8--10p8p7-------7--|-8--10p8p7-------7-|-8--10p8p7--------7--|--8------|
G|--9-----|------------7h9-----|------------7h9----|-------------7h9-----|---------|
D|--------|--------------------|-------------------|---------------------|---------|
A|--------|--------------------|-------------------|---------------------|---------|
E|--------|--------------------|-------------------|---------------------|---------|

(Guitar 2)
e|--------|--------------------|-------------------|---------------------|---------|
B|-----4--|-5--7p5p4--------4--|-5--7p5p4--------4-|-5--7p5p4---------4--|--5-/----|
G|--6-----|------------4h6-----|------------4h6----|-------------4h6-----|---------|
D|--------|--------------------|-------------------|---------------------|---------|
A|--------|--------------------|-------------------|---------------------|---------|
E|--------|--------------------|-------------------|---------------------|---------|

[Verse 2]
   Am           Bm          C               Bm7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-5-5---5-5----7-7---7-7---8--8----8--8----7-7--7-7-------------------------|
G|-5-5---5-5----7-7---7-7---9--9----9--9----7-7--7-7-------------------------|
D|-7-7---7-7----9-9---9-9---10-10---10-10---7-7--7-7-------------------------| x8
A|-7-7---7-7----9-9---9-9---10-10---10-10---9-9--9-9-------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Pre-Chorus]
 Sometimes I Feel           Sometimes I Feel
             D                          E
e|-----------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
G|------------7----------|--------------9------------------------------------|
D|------------7----------|--------------9------------------------------------|
A|------------5----------|--------------7------------------------------------|
E|------------5----------|--------------7------------------------------------|

[Chorus]
Like I've been tied             To the whipping post
e|-------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------|-10-8-7-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------|---------5h7------------------5-------------------------|
D|-------------------|----------------------------------5--7------------------|
A|-------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|

               Tied             To the whipping post
e|-------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------|-10-8-7-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------|---------5h7------------------5-------------------------|
D|-------------------|----------------------------------5--7------------------|
A|-------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|

               Tied             To the whipping post
e|-------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------|-10-8-7-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------|---------5h7-------------------5------------------------|
D|-------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|

  Good lord I feel like I'm dying
e|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|--9-7-5-7-5-9-9p7p5----------------------|
D|----------------------------------|---------------------7-------------------|
A|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|

[Interlude]
(Guitar 1)
e|--------|--------------------|-------------------|---------------------|---------|
B|-----7--|-8--10p8p7-------7--|-8--10p8p7-------7-|-8--10p8p7--------7--|--8------|
G|--9-----|------------7h9-----|------------7h9----|-------------7h9-----|---------|
D|--------|--------------------|-------------------|---------------------|---------|
A|--------|--------------------|-------------------|---------------------|---------|
E|--------|--------------------|-------------------|---------------------|---------|

(Guitar 2)
e|--------|--------------------|-------------------|---------------------|---------|
B|-----4--|-5--7p5p4--------4--|-5--7p5p4--------4-|-5--7p5p4---------4--|--5-/----|
G|--6-----|------------4h6-----|------------4h6----|-------------4h6-----|---------|
D|--------|--------------------|-------------------|---------------------|---------|
A|--------|--------------------|-------------------|---------------------|---------|
E|--------|--------------------|-------------------|---------------------|---------|

[Interlude]
(This is the big walkup creschendo part)
e|----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|-----------7-7--7-7--8-8--8-8--10-10--10-10-|
G|------------------------------------7-7--7-7--|-9-9--9-9-----------------------------------|
D|--7-7--7-7--9-9--9-9--10-10--10-10------------|--------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|

e|---------------8-8--8-8--10-10--10-10--12-12--12-12-|--14-14--14-14--15-15--15-15--17-17--17-17---|
B|-12-12--12-12---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|

       Whoah       Whoah oh oh                           Been tied down
e|------15b17--|-----15b17-----|-----15b17-|------15b17--|
B|-------------|---------------|-----------|-------------|
G|-------------|---------------|-----------|-------------|
D|-------------|---------------|-----------|-------------|
A|-12----------|-14------------|-15--------|--14---------|
E|-------------|---------------|-----------|-------------|

                    Oh lord                                   (STOP)
e|------15b17--|-----15b17-----|-----15b17--|------15b17--|-----------|
B|-------------|---------------|------------|-------------|-----------|
G|-------------|---------------|------------|-------------|-----------|
D|-------------|---------------|------------|-------------|-----------|
A|-12----------|-14------------|-15---------|--14---------|-12--------|
E|-------------|---------------|------------|-------------|-----------|

[Pre-Chorus]
Sometimes I Feel           Sometimes I Feel
             D                          E
e|-----------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
G|------------7----------|--------------9------------------------------------|
D|------------7----------|--------------9------------------------------------|
A|------------5----------|--------------7------------------------------------|
E|------------5----------|--------------7------------------------------------|

[Chorus]
Like I've been tied             To the whipping post
e|-------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------|-10-8-7-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------|---------5h7------------------5-------------------------|
D|-------------------|----------------------------------5--7------------------|
A|-------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|

               Tied             To the whipping post
e|-------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------|-10-8-7-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------|---------5h7------------------5-------------------------|
D|-------------------|----------------------------------5--7------------------|
A|-------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|

               Tied             To the whipping post
e|-------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------|-10-8-7-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------|---------5h7-------------------5------------------------|
D|-------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|

  Good lord I feel like I'm dying
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|