Frank Zappa — The Mammy Anthem Tab
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From: chuck@spectrum.cs.unsw.oz.au (Mark Andrew Hawling)
"The Mammy Anthem" — Frank Zappa
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.