Bass tabs
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Dancing Fool - Frank Zappa
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Tuning: Standard
I've used some parts from the "does humour belong in music" version,
but this translates to the original version very well.
Intro
G|---------------|
D|---------------|
A|---------------|
E|--5~~~~~~~~----|
G|---------------|
D|---------------|
A|---------------|
E|--5~~~~~~~~----|
G|---------------|
D|---------------|
A|---------------|
E|--5~~~~~~~~----|
G|---------------|
D|---------------|
A|---------------|
E|--5~~~~~~~~----|
Verse/Pre Chorus
No Bass Until He Sings "'Course now right along with 'em"
G|-----------------------------------------------------6-4---6---|
D|---------------------------------------------------------6-----|
A|-----------5---------------------------------------------------|
E|-0----5---------3----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------|
Chorus
G|---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4-----|
E|-------------------------------|
G|---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4-----|
E|-------------------------------|
G|---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4-----|
E|-------------------------------|
G|---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4-----|
E|-------------------------------|
G|-------4----------4----------4----|
D|----------------------------------|
A|-2--2-------2--2-------2--2-------|
E|----------------------------------|
G|---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4-----|
E|-------------------------------|
G|---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4-----|
E|-------------------------------|
G|---------------|
D|---------------|
A|---------------|
E|--5~~~~~~~~----|
G|---------------|
D|---------------|
A|---------------|
E|--5~~~~~~~~----|
Verse/Pre Chorus
No Bass Until He Sings "'When they see me comin'"
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------6--------|
A|-----------5--------------------------------------------------|
E|-0----5---------3----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----------|
Chorus
G|---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4-----|
E|-------------------------------|
G|---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4-----|
E|-------------------------------|
G|---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4-----|
E|-------------------------------|
G|---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4-----|
E|-------------------------------|
Bridge
"The Beat Goes On But I'm So Wrong"
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|--4---(4)-2-1-2-1-2-1--2--(2)-2-1-/4---| Vamp Until Chorus
E|---------------------------------------|
Chorus
"I may be totally wrong but I'm a"
G|---6---6---6---6---6---6------|
D|------------------------------|
A|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4----|
E|------------------------------|
"I may be totally wrong but I'm a"
G|---6---6---6---6---6---6-------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4///--|
E|-------------------------------|
Bridge
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------| Repeat and vary until "so smoke your little smoke"
E|--5--5~---x-x-0--0/2--/(3)/5--5~---5--5---5--5--0h2h3---|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4//----|
Chorus
G|---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4-----|
E|-------------------------------|
G|---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4-----|
E|-------------------------------|
G|---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4-----|
E|-------------------------------|
G|---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4-----|
E|-------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|--4---(4)-2-1-2-1-2-1--2--(2)-2-1-/4---|
E|---------------------------------------|
"I may be totally wrong but I'm a"
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|--4---(4)-2-1-2-1-2-1--2--(2)-2-1-/4---|
E|---------------------------------------|
"I may be totally wrong but I'm a"
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|--4---(4)-2-1-2-1-2-1--2--(2)-2-1-/4---|
E|---------------------------------------|
"I may be totally wrong but I'm a"
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|--4---(4)-2-1-2-1-2-1--2--(2)-2-1-/4---|
E|---------------------------------------|
"I may be totally wrong but I'm a fool"
| () ghost note
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
