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Dancing Fool Bass Tab by Frank Zappa

Dancing Fool bass tab by Frank Zappa

Bass Tab

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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~~~~~~~~----|
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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

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