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HOW COULD I BE SUCH A FOOL
As recorded by Frank Zappa (The Mothers of Invention)
(From the 1966 Album FREAK OUT!)
Words and Music by Frank Zappa
Transcribed by Travis (twistoftrav)
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Piano'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Vibes'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Guitar (Clean)'
Intro
Q=110
C/E
3/4
Gtr III
e E e E e E e E e E e E e E e E e E e E e E e E
|-8---8---8---|-8---8---8---|-8---8---8---|-8---8---8---||
|-8---8---8---|-8---8---8---|-8---8---8---|-8---8---8---||
|-9---9---9---|-9---9---9---|-9---9---9---|-9---9---9---||
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------||
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------||
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------||
|
| Gtr II
| W W W H E E
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------||
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------8-||
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------||
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------||
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------||
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------||
Verse
Em
e E e E e E e E e E e E e E e E e E e E e E e E
|-8---8----8----|-8---8----8----|-7---7----7----|-7---7----7----|
|-8---8----8----|-8---8----8----|-8---8----8----|-8---8----8----|
|-9---9----9----|-9---9----9----|-9---9----9----|-9---9----9----|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|
| H +e E H +e E H +e E H +e E
|-8-------(8)---|-8-------(8)-8-|-7-------(7)---|---------------|
|-------------8-|---------------|-------------8-|-------------6-|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|-9-------(9)---|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
Bb/D Dm
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e E
|-6---6----6----|-6---6----6----|-5---5----5----|-5---5----5----|
|-6---6----6----|-6---6----6----|-6---6----6----|-6---6----6----|
|-7---7----7----|-7---7----7----|-7---7----7----|-7---7----7----|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|
| H +e E H +e E H +e E H +e E
|-6-------(6)---|-6-------(6)-6-|-5-------(5)---|---------------|
|-------------6-|---------------|-------------6-|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|-7-------(7)-8-|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
Cm+5 Cm
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
|-4---4----4----|-4---4----4----|-3---3----3----|--3---3-----3----|
|-4---4----4----|-4---4----4----|-4---4----4----|--4---4-----4----|
|-5---5----5----|-5---5----5----|-5---5----5----|--5---5-----5----|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|
|
| H +e E H +e E H +e E H +e E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|
|-9-------(9)---|-9-------(9)-9-|-8-------(8)---|-----------------|
|-------------8-|---------------|-------------8-|---------------7-|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|-10-------(10)---|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|
G/B F/A G/B
e e e e e e e e e e e E e e e e e E e e e e e E
|-3---3----3----|-3---3----3----|-1----1---1---|-3----3---3---||
|-3---3----3----|-3---3----3----|-1----1---1---|-3----3---3---||
|-4---4----4----|-4---4----4----|-2----2---2---|-4----4---4---||
|---------------|---------------|--------------|--------------||
|---------------|---------------|--------------|--------------||
|---------------|---------------|--------------|--------------||
|
| H +e E H +e E Q. E E E H.
|---------------|---------------|--------------|--------------||
|-8-------(8)---|-8-------(8)-7-|-6------6-8-9-|-8------------||
|-------------7-|---------------|--------------|--------------||
|---------------|---------------|--------------|--------------||
|---------------|---------------|--------------|--------------||
|---------------|---------------|--------------|--------------||
Pre-Chorus
C Em
Gtrs II, III
E E E E e E E E E E E E E E E E e E E E E E e E
|---------------|----------------|------(8)---7---|------(8)---7---|
|-----------8---|-----------8-10-|-------8--------|-------8--------|
|----7-9-10-----|----7-9-10------|-9--------9-----|-9--------9-----|
|-10------------|-10-------------|---10-----------|---10-----------|
|---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Bb Dm
E E E E e E E E E E E E E E E E e E E E E E e E
|-------------|-------------|-----(6)---5---|-----(6)---5---|
|---------6---|---------6-8-|------6--------|------6--------|
|---5-7-8-----|---5-7-8-----|-7-------7-----|-7-------7-----|
|-8-----------|-8-----------|---8-----------|---8-----------|
|-------------|-------------|---------------|---------------|
|-------------|-------------|---------------|---------------|
Ab Cm
E E E E e E E E E E E E E E E E e E E E E E e E
|-------------|-------------|-----(4)---3---|-----(4)---3---|
|---------4---|---------4-6-|------4--------|------4--------|
|---3-5-6-----|---3-5-6-----|-5-------5-----|-5-------5-----|
|-6-----------|-6-----------|---6-----------|---6-----------|
|-------------|-------------|---------------|---------------|
|-------------|-------------|---------------|---------------|
G Fm G
E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. E E E H E E
|-----------------(1)-(3)-|-(4)-(3)-(1)-------------|-------------|----------||
|---------(3)-(4)--3---4--|--6---4---3--(4)-(3)-----|-------------|----------||
|-(4)-(5)--4---5----------|--------------5---4--(5)-|-(4)-------3-|----------||
|--5---6------------------|----------------------6--|--5----5-6---|-5------3-||
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------|----------||
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------|----------||
Chorus
Bm7/G
Gtr III
H. +H. +H. +H.
||--^17-----------|-(17)----------|-(17)----------|-(17)-----------||
||o-^15-----------|-(15)----------|-(15)----------|-(15)----------o||
||--^16-----------|-(16)----------|-(16)----------|-(16)-----------||
||--^17-----------|-(17)----------|-(17)----------|-(17)-----------||
||o---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------o||
||----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------||
|
| Gtr II
| H +E E e e Q. E e e Q. E e e Q. E
||----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------||
||o---------------|---5--5--------|---5--5--------|---5--5--------o||
||--------------4-|-------------4-|-------------4-|-------------4--||
||----2-----(2)---|---------------|---------------|----------------||
||o---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------o||
||----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------||
H. +H. +H. +H.
|-^17-----------|-(17)----------|-(17)----------|-(17)----------||
|-^15-----------|-(15)----------|-(15)----------|-(15)----------||
|-^16-----------|-(16)----------|-(16)----------|-(16)----------||
|-^17-----------|-(17)----------|-(17)----------|-(17)----------||
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------||
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------||
|
| H +E E e e Q. E e e Q. E e e Q. E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------||
|---------------|---5--5--------|---5--5--------|---5--5--------||
|-------------4-|-------------4-|-------------4-|-------------5-||
|---2-----(2)---|---------------|---------------|---------------||
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------||
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------||
Bridge
C/F C/F
Gtr III Gtrs II, III Gtr III Gtrs II, III
H. E E E E E E H. E E E E E E
|-^-8-------|-10----8---------|-^-8-------|-10----8---------|
|-^-8-------|----10---8-10----|-^-8-------|----10---8-10----|
|-^-9-------|--------------10-|-^-9-------|--------------10-|
|-^10-------|-----------------|-^10-------|-----------------|
|-^-8-------|-----------------|-^-8-------|-----------------|
|-----------|-----------------|-----------|-----------------|
Q=100 Q=80Q=75
Gtr II
W W e e e e e e e e e e e e
|--------|--------|-------------|-------------||
|--------|--------|-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-||
|--------|--------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-||
|--------|--------|-------------|-------------||
|--------|--------|-------------|-------------||
|--------|--------|-------------|-------------||
Out-Chorus
Dramatic Tempo Q=115
C Em
Gtrs II, III
E E E E e E E E E E E E E E E E e E E E E E e E
|---------------|----------------|----------7---|----------7---|
|-----------8---|-----------8-10-|------8-------|------8-------|
|----7-9-10-----|----7-9-10------|-9------9-----|-9------9-----|
|-10------------|-10-------------|---10---------|---10---------|
|---------------|----------------|--------------|--------------|
|---------------|----------------|--------------|--------------|
Bb Dm
E E E E e E E E E E E E E E E E e E E E E E e E
|-------------|-------------|---------5---|---------5---|
|---------6---|---------6-8-|-----6-------|-----6-------|
|---5-7-8-----|---5-7-8-----|-7-----7-----|-7-----7-----|
|-8-----------|-8-----------|---8---------|---8---------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
Ab Cm
E E E E e E E E E E E E E E E E e E E E E E e E
|-------------|-------------|---------3---|---------3---|
|---------4---|---------4-6-|-----4-------|-----4-------|
|---3-5-6-----|---3-5-6-----|-5-----5-----|-5-----5-----|
|-6-----------|-6-----------|---6---------|---6---------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
G Fm G
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E H E E
|-----------------(1)-(3)-|-(4)-(3)-(1)-------------|-------------|----------|
|---------(3)-(4)--3---4--|--6---4---3--(4)-(3)-----|-----------3-|----------|
|-(4)-(5)--4---5----------|--------------5---4--(5)-|-------3-5---|-4--------|
|--5---6------------------|----------------------6--|-3-5-6-------|--------3-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------|----------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------|----------|
Q=80
Em
Gtr I
H. +H. +H. +H.
|----------|----------|----------|--------|
|-!0-------|-(0)------|-(0)------|-(0)----|
|-!0-------|-(0)------|-(0)------|-(0)----|
|-!2-------|-(2)------|-(2)------|-(2)----|
|-!2-------|-(2)------|-(2)------|-(2)----|
|-!0-------|-(0)------|-(0)------|-(0)----|
|
| Gtr III
| W W W W
|----------|----------|----------|--------|
|----------|----------|----------|--------|
|----------|----------|----------|--------|
|----------|----------|----------|--------|
|----------|----------|----------|--------|
|----------|----------|----------|--------|
+H. +H.
|----------|--------------------------------------|
|-(0)------|------(0)-----------------------------|
|-(0)------|------(0)-----------------------------|
|-(2)------|------(2)-----------------------------|
|-(2)------|------(2)-----------------------------|
|-(0)------|------(0)-----------------------------|
|
| |-3-|
| W a +E a +E. e a +E S S S S
|----------|--------------------------------------|
|----------|--------------------------------------|
|----------|-------------------2-2pb3r(2)p0-------|
|----------|-5pb6r(5)-5pb6r(5)--------------2p0---|
|----------|------------------------------------2p|
|----------|--------------------------------------|
+H. +H.
|-----------------------|--------
|-(0)-------------------|-(0)----
|-(0)-------------------|-(0)----
|-(2)-------------------|-(2)----
|-(2)-------------------|-(2)----
|-(0)-------------------|-(0)----
|
| ~~~~~~~~~~~
| |-3-|
| S S S a E a E a Q. +H.
|-----------------------|--------
|-----------------------|--------
|-----------------------|--------
|--------0h2-0h2-0h2----|-(2)----
|--0h2p0----------------|--------
|-----------------------|--------
+H. +H Q
|----------|-----------*|
|-(0)------|-(0)-------*|
|-(0)------|-(0)-------*|
|-(2)------|-(2)-------*|
|-(2)------|-(2)-------*|
|-(0)------|-(0)-------*|
|
| W W
|----------|-----------*|
|----------|-----------*|
|----------|-----------*|
|----------|-----------*|
|----------|-----------*|
|----------|-----------*|
Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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