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Florentine Pogen

Frank Zappa
Tab
★4.8(6)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Intro

e|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
A|-------------------|-------0-0h2-0-0---|---------0h2---0---|
E|-------------0-0-0-|-0-2-3-------------|-0-2-3-------------|
e|-------------------|---------|-------------------|-------------------|
B|----------5/7--7\5-|---------|-8-7-5-7--7-5h7p5--|-5---5-------------|
G|----------5/7--7\5-|---------|-----------------7-|---5---------------|
D|----------5/7--7\5-|---------|-------------------|-------------------|
A|-12\---------------|---------|-------------------|---------7/9--9\7--|
E|-12\---------------|---------|-------------------|-------------------|
e|-------------------|-------------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------|
G|-------------------|-------------------|
D|-------------------|-------------------|
A|-0-2-3-2--3p2p0----|-------------------|
E|-0-2-3-2--3p2p0----|-------------------|

Saxophone arranged for guitar

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e|----.------.---------|------10----------|---------.--------.------|
B|----8------8---------|------10----.-.-.-|-.-.--.--10-10h12-10-10--|
G|-7/9----7/9----9\7-5-|-7----11----9-9-9-|-9-11-12-----------------|
D|---------------------|------------------|-------------------------|
A|---------------------|------------------|-------------------------|
E|---------------------|------------------|-------------------------|

Sax arranged for guitar

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e|--------------.-------|-------------------|---------|-------------------|-------------------|
B|-.----.----10/12---10-|----------5/7--7\5-|---------|-8-7-5-7--7-5h7p5--|-5---5-------------|
G|-9-11-12--------------|----------5/7--7\5-|---------|-----------------7-|---5-----5/7--7\5--|
D|----------------------|----------5/7--7\5-|---------|-------------------|-------------------|
A|----------------------|-12\---------------|---------|-------------------|---------7/9--9\7--|
E|----------------------|-12\---------------|---------|-------------------|-------------------|
e|-------------------|-----------------8-|-5-----5---------|-------------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------|---8-5---8-5---8-|-5-----------------|
G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------7---|---7---5-----------|
D|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----7---7(tr)-----|
A|-0-2-3-2--3p2p0----|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
E|-0-2-3-2--3p2p0----|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
e|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D|-------------------|-------------------|--------------7/9--|--6--6-------------|
A|-------------------|-------------------|-5b-----------5/7--|--4--4-------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-/5--5-5/7-|----5/7--5-7-5-7---|-------7~~~~~------|-------------------|

G E A F#

e|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|----------------14-|
B|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
G|-------------------|-------------------|-4-----1--------6--|--3--3-------------|
D|-------------------|-------------------|-5-----2--------7--|--4--4-------------|
A|-0-0-0-0-/5--5--7--|------7--5-7-5-7---|-5-----2--------7--|--4--4-------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|-3-----0--------5--|--2--2-------------|

La

e|-14-12-12-11-11----------|-------------------------|
B|----------------12-12-14-|-14-10-10-12-12----------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

la la la la la la la la la la la la la She was the

Verse

e|-------------------|-------------------|----------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------|--------7---5---|
G|-------------------|-------------------|--------7---5---|
D|-------------------|-------------------|--------9---5---|
A|-------------------|-------------------|-0--------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|----------------|

daughter of a wealthy Florentine Pogen (Yoo-ooo)

e|-------------------------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D|------------*Muted strumming*--------------|-------------------|-------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|-0-2-3-2--3p2p0----|-------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|-0-2-3-2--3p2p0----|-------------------|

Read 'em and weep was her adjustable slogan (Ah.......Ah..Ha...)

e|----.------.---------|------10-10-------|-------------------|-------------------|
B|----8------8---------|------10----------|-------------------|-------------------|
G|-7/9----7/9----9\7-5-|-7----11----------|-------------------|-------------------|
D|---------------------|------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
A|---------------------|------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
E|---------------------|------------------|-------------------|-------------------|

She was a debutante daisy with a colour note organ

e|-------------------------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D|------------*Muted strumming*--------------|-------------------|-------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|-0-2-3-2--3p2p0----|-------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|-0-2-3-2--3p2p0----|-------------------|

Deep in the street she drove a '59 Morgan

e|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-11-11--10-10--9-9--8-8--7-----|-------------------------------|
D|----------------------------11-|-10-10--9-9--8-7\--------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

Chorus

e|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------|------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------|------------------|
G|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------|------------------|
D|---------------------------------|--------5~~~~~~~~~~~~~-------|--------------7/9--|--6--6------------|
A|---7-7---7-7---7---7-7---7-7---7-|-5-6-7-----------------------|-5b-----------5/7--|--4--4------------|
E|-0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---|-----------------------5--7--|-------7~~~~~------|------------------|

That's the kind of step she takes when her heart breaks, heart breaks

Keys/vibraphone(?) arranged for guitar

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e|-------------13-----18-15--------------------------11--14----16-----|
B|----------14----16--------16--------------------12------------------|
G|-------13--------------------15--------------11---------------------|         [6] = sextuplet
D|----15--------------------------17--------13------------------------|     Good luck playing this,
A|-16--------------------------------18--14---------------------------|     included just for fun ;)
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

[ 6 ] [ 6 ] [ 6 ]

e|-------------------------------------|--------------3--------------|
B|-------------------------------------|---------------5p3h5p3-------|
G|-------------------------------------|----------------------5------|
D|-2------2---2-2-2----2--2-2--2-2-2-2-|-----------------------------|
A|-0------0---0-0-0----0--0-0--0-0-0-0-|--------3~~~~~---------------|
E|-0------0---0-0-0----0--0-0--0-0-0-0-|-3-4-5-----------------------|

That's the kind of sound she makes when her

A F# F#

e|-------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------|-----------------------|-.----------.---------.---------------------|
G|-------------------|--------------11-11-11-|-11--9-9-9--9--8-8-8--8---------.-----------|
D|----------------/7-|--4---4----------------|-------------------------9-9-9--9--11-11-11-|
A|----------------/7-|--4---4----------------|--------------------------------------------|
E|----------------/5-|--2---2----------------|--------------------------------------------|

crab cakes Arf, arf, arf [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ]

e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|-.----------.-----------------------|
D|-11--7-7-7--7--9-9-9--9\------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|

[ 3 ] [ 3 ] She didn't

Verse

e|-------------------------|----------------------|-----------------------------|----------|
B|-------------------------|----------------------|-----------------------------|----------|
G|-------------------------|----------------------|-----------------------------|----------|
D|-------------------------|----------------------|-[Tremolo arm down]----------|----------|
A|-------------------------|----------------------|-0*********------------------|----------|
E|-------------------------|----------------------|-----------------------------|----------|

like it when her fan belt shrunk and got shorter ointment

e|-------------------------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D|------------*Muted strumming*--------------|-------------------|-------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|-0-2-3-2--3p2p0----|-------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|-0-2-3-2--3p2p0----|-------------------|

Battery leaks could nearly cost her a quarter

e|----.------.---------|------10----------|-----------------------------|-------------------|
B|----8------8---------|------10----------|-----------------------------|-------------------|
G|-7/9----7/9----9\7-5-|-7----11----------|-----------------------------|-------------------|
D|---------------------|------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------|
A|---------------------|------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------|
E|---------------------|------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------|

She didn't want to go home and watch the pestle go mortar

A D E D

e|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------.-------|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-----.--7-7--9-9-9--7-7--|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7--7-7--9-9-9--7-7--|-----------------*Muted strumming*---------------|
A|-7-7-7--5-5--7-7-7--5-5--|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-5-5-5-------------------|-------------------------------------------------|

Later she speaks on how Perellis might court her

Interlude

e|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|----------------------------.-|-----------------------------.-|          [Repeat X6]
D|---------------------7-7-6--7-|----------------------7-7-6--7-|      Guitar here is kinda
A|------5-5--7-7--5-5-----------|------5-5-5-7-7--5-5-----------|   overshadowed by the vocals
E|-5-5--------------------------|-5-5---------------------------|

Na na na [ 3 ] Na na noo [ 3 ]

e|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D|-13\---------------|-------------------|-------------------|
A|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|

[Drum break] She was the

Verse

e|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
G|--------------5----|--------------5----|--------------5-2-2-|-2------------5-----|--------------5----|
D|------7-----5------|------7-----5------|------7-----5---2-2-|-2----------5-------|------7-----5------|
A|--0-0---0-5-----0--|--0-0---0-5-----0--|--0-0---0-5-----0-0-|-0------0-5------0--|--0-0---0-5-----0--|
E|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------|

daughter of a wealthy Florentine Pogen

C/G D/A C/G D/A C/G D/A

e|---------5----------|-----------------------------------|--------------------|------------------|
B|-5/7--7--7---7\5--5-|-----------------------------------|--------------------|------------------|
G|-5/7--7--7---7\5--5-|-----------------------------------|--------------------|------------------|
D|-5/7--7------7\5--5-|-----------------------------------|--------------------|----------------5-|
A|--------------------|-----------------------------------|-3--3/5----3--3/5---|-3--3/5----5--5---|
E|--------------------|-----------------------------------|-3--3/5----3--3/5---|-3--3/5-----------|

[ 3 ] Po...Po...Po...Po...Po...Po...gen

e|-------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------|
B|-------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------|
G|-------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------|
D|-------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------|
A|-7~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|----------------------------|-------------5/7--7\5------|
E|-------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------|

Ah ah oh oh ho ho ho ho etc. Read 'em and we-ee-eep

e|-------------------|---------------------------|-------------------|---------------------------|
B|-------------------|---------------------------|-------------------|---------------------------|
G|-------------------|---------------------------|-------------------|---------------------------|
D|-------------------|---------------------------|-------------------|---------------------------|
A|-------------------|-------------5/7--7\5------|-------------------|-------------5/7--7\5--3---|
E|-------------------|---------------------------|-------------------|---------------------------|

Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrr... Read 'em and we-ee-eep dugabugahugajuga... Read 'em and we-ee-ee-eep

A D

e|-------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
B|-------------------|-----------------------|---------.--.--.---|-------------------|
G|-------------------|------------------7--7-|---7--7--7--7--7---|-------------------|
D|-------------------|-7----7-----7-----7--7-|---7--7--7--7--7---|-------------------|
A|-------------------|-7----7-----7-----7--5-|---5--5--5--5--5---|-------------------|
E|-------------------|-5----5-----5-----5--5-|---5--5--5--5--5---|-------------------|

Aye aye aye aye aye ah oh ah oh ah oh ah ha Ah oh ah oh ah oh ha ha

Outro

e|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|
G|-------------------|-------------------|---14\-------------|-----------------------|
D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|
A|---------0-0-0-5/7-|---5---------------|---------0-0-0-5/7-|-(7)---5---------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|
e|-------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|---4\--------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|

Chester's gorilla, she go... oink Chester's gorilla, she go... quack

e|---------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------|------------|
B|---------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------|------------|
G|---------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------|------------|
D|---------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------|------------|
D|---------------------------|----------------------------------|--------------------0-0-0-7-|-(7)---5----|
E|---------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------|------------|

Chester's gorilla, she go... moo Chester's gorilla, she go... hrtche plche plche plche

e|-------------------|-------------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------|
G|-------------------|-------------------|    Repeat until fade out...
D|-------------------|-------------------|
A|-----------0-0-0-7-|-(7)---5-----------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|

Key:

[3] = triplet

[6] = sextuplet

~~~ = vibrato

5h7 = hammer on

7p5 = pull off

5b = bend

.

7 = staccato

/ = slide up

\ = slide down

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