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King Kong

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

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From: chuck@spectrum.cs.unsw.oz.au (Mark Andrew Hawling)

"King Kong" - Frank Zappa

This has appeared in the booklet with the Uncle Meat album but just in case

you haven't got it here it is in tab.

Firstly this is played over a fast 3/8 vamp over a Absus4/Ebpedal.

--6-------------------------------------|
----9-7----9-7------7-------------------|
--------8------8-6----8-6-5--8-6-5------|
-----------------------------------8----|
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--------------------------7----9--------|
------------------6---8-----6----8------|
------------6---8---6---8---------------|
----6---9-6---9-------------------------|
--8---9---------------------------------|
--6-------------------------------------|
----9-7------7---9-7--6---7-6------6----|
--------8-6----6--------8------8-6---8--|
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---------------------------6-8--11-8----|
-----------------------7-9--------------|
--6-8-5-6----------6-8------------------|
----------8---6--8----------------------|
------------9---------------------------|
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After this the live bands then often play this riff before they start blowing.

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--10--10-9-10--10-9-10--10-9-10-12-9-9--9p7---|
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