Big Swifty
Frank Zappa
- A7#5
- Ab7#5
- B7#5
- Bb7#5
- C#7#54
- C7#5
- D7#55
- G7#5
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Date: Fri, 22 Sep 95 11:11:53 BST From: * (Howard Wright)------------- |----------------------------Tabbed by Howard Wright H.W* This is based mostly on the 'Make a Jazz Noise Here' version, but it should be pretty similar to other versions - it's usually the rhythm of the bits that changes, rather than the notes themselves. It might be an idea to listen to the track from 'Jazz Noise ...' and follow the tab just so you know where the different sections come in. There are quite a few time changes - I've tried to indicate some of them (i.e fast bit, slow bit, etc) but it's best if you get used to the track a little, then it should be clear how the tab works.Main Swifty Tune : -------------------(pretty fast !)E-------------------------------- B-----7h8-8p7-8p7-8--7h8-8p7-8p7- G-------------------------------- D-------------------------------- A-------------------------------- E-------------------------------- E|-------9-----------------| B|8-8/10---10--8--7--8p7---| G|-----------------------9-| D|-------------------------| A|-------------------------| E|-------------------------| E-------------------------------- B-----7h8-8p7-8p7-8--7h8-8p7-8p7- G-------------------------------- D-------------------------------- A-------------------------------- E-------------------------------- E|-------9-----12----------| B|8-8/10---10--------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| A|-------------------------| E|-------------------------|Repeat the two lines aboveDescending riff : ------------------ E----12-10-10-9-10-9-----12-10-10- B--------------------12----------- G--------------------------------- D--------------------------------- A--------------------------------- E--------------------------------- E|9-10-9-------------------| B|-------12-10-12----------| G|----------------/14-12---| D|-------------------------| A|-------------------------| E|-------------------------|repeat above line once fast descending run on guitar :E--------------------------------- B---3-2-0-------0----------------- G---------2-0-2---2-0---0--------- D---------------------4---4-2-0--- A-------------------------------4- E--------------------------------- E|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|0-----------------------| A|--4-2-0-----------0-2-3-| E|--------3-2h3p2-0-------| E---------------------------7---- B----------------------8-10---10- G-----------------7-------------- D------------5------------------- A-------3------------------------ E--1----------------------------- E|---------------------------------- B|8-7-8-7--------------------------- G|--------9-7-6-7-6---------------2- D|-----------------9-7-5-4h5p4-2---- A|---------------------------------- E|---------------------------------- -----| -----| 4-5--| -----| -----| -----| E--------------------------------- B--------------------------------- G-----------------7-----9---9-9-9- D------------5-------------------- A-------3------------------------- E--1------------------------------ E|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|11-12----12-12-11-9-11-9------| D|------------------------------| A|------------------------------| E|------------------------------| E--------------------------------- B--------------------------------- G--9-9-9-11-12----12-12-11-9-11--- D--------------------------------- A--------------------------------- E--------------------------------- E|---------------------------------- B|8---8-8-8-10-12---12-12-10-8-10-8- G|---------------------------------- D|---------------------------------- A|---------------------------------- E|---------------------------------- E------------------------------- B--8---8-8-8-10-12---12-12-10-8- G------------------------------- D------------------------------- A------------------------------- E------------------------------- E|--------------------------| B|10------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|--------------------------| A|--------------------------| E|--------------------------|(triplet feel)E--------------------------------- B---8-10-12-12-10-8-8-10-12-12-10- G--------------------------------- D--------------------------------- A--------------------------------- E--------------------------------- E|---------------------------------- B|8--------------------------------- G|---11-10-11-10-8-8-10-11-11-10-8-- D|---------------------------------- A|---------------------------------- E|---------------------------------- E--------------------------------- B---9-11-13-13-11-9-9-11-13-13-11- G--------------------------------- D--------------------------------- A--------------------------------- E--------------------------------- E|---------------------------------- B|9--------------------------------- G|--12-11-12-11-9-9-11-12-12-11-9--- D|---------------------------------- A|---------------------------------- E|---------------------------------- E--------------------------------- B---10/12-10---------------------- G------------12------------------- D--------------------------------- A---------------12/14--12--------- E---------------------------------(Now pause for breath !)E------------------------------- B--10/12-10--------------------- G-----------12------------------ D------------------------12-10-- A--------------12/14--12-------- E------------------------------- E|----------------------------------- B|---------10/12-10------------------ G|----12------------12--------------- D|--------------------------------12- A|10-------------------12/14--12----- E|----------------------------------- -----| -----| -----| 10-8-| -----| -----| E------------------------------- B--10/12-10--------------------- G-----------12------------------ D------------------------12-10-- A--------------12/14--12-------- E------------------------------- E|----------------------------------- B|---------10/12-10------------------ G|----12------------12--------------- D|--------------------------------12- A|10-------------------12/14--12----- E|----------------------------------- -----| -----| -----| 10-8-| -----| -----|Continues after the adE------------------------------| B---9/10--10--9/10/9/10/9------| G---9/10--10--9/10/9/10/9------| D---9/10--10--9/10/9/10/9------| A------------------------------| E------------------------------|************************************ Make a jazz noise HERE !!! ************************************ ... and continue making jazz noises over this chord sequence :C#7#5 C7#5 B7#5 Bb7#5 A7#5Ab7#5 G7#5 D7#5 Use either of these two chord shapes :EADGBE EADGBE 3x344x xx3443G7#5 G7#5 (Just move them up to the 9th position for the C#, then down one fret at a time ) The sequence goes round and round - it goes down a semitone at a time, then when you get to G you move back up to D and start going down again ... A little later on the same evening : (this is where they stop noodling and the whole brass section plays this tune together - the pace kind of picks up here too)E--------------------------------- B-------10--13-----12-13-12-10---- G-----11-------------------------- D---12---------------------------- A--------------------------------- E--------------------------------- E|---------------------------| B|---10----------------------| G|12----12----11-------------| D|---------------------------| A|---------------------------| E|---------------------------| E---------8--12----10-12-10------- B------10-------------------13---- G---11---------------------------- D--------------------------------- A--------------------------------- E--------------------------------- E|----------------------------| B|12-13-12----10--------------| G|----------------------------| D|----------------------------| A|----------------------------| E|----------------------------| E---------12---15----14-12-14-15-- B------13------------------------- G---14---------------------------- D--------------------------------- A--------------------------------- E--------------------------------- E|--14-12-14-15----14-12-----| B|-----------------------15--| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|---------------------------| E|---------------------------| E--11-12-------------------------- B----------15--13-12--13----15---- G------------------------14------- D--------------------------------- A--------------------------------- E--------------------------------- E|------------------------| B|-----14---13------------| G|----------------14--12--| D|------------------------| A|------------------------| E|------------------------|^^^ stick a trill on this last note if you fancyE--------------------------------- B------12--15------------12--15--- G----12--------11--12--12--------- D--12----------------12----------- A--------------------------------- E--------------------------------- E|-------------------------------| B|----------12--15------------12-| G|11--12--12--------11--12--12---| D|------12----------------12-----| A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------| Carmen ! --------- E--------------------------------- B---15-14-13-13--13-12-11-10---10- G--------------------------------- D--------------------------------- A--------------------------------- E--------------------------------- E|------------------------| B|9-8-6-8p6p5-6--8--6--5--| G|------------------------| D|------------------------| A|------------------------| E|------------------------| E-------------------------------- B--/15--14--13-13-13-12-11--10--- G-------------------------------- D-------------------------------- A-------------------------------- E-------------------------------- E|-------------------------| B|10-8-6--5-6p5---5-6-5----| G|--------------7--------7-| D|-------------------------| A|-------------------------| E|-------------------------| E--------------------------------- B--------7---10--7---------7-8-10- G----7-9-----------9-7---9-------- D--7------------------------------ A--------------------------------- E--------------------------------- E|---------7------------------| B|10-10-10---10-8-------------| G|----------------------------| D|----------------------------| A|----------------------------| E|----------------------------| E-----------7----------------7-7- B-------7-8---8-7-----7-8-10----- G-----9-----------9-------------- D---9---------------------------- A-------------------------------- E-------------------------------- E|7-7-9-7--------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|---------------------------| E|---------------------------| 1812 Overture bit : --------------------- E-------------------------------- B----------8---------8----------- G-----8-10---10-8-10----8---8---- D---8---------------------------- A-------------------------------- E-------------------------------- E|----------------------------| B|-------8---------8----------| G|--8-10---10-8-10----8---8---| D|8---------------------------| A|----------------------------| E|----------------------------| E-------------------------------- B-------------------------------- G-----10-12-10----------10------- D--10----------10----10----10---- A-----------------11----------11- E-------------------------------- E|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|--10-------8-10-8-----------------------| D|10-------8--------8----8----------------| A|--------------------10------------------| E|----------------------------------------| E--------------------| B--------------------| G--8--------8--------| D----8----8----------| A------10------------| E--------------------|start playing in the wrong key - and add a few odd notes at the end too ! (That's what they do !) Now it goes back to that chord sequence : C#7#5 C7#5 B7#5 etc etc Go through this a few times .... After quite a bit more noodling, and the sampled voices section (with water noises) it comes back to the swifty tune but a slightly different version :Swifty tune version 2: -----------------------(fairly slow)E--------------------------------- B---7-8-8-7-8-7-8-7-8-8-7-8-8-7-8- G--------------------------------- D--------------------------------- A--------------------------------- E--------------------------------- E|-------9------------------| B|7-8/10-----10-8-7-8-7-----| G|----------------------9---| D|--------------------------| A|--------------------------| E|--------------------------| E-------------------------------- B--7-8--8p7-8-8--7-8-8p7-8-8p7-8- G-------------------------------- D-------------------------------- A-------------------------------- E-------------------------------- E|------------------9----12--12/--| B|8p7-8-8p7-8-10-12---10----------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|(now a lot faster !)E-------------------------------- B-----7h8-8p7-8p7-8--7h8-8p7-8p7- G-------------------------------- D-------------------------------- A-------------------------------- E-------------------------------- E|-------9-----------------| B|8-8/10---10--8--7--8p7---| G|-----------------------9-| D|-------------------------| A|-------------------------| E|-------------------------| E-------------------------------- B-----7h8-8p7-8p7-8--7h8-8p7-8p7- G-------------------------------- D-------------------------------- A-------------------------------- E-------------------------------- E|-------9-----12----------| B|8-8/10---10--------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| A|-------------------------| E|-------------------------|(slow again)E--12-10-10-9-10-9----12-10-10-9- B------------------12------------ G-------------------------------- D-------------------------------- A-------------------------------- E-------------------------------- E|10-9------------------12/14-12--| B|------12-10-12------------------| G|----------------/14-12----------| D|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------| E----12-10-10-9-10-9-----12-10-10- B--------------------12----------- G--------------------------------- D--------------------------------- A--------------------------------- E--------------------------------- E|9-10-9-------------------| B|-------12-10-12----------| G|----------------/14-12---| D|-------------------------| A|-------------------------| E|-------------------------| E---------7----------------------- B---8-10----10-8-7-8--7----------- G-------------------------9-7-9-7- D--------------------------------- A--------------------------------- E--------------------------------- E|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|6-4-6-4h6p4------------| D|---------------7-------| A|-----------------------| E|-----------------------| E-------------------------------- B-------------------------------- G---4---------------------------- D-----7-5-4-5-4h5p4-----4----4--- A--------------------7----7------ E-------------------------------- E|--------------------------| B|--------8--------8--------| G|----5---------5-----------| D|3----------3--------------| A|--------------------------| E|--------------------------|(faster)E----------------------5-7-5----- B--------8-------8-7-8-------8-7- G-----5-------5------------------ D--3-------3--------------------- A-------------------------------- E-------------------------------- E|------------------------------| B|8-7-5-------------------------| G|------7-6-7-6-4---------------| D|----------------7-5-7-5-4-----| A|--------------------------7---| E|------------------------------| E-------------------------------- B--------------------5--6--7--6-- G-----------4--6--7-------------- D--4--5--7----------------------- A-------------------------------- E-------------------------------- E|-------------------------| B|5-----5--6--7--6--5------| G|---7-----------------7---| D|-------------------------| A|-------------------------| E|-------------------------| E-------------------------------- B---5---------------------------- G------4------7------4----------- D----------7-----7-----7-5-4-3-2- A-------------------------------- E-------------------------------- E|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|1-2-3-0-1-2--------------| A|--------------4--5--6----| E|-------------------------| E--------------------------------- B--------------------------------- G-------------------------9/11--9- D------------7---7----9-9--------- A---------7---------9------------- E---7--7-------------------------- E|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|-11/9p7---7-----7------| A|-----------------------| E|-----------------------| E--------------------------------- B---10/12--10--------------------- G--------------12----------------- D--------------------------------- A------------------12/14---12----- E--------------------------------- 'Farewell to swifty' motif : ----------------------------- E--11-12-12-11-12-11-12--11-12-12- B--------------------------------- G--------------------------------- D--------------------------------- A--------------------------------- E--------------------------------- E|11-12-12-11-12-11-12/14--17---| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|------------------------------| A|------------------------------| E|------------------------------| E---14--12--11---11/12---11/7----- B--------------------------------- G--------------------------------- D--------------------------------- A--------------------------------- E---------------------------------I don't think there are any mistakes here - but if you find anything you're not sure about, let me know. .... now practice !!! Howard
