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Don’t Eat The Yellow Snow – Frank Zappa
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Tabbed by: Shrew
Tuning: DADGBE
BPM: 138
Wind effect for 13 seconds.
Riff 1
D G6/D D G6/D
e|-------------------2-----0---------|--------------------2-----0-------------|
B|-------------------3-----0---------|--------------------3-----0-------------|
G|-2----2----2-------2-----0---------|-2----2----2--------2-----0-------------|
D|-4----4----4-----------------------|-4----4----4----------------------------|
A|-5----5----5-----------------------|-5----5----5----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Riff 2
e|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|-0--0------------------------------|--0--0----------------------------------|
A|----------2--0-----------------0-2-|----------2--0-----------------0--2----|
D|----------------4--0----0---4------|-----------------4--0----0---4----------|
D C C# D C C# D
Dreamed I was an Es-ki-mo.____
e|------------------------------10-13-12-11-10-------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------14-13-12---12-----------12-11-|
G|------------------------------------------------------13---13---13---------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Keyboard arr.
D D C C# D D D C C# D
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B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-2------2-------0----1----2----2---------2---------0----1-----2-------------|
D|-4------4-------2----3----4----4---------4---------2----3-----4-------------|
A|-5------5-------3----4----5----5---------5---------3----4-----5-------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Boop, boop, da, da, da, da, ba, ba, ya, da.
e|-------------------2-----0-----------------------------2-----0----------------|
B|-------------------3-----0-----------------------------3-----0----------------|
G|-2----2----2-------2-----0----------2----2----2--------2-----0----------------|
D|-4----4----4------------------------4----4----4-------------------------------|
A|-5----5----5------------------------5----5----5-------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Frozen wind began to blow.___
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-2------2-------0----1----2----2---------2---------0----1-----2-------------|
D|-4------4-------2----3----4----4---------4---------2----3-----4-------------|
A|-5------5-------3----4----5----5---------5---------3----4-----5-------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Under My boots ‘n a-round__ my__ toe___
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B|---------------------3-----0----0--|---------------------0------0-----0----|
G|-2-----2-----2-------2-----0----0--|-2-----2-----2-------19-----17----17---|
D|-4-----4-----4---------------------|-4-----4-----4-------19-----17----17---|
A|-5-----5-----5---------------------|-5-----5-----5-------17-----15---------|
E|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
had bit the ground be – low.____ (Boop, boop, ah_______, ya,_____ ya,_____)
e|---------------------2-----0----0--|---------------------0------0-----0----|
B|---------------------3-----0----0--|---------------------0------0-----0----|
G|-2-----2-----2-------2-----0----0--|-2-----2-----2-------19-----17----17---|
D|-4-----4-----4---------------------|-4-----4-----4-------19-----17----17---|
A|-5-----5-----5---------------------|-5-----5-----5-------17-----15---------|
E|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D G6/D
Was a hun – dred_de - grees__ be-low ze – ro. Boo.__
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B|-----------------------------------------|------3----------3-----0------0--|
G|-2----2-----0---1----2----2----0---1---2-|------2----x-----2-----0------0--|
D|-4----4-----2---3----4----4----2---3---4-|-4---------x---------------------|
A|-5----5-----3---4----5----5----3---4---5-|-5---------x---------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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D D6sus2 Cadd9/D D G6/D
And my mom-ma cried:_ Boo,___ a, hoo, hoo, ooo__
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B|------3----------0------0-----0---|-----3----------3------0-----0----------|
G|------2---x------7------5-----5---|-----2---x------2------0-----0----------|
D|-4--------x------7------5-----5---|---------x------------------------------|
A|-5--------x-----------------------|-4-------x------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|-5--------------------------------------|
And my momma cried:_ Na-nook, a, no, no, __________ Na-nook___
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B|------3--------3-------0-----0----|-----3----------3------0-----0----------|
G|------2---x----2-------0-----0----|-----2---x------2------0-----0----------|
D|-4--------x-----------------------|---------x------------------------------|
A|-5--------x-----------------------|-4-------x------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|-5--------------------------------------|
____ a no, no.________ Don’t be a naugh - ty Es – ki - mo wo oh.
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B|------3----------0------0-----0---|-----3----------3------0-----0----------|
G|------2---x------7------5-----5---|-----2---x------2------0-----0----------|
D|-4--------x------7------5-----5---|-4-------x------------------------------|
A|-5--------x-----------------------|-5-------x------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D C/D
Save your mon-ey: don’t go to the show._
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B------3------3-----7-----0----0---|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----2------2--2--7-----5----5---|-2---2-----0--1---2---2----2----0--1--2--|
D|-4-------x-----4--7-----5--------|-4---4-----2--3---4---4----4----2--3--4--|
A|-5-------x-----5-----------------|-5---5-----3--4---5---5----5----3--4--5--|
E|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
D G6/D D G6/D
Well, I turned a – round _ an’ I said:
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B|-----3------------3---0--------|-----3-------3-----3---0--------|
G|-----x------2-----2---0---x----|-----2-------2-----2---0---x----|
D|-4---4---4----4-----------x----|-4--------4-----x----------x----|
A|-5------------------------x----|-5--------5-----x----------x----|
E|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Ho, ho.__ (Boo!) Well, I turned a- round _ an’ I said:
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B|------3------3-----3----0-----------|-----3-------3-----3---0--------|
G|------2------2--2--2----0----2------|-----2-------2-----2---0---x----|
D|--4-------4-----4-------------------|-4--------4-----x----------x----|
A|--5-------5-------------------------|-5--------5-----x----------x----|
E|------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Ho, ho.___ Well, I turned a – round _______ an’ I said:
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B|------3------3-----3----0-----------|-----3-------3-----3---0--------|
G|------2------2--2--2----0----2------|-----2-------2-----2---0---x----|
D|--4-------4-----4-------------------|-4--------4-----x----------x----|
A|--5-------5-------------------------|-5--------5-----x----------x----|
E|------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Ho, ho.___ An’ the Northern Lights commenced t’ glow.__ An she said:
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B|------3------3-----3----0-----------|-----3-------3-----3---0--------|
G|------2------2--2--2----0----2------|-----2-------2-----2---0---x----|
D|--4-------4-----4-------------------|-4--------4-----x----------x----|
A|--5-------5-------------------------|-5--------5-----x----------x----|
E|------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
with a tear in her eye:
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B|------3------3-----3----0-----------|-----3-------3-----3---0--------|
G|------2------2--2--2----0----2------|-----2-------2-----2---0---x----|
D|--4-------4-----4-------------------|-4--------4-----x----------x----|
A|--5-------5-------------------------|-5--------5-----x----------x----|
E|------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
N.C.
Watch out where the huskies go an’ don’t you eat that yellow snow.
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Watch out where the huskies go an’ don’t you eat that yellow snow.
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B|-10\-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
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E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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