Po-jama People Chords & Tabs
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"PO-JAMA PEOPLE" - Frank Zappa
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Kenneth Dale Harris IV
kenny@kdharris.net
Standard Tuning
Introduction
e-----------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B--6-6-6~~~-|------10-13p10--10-------------------------------------------|
G-----7-----|-10h12--------12--12-10-12p10--12p10------------12^14^12-10--|
D-7---------|-----------------------------12-----12-10-10-12~-----------12|
A-----------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
e-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----10-10--10-12p10--10--------------------------------------------|
D---------12--------12--12-10-12p10--10-----------------------------|
A-/12------------------------------12--12-10-12p10--10--------------|
E-------------------------------------------------13--13p10-8/10~~~-|
e----10-10-10h13p10--10h13p10--10h13p10--10h13p10---|
B-/13--------------13--------13--------13--------13-|
G---------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------|
e-10-10-10-15p13p10-10-10-15p13p10--10-----------|-----------------|
B---------------------------------13--13^15~~~~--|13p10--10--------|
G------------------------------------------------|-----12--12p10---|
D------------------------------------------------|--------------12-|
A------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
E------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/f/frank_zappa/po_jama_people_tab.html ]
e-10--10------10--10-------|-13p10--10-------------------------------|
B---13--13^15~--13--13^15~-|------13--13-10-13p10--10----------------|
G--------------------------|---------------------12--12p10-12^14^12~-|
D--------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
A--------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
E--------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
D D D
e-----------------------------------------------|-------------|
B-----------------------------------------------|-------------|
G-12p10--10-------------------------------------|-------------|
D------12--12-10-12p10--10----------------------|-------------|
A---------------------12--12-10-12p10-----------|-12-12-12\-\-|
E------------------------------------13-8/10~~~-|-10-10-10\-\-|
Then comes the song with its piano and vocals.
Chorus
e--------------------|-----------------------|---------------|
B--------------------|-----------------------|----------10---|
G-10--10-------------|-10--10----------------|-10--10-12--10-|
D---12--12-10--------|---12--12-10-----------|---12----------|
A------------12-10---|------------12-10------|---------------|
E-----------------13-|-----------------13-10-|---------------|
e-------------------------|----------|
B-------------------------|----------|
G-12~-10p9h10-9p7h9p7-5/7-|---10-12~-|
D-------------------------|-12-------|
A-------------------------|----------|
E-------------------------|----------|
At the end of the song the chrorus has a slide change (octave higher).
e--------------------|-----------------------|---------------|
B--------------------|-----------------------|----------12---|
G-10--10-------------|-10--10----------------|-10--10-12--12-|
D---12--12-10--------|---12--12-10-----------|---12----------|
A------------12-10---|------------12-10------|---------------|
E-----------------13-|-----------------13-10-|---------------|
e-/15~-13p12h13-12p10h12p10-8/10-|----13-15-|
B--------------------------------|-/15------|
G--------------------------------|----------|
D--------------------------------|----------|
A--------------------------------|----------|
E--------------------------------|----------|
The solo is just in the key of "D" and Zappa flies all around with his spontanious style.