ZOMBY WOOF
FRANK ZAPPA
Over-Nite Sensation
I've done my best to tab out as much as i can, the only things ive left out were most of the
improvised licks Zappa plays on the distorted guitar and some parts of the solo, which you can
probably make up on your own. The rest is here.
INTRO>
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-------7b8---7b8---7b8---7-7---------7-7---------5-5---------------------|
-9-9-9-----9-----9-----9-----9p7p5-------9p7p5-------7-5-----------------|
-----------------------------------7-----------7---------7p5-------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------8--5-3-5----|
Dm7 C#m7 Cm7 Bm7 Bbm7
-13-15-12-13-------------11-12---------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------12-----------------13-11------------10-9-12------9---------------|
------------14-----13----------13-----12-------10-9-----9---------11-----10-9----------|
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A
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------------/5---------------------------------|
---------------5--------5----------------------|
-7-5--7-5--7------7p5h7----5--7--5-------------| x4
------------------------------------5h7-/3-----|
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VERSE>
[Fuzz Bass]
300 years ago... I thought mite get sum sleep...
Dm
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--7---5-------------------7---5------------------7---5----------------7---5--------------------|
---------3-5------3--------------3-5-----3-5------------3-5-----3------------3-5-----3-------5-|
--5-----------3-5----5----5----------3-5-----5--5-----------3-5---5---5----------3-5---5-3-5---|
You know i never sleep no mo
Dm
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-5-------------------------------------------------------|
-6---------------------------9p7p5-----------------------|
-6---------------------------------9p7p5-----------------|
-5---------------------------------------9p7p5-----------|
-----------------------------------------------9p7p5-----|
Dm7 C#m7 Cm7 Bm7 Bbm7
-13-15-12-13-------------11-12----------------------------------------------------(4)---|
----------------------12-----------------13-11------------10-9-12------9----------------|
------------14-----13----------13-----12-------10-9-----9---------11-----10-9-----------|
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Seems to me that it just ain't wise
A
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-7-5-7-5-------7p5h7----5--7------------| x2
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did you ever wake up in da morning with a zomby woof behind yer eyes
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-9--9----9---9-7----7----------------7--7-----7-------------------------|
-----------------10---10-7----------------------5--3-5---3-5-3----------|
---------------------------------------------------------------5--------|
[Clean W/ Wahwah]
just about as evil as you could be..
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-----5h7p5-------5h7p5-------5h7p5------5h7p5------------9p7p5-----|
--7--------7p5h7-------7p5h7------7p5h7-------7p5h7------------7---|
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-------7---7-------------------------------5----------------------------|
-9--9----9---9-7----7----------------7--7-----7-------------------------|
-----------------10---10-7----------------------5--3-5---3-5-3----------|
---------------------------------------------------------------5--------|
BREAK>
Dm7 C#m7 Cm7 Bm7 Bbm7
-13-15-12-13-------------11-12--------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------12-----------------13-11------------10-9-12------9--------------|
------------14-----13----------13-----12-------10-9-----9---------11-----10-----------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------11-10-----|
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Bbm7 Bm7 Cm7 C#m7 Dm7 Am
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-------------9--------12-9-10----------10-9-12-----8--------12-----------12-13---------|
----------10-------11---------10-----9---------11--------------13--14-12-------12-b14~-|
----10-11------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-11------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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OTHER VERSE>
[Rhythm]
Am
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---------5-5-----------------|
---------5-5-----------------|
-----------------------------| play a buncha times
-------------------3--4--5---|
-5----5------5--5------------|
[Lead]
-17br15~~~~~~~~~~~15b17~~~~~--------------15b17-etc------|
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-------------------------12b14br12b14~~~~~---------------|
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i am the zomby woof I'm that creature...
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-7--7----5---7-5-7--------7------------------------7------7---7-----|
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i am the zomby woof they all....
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--------------------5b7~~~---7b8-7-5-7-5---5-----------|
-7--7----5---7-5-7-----------------------7---7---------|
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-------------------------------------------------8--5--|
CHORUS>
tellin you all da zomby troof here i'm is... da zomby woof
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--------7----7-------------------------------5-----------------------------|
--9--9-----9----9--7----------------------------7--------------------------|
----------------------10----7-----------------------5-----3-5---3-5-3------|
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along with...
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-15-14-13-12----------13------- -----------------------------|
-------------13----14---------- ------6-----------------6----| x4
----------------15------------- x4 --7-8---------------7-8------|
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tellin you all da zomby troof here i'm is...
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--------7----7-------------------------------5--------------|
--9--9-----9----9-7-------------------------------7---------|
--------------------10--7-----------------------------5~~~~-|
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WEIRD BIT>
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-10---9---7-------------------------------11-8-----------11----------11-8-----------11------| x4
-------------9-------------------------10------10-8---10----11~~~-10------10-8---10----11~--|
-----------------11-----8---5---------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------8---------4---1--------------------------------------------------------|
BRIDGE>
THEY SAID ALL-REETY AND THEY WAS ALL-RIGHTY AND I WAS A ZOMBY Fo YOU LIL LADAY
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-7-------------------------7--------------------7-----------------------|
-7-------------------------7--------------------7-----------------------|
-5-------------------------5--------------------5-----------------------|
SOLO>
[approximately]
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/f/frank_zappa/zomby_woof_tab.html ]
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--15b17-b17-b17-b17-----------13b15-15~~-15b17-b17-b17-b17------------13b15~~~~---|
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--------------------15--12h15------------------12----------------------------------------|
-15b17-b17-b17-b17------------13b15b15~~-15b17----17p15p13-15p13----13----13-------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------14-----14----12-14b15r14-|
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---12-12--17p15p12-------------------12---12-12--17p15p12------------------12---------|
--13---------------17p15p13/12-13-15-----13--------------17p15p13/12-13-15------------|
-14-------------------------------------14------------------------------------12b14---|
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-12h14p12----12--------------------------------------------|
----------14------12h14p12----12---------------------------|
---------------------------15----15--10b12-12-10-----------|
--------------------------------------------------12--12---|
[whammy bar]
--------------------7------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------8--10----10-8---8---10--10p8-8b10-8-8b10------5---7b9-5-7b9-5-0-7b9 etc---|
----5--7--/9---------------9-----------------------------/4----7b9-5-7b9-5-0-7b9-------|
-/7------------------------------------------------------------///////////-------------|
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-------------7b9//////------7b9//------7b9-5-7b9-5-7b9///-----------------|
-------------7b9//////------7b9//------7b9-5-7b9-5-7b9///-----------------|
-------5-7-5-------etc-------7-5----------7-5-----------------------7-5---|
-7-5-7--------------------------------------------------------------------|
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[whammy bar] [sweep]
------------------------------------------//-----8p5------5-------5----------5-8b10-10-8-5-8--|
-----------------------------0----/////--------7p5------8b10---8p5---5-8-----------------8-5--|
---------------------5---5---0\---////-----------6p5------------------------------------------|
-------------------5---5---5---\-//--------------------5--------------------------------------|
---------3---3-5-7--------------\/----------x-----------7-------------------------------------|
-5---3-5---5----------------------------------/5----------------------------------------------|
-----5-5----5-5----5-5----5-5---------5------5------5--8b10r8--5------------------5-8-5-8-10-8-10-|
------------------------------8b10------8b10---------------------8b10---------5-8-----------------|
-7b9-----7b9----7b9----7b9--------------------------------------------7b9r7b9---------------------|
-----------------------------------7b9---------7b9------------------------------------------------|
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[ph][ph]
-10b12-10-8-10-------8-8-------8-8---------8------5-------------------------------------|
---------------10-10-----10-10-----10-8b10---8b10---8p7p5---5---------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------7---7p5----------[5]----------|
------------------------------------------------------------------7-5-7-[7]-------------|
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-7b9--7b9--7b9-79---7p5-7p5-7p5-7b9--7b9--7b9-/10---------8/10------------------------|
-7b9--7b9--7b9-79---7p5-7p5-7p5-7b9--7b9--7b9-/9------9-9-----------------------------|
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-------8b9----8-12-8b9---------8-8-12-8b9----8b9----8b9r8b9r8~~~-----8-10b12-r10-8----10b12-8--|
-10-10-----10------------10-10------------10-----10---------------10---------------10----------|
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----8b9r8b9r8----10b12b12------8-10b12-r10-8----10b12-8-----8----8---------------------|
-10-----------10-----------10----------------10----------10---10---10-8---10-8---------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------9------9-8///--|
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----11-8-----------11----------11-8-----------11------| repeat
-10------10-8---10----11~~~-10------10-8---10----11~--| and freak out
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[Electric Organ Approximated For Guitar]
I GOTTA GREAT BIG POINTED FAAAANG! THATS MY ZOMBY TOOF! MAH RIGHT FOOTS BIGGER THAN THE
OTHER ONE IS, LIKE A REG'LAR ZOMBY HOOF!
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---------5h6------------------5h6p5------------5h6p5-------7----5h6-------|
---------5----7---------------5-----7----------5-----7-5-7------5---7-----| etc.
----------------5p3---3---------------7-5/3---------------------------5-3-|
------5-------------5---5---5----------------5----------------5-----------|
...snatch you up screamin thru the window all nekkid and do it to you up on da roof
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dont mess with da zomby woof, no
Dm
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-------------------------3--5--7-7-7-7------------9p7p5-------------|
----------3--4--5-5-5-5---------------------------------9p7p5-------|
-5---5--------------------------------------------------------9p7p5-|
i'm about as evil as a boogie man can be
Am
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------------5--------5------------------|
-7-5-7-5-------7p5h7----5--7------------| x2
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tellin you all da zomby troof here i'm is... da zomby woof
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--9--9-----9----9--7----------------------------7--------------------------|
------------------------10--7-----------------------5-----3-5---3-5-3------|
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---------------20b22~~~~~~-------------------------------------|
--20b22~~~~~~~~------------20p19p17----------------------------|
------------------------------------20p19p17-14----------------|
------------------------------------------------14/12-10-7p5---|
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tellin you all da zomby troof here i'm is... da zomby woof
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--9--9-----9----9--7----------------------------7--------------------------|
------------------------10--7-----------------------5-----3-5---3-5-3------|
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(whammy)
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-19b20///////-------8-5---5-------------------------|
-------------------------------8---8-5-7-5---5------|
-------------------------------------------7---7-5--|
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---------------------------------------------------------------------5----|
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-------7b8---7b8---7b8---7-7---------7-7---------5-5----------------------|
-9-9-9-----9-----9-----9-----9p7p5-------9p7p5-------7-5------------------|
-----------------------------------7-----------7---------7p5-3------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------5-3-5------|
h = hammer on
p = pull off
b = bend
r = release bend
/ = slide
= slide
~ = vibrato
[5] = Harmonic
x = percussive note
/// = whammy
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