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>-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------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----------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------10-------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------11----|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------|------------/5---------------------------------|---------------5--------5----------------------|-7-5--7-5--7------7p5h7----5--7--5-------------| x4------------------------------------5h7-/3-----|-----------------------------------------------|
VERSE>
[Fuzz Bass]
300 years ago... I thought mite get sum sleep... Dm-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--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---------------------------------------------------------|-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-----------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------10--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------11-----|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Seems to me that it just ain't wiseA----------------------------------------|---------/5-----------------------------|------------5--------5------------------|-7-5-7-5-------7p5h7----5--7------------| x2-----------------------------7-5h7-/3---|----------------------------------------|
did you ever wake up in da morning with a zomby woof behind yer eyes------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------7---7-------------------------------5----------------------------|-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..-----------------------------------------------------5-------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-----5h7p5-------5h7p5-------5h7p5------5h7p5------------9p7p5-----|--7--------7p5h7-------7p5h7------7p5h7-------7p5h7------------7---|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------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-----|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------11--|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bbm7 Bm7 Cm7 C#m7 Dm7 Am------------------------------------------------------12-11----------------------------|-------------9--------12-9-10----------10-9-12-----8--------12-----------12-13---------|----------10-------11---------10-----9---------11--------------13--14-12-------12-b14~-|----10-11------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-11------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
OTHER VERSE>
[Rhythm]Am-----------------------------|---------5-5-----------------|---------5-5-----------------|-----------------------------| play a buncha times-------------------3--4--5---|-5----5------5--5------------|
[Lead]-17br15~~~~~~~~~~~15b17~~~~~--------------15b17-etc------|---------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------12b14br12b14~~~~~---------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
i am the zomby woof I'm that creature...--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------5----------5---9--9--5-5--7-7-----5-7---5-------|-7--7----5---7-5-7--------7------------------------7------7---7-----|--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
i am the zomby woof they all....-------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------5---------------------------|--------------------5b7~~~---7b8-7-5-7-5---5-----------|-7--7----5---7-5-7-----------------------7---7---------|-----------------------------------------------7-------|-------------------------------------------------8--5--|
CHORUS>
tellin you all da zomby troof here i'm is... da zomby woof---------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------7----7-------------------------------5-----------------------------|--9--9-----9----9--7----------------------------7--------------------------|----------------------10----7-----------------------5-----3-5---3-5-3------|------------------------------------------------------------------------5--|
along with...-------------------------12-15- -----------------------------|-15-14-13-12----------13------- -----------------------------|-------------13----14---------- ------6-----------------6----| x4----------------15------------- x4 --7-8---------------7-8------|------------------------------- -----------------------------|------------------------------- -----------------------------|
tellin you all da zomby troof here i'm is...------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|--------7----7-------------------------------5--------------|--9--9-----9----9-7-------------------------------7---------|--------------------10--7-----------------------------5~~~~-|------------------------------------------------------------|
WEIRD BIT>
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BRIDGE>
THEY SAID ALL-REETY AND THEY WAS ALL-RIGHTY AND I WAS A ZOMBY Fo YOU LIL LADAY------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|-7-------------------------7--------------------7-----------------------|-7-------------------------7--------------------7-----------------------|-5-------------------------5--------------------5-----------------------|
SOLO>
[approximately]
--------------------15--12h15------------------------------15--12h15--------------|--15b17-b17-b17-b17-----------13b15-15~~-15b17-b17-b17-b17------------13b15~~~~---|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------15--12h15------------------12----------------------------------------|-15b17-b17-b17-b17------------13b15b15~~-15b17----17p15p13-15p13----13----13-------------|----------------------------------------------------------------14-----14----12-14b15r14-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
---12-12--17p15p12-------------------12---12-12--17p15p12------------------12---------|--13---------------17p15p13/12-13-15-----13--------------17p15p13/12-13-15------------|-14-------------------------------------14------------------------------------12b14---|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-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------------------------------------------------------------///////////-------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------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--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[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------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[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]-------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------8-8-12-10-10-8--|-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-----------------------------|--------------------///////-----------etc---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------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----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----8b9r8b9r8----10b12b12------8-10b12-r10-8----10b12-8-----8----8---------------------|-10-----------10-----------10----------------10----------10---10---10-8---10-8---------|------------------------------------------------------------------------9------9-8///--|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|----11-8-----------11----------11-8-----------11------| repeat-10------10-8---10----11~~~-10------10-8---10----11~--| and freak out------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
[Electric Organ Approximated For Guitar]
I GOTTA GREAT BIG POINTED FAAAANG! THATS MY ZOMBY TOOF! MAH RIGHT FOOTS BIGGER THAN THEOTHER ONE IS, LIKE A REG'LAR ZOMBY HOOF!--------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------5--------------------5----------------5-----------7----5---------|---------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--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|-----5--------------5---------------5------------5-------5--etc-----|
dont mess with da zomby woof, no Dm--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------5--7-9p7p5-------------------|-------------------------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 beAm----------------------------------------|---------/5-----------------------------|------------5--------5------------------|-7-5-7-5-------7p5h7----5--7------------| x2-----------------------------7-5h7-/3---|----------------------------------------|
tellin you all da zomby troof here i'm is... da zomby woof---------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------7----7-------------------------------5-----------------------------|--9--9-----9----9--7----------------------------7--------------------------|------------------------10--7-----------------------5-----3-5---3-5-3------|------------------------------------------------------------------------5--|
---------------20b22~~~~~~-------------------------------------|--20b22~~~~~~~~------------20p19p17----------------------------|------------------------------------20p19p17-14----------------|------------------------------------------------14/12-10-7p5---|-------------------------------------------------------------7-|---------------------------------------------------------------|
tellin you all da zomby troof here i'm is... da zomby woof---------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------7----7-------------------------------5-----------------------------|--9--9-----9----9--7----------------------------7--------------------------|------------------------10--7-----------------------5-----3-5---3-5-3------|------------------------------------------------------------------------5--|
(whammy)----------------------------------------------------|-19b20///////-------8-5---5-------------------------|-------------------------------8---8-5-7-5---5------|-------------------------------------------7---7-5--|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------------5----|---------------------------------------------------------------------5----|-------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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