Tablature mr green genes - Frank Zappa

          



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  Mr Green Genes is a really easy tune to play, and it is 

  also a good one to illustrate basic elements of harmony

  and melody. Here is my arrangement, kind of a composite

  of the _Best Band You Never heard.._ and _Hot Rats_ versions. 

  

  Here are the main chords....I have used many different voicings

  of these chords....

  

  Dm7 - G - Dm7 - G - Dm7 - G - Dm7 - G 

  

  Cmaj7 - Am7 - Cmaj7 - Am7

  

  F - G - Am - Bb

  

  Then it repeats again and again until the end, where it goes

  

  F - G - Am - Bb - C - Dm - Dbm - Dm

  

  Now the melody is like this......after doing the above once 

  (based on the _Hot Rats_ version).

     Dm7                         G		(4x)

  1----------------------------------------------------

  2----------------------------------------------------

  3--7--9-10 10 10 10--9 7----7--4-4-4-4-4-5-4----------

  4------------------------10------------------5--------

           

  	 Cmaj7     Am7	(2x)	

  2---------------5-6--8-----

  3---------4-5-5-----------

  4--5-5-5-7---------------

  

  then the F - G - Am - Bb part goes like this.

  

  Play any chord voicings you want!! Frank plays many.

  The soloing is based on the C major scale, all positions.

  Play the _Uncle Meat_ version, and the _Hot Rats_ version, and 

  also the _Best Band_ version... and you will be styling!

  

  

  now here are the words with the chords....notice how the

  above transcribed melody fits beautifully with the words. 

  I love this song!!

  

  Dm7       G                        Dm7        G 

  Eat your greens, don't forget your beans, and celery

                  Dm7        G

  Don't forget to bring your fake I.D.

                 Dm7    G

  Eat a bunch of these MAGNIFICENT.

       Cmaj7

  With sauerkraut

  Am7

  MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM

  Cmaj7             Am7

  Mouldy sauerkraut

  F             G             Am    

  Eat a grape a fig a crumpet too

        Am - Abm - Am   Bb   

  You'll pump 'em right through

  

  Dm7      G                       Dm7 

  Eat your shoes, don't forget the strings

      G                 Dm7      G

  and sox. Even eat the box, you bought 'em in

                  Dm7         G 

  you can eat the truck, that brought 'em in.

  Cmaj7 

  Garbage truck

  Am7

  MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMouldy

  Cmaj7               Am7 

  Garbage truck.

  F                 G              Am - Abm - Am 

  Eat the truck the driver and his gloves,

  Bb

  NUTRITIOUSNESS    

  C

  DELICIOUSNESS

  Dm7-Dbm7-Dm7

  WORTHLESSNESS

  

  A final flourish on Dm7:

  

  3-----7-9-10-9-7-9--7--7--7--7--7---

  4-----------------10--7--7--7--7--7-- 

  

  Enjoy it... I always do.....

  

  Nabeel Kandah

  zappa@email.unc.edu

  

   


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 Mr green genes, de Frank zappa 

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