G-Spot Tornado - Frank Zappa
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tabbed by Howard Wright
H.Wright@astro.cf.ac.uk
This is a classic Zappa song - fast, manic, exhilarating tune, quirky
harmonies and rhythmns and lots of his favourite interval - the 4th !
The instrument names I`ve written down obviously refer to the Yellow
Shark version.
I`ve tabbed the different variations of the main tune rather than try
and do the whole piece.
To save repeating myself and creating a huge long file,
I`ve just tabbed out the parts in the variations that are
different from the previous versions.
Once you`ve got the first two bits sussed (what I`ve called
tune 1A and 1B) the rest is nearly all repeats of this
with literally just a handful of notes changed.
I`ve labelled the different lines for tunes 1A and 1B and then just
referred to these later on - e.g in the 3rd tune I`ve just typed
out one new line and then put - repeat lines 2A to 12A.
I hope this is easy enough to follow.
The rhythmn for this is basically all 8th notes (quavers if you prefer).
Note that the first 8th notes of most bars is a rest - so a lot of
the phrases have 7 notes.
I find it sounds best when you pick all the notes individually rather
than use hammer-ons or pull-offs. If you use one finger per fret
(1st finger - 9th fret, 2nd finger - 10th fret etc) then you can play about
90% of it without changing position.
Tune 1A :
---------
E----------------------------------------------------
B---12----10------------------12----10---------------
G------11----9--11---------------11----9-------------
D------------------12---9-----------------11--9------ line 1A
A------------------------------------------------12--
E----------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------
B---12----10----------------------------------------
G------11----9------------9-------------------------
D---------------11--9--11---11--9--9--9--11--------- line 2A
A--------------------------------------------12--9--
E---------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------
B------12--10----------------12----10---------------
G---11--------9-----------------11----9-------------
D---------------11--9--9-----------------11--9------ line 3A
A---------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------
B---12----10----------------------------------------
G------11----9-----------9----------9---------------
D---------------11--9-------11--9------11--9-------- line 4A
A---------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------12--------------------------
B---12--------10-------------12--10--------12---------
G---------11-----9------------------11--------11--9---
D------11--------------------------------------------- line 5A
A-----------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------
B---12-------11-------------------------------------
G------11--9----9-----------------------------------
D-----------------11----9--9--11----9----9---------- line 6A
A--------------------12----------12---12------------
E---------------------------------------------------
E---------9--11-12--9-------------------------------
B---12----------------10------12----10--------------
G------11------------------------11----9------------
D----------------------------------------11--9------ line 7A A----------------------------------------------12---
E---------------------------------------------------
E---------9--11-12--9--11-----9----------------------
B---12---------------------12---10-------------------
G------11--------------------------9--8--11----------
D-------------------------------------------11-9----- line 8A
A----------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------
B------12--10------------------12-----10-------------
G---11--------9--------------------11-----9----------
D----------------11--9-----------------------11--9--- line 9A
A-----------------------12---------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------
B---12-----10---------------------------------------
G------11------9----------9-----------11--9---------
D----------------11--9------11--9------------11----- line 10A
A---------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------
E------------------------12----------------------------
B--------------10------------12--10---------12---------
G----------11-----9------------------11---------11--9--
D---9--11---------------------------------------------- line 11A
A------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------
E----------9-------------------------------------------
B---12-------10----------------------------------------
G------11-------9--------------------------------------
D------------------11-----9--9--11-----9-----9--------- line 12A
A---------------------12------------12---12------------
E------------------------------------------------------
(Insert cymbal crash here !)
Tune 1B :
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Piano and mandolin.
First line is slightly different from line 1A. Lines 2 & 3 are the same as
for tune 1A. Last three lines are again slightly different from tune 1A.
E---------------------------------------------------
B---12----10----10----------12----10----------------
G------11----9-----9-----------11-----9-------------
D---------------------11-----------------11--9------ line 1B
A---------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------
B---12----10----------------------------------------
G------11----9------------9-------------------------
D---------------11--9--11---11--9--9--9--11--------- (line 2A) A--------------------------------------------12--9--
E---------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------
B------12--10----------------12----10---------------
G---11--------9-----------------11----9-------------
D---------------11--9--9-----------------11--9------ (line 3A)
A---------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------
B---12----10----------------------------------------
G------11----9-----------9----------11--9-----------
D---------------11--9-------11--9---------11-------- line 4B
A---------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------12--------------------------
B-------------10-------------12--10--------12---------
G---------11-----9------------------11--------11--9---
D---9--11--------------------------------------------- line 5B
A-----------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------
E---------11--12---9----------------------------------
B---12---------------10-------------------------------
G------11---------------9--------------------8--9-----
D-------------------------9--9--11-----9--9----------- line 6B
A----------------------------------12-----------------
E-----------------------------------------------------
Quirky harmony bit
-------------------
Clarinet and Xylophone
Now it`s basically the same tune again but played up two frets so
its in Cm instead of Bm. There is also a two part harmony going with
a few `quirky` notes stuck in.
Play line 1B, then lines 2A-6A all moved up 2 frets and that will be
about right. If you want to be *really* picky, there is a note missed
out from line 6A (the third note - 9th fret G string).
Tune 1C
---------
Strings and flute. Back in Bm.
This is a note-for-note copy of tune 1A except that the
first line has a few different notes.
E------------------------------------------------------
B---10--12-----10-----------------12----10-------------
G-----------11----9--11--------------11----9-----------
D-----------------------12--9----------------11--9----- line 1C
A------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------
Then repeat lines 2A to 12A
Tune 2
--------
Clarinet and trombone.
A new, slower tune is introduced here.
E------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------------
G------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------12-10-------------------------12--12--
A------10-10----------------10--10-10--11--11----------12----
E--10---------13-10-10-------------------10--11---10---------
E-----------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------------
D------------------------10-12----10----12-------12---
A----11-10---------------------10----10---------------
E--10-----13--12-8-10-10-------------------10-10------
E-----------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------------
D---10-10-10--------------------------10-12-----------
A------------10------8----------10-10--------12-------
E-----------------10----10-10-------------------------
Tune 1D
--------
Glockenspiel
This variation is made up entirely of repeats of previous bits.
First play line 1B, then lines 2A - 6A.
(But miss out the third note in line 6A)
That tricky middle section
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It would take me a long time to tab all of this part,
but it starts off like this :
E---------------------------------------------------
B-------10--12--10--12--10--12--------10--12--10----
G--9-11--------------------------9-11---------------
D---------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------
E--------------9----------------9---------------------
B-------10-12--------12--12--10---10-12-10------------
G--9-11-----------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------9-------------------
B----------------10-12-10----------12---12-12--10----
G--9-11--9-9--11------------9-11---------------------
D---------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------
E----------9-------------14-14-12--------------------------
B-------10----12----12------------14----12--12-------------
G--9-11------------------------------14---------11--11--9--
D----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------
etc etc
(N.B This whole tune is played in parallel 4ths. It`s easier to
play the single notes as I`ve tabbed above, but if you want a
challenge try playing the two harmony parts on the lower strings.
Move the tune down an octave and then add a harmony part a 4th below.
It would start like this :
E-------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------
G------2-4--2--4--2--4-----2-4-2------2-4-6-
D--2-4-2-4--2--4--2--4-2-4-2-4-2--2-4-2-4-6- etc )
A--2-4-----------------2-4--------2-4-------
E-------------------------------------------
To get the hang of the rhythm here all I can suggest is practise
a lot ! After a lot of careful listening I was able to play along
up to this point - but it`s hard to keep it going for the whole section!
It`s made easier by the fact that the percussion beats out a steady
4/4 beat throughout this section to use as a reference.
The stuff that I`ve left out after here is quite a large chunk.
After a while the whole ensemble plays this little tune in unison :
E---------------------------------------------9--------
B---12-12-10-12-12-10-12-12-10-12-12-10-12-12---10-12--
G------------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------
E---10-9---------------9-------------------
B--------12-10-12--12-------10--12---------
G------------------------11----------------
D------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------
As before, this tune is actually played in 4ths. It`s harder to play
the two parts at the proper speed, but if you want to try, here
is the 2-part version of the same tune :
E--7-7-5-7-7-5-7-7-5-7-7-5-7-7-9-5-7---10-9-7-5-7--7--9-----5--7--
B--7-7-5-7-7-5-7-7-5-7-7-5-7-7-9-5-7---10-9-7-5-7--7--9--7--5--7--
G--------------------------------------------------------6--------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------
After a few little phrases on the brass, there is another little tune
in 4ths (played on the piano). This one is OK to play at full speed as
it uses a couple of open strings to make it easier.
E---7--7-----7-7------2-2-4-0----------------14-14--
B---7--7-----7-7-7----2-2-4-0----------------12-12--
G----------------6--------------------2-4----11-11--
D---------------------------------2-4-2-4-----------
A---------------------------------2-4---------------
E---------------------------------------------------
E---7-7-0-0-2-2-4-0--------------------------
B---7-7-0-0-2-2-4-0--------------------------
G--------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------
Quirky harmony bit
-------------------
Here it shifts key to Cm and you hear the trumpets play some long,
loud notes.
Play lines 1B then 2A-6A moving all notes up a whole tone (2 frets).
(Miss out 3rd note in line 6A).
Last time for Tune 1 !
------------------------
Back to Bm.
Only the last line is different here, so repeat lines
1A - 11A then play this as the last line :
E----------9-----------------------------------------
B---12-------10--------------12----------------------
G------11-------9----------9-------------------------
D---------------------9-11---------------------------
A------------------11--------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------
Optional gong crash on the last note !
That`s all folks.
