How Could I Be Such a Fool? Frank Zappa
HOW COULD I BE SUCH A FOOL
As recorded by Frank Zappa (The Mothers of Invention)
(From the 1966 Album FREAK OUT!)
Words and Music by Frank Zappa
Transcribed by Travis (twistoftrav)
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Piano'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Vibes'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Guitar (Clean)'
Intro
Q=110
[C/E]
[3/4] Gtr III
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-8---8---8---|-8---8---8---|-8---8---8---|-8---8---8---|| |-8---8---8---|-8---8---8---|-8---8---8---|-8---8---8---|| |-9---9---9---|-9---9---9---|-9---9---9---|-9---9---9---|| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------||
|
| Gtr II
| W W W H E E
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------8-|| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------||
Verse
[Em]
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-8---8----8----|-8---8----8----|-7---7----7----|-7---7----7----| |-8---8----8----|-8---8----8----|-8---8----8----|-8---8----8----| |-9---9----9----|-9---9----9----|-9---9----9----|-9---9----9----| |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|
| H +E E H +E E H +E E H +E E
|-8-------(8)---|-8-------(8)-8-|-7-------(7)---|---------------| |-------------8-|---------------|-------------8-|-------------6-| |---------------|---------------|---------------|-9-------(9)---| |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
[Bb/D] [Dm]
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-6---6----6----|-6---6----6----|-5---5----5----|-5---5----5----| |-6---6----6----|-6---6----6----|-6---6----6----|-6---6----6----| |-7---7----7----|-7---7----7----|-7---7----7----|-7---7----7----| |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|
| H +E E H +E E H +E E H +E E
|-6-------(6)---|-6-------(6)-6-|-5-------(5)---|---------------| |-------------6-|---------------|-------------6-|---------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|-7-------(7)-8-| |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
[Cm+5] [Cm]
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-4---4----4----|-4---4----4----|-3---3----3----|--3---3-----3----| |-4---4----4----|-4---4----4----|-4---4----4----|--4---4-----4----| |-5---5----5----|-5---5----5----|-5---5----5----|--5---5-----5----| |---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|
|
| H +E E H +E E H +E E H +E E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------| |-9-------(9)---|-9-------(9)-9-|-8-------(8)---|-----------------| |-------------8-|---------------|-------------8-|---------------7-| |---------------|---------------|---------------|-10-------(10)---| |---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|
[G/B] [F/A] [G/B]
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-3---3----3----|-3---3----3----|-1----1---1---|-3----3---3---|| |-3---3----3----|-3---3----3----|-1----1---1---|-3----3---3---|| |-4---4----4----|-4---4----4----|-2----2---2---|-4----4---4---|| |---------------|---------------|--------------|--------------|| |---------------|---------------|--------------|--------------|| |---------------|---------------|--------------|--------------||
|
| H +E E H +E E Q. E E E H.
|---------------|---------------|--------------|--------------|| |-8-------(8)---|-8-------(8)-7-|-6------6-8-9-|-8------------|| |-------------7-|---------------|--------------|--------------|| |---------------|---------------|--------------|--------------|| |---------------|---------------|--------------|--------------|| |---------------|---------------|--------------|--------------||
Pre-Chorus
[C]Gtrs II, III[Em]
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|---------------|----------------|------(8)---7---|------(8)---7---| |-----------8---|-----------8-10-|-------8--------|-------8--------| |----7-9-10-----|----7-9-10------|-9--------9-----|-9--------9-----| |-10------------|-10-------------|---10-----------|---10-----------| |---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
[Bb] [Dm]
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-------------|-------------|-----(6)---5---|-----(6)---5---| |---------6---|---------6-8-|------6--------|------6--------| |---5-7-8-----|---5-7-8-----|-7-------7-----|-7-------7-----| |-8-----------|-8-----------|---8-----------|---8-----------| |-------------|-------------|---------------|---------------| |-------------|-------------|---------------|---------------|
[Ab] [Cm]
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-------------|-------------|-----(4)---3---|-----(4)---3---| |---------4---|---------4-6-|------4--------|------4--------| |---3-5-6-----|---3-5-6-----|-5-------5-----|-5-------5-----| |-6-----------|-6-----------|---6-----------|---6-----------| |-------------|-------------|---------------|---------------| |-------------|-------------|---------------|---------------|
[G] E E E E E E E E E E E E [Fm] Q. E E E [G]H E E
|-----------------(1)-(3)-|-(4)-(3)-(1)-------------|-------------|----------|| |---------(3)-(4)--3---4--|--6---4---3--(4)-(3)-----|-------------|----------|| |-(4)-(5)--4---5----------|--------------5---4--(5)-|-(4)-------3-|----------|| |--5---6------------------|----------------------6--|--5----5-6---|-5------3-|| |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------|----------|| |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------|----------||
Chorus
[Bm7/G]Gtr III
H. +H. +H. +H.
||--^17-----------|-(17)----------|-(17)----------|-(17)-----------|| ||o-^15-----------|-(15)----------|-(15)----------|-(15)----------o|| ||--^16-----------|-(16)----------|-(16)----------|-(16)-----------|| ||--^17-----------|-(17)----------|-(17)----------|-(17)-----------|| ||o---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------o|| ||----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------||
|
| Gtr II
| H +E E E E Q. E E E Q. E E E Q. E
||----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|| ||o---------------|---5--5--------|---5--5--------|---5--5--------o|| ||--------------4-|-------------4-|-------------4-|-------------4--|| ||----2-----(2)---|---------------|---------------|----------------|| ||o---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------o|| ||----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------||
H. +H. +H. +H.
|-^17-----------|-(17)----------|-(17)----------|-(17)----------|| |-^15-----------|-(15)----------|-(15)----------|-(15)----------|| |-^16-----------|-(16)----------|-(16)----------|-(16)----------|| |-^17-----------|-(17)----------|-(17)----------|-(17)----------|| |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|| |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------||
|
| H +E E E E Q. E E E Q. E E E Q. E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|| |---------------|---5--5--------|---5--5--------|---5--5--------|| |-------------4-|-------------4-|-------------4-|-------------5-|| |---2-----(2)---|---------------|---------------|---------------|| |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|| |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------||
Bridge
[C/F]Gtr III Gtrs II, III [C/F]Gtr III Gtrs II, III
H. E E E E E E H. E E E E E E
|-^-8-------|-10----8---------|-^-8-------|-10----8---------| |-^-8-------|----10---8-10----|-^-8-------|----10---8-10----| |-^-9-------|--------------10-|-^-9-------|--------------10-| |-^10-------|-----------------|-^10-------|-----------------| |-^-8-------|-----------------|-^-8-------|-----------------| |-----------|-----------------|-----------|-----------------|
Q=100 Q=80Q=75
Gtr II
W W E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------|--------|-------------|-------------|| |--------|--------|-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-|| |--------|--------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-|| |--------|--------|-------------|-------------|| |--------|--------|-------------|-------------|| |--------|--------|-------------|-------------||
Out-Chorus
Dramatic Tempo Q=115
[C]Gtrs II, III[Em]
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|---------------|----------------|----------7---|----------7---| |-----------8---|-----------8-10-|------8-------|------8-------| |----7-9-10-----|----7-9-10------|-9------9-----|-9------9-----| |-10------------|-10-------------|---10---------|---10---------| |---------------|----------------|--------------|--------------| |---------------|----------------|--------------|--------------|
[Bb] [Dm]
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-------------|-------------|---------5---|---------5---| |---------6---|---------6-8-|-----6-------|-----6-------| |---5-7-8-----|---5-7-8-----|-7-----7-----|-7-----7-----| |-8-----------|-8-----------|---8---------|---8---------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
[Ab] [Cm]
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-------------|-------------|---------3---|---------3---| |---------4---|---------4-6-|-----4-------|-----4-------| |---3-5-6-----|---3-5-6-----|-5-----5-----|-5-----5-----| |-6-----------|-6-----------|---6---------|---6---------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
[G] [Fm] [G]
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [B] [E] [E]
|-----------------(1)-(3)-|-(4)-(3)-(1)-------------|-------------|----------| |---------(3)-(4)--3---4--|--6---4---3--(4)-(3)-----|-----------3-|----------| |-(4)-(5)--4---5----------|--------------5---4--(5)-|-------3-5---|-4--------| |--5---6------------------|----------------------6--|-3-5-6-------|--------3-| |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------|----------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------|----------|
Q=80
[Em]Gtr I
H. +H. +H. +H.
|----------|----------|----------|--------| |-!0-------|-(0)------|-(0)------|-(0)----| |-!0-------|-(0)------|-(0)------|-(0)----| |-!2-------|-(2)------|-(2)------|-(2)----| |-!2-------|-(2)------|-(2)------|-(2)----| |-!0-------|-(0)------|-(0)------|-(0)----|
|
| Gtr III
| W W W W
|----------|----------|----------|--------| |----------|----------|----------|--------| |----------|----------|----------|--------| |----------|----------|----------|--------| |----------|----------|----------|--------| |----------|----------|----------|--------|
+H. +H.
|----------|--------------------------------------| |-(0)------|------(0)-----------------------------| |-(0)------|------(0)-----------------------------| |-(2)------|------(2)-----------------------------| |-(2)------|------(2)-----------------------------| |-(0)------|------(0)-----------------------------|
|
| |-3-|
| W A +E A +E. E A +E S S S S
|----------|--------------------------------------| |----------|--------------------------------------| |----------|-------------------2-2pb3r(2)p0-------| |----------|-5pb6r(5)-5pb6r(5)--------------2p0---| |----------|------------------------------------2p| |----------|--------------------------------------|
+H. +H.
|-----------------------|-------- |-(0)-------------------|-(0)---- |-(0)-------------------|-(0)---- |-(2)-------------------|-(2)---- |-(2)-------------------|-(2)---- |-(0)-------------------|-(0)----
|
| ~~~~~~~~~~~
| |-3-|
| S S S A E A E A Q. +H.
|-----------------------|-------- |-----------------------|-------- |-----------------------|-------- |--------0h2-0h2-0h2----|-(2)---- |--0h2p0----------------|-------- |-----------------------|--------
+H. +H Q
|----------|-----------*| |-(0)------|-(0)-------*| |-(0)------|-(0)-------*| |-(2)------|-(2)-------*| |-(2)------|-(2)-------*| |-(0)------|-(0)-------*|
|
| W W
|----------|-----------*| |----------|-----------*| |----------|-----------*| |----------|-----------*| |----------|-----------*| |----------|-----------*|
Duration Legend
--------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
(n) - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
- volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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