The Frank Zappa Guitar Book

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Transcriptions by Steve Vai.
Hal Leonard Music, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1982
ISBN: 0-7119-0223-2
Pages: 302
Language: English
Category: Songs

Introduction by Steve Vai
The works in this book were transcribed between January, 1979, and August, 1981, whenever I wasn't touring with Frank.

From "Jazz Discharge Party Hats" by Frank Zappa

The songs were first taken off the album and put onto cassettes. The songs from Joe's Garage were transcribed off a small Sony tape machine. The stuff from the guitar albums were bound´ced to a four-track tape deck, and some were done at half speed.
The guitar solos from Joe's Garage (except "Watermelon In Easter Hay") were solo tracks that were taken from different live concerts through the years and printed on studio rhythm tracks. the rest are live recordings from Shut Up 'n Play Your Guitar [sic] albums and others.
If you're into this kind of reading it might be a good idea to study them piece by piece. This may encpurage you to transcribe on your own which is good for your ears, reading, soloing, and psychiatrist. It may be a good idea to start on a simpler tune. Let's face it, this isn't "Sight Reading 1."
Some of the rhythmic notation may seem ambiguous. On a few licks, where there qare several ways to write them, I chose the way which accents the phrasing.
The "Theme From The Third Movment Of Sinister Footwear" (formerly titled "Persona Non Grata") appears on the album You Are What You Is. On that



Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar
Five-Five-FIVE
Hog Heaven
While You Were Out
Treacherous Cretins
Heavy Duty Judy
Soup 'n Old Clothes

Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar Some More
Variations On The Carlos Santana Secret Chord Progression
Gee, I Like Your Pants
The Deathless Horsie
Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar Some More
Pink Napkins

Return Of The Son of Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar
Stucco Homes

Joe's Garage Acts II & III
Watermelon In Easter Hay
Packard Goose
Outside Now
He Used To Cut The Grass

Sheik Yerbouti
Sheik Yerbouti Tango
Rat Tamago
Mo' Mama (unreleased selection)

Zoot Allures
Black Napkins
A Few Words For Those Who Manages To Get This Far