Big Swifty

Frank Zappa

Tom: A

Date: Fri, 22 Sep 95 11:11:53 BST
From: * (Howard Wright)


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                                      Tabbed by Howard Wright
                                      H.W*

This is based mostly on the 'Make a Jazz Noise Here' version, but
it should be pretty similar to other versions - it's usually the rhythm
of the bits that changes, rather than the notes themselves.

It might be an idea to listen to the track from 'Jazz Noise ...' and
follow the tab just so you know where the different sections come in.

There are quite a few time changes - I've tried to indicate some
of them (i.e fast bit, slow bit, etc) but it's best if you get
used to the track a little, then it should be clear how the tab
works.


Main Swifty Tune :

-------------------


  (pretty fast !)


E---------------------------------------9-----------------|
B-----7h8-8p7-8p7-8--7h8-8p7-8p7-8-8/10---10--8--7--8p7---|
G-------------------------------------------------------9-|
D---------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------|



E---------------------------------------9-----12----------|
B-----7h8-8p7-8p7-8--7h8-8p7-8p7-8-8/10---10--------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------|



Repeat the two lines above


Descending riff :

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E----12-10-10-9-10-9-----12-10-10-9-10-9-------------------|
B--------------------12------------------12-10-12----------|
G-------------------------------------------------/14-12---|
D----------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------|



repeat above line once

fast descending run on guitar :



E---------------------------------------------------------|
B---3-2-0-------0-----------------------------------------|
G---------2-0-2---2-0---0---------------------------------|
D---------------------4---4-2-0---0-----------------------|
A-------------------------------4---4-2-0-----------0-2-3-|
E-----------------------------------------3-2h3p2-0-------|




E---------------------------7-------------------------------------------|
B----------------------8-10---10-8-7-8-7--------------------------------|
G-----------------7----------------------9-7-6-7-6---------------2-4-5--|
D------------5------------------------------------9-7-5-4h5p4-2---------|
A-------3---------------------------------------------------------------|
E--1--------------------------------------------------------------------|




E---------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------7-----9---9-9-9-11-12----12-12-11-9-11-9------|
D------------5--------------------------------------------------|
A-------3-------------------------------------------------------|
E--1------------------------------------------------------------|



E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------8---8-8-8-10-12---12-12-10-8-10-8--|
G--9-9-9-11-12----12-12-11-9-11--------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|




E---------------------------------------------------------|
B--8---8-8-8-10-12---12-12-10-8-10------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------|


(triplet feel)


E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---8-10-12-12-10-8-8-10-12-12-10-8---------------------------------|
G------------------------------------11-10-11-10-8-8-10-11-11-10-8--|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|




E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---9-11-13-13-11-9-9-11-13-13-11-9---------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------12-11-12-11-9-9-11-12-12-11-9---|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|




E---------------------------------------------------------------|
B---10/12-10----------------------------------------------------|
G------------12-------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------12/14--12---------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------|


(Now pause for breath !)



E-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--10/12-10------------------------------10/12-10-----------------------|
G-----------12----------------------12------------12--------------------|
D------------------------12-10----------------------------------12-10-8-|
A--------------12/14--12--------10-------------------12/14--12----------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------|



E-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--10/12-10------------------------------10/12-10-----------------------|
G-----------12----------------------12------------12--------------------|
D------------------------12-10----------------------------------12-10-8-|
A--------------12/14--12--------10-------------------12/14--12----------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------|




E------------------------------|
B---9/10--10--9/10/9/10/9------|
G---9/10--10--9/10/9/10/9------|
D---9/10--10--9/10/9/10/9------|
A------------------------------|
E------------------------------|


************************************
    Make a jazz noise HERE !!!
************************************

... and continue making jazz noises over this chord sequence :


C#7#5  C7#5   B7#5  Bb7#5  A7#5  Ab7#5   G7#5   D7#5


Use either of these two chord shapes :

 EADGBE      EADGBE
 3x344x      xx3443

  G7#5        G7#5

(Just move them up to the 9th position for the C#, then down
one fret at a time )

The sequence goes round and round - it goes down a semitone at a time, then
when you get to G you move back up to D and start going down again ...


A little later on the same evening :

(this is where they stop noodling and the whole brass section plays
this tune together - the pace kind of picks up here too)



E------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------10--13-----12-13-12-10-------10----------------------|
G-----11--------------------------12----12----11-------------|
D---12-------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------|




E---------8--12----10-12-10-----------------------------------|
B------10-------------------13----12-13-12----10--------------|
G---11--------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------|




E---------12---15----14-12-14-15----14-12-14-15----14-12-----|
B------13------------------------------------------------15--|
G---14-------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------|




E--11-12--------------------------------------------------|
B----------15--13-12--13----15---------14---13------------|
G------------------------14-----------------------14--12--|
D---------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------|


                            ^^^
                           stick a trill on this last note
                           if you fancy



E----------------------------------------------------------------|
B------12--15------------12--15-------------12--15------------12-|
G----12--------11--12--12---------11--12--12--------11--12--12---|
D--12----------------12-----------------12----------------12-----|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|


Carmen !

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E---------------------------------------------------------|
B---15-14-13-13--13-12-11-10---10-9-8-6-8p6p5-6--8--6--5--|
G---------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------|




E---------------------------------------------------------|
B--/15--14--13-13-13-12-11--10---10-8-6--5-6p5---5-6-5----|
G----------------------------------------------7--------7-|
D---------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------|




E------------------------------------------7------------------|
B--------7---10--7---------7-8-10-10-10-10---10-8-------------|
G----7-9-----------9-7---9------------------------------------|
D--7----------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------|




E-----------7----------------7-7-7-7-9-7--------------------|
B-------7-8---8-7-----7-8-10--------------------------------|
G-----9-----------9-----------------------------------------|
D---9-------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------|


1812 Overture bit :

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E------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------8---------8------------------8---------8----------|
G-----8-10---10-8-10----8---8------8-10---10-8-10----8---8---|
D---8----------------------------8---------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------|




E------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----10-12-10----------10---------10-------8-10-8-----------------------|
D--10----------10----10----10----10-------8--------8----8----------------|
A-----------------11----------11---------------------10------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------|




E--------------------|
B--------------------|
G--8--------8--------|
D----8----8----------|
A------10------------|
E--------------------|



start playing in the wrong key - and add a few odd notes at the end
too !

(That's what they do !)


Now it goes back to that chord sequence :

C#7#5 C7#5 B7#5 etc etc


Go through this a few times ....

After quite a bit more noodling, and the sampled voices
section (with water noises) it comes back to the swifty tune
but a slightly different version :


Swifty tune version 2:

-----------------------


(fairly slow)


E----------------------------------------9------------------|
B---7-8-8-7-8-7-8-7-8-8-7-8-8-7-8-7-8/10-----10-8-7-8-7-----|
G-------------------------------------------------------9---|
D-----------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------|




E--------------------------------------------------9----12--12/--|
B--7-8--8p7-8-8--7-8-8p7-8-8p7-8-8p7-8-8p7-8-10-12---10----------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|



(now a lot faster !)



E---------------------------------------9-----------------|
B-----7h8-8p7-8p7-8--7h8-8p7-8p7-8-8/10---10--8--7--8p7---|
G-------------------------------------------------------9-|
D---------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------|



E---------------------------------------9-----12----------|
B-----7h8-8p7-8p7-8--7h8-8p7-8p7-8-8/10---10--------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------|



(slow again)


E--12-10-10-9-10-9----12-10-10-9-10-9------------------12/14-12--|
B------------------12------------------12-10-12------------------|
G------------------------------------------------/14-12----------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|




E----12-10-10-9-10-9-----12-10-10-9-10-9-------------------|
B--------------------12------------------12-10-12----------|
G-------------------------------------------------/14-12---|
D----------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------|




E---------7----------------------------------------------|
B---8-10----10-8-7-8--7----------------------------------|
G-------------------------9-7-9-7-6-4-6-4h6p4------------|
D------------------------------------------------7-------|
A--------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------|



E----------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------8--------8--------|
G---4--------------------------------5---------5-----------|
D-----7-5-4-5-4h5p4-----4----4---3----------3--------------|
A--------------------7----7--------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------|



                (faster)


E----------------------5-7-5-----------------------------------|
B--------8-------8-7-8-------8-7-8-7-5-------------------------|
G-----5-------5------------------------7-6-7-6-4---------------|
D--3-------3-------------------------------------7-5-7-5-4-----|
A----------------------------------------------------------7---|
E--------------------------------------------------------------|



E---------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------5--6--7--6--5-----5--6--7--6--5------|
G-----------4--6--7-----------------7-----------------7---|
D--4--5--7------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------|



E---------------------------------------------------------|
B---5-----------------------------------------------------|
G------4------7------4------------------------------------|
D----------7-----7-----7-5-4-3-2-1-2-3-0-1-2--------------|
A----------------------------------------------4--5--6----|
E---------------------------------------------------------|



E--------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------9/11--9------------------------|
D------------7---7----9-9----------11/9p7---7-----7------|
A---------7---------9------------------------------------|
E---7--7-------------------------------------------------|



E---------------------------------------------------------|
B---10/12--10---------------------------------------------|
G--------------12-----------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------12/14---12-----------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------|


'Farewell to swifty' motif :

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E--11-12-12-11-12-11-12--11-12-12-11-12-12-11-12-11-12/14--17---|
B---------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------|



E---14--12--11---11/12---11/7-----------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------|



I don't think there are any mistakes here - but if you find anything
you're not sure about, let me know.

.... now practice !!!


Howard