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mr green genes Frank Zappa
#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # 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 Back to index / z / zappa_fra{e
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