Mr Green Genes

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).

1----------------------------------------------------

2----------------------------------------------------

3--7--9-10 10 10 10--9 7----7--4-4-4-4-4-5-4----------

4------------------------10------------------5--------

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!!

Eat your greens, don't forget your beans, and celery

Don't forget to bring your fake I.D.

Eat a bunch of these MAGNIFICENT.

With sauerkraut

MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM

Mouldy sauerkraut

Eat a grape a fig a crumpet too

Am - Abm - Am Bb

You'll pump 'em right through

Eat your shoes, don't forget the strings

and sox. Even eat the box, you bought 'em in

you can eat the truck, that brought 'em in.

Garbage truck

MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMouldy

Garbage truck.

F G Am - Abm - Am

Eat the truck the driver and his gloves,

NUTRITIOUSNESS

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