The Mammy Anthem

"The Mammy Anthem" - Frank Zappa

The is a basic arrangement of the header as it appears on You Can't Do

That On Stage Anymore VolI. Note on the original there are 3 guitar parts,

but this is a kinda solo guitar arrangement.

(section A)

3X

-2-2-2---3---1---2---------------!!------------!

-3-3-3---3---1---3-----10---12---!!-8----------!

-2-2-2---4---2---2-----10---12---!!-8----------!

-0-0-0---5---3---0-----10---12---!!-8----------!

-----------------------8----10---!!-6----------!

---------------------------------!!------------!

(Note: Repeat section before double line.)

Repeat section A then:

(section B)

3X

-------!--------!-------!-------!!-----------------------!

-------!--------!-------!-------!!-----------------------!

-------!--------!-------!-------!!-5-5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-!

--8----!-11-----!-6-----!-8-----!!-5-5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-!

--6----!-9------!-4-----!-6-----!!-3-3-0-3--3-0-3--3-0-3-!

--9----!-12-----!-7-----!-9-----!!-----------------------!

The repeated section is a combination of the various notes played by various

instruments eg the Bb Db Ab Bb series is Frank's guitar. The next riff segues

straight into section A again. This time in section A there is a little riff

played after the G:

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-------0------------------------------

-3-3-2---3----3-2-3-2-----------------

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After this there is a solo in a kind of Abm tonality. Then section B again and

finally section A again.