'Filthy Habits' by Zappa Frank - Guitar Tutorial

            Song Title: Filthy Habits
Artist: Frank Zappa
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Filthy Habits by Frank Zappa
from the 1991 CD `You Can't Do That Onstage Anymore Vol 4'
Disc 1, Track 15   5min40sec
transcribed by Craig Jones (on MS Notepad)
[email protected]

Hi Again!
Here's another FZ tune. This is the way that I play this one in my band
The Zappa Instrumentaale. It's a good basic riff for a guitarist to solo
over & any band can work up some hot moments with this trance-like riff.
It's not all that hard to play but you will need to strech a bit in the `B'
section (or finger it across 2 strings). It's played on a 5-string but I
will provide alternate fingerings at the end.I would love to hear from any
other FZ fans playing this stuff (live or bedroom) & would appreciate
getting any other FZ TABs, either Bass or Guitar). I would also be pleased
to receive any corrections.  Ciao!


				Filthy Habits - FZ
*=time signature change
  in next bar


A section (basic riff)                                      (not 10th time)
     (x10)                                                            V    *
  ||---------------------------------------------------------------------||
 5||.-----------------------------------------------------3-----------3-.||4
 4||.---------------------------4-------------3-------------------------.||4
  ||---1----------2------------------------------------------------------||
  ||---------------------------------------------------------------------||


B section (fiddly bit)
     v----3----v    v----3----v    v----3----v    v-----5------v      *
  |------------------------------------------------------------------|
 4|------------------------------------------------------------------|3
 4|--8--8-10-8-6----8--8-10-8-6----8--8-10-8-6----8--6--8--10--6-----|4
  |------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |------------------------------------------------------------------|


     v------5------v    v-----5-----v    v-----5-----v    *
  |-----------------------------------------------------|  |---------------|
 3|--10--8--8--8--10----6--6--8--6--5----5--5--6--5-----| 4|---------------|
 4|--------------------------------------------------7--| 4|-8-------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------|  |---------1---3-|
  |-----------------------------------------------------|  |---------------|


                           *  (x4)
  |----------------------|  ||-------------------------------------------||
 4|----------------------| 5||.-----------------------------------------.||
 4|----------------------| 4||.-----------------------------------------.||
  |---4-----------6------|  ||-------------------------------------------||
  |----------------------|  ||---2-------2---2--------2----2---/-8------||
                                                           s s


C section (guitar solo)
    (x ?)
  ||----------------------------------------------------------------------||
 5||.--------------------------------------------------------------------.||
 4||.-----------------------------------------------------3------------3-.||
  ||---------------------------4-------------3----------------------------||  |------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  ||----1----------2------------------------------------------------------||




D section (fiddly bit again)
     v----3----v    v----3----v    v----3----v    v-----5------v      *
  |------------------------------------------------------------------|
 4|------------------------------------------------------------------|3
 4|--8--8-10-8-6----8--8-10-8-6----8--8-10-8-6----8--6--8--10--6-----|4
  |------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |------------------------------------------------------------------|



     v------5------v    v-----5-----v    v-----5-----v    *
  |-----------------------------------------------------|  |---------------|
 3|--10--8--8--8--10----6--6--8--6--5----5--5--6--5-----| 4|---------------|
 4|--------------------------------------------------7--| 4|-8-------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------|  |---------1---3-|
  |-----------------------------------------------------|  |---------------|


                v----3----v   v----3----v   v----3----v   v-----5------v   * 
  |----------|------------------------------------------------------------|
 4|----------|------------------------------------------------------------|3
 4|----------|--8--8-10-8-6---8--8-10-8-6---8--8-10-8-6---8--6--8--10--6--|4
  |-4---6----|------------------------------------------------------------|
  |----------|------------------------------------------------------------|



     v------5------v    v-----5-----v    v-----5-----v    *
  |-----------------------------------------------------|  |---------------|
 3|--10--8--8--8--10----6--6--8--6--5----5--5--6--5-----| 4|---------------|
 4|--------------------------------------------------7--| 4|-8-------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------|  |---------2---4-|
  |-----------------------------------------------------|  |---------------|



  |---------------------|--------------||
 4|---------------------|--------------||
 4|--------------3------|--(3)---------||
  |----6----------------|--------------||
  |---------------------|--------------||




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Alternate fingering for 4 strings

B section (bar 5)                     C section (guitar solo vamp)
    (x4)
  ||---------------------------||      ||------------------------5------5-||
 5||.-------------------------.||     5||.-----------4-----3-------------.||
 4||.-4----4-4-----4-4--/10--.||     4||.-3----4------------------------.||
  ||---------------------------||      ||---------------------------------||



Have Fun!



Submitted by:  Craig Jones ([email protected])