Filthy Habits Chords
by Frank Zappa
Filthy Habits by Frank Zappa is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of B. It uses the chords B, C and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
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)
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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----------------|--------------||
|---------------------|--------------||
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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])