Po-jama People Chords
by Frank Zappa
Po-jama People by Frank Zappa is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
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Standard Tuning
Introduction
e-----------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B--6-6-6~~~-|------10-13p10--10-------------------------------------------|
G-----7-----|-10h12--------12--12-10-12p10--12p10------------12^14^12-10--|
D-7---------|-----------------------------12-----12-10-10-12~-----------12|
A-----------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
e-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----10-10--10-12p10--10--------------------------------------------|
D---------12--------12--12-10-12p10--10-----------------------------|
A-/12------------------------------12--12-10-12p10--10--------------|
E-------------------------------------------------13--13p10-8/10~~~-|
e----10-10-10h13p10--10h13p10--10h13p10--10h13p10---|
B-/13--------------13--------13--------13--------13-|
G---------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------|
e-10-10-10-15p13p10-10-10-15p13p10--10-----------|-----------------|
B---------------------------------13--13^15~~~~--|13p10--10--------|
G------------------------------------------------|-----12--12p10---|
D------------------------------------------------|--------------12-|
A------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
E------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
e-10--10------10--10-------|-13p10--10-------------------------------|
B---13--13^15~--13--13^15~-|------13--13-10-13p10--10----------------|
G--------------------------|---------------------12--12p10-12^14^12~-|
D--------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
A--------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
E--------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
D D D
e-----------------------------------------------|-------------|
B-----------------------------------------------|-------------|
G-12p10--10-------------------------------------|-------------|
D------12--12-10-12p10--10----------------------|-------------|
A---------------------12--12-10-12p10-----------|-12-12-12\-\-|
E------------------------------------13-8/10~~~-|-10-10-10\-\-|
Then comes the song with its piano and vocals.
Chorus
e--------------------|-----------------------|---------------|
B--------------------|-----------------------|----------10---|
G-10--10-------------|-10--10----------------|-10--10-12--10-|
D---12--12-10--------|---12--12-10-----------|---12----------|
A------------12-10---|------------12-10------|---------------|
E-----------------13-|-----------------13-10-|---------------|
e-------------------------|----------|
B-------------------------|----------|
G-12~-10p9h10-9p7h9p7-5/7-|---10-12~-|
D-------------------------|-12-------|
A-------------------------|----------|
E-------------------------|----------|
At the end of the song the chrorus has a slide change (octave higher).
e--------------------|-----------------------|---------------|
B--------------------|-----------------------|----------12---|
G-10--10-------------|-10--10----------------|-10--10-12--12-|
D---12--12-10--------|---12--12-10-----------|---12----------|
A------------12-10---|------------12-10------|---------------|
E-----------------13-|-----------------13-10-|---------------|
e-/15~-13p12h13-12p10h12p10-8/10-|----13-15-|
B--------------------------------|-/15------|
G--------------------------------|----------|
D--------------------------------|----------|
A--------------------------------|----------|
E--------------------------------|----------|
The solo is just in the key of "D" and Zappa flies all around with his spontanious style.