The Mammy Anthem Chords
by Frank Zappa
The Mammy Anthem by Frank Zappa is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A, D, G, F, D#, B, Bb, Db, Ab and Abm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
"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
D G F D F G D#
-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-----------------|
----------------------1---------------|
After this there is a solo in a kind of Abm tonality. Then section B again and
finally section A again.