Why Dontcha Do Me Right Chords
by Frank Zappa
Why Dontcha Do Me Right by Frank Zappa is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|-5--------------------| X2
A|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
E|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
PM................
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|------5-6-7-7--------------|
D|-5-5--5-6-7-7----3---------| X3
A|-5-5--3-4-5-5--5---5-3\1---|
E|-3-3-----------------------|
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-5-5---5/8--8\7------------|
A|-5-5---5/8--8\7--(0)3-4----|
E|-3-3---3/6--6\5--(0)1-2----|
Verse
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|------5-6-7-7--------------|
D|-5-5--5-6-7-7----3---------| X3
A|-5-5--3-4-5-5--5---5-3\1---|
E|-3-3-----------------------|
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-5-5---5/8--8\7------------|
A|-5-5---5/8--8\7--(0)3-4----|
E|-3-3---3/6--6\5--(0)1-2----|
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|------5-6-7-7--------------|
D|-5-5--5-6-7-7----3---------| X3
A|-5-5--3-4-5-5--5---5-3\1---|
E|-3-3-----------------------|
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-5-5---5/8--8\7------------|
A|-5-5---5/8--8\7--(0)3-4----|
E|-3-3---3/6--6\5--(0)1-2----|
Solo
Rhythm guitar just continues verse
Listen carefully for timing
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-12-10~-------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------10br---8----------10br---10h11p10--8------------------|
A|------------------10--8-10-------------------10-8-10----------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------8\-1-2---|
Verse
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-5-5---5/8--8\7------------|
A|-5-5---5/8--8\7--(0)3-4----|
E|-3-3---3/6--6\5--(0)1-2----|
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|------5-6-7-7--------------|
D|-5-5--5-6-7-7----3---------| X3
A|-5-5--3-4-5-5--5---5-3\1---|
E|-3-3-----------------------|
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-5-5---5/8--8\7------------|
A|-5-5---5/8--8\7--(0)3-4----|
E|-3-3---3/6--6\5--(0)1-2----|
Solo
e|-14b-14b--------------------------------------------------3---|
B|--------(0)----------------------------------------------3----|
G|-----------12-10---------------------------------------5b-----|
D|-----------------12-10h12p10\8----10b-10brp8--8---------------|
A|------------------------------10------------10-(10)\8---------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
The rest of the scale is improvised around the C minor scale, it is played to messily and fast
to be tabbed out
Verse
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|------5-6-7-7--------------|
D|-5-5--5-6-7-7----3---------| X3
A|-5-5--3-4-5-5--5---5-3\1---|
E|-3-3-----------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-12-10-------------------------------|
D|-------12-10br-8---------------8-7---|
A|-----------------10-8-10---10--7-6---|
E|------------------------(x)----8-7---|
Pause
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|------5-6-7-7--------------|
D|-5-5--5-6-7-7----3---------| X3
A|-5-5--3-4-5-5--5---5-3\1---|
E|-3-3-----------------------|
e|----------|
B|----------|
G|-5p3--3---|
D|-----5----| Repeat to fade
A|----------|
E|----------|
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| () ghost note
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
| brp Bend release pull off
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