Apostrophe' Lyrics

APOSTROPHE
As recorded by Frank Zappa
(From the 1974 Album APOSTROPHE)
Words and Music by Frank Zappa
Arranged by Frank Zappa
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Moderately Slow Q=86
N.C.
Gtr III
H E S +S +S +S +S +S
|-----------------------7b9r(7)-(7)b9r(7)-(7)b9r(7)-|
| Gtr II
| S S S S +E S S S S a S S +E. S
|---------------------7s9s===7--(7)s============19--|
| Gtr I
| S S S S +E S S S S a S S +Q
|---------------------7s9----7--(7)-----------------|
H E S +S +S +S +S +S 3x
||o----------------------------------------------------o||
||------------------------7b9r(7)-(7)b9r(7)-(7)b9r(7)---||
||o----------------------------------------------------o||
| S S S S +E S S S S a S S +E. S 3x
||o----------------------------------------------------o||
||----------------------7s9----7--(7)s============19----||
||o-------5-(5)-5---5----------------------------------o||
| S S S S +E S S S S S +S +Q 3x
||o----------------------------------------------------o||
||------------------------7b9r(7)-(7)-------------------||
||o-------5-(5)-5---5----------------------------------o||
Instrumental
H Q. E H E e Q W
|------------0s===5-|------------0s=====5-||-----------------------------|
| H Q. E
| H Q. E W W
|------------2s===7-|---------------------||-----------------------------|
| PM----|
| E S S E E +H E S S E E +H S S S S e S S E. S e S S
Gtr I
S S S S e S S S S S S s s s s Q S E S S S S S E S S
+S S E E S S S S S S +S S S S E E E. S E S S E S S
|-------5-5-----5-----5-(5)-----5s|=7---7----7-----7------|
|-(5)---5-5-------5-------------5s|=7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7---5s=|
|-----3-------------------------3s|=5----------5-5-5---5s=|
|---------------------------------|--------------------3s=|
ss2
E S S E. S Q S S S S Q S S S S S S E S E S E S S S E S +E Q E
ss4 ss4
Q S S S S E S S e S S E. S e S S E E e s S Q +S S S S Q s S S S
|-7--7-7-7-7-7-x---7-7-7-|-7--7-7-7-7-7-------7s|=5--(5)-5-5-5-5------5-5-|
|-7--7-7-7-7-7-x-7-7-7-7-|-7--7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7s|=5--(5)-5-5-5-5--5---5-5-|
PM|
Q S S S S Q E S S E S S S S S S E. S S S S S Q e T T S Q E S S
|-5--5---5-5-5--5-5-5s|=7-7-------7-7-7--7---7-7h9-|-7--7------7-7--x-x----|
|-5--5---5-5-5--5-5-5s|=7-7-7-----7-7-7--7---------|-7--7--------7--x-x----|
|-3--3-3-3---3--3-3-3s|=5---5-5-5--------5---------|-5--------h5-5--x-x-0--|
|---------------------|----------------------------|------5h7p=5-----------|
Q E E E. S S S E S E S Q E S S +E S S Q S E S S E. E S S
|-5--5--------5-3---|-------5------5-(5)-5S7-|-7----7---7-7--7-7-7--|
|-5--5---5----5---5-|---5-5-5--5---5-(5)-5S7-|-7--7-----7-7--7-7-7--|
|-5--5-5-5--5-5---5-|---5-5-5--5-5-------5S7-|-7--7---7---7--7-7-7--|
|--------3----------|-3------------------3S5-|-5--5----------5-5-5--|
Q S E S S E. S S E Q S E S S S S S E S S Q E S S +S S S S E S S
|-7--7-7-7-7----7---7\-|-5----5-----5-----5-----|-5----5-5-(5)---5-----5s7-|
|-7--7-7-7-7----7---7\-|-5--5---5-----5---5-5-5-|-5----5-5-(5)-----5---5s7-|
|-5--5-----5----5------|-3--3-----3-----3---3-3-|-3--3-3-3-(3)---------3s5-|
E. S E. S S E S E S S Q. S S +Q. E
Pre-Solo
H +Q. E S +E. +E +S +S +Q. E
|--------------|-9b10r(9)-(9)b10r(9)-(9)b10-(9)-------||
|-4----(4)-----|-9b11r(9)-(9)b11r(9)-(9)b11-(9)-------||
Guitar Solo
N.C.
T T S T T S E. S E T T S Q T T S T T S E. S E T T S Q
T T S T T S E. S E T T S Q T T S T T S E. S E T T S S S S S
|---------------------------9-7--|---------------------------9-7---7-9b11==|
S +T T E T T T T E S S T T S S S S S
|-9r(9)p7-9---9p7-----7-----------------|
|-----------------------------9s7-5-7s9-|
S S S S S S S S +S S S S S S +T +T T S T T S
|------------------------7---10-7-10b12==(10)r(10)p7----------|
|-----7-7-------9b11-(9)-----------------------------9-9p7----|
S T T a E T S. S S +S T T E a T T S S S S
|-7-----9s11s9p7--9-------9---9-7h9p7---------|
S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S
|-9s7-5-7-7s9------------------------------------|
S S +T T S s T T S s T T T T T a T T +T T T S a S S
|---12-(12)s10p7---12p10p7---12p10p7h10-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------10s9-9b11r(9)p7-----------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------9s7-7-|
E S S S S E S S S +E S S +S S S S
|---------7-7---7s6-(6)-7-7-(7)---7-9b11--|
|-5-7s9-----------------------------------|
+S S S S S S +S E S S S +E S +S S S a T T S S S
|-------7------10b12==(10)r-10-!7-----------------------------------|
|---------10p7-----------------!7-----------------------------------|
|-(9)-7---------------------------9p7-(7)-9b11r(9)p7----------------|
S S S S S T T S S S E S S T T S S T T
|-9s7p5-7-5-7p5-------5-5h7s9------------|
S S S T T S S E S S S S s T T E
T T T T T T T S E T T T T S S a S S T S. T T T T
|---------------------------9---7h9----------9s7p5-|
S S S S T T S S S S S S S S a E.
|---------------------------7-10s12--|
|-7-7-7-5-7p5-------5-7s9------------|
S S S S T T S E T T T T S S T S. a T T S
|-10-10----------------------12p10s7-7-----10p7-----x------|
|--------------------------------------------------10s9p7--|
E +S S S S S a S S S S T T +E. S
|----------------7-10s12s10p7-----10-(10)p7-|
|-9b11-(9)p7--------------------------------|
S S +T T T T T T T T S T T T E T T S T T S e
|---12-(12)p10p7h11-----------7-12p10p7-10\----------------|
T T T T T T S S. a T T T T T T S. T E T T T T E
|-----------------------------------------------9-11s9-----7-|
S T T T a T S. T T S S S S +S +S S T T S S T T S
|-12-12p10p7-x--------12-12p10p7---10b12==(10)r(10)p7-10p7--------------|
S S S S S +S a T T T T S S S S S S T T a S
|-6---7-7-9b11r(9)-7h9p7---------7-----------9s11-|
S S S S S +S a T T T T S S S S S S T T a S
|-6---7-7-9b11r(9)-7h9p7---------7-----------9s11-|
S a a T T a S a a T T +S a S a a S S S E +S +S S S S S S
|-11---11s9p7-9s11---11s9p7-(7)-9s11---11s9p7h9-9b11==(9)r(9)p7---7------|
E +S S S E S +S T T T S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E +E. S
|-------------------------------------|---2-2h4-4p2-4-4s7-4-2-(2)-4b7==|
|-9-(9)s0-2s4-2-(2)-0-----0-0-0---0-2s|=4------------------------------|
+S +T T S S S S S S +S S S S S S S S
|-(4)r(4)p2-4-2-4-4-/9-7b8-(7)-4p2-2h4-2-4-4-|
+S +S S S S S S S +S S S S S S S S
|-(4)b7-(4)-2-2-4-2S9-7-(7)b7.5-4-2-2-2h4-2-4b6==|
+T +T S S S S S S S +S S S S +S S S S
|-(4)r(4)p2-4-2-4---/9-7b8-(7)-4-2-2-(2)h4-4-2-|
T T T T S T T T S S S S a S T T T T S S S S S
T T T T T T T T T T T T T T S S E +T T a T T S S S
|-------------------------------------9b11r(9)p7---7-----7---|
T T T T S S T T S a S S S S E T T S S a S S S
T T T T S +S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----9p7h9-9b11r(9)p7-------9-7--------------9----|
|---------------------------7-5-7s9---9-9s11---\6-|
a S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-7s9-9---9s7-5-----5---5---7p5-5-7-|
a S S S S +S E S +S E S +S S S S
|-7s9----------------------------------------|
E E S S E +Q S S S S
|-----------------------12-15-15b19==|
|-11-11-11p9-11-(11)-----------------|
+E +E +E +T S. S E T T E T T S
|-(15)-(15)-(15)r(15)p12-----15-15p12-15----15p12-|
S S S S a +S S S S +Q S S E
|----15-15-12-15b19-(15)-15-12-12-(12)----12-15b19-|
+Q +S +S S S S S S T T a T T S S S S
|-(15)--(15)r(15)-12-15-15-12-15-15p12-12h15p12----17p12h15-|
T T T S S T T S T T S S S S E +S S S S
|-17p15p12h15-------12----15p12-------12-10-12-(12)-11-12s7-|
S. T S S +T T S S. T S S +T T S T S.S T T
|-11p10p7-12-(12)p10p7-11p10p7-10-(10)p9p7-9p8p7-7---|
T s T S T T S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------7-9s7-5-7s9------------------|
+T T S T S S S +T S T E S +S T T e S +T T S E S
|-(12)p10p7-10-10p(7)-9-(9)p7-(10)-10-12-(12)-10p7-10-10-(10)p9p7-9-x-|
S. T S e S.T S E S. T S S +S s s S
|-12p10p7-10-10p9p7-10S12p10p7-10-(10)-9-7-10---|
Break
N.C.
a E E Q H Wx3
Instrumental
N.C.
Gtr I
S S S S +E S S S S S S +E E
||o--------------------------------12-----------|
||o----10-14------------14----14----------------|
| Gtr II
| S S S S +E S S S S a S S +Q
||o---------------------------------------------|
||-------------------------------7s=9s=7--(7)---|
||o-----------5--(5)--5-----5-------------------|
S S S S +E S S S S S S +E E
|--------------------------------12-----------o||
|----10-14------------14----14----------------o||
| S S S S +E S S S S a S S +Q
|---------------------------------------------o||
|------------------------------7s=9s=7--(7)----||
|-----------5--(5)--5-----5-------------------o||
Guitar Solo
N.C.
E S S +E. S +S S S S S Q
|--------11-(11)---11b12r(11)p9-------9-----9---|
| S S S S +E S S S S a S S +Q
|-----------------------------------7s9s=7-(7)--|
E S S +E S S +S S S S Q
|--------11b12r(11)-9-11-(11)-9---9-9--9---|
| S S S S +E S S S S a S S +Q
|-------------------------------7s9s7-(7)--|
E S S a +E +E a T T S S S Q
|--------11b12r(11)b12==(11)r(11)---9h11p9------9-----9---|
| S S S S +E S S S S a S S +Q
|---------------------------------------------7s9s=7-(7)--|
E S S +E +E a T T S S S E. S
|--------11b12==(11)r(11)---9h11p9------9-----9------|
| S S S S +E S S S S a S S +Q
|-------------------------------------7s9s=7-(7)-----|
S S S +S +E S S S +T T T T S Q
|-------11b12r(11)-(11)-9----11b12r(11)p9---11p9-----9---|
| S S S S +E S S S S a S S +Q
|-----------------------------------------7s=9s===7-(7)--|
S S S S +E a S T T S S S S S Q
|-------11b12p9-(9)-11s12s11p9-11p9----------9-------9-----|
| S S S S +E S S S S a S S +Q
|----------------------------------------7s9s==7----(7)----|
e S S +E S S S S S S S S S S
| S S S S +E S S S S a S S +Q
|----------------------7s9s7-(7)-------|
S S S S +E S S S S S S e S S
|-------11b12-11-(11)-9----9----------------------|
| S S S S +E S S S S a S S +Q
|-------------------------------7s9s=7-(7)--------|
+S E S E S T T S S S S +E. S
|-----------------------------------12s14-(14)\----|
| S S S S +E S S S S a S S +Q
|---------------------------------7s=9s=7--(7)-----|
+S T T S S +E S S +S S S S +E. S
|---------11p9-11-(11)-11-11b12r(11)-9------9-(9)-12-|
| S S S S +E S S S S a S S +Q
|--------------------------------------7s=9s7-(7)----|
S S S +S +E S S S S +S S +Q
|-------11b13==(11)r(11)-9----9-11b12r==(11)9-(9)--|
| S S S S +E S S S S a S S +Q
|-------------------------------------7s==9s7-(7)--|
S S S S +E S S S S a S S +E E
|-------11b12-11-(11)-9----9----------12-(12)---|
|-----------------------12---12-12s14-----------|
| S S S S +E S S S S a S S +Q
|--------------------------------7s=9s=7--(7)---|
S S S S +E S S S S S S +Q
|-------11b12-11-(11)-9------------12----------|
|-----------------------12-12s14------14-(14)--|
| S S S S +E S S S S a S S +Q
|--------------------------------7s=9s=7--(7)--|
S S S S +E S S S S S S +Q
|-12-----------------------------12s14-(14)--|
|-------11b12-11-(11)-9----9-----12s14-(14)--|
| S S S S +E S S S S a S S +Q
|------------------------------7s=9s=7--(7)--|
S S S S +E. S E S S +E s S
|-------11-9-(9)-----12-----12h14-(14)-------|
| S S S S +E S S S S a S S +Q
|-------------------------7s=9s=7--(7)-------|
S S S S +E S S E S S +E s S
|-12-----------------------------12s14-(14)-12-12-|
|-------11b12-11-(11)-9---12-----12s14-(14)-------|
| S S S S +E S S S S a S S +Q
|------------------------------7s=9s=7--(7)-------|
S S S +S +E S S E S S +S E S
|-12--------------------------------12s14-(14)----15b17-|
|-------11b12r(11)-(11)-9----12-----12s14-(14)-12-------|
| S S S S +E S S S S a S S +Q
|---------------------------------7s=9s=7--(7)----------|
+Q S s S S S e S E S S
|-(15)-----------14---12-------------------15b17--|
| S S S S +E S S S S a S S +Q
|-----------------------------7s9s=7-(7)----------|
+Q +S T T S s T +S. S S E S S
|-(15)-------(15)-12------------------------------------12-15b17-|
|--------------------14p12----14pb16r(14)-----12-----------------|
| S S S S +E S S S S a S S +Q
|-------------------------------------------7s=9s=7-(7)----------|
+Q S T T S s e a S S +E. S
|-(15)-----------12-----------------------------15b17-|
|-------------------14-12---------12s14s12-(12)-------|
|----------------------------12---12s14s12-(12)-------|
| S S S S +E S S S S a S S +Q
|----------------------------------7s=9s=7--(7)-------|
+Q S T T S s E S S +E e
|-(15)--------------15p12-----------12s14-(14)-12-|
|----------------------------12-----12s14-(14)----|
| S S S S +E S S S S a S S +Q
|---------------------------------7s=9s=7--(7)----|
S S S S E S S S T T E E e
| S S S S +E S S S S a S S +Q
|-----------------------7s9s7-(7)----|
a S S S S E S S E E a Q
|-0---0-0-0--0--0-0-3-----3---3s=5\--|
|-3s5-5-5-5--5--5-0-3-----3---3s=5\--|
|-------------------4-----4---4s=6\--|
| S S S S +E S S S S a S S +Q
|-----------------------7s9s7---(7)--|
s S S S E S S a S S E a E S S
|-/14-------14-14--12----12s14-12---12---12s14--------|
|---------------------14-14s16-14---14---14s16--------|
| S S S S +E S S S S a S S +Q
|---------------------------------7s=9s7----(7)-------|
a S S S S S S S S e E E S S
|-----3-3----3--------------3s===5--5p0-|
|-3s5-----5-----5-0-5-0-----3s===5------|
|---------------------------4s===6------|
| S S S S +E S S S S a S S +Q
|-------------------------7s9s7-(7)-----|
T T S S T T S T T S S E S S E S T T T
|-5p3p0-5-5p3p0-------------3-3s5-5-5p3p0--|
|---------------5p3p0-5-3-----3s5----------|
| q S S S S S S E E E
s S T T S T T S S S E S E E S S S T T S S s T T S S s S E E