It Must Be a Camel Lyrics

IT MUST BE A CAMEL
As recorded by Frank Zappa
(From the 1969 Album HOT RATS)
Music by Frank Zappa
Asus2V Ebmaj7 Cmaj7+11 Gmaj7
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Piano'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Horns Arr. For Gtr.'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Keyboard arr. for gtr.'
Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Keyboard arr. for gtr.'
Gtr V (E A D G B E) - 'Clean Elec. w/compression'
Gtr VI (E A D G B E) - 'Dist. Elec.'
Slow Q=69
Gtr I
S H. H +E E Q. +S S +Q H. Q Q +E E
su
H Q Q Q Q H Q H +E E H Q
|-3----5--|-3--8--15--|-^12-------|-10----(10)-12-|-6----6---|
|-5----5--|-3--8--15--|-^10-------|-10----(10)-10-|-6----6---|
|-5----5--|-5--7--12--|-^-9----9--|--9-----(9)--9-|-8----8---|
|-x----x--|-5--5--12--|-^-9----9--|--7-----(7)----|-8----8---|
|-5----5--|-3---------|-^-9----9--|--0-----(0)----|-6----6---|
H Q H Q E. S E. S E. S
E. S E. S +S E S E. S E. S +S S S S
$
Gtr II Gtr I
H. H. H. H. H.
Gtr I Gtr II
H E E E H E E E H. H. H S S S S
Q. +S S +Q Q. E +E E
H S S S S Q +S S S S S S S S
|----------------------|---------7s8-----------10-|
E. S Q Q E E Q E E
S S S S S S S S S S E Q Q +E E E
To Coda
E E H Q. E +S E. E E S E. E E
Q +E E E S S S S Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------5---7-----|-------3s5-----------7-|--------------7-9------7--9-|
Q. E +E E
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
E E Q E E
Q S S S S S S S S S S
E E Q Q
Q S S S S S T T T T T T T T
E. S +H
s s s S s s s S s s s S
E Q E +E E
s s s S s s s S S S S S S
Q. E +S E. H. H. H. W
+H S T T T T T T H. +H. +Q H H.
|-----------------------8p|=7-------|-(7)------|-(7)-------|-------||
Gtr I
H. H. H.
Gtr III
Q Q +E E E E E E S S S E +Q +Q +S S S S S E S S
|-----19--(19)-7-9-|-11--7-7-7h9p7-6-(6)--|-(6)--(6)---------------|
| Gtr IV
| Q Q +E E E E E E E S E +Q Q +S S S S S E S S
|--------------9-7-|-----7---7h==9-7-(7)--|--6---(6)---------------|
|------7---(7)-----|----------------------|----------8h9-8-8-9-8h9-|
maj7+11
H. H. H.
Q +E. S +Q Q Q +E E E Q Q +E E E
| Q E. S +E E H. Q Q +E E E
|-6----8s18-(18)-18s|=12------------------|---------------------|
H. H.
S E. +E. S +E E H.
| S E. +E. S +E E H.
H. H. H.
Q E E +Q Q E E +E E E H.
|-----------------|----------------------|-14tr12----|
| H. H. H.
|-----------------|----------------------|-11tr10----|
su
H. H.
S S S E E. S Q E. S +E. S +E E
|--7h8h10-8------8-----|-------------12-(12)----|
| Q E. S Q E. S +E. S +E E
su
H. Q. E +Q Q. E +Q
Gtr V
S S S S S S S S S E e Q. E +Q Q. E +Q
| +H.
| +H. H. H.
Double-time Q=148
H Q Q +H H +Q H Q
H Q Q +Q Q H Q H.
q E E H E E E E E E S e. q q S S e q E S S E E E H.
E E E Q E E Q E E S S e E E e e e e e e
|-----------8p(7)-----|--------7-----------------|
Q +E E E S S S S S S S S S S
|-5--(5)-5-5-5-10p5h10-5h10p5-5h10p5-|
E E E +Q E S S E E E
|-5----5-(5)--5-10p5---5----|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S +Q S S E Q
|-5h10-5h10-5----------5h10p5h10-5-10---|-5-5-5-5-(5)--5-5---5----|
Q a +Q +H +Q E e e S S S S E
|----10pb12==(10)r=(10)----|-(10)----7-10---7-10p7----|
Q a Q Q a +S +S S S Q E Q. +Q E a +S +S
|-7------------------------------|---------------10pb12==(10)r(10)-|
|---10s9-7-9pb11==(9)r(9)p7------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------9p7--|-7h9----(9)----------------------|
+E +E E a +E +H +Q E e E q E E
|-------------------------------------|--------------7-9s12-|
|-(10)b12-(10)---10pb12==(10)r(10)----|-(10)----10----------|
+S E. +H. +H H E E E E E +H
|------------------|-------------|-------7h9-(9)----|
Q Q Q Q Q E S S S H Q E Q H. S S E S S E Q. E
|--------------|-------9-7----7-9-|-5b5.5----------|-----0h2s4----------|
S S S S E. S E Q E a E E S S E E E E S S S S S S S S S S Q Q
|-------4-2--2-2-4--4-|-----------2-2h4---(4)-4-|-------4---4p2---2--4---||
|---------------------|-----0-2s4---------------|---------------4--------||
Gtrs II, III
H H +H H H Q Q Q E E E E
E. S S S S E +Q Q +H +Q Q Q
Q Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E
W E E E E E E Q +Q Q H
|-20--------|---17p15-------13-12--|-(12)----------|
Q E E H E E E E E E E E
E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E W
+H H H W +W +H H W Wx2
Gtr VI
Q Q S S E Q S S S S E. S a E E Q W H Q E E
S S S S E S S E S S E S S
|-10-(10)-10-15p10-10-15p10-10-15p10-10-15p|
E S S E S S S S Q E Wx2
E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E. S
|-------------12s10-10h12-|-8--------------|
D.S. al Coda
H. Q Wx6 W
|-10s=====(0)--|------------|-------||
A Tempo Q=69
&
Gtr II
H. S S S S S S T T S S S S S
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-10p=8h10p8h10p8h10p==8h10p8h===10p8-|-10p8h10p===8h10p8h===10p8h10p8h10p8-|
| Gtr III
| S E S Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-10p=9h10p=9h10p=9h10p=9h10p=9h10p=8---|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S
+Q Q +S S S S Q +S S S S Q
| +Q E. S Q +H.
S S S S Q +S S S S E Q E +E E E
| |-------------5:3-------------|
| Q Q Q Q Q H.
H T T T T +E +E T T T T S E T T Q
|-8---------11p8-(8)-|-(8)------11p8h9p8-8h9p8--|
| H Q +Q H
T T T T S S S S +T T T T Q +H.
|------11p8h9p8-9p8-(8)-9p8h9p8--|-(8)----*|
| H. +H.
Duration Legend
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
(n) - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
- volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
* Generated using Power Tab Editor by Brad Larsen - http://powertab.guitarnetwork.org *