Over-Nite Sensation
I've done my best to tab out as much as i can, the only things ive left out were most of the
improvised licks Zappa plays on the distorted guitar and some parts of the solo, which you can
probably make up on your own. The rest is here.
INTRO>
[Dm7] [C#m7] [Cm7] [Bm7] [Bbm7]
[A]
VERSE>
[Fuzz Bass]
300 years ago... I thought mite get sum sleep...
[Dm]
You know i never sleep no mo
[Dm]
[Dm7] [C#m7] [Cm7] [Bm7] [Bbm7]
Seems to me that it just ain't wise
[A]
did you ever wake up in da morning with a zomby woof behind yer eyes
[Clean W/ Wahwah]
just about as evil as you could be..
BREAK>
[Dm7] [C#m7] [Cm7] [Bm7] [Bbm7]
[Bbm7] [Bm7] [Cm7] [C#m7] [Dm7] [Am]
OTHER VERSE>
[Rhythm]
[Am]
[Lead]
i am the zomby woof I'm that creature...
i am the zomby woof they all....
CHORUS>
tellin you all da zomby troof here i'm is... da zomby woof
along with...
tellin you all da zomby troof here i'm is...
WEIRD BIT>
BRIDGE>
THEY SAID ALL-REETY AND THEY WAS ALL-RIGHTY AND I WAS A ZOMBY Fo YOU LIL LADAY
SOLO>
[approximately]
[whammy bar]
[whammy bar] [sweep]
[ph][ph]
[Electric Organ Approximated For Guitar]
I GOTTA GREAT BIG POINTED FAAAANG! THATS MY ZOMBY TOOF! MAH RIGHT FOOTS BIGGER THAN THE
OTHER ONE IS, LIKE A REG'LAR ZOMBY HOOF!
...snatch you up screamin thru the window all nekkid and do it to you up on da roof
dont mess with da zomby woof, no
[Dm]
i'm about as evil as a boogie man can be
[Am]
tellin you all da zomby troof here i'm is... da zomby woof
tellin you all da zomby troof here i'm is... da zomby woof
(whammy)
h hammer on
p pull off
b bend
r release bend
/ slide
slide
~ vibrato
[5] Harmonic
x percussive note
/// whammy
panzerkampfwagen@gmail.com
I've done my best to tab out as much as i can, the only things ive left out were most of the
improvised licks Zappa plays on the distorted guitar and some parts of the solo, which you can
probably make up on your own. The rest is here.
INTRO>
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-------7b8---7b8---7b8---7-7---------7-7---------5-5---------------------|
-9-9-9-----9-----9-----9-----9p7p5-------9p7p5-------7-5-----------------|
-----------------------------------7-----------7---------7p5-------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------8--5-3-5----|
[Dm7] [C#m7] [Cm7] [Bm7] [Bbm7]
-13-15-12-13-------------11-12---------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------12-----------------13-11------------10-9-12------9---------------|
------------14-----13----------13-----12-------10-9-----9---------11-----10-9----------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------10-------|
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------11----|
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[A]
-----------------------------------------------|
------------/5---------------------------------|
---------------5--------5----------------------|
-7-5--7-5--7------7p5h7----5--7--5-------------| x4
------------------------------------5h7-/3-----|
-----------------------------------------------|
VERSE>
[Fuzz Bass]
300 years ago... I thought mite get sum sleep...
[Dm]
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--7---5-------------------7---5------------------7---5----------------7---5--------------------|
---------3-5------3--------------3-5-----3-5------------3-5-----3------------3-5-----3-------5-|
--5-----------3-5----5----5----------3-5-----5--5-----------3-5---5---5----------3-5---5-3-5---|
You know i never sleep no mo
[Dm]
---------------------------------------------------------|
-5-------------------------------------------------------|
-6---------------------------9p7p5-----------------------|
-6---------------------------------9p7p5-----------------|
-5---------------------------------------9p7p5-----------|
-----------------------------------------------9p7p5-----|
[Dm7] [C#m7] [Cm7] [Bm7] [Bbm7]
-13-15-12-13-------------11-12----------------------------------------------------(4)---|
----------------------12-----------------13-11------------10-9-12------9----------------|
------------14-----13----------13-----12-------10-9-----9---------11-----10-9-----------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------10--------|
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------11-----|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Seems to me that it just ain't wise
[A]
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---------/5-----------------------------|
------------5--------5------------------|
-7-5-7-5-------7p5h7----5--7------------| x2
-----------------------------7-5h7-/3---|
----------------------------------------|
did you ever wake up in da morning with a zomby woof behind yer eyes
------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------7---7-------------------------------5----------------------------|
-9--9----9---9-7----7----------------7--7-----7-------------------------|
-----------------10---10-7----------------------5--3-5---3-5-3----------|
---------------------------------------------------------------5--------|
[Clean W/ Wahwah]
just about as evil as you could be..
-----------------------------------------------------5-------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----5h7p5-------5h7p5-------5h7p5------5h7p5------------9p7p5-----|
--7--------7p5h7-------7p5h7------7p5h7-------7p5h7------------7---|
-------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------7---7-------------------------------5----------------------------|
-9--9----9---9-7----7----------------7--7-----7-------------------------|
-----------------10---10-7----------------------5--3-5---3-5-3----------|
---------------------------------------------------------------5--------|
BREAK>
[Dm7] [C#m7] [Cm7] [Bm7] [Bbm7]
-13-15-12-13-------------11-12--------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------12-----------------13-11------------10-9-12------9--------------|
------------14-----13----------13-----12-------10-9-----9---------11-----10-----------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------11-10-----|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------11--|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Bbm7] [Bm7] [Cm7] [C#m7] [Dm7] [Am]
------------------------------------------------------12-11----------------------------|
-------------9--------12-9-10----------10-9-12-----8--------12-----------12-13---------|
----------10-------11---------10-----9---------11--------------13--14-12-------12-b14~-|
----10-11------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-11------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
OTHER VERSE>
[Rhythm]
[Am]
-----------------------------|
---------5-5-----------------|
---------5-5-----------------|
-----------------------------| play a buncha times
-------------------3--4--5---|
-5----5------5--5------------|
[Lead]
-17br15~~~~~~~~~~~15b17~~~~~--------------15b17-etc------|
---------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------12b14br12b14~~~~~---------------|
---------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------|
i am the zomby woof I'm that creature...
--------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------5----------5---9--9--5-5--7-7-----5-7---5-------|
-7--7----5---7-5-7--------7------------------------7------7---7-----|
--------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------|
i am the zomby woof they all....
-------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------5---------------------------|
--------------------5b7~~~---7b8-7-5-7-5---5-----------|
-7--7----5---7-5-7-----------------------7---7---------|
-----------------------------------------------7-------|
-------------------------------------------------8--5--|
CHORUS>
tellin you all da zomby troof here i'm is... da zomby woof
---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------7----7-------------------------------5-----------------------------|
--9--9-----9----9--7----------------------------7--------------------------|
----------------------10----7-----------------------5-----3-5---3-5-3------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------5--|
along with...
-------------------------12-15- -----------------------------|
-15-14-13-12----------13------- -----------------------------|
-------------13----14---------- ------6-----------------6----| x4
----------------15------------- x4 --7-8---------------7-8------|
------------------------------- -----------------------------|
------------------------------- -----------------------------|
tellin you all da zomby troof here i'm is...
------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------|
--------7----7-------------------------------5--------------|
--9--9-----9----9-7-------------------------------7---------|
--------------------10--7-----------------------------5~~~~-|
------------------------------------------------------------|
WEIRD BIT>
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-10---9---7-------------------------------11-8-----------11----------11-8-----------11------| x4
-------------9-------------------------10------10-8---10----11~~~-10------10-8---10----11~--|
-----------------11-----8---5---------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------8---------4---1--------------------------------------------------------|
BRIDGE>
THEY SAID ALL-REETY AND THEY WAS ALL-RIGHTY AND I WAS A ZOMBY Fo YOU LIL LADAY
------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-7-------------------------7--------------------7-----------------------|
-7-------------------------7--------------------7-----------------------|
-5-------------------------5--------------------5-----------------------|
SOLO>
[approximately]
--------------------15--12h15------------------------------15--12h15--------------|
--15b17-b17-b17-b17-----------13b15-15~~-15b17-b17-b17-b17------------13b15~~~~---|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------15--12h15------------------12----------------------------------------|
-15b17-b17-b17-b17------------13b15b15~~-15b17----17p15p13-15p13----13----13-------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------14-----14----12-14b15r14-|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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---12-12--17p15p12-------------------12---12-12--17p15p12------------------12---------|
--13---------------17p15p13/12-13-15-----13--------------17p15p13/12-13-15------------|
-14-------------------------------------14------------------------------------12b14---|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------|
-12h14p12----12--------------------------------------------|
----------14------12h14p12----12---------------------------|
---------------------------15----15--10b12-12-10-----------|
--------------------------------------------------12--12---|
[whammy bar]
--------------------7------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------8--10----10-8---8---10--10p8-8b10-8-8b10------5---7b9-5-7b9-5-0-7b9 etc---|
----5--7--/9---------------9-----------------------------/4----7b9-5-7b9-5-0-7b9-------|
-/7------------------------------------------------------------///////////-------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------7b9//////------7b9//------7b9-5-7b9-5-7b9///-----------------|
-------------7b9//////------7b9//------7b9-5-7b9-5-7b9///-----------------|
-------5-7-5-------etc-------7-5----------7-5-----------------------7-5---|
-7-5-7--------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[whammy bar] [sweep]
------------------------------------------//-----8p5------5-------5----------5-8b10-10-8-5-8--|
-----------------------------0----/////--------7p5------8b10---8p5---5-8-----------------8-5--|
---------------------5---5---0\---////-----------6p5------------------------------------------|
-------------------5---5---5---\-//--------------------5--------------------------------------|
---------3---3-5-7--------------\/----------x-----------7-------------------------------------|
-5---3-5---5----------------------------------/5----------------------------------------------|
-----5-5----5-5----5-5----5-5---------5------5------5--8b10r8--5------------------5-8-5-8-10-8-10-|
------------------------------8b10------8b10---------------------8b10---------5-8-----------------|
-7b9-----7b9----7b9----7b9--------------------------------------------7b9r7b9---------------------|
-----------------------------------7b9---------7b9------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[ph][ph]
-10b12-10-8-10-------8-8-------8-8---------8------5-------------------------------------|
---------------10-10-----10-10-----10-8b10---8b10---8p7p5---5---------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------7---7p5----------[5]----------|
------------------------------------------------------------------7-5-7-[7]-------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------8-8-12-10-10-8--|
-7b9--7b9--7b9-79---7p5-7p5-7p5-7b9--7b9--7b9-/10---------8/10------------------------|
-7b9--7b9--7b9-79---7p5-7p5-7p5-7b9--7b9--7b9-/9------9-9-----------------------------|
--------------------///////-----------etc---------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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-------8b9----8-12-8b9---------8-8-12-8b9----8b9----8b9r8b9r8~~~-----8-10b12-r10-8----10b12-8--|
-10-10-----10------------10-10------------10-----10---------------10---------------10----------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----8b9r8b9r8----10b12b12------8-10b12-r10-8----10b12-8-----8----8---------------------|
-10-----------10-----------10----------------10----------10---10---10-8---10-8---------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------9------9-8///--|
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------|
----11-8-----------11----------11-8-----------11------| repeat
-10------10-8---10----11~~~-10------10-8---10----11~--| and freak out
------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------|
[Electric Organ Approximated For Guitar]
I GOTTA GREAT BIG POINTED FAAAANG! THATS MY ZOMBY TOOF! MAH RIGHT FOOTS BIGGER THAN THE
OTHER ONE IS, LIKE A REG'LAR ZOMBY HOOF!
--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------5--------------------5----------------5-----------7----5---------|
---------5h6------------------5h6p5------------5h6p5-------7----5h6-------|
---------5----7---------------5-----7----------5-----7-5-7------5---7-----| etc.
----------------5p3---3---------------7-5/3---------------------------5-3-|
------5-------------5---5---5----------------5----------------5-----------|
...snatch you up screamin thru the window all nekkid and do it to you up on da roof
--------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----5--------------5---------------5------------5-------5--etc-----|
dont mess with da zomby woof, no
[Dm]
--------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------5--7-9p7p5-------------------|
-------------------------3--5--7-7-7-7------------9p7p5-------------|
----------3--4--5-5-5-5---------------------------------9p7p5-------|
-5---5--------------------------------------------------------9p7p5-|
i'm about as evil as a boogie man can be
[Am]
----------------------------------------|
---------/5-----------------------------|
------------5--------5------------------|
-7-5-7-5-------7p5h7----5--7------------| x2
-----------------------------7-5h7-/3---|
----------------------------------------|
tellin you all da zomby troof here i'm is... da zomby woof
---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------7----7-------------------------------5-----------------------------|
--9--9-----9----9--7----------------------------7--------------------------|
------------------------10--7-----------------------5-----3-5---3-5-3------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------5--|
---------------20b22~~~~~~-------------------------------------|
--20b22~~~~~~~~------------20p19p17----------------------------|
------------------------------------20p19p17-14----------------|
------------------------------------------------14/12-10-7p5---|
-------------------------------------------------------------7-|
---------------------------------------------------------------|
tellin you all da zomby troof here i'm is... da zomby woof
---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------7----7-------------------------------5-----------------------------|
--9--9-----9----9--7----------------------------7--------------------------|
------------------------10--7-----------------------5-----3-5---3-5-3------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------5--|
(whammy)
----------------------------------------------------|
-19b20///////-------8-5---5-------------------------|
-------------------------------8---8-5-7-5---5------|
-------------------------------------------7---7-5--|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------------5----|
---------------------------------------------------------------------5----|
-------7b8---7b8---7b8---7-7---------7-7---------5-5----------------------|
-9-9-9-----9-----9-----9-----9p7p5-------9p7p5-------7-5------------------|
-----------------------------------7-----------7---------7p5-3------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------5-3-5------|
h hammer on
p pull off
b bend
r release bend
/ slide
slide
~ vibrato
[5] Harmonic
x percussive note
/// whammy
panzerkampfwagen@gmail.com