Frank Zappa - Blessed Relief Tab

FRANK ZAPPA
Blessed Relief
From "The Grand Wazoo" 1972

This is a nice tune, i'm amazed no one bothered tabbing it out before.

Intro
C/Bb                 C11/Bb               C/Bb           C11/Bb

  
  0               0  0                     0                         
  
    8            8     6 6 6          6      8          8        6   
  
      9         9            5       7         9        9       5    
  
        10    10              8     8            10    10      8     
  
                                                                     
  
            6      6            6                   6       6        
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Theme 1


  
  8p5  5  3  3  5                                   
  
                   5  3~~~ 3               3  6  3  
  
                              5  5   2  5           
  
                                                    
  
                                                    
  
                                                    


  
  8p5  5  3  3  5                                   
  
                    5  3  3 3             3  6p3  3 
  
                              5  5  2  5            
  
                                                    
  
                                                    
  
                                                    


  
                                             
  
 6 5 6~~ 8 6 8~~~ 10~~~11p10p8 10  11  13~~~ 
  
                                             
  
                                             
  
                                             
  
                                             


  
                                             
  
 6 5 6~~ 8 6 8~~~ 10~~~11p10p8 10  11  13~~~ 
  
                                             
  
                                             
  
                                             
  
                                             


  
                                         
  
    8 10 11 8 10                         
  
 10              7~~~ 7 5~~~ 5 3~~~~3 0  
  
                                         
 Repeat 3x
  
                                         
  
                                         

Theme 2

 Gadd11

  
     10             10                                   
  
    12   12~~ 10 12    12~~    12                        
  
   12                       12    12 12~~~~9 12 9 9~~~   
  
  10                                                     
  
 10                                                      
  
                                                         

 Fadd11

  
      8         /15 12 12    /15 12 12                             
  
    10   10~~~8                        15 13p12                    
  
   10                      14                   14 12p10 9         
  
  8                                                        12p10p9 
  
 8                                                                 
  
                                                                   

Solo
Zappa and the boys take turns soloing over this 2-chord jazz vamp
Eadd11          Gadd9/B

  
   7                7         
  
   9                8         
  
   9                7         
  
   7                7         
  
   7                          
  
   0                7         
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Mini Bridge (6:05)
 C/A                              Bbmaj7

  
   0        0      0      0       5 5  5 5  5 5  5 5   
  
    8      8 8    8 8    8 8      6 6  6 6  6 6  6 6   
  
     9    9   9  9   9  9   9     7 7  7 7  7 7  7 7   
  
      10 10    10     10     10   7 7  7 7  7 7  7 7   
  
 0      0                                              
  
                                  6                    
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