Apparently this album got slammed, but this is one of my favourite Beefheart songs.
It's really simple to play and I love the riff.
Intro
The camel wore a nightie...
e|---------3-1-----------------|
B|---1-3-4-----4-3-4-3-1-------|
G|-3---------------------3/5---|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
In the party of special things to do...
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------4-6---4/6---|
G|------------------------------3-5---3/5--5-----5-------|
D|-----------------1-3---1/3--5-----5--------------------|
A|---1-3---1/3---3-----3---------------------------------|
E|-3-----3-----------------------------------------------|
The next line isn't perfect. I think there's some bends/doublestops, but these are the right notes at least)
e|-13-13--11-11-----------|
B|--------------13-11\8---|
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|
Main Riff
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|---------1~---1------------------1~-------1------|
A|-----1h3----3---3--1h3-------1h3----3-------3~---|
E|-(3)---------------------(3)----------1h3--------|
Spoken Bit
e|-----0--------0-----|
B|--------------------|
G|---5---5----3---3---|
D|--------------------|
A|-3--------1---------|
E|--------------------|
Then just repeat the main riff until the end
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| / 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
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