King Kong Part II - bass by Frank Zappa From nearly all original Mothers King Kong versions such as on "Ahead of Their Time". This one is primarily from a Live BBC TV clip. Transcribed by Mark Hawling Email : chooka@zipworld.com.au This is the bit after the usual head of King Kong after Motorhead does his baritone sax solo for the unison bit where it shifts down to C. Under the pretty bit.. same rhythm as the bit that comes at the end for the solos... ------------------------------------------------------------------------5------- ---------------5--3--------------------5--3--------------------5--3---------5--- -3----3--3--3-----------3-----3--3--3-----------3-----3--3--3------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------5------- ---------------5--3--------------------5--3--------------------5--3------------- -3----3--3--3-----------3-----3--3--3-----------3-----3--3--3------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Really Quick and jerky bit hold the Eb |--------------------------------------|--------------------||----------------- |--5--3--5--3--5--3--5--3-----5-----3--|--------------------||----------------- |--------------------------------------|--5--3--5--3--5--6--||----------------- |--------------------------------------|--------------------||----------------- "Ugly" angular bit ---6--------6-----------6--------------6--------6--6--||------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------||------------------------ 6--------6-----------6-----------6--6-----6--6--------||------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------||------------------------ really quick fast ascending riff hold the high G ------------------------------|--------------------12-----||-------------------- 5--3--5--3--5--3--5--3--5--3--|-----------5--7--9---------||-------------------- ------------------------------|--4--6--8------------------||-------------------- ------------------------------|---------------------------||-------------------- Then as per before ------------------------------------------------------------------------5------- ---------------5--3--------------------5--3--------------------5--3---------5--- 3-----3--3--3-----------3-----3--3--3-----------3-----3--3--3------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------5------- ---------------5--3--------------------5--3--------------------5--3------------- 3-----3--3--3-----------3-----3--3--3-----------3-----3--3--3------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |-----6--------6-----------6--------------6--------6--6--||-------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------||-------------------- |--6--------6-----------6-----------6--6-----6--6--------||-------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------||-------------------- slower than the first run through hold the Eb ------------------------------------|----------------------|---------------------- 5--3--5--3--5--3--5--3-----5-----3--|----------------------|---------------------- ------------------------------------|--5--3--5--3--5----6--|---------------------- ------------------------------------|----------------------|---------------------- ------------------------------|--------------------12--||----------------------- 5--3--5--3--5--3--5--3--5--3--|-----------5--7--9------||----------------------- ------------------------------|--4--6--8---------------||----------------------- ------------------------------|------------------------||----------------------- Vamp For solo etc ad lib blah blah blah -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------8--6--------------------8--6-----------------8--6---------------- 6-----6--6--6-----------6-----6--6--6-----------6--6--6--6---------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------