Frank Zappa - Cucamonga Chords

Tempo:
109.05 bpm
Chords used:

A

D

Eb

C

Gb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Frank Zappa - Cucamonga chords
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[D] [A]
[A]
[D]
[A] We are the family of the church.
[D] I [C] [A]
[Eb] [Gb] grew up on the mountain many [G] years ago
[A] [D] Near a holy [Eb] local [Ab] church
[Fm] There [Em] was once a place [A] where me and a couple of [D] friends
[Ebm] [Gb] began [Eb]
[Em] [G] practicing for the [D] time we might go
[Eb] meh-eh-eh-eh-eh [Bb]-eh
meh-eh-eh-eh-eh-eh
[Ebm] meh-eh-eh [Gb]-eh-eh on [Ebm] TV
[D] And [B]
[F] [B] as fate would have it [Gb] later on we got a [Bm] chance to play
[F] [Db] All [Eb] we ever [Gm] really knew
[Db] All [Eb] we ever really [G] knew, [D] all we ever [Gm] really knew,
[Am] That [A] it was [E] bad, bad, bad, [A] all we did, and we [C] all were [A] worried,
That it was bad, bad, [E] bad, all we did, and [C] we all were [A] worried,
That it was bad, bad, bad, all we did, [D] and we all were [G] worried,
[A] That it was bad, bad, [Gb] bad, bad,
[F] [Db] [Cm]
[C] [F]
Key:  
A
1231
D
1321
Eb
12341116
C
3211
Gb
134211112
A
1231
D
1321
Eb
12341116
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To learn Frank Zappa, Captain Beefheart, The Mothers - Cucamonga chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - Ab, Em, G, A, Ebm, A, D, A, Db, Eb, Bb and Db of chords. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 59 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 118. Given the song's key of Db Minor, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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_ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[A] We are the family of the _ church.
_ _ _ [D] _ I [C] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Gb] grew _ _ up on the mountain many [G] years ago
[A] _ [D] Near a holy [Eb] local [Ab] church
_ _ _ _ [Fm] There [Em] was once a place [A] where me and a couple of [D] friends
_ [Ebm] _ _ [Gb] began [Eb] _ _
[Em] _ [G] practicing for the [D] time we might go
[Eb] meh-eh-eh-eh-eh [Bb]-eh
meh-eh-eh-eh-eh-eh
[Ebm] meh-eh-eh [Gb]-eh-eh on [Ebm] TV
[D] And [B] _ _
[F] _ [B] as fate would have it [Gb] later on we got a [Bm] chance to play
_ [F] _ _ [Db] All [Eb] we ever [Gm] really knew
[Db] _ All [Eb] we ever really [G] knew, _ [D] all we ever [Gm] really knew,
_ _ _ [Am] _ That [A] it was [E] bad, bad, bad, [A] all we did, and we [C] all were [A] worried,
That it was bad, bad, [E] bad, all we did, and [C] we all were [A] worried,
That it was bad, bad, bad, all we did, [D] and we all were [G] worried,
[A] _ That it was bad, bad, [Gb] bad, bad,
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ [Cm] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was penned by Frank Zappa.

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