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Cosmik Debris Guitar Lesson: Frank Zappa's solo

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Send Doctor Nerve to Zappanale! http://kck.st/jZXwPK

How to play Frank Zappa's guitar solo in his tune "Cosmik Debris" as performed on the Apostrophe record.

Includes performance and a detailed lick-by-lick breakdown.

Guitar lesson and transcription by Nick Didkovsky.

Guitar TAB and back track at http://www.didkovsky.com/tabs

Equipment used:
1967 Gibson SG Special
Jim Dunlop Crybaby wah-wah pedal
Vox Night Train with Jule Potter mods
Harry Kolbe 1x12 cab

Includes audio at the end of Nick on stage with FZ during audience participation segment.
Frank couldn't quite get the name Didkovsky right, but he got pretty close.
Troy, NY 1976

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  • Can you do more Zappa solos ? Perhaps DIrty Love?

  • @TheGumboVariator I would LOVE to transcribe more Zappa! But from whence the time? Already backed up way too far. But I won't say 'no', just 'thanks' for the suggestion. Rock on.

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  • Awesome!! Please post more ZAPPA!

  • Oh man!!!!!Zappa solo! Great!!

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  • excellent !

  • can you explain which scales etc: zappa tends to endeavour?

  • more zappa pleace :) maybe zombie woof ;) c´mon

  • omg, incredible! Thank you :-)))))

    Um, if you ever get around to doing another FZ solo.... maybe Muffin Man? ;-)

  • That was great. Apostrophe is one of my favorite albums. I will be playing this. Oh and just my opinion but playing the "greats" solos note for note is more rewarding to me than noodling on my own. Thanks for posting.

  • That was really nice. I love Zappa and Apostrophe is one of my favorite albums. You got me going. Now I have to learn some myself. Thanks.

  • @ydontuwanttocopythis ok, we're all good.

  • @doctornerve I did not address you to shut up. Sorry if it came that way. I meant: Forget words, when it comes to playing music.

    Amen ;-)

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