MAIN DIATONIC SCALES IN GUITAR SOLOS
Title	Ionian	Dorian	Phrygian	Lydian	Mixolydian	Aeolian	Comment	Type
1 FREAK OUT
Hungry freaks, solo		B			A/E	E	Also pent.	Follows song
2 ABSOLUTELY FREE
Invocation & ritual dance		C#/E						Pedal note
3 WE'RE ONLY IN IT FOR THE MONEY
4 LUMPY GRAVY
5 CRUISING WITH RUBEN AND THE JETS
Stuff up the cracks, solo					C			Vamp
6 MOTHERMANIA								See the original CDs
7 UNCLE MEAT
Nine types of industrial pollution		Bb						Pedal note
8 HOT RATS
Willy the pimp, solo		A						Pedal note
It must be a camel						B		Pedal note
Son of Mr. Green Genes	C	D/Bb			Bb			Alternating chords
9 BURNT WEENY SANDWICH
Theme from Burnt weeny sandwich					D			Pedal note/vamp
Holiday in Berlin, full blown, solo				D				Alternating chords
10 WEASELS RIPPED MY FLESH
Get a little		E			E			Pedal note
The orange county lumber truck, solo		F#						Pedal note
11 CHUNGA'S REVENGE
Transylvania boogie (1970)		E			A			Also gypsy scale
Road ladies, solo		D			D			Blues
The Nancy and Mary music, solos		Eb/D						Pedal note/vamp
12 FILLMORE EAST
Willy the pimp								See Hot rats
13 200 MOTELS
Magic fingers, solo		A						Pedal note
14 JUST ANOTHER BAND FROM LA
Call any vegetable, solo		A			A			Pedal note
Dog breath, solo		F#						Pedal note
15 WAKA/JAWAKA
Big swifty
solo, block 1			E					Pedal note
solo, block 2					E			Pedal note
It might just be a one shot deal, solo	G							Vamp
Waka/Jawaka, solo		A		A	A/G			Pedal note
16 THE GRAND WAZOO
The grand Wazoo, solo		D						Vamp
Blessed relief, solo	E	A/G/F#						Modulation scheme
17 OVERNITE SENSATION
Dirty love, solo					D			Pedal note
Fifty-fifty, solo	Db	C		Db	X			Modulation scheme
Zomby woof, solo		A						Pedal note
Montana, solo		F#						Pedal note
18 APOSTROPHE (')
Cosmic debris, solo		C						Blues
Apostrophe, solo		B				B		Pedal note
Stink-foot, solo					C			Vamp
19 ROXY AND ELSEWHERE
Penguin in bondage, solo		D					Mainly pent.	Blues
Don't you ever wash that thing, solo		F#						Blues
Orange County, solo				E				Alternating chords
More trouble, solo		F#						Pedal note
Be-bop tango, solo					B			Blues
20 ONE SIZE FITS ALL
Inca roads, solo				C				Alternating chords
Can't afford no shoes, solo		E			E			Pedal note
Pojama people, solo		D						Pedal note
Andy, solos		F#		A				Pedal note
21 BONGO FURY
Carolina hard-core ecstasy, solo				F				Vamp
Advance romance, solo		G						Vamp
Muffin man, solo		F#						Vamp
22 ZOOT ALLURES
Black napkins		C#		D	D	C#		Alternating chords
The torture never stops, solo		G						Pedal note
Friendly little finger								See the example in my study
Wonderful wino, outro		A			A			Pedal note
Zoot allures
intro								Chords from various scales
theme	X							Chord progression
solo		C#						Pedal note
23 ZAPPA IN NEW YORK
Cruising for burgers, solo					D			Vamp
I promise not to come …, solo		F#		X				Pedal note
The Illinois enema bandit, solo		D						Pedal note/Vamp
Punky's whips, solo		C#						Pedal note
The purple lagoon/Approximate, solo					F			Pedal note
24 STUDIO TAN
Music for low budget orchestra, solo					D			Pedal note
RDNZL, solo	A			A				Pedal note
25 SLEEP DIRT
Filthy habits, solo			F/C			F/C		Vamp
Sleep dirt								Chord progression
The ocean is the ultimate solution		X			X			Pedal note
26 SHEIK YERBOUTI
Rat tomago		Bb						Pedal note
Sheik Yerbouti tango						F		Pedal note
Yo' mama, solo					E			Pedal note/Alternating chords
27 ORCHESTRAL FAVORITES
Duke of prunes, solo							Various	Follows song
28-29 JOE'S GARAGE
On the bus		A						Pedal note
Keep it greasy, solo		G						Vamp
Outside now, solo				Bb				Vamp
He used to cut the grass, solo				E	F#			Pedal note
Packard goose, solo					F#			Vamp
Watermelon in easter hay	E							Vamp
30 TINSEL TOWN REBELLION
Easy meat, solo				E	F#			Pedal note/alternating chords
Now you see it, now you don't				Eb				Pedal note
Pick me, I'm clean, solo				C				Alternating chords
Bamboozled by love, solo		A						Blues
31-33 SHUT UP 'N PLAY YER GUITAR
Five-five-FIVE								Chord progression
Hog Heaven				E				Pedal note
Shut up 'n play yer guitar				C				Alternating chords
While you were out		D			D			Pedal note
Treacherous cretins							Major type	Vamp
Heavy duty Judy					E			Vamp
Soup 'n old clothes		D						Pedal note
Variations on the Carlos Santana …		G						Vamp
Gee, I like your pants				C				Alternating chords
(Canarsie)								Chromatic
Ship ahoy		D			D			Pedal note
The deathless horsie		C#		A	B	C#		Vamp
Shut up 'n play your guitar some more		A		C				Alternating chords
Pink napkins		C#		D				Alternating chords
Beat it with your fist		A						Pedal note
Return of the son of …				C				Alternating chords
Pinocchio's furniture		D						Pedal note
Why Johnny can't read					E			Pedal note
Stucco homes					D			Pedal note
Canard du jour					A	G		Floating
34 YOU ARE WHAT YOU IS
Sinister footwear III				F				Pedal note
35 DROWNING WITCH
I come from nowhere, solo		B						Pedal note
Drowning witch
solo 1							Irregular	Vamp
solo 2		B						Pedal note
36 THE MAN FROM UTOPIA
37 BABY SNAKES								See the first releases
38 THE LSO, VOL. I
39 THE PERFECT STRANGER
40 THEM OR US
Ya Hozna, solo		C						Vamp
Sharleena, solo (1984)					G			Pedal note
Sinister footwear II, solo			G					Vamp
Truck driver's divorce, solo					A			Pedal note
Stevie's spanking, solo					A/B			Vamp
Marque son's chicken, solo							Octatonic	Alternating chords
Them or us				Bb				Pedal note
41 THING-FISH
42 FRANCESCO ZAPPA								No compositions by FZ
43 THE OLD MASTERS, VOL. I								See the original CDs
44 THE MOTHERS OF PREVENTION
Alien orifice		E/G		Eb/C				Pedal notes
What's new in Baltimore	E							Alternating chords
45 DOES HUMOR BELONG IN MUSIC?								See the first releases
Zoot allures, solo (1984)					A			Pedal note
Hot plate heaven at the Green hotel, solo		E			A			Pedal note
Let's move to Cleveland, solo				C/Ab	D			Pedal note
46 THE OLD MASTERS, VOL. II								See the original CDs
47 JAZZ FROM HELL
St. Etienne		B						Pedal note
48 THE LSO, VOL. II
49 THE OLD MASTERS, VOL. III								See the original CDs
50 GUITAR
Sexual harassment in the workplace						C#		Blues
Which one is it	Bb			Bb				Pedal note
Republicans							Irregular	Pedal note
Do not pass go		B						Pedal note
Chalk pie					A			Pedal note
In-A-Gadda-Stravinsky	D	D		D	D			Vamp/pedal note
That's not really reggae		A						Pedal note
When no one was no one					A			Pedal note
Once again, without the net				D	D			Pedal note
Outside now (original solo)								See Joe's garage
Jim and Tammy's upper room		G						Pedal note
Were we ever really safe …		B						Pedal note
That ol' G minor thing again		G						Vamp
Hotel Atlanta incidentals		E						Pedal note
That's not really a shuffle		Eb					Mixed	Pedal note
Move it or park it				Bb				Pedal note
Sunrise redeemer					E			Vamp
Variations on Sinister footwear #3				E				Pedal note
Orrin hatch on skis		D			D			Vamp
But who was Fulcanelli					E			Pedal note
For Duane		A						Pedal note
GOA					D			Pedal note
Winos do not march					G			Alternating chords
Swans, what swans?				Bb				Pedal note
Too ugly for show business					D			Pedal note
Systems of edges				C				Alternating chords
Do not try this at home				Bb				Pedal note
Things that look like meat		G						Vamp
Watermelon in easter hay								See Joe's garage
Canadian customs							Irregular	Vamp
Is that all there is				C				Pedal note
(It ain't necessarily …)							Cover
51 YCDTOSA, VOL.  I								See the first releases
The mammy anthem		Ab						Pedal note
52 YCDTOSA, VOL.  II								See the first releases
Pygmy twylyte, solo						B		Pedal note
53 BROADWAY THE HARD WAY
Any kind of pain, solo				F				Alternating chords
54 YCDTOSA, VOL. III
Sharleena, solo (1984 live)					G			Alternating chords
Ride my face to Chicago, solo		D			D			Vamp
Dickie's such an asshole, solo		B						Blues
Nig biz, solo					G		Also pent.	Blues
King Kong (1971/82), solos		Eb			A			Chords/vamp
55 THE BEST BAND YOU NEVER HEARD								See the first releases
Heavy duty Judy (1988)					E			Vamp
Florentine pogen (1988)		A						Alternating chords
Andy (1988)				A				Pedal note
56 MAKE A JAZZ NOISE HERE
Fire and chains					D			Pedal note
Star wars don't work		D						Pedal note
The black page (1988), solo	F							Alternating chords
City of tiny lights, solo		G						Vamp
57 YCDTOSA IV								See the first releases
The evil prince						G		Vamp
58 YCDTOSA V								See the first releases
Baked-bean boogie		Eb						Vamp
No waiting for the peanuts to dissolve		E					Mainly pent.	Vamp
The black page #2, solo				Bb				Pedal note
Pound for a brown, solo		G						Vamp
59 YCDTOSA VI								See the first releases
60 PLAYGROUND PSHYCHOTICS								See the first releases
A typical soundcheck							Pentatonic	Vamp/pedal note
Brixtol still life					D			Pedal note
61 AHEAD OF THEIR TIME								See the first releases
62 THE YELLOW SHARK
63 CIVILIZATION PHAZE III
64 THE LOST EPISODES
Lost in a whirlpool		E						Blues
Sharleena (1969), solo		G						Pedal note
65 LÄTHER								See the original CDs
Duck duck goose, solo		D						Vamp
Down in the dew, solo					D			Pedal note
Läther								See I promise not …
Leather goods					D			Pedal note
66 FZ PLAYS THE MUSIC OF FZ								See the first releases
67 HAVE I OFFENDED SOMEONE								See the original CDs
68 THE MISTERY DISC
Metal man has won his wings		E						Blues
Power trio		A						Blues
Bossa Nova			G					Vamp (Latin style)
Speed-freak boogie		E						Vamp
Original Mothers at the Broadside		G			G			Blues
Mondo Hollywood		E						Vamp
Black beauty, solo		Eb						Pedal note
69 EVERYTHING IS HEALING NICELY
Roland's big event/Strat Vindaloo								Eastern type of scales
70 FZ:OZ								See the first releases
71 HALLOWEEN
Ancient armaments		A						Pedal note
72 QUAUDIOPHILIAC
Rollo, solo		E						Pedal note
Chunga's basement		D						Vamp
Venusian time bandits		G						Pedal note
73 JOE'S CORSAGE								See the first releases
74 JOE'S DOMAGE
Another whole melodic section								Chord progression
Think it over		D				D		Pedal note
75 JOE'S XMESAGE
GTR trio								See Power trio
76 IMAGINARY DISEASES
Been to Kansas City		A						Blues
DC Boogie		E			D			Pedal note/vamp
Imaginary diseases		B						Vamp
Montreal					D			Pedal note
77-78 MOFO								See the original CD
79 TRANCE-FUSION
Chunga's revenge		D						Vamp
Bowling on Charen					B			Pedal note/alternating chords
Good Lobna		F#						Pedal note
A cold dark matter				C				Alternating chords
Butter or cannons							Irregular	Irregular
Ask dr. Stupid		F#						Vamp
Scratch & sniff		G						Vamp
Trance-fusion		D						Vamp
Gorgo		A						Pedal note
Diplodocus		Eb						Vamp
Soul polka		C#						Vamp
For Giuseppe Franco					A			Pedal note
After dinner smoker		A						Pedal note
Light is all that matters
1st block							Irregular	Vamp
2nd block				G				Pedal note
Finding Higgs' Bosson					A			Pedal note
Bavarian sunset	E				E			Pedal note
80 BUFFALO
The torture never stops (1980), solos		A						Pedal note
81 THE DUB ROOM SPECIAL								See the first releases
82 WAZOO								See the first releases
Greggery Peccary
mvt 3 solos, guitar solo						E		Pedal note from 9:00 onwards
83 ONE SHOT DEAL
Heidelberg					E			Pedal note
Occam's razor				C				Alternating chords
84 JOE'S MENAGE								See the first releases
Chunga's revenge (1975), solo		D						Pedal note
85 LUMPY MONEY								See the original CDs
86 PHILLY '76								See the first releases
87 GREASY LOVE SONGS								See the original CD
88 CONGRESS SHALL MAKE NO LAW
89 HAMMERSMITH ODEON								See the first releases
Flakes (1978), solo	E							Solo over a chord progression
King Kong (1978), solo		Eb		D				Alternating chords
90 FEEDING THE MONKEYS AT MA MAISON
91 CARNEGIE HALL								See the first releases
Billy the mountain solos, guitar solo				C				Alternating chords
Mudd shark, solo		E			E			Pedal note
92 ROAD TAPES, VENUE #1								See the first releases
93 UNDERSTANDING AMERICA								See the original CDs
94 FINER MOMENTS
Sleazette		E						Pedal note
The old curiosity shoppe				C				Alternating chords
Uncle rhebus								See Baked-bean boogie
The subcutaneous peril		D						Pedal note
95 BABY SNAKES COMPLETE SOUNDTRACK								See the first releases
96 ROAD TAPES, VENUE #2								See the first releases
All skate	A	A			C/A			Blues
97 A TOKEN OF HIS EXTREME								See the first releases
98 JOE'S CAMOUFLAGE								See the first releases
Phyniox	Ab		C	Ab	Ab			Vamp
Reeny ra							Locrian	Vamp
Any downers?						F#		Alternating chords
99 ROXY BY PROXY								See the first releases
100 DANCE ME THIS
Dance me this					F			Pedal note
101 200 MOTELS, THE SUITES								See the first releases
102 ROXY, THE MOVIE								See the first releases
103 ROAD TAPES, VENUE #3								See the first releases
104 THE CRUX OF THE BISCUIT								See the first releases
105 FRANK ZAPPA FOR PRESIDENT
106 ZAPPATITE								See the first releases
107 MEAT LIGHT								See the first releases
Whiskey wah		F#						Vamp
The whip		A						Pedal note
108 CHICAGO '78								See the first releases
Twenty-one		C						Vamp
Village of the sun, solo				F				Alternating chords
Paroxysmal splendor		E/A			A		Chromatic	Vamp/pedal note
109 LITTLE DOTS
Little dots #1, solo					D			Pedal note
Little dots #2, solo					G			Alternating chords
Kansas city shuffle		G			G			Blues
Columbia S.C., part 2		E				B		Vamp/pedal note
110 HALLOWEEN 77								See the first releases
Conehead instrumental					Bb			Vamp
111 THE ROXY PERFORMANCES								See the first releases
112 ZAPPA IN NEW YORK DELUXE								See the first releases
113 ORCHESTRAL FAVORITES 40TH ANN.								See the first releases
114 HALLOWEEN 1973								See the first releases
Pygmy twylyte		B				B	(Sextatonic)	Alternating chords
115 THE HOT RATS SESSIONS								See the first releases
Peaches jam		A						Blues
Another waltz		D					Pentatonic	Pedal note
116 THE MOTHERS 1970								See the first releases
Portuguese fenders		D						Pedal note
Guitar build '70		D/E		D				Pedal note/alternating chords
117 HALLOWEEN 81								See the first releases
Suicide chump		D						Blues
118 ZAPPA - OR. MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTR.								See the first releases
119 ZAPPA '88: THE LAST U.S. SHOW								See the first releases
120 200 MOTELS 50TH ANNIVERSARY								See the first releases
121 THE MOTHERS 1971								See the first releases
Junier Mintz boogie		Bb						Blues
King Kong, guitar solo							Irregular	Duet with drums
122 ZAPPA/ERIE								See the first releases
Dupree's paradise		B			E	F#		Pedal note/alt. chords/varying
123 ZAPPA '75 ZAGREB/LJUBLJANA								See the first releases
Chunga's revenge					D		Chromatic	Pedal note
124 WAKA/WAZOO								See the first releases
125 ZAPPA '80 MUDD CLUB/MUNICH								See the first releases
126 FUNKY NOTHINGNESS
Khaki sack		G/F#			A			Follows song
Basement jam					G			Pedal note
Funky nothingness					F#			Vamp
Halos and arrows					E			Various
Moldred					G			Various
127 OVERNITE SENSATION 50TH ANNIVERSARY
Palladium jam		A						Pedal note
128 WHISKY A GO GO								See the first releases
Tiny sick tears jam		C			C/F		Pentatonic	Vamp
Whisky souflee		A			A			Pedal note
Brown shoes shuffle		F#						Vamp
129 APOSTROPHE (') 50TH ANNIVERSARY
Is there anything good inside of you				A				Pedal note
Goteborg GTR		F#						Alternating chords
OTHER OFFICIAL MATERIAL
Walkin' out					D/A/E			Solo over a chord progression
Waltz (Pal records)		D			D			Jazz
Breaktime		C						Jazz
Grunion run		C						Blues
Twinkle tits, guitar solos		E						Pedal note
Conehead (1978), solo		F/E						Vamp
Mo' mama					E			Pedal note/alternating chords
Improvisation in A					A			Pedal note
Budapest solo					D			Pedal note