Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention - One Size Fits All (Guitar Recorded Versions)

I feel like im holding a musical bible here! Seriously! I don't even care how accurate the transcriptions are and won't comment to that end, but what I've perused thus far seems pretty damn accurate to me! Accuracy aside, the ideas ill pull from this alone are well worth the money. And learning the finer intricacies of the material on this album will be a major accomplishment for me, or really anyone for that matter with enough balls to approach this music with an attitude like they can actually play it. Im just happy that this exists, the work that went into putting it together was monumental im sure and im grateful for it! Thanks :)

Great book of transcriptions for any inquiring guitarists interested in delving into Frank's music without having to transcribe it all by ear... Speaking of which, the book begins with a thoughtful and inspiring forward written by guitar-freak Steve Vai that gives a great perspective of the music. It's wonderful to have this album deconstructed, and I've had no issues with the score so far. This book will give you the main melodies and harmonies, all the lyrics and chord progressions, along with all of Frank's dynamic guitar solos from this classic album.So far this series of books has included "Apostrophe", "Over-Nite Sensation", and "Hot Rats". I hope they keep producing transcriptions of his many other great albums. "Grand Wazoo" next please!

Precise and helpful transcriptions of FZ and the FZ style. At a Zappa Plays Zappa show, Dweezil told me that this is the last of the Zappa songbooks. He bummed me out massively then, so I nurse this wonderful book, bar by bar.Arf!

Although the scoring is usually the standard 'piano' layout, some of the other instruments are indicated or in some cases scored out. If you are a guitar expert, you'll love the scoring of the leads and rhythm parts. Perhaps, I can copy the score into one or another 'scoring' software package and see what IT sounds like.

Excellent

It's Zappa! Great book. Even if you don't learn it all, the guitrlicks in here will alter how you play the odd air biscuit!

With great transcriptions of classic Zappa tunes like San Ber'dino, Sofa No. 2, and Inca Roads, I'm enthused about diving in and tackling one of Frank Zappa's all-time classic albums.

As one of my favorite Zappa albums for years, I've been waiting a long time for a transcription book to become available; the fact that this book exists is pretty amazing, when you think about it.Zappa books are bound to be held to a higher standard, and there are thousands of geek musicians around the globe who will be happy to dissect every transcribed bar and criticize minor note variations. Overall, I am very happy with the book (a good value, as well) but in ascending order of annoyance, my issues with the book are:3. Some incorrect notes in the melody line, Evelyn A Modified Dog.2. The publisher's insistence on transcribing and arranging keyboard parts (and other instrumental parts) for guitar. This reaches its (il)logical conclusion with "Evelyn," where the piano part (the song has no guitar) is completely arranged for guitar solo with TAB. Elsewhere throughout the book, so many parts are shown this way that it is often difficult to keep track of which staves are actual guitar lines from the song, and which are modified versions of other instruments. Adding to the confusion, of course, is that Zappa multitracked guitars on many of these songs. Perhaps some kind of grayscale shading of non-guitar lines would be helpful? (Do guitarists actually play this stuff? The publisher faces a challenge, as 'transcribed score' books typically are more expensive to produce and do not sell as well as guitar tab books; yet when keyboard parts are prominent, they feel unable to include them in the book unless they are awkwardly arranged for guitar.)1. Inca Roads. This is an absolute classic Zappa tune, featuring arguably his most famous guitar solo (actually edited down from a live solo.) Unfortunately, the transcription suffers from the sloppiest editing in the book:- Chord changes under the keyboard solo are simplified from the actual Abmaj7 and Gm7 chords (clearly heard in G Duke's left hand.) Several of the chord names are incorrectly placed over the solo as well.- This was mentioned in another review - the section immediately following the keyboard solo - which is a unison melody line accompanied by the same part on drums - looks 'as if it were transcribed by computer' (the other reviewer's take) instead of being shown as the even notes assumedly written by Zappa.- The guitar solo - so impeccably transcribed otherwise - has the first two notes incorrectly placed in the bar.- Most annoying: the way many sections are barred is completely at odds with the actual rhythms in the piece. The biggest example: "Did a booger-bear..." following the guitar solo - How could the transcriber combine a 5/8, 6/8 and 5/8 bar together and show it as 4/4? Many, many other lines in the complex instrumental sections are shown as groups of 16th notes (always grouped in 4s or 2s) without any indication of the actual rhythms going on - or, for that matter, not at least showing accents on the relevant notes. Most of this should have been fixed in the editing stage, by breaking apart longer bars into 5/8 and 6/8 (etc.) which would clearly show the intended accents in these rhythms (and, incidentally, be much easier to read.) This same problem happens, to a lesser extent, in "Andy" as well.To sum up: impressive project to tackle - overall very well done - a few annoyances - and a major disappointment with 'Inca Roads.' Still definitely recommended for the Zappa fan!

Das ist ein absolut tolles Songbook. Alle Tracks auf Gitarre durchtransscibiert, oft mehrstimmig. Absolute Kaufempfehlung, allerdings nur für Fortgeschrittene geeignet.

I love this album. I had to get the tabs!

Buone trascrizioni, anche se alcune di esse sono divise in modo nonmolto logico e/o musicale. Comunque un buon lavoro direi.

I've been looking for sheet music for this particular album for years and whilst Zappa is far from easy to play this is a must have for anyone who plays an instrument, particularly the piano or guitar, and loves Frank Zappa's music. The score appears to be highly accurate though, as said for many people will be very difficult to play especially given the time signatures, chord structures and key changes employed. Note that I said 'appears to be' accurate. As many reviewers on the US website have pointed out there are indeed some mistakes, omissions and timing errors. However, this is the best one is likely to get, and it is still a worthwhile addition to an Zappa fan's collection.Even for the novice musician it is fascinating to follow the score whilst listening to this, probably Zappa's finest albums. For some guitar players they be a little frustrated since this is not written in tab form but instead in traditional piano score.

Quel Bonheur !Trouver enfin Inca Roads en partitions....L'album CD étant déjà très très bien conçu, la retranscription des partitions, est.... elle... formidable !Un condensé d'écriture zappaïenne au grand complet.(NDA : pas comme dans l'album Hot Rats, où il manque des parties cuivres sur le morceau Little Umbrellas).Là.... tout y est, même si la retranscription guitaristique est notée parfois... sur treize voix (guitare n°1 à n°13) sur certains morceaux (dont Inca Roads).C'est là... toute la beauté de l'harmonisation de ces dix musiciens qu'étaient les Mothers of Invention, époque 1973-74.Viva Zappa !!!