Nasty Dogs and Funky Kings Tabs & Lyrics by ZZ Top
Nasty Dogs and Funky Kings
guitar tabs lyrics
NASTY DOGS & FUNKY KINGS
As recorded by ZZ Top
(From the 1972 Album TRES HOMBRES)
Transcribed by unregistered
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Rhythm'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Lead'
Q=91 Q=84
18/16 16/16
Gtr I
~~~~~~
E S S S S S S S S S S +Q. S S S S S S S S E. E E S
|---------------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------|
|--/7-5---5-----------------------|-----------------3--------|
|-------7---7-6-5-----------------|-------0---3-2-0----------|
|------------------8----8-5-(5)---|---0-3---3----------0-3-4-|
|
| Gtr II
| ~~~~~~
| E S S S S S S S S S S +Q. S S S S S S S S E. E E S
|---------------------------------|--------------------------|
|-/10-8---8-----------------------|--------------------------|
|-------9---9-8-7-----------------|--------------------------|
|-----------------10---10-7-(7)---|-----------------3--------|
|---------------------------------|-------0---3-2-0----------|
|---------------------------------|---0-3---3----------0-3-4-|
S S S S S S S S E E S S S S S S S S S S S S E E S S S S
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----2-----5p2---2-2---------|-----2-----5p2---2-2---------|
|-----2-----5p2---2-2---------|-----2-----5p2---2-2---------|
|-0-3-0-----------0-0---------|-0-3-0-----------0-0---------|
|---------------3-------------|---------------3-------------|
|
| S S S S S S S S E E S S S S S S S S S S S S E E S S S S
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----2-----5p2---2-2---------|-----2-----5p2---2-2---------|
|-----2-----5p2---2-2---------|-----2-----5p2---2-2---------|
|-----0-----------0-0---------|-----0-----------0-0---------|
|-0-3-----------3-------------|-0-3-----------3-------------|
Gtr I
S S S S S S S S E E S S S S
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----2-----5p2---2-2---------|
|-----2-----5p2---2-2---------|
|-0-3-0-----------0-0---------|
|---------------3-------------|
|
| Gtr II
| S S S S S S S S E E S S S S
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----2-----5p2---2-2---------|
|-----2-----5p2---2-2---------|
|-----0-----------0-0---------|
|-0-3-----------3-------------|
S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S Q H.
|--------------------------------|-----------------|
|--------------------------------|----/8-----------|
|-----2-----5p2------------------|----/9-----------|
|-----2-----5p2----7-5---5-------|-2---------------|
|-0-3-0----------------7---7-6-5-|-2---------------|
|---------------3----------------|-0---------------|
|
| S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S Q +S H +E.
|--------------------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------10-8---8-------|-----------------|
|-----2-----5p2--------9---9-8-7-|--------9----(9)-|
|-----2-----5p2------------------|--------9----(9)-|
|-----0--------------------------|--------7----(7)-|
|-0-3-----------3----------------|-0--(0)-0----(0)-|
+S S S S S S S S E E S S S S S S S S S S S S E E S S S S
|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-(8)---------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-(9)---2-----5p2---2-2---------|-----2-----5p2---2-2---------|
|-------2-----5p2---2-2---------|-----2-----5p2---2-2---------|
|-----3-0-----------0-0---------|-0-3-0-----------0-0---------|
|-----------------3-------------|---------------3-------------|
|
| +S S S S S S S S E E S S S S S S S S S S S S E E S S S S
|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-(9)---2-----5p2---2-2---------|-----2-----5p2---2-2---------|
|-(9)---2-----5p2---2-2---------|-----2-----5p2---2-2---------|
|-(7)---0-----------0-0---------|-----0-----------0-0---------|
|-(0)-3-----------3-------------|-0-3-----------3-------------|
~~~~~~~
S S S S S S S S S S S Q +S S S S S S S S S E. E E S
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|----7-5---5----------------------|-------------------3---------|
|-0------7---7-6-5----------------|--0------0---3-2-0-----------|
|-------------------8----8-5--(5)-|-----0-3---3----------0-3-4--|
|
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| S S S S S S S S S S S Q +S +S S S S S S S S E. E E S
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|---10-8---8----------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------9---9-8-7----------------|-----------------------------|
|------------------10---10-7--(7)-|-(7)---------------3---------|
|-0-------------------------------|---------0---3-2-0-----------|
|---------------------------------|-----0-3---3----------0-3-4--|
S S S S S S S S E E S S S S S S S S S S S S E E S S S S
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----2-----5p2---2-2---------|-----2-----5p2---2-2---------|
|-----2-----5p2---2-2---------|-----2-----5p2---2-2---------|
|-0-3-0-----------0-0---------|-0-3-0-----------0-0---------|
|---------------3-------------|---------------3-------------|
|
| S S S S S S S S E E S S S S S S S S S S S S E E S S S S
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----2-----5p2---2-2---------|-----2-----5p2---2-2---------|
|-----2-----5p2---2-2---------|-----2-----5p2---2-2---------|
|-----0-----------0-0---------|-----0-----------0-0---------|
|-0-3-----------3-------------|-0-3-----------3-------------|
S S S S S S S S E E S S S S S S S S S S S S E E S S S S
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----2-----5p2---2-2---------|-----2-----5p2---2-2---------|
|-----2-----5p2---2-2---------|-----2-----5p2---2-2---------|
|-0-3-0-----------0-0---------|-0-3-0-----------0-0---------|
|---------------3-------------|---------------3-------------|
|
| S S S S S S S S E E S S S S S S S S S S S S E E S S S S
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----2-----5p2---2-2---------|-----2-----5p2---2-2---------|
|-----2-----5p2---2-2---------|-----2-----5p2---2-2---------|
|-----0-----------0-0---------|-----0-----------0-0---------|
|-0-3-----------3-------------|-0-3-----------3-------------|
S S S S S S S S E E S S S S
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----2-----5p2---2-2---------|
|-----2-----5p2---2-2---------|
|-0-3-0-----------0-0---------|
|---------------3-------------|
|
| S S S S S S S S E E S S S S
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----2-----5p2---2-2---------|
|-----2-----5p2---2-2---------|
|-----0-----------0-0---------|
|-0-3-----------3-------------|
~~~
S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S Q H.
|--------------------------------|-------------------|
|--------------------------------|----/8-------------|
|-----2-----5p2------------------|----/9-------------|
|-----2-----5p2----7-5---5-------|-2-----------------|
|-0-3-0----------------7---7-6-5-|-2-----------------|
|---------------3----------------|-0-----------------|
|
| S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S Q +S +H +E.
|--------------------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------10-8---8-------|-------------------|
|-----2-----5p2--------9---9-8-7-|-9--(9)-(9)----(9)-|
|-----2-----5p2------------------|-9--(9)-(9)----(9)-|
|-----0--------------------------|-7--(7)-(7)----(7)-|
|-0-3-----------3----------------|-0--(0)-(0)----(0)-|
~~~
+S S S S S S S S E E S S S S S S S S S S S S E E S S S S
|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-(8)---------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-(9)---2-----5p2---2-2---------|-----2-----5p2---2-2---------|
|-------2-----5p2---2-2---------|-----2-----5p2---2-2---------|
|-----3-0-----------0-0---------|-0-3-0-----------0-0---------|
|-----------------3-------------|---------------3-------------|
|
| +S S S S S S S S E E S S S S S S S S S S S S E E S S S S
|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-(9)---2-----5p2---2-2---------|-----2-----5p2---2-2---------|
|-(9)---2-----5p2---2-2---------|-----2-----5p2---2-2---------|
|-(7)---0-----------0-0---------|-----0-----------0-0---------|
|-(0)-3-----------3-------------|-0-3-----------3-------------|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
S S S S S S S S S S S Q +S +S S S S S S S S H
|-------------------------------------|---------------------5----|
|-------------------------------------|---------------------4----|
|-------------------------------------|---------------------2----|
|----7-5---5--------------------------|--------------------------|
|-0------7---7-6-5--------------------|-----------0---3-2-0------|
|-------------------8----8--5----(5)--|--(5)--0-3---3------------|
|
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~
| S S S S S S S S S S S Q +S +S S S S S S S S H
|-------------------------------------|--------------------------|
|---10-8---8--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------9---9-8-7--------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------10---10-[7]--([7])-|-([7])---------------3----|
|-------------------------------------|-----------0---3-2-0------|
|-0-----------------------------------|-------0-3---3------------|
+S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S
|-(5)---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-(4)---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-(2)---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-----3---0---0-3-0---0---0-0-0-0-----|-0-3-0---0-3---0---0--0-0-0-0-------|
|-----------3-------3-------------0-3-|-------3---------3------------0---3-|
|
| ~~~ ~~~ ~~
| +S Q. S Q.. S S S S S S E S Q. S a S
|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-----7b9r==========5-----------------|---5----------------------------7h9-|
|-(3)-----------------7-------------5-|-7---7-5-7--------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-----------5b7r==3------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------5----------------|
S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S
|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-0--3-0----0-3-0-----0-0-0-0--0-----|-0-3-0---0-3---0---0--0-0-0-0------|
|--------3--------3--------------0-3-|-------3---------3------------0-3--|
|
| ~~ ~~
| S S S S S S S Q S E. S S S S S S E S Q. S S
|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-8-10---8-10---8--------------------|-----------------------------------|
|------9------9---7b9r====5----------|---5----------------------------5--|
|---------------------------7------5-|-7---7-5-7---------7---------------|
|------------------------------------|-----------5b7r==3-----------------|
|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|--0----3--0-------0----3--0------0---0-0-0--0------|
|---------------3---------------3--------------0-3--|
|
| ~~
| E E E E S S S S E. S
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|-[7]b9---[7]b9---[7]b9---[7]b9---5-7-5----------4/-|
|-----------------------------------------7---------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|-0---3-0---0-3--0----0--0-0-0-0-------|
|---------3--------3-------------0-3---|
|
| ~~~
| E S S S S S S Q. S S
|---------5---8------------------------|
|-------5---5---10-8-10----------------|
|-7b9------------------------------7b9-|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-0---3-0---0-3-0-----0--0-0-0-0-----|--0-3-0---0-3---0---0--0-0-0-0------|
|---------3-------3--------------0-3-|--------3---------3------------0-3--|
|
| ~~~ ~~~ ~~
| Q.. S Q. E S S S S S E S Q. S S
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-8---------------8/-10----------8---|-10---8-----------------------------|
|------------------------------------|----9---9-7-7b9r==5-----------------|
|------------------------------------|--------------------7----------5h7--|
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S H +S Q..
|------------------------------------|-----------------|
|------------------------------------|----------0b2r===|
|------------------------------------|----------2------|
|--------------------5-7-5---5-------|-9----(9)--------|
|--0--3-0---0-3-0----------7---7-6-5-|-7----(7)--------|
|---------3-------3------------------|-0----(0)--------|
|
| +S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S H +S Q..
|------------------------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------8h10---8---8-------|----------0b2r===|
|--------------------------9---9-8-7-|-9----(9)-2------|
|-(7)-5------------------------------|-9----(9)--------|
|-------7-6-5------------------------|-7----(7)--------|
|-------------8-5--------------------|-0----(0)--------|
+S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S
|----------------------------------------------------|
|-(0)------------------------------------------------|
|-(2)------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|-----3----0----------0----3----0---0----0-0-0-0-----|
|-----------------3---------------3--------------0-3-|
|
| +S T T. T T. T T. T T. S S S Q. S
|----------------------------------------------------|
|-(0)------------------------------------------------|
|-(2)-----------------------------0h2----------------|
|-----0h2----0h2----0h2--0h==2--2------------------5-|
|-------------------------------------0--------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-0----3-0---0-3-0---0--0-0-0-0-------|
|----------3-------3------------0---3-|
|
| ~~
| S a S S S S S S S Q. E
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------7b9---|
|---6/-7-5-----------7----------------|
|-7--------7-6-5----------------------|
|----------------8-5------------------|
S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S
|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|--0---3-0---0-3-0---0-----0-0-0-0-----|-0--3-0---0-3-0---0--0-0-0-0---------|
|----------3-------3---------------0-3-|--------3-------3-------------0----3-|
|
| ~~~~ ~~~ ~~
| Q.. S S Q. S S S S S E S S Q. E
|------------------8-8-----------------|-------------------------------------|
|-10-------------------10--------------|-8-10---8----------------------------|
|------------------------------------9-|------8---7---5--------------[7]b9---|
|--------------------------------------|----------------7-7------------------|
|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|--0----3--0-------0----3--0------0-0-0-0-0-----|
|---------------3---------------3-----------0-3-|
|
| ~
| E E E E E S Q S
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-[7]b9---[7]b9---[7]b9---[7]b9---7-5-----------|
|-------------------------------------7---------|
|---------------------------------------------5-|
|-----------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-0-3-0---0-3---0---0--0-0-0-0------|
|-------3---------3------------0-3--|
|
| ~~
| S S S S S E S Q. S S
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|---5-7-----------------------------|
|-7-----5-7-5b7r==3-----------------|
|-------------------5---------------|
S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|--------------------5-7-5---5-------|
|-0---3-0---0-3-0---0-----0-0-0-0-----|-0---3-0---0-3-0----------7---7-6-5-|
|---------3-------3---------------0-3-|---------3-------3------------------|
|
| S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-7b9r5---7---5-----7b9r5---7---5-----|-7b9r5---7---5----------------------|
|-------7---7---7---------7---7---7---|-------7---7---7-5/-7---5---5-------|
|-------------------------------------|--------------------------7---7-6-5-|
|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
H +S Q.. +S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S
|----------------|---------------------------------|
|----------0b2r==|=(0)-----------------------------|
|----------2-----|-(2)-----------------------------|
|-9----(9)-------|---------------------------------|
|-7----(7)-------|-----------0-3-0---0-0-0-0-0-----|
|-0----(0)-------|-----8-5-3-------3-----------0-3-|
|
| H +S Q.. +S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S
|----------------|---------------------------------|
|----------0b2r==|=(0)-----------------------------|
|----------2-----|-(2)-----------------------------|
|-2----(2)-------|---------------------------------|
|-2----(2)-------|-----3-0---0-3-0---0-0-0-0-0-----|
|-0----(0)-------|---------3-------3-----------0-3-|
Gtrs I, II
S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-0-3-0---0-3-0---0-0-0-0-0-----|-0-3-0---0-3-0---0-0-0-0-0------|
|-------3-------3-----------0-3-|-------3-------3-----------0-3--|
S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-0-3-0---0-3-0---0-0-0-0-0-----|-0-3-0---0-3-0---0-0-0-0-0------|
|-------3-------3-----------0-3-|-------3-------3-----------0-3--|
S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-0-3-0---0-3-0---0-0-0-0-0-----|-0-3-0---0-3-0---0-0-0-0-0------|
|-------3-------3-----------0-3-|-------3-------3-----------0-3--|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------*|
|---------------------------------*|
|---------------------------------*|
|---------------------------------*|
|-0-------------------------------*|
|---------------------------------*|
Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
- volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
