Frank Zappa和他的乐队The Mothers of Invention在1968年刊行的专辑《We're Only in it for the Money》中，收录了这首极具代表性的歌曲《Absolutely Free》。歌曲以其奇特的3/4拍节奏、充斥讽刺意味的歌词和前卫的音乐编排，迅速成为了Zappa的经典之作。

歌曲配景与主题： 《Absolutely Free》创作于美国社会动荡的年代，越战、民权运动等事件深刻地影响着人们的思想。歌曲的题目自己就带有反讽意味，Zappa用戏谑的方式表达了对其时社会主流价值观的批判，以及对个人自由的追求。歌词中涌现的“discorporate”（脱离肉体）、“unbind your mind”（解放你的思想）、“escape from the weight of your corporate logo”（逃离公司标识的束缚）等语句，都在呼吁人们挣脱精神枷锁，追求真正的自由。

情感与思想： 歌曲表达了对社会僵化体制的抗议，对商业主义的批判，以及对个人解放的渴望。Zappa用他奇特的幽默感和讽刺手法，将这些严肃的主题融入到轻松的旋律中，引发人们对自由的深刻思考。

乐谱分析与演奏技巧： (参考提供的乐谱) 这首歌的吉他/贝斯部分虽然看似简单，但却蕴含着Zappa奇特的音乐风格。Verse部分的和弦进行F-Gm-F-Cm-Ab-Db-Eb-Gm-F，充斥了流动感和变革。Chorus部分的C-A-D-B-E和弦进行，则营造出一种轻松愉悦的氛围。乐谱中还特别标注了From the word "Boin-n-n-g" until right before the piano solo, I believe these are all just single notes played on guitar/bass. 这部分，提示了吉他/贝斯在这里饰演的角色是单音旋律的演奏，需要注意音色的选择和节奏的把握。此外，乐谱中对于Dm7和Eb的特殊处理，以及最后的重复，也需要仔细研究，能力完整地涌现歌曲的原貌。

结语： 《Absolutely Free》不仅是一首歌曲，更是一种态度，一种对自由的追求和对社会的反思。通过学习这首歌的吉他/贝斯谱，我们可以更深入地舆解Zappa的音乐思想，并从中汲取力量，勇敢地追求自己的自由。

示范乐谱：

From: [email protected]
Date: Thu, 04 Jan 1996 15:02:17 -0600 (CST)
Subject: Absolutely_Free.crd

Absolutely Free--Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention
from "We're Only in it for the Money" (1968)
This song is in 3/4
Spoken:
G
The first word in the song is "discorporate"
Eb
It means 'to leave your body'
Sung:
VERSE 1:
F                Gm
Discorporate and come with me
F                   Cm
Shifting, drifting, cloudless, starless
Ab     Db      Eb      Gm       F      F    Eb
Velvet valleys and  a  sapphire sea   (wah  wah)
VERSE 2:
F                   Gm

Unbind your mind,   there is no time
F                       Cm

To lick your stamps and paste them in
Ab       Db       Eb  Gm   F        F    Eb
Discorporate, and we  will begin   (wah  wah--Flower Power Sucks)
VERSE 3:
F           Gm         F          Gm

Diamonds on velvets on goldens on vixen
F         Gm       F          Gm
On comet and cupid on donner and blitzen
F      Gm       F          Gm
On up and away and afar and a go-go
F             Gm             F         G (major)
Escape from the weight of your corporate logo!
CHORUS:
C           A           D     B      E*

Unbind your mind, there is no time---Boin-n-n-n-g
E--G----D----E------E---G-----D----E
To lick your stamps and paste them in
E--D--C#-B----B---D-----A-B
Discorporate, and we'll begin
B--D--A--B--B--C#--D--A
(piano solo thirds C#-E | B-D | C#-E | D-F# | C#-E | B-D | A-C#)
G        F        G      F
Freedom! Freedom! Kindly Loving!
G         F   Em7    Dm7   G    F      Em7     Dm7** Eb**

You'll be absolutely free, only if you want to be
VERSE 4:
F           Gm          F          Gm
Dreaming on cushions of velvet and satin
F        Gm       F           Gm
To music by magic by people that happen
F         Gm         F              Gm
To enter the world of a strange purple jello
F              Gm            F          G (major)
The dreams as they live them are all mellow yellow
REPEAT CHORUS:
NOTES:
*From the word "Boin-n-n-g" until right before the piano solo, I
believe these are all just single notes played on guitar/bass. It
sounds as if it is playing an Em chord, but I am not exactly sure.
If anyone knows different please let me know.
**At the end of the chorus on the 2nd time, it does some weird
stuff with the Dm7 and Eb chords, and then repeats the last line of
the chorus one more time
Jeff Henscheid
[email protected]