The Greeting Song Red Hot Chili Peppers
Red Hot Chili Peppers
By Anthony Kiedis, Flea, John Frusciante and Chad Smith
Blood Sugar Sex Magik (1991)
Notation Legend
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h - Hammer-On
H - Hammer-On (grace note) (hammer-on as fast as you can)
p - Pull-Off
b - Bend
B - Bend (grace note) (bend as fast as you can)
r - Release Bend
x - Fret-Hand Muting (percussive tone)
. - Staccato Phrasing (showed above the notes)
~ - Vibrato
/ - Shift Slide Up
\ - Shift Slide Down
_
/ - Legato Slide Up (only first note picked)
_
\ - Legato Slide Down (only first note picked)
_
s - Legato Slide (grace note) (slide as fast as you can)
f - Forte (loud)
Timing
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h - 1/2 note
q - 1/4 note
q. - doted 1/4 note
e - 1/8 note
e. - doted 1/8 note
s - 1/16 note
h.+e. - doted 1/4 note + doted 1/8 note
e+h. - 1/8 note + doted 1/2 note
e+h - 1/8 note + 1/2 note
e.+q - doted 1/8 note + 1/4 note
W - whole break
H. - doted 1/2 break
E - 1/8 break
S - 1/16 break
Time Signature: 4/4
Intro
[-----]Moderatly Fast q = 136
Gtr. 1 (dist.)
f
Rhy. Fig. 1
[A5] [C5] [A5] [C5] [A5] [C5] [A5] [C5]
e E e e s s s s s s s s e s s s e s e s s s s s e E e e s s s s s s s s
e|-----------------------------|------------------------------|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------|------------------------------|-----------------------------| G|-2-----x--2----2---0-5-5-5-5-|-2----5----2----5----5-5-5----|-2-----x--2----2---0-5-5-5-5-| D|-2-----x--2----2---0-5-5-5-5-|-2----5----2----5----5-5-5----|-2-----x--2----2---0-5-5-5-5-| A|-0-----x--0--0---0---3-3-3-3-|-0--0-3--0-0--0-3--0-3-3-3-0--|-0-----x--0--0---0---3-3-3-3-| E|-----------------------------|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
End Rhy. Fig. 1
[A5] [C5] [A5]
e s e s e S s E s s s s
e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-2----5----2----2----2-2-2-2-| D|-2----5----2----2----2-2-2-2-| A|-0--0-3--0-0----0----0-0-0-0-| E|-----------------------------|
Gtr. 1: w/ Rhy. Fig. 1
then:
Gtr. 2
w/ clean tone
f
Fill 1 End Fill 1
[A5] [C5]
E e H.
e|----------------------| B|----------------------| G|----------------------| D|----------------------| A|----------------------| E|----3B5---------------|
Verse
[-----]Gtr. 1: w/ Rhy. Fig. 1, 2 times, simile
Gtr. 2: w/ Fill 1
then at 7th meas. of Verse:
Gtr. 2: w/ Fill 1
then:
Gtr. 2 tacet
then:
Gtr. 1
play 4 times
Rhy. Fig. 2 End Rhy. Fig. 2
[B5] [D5] [E5] [E#5F#5]
q s s e. s s s s s s s
e||---------------------------------|| B||*-----------------------_-------*|| G||--4----x-x-7---/9-9-x-10/11-x-x--|| D||--4----x-x-7---/9-9-x-10/11-x-x--|| A||*-2----x-x-5---/7-7-x--8/9--x-x-*|| E||---------------------------------||
Verse
[-----]Gtr. 1: w/ Rhy. Fig. 1, 2 times, simile
Gtr. 2: w/ Fill 1, 2nd time
then at 3rd meas. of Verse:
Gtr. 1: w/ Rhy. Fill. 1, 1st time
Gtr. 2: w/ Fill 1
Rhy. Fill. 1
------------
Gtr. 1
e E e e S e.+q (q) E e s e s s s s s
e|-----------------------|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------|-----------------------------| G|-2-----x--2----2-------|-(2)-------2--x-2--x-2-2-2-2-| D|-2-----x--2----2-------|-(2)-------2--x-2--x-2-2-2-2-| A|-0-----x--0----0-------|-(0)-------0--x-0--x-0-0-0-0-| E|-----------------------|-----------------------------|
then at 5th & 7th meas. of Verse:
Gtr. 2: w/ Fill 1
then:
Pre-Chorus
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Gtr. 1: w/ Rhy. Fig. 2, 3 times, simile
then:
Riff A End Riff A
N.C.(A5)
s s s s e s s s s s s e s s
e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| E|-3h5-5-5-5--5-5-3h5-5-5-5--5-5-|
Gtr. 1: w/ Rhy. Fig. 2, 3 times
then:
Gtr. 1: w/ Riff A
then:
Chorus
------
Gtr. 1
[A5] [C] [D]
q q s e. e s s q q e e s s S s
e|--------------------------12-12-|-12----12----14--14--14-14---x-| B|-10----10----10-10---10/--13-13-|-13----13----15--15--15-15---x-| G|--9-----9-----9--9----9/--12-12-|-12----12----14--14--14-14---x-| D|--7-----7-----7--7----7/--------|-------------------------------| A|--------------------------------|-------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
[A5] [G5] [D/F#] [A5] [C]
q q s e e s s q q e e s s S s q q s e. e s s
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------------12-12-| B|-10----10----10-10---10--x-8-|-8----8----10--10--10-10-----|-10----10----10-10---10/--13-13-| G|--9-----9-----9--9----9--x-7-|-7----7-----7---7---7--7-----|--9-----9-----9--9----9/--12-12-| D|--7-----7-----7--7----7--x-5-|-5----5-----7---7---7--7---7-|--7-----7-----7--7----7/--------| A|-----------------------------|------------9---9---9--9-----|--------------------------------| E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
[D] [A5] [G5] [D/F#]
q q e e s s S s q q s e. e s s q q e e s e.
e|-12----12----14--14--14-14---x-|-----------------------------|-----------------------------| B|-13----13----15--15--15-15---x-|-10----10----10-10---10--x-8-|-8----8-----10--10--10-10\---| G|-12----12----14--14--14-14---x-|--9-----9-----9--9----9--x-7-|-7----7-----7---7---7--7-\---| D|-------------------------------|--7-----7-----7--7----7--x-5-|-5----5-----7---7---7--7-\---| A|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|------------9---9---9--9-\---| E|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
then play: 1st Verse, 2nd Verse, Pre Chorus & Chorus
then:
Guitar Solo
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Gtr. 1
N.C.(F) (Am)
W W H. s s e
e|------------------|-----------------|--------------7h10p7--| B|------------------|-----------------|----------------------| G|------------------|-----------------|----------------------| D|------------------|-----------------|----------------------| A|------------------|-----------------|----------------------| E|------------------|-----------------|----------------------|
Gtr. 2
Riff B
N.C.(F) (Am)
q e q e q e q e e e e e q e q e q
e|----------------------------|---------------------------------|----------------------------| B|----------------------------|-----10-------10--10-------------|----------------------------| G|----------------------------|-----10H12----12--10-------------|----------------------------| D|-----------_----------10----|-10-------------------12-10------|------------10----10--12----| A|-8----8--10s12----12--------|----------------------------12\--|-/12----12------------------| E|----------------------------|---------------------------------|----------------------------|
Gtr. 1
[(F)]
(q) q. q. q. q. q
e|-(7)\----\5------5---------|-5------------------------| B|-----------------8B10------|-8B10------8~~~~~~--------| G|---------------------------|-------------------7B9----| D|---------------------------|--------------------------| A|---------------------------|--------------------------| E|---------------------------|--------------------------|
Gtr. 2
. .
e q e q q e e q e q
e|------------------------------|----------------------------| B|------------------------------|----------------------------| G|-------_----------------------|----------------------------| D|-12--12s14----14--12----10----|-----------_----------10----| A|------------------------------|-8----8--10s12----12--------| E|------------------------------|----------------------------|
Gtr. 1
[(Am)]
(e) q. e. s q q. q. q
e|---------------------------|------------------------| B|---------------------------|------------------------| G|-(9)--7~~~~~~-5H7---5------|----------5------7B9----| D|----------------------7----|-5H7--------------------| A|---------------------------|------------------------| E|---------------------------|------------------------|
let ring
Gtr. 2
[(Am)]
e q e s s e e e q e q e q
e|------------------------------------|----------------------------| B|----10-------10--10-----------------|----------------------------| G|----10H12----12--10h12p10-----------|----------------------------| D|-10------------------------12-------|------------10----10--12----| A|-------------------------------12\--|-/12----12------------------| E|------------------------------------|----------------------------|
Gtr. 1
(e) q e e q.
e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|-(9)--8-------------------| D|-----------7B8r7--5~~~~~~-| A|--------------------------| E|--------------------------|
let ring
Gtr. 2
End Riff B
. .
e q e q q
e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|-------_----------------------| D|-12--12s14----14--12----10----| A|------------------------------| E|------------------------------|
Gtr. 1
Gtr. 2: w/ Riff B
[(F)] [(Am)]
q. e h (e) e E q q e q. q e e e
e|-----------5--8B10--------|-(10)--x------------------------|-------------------------------| B|-8B10---------------------|-------------15B17----15----13--|-15B17------15----13--15--13~~-| G|--------------------------|--------------------------------|-------------------------------| D|--------------------------|--------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|--------------------------|--------------------------------|-------------------------------| E|--------------------------|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
[(F)]
(q) q q e s s e+h q
e|------------15B17----15-----------|-----------------------------| B|-(13)~~~~~~----------------15B17--|-r15p13--15~~~~~~~~~~-13~~~~-| G|----------------------------------|-----------------------------| D|----------------------------------|-----------------------------| A|----------------------------------|-----------------------------| E|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
[(Am)]
(h) e e q e e+h. (h.+e.) s
e|----------------------------|----------------------|------------------------| B|-(13)~~~~~~~~---------------|-13-------------------|------------------------| G|--------------14--12--14----|-----14~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|-(14)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~----| D|----------------------------|----------------------|---------------------x\-| A|----------------------------|----------------------|---------------------x\-| E|----------------------------|----------------------|---------------------x\-|
Interlude
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Gtr. 2
play 3 times
Gtr. 1 tacet
[D5] [Db5] [C5] [B5] [Bb5] [A5] [Eb5] [D5] [Db5]
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e s s e e e e e e e e
e||--------------------------|---------------------------||-------------------------| B||*-------------------------|--------------------------*||-------------------------| G||--7--7--7--6--6--6--5--5--|-5--4--4--4--3--3--2-------||-8--8--8--7--7--7--6--6--| D||--7--7--7--6--6--6--5--5--|-5--4--4--4--3--3--2-------||-8--8--8--7--7--7--6--6--| A||*-5--5--5--4--4--4--3--3--|-3--2--2--2--1--1--0--0-0-*||-6--6--6--5--5--5--4--4--| E||--------------------------|---------------------------||-------------------------|
[C5] [B5] [Bb5]
e e e e e e e s s
e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|-6--5--5--5--4--4--3------| D|-6--5--5--5--4--4--3------| A|-4--3--3--3--2--2--1--0-0-| E|--------------------------|
then play Chorus
then:
Out-Chorus
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Gtr. 1
[B5] [D] [E]
q q s e. e s s q q e e s s S s
e|--------------------------14-14-|-14----14----16--16--16-16---x-| B|-12----12----12-12---12/--15-15-|-15----15----17--17--17-17---x-| G|-11----11----11-11---11/--14-14-|-14----14----16--16--16-16---x-| D|--9-----9-----9--9----9/--------|-------------------------------| A|--------------------------------|-------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
[B5] [A5] [E/G#]
q q s e e s s q q e e s s S s
e|------------------------------|-------------------------------| B|-12----12----12-12---12--x-10-|-10----10----12--12--12-12-----| G|-11----11----11-11---11--x-9--|--9-----9-----9---9---9--9-----| D|--9-----9-----9--9----9--x-7--|--7-----7-----9---9---9--9---9-| A|------------------------------|-------------11--11--11--9-----| E|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
[A5] [C] [D]
q q s e. e s s q q e e s s S s
e|--------------------------12-12-|-12----12----14--14--14-14---x-| B|-10----10----10-10---10/--13-13-|-13----13----15--15--15-15---x-| G|--9-----9-----9--9----9/--12-12-|-12----12----14--14--14-14---x-| D|--7-----7-----7--7----7/--------|-------------------------------| A|--------------------------------|-------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
[A5] [G5] [D/F#] [A5].
q q s e. e s s q q e e s e. q H.
e|-----------------------------|----------------------------|-------------------|| B|-10----10----10-10---10--x-8-|-8----8----10--10--10-10\---|-------------------|| G|--9-----9-----9--9----9--x-7-|-7----7-----7---7---7--7\---|-2-----------------|| D|--7-----7-----7--7----7--x-5-|-5----5-----7---7---7--7\---|-2-----------------|| A|-----------------------------|------------9---9---9--9\---|-0-----------------|| E|-----------------------------|----------------------------|-------------------||
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