Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magic guitar tab
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Blood Sugar Sex Magik
By Anthony Kiedis, Flea, John Frusciante and Chad Smith
Blood Sugar Sex Magik (1991)
Emil Gasanov (strat182@hotmail.com)
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)
. - Staccato Phrasing (showed above the notes)
~ - Vibrato
P.M. - Palm Mute (with pick hand)
= - Tremolo Picking
/ - Shift Slide Up
- Shift Slide Down
_
/ - Legato Slide Up (only first note picked)
mf - Mezzo Forte (medium loud)
f - Forte (loud)
Timing
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q - 1/4 note
q. - doted 1/4 note
e - 1/8 note
e. - doted 1/8 note
s - 1/16 note
t - 1/32 note
triol - three 1/16 notes that equal by timing to 1/8 note or three 1/8 notes
equal to 1/4 note
s+q - 1/16 note + 1/4 note
s+t - 1/16 note + 1/3 note
W - whole break
H - 1/2 break
Q - 1/4 break
E - 1/8 break
S - 1/16 break
H+Q - 1/2 break + 1/4 break
E+H - 1/8 break + 1/2 break
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Time Signature: 4/4
Intro
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Free Time Modertly Slow q = 74
(bass) (drums)
4
W W
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|
Gtr. 1 (dist.)
f
A5 C5 D5 E5 C5 D5 G5 B5
. . . . . . . .
H+Q e e s s S s s S s s s s s s e e
e|---------------------||-------------------------------------|
B|---------------------||*---_-------_------_-----------------|
G|--------------9--12--||--14/16---12/14---7/9---------9--11--|
D|--------------7--10--||--12/14---10/12---5/7-7-7-7-7-7--9---|
A|---------------------||*------------------------------------|
E|---------------------||-------------------------------------|
P.M - |
_____________________________________ ___________________________________
|1.,2.,3. ||4. |
| || |
C5 D5 B5 C5 F#5G5 A5 C5 C5 D5 B5 C5 F#5G5
. . . . . . . . . .
s s S s s S s s s s s s e e s s S s s S s s s s s q
e|-------------------------------------||-----------------------------------|
B|---_--------_-----_----------------*-||---_-------_------_----------------|
G|-12/14---11/12---6/7---------9--12---||-12/14---11/12---6/7---------------|
D|-10/12----9/10---4/5-5-5-5-5-7--10---||-10/12----9/10---4/5-5-5-5-5-7----|
A|-----------------------------------*-||-----------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------||-----------------------------------|
P.M - | P.M - |
Verse
-----
Gtr. 1
w/ wah-wah
o = open
+ = closed
Riff A End Riff A
N.C.(A5)
s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|---------------------------------|
o + o + o + o +
Gtr. 1: w/ Riff A, 6 times
then:
Gtr. 1
s s s s s s s s s s s s s e.
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------|
E|---------------------------12---|
o + o +
Chorus
------
wah-wah off
Riff B End Riff B
N.C.(E5)
e s s e s s+q s t t s s e s s e s s (s) s e e e
e|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|--------------------7----------|-------------------------------|
D|----------------------9-8-7----|-------------------------------|
A|--------7--5-7~~~~~---------10-|--------7--5-7-(7)------4--5--|
E|-0--0-0------------------------|-0--0-0-------------3-5--------|
then:
Gtr. 1: w/ Riff B, 2 times
then:
Gtr. 2 (dist.)
Riff C End Riff C
Gtr. 2: w/ Fill 1, 2nd time
Q e s s+q e E Q e s s+q s e e e
e|------------------------|----------------------------|
B|------9--7-9-----5-----|------9--7-9----------------|
G|------------------------|----------------------6--7--|
D|------------------------|-----------------5-7--------|
A|------------------------|----------------------------|
E|------------------------|----------------------------|
Fill 1
------
Gtr. 2
Q e s e s e e e
e|-------------------------|
B|------9--7-9-------5--5--|
G|--------------4-4--------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|
then:
Gtr. 1
Riff D End Riff D
e s s e s s+q s t t s s e s s e s s (s) s e e s s
e|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------7----------|--------------------------------|
D|----------------------9-8-7----|--------------------------------|
A|--------7--5-7~~~~~---------10-|--------7--5-7-(7)------4--5-4-|
E|-0--0-0------------------------|-0--0-0-------------3-5---------|
Gtr. 2
Q e s s+q e E Q e s s+q s e e e
e|------------------------|----------------------------|
B|------9--7-9-----5-----|------9--7-9----------------|
G|------------------------|----------------------6--7--|
D|------------------------|-----------------5-7--------|
A|------------------------|----------------------------|
E|------------------------|----------------------------|
Bridge
------
Gtr. 1
__________________________________________________________________________________________
|1.
|
Gtr. 2 tacet
F5 Fm G
A5 C5
. . .
e e e e t t t t t t t t t t t t t e e e e
e E e e
e|-----------------13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|-------------------------------|
B|-----------------13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|-12--12--12--12--12------------|
G|-10--10--10--10--13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|-12--12--12--12--12-----9--12--|
D|-8---8---8---8-------------------------------------------|-12--12--12--12--12-----7--10--|
A|-8---8---8---8-------------------------------------------|-10--10--10--10--10------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
__________________________________________________________________________
D5 E5 C5 D5 G5 B5 C5 D5 B5 C5 F#5G5 A5 C5
. . . . . . . . . . . .
s s S s s S s s s s s s e e s s S s s S s s s s s s e e
e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|---_--------_-----_-----------------|---_--------_-----_-----------------|
G|-14/16---12/14---7/9---------9--11--|-12/14---11/12---6/7---------9--12--|
D|-12/14---10/12---5/7-7-7-7-7-7--9---|-10/12----9/10---4/5-5-5-5-5-7--10--|
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
P.M - | P.M - |
________________________________________________________________________
|
D5 E5 C5 D5 G5 B5 C5 D5 B5 C5 F#5G5
. . . . . . . . . .
s s S s s S s s s s s s e e s s S s s S s s s s s s q
e|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|---_--------_-----_-----------------|---_--------_-----_----------------|
G|-14/16---12/14---7/9---------9--11--|-12/14---11/12---6/7---------------|
D|-12/14---10/12---5/7-7-7-7-7-7--9---|-10/12----9/10---4/5-5-5-5-5-7----|
A|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
P.M - | P.M - |
then play: Verse & Chorus (take 2nd ending)
Interlude
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__________________________
|2.
|
Gtr. 2 tacet, 1st time
Gtr. 2: w/ Fill 2, 2nd time
*C5 D5 C5
E e e e e e e e (e) e e e s s e e e e (e) e e e
e e e e
e|-------------------------|--------------------------------|---------------------------|
B|-------------8-----------|---------------8h10-8-----------|---------------8-----------|
G|----9--7--9-----9--7--9--|-(9)--9--7--9----------9--7--9--|-(9)--9--7--9-----9--7--9--|
D|-------------------------|--------------------------------|---------------------------|
A|-------------------------|--------------------------------|---------------------------|
E|-------------------------|--------------------------------|---------------------------|
*Chord symbols implied by the bass gtr.
D5 C5 D5
D5#
(e) e e e s s e e e e (e) e e e e e e e (e) e e e
e e e e
e|--------------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|---------------8h10-8-----------|---------------8-----------|---------------8b8.5-----------|
G|-(9)--9--7--9----------9--7--9--|-(9)--9--7--9-----9--7--9--|-(9)--9--7--9---------9--7--9--|
D|--------------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------------|
w/ wah-wah
then at 6th meas. of Interlude:
Gtr. 2
w/ wah-wah
D5 D5#
H e e e e
e|----------12-----12--12-----12--|
B|----------15B17------15B17------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
Fill. 2
-------
Gtr. 2
w/ wah-wah
mf
play 6 times
e e e e e e e e
e|--12-----12--12-----12--12-----12--12-----12--|
B|*-15B17------15B17------15B17------15B17-----*|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|*--------------------------------------------*|
E|----------------------------------------------|
then play Chorus (take 2nd ending)
then in 6th meas. of Interlude:
Gtr. 3 (dist.)
f
D5
H e e e e
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|----------14b16--14b16--|
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|
Out-Chorus
----------
Gtr. 3
w/ wah-wah
Gtr. 1: w/ Riff B, 3 1/2 times
Gtr. 2 tacet
N.C.(E5)
e e s s s t t s s s s s e s
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------12-15p12-------15-12-0----------------|
G|-14b16--14b16----------14B16-------0-14-14B16--0----|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
e e s e t t q e triol
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|-12--------12---------------------------------|
G|-14B16--0--14B16-14p12----12~~~~-12--14p12----|
D|-----------------------14------------------14-|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
e t t t t e t t t t e t t t t e t t t
t
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-12--14B16r14p12----12--14B16r14p12----12--14B16r14p12----12--14B16r14p12----|
D|-----------------14-----------------14-----------------14-----------------14-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gtr. 2: w/ Riff C, 2
times
e. e e s+t t t s e e e q e. e. q
s s
e|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|------15B17--15--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-12--------------14B16r14p12----12--14B16------|-2B3----2B3---2B3---2B3----2b4-|
D|-----------------------------14------------12--|-------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
s e. s s triol s s triol triol q e s e s e e e
e|----------------------------------------|--------------------------12-----|
B|---------------0-3---------0-3-2--------|--------------------------15B17--|
G|-2b4---2b4-(4)-----2b4-(4)-------2B4r2--|-0H2~~~~-------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|-----------------2-2~~-0---------|
A|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|---------0--3b4------------------|
Gtr. 1: w/ Riff D
e. e s s s triol e t t t t triol
e|-12------12------------------------------------------------|
B|-15B17-------15b17-12-15p12----12--------------------------|
G|----------------------------15-----14B16r14p12----12h14p12-|
D|-----------------------------------------------14----------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Gtr. 3
Freely
Dm D#m Em Gm
q. q e (q) e e s s E+H W
e|---------------------------|---------------------|------------------||
B|---------------------------|---------------------|------------------||
G|---------------------------|-----_---------------|------------------||
D|-14bbbbbb15bbbb16--(16)----|-(16)4-----x--------|------------------||
A|---------------------------|---------------------|------------------||
E|---------------------------|---------3/----------|------------------||
fdbk. fdbk.
Gtr. 1
Freely
Dm D#m Em Gm
w (h.) Q W
e|------------------|---------------------|-----------------||
B|------------------|---------------------|-----------------||
G|------------------|---------------------|-----------------||
D|------------------|---------------------|-----------------||
A|-7----------------|-(7)-----------------|-----------------||
E|------------------|---------------------|-----------------||
Gtr. 2
Freely
Dm D#m Em Gm
= = = = =
W Q q q q h. e E
e|------------------|--------10----11----12----|-/15------------15-----||
B|------------------|--------10----11----12----|-/15------------15-----||
G|------------------|--------10----11----12----|-/15------------15-----||
D|------------------|--------------------------|------------------------||
A|------------------|--------------------------|------------------------||
E|------------------|--------------------------|------------------------||
