Red Hot Chili Peppers

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

------

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

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Time Signature: 4/4

Intro

-----

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

---------

__________________________

|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|------------------|--------------------------|------------------------||

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