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As recorded by Red Hot Chili Peppers
(From the 1991 Album BLOOD SUGAR SEX MAGIK)
Words and Music by Red Hot Chili Peppers
Transcribed by Official Book
Dm13/C Dm13/C(type 2) G9 Gb9
x x x 5 6 x x x x 5 6 7 x 10 9 10 10 x x 9 8 9 9 x
F9 C7 Ebmaj9 Bb7
x 8 7 8 8 x x 3 5 3 5 x x 6 5 7 6 x x 1 3 1 3 x
D7+9
x 5 4 5 6 x
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Base'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Solo'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Keyboard'
Intro
Moderate Funk Q=92(16=s16)
Dm13/C
4/4
Gtr I
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
|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---|
|-6-x-x-6-x-x-6-x-x-6-x-x-6---|-6-x-x-6-x-x-6-x-x-6-x-x-6---|
|-5-x-x-5-x-x-5-x-x-5-x-x-5---|-5-x-x-5-x-x-5-x-x-5-x-x-5---|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
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
|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-7-7-||
|-6-x-x-6-x-x-6-x-x-6-x-x-6---|-6-x-x-6-x-x-6-x-x-6-x-x-6-6-||
|-5-x-x-5-x-x-5-x-x-5-x-x-5---|-5-x-x-5-x-x-5-x-x-5-x-x-5-5-||
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------||
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------||
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------||
Verses
$
Dm13/C
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
||--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---|
||o-6-x-x-6-x-x-6-x-x-6-x-x-6---|-6-x-x-6-x-x-6-x-x-6-x-x-6---|
||--5-x-x-5-x-x-5-x-x-5-x-x-5---|-5-x-x-5-x-x-5-x-x-5-x-x-5---|
||------------------------------|-----------------------------|
||o-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
||------------------------------|-----------------------------|
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 4x
|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-7-7--||
|-6-x-x-6-x-x-6-x-x-6-x-x-6---|-6-x-x-6-x-x-6-x-x-6-x-x-6-6-o||
|-5-x-x-5-x-x-5-x-x-5-x-x-5---|-5-x-x-5-x-x-5-x-x-5-x-x-5-5--||
|-----------------------------|------------------------------||
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------o||
|-----------------------------|------------------------------||
Chorus
N.C.(Cm7)
Gtr I
S S E E S S E S S E e e E E e E e S S E
|------------x--------------------------|----------------------------------|
|------------x----10s===13--------------|----------------------------------|
|------------x----------------8s12------|----------------------------------|
|--8-10------x------------------------8-|-10--------------8-------8----8---|
|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| S S S S S S E E E E E S S S S S S E Q e E
|---------11------13b14r===13-----------|--------11------13b14r13---11-----|
|-13-----------13--------------------13-|-13----------13-------------------|
|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
S S E E S S E S S E e
|------------x---------------------------------|
|------------x----10s===13---------------------|
|------------x-------------------8s12----------|
|--8-10------x-----------------------------8---|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|
| S S S S S S E. S E S e S
|---------11------13b14r=====13----------------|
|-13-----------13---------------13------13-----|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
e E E e E e S S E
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|-10--------------8-------------8-------8----|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|
| S S S S S S S T T E E E E
|--------11------13b14r13-14p13---13b14r==13-|
|-13----------13-----------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
S S E E S S E S S E e
|------------x-------------------------------|
|------------x----10s===13-------------------|
|------------x-------------------8s13--------|
|--8-10------x-----------------------------8-|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|
| S S S S S S E. E. S s E
|---------11------13b14r=====13--------------|
|-13-----------13-----------------------13---|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
e E E e E e S S E
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|-10--------------8-------8------8-----|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|
| S S S S S S E Q +S E.
|--------11------13b14r13---(13)-------|
|-13----------13-----------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
D.S.
S S E E S S E S S E e e E E e H
|------------x-------------------------------|-------------------------------||
|------------x----10s===13-------------------|-------------------------------||
|------------x-------------------8s12--------|-------------------------------||
|--8-10------x-----------------------------8-|-10--------------8-------------||
|--------------------------------------------|-------------------------------||
|--------------------------------------------|-------------------------------||
|
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| S S S S S S E. S E S s E S S S S S S E +Q +Q
|---------11------13b14r=====13--------------|--------11------13-(13)--(13)--||
|-13-----------13---------------13------13---|-13----------13----------------||
|--------------------------------------------|-------------------------------||
|--------------------------------------------|-------------------------------||
|--------------------------------------------|-------------------------------||
|--------------------------------------------|-------------------------------||
Interlude
G9 Gb9 F9 C7 EbmaBb7 D7+9
Gtr I
e E e E e E e E e E e E Q +E E
||-------------------|-------------------||
||o-10---9---8---5---|-6---3---6-(6)----o||
||--10---9---8---3---|-7---1---5-(5)-----||
||---9---8---7---5---|-5---3---4-(4)-----||
||o-10---9---8---3---|-6---1---5-(5)----o||
||-------------------|-------------------||
Bridge
G9 Gb9 F9 C7 EbmaBb7 D7+9
S S S S S S e S S e S S E E S S S S E S S S S S S S S
||-----------------------------|------------------------------||
||o-10-x-x-9---x-8-x-x-5---5---|-6-x-3---x-6-x-x-6-6-6-6-x-x-o||
||--10-x-x-9---x-8-x-x-3---3---|-7-x-1---x-5-x-x-5-5-5-5-x-x--||
||---9-x-x-8---x-7-x-x-5---5---|-5-x-3---x-4-x-x-4-4-4-4-x-x--||
||o-10-x-x-9---x-8-x-x-3---3---|-6-x-1---x-5-x-x-5-5-5-5-x-x-o||
||-----------------------------|------------------------------||
Guitar Solo
Dm13/C
Gtr I
S S S S S S S S S S S S e E
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ x x / x x / x x / x x /
Gtr II
|------3------|
Q S +S S Q. +E E
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|---------12pb13r(12)---10-12b14---(12)-----------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S e E
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ x x / x x / x x / x x /
|-----3-----|
H Q E S +S S
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------12pb13r(12)p10-|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S e E
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ x x / x x / x x / x x /
~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~
Q +E a +E +S E. +E E
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------10b12-(10)---(10)-10------(10)---|
|-12-------(12)------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
Dm13/C(type 2)
S S S S S S S S S S S S e e
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ x x / x x / x x / x x / /
|-----3-----|
H Q E S +S S
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------12pb13r(12)-10--|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
Dm13/C
S S S S S S S S S S S S e E
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ x x / x x / x x / x x /
~~~~~~~~
S E. +E E. S E S E S
|------------------------------------------------------|
|--------10--(10)-------------10---------10---------10-|
|-12----------------13b14--------13b14------13b14------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S e E
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ x x / x x / x x / x x /
|---3----|
Q Q Q E S +S S
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|-13b14------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------5pb6r(5)p3-|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
Dm13/C(type 2)
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
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ x x / x x / x x / x x / / x x / x x / x x / x x / /
~~~~~~~~~~~~
Q +E E +E S S Q E. S Q E. S E E
|------------------------------------|-----------[12]-----------------------|
|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|--------------------------------x\-x/-|
|-5-------(5)---2b3====(2)r==2-------|--------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|--------x\------------x\-----x/-------|
Dm13/C
S S S S S S S S S S S S e E
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ x x / x x / x x / x x /
Q. E +E E +E E
|-----------------------------10---(10)--------|
|-----------------13---(13)--------------------|
|-12b14---------------------------------12pb13r|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S e E
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ x x / x x / x x / x x /
~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~
|--3--|
E E +E S S +S S E S S S S S
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|-12---10---(10)-----12-(12)p10------10h12p10----10--|
|------------------0------------12------------12-----|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S e E
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ x x / x x / x x / x x /
~~~~~~~
|----3----|
a +E S S E E E a +S S S S +E S S
|--------------5-8-10--------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------13---10--------------10------------------|
|-12b13-(12)----------------------12b14-(12)----12-10-(10)-12p10-|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Dm13/C(type 2)
S S S S S S S S S S S S e e
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ x x / x x / x x / x x / /
|-------3-------| |-----------6------------|
a +Q Q E E. S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-12b13==(12)-------(12)-------(12)---(12)-----(12)-(12)-(12)-(12)-(12)-(12)-(12)-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Dm13/C
S S S S S S S S S S S S e E
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ x x / x x / x x / x x /
|-------------6--------------| |--------6---------| |------6-------|
S S S S S S +Q S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-(12)-(12)---(12)-(12)-(12)---(12)-(12)r=============12-12---12-12-12---12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------10--11---10-10-------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Q S S S E H
| |---3----|
|
| Gtr III
| E e e e e e e e
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------13---------------13----------13---13---------13---------13-------13-------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S e E
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ x x / x x / x x / x x /
|---3---|
S S S S S S S E +E E S E S
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-12-10-------------------------------------------|
|-------12-11-10-11p==10-10---(10)S==8---10-8---8-|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|
| S S S S Q H
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-15p13-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------15-12-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S e E
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ x x / x x / x x / x x /
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|----------10-11-12----------10-11-12----------10-|
|-10-11-12----------10-11-12----------10-11-12----|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|
| E e e e e e e e
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------13----13----13----13----13----13----13----|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
Dm13/C(type 2)
S S S S S S S S S S S S e e
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ x x / x x / x x / x x / /
S S S S S S E S E. Q
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|-------------------12b14r==12p10----------|
|-11-12----------10------------------------|
|-------10-11-12---------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|
| S S S S Q H
|------------------------------------------|
|-15p13------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|-------15-12------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~
Q +E E +Q S +S S S
|-----------------------------------------|
|-13pb15--(13)-13-(13)--------------------|
|-----------------------12pb13r(12)p10----|
|--------------------------------------12-|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
a +E E S S S S S S E +Q
|------------------------------------------||
|------------------------------------------||
|-10b12-(10)-------------------------------||
|------------15-12-11-10-------------------||
|------------------------12-11-10s8-(8)b9--||
|------------------------------------------||
Outro
Dm13/C
Gtr I
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
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ x x / x x / x x / x x / / x x / x x / x x / x x /
+H. Q W
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-(8)\---------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------|
Dm13/C(type 2)
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
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ x x / x x / x x / x x / / x x / x x / x x / x x / /
W W
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Dm13/C
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
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ x x / x x / x x / x x / / x x / x x / x x / x x /
W W
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S W W
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ x x / x x / x x / x x / x x
Gtr I
W S S S S S S S S a E E a S S E a W
|---------------------------------|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---------------|--------*|
|---------------------------------|-6-x-x-6-x-x-6-x---------------|--------*|
|---------------------------------|-5-x-x-5-x-x-5-x-5h7-5---------|--------*|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------7s5-3---|--------*|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------5-|-3h5----*|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|--------*|
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
<n> - 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 - <E/E./Q/Q./H/H.> = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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