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