Red Hot Chili Peppers
The Greeting Song
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)
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
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Time Signature: 4/4
Intro
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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
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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
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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
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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|-----------------------------|----------------------------|-------------------||
