CAN'T STOP As recorded by Red Hot Chili Peppers (From the 2002 Album BY THE WAY) Words and Music by Red Hot Chili Peppers Arranged by Aidan Hampson Transcribed by Aidan Hampson Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Clean' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Clean (With Tremelo)' Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Distorted' Intro Slow Funk-Rock Q=88 N.C. 4/4 Gtr I ~ ~ ~~~~~~ ~ ~ ~ ~~~~~~ ~ S E S E S S +S S E S S E S E S E S S +S S E S S E ||----------------------------|-----------------------------|| ||o---------------------------|----------------------------o|| ||----------------------------|-----------------------------|| ||----------------------------|-----------------------------|| ||o-5-7-5-7-5-7-(7)-5-7-5-7---|-5-7-5-7-5-7-(7)-5-7-5-7----o|| ||----------------------------|-----------------------------|| ~ ~~~~~~ ~ ~ ~~~~~~ ~ S E S E S S +S S S S S S E S E S E S S +S S E S S E |-------------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------------|---------------------------| |-5-7-5-7b8r5-7-(7)-5---7-5-7---|-5-7-5-7-5-7-(7)-5-7-5-7---| |---------------------7---------|---------------------------| ~ ~ ~~~~~~ ~ ~ ~ ~~~~~~ ~ S E S E S S +S S E S S E S E S E S S +S S E S S E |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |-5-7-5-7-5-7-(7)-5-7-5-7---|-5-7-5-7-5-7-(7)-5-7-5-7---| |---------------------------|---------------------------| Em7 Dsus2 S S e E S S S S S S +S S S S E e E S S S S S S +S S S S |-------------------------------|------------------------------| |-------------------------------|------------------------------| |-----7-9-------7-x-9-(9)-------|---7-9-------7-x-9-(9)-7------| |-------------------------------|-0-----0-0-0-----------x-0-0--| |-7-7-----7-7-7-----------7-7-7-|-----------------------0------| |-------------------------------|------------------------------| Bmadd4 Cadd9 E e E S S S S S S +S S S S E e E S S S S S S +S S E |-----------------------------|---------------------------|| |-----------------------------|---------------------------|| |---7-9-------7-x-9-(9)-7-----|---7-9-------7-x-9-(9)-9---|| |---x---------x-x-------x-----|---x---------x-x-------x---|| |---x---------x-x-------x-----|---x---------x-x-------x---|| |-7-7---7-7-7-7-x-------7-7-7-|-8-8---8-8-8-8-x-------8-8-|| Verse Em7 Dsus2 S S e E S S S S S S +S S S S E e E S S S S S S +S S S S ||--------------------------------|-----------------------------| ||o-------------------------------|-----------------------------| ||------7-9-------7-x-9-(9)-------|---7-9-------7-x-9-(9)-7-----| ||--------------------------------|-0-----0-0-0-----------x-0-0-| ||o-7-7-----7-7-7-----------7-7-7-|-----------------------0-----| ||--------------------------------|-----------------------------| Bmadd4 Cadd9 E e E S S S S S S +S S S S E e E S S S S S S +S S E |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |---7-9-------7-x-9-(9)-7-----|---7-9-------7-x-9-(9)-9-----| |---x---------x-x-------x-----|---x---------x-x-------x-----| |---x---------x-x-------x-----|---x---------x-x-------x-----| |-7-7---7-7-7-7-x-------7-7-7-|-8-8---8-8-8-8-x-------8-8---| Em7 Dsus2 S S e E S S S S S S +S S S S E e E S S S S S S +S S S S |-------------------------------|-----------------------------| |-------------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----7-9-------7-x-9-(9)-------|---7-9-------7-x-9-(9)-7-----| |-------------------------------|-0-----0-0-0-----------x-0-0-| |-7-7-----7-7-7-----------7-7-7-|-----------------------0-----| |-------------------------------|-----------------------------| Bmadd4 Cadd9 E e E S S S S S S +S S S S E e E S S S S S S +S S E |-----------------------------|------------------------------| |-----------------------------|------------------------------| |---7-9-------7-x-9-(9)-7-----|---7-9-------7-x-9-(9)-9------| |---x---------x-x-------x-----|---x---------x-x-------x------| |---x---------x-x-------x-----|---x---------x-x-------x------| |-7-7---7-7-7-7-x-------7-7-7-|-8-8---8-8-8-8-x-------8-8----| Em7 Dsus2 S S e E S S S S S S +S S S S E e E S S S S S S +S S S S |-------------------------------|-----------------------------| |-------------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----7-9-------7-x-9-(9)-------|---7-9-------7-x-9-(9)-7-----| |-------------------------------|-0-----0-0-0-----------x-0-0-| |-7-7-----7-7-7-----------7-7-7-|-----------------------0-----| |-------------------------------|-----------------------------| Bmadd4 Cadd9 E e E S S S S S S +S S S S E e E S S S S S S +S S E |-----------------------------|------------------------------| |-----------------------------|------------------------------| |---7-9-------7-x-9-(9)-7-----|---7-9-------7-x-9-(9)-9------| |---x---------x-x-------x-----|---x---------x-x-------x------| |---x---------x-x-------x-----|---x---------x-x-------x------| |-7-7---7-7-7-7-x-------7-7-7-|-8-8---8-8-8-8-x-------8-8----| Em7 Dsus2 S S e E S S S S S S +S S S S E e E S S S S S S +S S S S |-------------------------------|------------------------------| |-------------------------------|------------------------------| |-----7-9-------7-x-9-(9)-------|---7-9-------7-x-9-(9)-7------| |-------------------------------|-0-----0-0-0-----------x-0-0--| |-7-7-----7-7-7-----------7-7-7-|-----------------------0------| |-------------------------------|------------------------------| Bmadd4 Cmaj7 E e E S S S S S S +S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------------|-7-----7-----7-----7-----7---x-x-|| |---------------------------|---8-----8-----8-----8-----8-x-x-|| |---7-9-------7-x-9-(9)-9-9-|-----9-----9-----9-----9-----x-x-|| |---x---------x-x-----------|---------------------------------|| |---x---------x-x-----------|---------------------------------|| |-7-7---7-7-7-7-x-----------|---------------------------------|| Chorus G D Bm Cmaj7 E. S S S E E E E S S E. S S S E E E E E |-3--3-3---------------|-----------7--7--7--7-x-| |-3--3-3-x-7-7-7-7-x-x-|-7--7-7-x--8--8--8--8-x-| |-4--4-4-x-7-7-7-7-x-x-|-7--7-7-x--9--9--9--9-x-| |-5--5-5-x-7-7-7-7-x-x-|-9--9-9-x-10-10-10-10-x-| |-x--x-x---5-5-5-5-----|-x--x-x----x--x--x--x---| |-3--3-3---------------|-7--7-7----8--8--8--8---| G D Bm Cmaj7 G D E. S S S E +E E E S S E. S S S E E E E E E. S S S E +E E E S S |-3--3-3-----------------|-----------7--7--7--7-x-|-3--3-3-----------------| |-3--3-3-x-7-(7)-7-7-x-x-|-7--7-7-x--8--8--8--8-x-|-3--3-3-x-7-(7)-7-7-x-x-| |-4--4-4-x-7-(7)-7-7-x-x-|-7--7-7-x--9--9--9--9-x-|-4--4-4-x-7-(7)-7-7-x-x-| |-5--5-5-x-7-(7)-7-7-x-x-|-9--9-9-x-10-10-10-10-x-|-5--5-5-x-7-(7)-7-7-x-x-| |-x--x-x---5-(5)-5-5-----|-x--x-x----x--x--x--x---|-x--x-x---5-(5)-5-5-----| |-3--3-3-----------------|-7--7-7----8--8--8--8---|-3--3-3-----------------| Bm Cmaj7 G D Bm7 Cmaj7 E. S S S E E E E E E. S S S E E E E E q H. |-----------7--7--7--7-x-|-3--3-3-------------|------7------|| |-7--7-7-x--8--8--8--8-x-|-3--3-3-x-7-7-7-7---|-10---8-----o|| |-7--7-7-x--9--9--9--9-x-|-4--4-4-x-7-7-7-7---|--7---9------|| |-9--9-9-x-10-10-10-10-x-|-5--5-5-x-7-7-7-7---|--9--10------|| |-x--x-x----x--x--x--x---|-x--x-x---5-5-5-5---|------------o|| |-7--7-7----8--8--8--8---|-3--3-3-------------|-------------|| Bridge Em D D6 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |---------------------|---------------------| |---12---12---12---12-|---10---10---10---12-| |---12---12---12---12-|---11---11---11---11-| |---14---14---14---14-|---12---12---12---12-| |---14---14---14---14-|---12---12---12---12-| |---------------------|---------------------| Bm Bm7 C D E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |----------------7-|---------------------| |---7---7---10---8-|----8----8----8---10-| |---7---7----7-----|----9----9----9---11-| |---9---9----9-----|---10---10---10---12-| |---9---9----9-----|--------10---10---12-| |------------------|---------------------| Em C/B D D6 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |---------------------|---------------------| |---12---12---12---13-|---10---10---10---12-| |---12---12---12---12-|---11---11---11---11-| |---14---14---14---14-|---12---12---12---12-| |---14---14---14---14-|---12---12---12---12-| |---------------------|---------------------| Bm C D E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|---------------------| |---7---7---7---7-|----8----8----8---10-| |---7---7---7---7-|----9----9----9---11-| |---9---9---9---9-|---10---10---10---12-| |---9---9---9---9-|---10---10---10---12-| |-----------------|---------------------| Em Gtr II S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |----12-------12----------------------------------| |-------12-------12----13----13-------13-------13-| |----------12-------12----12----12-------12-------| |-14-------------------------------14-------14----| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| | | Gtr I | E E E E E E E E |-------------------------------------------------| |-------12----------12----------12----------12----| |-------12----------12----------12----------12----| |-------14----------14----------14----------14----| |-------14----------14----------14----------14----| |-------------------------------------------------| D D6 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |----10-------10----------------------------------| |-------10-------10----12----12-------12-------12-| |----------11-------11----11----11-------11-------| |-12-------------------------------12-------12----| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| | | E E E E E E E E |-------------------------------------------------| |-------10----------10----------10----------12----| |-------11----------11----------11----------11----| |-------12----------12----------12----------12----| |-------12----------12----------12----------12----| |-------------------------------------------------| Bm7 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |------------------------------------------------| |---10-------10-------10----10-------10-------10-| |------11-------11-------11----11-------11-------| |-9-------12-------12-------------12-------12----| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| | | E E E E E E E E |-------------------------------------------7----| |-------7-----------7----------10-----------8----| |-------7-----------7-----------7----------------| |-------9-----------9-----------9----------------| |-------9-----------9-----------9----------------| |------------------------------------------------| Cmaj7 D S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |----7------7------7---7-------------------| |-------8-----8------8-8----------10-------| |---------9------9--------9----------11----| |-10------------------------10s12-------12-| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| | | E E E E E E E E |------------------------------------------| |-------8--------8--------8----------10----| |-------9--------9--------9----------11----| |------10-------10-------10----------12----| |---------------10-------10----------12----| |------------------------------------------| Em Emadd6 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |----12-------12----------------------------------| |-------12-------12----13----13-------13-------13-| |----------12-------12----12----12-------12-------| |-14-------------------------------14-------14----| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| | | E E E E E E E E |-------------------------------------------------| |-------12----------12----------12----------13----| |-------12----------12----------12----------12----| |-------14----------14----------14----------14----| |-------14----------14----------14----------14----| |-------------------------------------------------| D D6 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |----10-------10----------------------------------| |-------10-------10----12----12-------12-------12-| |----------11-------11----11----11-------11-------| |-12-------------------------------12-------12----| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| | | E E E E E E E E |-------------------------------------------------| |-------10----------10----------10----------12----| |-------11----------11----------11----------11----| |-------12----------12----------12----------12----| |-------12----------12----------12----------12----| |-------------------------------------------------| Bm7 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |------------------------------------------------| |---10-------10-------10----10-------10-------10-| |------11-------11-------11----11-------11-------| |-9-------12-------12-------------12-------12----| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| | | E E E E E E E E |------------------------------------------------| |-------7-----------7-----------7-----------7----| |-------7-----------7-----------7-----------7----| |-------9-----------9-----------9-----------9----| |-------9-----------9-----------9-----------9----| |------------------------------------------------| C S S S S S S S S +S S E Q |---7-------7-------7-(7)--7--7--7---|| |------8------8-----8-(8)--8--8--8---|| |--------9-------9--9-(9)--9--9--9---|| |------------------------------------|| |------------------------------------|| |------------------------------------|| | | E E E S S S S E E E |------------------------------------|| |------8----8----8--8--8---8--8--8---|| |------9----9----9--9--9---9--9--9---|| |-----10---10---10-10-10--10-10-10---|| |-----10---10---10-10-10--10-10-10-0-|| |------------------------------------|| Interlude Gtr III H. Q H. Q H. Q Q. E +E E E E |-------------------|--------------|--------------|------------------------|| |-15b17------15b17--|-15-------15--|-12-------12--|------------------------|| |-------------------|--------------|--------------|-12----12-(12)-12-12-12-|| |-------------------|--------------|--------------|------------------------|| |-------------------|--------------|--------------|------------------------|| |-------------------|--------------|--------------|------------------------|| Verse H +E Q +E H +E Q +E |-----------------------------|------------------------| |-15b17=====(15)r-17b19r=(17)-|-15----(15)-15b17r=(15)-| |-----------------------------|------------------------| |-----------------------------|------------------------| |-----------------------------|------------------------| |-----------------------------|------------------------| H +E Q. a E Q. +E E Q |------------------|--------------------------| |-12----(12)-15----|--------------------------| |------------------|-12h14-12----(12)s11------| |------------------|---------------------14\--| |------------------|--------------------------| |------------------|--------------------------| Em7 Dsus2 Gtr I S S e E S S S S S S +S S S S E e E S S S S S S +S S S S |-------------------------------|-----------------------------| |-------------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----7-9-------7-x-9-(9)-------|---7-9-------7-x-9-(9)-7-----| |-------------------------------|-0-----0-0-0-----------x-0-0-| |-7-7-----7-7-7-----------7-7-7-|-----------------------0-----| |-------------------------------|-----------------------------| Bmadd4 Cadd9 E e E S S S S S S +S S S S E e E S S S S S S +S S E |-----------------------------|------------------------------| |-----------------------------|------------------------------| |---7-9-------7-x-9-(9)-7-----|---7-9-------7-x-9-(9)-9------| |---x---------x-x-------x-----|---x---------x-x-------x------| |---x---------x-x-------x-----|---x---------x-x-------x------| |-7-7---7-7-7-7-x-------7-7-7-|-8-8---8-8-8-8-x-------8-8----| Em7 Dsus2 S S e E S S S S S S +S S S S E e E S S S S S S +S S S S |-------------------------------|-----------------------------| |-------------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----7-9-------7-x-9-(9)-------|---7-9-------7-x-9-(9)-7-----| |-------------------------------|-0-----0-0-0-----------x-0-0-| |-7-7-----7-7-7-----------7-7-7-|-----------------------0-----| |-------------------------------|-----------------------------| Bmadd4 Cadd9 E e E S S S S S S +S S S S E e E S S S S S S +S S E |-----------------------------|------------------------------| |-----------------------------|------------------------------| |---7-9-------7-x-9-(9)-7-----|---7-9-------7-x-9-(9)-9------| |---x---------x-x-------x-----|---x---------x-x-------x------| |---x---------x-x-------x-----|---x---------x-x-------x------| |-7-7---7-7-7-7-x-------7-7-7-|-8-8---8-8-8-8-x-------8-8----| Em7 Dsus2 S S e E S S S S S S +S S S S E e E S S S S S S +S S S S |-------------------------------|-----------------------------| |-------------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----7-9-------7-x-9-(9)-------|---7-9-------7-x-9-(9)-7-----| |-------------------------------|-0-----0-0-0-----------x-0-0-| |-7-7-----7-7-7-----------7-7-7-|-----------------------0-----| |-------------------------------|-----------------------------| Bmadd4 C E e E S S S S S S +S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------| |---7-9-------7-x-9-(9)-9-9-|-9b11r(9)-9-9b11r(9)-9-9b11r(9)-9-9b11r(9)-9-9b11r(9)-9-9--| |---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--------x-x--------0-0--| |-7-7---7-7-7-7-x-------7-7-|-8-----8--8-8-----8--8-8-----8--8-8-----8--8-8-----8-------| Em7 Dsus2 S S e E S S S S S S +S S S S E e E S S S S S S +S S S S |-------------------------------|------------------------------| |-------------------------------|------------------------------| |-----7-9-------7-x-9-(9)-------|---7-9-------7-x-9-(9)-7------| |-------------------------------|-0-----0-0-0-----------x-0-0--| |-7-7-----7-7-7-----------7-7-7-|-----------------------0------| |-------------------------------|------------------------------| Bmadd4 Cadd9 E e E S S S S S S S S E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------------|------------------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------------------| |---7-9-----7-7---7-7-7-7-|---7h=9--9p=7--7-9-7-7-9-7-7-9-7-7--| |-----------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-----x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--| |-7-----7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-|-8-8-(8)-8-(8)-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--| E5N.C. e E Q H W |-------------|------*| |-------------|------*| |-------------|------*| |-------------|------*| |-7-----------|------*| |-------------|------*| 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 - 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 - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths