MINOR THING / Red Hot Chili Peppers (Album: By The Way) Guitar Tab written by Marcster84 Corrections send please also to: Marcster84@gmx.de (But I'm so ***ed sure that u don't need to!!!) !!! First Chord sounds Wrong because it needs a F# thats played by the Bass !!! - = Unstressed 1/16 (The whole Tab is written in 1/16 notes) | = End of Cadence x = No Sound! 1..17 = Fret M I N O R T H I N G ! ! ! Verse 1 (4x): e:0---0000-00-0000|-00-0000-00-9 ---|x---x--xxxx---9-|-99-9-99977-7---| b:5---5555-55-5555|-55-5555-55-10---|7---7--7777---7-|-77-7-77777-7---| g:6---6666-66-6666|-66-6666-66-11---|7---7--7777---7-|-77-7-77777-7---| d:7---7777-77-7777|-77-7777-77-0 ---|7---7--7777---7-|-77-7-77777-7---| A:xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx| E:xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx| (The Second Part of the Verse ist sometimes in Variation. In this case he uses the same Rythm, but this Chord: e: 12 b: 10 g: 11 d: 0 A: x E: x One or two times he mixes, so he plays in the third cadence the new chord and in the fourth one the regular chord.) Pre Chorus: e: 9 - - 9 9 - - 9 9 - - - 12 - - - | 14 - - 14 14 - - 14 14 14 14 - 14 - 14 - | b:10 - -1010 - -1010 - - - 12 - - - | 15 - - 15 15 - - 15 15 15 15 - 15 - 15 - | g: 9 - - 9 9 - - 9 9 - - - 13 - - - | 14 - - 14 14 - - 14 14 14 14 - 14 - 14 - | d: 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 x x| A: 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 x x| 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 x x x x x x x x x x x x| Chorus: e: 14 e: 17 e: 19 b: 14 b: 17 b: 19 g: xx } x24 in 1/16, then g: xx and g: xx both 4 times (First Half), THEN d: xx d: xx d: xx A: xx A: xx A: xx E: xx E: xx E: xx e: 14 e: 17 e: 16 b: 14 b: 17 b: 16 g: xx } x24 in 1/16, then g: xx and g: xx both 4 times (Second Half)!!! d: xx d: xx d: xx A: xx A: xx A: xx E: xx E: xx E: xx Verse 2 (4x): e:0---0000-00-0000|-00-0000-00-9 ---|x---x--xxxx---9-|-99-9-99977-7---| b:5---5555-55-5555|-55-5555-55-10---|7---7--7777---7-|-77-7-77777-7---| g:6---6666-66-6666|-66-6666-66-11---|7---7--7777---7-|-77-7-77777-7---| d:7---7777-77-7777|-77-7777-77-0 ---|7---7--7777---7-|-77-7-77777-7---| A:xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx| E:xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx| (Think for Variation!!!!!) Pre Chorus: e: 9 - - 9 9 - - 9 9 - - - 12 - - - | 14 - - 14 14 - - 14 14 14 14 - 14 - 14 - | b:10 - -1010 - -1010 - - - 12 - - - | 15 - - 15 15 - - 15 15 15 15 - 15 - 15 - | g: 9 - - 9 9 - - 9 9 - - - 13 - - - | 14 - - 14 14 - - 14 14 14 14 - 14 - 14 - | d: 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 x x| A: 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 x x| 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 x x x x x x x x x x x x| Chorus (Now 2x!): e: 14 e: 17 e: 19 b: 14 b: 17 b: 19 g: xx } x24 in 1/16, then g: xx and g: xx both 4 times (First Half), THEN d: xx d: xx d: xx A: xx A: xx A: xx E: xx E: xx E: xx e: 14 e: 17 e: 16 b: 14 b: 17 b: 16 g: xx } x24 in 1/16, then g: xx and g: xx both 4 times (Second Half)!!! d: xx d: xx d: xx A: xx A: xx A: xx E: xx E: xx E: xx First Solo Part (not in 1/16!! Without Rythm!): (b = bended) e: 12b14----------9-12-----------------------9-12---------9----------------------| b: -----------------9b-9-----------------------9b-9------9b-9-------9---------| g:-----------------------11---11-11-11-11-----------11--------11-11---9-11-6--| d:----------------------------------------------------------------------------| A:----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E:----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Verse 3 (4x): e:0---0000-00-0000|-00-0000-00-9 ---|x---x--xxxx---9-|-99-9-99977-7---| b:5---5555-55-5555|-55-5555-55-10---|7---7--7777---7-|-77-7-77777-7---| g:6---6666-66-6666|-66-6666-66-11---|7---7--7777---7-|-77-7-77777-7---| d:7---7777-77-7777|-77-7777-77-0 ---|7---7--7777---7-|-77-7-77777-7---| A:xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx| E:xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx| (Think for Variation!!!!!) Solo End (not in 1/16!! Without Rythm!): (b = bended) e:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| b:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| g:---------9-11-----------------9---------------------9-11-------------9-----------| d:9----9-9------11-----9----9-9---11b-11-----9----9-9------11-----9--------11b-11--| A:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| That's all! You'll need some Time to learn it, but it sounds perfectly right!! The first Chord in the Verse will sound wrong, but you need to play it with a F# that's performed by the Bass!! Have Fun!!!