Red Hot Chili Peppers
The Power Of Equality
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)
(b) - Prebend (string bent before picking)
r - Release Bend
x - Fret-Hand Muting (percussive tone)
. - Staccato Phrasing (showed above the notes)
~ - Vibrato
- Shift Slide Down
_
/ - Legato Slide Up (only first note picked)
f - Forte (loud)
Timing
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w - whole note
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 - 1/4 note + 1/8 note
s+q. - 1/16 note + doted 1/4 note
W - whole break
H - 1/2 break
H. - doted 1/2 break
E - 1/8 break
S - 1/16 break
E+H. - 1/8 break + doted 1/2 break
E+H - 1/8 break + 1/2 break
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Tune Down 1/2 Step:
1 = Eb 4 = Db
2 = Bb 5 = Ab
3 = Gb 6 = Eb
Intro
-----
Moderate Funk q = 104
Gtr. 1 (clean)
Two gtrs. arr. for one.
f
Rhy. Fig. 1
Em7
> > > > > > > > >
e s s s s e s s e s s s s e s s s s e s s e s s s s e s s s s e s s e s s s s
e|-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-|-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-|-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-|
B|-8--5-5-5-5-8--5-5-8--5-5-5-5-|-8--5-5-5-5-8--5-5-8--5-5-5-5-|-8--5-5-5-5-8--5-5-8--5-5-5-5-|
G|-7----------7------7----------|-7----------7------7----------|-7----------7------7----------|
D|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
End Rhy. Fig. 1
> > >
e s s s s s s H
e|-0--0-0-0-0-0------------|
B|-8--5-5-5-5-8------------|
G|-7----------7------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|--------------7----------|
E|-------------------------|
Verse
-----
Gtr. 1: w/ Rhy. Fig. 1, 1st 3 meas.
then:
Gtr. 1: w/ Rhy. Fill 1, 1st, 3rd & 4th times
Gtr. 1: w/ Rhy. Fill 2, 2nd time
Rhy. Fill 1
-----------
Gtr. 1
>
e s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
e|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
B|-8--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
G|-7------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
Rhy. Fill 2
-----------
Gtr. 1
> >
e s s s s e s s s s s s s s
e|-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
B|-8--5-5-5-5-8--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
G|-7----------7------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
then:
Gtr. 1: w/ Rhy. Fig. 1, 1st, 2nd & 3rd times
Gtr. 1: w/ Rhy. Fig. 1, 3st meas., 4th time
then:
Gtr. 1: w/ Rhy. Fig. 1, 1st meas., 4th time
then:
Gtr. 1: w/ Rhy. Fig. 1, 4th time
then:
Eb9
. . . . . . . .
e e e e e e e e
e|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|
B|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|
G|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|
D|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
A|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|
E|-------------------------|
Chorus
------
N.C.(Dm7) (G9)
. . .
E s s e s s e s s e e e s s S s E e e s s e
e|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|-----x-10---10----12--12--12p10------|
G|--------------------------------------|-----x-10---10----12--12--12p10------|
D|----12-12-12--11-11-11--10-10---------|--------------------------------12~~-|
A|------------------------------12--11--|-10----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
(Dm7) (G9)
. . .
E s s e s s e s s e e e s s S s E e e s e.
e|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|-----x-10---10----12--12--12p10b10.5---|
G|--------------------------------------|-----x-10---10----12--12--12p10b10.5---|
D|----12-12-12--11-11-11--10-10---------|---------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------12--11--|-10------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
(Dm7) (G9)
. . .
E s s e s s e s s e e e s s S s E e e s s e
e|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|-----x-10---10----12--12--12p10------|
G|--------------------------------------|-----x-10---10----12--12--12p10------|
D|----12-12-12--11-11-11--10-10---------|--------------------------------12~~-|
A|------------------------------12--11--|-10----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
__________________________________________
|1. |
| |
Gtr. 1 w/ Rhy. Fig. 1
(Dm7) (G9) (Em7)
E s s e s s e s s e e e E+H. 4
e|--------------------------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
D|----12-12-12--11-11-11--10-10---------|--------------------|---------------------|
A|------------------------------12--11--|-10-----------------|---------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
then play: Verse & Chorus (take 2nd ending)
____________________
|2. |
| |
(G9)
e E+H.
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|-10-----------------|
E|--------------------|
Interlude
---------
Gtr. 1
N.C.(Ebm7)
. . . .
e. s E s s e s s e e e. s E s s e s s e e
e|-------------14-14-14--13-13-13--6--|-------------14-14-14--13-13-13--6--|
B|-----------------------13-13-13--6--|-----------------------13-13-13--6--|
G|-------------11-11-11--13-13-13--6--|-------------11-11-11--13-13-13--6--|
D|-13~~~p11---------------------------|-13~~~p11---------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Gtr. 2 (dist)
w/ wah-wah
f
N.C.(Ebm7)
s s E+H s s E s s E+H s s s s
e|---------------------------|------------------------------|
B|---------------------------|------------------------------|
G|-11------------------------|-14p13---------------11-------|
D|----13------------11h13----|------------------13----11h13-|
A|---------------------------|------------------------------|
E|---------------------------|------------------------------|
Gtr. 1
. . . .
e. s E s s e s s e e e. s E s s e s s e e
e|-------------14-14-14--13-13-13--6--|-------------14-14-14--13-13-13--6--|
B|-----------------------13-13-13--6--|-----------------------13-13-13--6--|
G|-------------11-11-11--13-13-13--6--|-------------11-11-11--13-13-13--6--|
D|-13~~~p11---------------------------|-13~~~p11---------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Gtr. 2
s s E+H. s s E s s E+H
e|----------------------|---------------------------|
B|----------------------|-14b16----14b16------------|
G|-11-------------------|---------------------------|
D|----13----------------|---------------------------|
A|----------------------|---------------------------|
E|----------------------|---------------------------|
Gtr. 1
. . . .
e. s E s s e s s e e e. s E s s e s s e e
e|-------------14-14-14--13-13-13--6--|-------------14-14-14--13-13-13--6--|
B|-----------------------13-13-13--6--|-----------------------13-13-13--6--|
G|-------------11-11-11--13-13-13--6--|-------------11-11-11--13-13-13--6--|
D|-13~~~p11---------------------------|-13~~~p11---------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Gtr. 2
s s E s s E s s E s s E s s H s s s s E
e|-14-13B14-------11----------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-------------14-------11-13-------------|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------13-11----|----11----------13p11-14p13----|
D|----------------------------------------|-13----------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Gtr. 1
. . .
e. s E s s e s s e e e. s E s s e s s s s E
e|-------------14-14-14--13-13-13--6--|-------------14-14-14--13-13-13-13----|
B|-----------------------13-13-13--6--|-----------------------13-13-13-13----|
G|-------------11-11-11--13-13-13--6--|-------------11-11-11--13-13-13-13----|
D|-13~~~p11---------------------------|-13~~~p11-----------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
Gtr. 2
. . .
H s s s s e S s E s s e s s e s s e e
e|----------------------------14-|----11----11--11----11--11----11---------|
B|-------------------------------|-------14--------14--------14-----14B16--|
G|----------14-13p11----11-------|-----------------------------------------|
D|-------------------13----------|-----------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
then play Verse & Chorus (take 2nd ending)
then:
Interlude
---------
Gtr. 2
Gtr. 1: w/ Rhy. Fig. 1
Em7
H. e e h+e q e (q.) s s+q. e
e|---------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|--------------15b17--|-(b)17------(b)17----(b)17--|-(17)------(b)17r16-------(b)16--|
G|---------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------------|
(q.) h e (h) H
e|-------------------------------|----------------------|
B|-(16)------(b)17--------(b)17--|-(17)-----------------|
G|-------------------------------|----------------------|
D|-------------------------------|----------------------|
A|-------------------------------|----------------------|
E|-------------------------------|----------------------|
then play Verse (without the last bar)
then:
N.C.
W s s E+H. W
e|------------------|--------------------|------------------|
B|------------------|--------------------|------------------|
G|------------------|--------------------|------------------|
D|------------------|--------------------|------------------|
A|------------------|-5h7----------------|------------------|
E|------------------|--------------------|------------------|
Outro
-----
Em7 A5
s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
e||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0_0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
B||*-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8/10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
G||--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7/9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
D||----------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
A||*---------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
E||----------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
___________________________________
|1. |
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6
Em7 E
9
s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
e|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--||
B|-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-*||
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--||
D|---------------------------------|----------------------------------||
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------*||
E|---------------------------------|----------------------------------||
________________________________
|2. |
| |
N.C.
s s s s s s s s S e e e.
e|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------||
B|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------||
G|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---------------||
D|-------------------------------||
A|-------------------10--9--8---||
E|-------------------------------||
