Red Hot Chili Peppers
I Could Have Lied
By Anthony Kiedis, Flea, John Frusciante and Chad Smith
Blood Sugar Sex Magik (1991)
Intro
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Moderatly Slow q = 69
Gtr. 1 (acous.)
let ring throughout
mf
band tacet
Rhy. Fig. 1 End Rhy. Fig. 1
N.C.(Bm) (A) (Gmaj7)
s s s s e s s s e s s s e e. s (e) e. e.+q q
e|-------------------------------|----------------------------||
B|-------------------------------|---------------------------*||
G|-------------------------------|----------------------------||
D|-----0---4----0---4----0---4/--|-7---5-(5)--4--------------||
A|-0h2---2----2---2----2---2-----|-0---------------5---------*||
E|-------------------------------|-------------3--------3-----||
q.
the q. reffers to E|-3
Verse
-----
Gtr. 1: w/ Rhy. Fig. 1, 2 times
then:
(Bm) (A) (Gmaj7)
s s s s e s s s e s triol e e. s (e) e. e.+q q
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------|
B|-----------------------2h3p2-----|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------|
D|-----0---4----0---4----------4/--|-7---5-(5)--4-------------|
A|-0h2---2----2---2----2-----------|-0---------------5---------|
E|---------------------------------|-------------3--------3----|
q.
then:
Gtr. 1: w/ Rhy. Fig. 1
then:
Pre-Chorus
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B D Aadd9 G6
q e s e s e s s e e. s E q q.
e|--------------------------|-0--------0----0------|
B|-4----4--x-7--7-7--7-7-7--|-0---0----0----0------|
G|-4----4--x-7--7-7--7-7-7--|-2---2----4----4------|
D|-4----4--x-7--7-7--7-7-7--|-2---2----5----5------|
A|-2----2--x-5--5-5--5-5-5--|-0--------------------|
E|--------------------------|----------------------|
then:
Gtr. 1
(Bm) (A) (Gmaj7)
s s s s e s s s e s triol e e. s (e) e. e.+q q
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------|
B|-----------------------2h3p2-----|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------|
D|-----0---4----0---4----------4/--|-7---5-(5)--4-------------|
A|-0h2---2----2---2----2-----------|-0---------------5---------|
E|---------------------------------|-------------3--------3----|
q.
Gtr. 2 (acous.)
mf
N.C.(Bm) (A) (Gmaj7)
W S s s s s Q H
e|-----------------|--------------------------|
B|-----------------|--------------------------|
G|-----------------|---9B11r9p7---------------|
D|-----------------|--------------------------|
A|-----------------|--------------------------|
E|-----------------|--------------------------|
then:
Gtr. 1: w/ Rhy. Fig. 1
Gtr. 2 tacet
then:
Verse
-----
Gtr. 1: w/ Rhy. Fig. 1, 4 times
Gtr. 2: w/ Fill 1, 4th meas.
Fill 1
------
Gtr. 2
mp
Q E. s q Q
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|----------_----------|
D|---------7/9---------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|
then:
Gtr. 2: w/ Fill 2, 6th meas.
Fill 2
------
Gtr. 2
mf
H+S e.+q (w)
e|-------------------|--------------------|
B|-----------0-------|-(0)----------------|
G|-------------------|--------------------|
D|-------------------|--------------------|
A|-------------------|--------------------|
E|-------------------|--------------------|
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
then play Pre-Chorus
then:
N.C.(Bm) (A) (Gmaj7)
s s s s e s s s e s s s e e. s (e) e. e.+q e e
e|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-----0---4----0---4----0---4--|-7---5-(5)--4------------------|
A|-0h2---2----2---2----2---2-----|-0---------------5--------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------3--------3b3.5--0--|
q.
Chorus
------
Rhy. Fig. 2 End Rhy. Fig. 2
Em G D C
.
e s s e s s S s e s s e e s s e q q e
e|-------------10---10-10--10-10-10--|-5--5-5-5--3----3----3--|
B|-8--8-8-8--x-12---12-12--12-12-12--|-7--7-7-7--5----5----5--|
G|-9--9-9-9--x-12---12-12--12-12-12--|-7--7-7-7--5----5----5--|
D|-9--9-9-9--x-12---12-12--12-12-12--|-7--7-7-7--5----5----5--|
A|-7--7-7-7--x-10---10-10--10-10-10--|------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------|
Em G D C
.
e s s e s s S s e s s e e. s e q s e s s s s
e|-------------10---10-10--10-10-10--|-5---5-5--5----3-3--3-3-3-3-|
B|-8--8-8-8--x-12---12-12--12-12-12--|-7---7-7--7----5-5--5-5-5-5-|
G|-9--9-9-9--x-12---12-12--12-12-12--|-7---7-7--7----5-5--5-5-5-5-|
D|-9--9-9-9--x-12---12-12--12-12-12--|-7---7-7--7----5-5--5-5-5-5-|
A|-7--7-7-7--x-10---10-10--10-10-10--|----------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|----------------------------|
Guitar Solo
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Gtr. 3 (elec.)
w/ dist.
f
Bm A G
q. q s e e. q. s e. q s s
e|-----------------------|------------------------------|
B|-----------------------|------------------------------|
G|---------------_---7---|-9B11-------11r9--------------|
D|--------------7/9------|----------------------------9-|
A|---------5-------------|-------------------10----10---|
E|-/7--------------------|------------------------------|
Gtr. 1
Bm A G
e e e s e s s e. s s e. s s s e. s s s s s e
e|---------------------------|-----0-0--------------------|
B|-------3--3-2--3---3-------|-----2-2-x-0---0-0---0-0-0--|
G|-------4--4-4--4-4-4-------|-2---2-2-x-0---0-0---0-0----|
D|----4--4----4--4-4---------|-2-------x-0---0-----0-0----|
A|-2--2------------------2-0-|-0--------------------------|
E|---------------------------|-------------------3--------|
Gtr. 3
Bm A G
> > >
s s e e s s s s e s s e e. e. e. e. s s s s
e|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|--_--7--7--7-7-7---7--7---7-|-8B10---8---7----------------|
G|-6/7-------------9------9---|----------------7~~~-7-7-9-7-|
D|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Gtr. 1
Bm A G
e e e s e e e s s s e. s s s e. s e e s s
e|---------------------------|---------------------------|
B|----3--3--3-2--3--3--4---4-|-2---2-2---0---0----0--0-0-|
G|----4--4--4-4--4--4----2---|-2---2-2-x-0---0----0--0-0-|
D|----4--4----4-----4--------|-2---2---x-0--------0--0-0-|
A|-2-------------------------|-0-------------------------|
E|---------------------------|-----------------3---------|
Gtr. 3
Bm A G
s s s s e s e s e s s s s (s) s e s s t s. t t s s s t t s s s
e|--------------------------------7-----------|------7--------------------------------------|
B|---------------7------7-------7---7-10b10.5-|-(10)---10--7-10-10p7~~-7h10p7---7-----------|
G|-9p7-x-7-9B11----9B11---9B11----------------|-------------------------------9---7b9r9-----|
D|--------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------9-7-|
A|--------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
Gtr. 1
Bm A G
e e e s e s s e. s s e s s e q e e s s
e|----------------------------|------0-----------------0-|
B|-------3--3-2--3---3--------|------2----0----0--0--0-0-|
G|-------4--4-4--4-4-4--------|----2-2-2--0----0--0--0-0-|
D|----4--4----4--4-4----------|-2--2---2--0----0--0--0-0-|
A|-2--2-------------------2-0-|-0--0---0--2--------------|
E|----------------------------|--------------------------|
Gtr. 3
Bm Bm7 Bm A G6
e s s s s t t s s s e s s s s e s s e q e. s s s
e|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|---------8-7-7h8p7-----------7-----|------------------------------------|
G|-------------------7-------7---7---|------------------------------------|
D|-9~~-9-9-------------9-9~~-------9-|-7H9--9-7-9---_------_-------_---12-|
A|-----------------------------------|-------------7s9----9s10---10/14----|
E|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Gtr. 1
Bm Bm7 Bm A G6
> >
e e e s s s s s e s s s e s s s s q q E
e|--------------------5---2-----|------0-0---0----0-------|
B|-------3--x-2-2-3-x-3---3-----|-2----2-2-x-0----0-------|
G|-4--4--4--x-4-4-4-x-3-----4-4-|-2--2-2-2-x-0----0-------|
D|-4--4--4--x-4-4-----4-----4---|-2--2-----x-0----0-------|
A|-2--2---------2---------------|-0-----------------------|
E|------------------------------|-------------------------|
Gtr. 3
Gtr. 1: w/ Rhy. Fig. 1, 2 times
N.C.(Bm) (A) (Gmaj7)
s s s s s s e (q+e.) s e. e s s s s e e s s s
e|-------------------------------------|-15B17r15--14----------------------|
B|-------------15-17b19--(17)~~~~~~~-x-|--------------15---_-_-------------|
G|---_---14h16-------------------------|-----------------1497--7~~-7-9-7-|
D|-14/16-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
(Bm) (A) (Gmaj7) (Bm)
s e.+h (e) e s e e s s q. s s s s q+s S+H
e|------------------------|--------------------------------|-------------------|
B|---7--------------------|----------_-_-----------_-_-_-_-|--_----------------|
G|-9-9B11---------(11)r9--|-9p7--7--7/95~~~~~~-(5)4/54-|-2 ---------------|
D|------------------------|--------------------------------|-------------------|
A|------------------------|--------------------------------|-------------------|
E|------------------------|--------------------------------|-------------------|
Verse
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Gtr. 1: w/ Rhy. Fig. 1, 4 times
Gtr. 2: w/ Fill 3, 6th meas.
Fill 3
------
Gtr. 2
mp
H+Q+E s s
e|--------------------|
B|----------------2h3-|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|
Chorus
------
Gtr. 1: w/ Rhy. Fig. 2, 4 times, simile
Gtr. 3
Em G D C Em G D C
W W W Q S s S Q e triol
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|----------------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|------------------|----------------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|----------------------2p0---|
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|--------x-----------------2-|
A|------------------|------------------|------------------|--------x-------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------12--------|
Em G D C
e s s e s s s s e s s s s e. s e q e. s s s
e|------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|-12-----12-----------12-15----15-12-------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|-14B16-----14-14B16-----14B16-------14~~--14-12-14-12-|-14B16---14b17--14----12~~~-12-14-12-|
D|------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Em G
s s e q. t t s s s e
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|-14-12--------------12-----------------|
D|-------14--14~~~~~~----14-12-14-12-14--|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
D C
. .
e e s s s t t t t s s s s s s s
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------15-12-15-|
G|-----------12-14B16-12-14B16-14p12----12-14-12----------|
D|-12H14--x--------------------------14-------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
Outro
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Gtr. 1: w/ Rhy. Fig. 2, 4 times, simile
Gtr. 3
Em G D C
h Q s s s s (s) e s+q. E S s s s
e|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B|-12-------------12-------------|--------------------------------------|
G|-------------------14-12-14B16-|-(14)-14B16r14------------14-12-12B14-|
D|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
Gtr. 2
Bm D C
.
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
e|-7-----7-----10-------10-------10-------10-|-5-----5-----3-----3-----3------|
B|---8-----8------12-------12-------12--------|---7-----7-----5-----5-----5----|
G|-----9-----9-------12-------12-------12-----|-----7-----7-----5-----5-----5--|
D|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
let ring - |let ring - - - - - - - - - - - | let ring - |let ring - - - |
Gtr. 3
Em G D C
(s) e.+h s s s s s e.+q+e (e) s s s s
e|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|---------------------_----------|
G|-(14)r12-----------11-12-11-11B12-|-(12)r11---------(11)4-7-4-4~~-|
D|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Gtr. 2
Bm D C
.
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
e|-7-----7-----10-------10-------10-------10-|-5-----5-----3-----3-----3------|
B|---8-----8------12-------12-------12--------|---7-----7-----5-----5-----5----|
G|-----9-----9-------12-------12-------12-----|-----7-----7-----5-----5-----5--|
D|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
let ring - |let ring - - - - - - - - - - - | let ring - |let ring - - - |
Gtr. 3
Em G D C
h. S s s s s s s s s s s s s+q
e|------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|------------------------|-----3-----------------------|
G|-(4)~~~~~~~~~~~-----0-2-|-2b4---4r2-0-2p0-2p0---------|
D|------------------2-----|---------------------2b4-----|
A|------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|------------------------|-----------------------------|
hold bend
Gtr. 2
Bm D C
.
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
e|-7-----7-----10-------10-------10-------10-|-5-----5-----3-----3-----3------|
B|---8-----8------12-------12-------12--------|---7-----7-----5-----5-----5----|
G|-----9-----9-------12-------12-------12-----|-----7-----7-----5-----5-----5--|
D|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
let ring - |let ring - - - - - - - - - - - | let ring - |let ring - - - |
Gtr. 3
Em G D C
h. Q e. s (e) e. e. e. S
e|-----------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------|----------_------------------|
D|-(4)r2-----------------|-2---2-(2)/14---14~~~-14-----|
A|-----------------------|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------------|
Gtr. 2
Bm D C
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
e|-7-----7-----10-------10-------10-------10-|-5-----5-----3-----3-----3------|
B|---8-----8------12-------12-------12--------|---7-----7-----5-----5-----5----|
G|-----9-----9-------12-------12-------12-----|-----7-----7-----5-----5--------|
D|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|-----------------------------0--|
let ring - |let ring - - - - - - - - - - - | let ring - |let ring - - - |
Gtr. 3
Em
Fermata
S e.+h.
e|---------------------||
B|---^12---------------||
G|---^12---------------||
D|---^14---------------||
A|---------------------||
E|---------------------||
Gtrs. 1 & 2
Em
Fermata
w
e|-7----------------||
B|-8----------------||
G|-9----------------||
D|-9----------------||
A|-7----------------||
E|------------------||
this song is one of thare best so play at well
