Song: Minor Thing Artist: Red Hot Chili Peppers Album: By The Way Transcriber: Igor Dedic Yugoslavia E-mail: dedicbis@neobee.net I tabbed out the song the way it goes on the album. I tried to show how to play the chords, but it’s far from perfect. You’ll probably have to listen to the song while you play and figure out the rhytm and the chord playing. INTRO (same as PATTERN 1) PATTERN 1 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------------ B|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------ G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------ D|-------------------------------------------------------------- A|-------------------------------------------------------------- E|-------------------------------------------------------------- I change the key from C to D | you see to me it’s e|-9---5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5--9-9-9-9--7-7-7------------------------ B|-9---7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7------------------------ G|-9---7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7------------------------ D|-------------------------------------------------------------- A|-------------------------------------------------------------- E|-------------------------------------------------------------- just a minor thing | he knows everything To raedjust you’ve got to trust | that all the fuss is just a minor thing | he knows everything - - - - - - - - - - - PATTERN 2 e|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--9---5-5-5-5----------- B|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--9---7-7-7-7----------- G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--9---7-7-7-7----------- D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----------------------- A|-------------------------------------------------------------- E|-------------------------------------------------------------- It’s just a minor thing | and I’m a minor king e|-5--9-9-9-9--7-7-7-------------------------------------------- B|-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-------------------------------------------- G|-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-------------------------------------------- D|-------------------------------------------------------------- A|-------------------------------------------------------------- E|-------------------------------------------------------------- he knows everything - - - - - - - - - - - e|-9--9--9-9----7-----14-14-14-14-14-14-------------------------\ B|-10-10-1010---9-----14-14-14-14-14-14-------------------------| G|-9--9--9-9----9-----14-14-14-14-14-14-------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------| x 2 A|--------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------| UUUUUUU UUU UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU / - - - - - - - - - - - PATTERN 3 e|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14--17-17--19-19--- B|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14--17-17--19-19--- G|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14----------------- D|-------------------------------------------------------------- A|-------------------------------------------------------------- E|-------------------------------------------------------------- You’ve got your bit part, Mozart | hot dart acceleration e|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14--19-19--17-17--- B|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14--19-19--17-17--- G|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14----------------- D|-------------------------------------------------------------- A|-------------------------------------------------------------- E|-------------------------------------------------------------- Pop art, pistol chasin’ | Cat fight intimidation - - - - - - - - PATTERN 1 OOOOOO...... PATTERN 1 To read a mind you’ve got to Redefine the line to make your circle sing He knows everything You make a sound The spell is bound to come around It’s just a minor thing He knows everything PATTERN 2 It’s just a minor thing And I’m a minor king He knows everything PATTERN 3 You’ve got your bit part, Mozart Hot dart acceleration Pop art, pistol chasin’ Cat fight intimidation PATTERN 3 All out interfacing Black star motivation Vampire sugar junkie Data basin’ infiltration SOLO 1 (1:45 – 2:00) e-14~ ~ ~ --------------------------------------------------12-- B---------10--12----------------------------13-----------13----- G----------------(11)/13--11-11~ ~11--11-11----13^-11----------- D--------------------------------------------------------------- A--------------------------------------------------------------- E--------------------------------------------------------------- e------------------------------------------------------- B-------13---------------------------------------------- G-13^------13^------11----13-----9------11------6~ ~ ~-- D------------------------------------------------------- A------------------------------------------------------- E------------------------------------------------------- - - - - - - - - - - - PATTERN 1 and PATTERN 2 with text - - - - - - - - - - - SOLO 2 (2:31) e-----------------------------|------------------------- \ B------------5--7-------------|-------------5---3^------ | G-4------4-4--------6---------|-4-------4-4--------6---- | D-----------------------------|------------------------- | A-----------------------------|------------------------- | E-----------------------------|------------------------- | | x 2 e-----------------------------|------------------------- | B------------5--7-------------|-------------5---3^------ | G-4------4-4--------6---------|-4------------------6---- | D-----------------------------|------------------------- | A-----------------------------|------------------------- | E-----------------------------|------------------------- / thats’s all. Cao!! :)