Red Hot Chili Peppers / Blood Sugar Sex Magik - The Greeting Song ------------------------------------------ Tabbed by: Tomas Horsky Date: 22 sep 2000 Changed: 16 jun 2004 ------------------------------------------ Main riff: 'x' means: repeat last note without putting the string on fret. | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------1-1-1-1-------1-----------1-----1-1-1-1-| G|-2-----------2-----2-2-2-0-0-0-0-2-----0-----2-----0-----0-0-0-0-| D|-2-------x---2-----2-2-2---------2-----------2-------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------1-1-1-1-------1-------------------------| G|-2-----------2-----2-2-2-0-0-0-0-2-----0-----2-----2-----2-2-2-2-| D|-2-------x---2-----2-2-2---------2-----------2-----2-----2-2-2-2-| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----(3/5)--------------------------------------------------------| "3/5" between "()" is playded by second guitar. Before "who you talking to" part: | . . . | . . . | --------------------------------| ------1-------------------------| ... 2-----0-----2-----2-----2-------| 2-----------2-----2-----2-------| --------------------------------| --------------------------------| "Who, who you talking to....": | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------x---3-----5-----6/7-------------x---3-----5-----6/7-----| G|-4-------x---2-----4-----5/6---2/4-------x---2-----4-----5/6---2/| D|-4-----------------------------2/4-----------------------------2/| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-0-------x---3-----5-----6/7-------------------------------------| G|/4-------x---2-----4-----5/6-------------------------------------| D|/4---------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------3h5-5-5-5---5-5-3h5-5-5-5---5-5-| (For the first time this part is played (without words), play only first bar 2x). Chorus "I love you, swim through me...": | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | e|-5-------5-------5-5-----5-------8-------8------10--10--1010-----| B|-5-------5-------5-5-----5-------8-------8------10--10--1010-----| G|-6-------6-------6-6-----6-------9-------9------11--11--1111-----| D|-7-------7-------7-7-----7------10------10------12--12--1212-----| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A C D | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | e|-5-------5-------5-5-----5-------3-------3-------2---2---2-2-----| B|-5-------5-------5-5-----5-------3-------3-------3---3---3-3-----| G|-6-------6-------6-6-----6-------4-------4-------2---2---2-2-----| D|-7-------7-------7-7-----7-------5-------5-----------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A G D At the end of song the chorus appears 2x. Play last two bars 2x for the first time, then play them once moved 2 frets up and again like this. Guitar solo: (strange timing :) guitar 1: | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . . | e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------10/12---12--10---------------| D|-------------7-------7--10------10------------------12--10-------| A|-8-------8-------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . . | e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------9-------9-------------------| D|------------10------10--12------12--------------12------10-------| A|12------12-------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Repeat 4x (not sure about last bar) | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . . | e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|12--12--12--11--11--11--10--10--10---9---9---9-------------------| A|------------------------------------------------13------12-------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Repeat 3x | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . . | e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|13--13--13--12--12--12--11--11--11--10--10--10---9-------8-------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| guitar 2 (you must listen to record to know when it enters): | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . . | e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------12h15-12-------\10-----------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------/14---------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . . | e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G/14----------12---------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------\14----------12---------/12--10-----------| A|--------------------------------------------------------12-------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . . | e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------12---------------------------| D|------------10----------12------------------14-\12--10-----------| A|12---------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . . | e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------13-/15--------------------------15-/17--15------13---| G/14---------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . . | e|--------------------------------------------15-/17--15-----------| B/17----------15------13--15--13------------------------------15/17| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . . | e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|13--15------------------13---------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------14--12--14-------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . . | e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|13---------------------------------------------------------------| G|----14-----------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Repeat chorus End with A (--222-)