Funky Monks Guitar Tab

Blood Sugar Sex Magik Tabs:

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Red Hot Chili Peppers
Funky Monks
By Anthony Kiedis, Flea, John Frusciante and Chad Smith
Blood Sugar Sex Magik (1991)

Emil Gasanov (strat182@hotmail.com)

Notation Legend
---------------
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)
r - Release Bend
. - Staccato Phrasing (showed above the notes)
~ - Vibrato
x - Fret-Hand Muting (percussive tone)
/ - Shift Slide Up
 - Shift Slide Down
_
/ - Legato Slide Up (only first note picked)
_
 - Legato Slide Down (only first note picked)
_
s - Legato Slide (grace note) (slide as fast as you can)
mf - Mezzo Forte (medium loud)
f - Forte (loud)

Timing
------
h. - doted 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
triol - three 1/16 notes that equal by timing to 1/8 note or three 1/8 notes equal to 1/4 
note
e.+e - doted 1/8 note + 1/8 note

W - whole break
H - 1/2 break
H. - doted 1/2 break
Q - 1/4 break
Q. - doted 1/4 break
E - 1/8 break
E. - doted 1/8 break
S - 1/16 break
Q.+H - doted 1/4 break + 1/2 break

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Time Signature: 4/4

Intro
-----
Moderate Funk  q = 88

Gtr. 1 (acous.)
f

   N.C.(G)
   .  .       .  .  .         .
   e  e.      e  e  e  e      e    s s S e.      triol e    e  e    triol
e|-------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
B|----3b3.5------3--3--3b3.5-----|-------3b3.5---------5B6--5---------------|
G|----3b3.5------3--3--3b3.5-----|-------3b3.5---------5B6--5--3H5--(5)p3p0-|
D|------------5---------------5--|-3h5-----------5p3p0----------------------|
A|-------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
E|-3-----------------------------|------------------------------------------|

                 .  .  .        .
   s s S e.      e  e  e  triol e
e|---------------------------------|
B|-------3b3.5------3--3-----------|
G|-------3b3.5------3--3--3h4p3----|
D|---------------5--------------5--|
A|---------------------------------|
E|-1h3-----------------------------|

Gtr. 1

   triol e  s e.  E  e  E
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-3h5p3----------------------|
A|-------5--3-1---------------|
E|-------------------1-----1--|

Gtr. 2 (elec.)
w/ clean tone
f

   H        e    e  e  e
e|------------------3-----|
B|----------5B6--5--------|
G|----------5B6--5--3bb4--|
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|

Gtr. 2

   Gtr. 1 tacet
                 .  .  .         .                  .       .   .
   s s S e.      e  e  e  e      e    s s S e.      e  e    e   e   E
e|----------------------------------|--------------------------{3)-----|
B|-------3b3.5------3--3--3b3.5-----|-------3b3.5------5B6--5---3------|
G|-------3b3.5------3--3--3b3.5-----|-------3b3.5------5B6--5---3------|
D|---------------5---------------5--|-3h5-----------5------------------|
A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|-1h3------------------------------|----------------------------------|

                 .  .  .         .                  .       .
   s s S e.      e  e  e  e      e    s s S e.      e  e    e   s e.
e|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|-------3b3.5------3--3--3b3.5-----|-------3b3.5------5B6--5----------|
G|-------3b3.5------3--3--3b3.5-----|-------3b3.5------5B6--5---3h5~~~-|
D|---------------5---------------5--|-3h5-----------5------------------|
A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|-1h3------------------------------|----------------------------------|

Verse
-----
Simile 2nd & 3rd times.

     N.C.(G)
                   .  .  .         .                  .       .  .
     s s S e.      e  e  e  e      e    s s S e.      e  e    e  e  E
e||-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B||*-------3b3.5------3--3--3b3.5-----|-------3b3.5------5B6--5--3-----|
G||--------3b3.5------3--3--3b3.5-----|-------3b3.5------5B6--5--3-----|
D||----------------5---------------5--|-3h5-----------5----------------|
A||*----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E||--1h3------------------------------|--------------------------------|

                 .  .  .         .                  .       .  .
   s s S e.      e  e  e  e      e    s s S e.      e  e    e  e  E
e|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-------3b3.5------3--3--3b3.5-----|-------3b3.5------5B6--5--3-----|
G|-------3b3.5------3--3--3b3.5-----|-------3b3.5------5B6--5--3-----|
D|---------------5---------------5--|-3h5-----------5----------------|
A|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|-1h3------------------------------|--------------------------------|

                 .  .  .        .                  .
   s s S e.      e  e  e  triol e    s s S e.      e  e    e  q
e|---------------------------------|------------------6----5--3--------|
B|-------3b3.5------3--3-----------|-------3b3.5-----------------------|
G|-------3b3.5------3--3--3h4p3----|-------3b3.5------5B6--5--3b3.5----|
D|---------------5--------------5--|-3h5-----------5-------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|-1h3-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|

                 .  .  .        .                  .
   s s S e.      e  e  e  triol e    s s S e.      e  s   e.  s e.
e|---------------------------------|----------------------6-----5---|
B|-------3b3.5------3--3-----------|-------3b3.5-------_------------|
G|-------3b3.5------3--3--3h4p3----|-------3b3.5------5s7-----5-----|
D|---------------5--------------5--|-3h5-----------5----------------|
A|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|-1h3-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
                                                      let ringlet ring

                 .  .  .        .
   s s S e.      e  e  e  triol e    triol e  triol e  e    e  e  s s
e|---------------------------------|------------------------------x-x-|
B|-------3b3.5------3--3-----------|-------------------6----------x-x-|
G|-------3b3.5------3--3--3h4p3----|-------------------5B7--5--3--x-x-|
D|---------------5--------------5--|-3h5p3----------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-------5--3h4p3-------------------|
E|-1h3-----------------------------|----------------6-----------------|

                 .  .  .         .                  .       .  .
   s s S e.      e  e  e  e      e    s s S e.      e  e    e  e  E
e|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-------3b3.5------3--3--3b3.5-----|-------3b3.5------5B6--5--3-----|
G|-------3b3.5------3--3--3b3.5-----|-------3b3.5------5B6--5--3-----|
D|---------------5---------------5--|-3h5-----------5----------------|
A|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|-1h3------------------------------|--------------------------------|

                 .  .  .         .                  .
   s s S e.      e  e  e  e      e    s s S e.      e  e    e  q
e|----------------------------------|------------------6----5--3--------|
B|-------3b3.5------3--3--3b3.5-----|-------3b3.5-----------------------|
G|-------3b3.5------3--3--3b3.5-----|-------3b3.5------5B6--5--3b3.5----|
D|---------------5---------------5--|-3h5-----------5-------------------|
A|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|-1h3------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

                 .  .  .         .                  .          .
   s s S e.      e  e  e  e      e    s s S e.      e  e    e  e  E
e|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-------3b3.5------3--3--3b3.5-----|-------3b3.5------5B6--5--3-----|
G|-------3b3.5------3--3--3b3.5-----|-------3b3.5------5B6--5--3-----|
D|---------------5---------------5--|-3h5-----------5----------------|
A|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|-1h3------------------------------|--------------------------------|

Chorus
------

   A5      C5    Eb5  D5     F7            E                  A5      C5    Eb5  D5
   .       .     .           .  .          .             .    .       .     .
   e  Q    e  E  e  s e.     e  e  triol s s E  e   s  s e    e  Q    e  E  e  s e.
e|--------------------_----|-----------------------------0--|--------------------_----|
B|---------------4--43~~~-|----4--4p3p1--------------------|---------------4--43~~~-|
G|-2-------5-----3--32~~~-|-------------2------1------1----|-2-------5-----3--32~~~-|
D|-2-------5---------------|--------------------------------|-2-------5---------------|
A|-0-------3---------------|--------------------------------|-0-------3---------------|
E|-------------------------|-1-------------0-------{0}------|-------------------------|

   F7            E                  A5      C5    Eb5  D5
   .             .             .    .       .     .
   e  e  triol s s E  e  s  s  e    e  Q    e  E  e  s e.
e|--------------------------------|--------------------_----|
B|----4--4p3p1--------------------|---------------4--43~~~-|
G|-------------2------1-----------|-2-------5-----3--32~~~-|
D|-----------------------2-----0--|-2-------5---------------|
A|-------------------------{2}----|-0-------3---------------|
E|-1-------------0----------------|-------------------------|

   F7            E                  A5      C5    Eb5  D5     N.C.(A5)
   .  .          .             .    .       .     .
   e  e  triol s s E  e   s  s e    e  Q    e  E  e  s e.     S e.   s s S e.   s s s s s s
e|-----------------------------0--|--------------------_----|-------------------------------|
B|----4--4p3p1--------------------|---------------4--43~~~-|-------------------------------|
G|-------------2------1------1----|-2-------5-----3--32~~~-|-------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|-2-------5---------------|-------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|-0-------3---------------|---5~~~-3-----6~~~-5p3-5p3-----|
E|-1-------------0-------{0}------|-------------------------|----------5----------------5p3-|

Time Signature: 2/4

  ____________
 |1.          |
 |            |
   .
   e  Q.
e|-----------||
B|----------*||
G|-----------||
D|-----------||
A|----------*||
E|-5---------||

Time Signature: 4/4

  ___________________
 |2.                 |
 |                   |
   .
   e  Q.+H
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
E|-5-----------------|

Guitar Solo
----------
Gtr. 3 (elec.)
w/ dist.
mf

   Gtr. 2 tacet
   N.C.(B5)
                                                                                            .
   e.     s e   s s  e  e   e  e      s s  s s e.   s q.      s s       s s s h.            s
e|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|------------------------|
G|-9B10rrr9b10rr9b10r9bb10rr9bb10-|-rr9b10r9p7h9~~~p7h9~~~~~~-7-9B10-|-r9p7h9p7~~~~~~~~~~~~-9-|
D|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|------------------------|

   W                  s  e.+e    e  triol      triol
e|------------------|-10b12~~~~~-10b12--7------7--------10-|
B|------------------|----------------------10--------------|
G|------------------|-----------------------------9B11-----|
D|------------------|--------------------------------------|
A|------------------|--------------------------------------|
E|------------------|--------------------------------------|
                      w/ wah-wah

            .
   triol    e  triol        s s S e.   E    s e  s   (s) s s s S e.   Q 
e|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-9B11r9p7-9--7b7.5----------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------9--7--9-7-----------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------5~~~----|-7-5--7B8-(8)r7p5-7---5~~~------|
E|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------|

   E.   s (e)   Q.     q       s e.+e   q        e      s e  s   e.  e.  e.  e.  s s e
e|---------------------------|---------------------------------|------------------------|
B|---------------------7/----|---------------------------------|------------------------|
G|---------------------7/----|---------------------------------|------------------------|
D|---------------------7/----|----------3b3.5----3b3.5---------|-----3-----------5b7-3--|
A|---------------------------|-3h5~~~~~-----------------5p3bb5-|-5-------3---5----------|
E|-----/7-(7)---------------|---------------------------------|------------------------|
                               f

   e.      e.  q    e.  e.    e.      e.  e  (e)  s S s  s  e
e|--------------------------|-------------------------------10--|
B|--------------------------|---------------------------_-------|
G|--------------------------|-------------------------10/12-----|
D|-------------3------------|-----------------------------------|
A|-3b3.5---5--------3---5---|-3b3.5---5-------------------------|
E|--------------------------|-------------1--(1)bb2-------------|

   triol    triol    triol    triol    triol    triol    triol    triol
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-13p10----13p10----13p10----13p10----13p10----13p10----13p10----13p10-----|
G|-------12-------12-------12-------13-------13-------13-------13-------13--|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

   triol    triol    triol    triol    s  e.   q
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|-13p10----13p10----13p10----13p10-------------------|
G|-------13-------13-------13-------13-12b14---10~~~~-|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

   s  s  e    s  s  e    s  s  e     e        e
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------10b10.5--10b10.5--|
G|-----------------------------------10b10.5--10b10.5--|
D|-12-10-12~~-12-10-12~~-12-10-12~~--------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

   s  s  s  s  e   e      q        s     e.      e.      s H.
e|---------------------------------------------|------------------------|
B|-12--------------13B15--13B15----13B15r13~~~-|------------------------|
G|-12-------10---------------------------------|-3b3.5------------------|
D|----10-12----12------------------------------|---------5--------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|------------------------|

then play: Verse & Chorus (take 2nd ending)

then:

Outro
-----

                             tri tri
With Slight Swing (e e e e = e s e s)

(tri = triola)

     N.C.(B)

     Q    e        Q.     e         E    Q    e        E  s s S s S e.
e||-------14--------------14-----------|------14----------------7---------|
B||*------15b15.5---------15b15.15-----|------15b15.5---------------10~~~-|
G||------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D||------------------------------------|------------------7h9-------------|
A||*-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E||------------------------------------|----------------------------------|

                                                            Play 6 Times and Fade

   Q    e        Q.     e         E    Q    e        E  s s S s S e   s
e|------14--------------14-----------|------14----------------7-------10b10.5--||
B|------15b15.5---------15b15.15-----|------15b15.5---------------10----------*||
G|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------||
D|-----------------------------------|------------------7h9--------------------||
A|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------*||
E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------||

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques

No Picture a Average	#1 by a a at Oct 20, 1972 at 12:40 AM EST
	I love this songs funky beat, it really cheers you up grin

No Picture brock Average	#2 by brock someone at Dec 6, 1974 at 9:26 AM EST
	Love this song Its live for one of the b-sides for desecration smile and its amazing!

No Picture Matt Wanna Be	#3 by Matt Sakrosky at May 6, 1981 at 11:58 PM EST
	I'll be doin' all I can If I die an honest man its like... hey we arent aiming to fuck up... but... i dont expect to end up as a good person its great :)

No Picture ben Rhythm Player	#4 by ben kurkul at Apr 15, 1984 at 8:44 AM EST
	the introduction to this is brilliant