Mellowship Slinky In B Major Guitar Tab

Blood Sugar Sex Magik Tabs:

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Red Hot Chili Peppers
Mellowship Slinky In B Major
By Anthony Kiedis, Flea, John Frusciante and Chad Smith
Blood Sugar Sex Magik (1991)

Emil Gasanov (strat182@hotmail.com)

Notation Legend
---------------
h - Hammer-On
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
------
q - 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
s+q - 1/16 note + 1/4 note

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

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

Time Signature: 4/4

Intro
-----
Moderate Funk  q = 86

Gtr. 1 (dist.)
f

   Riff A
   N.C.
                     .  .                    .  .                             .  .
   e  E  e  E  e  E  e  e    s s S s S s s s e  e  s e.     e  E  e  E  e  E  e  e
e|-------------------------|------------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|------------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|------------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|------------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-4-----3-----2-----5--6--|-7-----------5---7--7--5-7---|-4-----3-----2-----5--6--|
E|-------------------------|---0---0---7---7--------------|-------------------------|

                                                       .  .                    .  .
   s s S s S s s s s s S s S s s s   e  E  e  E  e  E  e  e    s s S s S s s s e  e  s e.
e|---------------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------------|
A|-7-----------5---7-----------5---|-4-----3-----2-----5--6--|-7-----------5---7--7--5-7---|
E|---0---0---7---7---0---0---7---7-|-------------------------|---0---0---7---7--------------|

                                               End Riff A
                                                         (B7)
                     .  .                                    .  .   .  .   .
   e  E  e  E  e  E  e  e    s s S s S s s s s s E+Q      E  e  e   e  e   e  E  e
e|-------------------------|----------------------------|----7--------------------------|
B|-------------------------|----------------------------|-------10--9--10--9------------|
G|-------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------7b7.5--|
D|-------------------------|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-4-----3-----2-----5--6--|-7-----------5---7----------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------|---0---0---7---7---0--------|-------------------------------|
                                                          w/ clean tone
                                                          mf

      .                    .  .   .  .   .                         .
   E  e  Q+H            E  e  e   e  e   e  E  e        E  e.  e.  e  E+Q
e|--------------------|----7--------------------------|----------------------|
B|--------------------|-------10--9--10--9------------|----------------------|
G|----9---------------|------------------------7b7.5--|----------------------|
D|--------------------|-------------------------------|----9---8---7---------|
A|--------------------|-------------------------------|----------------------|
E|--------------------|-------------------------------|----------------------|

Verse
-----

   N.C.(B7)
      .  .   .  .   .
   E  e  e   e  e   e  E  e        E  e   E  e      E  e    Q
e|----7--------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-------10--9--10--9------------|-------------------------------|
G|------------------------7b7.5--|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|----9~~------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-----------5b5.5---------------|
E|-------------------------------|---------------------5~~-------|

      .  .   .  .   .                         .              .  .   .  .   .
   E  e  e   e  e   e  E  e        E  e.  e.  e  E+Q      E  e  e   e  e   e  E  e
e|----7--------------------------|----------------------|----7--------------------------|
B|-------10--9--10--9------------|----------------------|-------10--9--10--9------------|
G|------------------------7b7.5--|----------------------|------------------------7b7.5--|
D|-------------------------------|----9---8---7---------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------------|

                                 .  .   .  .   .                         .
   E  e   E  e  E  e   Q      E  e  e   e  e   e  E  e        E  e.  e.  e  E+Q
e|--------------------------|----7--------------------------|----------------------|
B|--------------------------|-------10--9--10--9------------|----------------------|
G|--------------------------|------------------------7b7.5--|----------------------|
D|----9~~----7--------------|-------------------------------|----9---8---7---------|
A|-----------------5~~------|-------------------------------|----------------------|
E|--------------------------|-------------------------------|----------------------|

      .  .   .  .   .
   E  e  e   e  e   e  E  e        E  e      Q    E.  e     s   e
e|----7--------------------------|----10B12-----------12B14r12p10b10.5--|
B|-------10--9--10--9------------|--------------------------------------|
G|------------------------7b7.5--|--------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------|

                                   N.C.
      .  .   .  .   .
   E  e  e   e  e   e  E  e        E  e.  e.  e.   e.  e    e.  e.  e   e.  e.  e
e|----7--------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B|-------10--9--10--9------------|------------------------|------------------------|
G|------------------------7b7.5--|------------------------|------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|----9---8---7-----------|-----------------7---8--|
A|-------------------------------|----------------/9---8--|-7---5---7--/9----------|
E|-------------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|

Chorus
------
w/ chorus
mf

   Rhy. Fig. 1
   Bm                     C#m       Bm                     Bbm
   .                                .
   e  s s S s s s S s S s s s s s   e  s s S s s s S s S s s s s s
e|-7--x-7---x-7-7---7---x-9-9-9-9-|-7--x-7---x-7-7---7---x-6-6-6-6-|
B|-7--x-7---x-7-7---7---x-9-9-9-9-|-7--x-7---x-7-7---7---x-6-6-6-6-|
G|-7--x-7---x-7-7---7---x-9-9-9-9-|-7--x-7---x-7-7---7---x-6-6-6-6-|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

   Bm                     C#m       Bm                 Bbm
                                       .         .
   e  s s S s s s S s S s s s s s   e  e  S s E  e  E  s s s s
e|-7--x-7---x-7-7---7---x-9-9-9-9-|-x--7----7----7-----6-6-6-6-|
B|-7--x-7---x-7-7---7---x-9-9-9-9-|-x--7----7----7-----6-6-6-6-|
G|-7--x-7---x-7-7---7---x-9-9-9-9-|-x--7----7----7-----6-6-6-6-|
D|--------------------------------|----------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|----------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|----------------------------|

   Bm                     C#m       Bm                     Bbm
                                    .
   e  s s S s s s S s S s s s s s   e  s s S s s s S s S s s s s s
e|-7--x-7---x-7-7---7---x-9-9-9-9-|-7--x-7---x-7-7---7---x-6-6-6-6-|
B|-7--x-7---x-7-7---7---x-9-9-9-9-|-7--x-7---x-7-7---7---x-6-6-6-6-|
G|-7--x-7---x-7-7---7---x-9-9-9-9-|-7--x-7---x-7-7---7---x-6-6-6-6-|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

                                              End Rhy. Fig. 1
   Bm                     C#m       N.C.             F#7sus4

   e  s s S s s s S s S s s s s s   E  e.  e.  e  E   e.  s
e|-7--x-7---x-7-7---7---x-9-9-9-9-|-------------------------|
B|-7--x-7---x-7-7---7---x-9-9-9-9-|-------------------------|
G|-7--x-7---x-7-7---7---x-9-9-9-9-|------------------/9-----|
D|--------------------------------|----9---8---7-----/9-----|
A|--------------------------------|------------------/9---5-|
E|--------------------------------|-------------------------|

Bridge
------

  N.C.(E5)                       (D5)                           (E5) 
       .                              .                              .
   s s e  E.  s s s s s S s S s   s s e  E.  s s s s s S s S s   s s e  E.  s s s s s S s S s
e|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
D|--------------------5---------|--------------------5---------|--------------------5---------|
A|-7-5-7------5-7-5-7-----7---4-|-5-4-5------4-5-4-5-----4---5-|-7-5-7------5-7-5-7-----7---4-|
E|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|

  (D5)                            (E5)
                                       .
   s s s s E  s s s s E  s s s s   s s e  E.  s s s s s S s S s
e|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|--------------------5---------|
A|-5-4-5-4----5-4-5-4----5-4-5-4-|-7-5-7------5-7-5-7-----7---4-|
E|-------------------------------|------------------------------|

   (D5)                          (E5)
       .                              .
   s s e  E.  s s s s s S s S s   s s e  E.  s s s s s S s S s
e|------------------------------|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|------------------------------|
D|--------------------5---------|--------------------5---------|
A|-5-4-5------4-5-4-5-----4---5-|-7-5-7------5-7-5-7-----7---4-|
E|------------------------------|------------------------------|

   (D5)                            G9    Gb9  F9sus4 N.C.

   s s s s E  s s s s E  s s s s   q     q    q      q
e|-------------------------------|------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|-10----9----8-----------|
G|-------------------------------|-10----9----8-----------|
D|-------------------------------|-9-----8----8-----------|
A|-5-4-5-4----5-4-5-4----5-4-5-4-|-10----9----8------5----|
E|-------------------------------|------------------------|

Chorus
------
Gtr. 1: w/ Rhy. Fig. 1, 1st 4 meas.

then:

Gtr. 1: w/ Rhy. Fig. 1, simile

then play Bridge

then:

Guitar Solo
-----------
chorus off
Two gtrs. arr. for one.
f

   N.C.(Bm)
   
   s s s s s s s s s s  s  s  e   e     e    s e    s e    s e    s e    e
e|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0--0---0---|-------------------------------------|
B|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0--0---0---|--_---0--_---0--_---0--_---0--_---0--|
G|-4-4-4-7-7-7-9-9-9-11-11-13-14--16--|-2s4----2s4----2s4----2s4----2s4--0--|
D|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

   s s s s s s s s s s  s  s  e   e     e    s e    s e    s e    s e    e
e|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0--0---0---|-------------------------------------|
B|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0--0---0---|--_---0--_---0--_---0--_---0--_---0--|
G|-4-4-4-7-7-7-9-9-9-11-11-13-14--16--|-2s4----2s4----2s4----2s4----2s4--0--|
D|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

  (Am)

   e  s  s  s s  s s s s s s s s s s   e    s e    s e    s e    s e   e
e|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|------_-------_-----_-----_-----_--|-------------------------------------|
D|----1210---109---97---75---5/7-|-------------------------------------|
A|-0--------0------0-----0-----0-----|--_---0--_---0--_---0--_---0--_---0--|
E|-----------------------------------|-3s5----3s5----3/5----3/5----3/5-----|
   let ring - - - - - - - - - - - - |

   s  s  s  s s s s s s s s s s s e    e    s e    s e    s e    S+Q
e|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---_-------_-----_-----_-----_-----|---------------------------------|
D|-1210---109---97---75---5/7-7--|---------------------------------|
A|-------0------0-----0-----0--------|--_---0--_---0--_---0--_---------|
E|-----------------------------------|-3s5----3s5----3/5----3/5--------|
   let ring - - - - - - - - - - - - |

Verse
-----

   N.C.(B7)
      .  .   .  .   .                 .                    .  .   .  .   .
   E  e  e   e  e   e  E  e        E  e  Q+H            E  e  e   e  e   e  E  e
e|----7--------------------------|--------------------|----7--------------------------|
B|-------10--9--10--9------------|--------------------|-------10--9--10--9------------|
G|------------------------7b7.5--|----9---------------|------------------------7b7.5--|
D|-------------------------------|--------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|--------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|--------------------|-------------------------------|

              .                        .  .   .  .   .                 .
   E  e.  e.  e  S s s  s  triol    E  e  e   e  e   e  E  e        E  e  Q+H
e|--------------------------------|----7--------------------------|--------------------|
B|--------------------------------|-------10--9--10--9------------|--------------------|
G|------------------_--------_----|------------------------7b7.5--|--------------------|
D|----9---8---7----9/11-10-119p7-|-------------------------------|----9---------------|
A|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------|
E|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------|

      .  .   .  .   .                         .              .  .   .  .   .
   E  e  e   e  e   e  E  e        E  e.  e.  e  E+Q      E  e  e   e  e   e  E  e
e|----7--------------------------|----------------------|----7--------------------------|
B|-------10--9--10--9------------|----------------------|-------10--9--10--9------------|
G|------------------------7b7.5--|----9---8---7---------|------------------------7b7.5--|
D|-------------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------------|

                                 .  .   .  .   .
   E  e   E  e  E  e  E  e    E  e  e   e  e   e  E  e        E  e.  e.  e  s s  (q)
e|--------------------------|----7--------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|--------------------------|-------10--9--10--9------------|-----------------------------|
G|--------------------------|------------------------7b7.5--|-----------------------------|
D|----9~~----7--------------|-------------------------------|----9---8---7----------------|
A|-----------------5-----5--|-------------------------------|----------------_------------|
E|--------------------------|-------------------------------|---------------5/17-(17)----|
                                                                            w/ dist.

Outro
-----
Gtr. 1: w/ Riff A

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques

No Picture jake Professional	#1 by jake burns at Jun 7, 1972 at 3:25 AM EST
	yeh this is the best album! this song rules! o and wahil you commented on my birthday!! yay! and yes Anthony's nickname is Antwan the Swan

No Picture Obtuse Professional	#2 by Obtuse at Mar 15, 1988 at 6:03 AM EST
	another case of funky brilliance from the chili peppers. the words on this cd arent that good but the music is amazing so i dont care.

No Picture Shreder Dude Wanna Be	#3 by Shreder Dude at Jun 6, 2003 at 3:28 AM EST
	isnt it d minor, not b major?

No Picture Frank Wanna Be	#4 by Frank at May 6, 2004 at 8:46 PM EST
	Another funk song. Since when have funk lyrics had meanings, other than "Im god, lets have sex" Works pretty well.