Red Hot Chili Peppers › The Greeting Song Guitar Tab

Blood Sugar Sex Magik Tabs:

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Send "The Greeting Song" Ringtone to your Cell Phone

Red Hot Chili Peppers
The Greeting Song
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
x - Fret-Hand Muting (percussive tone)
. - Staccato Phrasing (showed above the notes)
~ - Vibrato
/ - 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)
f - Forte (loud)

Timing
------
h - 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
h.+e. - doted 1/4 note + doted 1/8 note
e+h. - 1/8 note + doted 1/2 note
e+h - 1/8 note + 1/2 note
e.+q - doted 1/8 note + 1/4 note

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

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Time Signature: 4/4

Intro
-----
Moderatly Fast  q = 136

Gtr. 1 (dist.)
f

   Rhy. Fig. 1
   A5                  C5        A5   C5   A5   C5              A5                  C5

   e  E  e  e  s s s s s s s s   e  s s  s e  s e  s s s s s    e  E  e  e  s s s s s s s s
e|-----------------------------|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|-2-----x--2----2---0-5-5-5-5-|-2----5----2----5----5-5-5----|-2-----x--2----2---0-5-5-5-5-|
D|-2-----x--2----2---0-5-5-5-5-|-2----5----2----5----5-5-5----|-2-----x--2----2---0-5-5-5-5-|
A|-0-----x--0--0---0---3-3-3-3-|-0--0-3--0-0--0-3--0-3-3-3-0--|-0-----x--0--0---0---3-3-3-3-|
E|-----------------------------|------------------------------|-----------------------------|

                  End Rhy. Fig. 1
   A5   C5   A5

   e  s e  s e  S s E  s s s s
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-2----5----2----2----2-2-2-2-|
D|-2----5----2----2----2-2-2-2-|
A|-0--0-3--0-0----0----0-0-0-0-|
E|-----------------------------|

Gtr. 1: w/ Rhy. Fig. 1

then:

Gtr. 2
w/ clean tone
f

   Fill 1      End Fill 1
   A5               C5

   E  e    H.
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|----------------------|
A|----------------------|
E|----3B5---------------|

Verse
-----
Gtr. 1: w/ Rhy. Fig. 1, 2 times, simile
Gtr. 2: w/ Fill 1

then at 7th meas. of Verse:

Gtr. 2: w/ Fill 1

then:

Gtr. 2 tacet

then:

Gtr. 1

                          play 4 times
     Rhy. Fig. 2       End Rhy. Fig. 2
     B5       D5   E5    E#5F#5

     q    s s e.   s s s s  s  s s
e||---------------------------------||
B||*-----------------------_-------*||
G||--4----x-x-7---/9-9-x-10/11-x-x--||
D||--4----x-x-7---/9-9-x-10/11-x-x--||
A||*-2----x-x-5---/7-7-x--8/9--x-x-*||
E||---------------------------------||

Verse
-----
Gtr. 1: w/ Rhy. Fig. 1, 2 times, simile
Gtr. 2: w/ Fill 1, 2nd time

then at 3rd meas. of Verse:

Gtr. 1: w/ Rhy. Fill. 1, 1st time
Gtr. 2: w/ Fill 1

Rhy. Fill. 1
------------
Gtr. 1

   e  E  e  e  S e.+q      (q)    E  e  s e  s s s s s
e|-----------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------|-----------------------------|
G|-2-----x--2----2-------|-(2)-------2--x-2--x-2-2-2-2-|
D|-2-----x--2----2-------|-(2)-------2--x-2--x-2-2-2-2-|
A|-0-----x--0----0-------|-(0)-------0--x-0--x-0-0-0-0-|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------------|

then at 5th & 7th meas. of Verse:

Gtr. 2: w/ Fill 1

then:

Pre-Chorus
----------
Gtr. 1: w/ Rhy. Fig. 2, 3 times, simile

then:

   Riff A               End Riff A
   N.C.(A5)

   s s s s e  s s s s s s e  s s
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-3h5-5-5-5--5-5-3h5-5-5-5--5-5-|

Gtr. 1: w/ Rhy. Fig. 2, 3 times

then:

Gtr. 1: w/ Riff A

then:

Chorus
------
Gtr. 1

   A5                       C                   D

   q     q     s  e.   e    s  s    q     q     e   e   s  s  S s
e|--------------------------12-12-|-12----12----14--14--14-14---x-|
B|-10----10----10-10---10/--13-13-|-13----13----15--15--15-15---x-|
G|--9-----9-----9--9----9/--12-12-|-12----12----14--14--14-14---x-|
D|--7-----7-----7--7----7/--------|-------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|

   A5                        G5            D/F#                A5                       C

   q     q     s  e    e   s s   q    q    e   e   s  s  S s   q     q     s  e.   e    s  s
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------------12-12-|
B|-10----10----10-10---10--x-8-|-8----8----10--10--10-10-----|-10----10----10-10---10/--13-13-|
G|--9-----9-----9--9----9--x-7-|-7----7-----7---7---7--7-----|--9-----9-----9--9----9/--12-12-|
D|--7-----7-----7--7----7--x-5-|-5----5-----7---7---7--7---7-|--7-----7-----7--7----7/--------|
A|-----------------------------|------------9---9---9--9-----|--------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------------------|

               D                   A5                        G5            D/F#

   q     q     e   e   s  s  S s   q     q     s  e.   e   s s   q    q    e   e   s  e.
e|-12----12----14--14--14-14---x-|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-13----13----15--15--15-15---x-|-10----10----10-10---10--x-8-|-8----8-----10--10--10-10---|
G|-12----12----14--14--14-14---x-|--9-----9-----9--9----9--x-7-|-7----7-----7---7---7--7----|
D|-------------------------------|--7-----7-----7--7----7--x-5-|-5----5-----7---7---7--7----|
A|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|------------9---9---9--9----|
E|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

then play: 1st Verse, 2nd Verse, Pre Chorus & Chorus

then:

Guitar Solo
-----------
Gtr. 1

   N.C.(F)                             (Am)

   W                  W                 H.           s s  e
e|------------------|-----------------|--------------7h10p7--|
B|------------------|-----------------|----------------------|
G|------------------|-----------------|----------------------|
D|------------------|-----------------|----------------------|
A|------------------|-----------------|----------------------|
E|------------------|-----------------|----------------------|

Gtr. 2

   Riff B
   N.C.(F)                                                       (Am)

   q    e  q        e   q       e   q        e   e   e  e  e       q     e   q     e   q
e|----------------------------|---------------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|-----10-------10--10-------------|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|-----10H12----12--10-------------|----------------------------|
D|-----------_----------10----|-10-------------------12-10------|------------10----10--12----|
A|-8----8--10s12----12--------|----------------------------12--|-/12----12------------------|
E|----------------------------|---------------------------------|----------------------------|

Gtr. 1

                              (F)

   (q)      q.     q.          q.        q.      q
e|-(7)----5------5---------|-5------------------------|
B|-----------------8B10------|-8B10------8~~~~~~--------|
G|---------------------------|-------------------7B9----|
D|---------------------------|--------------------------|
A|---------------------------|--------------------------|
E|---------------------------|--------------------------|

Gtr. 2

                    .     .
   e   q        e   q     q       e    e  q        e   q
e|------------------------------|----------------------------|
B|------------------------------|----------------------------|
G|-------_----------------------|----------------------------|
D|-12--12s14----14--12----10----|-----------_----------10----|
A|------------------------------|-8----8--10s12----12--------|
E|------------------------------|----------------------------|

Gtr. 1

                              (Am)

   (e)  q.      e.    s q      q.       q.     q
e|---------------------------|------------------------|
B|---------------------------|------------------------|
G|-(9)--7~~~~~~-5H7---5------|----------5------7B9----|
D|----------------------7----|-5H7--------------------|
A|---------------------------|------------------------|
E|---------------------------|------------------------|
                                               let ring

Gtr. 2

                                       (Am)

   e  q        e   s  s  e   e   e       q     e   q     e   q
e|------------------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----10-------10--10-----------------|----------------------------|
G|----10H12----12--10h12p10-----------|----------------------------|
D|-10------------------------12-------|------------10----10--12----|
A|-------------------------------12--|-/12----12------------------|
E|------------------------------------|----------------------------|

Gtr. 1

   (e)  q    e   e  q.
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|-(9)--8-------------------|
D|-----------7B8r7--5~~~~~~-|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|
   let ring

Gtr. 2

                       End Riff B
                    .     .
   e   q        e   q     q
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|-------_----------------------|
D|-12--12s14----14--12----10----|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|

Gtr. 1

   Gtr. 2: w/ Riff B
  (F)                                                         (Am)

   q.        e  h             (e)   e  E  q        q     e     q.         q     e   e   e
e|-----------5--8B10--------|-(10)--x------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-8B10---------------------|-------------15B17----15----13--|-15B17------15----13--15--13~~-|
G|--------------------------|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|

                                     (F)

   (q)        q        q     e         s  s   e+h          q
e|------------15B17----15-----------|-----------------------------|
B|-(13)~~~~~~----------------15B17--|-r15p13--15~~~~~~~~~~-13~~~~-|
G|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|

                               (Am)

   (h)          e   e   q       e   e+h.               (h.+e.)             s
e|----------------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
B|-(13)~~~~~~~~---------------|-13-------------------|------------------------|
G|--------------14--12--14----|-----14~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|-(14)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~----|
D|----------------------------|----------------------|---------------------x-|
A|----------------------------|----------------------|---------------------x-|
E|----------------------------|----------------------|---------------------x-|

Interlude
---------
Gtr. 2

                                               play 3 times
     Gtr. 1 tacet
     D5       Db5      C5         B5       Bb5   A5         Eb5      D5       Db5

     e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e    e  e  e  e  e  e  e  s s     e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e
e||--------------------------|---------------------------||-------------------------|
B||*-------------------------|--------------------------*||-------------------------|
G||--7--7--7--6--6--6--5--5--|-5--4--4--4--3--3--2-------||-8--8--8--7--7--7--6--6--|
D||--7--7--7--6--6--6--5--5--|-5--4--4--4--3--3--2-------||-8--8--8--7--7--7--6--6--|
A||*-5--5--5--4--4--4--3--3--|-3--2--2--2--1--1--0--0-0-*||-6--6--6--5--5--5--4--4--|
E||--------------------------|---------------------------||-------------------------|

      C5       B5    Bb5

   e  e  e  e  e  e  e  s s
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|-6--5--5--5--4--4--3------|
D|-6--5--5--5--4--4--3------|
A|-4--3--3--3--2--2--1--0-0-|
E|--------------------------|

then play Chorus

then:

Out-Chorus
----------
Gtr. 1

   B5                       D                   E

   q     q     s  e.   e    s  s    q     q     e   e   s  s  S s
e|--------------------------14-14-|-14----14----16--16--16-16---x-|
B|-12----12----12-12---12/--15-15-|-15----15----17--17--17-17---x-|
G|-11----11----11-11---11/--14-14-|-14----14----16--16--16-16---x-|
D|--9-----9-----9--9----9/--------|-------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|

   B5                        A5               E/G#

   q     q     s  e    e   s s    q     q     e   e   s  s  S s
e|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-12----12----12-12---12--x-10-|-10----10----12--12--12-12-----|
G|-11----11----11-11---11--x-9--|--9-----9-----9---9---9--9-----|
D|--9-----9-----9--9----9--x-7--|--7-----7-----9---9---9--9---9-|
A|------------------------------|-------------11--11--11--9-----|
E|------------------------------|-------------------------------|

   A5                       C                   D

   q     q     s  e.   e    s  s    q     q     e   e   s  s  S s
e|--------------------------12-12-|-12----12----14--14--14-14---x-|
B|-10----10----10-10---10/--13-13-|-13----13----15--15--15-15---x-|
G|--9-----9-----9--9----9/--12-12-|-12----12----14--14--14-14---x-|
D|--7-----7-----7--7----7/--------|-------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|

   A5                        G5            D/F#               A5
                                                              .
   q     q     s  e.   e   s s   q    q    e   e   s  e.      q    H.
e|-----------------------------|----------------------------|-------------------||
B|-10----10----10-10---10--x-8-|-8----8----10--10--10-10---|-------------------||
G|--9-----9-----9--9----9--x-7-|-7----7-----7---7---7--7---|-2-----------------||
D|--7-----7-----7--7----7--x-5-|-5----5-----7---7---7--7---|-2-----------------||
A|-----------------------------|------------9---9---9--9---|-0-----------------||
E|-----------------------------|----------------------------|-------------------||

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture kyle Professional	#1 by kyle mcdonough at Feb 13, 1972 at 6:02 PM EST
	i love the way the song changes into the chorus, it really grew on me, however, the lyrics are a little weak for Keidis.

No Picture Kyle Average	#2 by Kyle Landers at Mar 25, 1975 at 9:44 AM EST
	This is a mad driving song. i love it. the corus is mad reminds me a bit of their older stuff the way he sings. MAD DOG

No Picture jimmy Wanna Be	#3 by jimmy rodrigues at May 7, 1978 at 2:25 PM EST
	CHANGE OF HEART... ^^^^I love this song now. Especially John Frusciante's awesome guitar solo towards the end. Idk why Anthony Kiedis doesn't like it, it's a really good song.

No Picture josh Average	#4 by josh stagel at Mar 22, 1995 at 9:13 AM EST
	Kiedis says in Scar Tissue, "To this day, I hate that song. I hate the lyrics, I hate the vocals. It was a lively rock tune in the Led Zep tradition, but I never found my place in it. Ironically, years later, General Motors called us up and wanted to create an advertising campaign for Chevy by printing the words to 'Greeting Song' on a blank page. I couldn't let them do it; I didn't believe in those lyrics." Rick Rubin, their producer for Blood Sugar Sex Magik, suggested the idea of a song about girls and cars.

No Picture Da 1 n onli Mat Average	#5 by Da 1 n onli Matt! goncalves at Dec 7, 1999 at 4:50 AM EST
	i agree, u can just imagine being in a car going 100 mph with this commin out of ur stereo. ive always thought that. the funny thing is that the lyrics are about the lyrics if u know what i mean. he is singing about music that u play in ur car and this song has to be one of the best for a fast car.