Red Hot Chili Peppers
My Lovely Man
By Anthony Kiedis, Flea, John Frusciante and Chad Smith
Blood Sugar Sex Magik (1991)
Emil Gasanov (strat182@hotmail.com)
Notation Legend
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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)
(b) - Prebend (string bent before picking)
r - Release Bend
^ - Arpeggio Strum
. - Staccato Phrasing (showed above the notes)
~ - Vibrato
tr~ - Trill (fast hammer-on/pull-off combination)
Harm. - open harmonic
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)
f - Forte (loud)
Timing
------
w - whole note
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
t - 1/32 note
triol - three 1/4 notes that equal by timing to 1/2 note
h+e - 1/4 note + 1/8 note
h.+e - doted 1/4 note + 1/8 note
e+q - 1/8 note + 1/4 note
e.+e - doted 1/8 note + 1/8 note
s+q - 1/16 note + 1/4 note
W - whole break
H - 1/2 break
H. - doted 1/2 break
Q - 1/4 break
E - 1/8 break
E. - doted 1/8 break
S - 1/16 break
H+E - 1/2 break + 1/8 break
H+Q+E - 1/2 break + 1/4 break + 1/8 break
Q+H - 1/4 break + 1/2 break
Q+E - 1/4 break + 1/8 break
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Time Signature: 4/4
Intro
-----
Moderately q = 114
Gtr. 1 (dist.)
f
N.C.(Em) (Am) (Em)
e. e. e. e. e e e. e. s e. e s s e e. e. e. e. e e
e|-----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|----------_----7~~--_-----|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|-7---5---7/9-------9\7-5--|-----------------------|
A|-7---5---7---5---7--5--|--------------------------|-7---5---7---5---7--5--|
E|-----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|
(Am)
e. e. s e. e s s e
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|--_---------_----5---_-----|
E|-7s5---3---5/7------7\5-3--|
Verse
-----
Riff A
N.C.(Em) (Am) (Em)
e. e. e. e. e e e. e. s e. e s s e e. e. e. e. e e
e||------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|
B||*-----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|
G||------------------------|----------_----7~~--_-----|-----------------------|
D||------------------------|-7---5---7/9-------9\7-5--|-----------------------|
A||*-7---5---7---5---7--5--|--------------------------|-7---5---7---5---7--5--|
E||------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|
(Am) (Em) (Am)
e. e. s e. e s s e e. e. e. e. e e e. e. q e e s
e|---------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------|-----------------------|--------------_------15----_--------|
G|---------------------------|-----------------------|-/14---12---14s16--------16s14--12--|
D|---------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------------------|
A|--_---------_----5---_-----|-7---5---7---5---7--5--|------------------------------------|
E|-7s5---3---5/7------7\5-3--|-----------------------|------------------------------------|
End Riff A
(Em) (Am)
e. e. e. e. e e e. e. s e. e s s e
e|-----------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|-14---12---14---12---14--12--|--------------_-----12----_-------|
A|-----------------------------|-/12---10---12/14-------14\12-10--|
E|-----------------------------|----------------------------------|
____________________________________________________ __________________
|1. ||2. |
| || |
N.C(E)
(Drums)
2
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e W
e|-------------------------|--------------------------||------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------*||------------------|
G|-------------------------|--------------------------||------------------|
D|-------------------------|-6--4--6--4--6--4--6--4---||------------------|
A|-7--5--7--5--7--5--7--5--|-------------------------*||------------------|
E|-------------------------|--------------------------||------------------|
Chorus
------
w/ clean tone & chorus
mf
Rhy. Fig. 1
Am7 Bm7 Em7
. . . .
E s s S s E s e s S s s s E s s S s E s e s S s e s s e e e e S s S e s
e|----------8---------8---x-8-8-|----------10---------10---x-10--|-----x--9--7-------9---7----|
B|----------8---------8---x-8-8-|----------10---------10---x-10--|-----x--8--8-------8---8----|
G|----------5---------5---x-5-5-|----------7----------7----x-7---|-7h9----------9-----------9-|
D|----5h7--------5h7------------|----7h9---------7h9-------------|----------------------------|
A|------------------------------|--------------------------------|----------------------------|
E|------------------------------|--------------------------------|----------------------------|
End Rhy. Fig. 1
. . .
S s e e e e S s S s E
e|--------9--7-------9---7----|
B|--------8--8-------8---8----|
G|---7-9--------9-------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|
Gtr. 1: w/ Rhy. Fig. 1, 2 3/4 times, simile
then:
Gtr. 1 w/ Rhy. Fill 1
Rhy. Fill 1
-----------
Gtr. 1
. . . tr~~~~~~~~
S s e e e e s s q
e|--------9--7-------------------|
B|--------8--8-------------------|
G|---7-9--------9--9-9-(7-9)7----|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
then:
Gtr. 1: w/ Riff A
then:
Interlude
---------
w/ clean tone & chorus
N.C.(Am7) *(Bm7)
E s s S e s s s S s S s s s s s s s S s S s S s S s S s S s
e|----------8--x-------x---x-x-x-|-x-x-x-x---x---x---x---x---x---x-|
B|----------8--x-------x---x-x-x-|-x-x-x-x---x---x---x---x---x---x-|
G|----------5--x-------x---x-x-x-|-x-x-x-x---x---x---x---x---x---x-|
D|----5h7--------5h7-------------|-x-x-x-x---x---x---x---x---x---x-|
A|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
*harmony implied by bass
(Em7)
S s s s s s s s e s s S s s s E s s E s s E e S s s s
e|---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x-x---x-x-x-|----x-x----x-x----x----x-x-x-|
B|---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x-x---x-x-x-|----x-x----x-x----x----x-x-x-|
G|---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x-x---x-x-x-|----x-x----x-x----x----x-x-x-|
D|---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x-x---x-x-x-|----x-x----x-x----x----x-x-x-|
A|--------------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|-----------------------------|
(Am7) (Bm7) Gtr. 1 tacet
e s s S s s s e s s S s s s E e S s s s s S s s S s s s
e|-x--x-x---x-x-x-x--x-x---x-x-x-|----x----x-x-x-x---x-x---x-x-x-|
B|-x--x-x---x-x-x-x--x-x---x-x-x-|----x----x-x-x-x---x-x---x-x-x-|
G|-x--x-x---x-x-x-x--x-x---x-x-x-|----x----x-x-x-x---x-x---x-x-x-|
D|-x--x-x---x-x-x-x--x-x---x-x-x-|----x----x-x-x-x---x-x---x-x-x-|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Guitar Solo
-----------
w/ dist.
f
N.C.(Em)
h+e e. e. h+e e. e.
e|--------------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-12-------------12------12------|-12-------------12------12---|
G|-14B16----------14B16---14B16---|-14B16----------14B16--------|
D|--------------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|-----------------------------|
q. q q e q. e triol
e|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
B|-14------14B15----14B15----14B16--|-12---------12~~-(12)~----12-------12----|
G|----------------------------------|-14B16--------------------14B16----------|
D|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
h triol h triol
e|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-8----------------------8--------7-------|-5----------(5)----5------5------|
G|-10B12~~~~~~~~-(12)~~---10B12----9B11----|-7B9--------(9)----7B9----7B9----|
D|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
h+e e e e e. e. e. e.+e e
e|-----------------------------|---------------------------0--|
B|-3------------3----3----3----|-3-----3-----3-----3----------|
G|-5B7----------5B7--5B7--5B7--|-5B7---5B7---5B7---5B7--------|
D|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
s s s s S s s s t t t t s s s e s
e|---15p12-12---------12-12--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------15p12-------15----12--------12-|
G|-0------------14B16-------------15p14----14----14B16-----|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
(Am) (Bm)
.
s s s s e s s s s e e s s
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------15------------------------15-------|
G|-14p12-14p12-14B16-----14B16r14p12-14--14B16-----14B16-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
(Em)
(s) s e s s s s s s e s s s s
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|------15--------15-----------------------------------------|
G|-(16)----14B16-----14B16r14p12-14p12-14B16--15-------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------14B16r14p12-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
(Am) (Bm)
s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------15-------------------------15-------------|
G|-14p12-14b16----14B16r14p12-14p12-14b16----14B16r14p12-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
(Em)
s s e s e s e s e s s s
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------15--------15--------15--------15--------|
G|-14p12-14B16-----14B16-----14B16-----14B16-----/16b18-|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
let ring
(Am) (Bm) (Em)
.
(e) e e s s S s e+q s s s s s S s s S e s+q
e|-----------------------------12-15~~~~~~-|-15p12----12---------------15--17B19-----|
B|-------17--17-----17-17------------------|-------15----15B17---0-------------------|
G|-(18)------16B18-----16B18---------------|-----------------------0-----------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
let ring let ring - |
(Am) (Bm)
(e) e q E q (e)
e|-(19)-(b)19--17B19-------19B21----(21)\--|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
then play Verse
then:
Out-Chorus
----------
Gtr. 1: w/ Rhy. Fig. 1, 3 times, simile
then:
Am7 Bm7 Em7
. . . .
E s s S s E s e s S s s s E s s S s E s e s S s e s s e e e e S s S e s
e|----------8--------8---x-8-8-|----------10---------10---x-10--|-----x--9--7-------9---7----|
B|----------8--------8---x-8-8-|----------10---------10---x-10--|-----x--8--8-------8---8----|
G|----------5--------5---x-5-5-|----------7----------7----x-7---|-7h9----------9-----------9-|
D|----5h7-------5h7------------|----7h9---------7h9-------------|----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|--------------------------------|----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|--------------------------------|----------------------------|
N.C.(Am7) (Bm7)
(e) e s s s s s s s s s s e (q) H+E e (q) Q+H
e|---------9p7---9p7---9p7---9p7--|-(7)\--------------------|-----------------------|
B|------8------8-----8-----8------|-(8)\---------------^12--|-(12)\-----------------|
G|-(9)----------------------------|--------------------^12--|-(14)\-----------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------^14--|-(14)\-----------------|
A|--------------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|
E|--------------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|
let ring - |
(Em7) (Am7) (Bm7)
. . .
H+Q+E e Q+E e Q+E e H+Q+E s s s s H. e
e|-------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
B|-------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
G|----------------7--|--------7---------7--|----------------2b4r-|-r2p0--------------2bb-|
D|-------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
A|-------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
E|-------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
(Em7) (Am7) (Bm7)
e. e. E+H s s e e e e e q H+Q+E e h Q+E e
e|--------------------|--------------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
B|-----3--------------|--------------------------|----------------15bb-|-17---------------12--|
G|-4------------------|-2p0----2--0--------------|---------------------|----------------------|
D|--------------------|-----2--------2--0--2~~~~-|---------------------|----------------------|
A|--------------------|--------------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
Harm.
(Em7) (Am7) (Bm7)
(h.+e) e (w) (q.) e+h H+E q e
e|-----------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|------------------12--|
B|-(12)------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|------------12--------|
G|-------------------12--|-(12)----------------|-(12)------------------|----------------------|
D|-----------------------|---------------------|-----------12----------|----------------------|
A|-----------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
E|-----------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
Harm. Harm. Harm. Harm.
(Em7) (Am7)
(w) (h) s s s e s e q e e e. e. e
e|-(12)----------------|-(12)--------15-------14---------|-14------------12------------|
B|---------------------|----------------12--------12-----|-------12-----------12-------|
G|---------------------|-------------------12--------12--|-----------12------------12--|
D|---------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|---------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
let ring - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
(Bm7) (Em7) (Am7)
e. e. e triol w (q) Q+H W
e|---------------------------|-------------------|----------------------|------------------|
B|-15---12-------14--12------|-------------------|----------------------|------------------|
G|-----------12----------12--|-------------------|----------------------|------------------|
D|---------------------------|-14----------------|-(14)-----------------|------------------|
A|---------------------------|-------------------|----------------------|------------------|
E|---------------------------|-------------------|----------------------|------------------|
let ring - - |
(Bm7) (Em7)
W H+Q+E. W
e|------------------|--------------------|------------------||
B|------------------|--------------------|------------------||
G|------------------|-----------------12-|------------------||
D|------------------|--------------------|------------------||
A|------------------|--------------------|------------------||
E|------------------|--------------------|------------------||
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