The Greeting Song – Tab Chitarra

The Greeting Song
from "Blood Sugar Sex Magik"
Music by KiedisFleaFruscianteSmith
Warner Bros. Music 1991


Tabbed by: Tomas Horsky <deadlock@host.sk>


Main riff:
'x' means: repeat last note without putting the string on fret.
   |   .   .   .   |   .   .   .   |   .   .   .   |   .   .   .   |
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------5-5-5-5-------5-----------5-----5-5-5-5-|
D|-7-----------7-----7-7-7-5-5-5-5-7-----5-----7-----5-----5-5-5-5-|
A|-7-------x---7-----7-7-7---------7-----------7-------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

   |   .   .   .   |   .   .   .   |   .   .   .   |   .   .   .   |
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------5-5-5-5-------5-------------------------|
D|-7-----------7-----7-7-7-5-5-5-5-7-----5-----7-----7-----7-7-7-7-|
A|-7-------x---7-----7-7-7---------7-----------7-----7-----7-7-7-7-|
E|----(3/5)--------------------------------------------------------|
"3/5" between "()" is playded by second guitar.

Before "who you talking to" part:
                                   |   .   .   .   |   .   .   .   |
                                   --------------------------------|
                                   --------------------------------|
                            ...    ------5-------------------------|
                                   7-----5-----7-----7-----7-------|
                                   7-----------7-----7-----7-------|
                                   --------------------------------|


"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-)