The Red Hot Chili Peppers
My Friends
Tune the low E string to D (1 step down)
Intro:
E:----------0-------------0--------------------------|
B:----------3-------------3--------------------------|
G:------2-----------0-2-------------0-2--------020-0-|
D:--0-----------0-3---------3---0-2---------02----2--|
A:----------------------------2---------2-3----------|
D:---------------------------------------------------|
My friends are so depressed...
Chorus:
E:-------------------------------|
B:--1---1-------1--------3---1---|
G:--0---2-------0--------0---2---|
D:--2---2-----2--------4-----2---|
A:--3---0---3------3--5------0---|
D:-------------------------------|
I love all of you...
Middle Part:
E:----------------------------------------------------|
B:----------------------------------------------------|
G:--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
D:--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
A:--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D:----------------------------------------------------|
Imagine me taught by tragedy...
E:----------------------------------------------------|
B:----------------------------------------------------|
G:--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------------------------|
D:--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A:--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D:-------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
Release in peace...
E:-----------------------------------|
B:-----------------------------------|
G:-----------------------------------|
D:--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A:--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
D:--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
End Part:
E:------------------------------------0-----------------|
B:------3-------3---------------------3-----------------|
G:----2-------2---------0--------0----2-----------------|
D:--0-----0-3-----3---0--------0---0--0---0-------0-----|
A:------------------1-----1-12----------0---0---2-------|
D:--------------------------------------------3-----3-0-|
Lyrics:
My friends are so depressed
I feel the question of your loneliness
Confide 'cause I'll be on your side
You know I will you know I will
Ex-girlfriend called me up
Alone and desperate on the prison phone
They want to give her seven years
For being sad
Chorus:
I love all of you
Hurt by the cold
So hard and lonely too
When you don't know yourself
My friends are so distressed
And standing on the brink of emptiness
No words I know of to express
This emptiness
Chorus
Imagine me taught by tragedy
Release in peace
I heard a little girl
And what she said
Was something beautiful
To give your love
No matter what she said
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Date: Tue, 2 Feb 1982 03:36:16 -0500
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Solo from My Friends
Tabbed by Keith Barron
(May not be completely accurate)
SOLO
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b------------------------------------------------I
g--9/11-11-11-11\-9\-7----7/9\---7\---5----5/-7\-I
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a--7/-9--9--9--9\-7\-5----5/7\---5\---3----3/-5\-I
e------------------------------------------------I
s s s s s s e * e e e s s
(*)These are grace notes. Don't hit notes after slide
let them flow :)
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g-\4------------4--4--4/-5--5--5--5/-7--7--7--I
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a-\2------------2--2--2/-3--3--3--3/-5--5--5--I
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q+e s s s s s s s s s s
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g--7-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--14--14--14--14--
d---------------------------------------------
a--5--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--12--12--12--12--
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s s s s s s s s s s s s s
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b--------------I--------------------13b(15)--13b(15)-----I
g--14--14/-16\-I-\12------------0---------------------0--I
d--------------I----------------0---------------------0--I
a--12--12/-14\-I-\10------10-----------------------------I
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s s s q e e q e+s s
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g--9/11-11-11-11\-9\-7----7/-9\---7\---5----5/-7\-I
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a--7/-9--9--9--9\-7\-5----5/-7\---5\---3----3/-5\-I
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s s s s s s e * e e e s s
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q+e e s s s s s s s s
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g--7/11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11/-14--14--14--14--
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a--5/-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9/-12--12--12--12--
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s s s s s s s s s s s s s
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b----------I------------------------------------I
g--14/-16\-I-\12------------12\---5-------------I
d----------I------------------------------------I
a--12/-14\-I-\10------------10\---3-------------I
e----------I------------------------------------I
s s q+e e h
...Then to Bridge...
E, G6, F#7sus4, Fmaj7#11, C, Bsus4, F5............
The end of the song is cool also.
That great distorted guitar comes back into this acoustic
song and probably plays this:
b--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--I
g--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--I
b--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--I
g--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--I
b--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--I
g--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--I
b--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--I
g---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9--I
b--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--I
g--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--I
b--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--I
g--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--I
b--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--I
g--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--I
b--5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---I
g--5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---I