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Magic Johnson

Red Hot Chili Peppers
Tab
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Song

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Red Hot Chili Peppers - Magic Johnson

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Tabbed by: Marc Paterson

Email: paterson_mj@hotmail.com

Tuning: STANDARD (e B G D A E)

* Song Fades In

P.M * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0--|

(Continue muting the Open E string until the end of the verse, when this chord is played:

e|---6----|
B|---5----|
G|---3----|
D|--------|

(Guitar is not played during the chorus)

INTERLUDE

e|--14--|-14--14----14--x-x--14-x-x-14-x-x-14-x-x-14-x-x-x---15-15---15--x------|
B|--17--|-17--17----17--x-x--17-x-x-17-x-x-17-x-x-17-x-x-x---15-15---15--x------|
G|--16--|-16--16----16--x-x--16-x-x-16-x-x-16-x-x-16-x-x-x----------------------|
D|------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--14-14-x-x-14-14----14-14-x-x-14-14-x-x-14-14-x-x-14-14-x-x-x-17-17-17-x-x---|
B|--17-17-x-x-17-17----17-17-x-x-17-17-x-x-17-17-x-x-17-17-x-x-x-17-17-17-x-x---|
G|--16-16-x-x-16-16----16-16-x-x-16-16-x-x-16-16-x-x-16-16-x-x-x----------x-x---|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--14-14-x-x-14-14-x-x-14-14-x-x-14-14-x-x-14-14-x-x-14-14-x-x-x-15-15-15------|
B|--17-17-x-x-17-17-x-x-17-17-x-x-17-17-x-x-17-17-x-x-17-17-x-x-x-15-15-15-17---|
G|--16-16-x-x-16-16-x-x-16-16-x-x-16-16-x-x-16-16-x-x-16-16-x-x-x-15-15-15------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--14-14-x-x-14-14-x-x-14-14-x-x-14-14-x-x-|--x-7--8-----x-12--13--14----------|
B|--17-17-x-x-17-17-x-x-17-17-x-x-17-17-x-x-|--x-7--8-----x-12--13--14----------|
G|--16-16-x-x-16-16-x-x-16-16-x-x-16-16-x-x-|--x-7--8-----x-12--13--14----------|
D|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

SOLO P.M P.M* *

e|--------------------------------------15/17\15--------------------------------|
B|-14--15-------------------------------15/17\15---14--15-----------------------|
G|---------12--14--12--------------------------------------12--14--12-----------|
D|-----------------12--14-------12/14------------------------------12-14----0---|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------0------|
E|-------------------------0----------------------------------------------------|

P.M* *

e|----------------------------------------------------------------15/17\15------|
B|--------------------------14--15--------------------------------15/17\15------|
G|----------------------------------12--14--12----------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------12--14--0-------12/14---------------|
A|--x-12-12----12--0--0-----------------------------0--0------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------/17-17-17-17-17--------------|
B|--14--15-----------------------------------------/17-17-17-17-17--------------|
G|-----------12--14--12---------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------12--14-----------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------x--x--x---------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

P.M* *

e|---------------------------------------------------15/17\15-------------------|
B|--14--15-------------------------------------------15/17\15-------------------|
G|-----------12--14--12---------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------12--14---------------12/14---------------------------------|
A|------------------------------0---0-------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

P.M*

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--14--15---------------------------------------------14-15--------------------|
G|-----------12--14--12-------------------------------------12-14-12------------|
D|-------------------12--14---------------------------------------12-14-0-------|
A|--------------------------x-12-x-12-12----12--x--0--------------------0-------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------15/17\15-----------x-7-----8-------x-12---13---14-------------------|
B|----------15/17\15-----------x-7-----8-------x-12---13---13-------------------|
G|-----------------------------x-7-----8-------x-12---13---14-------------------|
D|--12/14-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Till the end of the song, simply keep Palm Muting the Open E string...

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|

| / slide up

| \ slide down

| h hammer-on

| p pull-off

| ~ vibrato

| + harmonic

| x Mute note

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