Melancholy Mechanics

Song

Melancholy Mechanics

By the Red Hot Chili Peppers

From the Single-Album "Warped"

Tabbed by C.Deppisch

Intro :

G ------------------I

D ------------------I

A -----------5------I
E -2-2--3-3---------I

Verse 1 :

G --------------------------------------------I---------------------------13

D ----13----14-13----13-----11----12--11------I-----13----14-13----13-------
A -14----14-------14--------------------------I--14----14-------14----------
E -----------------------12----12--------12-0-I-------------------------0---
G -14-13------I-----------------------------------------------I-------------
D -------14---I-----13----14-13----13-----11----12--11--------I-------------
A ------------I--14----14-------14----------------------------I-----------5-
E ----------0-I------------------------12----12---------12-0--I-2-2--3-3----

Verse 2/3 :

G --------------------------------------------I--------------------------13-
D ----13----14-13----13----11----12--11-------I-----13----14-13----13-------
A -14----14-------14--------------------14----I--14----14-------14----------
E ----------------------12----12-----------12-I-----------------------12----
G -14---19-(23)-I----------------------------------------------I------------
D --------------I----13----14-13----13-----11----12--11--------I------------
A --------------I-14----14-------14---------------------14-----I----------5-
E --------------I-----------------------12----12-----------12--I-2-2--3-3---

Chorus 1/3 :

G -------------------------------------------------------------------------

D ------------------------------------9-----------11-10-9-8----------------
A -9--9----7------9--9----9---7--7--7---7--11--11------------9---9-10-9---9
E -------9---9----------9--------------------------------------9--------9--
G ----------------11------------------------13------------------I

D --------------------------------------------------------------I

A -9-----7-----9-----9-----7--7--7-7-9--11-----11-11---9-9-9-9--I
E -----9---9-----------9----------------------------------------I

Guitar Solo after 1st Chorus : same as Verse 1 with little variations

2nd Chorus : Flea improvises

Coda after 2nd Chorus :

G -----------------------------------------I--------------------------------

D -----------------------------------------I--------------------------------

A -7-7-7---5-5-5----------5-5-5-------5-5--I--7-7-7---5-5-5----------5-5-5--
E -----------------5-5-5---------5-5-------I------------------5-5-5---------

G -----------I--------------------------------------------------------------

D -----------I--------------------------------------------------------------

A ------5-5--I------------------5-5-5-------------------------------------5-
E -5-5-------I--7-7-7---5-5-5-----------5-5-5--5-5--6-6---7-7-7---5-5-5-----

G ------------------------I-------------------------------------------------

D ------------------------I-----13----14-13----13----11-12-11---------13----
A -5-5--------------------I--14----14-------14----------------12---14----14-
E -------5-5-5--5-5--6-6--I-----------------------12-------------0----------
G ---------------13-14-------I---------------------------------------------I
D -14-13----13---------13----I----13----14-13----13----11----12--11--------I
A -------14------------------I-14----14-------14--------------------14-----I
E -------------0----------0--I----------------------12----12-----------12--I

G -----------------I

D -----------------I

A -----------5-----I
E -2-2--3-3--------I

2nd Guitar Solo : Play Verse and improvise

After 3rd Chorus :

G --------I-------------------I--16-14----14----14-16--------------------I---
D --------I-------------------I--------16----16--------14--12-14-12------I---
A --------I-----------5---5-5-I--------------------------------------14--I---
E -2------I-2-2--3-3----------I------------------------------------------I---
G -16-14----14----19-16---14---------------------I----16-14----14----14-16--
D -------16----16------------14---12-14-12-------I----------16----16--------
A -----------------------------------------14----I--------------------------

E -----------------------------------------------I--------------------------

G ---------------------I--------------------------------------------------I

D -X12/14-12/14-12/14--I-------------------------------------------13-14--I
A ---------------------I-----------5---5-5\--2---2-2-2/14-14-14-14--------I
E ---------------------I-2-2--3-3-----------------------------------------I
G -------------------13-14-13----------------------------------------I
D ----13-14-13----13----------14-----13----13-14----13-11-12-11------I
A -14----------14-----------------14----14-------14-------------12---I

E -------------------------------------------------------------------I

Reapeat three times :

G ------------I-14/16-16-16--14/16-16-16--14/16-16-16--14/16-16-16-14-------I
D ------------I-------------------------------------------------------16-14-I
A ----------5-I-------------------------------------------------------------I
E -2-2--3-3---I-------------------------------------------------------------I

Fade out :

G ------------I------------------------I

D ------------I------------------------I

A ----------5-I------------------------I
E -2-2--3-3---I------------------------I

Explanations :

/ = slide up

\ = slide down

That`s it !!!!