My Friends

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Tab:My Friends.

Title:My Friends

Band:Red Hot Chili Peppers

Date:6/7/2005

Email:spannerdan@hotmail.com

name:Daniel West

nickname:AngryGoldfish

My friends by Red Hot Chili Peppers

*edited* More to be done.

Guitar 1 - Standard tuning(low to high) Acoustic

Guitar 2 - Standard tuning. Electric with mild distortion, probably around low to medium area of

gain.

Let ring throughout.

Moderately slow - 84

[Intro] Rhy fig 1

Dsus2 Dmadd9 G/B Cadd9

Dsus2 Dmadd9 G

[Verse'1] Rhy Fig 2

"My friends are so depressed........"

Dsus2 Dmadd9** G/B Cadd9

......questions of your loneliness"

Dsus2 Dmadd9

"Con - fide 'cause I'll be on your side.

G Cadd9 D Cadd9

You know I will,________you know I will________

G/B Cadd9 Dsus2 Dmadd9 G Cadd9

Then the band enters for [verse'2]

Guitar 1 plays Rhy fig 3:

"Ex - girl-friend called me up a - lone and

D5 D Dsus2 Dmadd9

desp'rate on a prison phone. They want to

D Dmadd9 G/B Cadd9

give her seven years for being sad.__

D Dmadd9 G/B Cadd9

chorus'1:Rhy fig 4

1. I love all of you__ hurt by the cold_____

2. So hard and lonely too__ when you don't know yourself"___

C Asus2 (softly) C EaddD 1. Aadd9

(This is played after no.2 ...."know yourself"....)

2.Bmadd9 C#madd9

Then comes [verse'3]

Guitar1 plays basically the same thing as rhy fig 3 with only small differences that i

want to have to tab. Besides when I play it live or at home i never play it exactly as

is in the tab. Just jam with it and make it up as you go along. A good guitarist is a

guitarist who can improvise!

[Verse'3] Rhy fig 3.**=(I think bass plays an 'F' note on the Dmadd9 chords as in verse'2

as well)

(or D)

(Dsus2) (Dmadd9) (G/B)

My friends are so distressed.

(Cadd9) (Dsus2) (Dmadd9) (G/B)

They're standing on the brink of emptiness.

(Cadd9) (Dsus2) (Dmadd9) (G/B)

No words I know what to express,

(Cadd9)

this emptiness.__

[Chorus'2] Rhy fig 4a. Guitar1

1.Same as other chorus

2.Same as other chorus

C Asus2 (softly) C EaddD 1. Aadd9

"......yourself_____________......."

[Solo'1] Rhy fig 5.

Guitar1 strums the chords mentioned below above tab strongly with random hammer ons

to rhy fig 3.

Guita2 plays as follows:

D Dmadd9 G/B Cadd9 D

Ending no.1.

Dmadd9 G/B Cadd9

Repeat main part again

Ending no.2.

G/B

e|----------------------|

B|----------------------|

G|&mdash;12vvvvvvv12-/-5------|

D|----------------------|(Whammy bar slight vibrato)=v

A|&mdash;10vvvvvvv10-/-3------|

E|----------------------|

[Bridge'1] Guitar1 strums strongly the chords mentioned below.

Guitar2 plays the tab below which is basically a continuation of the solo from the 'G/B' chord.

Rhy fig5a

Im - a - gine me___________________________ taught by

E G6 F#add4

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|

G|-4----4---2---4---4---4---\9---7-|--------------7--7--7------7/9----6(&gt;&gt;&gt;)-----------------|

D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|

A|-2----2---2---2---2---2---\7---5-|--------------5--5--5------5/7----4(&gt;&gt;&gt;)-----------------|

E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|

trag - e - dy____ Re - lease___________ is peace_______

fmaj7#11 C Bsus4

e|---------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------0--0---0--0-|

B|---------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------0--0---0--0-|

G|-----4-------4----5--|-----------5-----------5----|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--4--4---4--4-|

D|---------------------|----------------------------|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--4--4---4--4-|

A|-----2-------2----3--|-----------3-----------3----|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--2--2---2--2-|

E|---------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------------------|

________________

F5 (I don't know if this bit is right but it sounds good)

e|-0-0&mdash;0--------|-----------------------------|------------------------------------------------|

B|-0-0&mdash;0--------|-----------------------------|------------------------------------------------|

G|-4-4&mdash;4&mdash;-x-x---|-----------------------------|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14------|

D|-4&mdash;4&mdash;4&mdash;-x-x---|--3------------3--3--3--3----|-------------14-13-14-13-14-13-14-13-14p13------|

A|-2&mdash;2&mdash;2&mdash;-x-x---|--3------------3--3--3--3----|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12------|

E|--------------|--1------------1--1--1--1----|------------------------------------------------|

(This bit goes heavy)

Verse'4

Guitar 1 plays rhy fig 3 again with slight variations and played louder as well.

Guitar 2 stops.

(Dsus2) (Dmadd9) (G/B)

I heard a little girl

(Cadd9) (Dsus2) (Dmadd9)

and what she said was something beautiful

(Cadd9) (Dsus2) (Dmadd9) G/B)

To give your love no matter what

(Cadd9)

Is what she said

[Chorus'3] Rhy fig 6. Guitar 1.

This different to the other two chorus' but it is still layered out the same.

I love all of you__ hurt by the cold.__

C C/B Asus2 (softly) C EaddD Aadd9 (softly)

e|&mdash;0------------------|--0---------0-------|-------------------------0-|----------------------|

B|&mdash;1------------------|--0------------0----|-------------------------0-|----------------------|

G|&mdash;0-------------0----|--2---------------0-|--------0----------------6-|----------------------|

D|&mdash;2----------0-----0-|--2-----------------|-----2--------------4----7-|-----7p5----5h7---7v--|

A|&mdash;3-------2----------|--0-----------------|--3--------3-{3}/5-------0-|-----0----0-----0-----|

E|--------------------|--------------------|---------------------------|----------------------|

So hard and lone - ly too when you don't know yourself_________

C C/B Asus2 C EaddD Aadd9 (softly)

e|&mdash;0------------------------|--0-------------|------------------------0-|-------------------]

B|&mdash;1-------------------1----|--0-------------|------------------------0-|-------------------]

G|&mdash;0------0-----------(0)---|--2-------------|-------0----------------6-|----------------0--]

D|&mdash;2---2---------0--0-----0-|--2-------------|----2---------------4---7-|-7--7--7--7--7--7p0]

A|&mdash;3---------3---2--------2-|--0h30h3p0------|-3--------3-{3}/5---------|-0--0--0--0--0--0--]

E|&mdash;3------------------------|----------------|--------------------------|-------------------]

Solo'2:Guitar 1 plays rhy fig 3 as many times as noted above what guitar 2 is playing.

Guitar 2 plays the below. Rhy fig 7

D Dmadd9 G/B Cadd9

e|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|

B|-10&mdash;10&mdash;10&mdash;10&mdash;10&mdash;10&mdash;10&mdash;10&mdash;10&mdash;10&mdash;10-----10--10--10-|-10--10--10--10--10--10--10-----10-10-10------|

G|-11&mdash;11-11&mdash;11&mdash;11&mdash;11&mdash;11&mdash;11-12&mdash;12&mdash;12-----12--12--12-|-10--10--10--10--10--10--10-----9--9--9-------|

D|----------------------------------12----------12-|----------------------------12----------------|

A|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|

D Dmadd9 1.G/B

e|-----------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|

B|-10&mdash;10&mdash;10&mdash;10-----|-10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10\-|-5--5--5--5--------|

G|-9&mdash;-9&mdash;-9&mdash;-9---0--|-11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--12--12--12--12--12--12--12\-|-5--5--5--5--------|

D|--------------12-|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|

A|-----------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|

E|-----------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|

Cadd9 2.G/B Cadd9

e---------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B-5—5—5—5—5—5—5—5—5-5—5—5—5-|-5—5—5—5—5—5-5—5—5—5—5—5—5—5--|

G—5-5—5-5-5-5—5—5—5-5—5—5—5-|-5—5—5—5—5—5—5—5—5—5—5—5—5—5------|

D---------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

A---------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E---------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Outro

Now this is designed for guitar in drop D tuning, which is guitar 3 of the four

I mentioned. If you want that version tell me but what i play is basically just the intro

again, just playing it slower. I'll tab what I play for you.

Dsus2/A Dmadd9 G/B Cadd9 Dsus2/A

e|-0------0----------------------------------|---------------------------------|-0-------------|

B|-3-------------------------------3---------|---------------------------------|-3-------------|

G|-2(d)--------2--------------2----2-------2-|---------0-----------------0-----|-2(d)----------|

D|-0----------------0----3-------------3-----|-----0---0-------------0-------0-|-0------0---3--|

A|-0-----------------------------------------|--2----------2---2h3-------------|-0-------------|

E|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------|

Dmadd9 G/B Cadd9 D5/A

e|--------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------]

B|--------3-----|-----------(3)----------------------------------------------------3--------]

G|---0h2--------|------------0--------------------------0--------------------------2(d)(&gt;&gt;&gt;)]

D|------------0-|--------0-------------------------0h2-------2---------------------0--------]

A|--------------|----2-------------2----3------------------------------------------0--------]

E|--------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------]

There you have it! It took me ages so I hope its alright. I also hope you understand

But to help you, just think of how a tab book or magazine is laid out. For example in

first chorus you have separate endings, which is noted as '1.' or '2.' So for the first

lyrical part you end it with 1., and the second, you end with 2. it should be clear.

me if its not or you want more accurate Chili Peppers songs. Rock on in the funky/grungy

/metal/folk/classical/and any other types of music world! Spanner out for now!

Lyrics in full:

Verse

(Dsus2) (Dmadd9) (G/B) |>

1.My friends are so depressed |>

(Cadd9) (Dsus2) (Dmadd9) (G) |>

I feel the questions of your loneliness |>

(Cadd9) (D) (Dmadd9) |>Rhy fig 2

Confide, cause' I'll be on your side |>

(Cadd9) (Dsus2) |>

You know I will |>

(Dmadd9) (G) |>

You know I will |>

(Dsus2) (Dmadd9) (G/B) |>

2.Ex-girlfriend called me up |>

(Cadd9) (Dsus2) (Dmadd9) (G/B) |>

alone and desp'rate on a prison phone |>Rhy fig 3

(Cadd9) (Dsus2) (Dmadd9) (G/B) |>

They want to give her seven years |>

(Cadd9) |>

For being sad |>

Chorus

1.(C) (Asus2) |>

I love all of you |>

hurt by the cold |>Rhy fig 4

So hard and lonely too |>

when you don't know yourself |>

Verse

(Dsus2) (Dmadd9) (G/B) |>

3.My friends are so distressed |>

(Cadd9) (Dsus2) (Dmadd9) (G/B) |>

There standing on the brick on the brink of emptiness |>Rhy fig 3

(Cadd9) (Dsus2) (Dmadd9) (G/B) |>

No words i know what to express |>

(Cadd9) |>

This emptiness |>

Chorus

2.Same as chorus'1.

Bridge

(E) (G6) |>

1.Imagine me |>

(F#7add4) (Fmaj7#11) |>Rhy fig 5a

taught by tragedy |>

release is peace |>

Verse

(Dsus2) (Dmadd9) (G/B) |>

I heard a little girl |>

(Cadd9) (Dsus2) (Dmadd9) |>

and what she said was something beautiful |>Rhy fig 3

(Cadd9) (Dsus2) (Dmadd9) G/B) |>

To give your love no matter what |>

(Cadd9) |>

Is what she said |>

Chorus

(C)(C/B)(Asus2) |>

love all of you |>

Hurt by the cold |>Rhy fig 6

so hard and lonely too |>

When you don't know yourself |>

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Tab notation:

h - hammer-on

p - pull-off

(d) - down stroke

x - muted note

/ - slide to a note which is not sruck

{}/ - slide without hitting the note you slide from

\ - normal slide

() - notes in brackets are optional

b - bend to the note signified

(>>>)- let ring

~ - finger vibrato

v - whammy bar vibrato

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Chords:These represent the overall tonality.

Dsus2/A -x00230

Dsus2 -xx0230

Cadd9 -x32030

G/B -x20030/x20033

Dmadd9 -xx3230

G -320033

D -xx0232

EaddD -x54030

Aadd9 -x07600

Asus2 -x02200

C -x32010

E -022100

G6 -x55400

F#7add4 -x44300

Fmaj7#11-x33200

C/B -x20010/x2001x

Bmadd9? -x09700

C#madd9?-x091100

F5 -133xxx

D5 -xx023x

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