Artist: Red Hot Chili Peppers
Song: Brandy
By Vaughan Jones
Details
This song is in the key of E so if you generally stay within the realms of this you
Go wrong... especially with the little fills in the verse
The trick to the song is playing it in the Frusciante style with some punctuated muting
scratching in between the chords and not always necessarily playing the "full" chord
Intro
| E | 4 4 4 2 4 4 4 2 4 |
| B | 5 4 5 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| G | 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 | x2 |
| D | 6 4 6 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| A | 4 0 |
| E | |
| E | 2 2 2 x 2 2 2 2 2 x 2 2 |
| B | 5 5 5 x 5 4 5 5 5 x 5 4 |
| G | 2 2 2 x 2 2 or 4 4 4 x 4 4 |
| D | 4 4 4 x 4 4 4 4 4 x 4 4 |
| A | 2 2 2 x 2 2 2 2 2 x 2 2 |
| E | x x x x x x 2 2 2 x 2 2 |
The do-dee-dee-da-da-da bit (you know it)
| E | 0 0 2 2 2 |
| B | 1 0 5 4 4 |
| G | 2 1 2 2 2 |
| D | 0 2 4 4 4 |
| A | x 2 2 2 2 |
| E | x x 2 2 2 |
Verse 1 1st ending E chords
| E | 0 4 2 4 2 5 5 5 0 4 2 4 2 5 0 0 0 0 |
| B | 0 4 2 5 2 5 7 5 0 4 2 5 2 5 0 0 0 0 |
| G | 1 4 2 6 2 6 7 6 1 4 2 6 2 6 1 1 1 1 |
| D | 2 6 4 6 4 7 7 7 2 6 4 6 4 7 2 2 2 2 |
| A | 2 6 4 4 4 7 5 7 2 6 4 4 4 7 2 2 2 2 |
| E | x 4 2 4 2 5 5 5 x 4 2 4 4 5 0 x 0 x |
(n.b This is the ending to the time the 1st verse ends ... only a little riff and
wrong but again the song is in the key of E so if you have anything better then please let me know)
2nd ending E riff
| E | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 2 p 0 2 |
| A | 2 h 4 2 |
| E | |
Verse 2
| E | 0 4 2 4 2 5 5 5 0 4 2 4 2 5 0 0 0 0 |
| B | 0 4 2 5 2 5 7 5 0 4 2 5 2 5 0 0 0 0 |
| G | 1 4 2 6 2 6 7 6 1 4 2 6 2 6 1 1 1 1 |
| D | 2 6 4 6 4 7 7 7 2 6 4 6 4 7 2 2 2 2 |
| A | 2 6 4 4 4 7 5 7 2 6 4 4 4 7 2 2 2 2 |
| E | x 4 2 4 2 5 5 5 x 4 2 4 4 5 0 x 0 x |
Chorus
| E | 4 4 4 2 4 4 4 2 4 |
| B | 5 4 5 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| G | 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 | x2 |
| D | 6 4 6 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| A | 4 0 |
| E | |
| E | 2 2 2 x 2 2 |
| B | 5 5 5 x 5 4 |
| G | 2 2 2 x 2 2 |
| D | 4 4 4 x 4 4 |
| A | 2 2 2 x 2 2 |
| E | x x x x x x |
The do-dee-dee-da-da-da bit
| E | 0 0 2 2 2 |
| B | 1 0 5 4 4 |
| G | 2 1 2 2 2 |
| D | 0 2 4 4 4 |
| A | x 2 2 2 2 |
| E | x x 2 2 2 |
Verse 3
| E | 0 4 2 4 2 5 5 5 0 4 2 4 2 5 0 0 0 0 |
| B | 0 4 2 5 2 5 7 5 0 4 2 5 2 5 0 0 0 0 |
| G | 1 4 2 6 2 6 7 6 1 4 2 6 2 6 1 1 1 1 |
| D | 2 6 4 6 4 7 7 7 2 6 4 6 4 7 2 2 2 2 |
| A | 2 6 4 4 4 7 5 7 2 6 4 4 4 7 2 2 2 2 |
| E | x 4 2 4 2 5 5 5 x 4 2 4 4 5 0 x 0 x |
Verse 4
| E | 0 4 2 4 2 5 5 5 0 4 2 4 2 5 0 0 0 0 |
| B | 0 4 2 5 2 5 7 5 0 4 2 5 2 5 0 0 0 0 |
| G | 1 4 2 6 2 6 7 6 1 4 2 6 2 6 1 1 1 1 |
| D | 2 6 4 6 4 7 7 7 2 6 4 6 4 7 2 2 2 2 |
| A | 2 6 4 4 4 7 5 7 2 6 4 4 4 7 2 2 2 2 |
| E | x 4 2 4 2 5 5 5 x 4 2 4 4 5 0 x 0 x |
Chorus
| E | 4 4 4 2 4 4 4 2 4 |
| B | 5 4 5 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| G | 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 | x2 |
| D | 6 4 6 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| A | 4 0 |
| E | |
| E | 2 2 2 x 2 2 |
| B | 5 5 5 x 5 4 |
| G | 2 2 2 x 2 2 |
| D | 4 4 4 x 4 4 |
| A | 2 2 2 x 2 2 |
| E | x x x x x x |
Break
| E | 4 2 x 2 4 2 5 2 4 5 4 x 2 2 |
| B | 5 4 2 4 5 4 5 4 5 7 5 2 5 4 |
| G | 4 4 2 4 4 4 6 4 4 7 4 2 2 2 |
| D | 6 4 2 4 6 4 7 4 6 7 6 2 4 4 |
| A | 4 2 0 2 4 2 7 2 4 5 4 0 2 2 |
| E | 4 2 x 2 4 2 5 2 4 5 4 x x x |
The do-doo-doo-da-da-da bit
| E | 0 0 2 2 2 |
| B | 1 0 5 4 4 |
| G | 2 1 2 2 2 |
| D | 0 2 4 4 4 |
| A | x 2 2 2 2 |
| E | x x 2 2 2 |
| E | 0 4 2 4 2 5 5 5 0 4 2 4 2 5 0 0 0 0 |
| B | 0 4 2 5 2 5 7 5 0 4 2 5 2 5 0 0 0 0 |
| G | 1 4 2 6 2 6 7 6 1 4 2 6 2 6 1 1 1 1 |
| D | 2 6 4 6 4 7 7 7 2 6 4 6 4 7 2 2 2 2 |
| A | 2 6 4 4 4 7 5 7 2 6 4 4 4 7 2 2 2 2 |
| E | x 4 2 4 2 5 5 5 x 4 2 4 4 5 0 x 0 x |
Chorus
| E | 4 4 4 2 4 4 4 2 4 |
| B | 5 4 5 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| G | 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 | x2 |
| D | 6 4 6 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| A | 4 0 |
| E | |
| E | 2 2 2 x 2 2 |
| B | 5 5 5 x 5 4 |
| G | 2 2 2 x 2 2 |
| D | 4 4 4 x 4 4 |
| A | 2 2 2 x 2 2 |
| E | x x x x x x |
The do-doo-doo-da-da-da bit
| E | 0 0 2 2 2 |
| B | 1 0 5 4 4 |
| G | 2 1 2 2 2 |
| D | 0 2 4 4 4 |
| A | x 2 2 2 2 |
| E | x x 2 2 2 |
| E | 4 4 4 2 4 4 4 2 4 |
| B | 5 4 5 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| G | 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 | x2 |
| D | 6 4 6 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| A | 4 0 |
| E | |
| E | 2 2 2 x 2 2 |
| B | 5 5 5 x 5 4 |
| G | 2 2 2 x 2 2 |
| D | 4 4 4 x 4 4 |
| A | 2 2 2 x 2 2 |
| E | x x x x x x |
The do-doo-doo-da-da-da bit x 3
| E | 0 0 2 2 2 |
| B | 1 0 5 4 4 |
| G | 2 1 2 2 2 |
| D | 0 2 4 4 4 |
| A | x 2 2 2 2 |
| E | x x 2 2 2 |
| E | 7 |
| B | 9 |
| G | 1 9 |
| D | 2 slide to 9 |
| A | 2 7 |
| E | 7 |