Red Hot Chili Peppers - Ethiopia
From I'm With You
Just in case it helps, the verse, middle section and outro are all in 7/8, so you count
7 quavers per bar.
Just to note though quite often Josh is playing a polyrhythm over Flea and Chad who are
in 7/8 so counting
That probably won't help you when playing guitar for anything other than the main verse
Riff, unless of course
your adept at counting a rhythm and playing a polyrhythm over it.
The chorus is technically in 4/4 for the most part but it's easier to count 8/8 because
they add on an extra
quaver on the last go round making it 3 bars of 8/8 and 1 bar of 9/8. So you'd count 8
quavers per bar for 3
bars then you'd count 9 quavers for the last.
Intro
| E |
| B 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 |
| G |
| D |
| A |
| E |
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|
| Intro cont.
|
| Verse
| E |
| B |
| G 9 9 7 7 9 9 7 7 9 |
| D 10 10 10 10 7 7 \ |
| A 5/7 5/7 |
| E |
| |
Verse cont.
| E |
| B |
| G 9 7 7 9 9 7 7 9 |
| D 10 10 10 10 7 7 \ |
| A 5/7 5/7 |
| E |
| E |
| B |
| G 9 7 7 9 9 7 7 9 |
| D 10 10 10 10 7 7 \ |
| A 5/7 5/7 |
| E |
| E |
| B |
| G 9 7 7 9 9 7 7 9 |
| D 10 10 10 10 7 7 \ |
| A 5/7 5/7 |
| E |
Chorus
| E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 |
| B 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 5 5 |
| G 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 4 4 |
| D 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 |
| A 0 0 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 0 0 3 3 3 |
| E 3 3 1 1 1 |
| E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 3 3 |
| B 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 5 5 |
| G 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 4 4 |
| D 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 |
| A 0 0 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 0 0 3 3 3 |
| E 3 3 1 1 1 |
Solo
| E |
| B |
| G 0 5 7fb r 5 5 |
| D 0 5 7 7 5/7 5 |
| A 5/7 5/7 7 3 h 5 3 |
| E |
Verse 2
|
| Solo cont.
|
| Verse gtr 1
| E 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 |
| B 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 |
| G |
| D |
| A |
| E |
|
| Verse gtr 2
| E |
| B |
| G |
| D 7 7 \ |
| A 5/7 5/7 |
| E |
| |
|
| Verse gtr 1 cont.
| E 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 |
| B 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 |
| G |
| D |
| A |
| E |
|
| Verse gtr 2 cont.
| E |
| B |
| G x x |
| D x x 7 7 \ |
| A 5/7 5/7 |
| E |
| |
Chorus
| E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 |
| B 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 5 5 |
| G 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 4 4 |
| D 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 |
| A 0 0 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 0 0 3 3 3 |
| E 3 3 1 1 1 |
| E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 3 3 |
| B 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 5 5 |
| G 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 4 4 |
| D 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 |
| A 0 0 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 0 0 3 3 3 |
| E 3 3 1 1 1 |
Middle section
|
| Gtr 1
| E 12 12 12 12 |
| B 12 12 12 12 |
| G 12 12 12 12 |
| D x x x x |
| A 14 14 14 14 |
| E |
|
| Gtr 2
| E |
| B |
| G |
| D 5 5 5 5 |
| A 7 7 5 7 5 7 7 7 5 7 5 7 7 7 5 7 5 7 7 7 5 7 5 7 |
| E |
| |
|
| Gtr 1
| E 15 15 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 |
| B 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 |
| G 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 |
| D x x x x x x x x x x x |
| A 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 |
| E |
|
| Gtr 2
| E |
| B |
| G |
| D 5 5 5 5 |
| A 7 7 5 7 5 7 7 7 5 7 5 7 7 7 5 7 5 7 7 7 5 7 5 7 |
| E |
| |
Gtr 2
| E |
| B |
| G |
| D 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
| A 5h7 5h7 5h7 5h7 5h7 5h7 5h7 5h7 5h7 5h7 5h7 5h7 5h7 5h7 5h7 5h7 5h7 5h7 5h7 |
| E |
| E |
| B |
| G |
| D 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
| A 5h7 5h7 5h7 5h7 5h7 5h7 5h7 5h7 5h7 5h7 5h7 5h7 5h7 5h7 5h7 5h7 5h7 5h7 |
| E |
Verse 3
|
| Gtr 2
|
| Gtr 1
| E |
| B |
| G 7 7 9 9 7 7 9 |
| D 10 10 x 10 10 7 7 \ |
| A 5/7 5/7 |
| E |
| |
|
| Gtr 2
| E |
| B 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 |
| G |
| D |
| A |
| E |
|
| Gtr 1
| E |
| B |
| G 9 9 7 7 9 9 7 7 9 |
| D 10 10 10 10 7 7 \ |
| A 5/7 5/7 |
| E |
| |
Chorus
| E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 |
| B 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 5 5 |
| G 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 4 4 |
| D 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 |
| A 0 0 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 0 0 3 3 3 |
| E 3 3 1 1 1 |
| E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 3 3 |
| B 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 5 5 |
| G 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 4 4 |
| D 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 |
| A 0 0 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 0 0 3 3 3 |
| E 3 3 1 1 1 |
Outro
Gtr 1
| E |
| B 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 |
| G |
| D |
| A |
| E |
|
| Gtr 1 cont.
| E |
| B 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 |
| G |
| D |
| A |
| E |
|
| Gtr 2
| PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
| E |
| B |
| G |
| D 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
| A 5h7 5h7 5h7 5h7 5h7 5h7 5h7 5h7 5h7 5h7 5h7 5h7 5h7 5h7 5h7 5h7 5h7 5h7 5h7 5h7 |
| E |
| |
|
| Gtr 1
| E |
| B 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 |
| G |
| D |
| A |
| E |
|
| Gtr 2
| . .
|
| Gtr 1 (Fade out)
| E |
| B 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 |
| G |
| D |
| A |
| E |
|
| Gtr 2
| E |
| B 9 9 9 9 |
| G 9 9 9 9 |
| D 10 10 10 10 |
| A 11 11 11 11 |
| E |
| |
Have fun slipping into that groove, I hope this helped.
Dave
h - Hammer on
p - Pull off
/ - Slide up
\ - Slide down
fb - Full bend
r - Release bend
x - Finger mute
PM - Palm mute