Red Hot Chili Peppers - The Greeting Song Tab

Artist: Red Hot Chili Peppers
Song: The Greeting Song
Album: Blood Sex Sugar Magik
Transcribed by -{" " Tomas Horsky " "}-
Fixed by Dean Parke

Main riff:

e
B
G 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
D 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 7 5 7 5 5 5 5 5
A 7 x 7 7 7 7 7 7
E
e
B
G 5 5 5 5 5
D 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 7 5 7 7 7 7 7 7
A 7 x 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
E (3b5)
"(3b5)" is playded by the second guitar.

Little Bridge Part:

e
B x 3 5 6/7 x 3 5 6/7
G 4 x 2 4 5/6 2/4 x 2 4 5/6 2/
D 4 2/4 2/
A
E
| . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . |
e
B 0 x 3 5 6/7
G/4 x 2 4 5/6
D/4
A
E 3h5 5 5 5 5 5 3h5 5 5 5 5 5
(For the first time this part is played (without words), play only first bar 2x).

Chorus "I love you, swim through me...":

e 5 5 5 5 5 8 8 10 10 1010
B 5 5 5 5 5 8 8 10 10 1010
G 6 6 6 6 6 9 9 11 11 1111
D 7 7 7 7 7 10 10 12 12 1212
A
E
A C D
e 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 2 2 2 2
B 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3
G 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 2 2 2 2
D 7 7 7 7 7 5 5
A
E
A G D

At the end of song the chorus appears 2x. Play last two bars 2x for the first

time, then play them once moved 2 frets up and again like this.

Guitar solo:

guitar 1:
e
B
G 10h12 10
D 7 7 10 10 12 10
A 8 8
E
e
B
G 9 9
D 10 10 12 12 12 10
A12 12
E
Repeat 4x (not sure about last bar)
e
B
G
D13 13 13 12 12 12 11 11 11 10 10 10 9 8
A
E
guitar 2:
e
B 12h15p12 10
G 12b14
D
A
E
e
B
G 12b14 12
D 12b14 12 /12 10
A 12
E
e
B
G 12
D 10 12b14 { hold } 14r12 10
A12
E
e
B 13/15 15b17 15 13
G 12/14 [14]
D
A
E
e 15b17r15
B b17 15 13 15 13 15b17r15p13h15
G
D
A
E
e
B 13 13
G 14 12 14 14
D
A
E
guitar 1:
e
B
G
D12 12 12 11 11 11 10 10 10 9 9 9
A 13 12
E
Repeat 3x
e
B
G
D13 13 13 12 12 12 11 11 11 10 10 10 9 8
A
E

Repeat chorus

Turn around x2
e 7 7 7 7 7 10 10 12 12 12 12
B 7 7 7 7 7 10 10 12 12 12 12
G 8 8 8 8 8 11 11 13 13 13 13
D 9 9 9 9 9 12 12 14 14 14 14
A
E

Chorus

End with an A (--222-)

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