MINOR THING / Red Hot Chili Peppers (Album: By The Way)
Guitar Tab written by Marcster84
Corrections send please also to: [email protected]
(But I'm so ***ed sure that u don't need to!!!)

!!! First Chord sounds Wrong because it needs a F# thats played by the Bass !!!


 - = Unstressed 1/16 (The whole Tab is written in 1/16 notes)
 | = End of Cadence
 x = No Sound!
 1..17 = Fret



M I N O R   T H I N G ! ! !


Verse 1   (4x):

e:0---0000-00-0000|-00-0000-00-9 ---|x---x--xxxx---9-|-99-9-99977-7---|
b:5---5555-55-5555|-55-5555-55-10---|7---7--7777---7-|-77-7-77777-7---|
g:6---6666-66-6666|-66-6666-66-11---|7---7--7777---7-|-77-7-77777-7---|
d:7---7777-77-7777|-77-7777-77-0 ---|7---7--7777---7-|-77-7-77777-7---|
A:xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|
E:xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|

(The Second Part of the Verse ist sometimes in Variation. In this case he uses the same
 Rythm, but this Chord:
    e: 12
    b: 10
    g: 11
    d:  0
    A:  x
    E:  x
 One or two times he mixes, so he plays in the third cadence the new chord and in the
fourth one the regular chord.)


Pre Chorus:

e: 9 - - 9 9 - - 9 9 - - - 12 - - - | 14 - - 14 14 - - 14 14 14 14 - 14 - 14 - |
b:10 - -1010 - -1010 - - - 12 - - - | 15 - - 15 15 - - 15 15 15 15 - 15 - 15 - |
g: 9 - - 9 9 - - 9 9 - - - 13 - - - | 14 - - 14 14 - - 14 14 14 14 - 14 - 14 - |
d: x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x| x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x| 
A: x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x| x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x|
E: x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x| x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x|


Chorus:

e: 14                          e: 17         e: 19
b: 14                          b: 17         b: 19
g: xx   } x24 in 1/16, then    g: xx   and   g: xx   both 4 times    (First Half), THEN
d: xx                          d: xx         d: xx
A: xx                          A: xx         A: xx
E: xx                          E: xx         E: xx

e: 14                          e: 17         e: 16
b: 14                          b: 17         b: 16
g: xx   } x24 in 1/16, then    g: xx   and   g: xx   both 4 times    (Second Half)!!!
d: xx                          d: xx         d: xx
A: xx                          A: xx         A: xx
E: xx                          E: xx         E: xx


Verse 2   (4x):

e:0---0000-00-0000|-00-0000-00-9 ---|x---x--xxxx---9-|-99-9-99977-7---|
b:5---5555-55-5555|-55-5555-55-10---|7---7--7777---7-|-77-7-77777-7---|
g:6---6666-66-6666|-66-6666-66-11---|7---7--7777---7-|-77-7-77777-7---|
d:7---7777-77-7777|-77-7777-77-0 ---|7---7--7777---7-|-77-7-77777-7---|
A:xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|
E:xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|

(Think for Variation!!!!!)


Pre Chorus:

e: 9 - - 9 9 - - 9 9 - - - 12 - - - | 14 - - 14 14 - - 14 14 14 14 - 14 - 14 - |
b:10 - -1010 - -1010 - - - 12 - - - | 15 - - 15 15 - - 15 15 15 15 - 15 - 15 - |
g: 9 - - 9 9 - - 9 9 - - - 13 - - - | 14 - - 14 14 - - 14 14 14 14 - 14 - 14 - |
d: x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x| x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x| 
A: x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x| x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x|
E: x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x| x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x|


Chorus (Now 2x!):

e: 14                          e: 17         e: 19
b: 14                          b: 17         b: 19
g: xx   } x24 in 1/16, then    g: xx   and   g: xx   both 4 times    (First Half), THEN
d: xx                          d: xx         d: xx
A: xx                          A: xx         A: xx
E: xx                          E: xx         E: xx

e: 14                          e: 17         e: 16
b: 14                          b: 17         b: 16
g: xx   } x24 in 1/16, then    g: xx   and   g: xx   both 4 times    (Second Half)!!!
d: xx                          d: xx         d: xx
A: xx                          A: xx         A: xx
E: xx                          E: xx         E: xx



First Solo Part (not in 1/16!! Without Rythm!):
(b = bended)
     -slide!->
e: 14----------9-12-----------------------9-12---------9----------------------|
b: -----------------9b-9-----------------------9b-9------9b-9-------9---------|
g:-----------------------11---11-11-11-11-----------11--------11-11---9-11-6--|
d:----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:----------------------------------------------------------------------------|



Verse 3   (4x):

e:0---0000-00-0000|-00-0000-00-9 ---|x---x--xxxx---9-|-99-9-99977-7---|
b:5---5555-55-5555|-55-5555-55-10---|7---7--7777---7-|-77-7-77777-7---|
g:6---6666-66-6666|-66-6666-66-11---|7---7--7777---7-|-77-7-77777-7---|
d:7---7777-77-7777|-77-7777-77-0 ---|7---7--7777---7-|-77-7-77777-7---|
A:xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|
E:xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|

(Think for Variation!!!!!)



Solo End (not in 1/16!! Without Rythm!):
(b = bended)

e:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g:---------9-11-----------------9---------------------9-11-------------9-----------|
d:9----9-9------11-----9----9-9---11b-11-----9----9-9------11-----9--------11b-11--|
A:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


That's all! You'll need some Time to learn it, but it sounds perfectly right!!
The first Chord in the Verse will sound wrong, but you need to play it with a F#
that's performed by the Bass!! Have Fun!!!