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My Lovely Man Guitar Tablature
Red Hot Chili Peppers
My Lovely Man
By Anthony Kiedis, Flea, John Frusciante and Chad Smith
Blood Sugar Sex Magik (1991)

Emil Gasanov ([email protected])

Notation Legend
---------------
h - Hammer-On
H - Hammer-On (grace note) (hammer-on as fast as you can)
p - Pull-Off
b - Bend
B - Bend (grace note) (bend as fast as you can)
(b) - Prebend (string bent before picking)
r - Release Bend
^ - Arpeggio Strum
. - Staccato Phrasing (showed above the notes)
~ - Vibrato
tr~ - Trill (fast hammer-on/pull-off combination)
Harm. - open harmonic
x - Fret-Hand Muting (percussive tone)
/ - Shift Slide Up
 - Shift Slide Down
_
/ - Legato Slide Up (only first note picked)
_
 - Legato Slide Down (only first note picked)
_
s - Legato Slide (grace note) (slide as fast as you can)
f - Forte (loud)

Timing
------
w - whole note
h - 1/2 note
q - 1/4 note
q. - doted 1/4 note
e - 1/8 note
e. - doted 1/8 note
s - 1/16 note
t - 1/32 note
triol - three 1/4 notes that equal by timing to 1/2 note
h+e - 1/4 note + 1/8 note
h.+e - doted 1/4 note + 1/8 note
e+q - 1/8 note + 1/4 note
e.+e - doted 1/8 note + 1/8 note
s+q - 1/16 note + 1/4 note

W - whole break
H - 1/2 break
H. - doted 1/2 break
Q - 1/4 break
E - 1/8 break
E. - doted 1/8 break
S - 1/16 break
H+E - 1/2 break + 1/8 break
H+Q+E - 1/2 break + 1/4 break + 1/8 break
Q+H - 1/4 break + 1/2 break
Q+E - 1/4 break + 1/8 break

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Time Signature: 4/4

Intro
-----
Moderately  q = 114

Gtr. 1 (dist.)
f

   N.C.(Em)               (Am)                       (Em)

   e.  e.  e.  e.  e  e    e.  e.  s e.  e   s s e    e.  e.  e.  e.  e  e
e|-----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|----------_----7~~--_-----|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|-7---5---7/9-------97-5--|-----------------------|
A|-7---5---7---5---7--5--|--------------------------|-7---5---7---5---7--5--|
E|-----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|

  (Am)

   e.    e.  s e.  e  s s e
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|--_---------_----5---_-----|
E|-7s5---3---5/7------75-3--|

Verse
-----

     Riff A
     N.C.(Em)               (Am)                       (Em)

     e.  e.  e.  e.  e  e    e.  e.  s e.  e   s s e    e.  e.  e.  e.  e  e
e||------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|
B||*-----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|
G||------------------------|----------_----7~~--_-----|-----------------------|
D||------------------------|-7---5---7/9-------97-5--|-----------------------|
A||*-7---5---7---5---7--5--|--------------------------|-7---5---7---5---7--5--|
E||------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|

  (Am)                        (Em)                    (Am)

   e.    e.  s e.  e  s s e    e.  e.  e.  e.  e  e     e.   e.   q        e   e      s
e|---------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------|-----------------------|--------------_------15----_--------|
G|---------------------------|-----------------------|-/14---12---14s16--------16s14--12--|
D|---------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------------------|
A|--_---------_----5---_-----|-7---5---7---5---7--5--|------------------------------------|
E|-7s5---3---5/7------75-3--|-----------------------|------------------------------------|

                                                         End Riff A
  (Em)                          (Am)

   e.   e.   e.   e.   e   e      e.   e.   s  e.   e   s  s  e
e|-----------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|-14---12---14---12---14--12--|--------------_-----12----_-------|
A|-----------------------------|-/12---10---12/14-------1412-10--|
E|-----------------------------|----------------------------------|

  ____________________________________________________  __________________
 |1.                                                  ||2.                |
 |                                                    ||                  |
   N.C(E)
                                                        (Drums)
                                                                2
   e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e    e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e      W                 
e|-------------------------|--------------------------||------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------*||------------------|
G|-------------------------|--------------------------||------------------|
D|-------------------------|-6--4--6--4--6--4--6--4---||------------------|
A|-7--5--7--5--7--5--7--5--|-------------------------*||------------------|
E|-------------------------|--------------------------||------------------|

Chorus
------
w/ clean tone & chorus
mf

   Rhy. Fig. 1
   Am7                            Bm7                              Em7
                                                             .            .  .  .
   E  s s S s E  s e  s S s s s   E  s s S s  E  s e  s  S s e     s s e  e  e  e  S s S e  s
e|----------8---------8---x-8-8-|----------10---------10---x-10--|-----x--9--7-------9---7----|
B|----------8---------8---x-8-8-|----------10---------10---x-10--|-----x--8--8-------8---8----|
G|----------5---------5---x-5-5-|----------7----------7----x-7---|-7h9----------9-----------9-|
D|----5h7--------5h7------------|----7h9---------7h9-------------|----------------------------|
A|------------------------------|--------------------------------|----------------------------|
E|------------------------------|--------------------------------|----------------------------|

                End Rhy. Fig. 1
          .  .  .
   S s e  e  e  e  S s S s E
e|--------9--7-------9---7----|
B|--------8--8-------8---8----|
G|---7-9--------9-------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|

Gtr. 1: w/ Rhy. Fig. 1, 2 3/4 times, simile

then:

Gtr. 1 w/ Rhy. Fill 1

Rhy. Fill 1
-----------
Gtr. 1

       .  .  .         tr~~~~~~~~
   S s e  e  e  e  s s q
e|--------9--7-------------------|
B|--------8--8-------------------|
G|---7-9--------9--9-9-(7-9)7----|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|

then: 

Gtr. 1: w/ Riff A

then:

Interlude
---------
w/ clean tone & chorus


   N.C.(Am7)                      *(Bm7)

   E  s s S e  s s s S s S s s s   s s s s S s S s S s S s S s S s
e|----------8--x-------x---x-x-x-|-x-x-x-x---x---x---x---x---x---x-|
B|----------8--x-------x---x-x-x-|-x-x-x-x---x---x---x---x---x---x-|
G|----------5--x-------x---x-x-x-|-x-x-x-x---x---x---x---x---x---x-|
D|----5h7--------5h7-------------|-x-x-x-x---x---x---x---x---x---x-|
A|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
                                  *harmony implied by bass

  (Em7)

   S s s s s s s s e  s s S s s s   E  s s E  s s E  e  S s s s
e|---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x-x---x-x-x-|----x-x----x-x----x----x-x-x-|
B|---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x-x---x-x-x-|----x-x----x-x----x----x-x-x-|
G|---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x-x---x-x-x-|----x-x----x-x----x----x-x-x-|
D|---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x-x---x-x-x-|----x-x----x-x----x----x-x-x-|
A|--------------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|-----------------------------|

  (Am7)                           (Bm7)                           Gtr. 1 tacet

   e  s s S s s s e  s s S s s s   E  e  S s s s s S s s S s s s
e|-x--x-x---x-x-x-x--x-x---x-x-x-|----x----x-x-x-x---x-x---x-x-x-|
B|-x--x-x---x-x-x-x--x-x---x-x-x-|----x----x-x-x-x---x-x---x-x-x-|
G|-x--x-x---x-x-x-x--x-x---x-x-x-|----x----x-x-x-x---x-x---x-x-x-|
D|-x--x-x---x-x-x-x--x-x---x-x-x-|----x----x-x-x-x---x-x---x-x-x-|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

Guitar Solo
-----------
w/ dist.
f

   N.C.(Em)

   h+e            e.      e.        h+e            e.      e.
e|--------------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-12-------------12------12------|-12-------------12------12---|
G|-14B16----------14B16---14B16---|-14B16----------14B16--------|
D|--------------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|-----------------------------|

   q.      q        q        e        q.         e    triol
e|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
B|-14------14B15----14B15----14B16--|-12---------12~~-(12)~----12-------12----|
G|----------------------------------|-14B16--------------------14B16----------|
D|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|

   h             triol                       h          triol
e|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-8----------------------8--------7-------|-5----------(5)----5------5------|
G|-10B12~~~~~~~~-(12)~~---10B12----9B11----|-7B9--------(9)----7B9----7B9----|
D|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|

   h+e          e    e    e      e.    e.    e.    e.+e    e
e|-----------------------------|---------------------------0--|
B|-3------------3----3----3----|-3-----3-----3-----3----------|
G|-5B7----------5B7--5B7--5B7--|-5B7---5B7---5B7---5B7--------|
D|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|------------------------------|

   s s  s  s  S s     s  s  t  t  t  t  s  s  s  e      s
e|---15p12-12---------12-12--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------15p12-------15----12--------12-|
G|-0------------14B16-------------15p14----14----14B16-----|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

  (Am)               (Bm)
                                     .
   s  s  s  s  e      s  s     s  s  e   e      s  s
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------15------------------------15-------|
G|-14p12-14p12-14B16-----14B16r14p12-14--14B16-----14B16-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

  (Em)

   (s)  s  e      s  s     s  s  s  s  e      s  s     s  s
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|------15--------15-----------------------------------------|
G|-(16)----14B16-----14B16r14p12-14p12-14B16--15-------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------14B16r14p12-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

  (Am)                 (Bm)

   s  s  s  s  s  s     s  s  s  s  s  s  s  s     s  s
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------15-------------------------15-------------|
G|-14p12-14b16----14B16r14p12-14p12-14b16----14B16r14p12-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

  (Em)

   s  s  e      s  e      s  e      s  e      s   s  s
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------15--------15--------15--------15--------|
G|-14p12-14B16-----14B16-----14B16-----14B16-----/16b18-|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
                                                    let ring

  (Am)                 (Bm)                 (Em)
                                                                       .
   (e)   e   e      s  s     S s  e+q        s  s  s  s  s     S s s S e   s+q
e|-----------------------------12-15~~~~~~-|-15p12----12---------------15--17B19-----|
B|-------17--17-----17-17------------------|-------15----15B17---0-------------------|
G|-(18)------16B18-----16B18---------------|-----------------------0-----------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
   let ring  let ring - |

  (Am)               (Bm)

   (e)     e   q        E  q        (e)
e|-(19)-(b)19--17B19-------19B21----(21)--|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|

then play Verse

then:

Out-Chorus
----------
Gtr. 1: w/ Rhy. Fig. 1, 3 times, simile

then:

   Am7                           Bm7                              Em7
                                                            .            .  .  .
   E  s s S s E s e  s S s s s   E  s s S s  E  s e  s  S s e     s s e  e  e  e  S s S e  s
e|----------8--------8---x-8-8-|----------10---------10---x-10--|-----x--9--7-------9---7----|
B|----------8--------8---x-8-8-|----------10---------10---x-10--|-----x--8--8-------8---8----|
G|----------5--------5---x-5-5-|----------7----------7----x-7---|-7h9----------9-----------9-|
D|----5h7-------5h7------------|----7h9---------7h9-------------|----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|--------------------------------|----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|--------------------------------|----------------------------|

                                    N.C.(Am7)                (Bm7)

   (e)  e  s s s s s s s s s s e    (q)     H+E         e     (q)      Q+H
e|---------9p7---9p7---9p7---9p7--|-(7)--------------------|-----------------------|
B|------8------8-----8-----8------|-(8)---------------^12--|-(12)-----------------|
G|-(9)----------------------------|--------------------^12--|-(14)-----------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------^14--|-(14)-----------------|
A|--------------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|
E|--------------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|
                           let ring - |

  (Em7)                                     (Am7)                 (Bm7)
                  .           .         .
   H+Q+E          e    Q+E    e  Q+E    e    H+Q+E          s s     s s H.           e
e|-------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
B|-------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
G|----------------7--|--------7---------7--|----------------2b4r-|-r2p0--------------2bb-|
D|-------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
A|-------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
E|-------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|

  (Em7)                                           (Am7)                 (Bm7)

   e.  e.  E+H          s s e  e  e  e  e  q       H+Q+E          e      h         Q+E    e
e|--------------------|--------------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
B|-----3--------------|--------------------------|----------------15bb-|-17---------------12--|
G|-4------------------|-2p0----2--0--------------|---------------------|----------------------|
D|--------------------|-----2--------2--0--2~~~~-|---------------------|----------------------|
A|--------------------|--------------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
                                                                                          Harm.

  (Em7)                                         (Am7)                   (Bm7)

   (h.+e)            e     (w)                   (q.)      e+h           H+E        q     e
e|-----------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|------------------12--|
B|-(12)------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|------------12--------|
G|-------------------12--|-(12)----------------|-(12)------------------|----------------------|
D|-----------------------|---------------------|-----------12----------|----------------------|
A|-----------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
E|-----------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
                     Harm.                                 Harm.                    Harm. Harm.

  (Em7)                                                   (Am7)

   (w)                   (h)         s  s  s  e   s  e     q     e   e   e.   e.   e
e|-(12)----------------|-(12)--------15-------14---------|-14------------12------------|
B|---------------------|----------------12--------12-----|-------12-----------12-------|
G|---------------------|-------------------12--------12--|-----------12------------12--|
D|---------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|---------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
                                     let ring - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |

  (Bm7)                       (Em7)                                      (Am7)

   e.   e.   e   triol         w                   (q)     Q+H            W
e|---------------------------|-------------------|----------------------|------------------|
B|-15---12-------14--12------|-------------------|----------------------|------------------|
G|-----------12----------12--|-------------------|----------------------|------------------|
D|---------------------------|-14----------------|-(14)-----------------|------------------|
A|---------------------------|-------------------|----------------------|------------------|
E|---------------------------|-------------------|----------------------|------------------|
   let ring - - |

  (Bm7)              (Em7)

   W                  H+Q+E.               W
e|------------------|--------------------|------------------||
B|------------------|--------------------|------------------||
G|------------------|-----------------12-|------------------||
D|------------------|--------------------|------------------||
A|------------------|--------------------|------------------||
E|------------------|--------------------|------------------||
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