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The Righteous and the Wicked Guitar Tablature
Red Hot Chili Peppers
The Righteous And The Wicked
By Anthony Kiedis, Flea, John Frusciante and Chad Smith
Blood Sugar Sex Magik (1991)

Emil Gasanov ([email protected])

Notation Legend
---------------
h - Hammer-On
p - Pull-Off
b - Bend
B - Bend (grace note) (bend as fast as you can)
r - Release Bend
. - Staccato Phrasing (showed above the notes)
~ - Vibrato
tr~ - Trill (fast hammer-on/pull-off combination)
` - Vibrato Bar Scooping
^ - Vibrato Bar Dips
x - Fret-Hand Muting (percussive tone)
/ - Shift Slide Up
 - Shift Slide Down
_
/ - Legato Slide Up (only first note picked)
rit - Ritardando (slow down tempo)
mf - Mezzo Forte (medium loud)
f - Forte (loud)

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

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

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

Time Signature: 4/4

Intro
-----
Moderatly  q = 84

   (bass & drums)
                  3
   Q      W
e|------|------------------|
B|------|------------------|
G|------|------------------|
D|------|------------------|
A|------|------------------|
E|------|------------------|

Gtr. 1 (dist.)
f

                       N.C.
                                                                         -1
                                                                         ^
   H.+E           e    e  e  e e  (e)  e   q       (e)   e.   e.+e   e   q
e|-------------------|--------_------------------|-------9----7-------8---9~~~~-|
B|-------------------|-5bb7rr5/7--(7)bb8-bb9-----|-(9)-------`9-----`10--11~~~~-|
G|-------------------|-7bb9rr7/9--(9)bb10bb11----|-(11)-------------------------|
D|-------------------|---------------------------|------------------------------|
A|-------------------|---------------------------|------------------------------|
E|----------------x--|---------------------------|------------------------------|
                        w/ bar       w/bar                   w/bar - - - - - - -


                -1  -1/2
                ^   ^
   (h)          e   e   q       (w)
e|-(9)~~~~~~~~~-10--6---------|--------------------|
B|-(11)~~~~~~~~-12--8---------|--------------------|
G|----------------------------|--------------------|
D|---------------------`0rrrr-|--------------------|
A|----------------------------|--------------------|
E|----------------------------|-(2)----------------|
   - - - - - - - - - - - (slowly depress bar)  slack

Verse
-----
Gtr. 2 (clean)
simile 2nd & 3rd times
mf

   Gtr. 1 tacet
   Bm7                                               Esus4 E

   s  s  S s  Q    s s S s E  e    s  s  S s  Q    s  e.   e  (e)
e|-14-14---14------x----------x--|-14-14---14------x--7----7--(7)--|
B|-15-15---15------x----------x--|-15-15---15------x-10----9--(9)--|
G|-14-14---14------x-7---9----x--|-14-14---14------x--9----9--(9)--|
D|--x--x----x--------------------|--x--x----x-----------------------|
A|-14-14---14--------------------|-14-14---14-----------------------|
E|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|

   Gtr. 2: w/ Rhy. Fill 1, 3rd time
                                 Esus4 E        Bm7

   W                  H        s  e.   e  s s   s  s  S s  Q    s s S s Q
e|------------------|----------x--7----7--x-x-|-14-14---14------x------------|
B|------------------|----------x-10----9--x-x-|-15-15---15------x------------|
G|------------------|----------x--9----9--x-x-|-14-14---14------x-7---9------|
D|------------------|-------------------------|--x--x----x-------------------|
A|------------------|-------------------------|-14-14---14-------------------|
E|------------------|-------------------------|------------------------------|

                                      Gtr. 2: w/ Rhy. Fill 2, 3rd time
                     Esus4 E          

   s  s  S s  Q    s  e.   e  (e)     W
e|-14-14---14------x--7----7--(7)--|------------------|
B|-15-15---15------x-10----9--(9)--|------------------|
G|-14-14---14------x--9----9--(9)--|------------------|
D|--x--x----x-----------------------|------------------|
A|-14-14---14-----------------------|------------------|
E|----------------------------------|------------------|

Gtr. 2

              Esus4 E

   H        s  e.   e  E
e|----------x--7----7-----|
B|----------x-10----9-----|
G|----------x--9----9-----|
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|

Gtr. 1

            Esus4 E

   H.+S               e.
e|------------------------|
B|--------------------7---|
G|--------------------7---|
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|

Rhy. Fill 1
-----------
Gtr. 2

                  .
   H.+E           e    s s e  s s e  s e.   e  s s
e|-------------------|---------------x--7---7--x-x-|
B|-------------------|-x-x----x-x----x-10---9--x-x-|
G|----------------7--|-x-x-7--x-x-7--x--9---9--x-x-|
D|-------------------|-----------------------------|
A|-------------------|-----------------------------|
E|-------------------|-----------------------------|

Rhy. Fill 2
-----------
Gtr. 2

                .      .        .      .
   H        s s e  s s e    s s e  s s e  s  e.  e  E
e|------------------------|---------------x--7---7-----|
B|----------x-x----x-x----|-x-x----x-x----x-10---9-----|
G|----------x-x-7--x-x-7--|-x-x-7--x-x-7--x--9---9-----|
D|------------------------|----------------------------|
A|------------------------|----------------------------|
E|------------------------|----------------------------|

Chorus
------
Gtr. 1

   Bm                               C7           Bm
                              .  .                                     tr~~~~~~~
   q+s   e.  q+s   e.    q    e  e  s  s  S s  S e.    q+s   e.  q+s   e.
e|---------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
B|-------7---------7---|------------11-11---11---7---|-------7-------------------|
G|-------7---------7---|-------------9--9----9---7---|-------7---------(7-9)7----|
D|-9---------9---------|-9----7--9--10-10---10-------|-9---------9---------------|
A|---------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------------|

              C7         Bm                                     C7           Bm
        .  .  .   .   .                                   .  .
   q    e  e  e   e   s  e.    q+s   e.  q+s   e.    q    e  e  s  s  S s  S e.
e|---------------------------|---------------------|-----------------------------|
B|------------11--11--11-7---|-------7---------7---|------------11-11---11---7---|
G|-------------9---9---9-7---|-------7---------7---|-------------9--9----9---7---|
D|-9----7--9--10--10--10-----|-9---------9---------|-9----7--9--10-10---10-------|
A|---------------------------|---------------------|-----------------------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------|-----------------------------|

                                          C7
                   tr~~~~~~~        .  .  .   .   .
   q+s   e.  q+s   e.          q    e  e  e   e   e   E
e|---------------------------|---------------------------|
B|-------7-------------------|------------11--11--11-----|
G|-------7---------(7-9)7----|-------------9---9---9-----|
D|-9---------9---------------|-9----7--9--10--10--10-----|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|

Bridge
------
Gtr. 2

   Grt. 1 tacet

   Bm            G#o7            Fo7               Go7

   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 s s s Q
e|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6------|
B|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6------|
D|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|------------------------------|

   Bm           G#o7            Fo7                Go7 

   s s s s e  s s s s s s s s s s   s s s s e  s s s s s s e E 
e|-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-|-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-6-6-6-6-6----|
B|-7-7-7-7-7--7-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-3-|-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-5-5-5-5-5----|
G|-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-|-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-6-6-6-6-6----|
D|--------------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|-----------------------------|

   Rhy. Fig. 1
   Bm          G#o7              Fo7                 Go7

   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 s s s Q
e|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6------|
B|-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6------|
D|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|------------------------------|

                                                   End Rhy. Fig. 1
   Bm              G#o7          Fo7                 Go7
                                                     .  .  .
   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  e  e  E
e|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6--6--6-----|
B|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5--5--5-----|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6--6--6-----|
D|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|

then play: Verse & Chorus

then:

Bridge
------
Gtr. 1 tacet
Gtr. 2: w/ Rhy. Fig. 1

then:

Guitar Solo
-----------
Time Signature: 5/4

Gtr. 1
f

   N.C.(B5)

   s s s e.  s s s e.  triol s s s s s s   s s s e.  s s s e.  triol s s s s e
e|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D|-0h1p0-----0h1p0-----0h1p0-------------|-0h1p0-----0h1p0-----0h1p0-------------|
A|-------2---------2---------2-0-------0-|-------2---------2---------2-0---------|
E|-------------------------------2-1-2---|-------------------------------2-1-2/--|

Gtr. 2
w/ dist.
f

   N.C.(B5)

   s s s e.  s s s e.  triol s s s s s s   s s s e.  s s s e.  triol s s s s s s
e|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
G|-7h8p9-----7h8p7-----7h8p7-------------|-7h8p9-----7h8p7-----7h8p7-------------|
D|-------9---------9---------9-7-------7-|-------9---------9---------9-7-------7-|
A|-------------------------------9-8-9---|-------------------------------9-8-9---|
E|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|

Gtr. 1

   s s s e.  s s s e.  triol s s s s s s   s s s e.  s s s e.  triol s s s s e
e|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B|-7h8p7-----7h8p7-----7h8p7-------------|-7h8p7-----7h8p7-----7h8p7------------|
G|-------8---------8---------8-7-------8-|-------8---------8---------8-7--------|
D|-------------------------------9-7-9---|-------------------------------9-7-9--|
A|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|

Gtr. 2

   s s s e.  s s s e.  triol s s s s s s   s s s e.  s s s e.  triol s s s s s s
e|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
G|-7h8p9-----7h8p7-----7h8p7-------------|-7h8p9-----7h8p7-----7h8p7-------------|
D|-------9---------9---------9-7-------7-|-------9---------9---------9-7-------7-|
A|-------------------------------9-8-9---|-------------------------------9-8-9---|
E|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|

Gtr. 1

  (C#5)

   s s s e.  s s s e.  triol s s s s s s
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|-2h3p2-----2h3p2-----2h3p2-------------|
A|-------4---------4---------4-2-------2-|
E|-------------------------------4-3-4---|

Gtr. 2

  (C#5)

   s s  s e.   s s  s e.   triol  s  s s  s  s  s
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|-9h10p9------9h10p9------9h10p9-----------------|
D|--------11----------11----------11-9----------9-|
A|-------------------------------------11-10-11---|
E|------------------------------------------------|

Gtr. 1

   s s s e.  s s s e.  triol s s s s e
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|-2h3p2-----2h3p2-----2h3p2-------------|
A|-------4---------4---------4-2---------|
E|-------------------------------4-3-4--|


Gtr. 2

   s s  s e.   s s  s e.   triol  s  s s  s  s  s
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|-9h10p9------9h10p9------9h10p9-----------------|
D|--------11----------11----------11-9----------9-|
A|-------------------------------------11-10-11---|
E|------------------------------------------------|

Gtr. 1

    (B5)

     s s s e.  s s s e.  triol s s s s s s
e||-----------------------------------------||
B||*---------------------------------------*||
G||-----------------------------------------||
D||--0h1p0-----0h1p0-----0h1p0--------------||
A||*-------2---------2---------2-0-------0-*||
E||--------------------------------2-1-2----||

Gtr. 2

    (B5)

     s s s e.  s s s e.  triol s s s s s s
e||-----------------------------------------||
B||*---------------------------------------*||
G||--7h8p9-----7h8p7-----7h8p7--------------||
D||--------9---------9---------9-7-------7--||
A||*-------------------------------9-8-9---*||
E||-----------------------------------------||

Time Signature: 4/4

Gtr. 1

  (F#)

   h.                q        h         (h)
e|-12-----------------------|-----------------------|
B|-12B14------------r12bbbb-|-14--------(14)--------|
G|--------------------------|-----------------------|
D|--------------------------|-----------------------|
A|--------------------------|-----------------------|
E|--------------------------|-----------------------|
                                        fdbk.

Gtr. 2

  (F#)

   s e.+h.              (e)  (e+h.)
e|--------------------|-----------------------|
B|-7b10---------------|-(7)--(7)--------------|
G|--------------------|-----------------------|
D|--------------------|-----------------------|
A|--------------------|-----------------------|
E|--------------------|-----------------------|
                             fdbk.

then play: Verse, Chorus (without 2 last bars)

then:

Gtr. 1

   Bm

   q+s   e.  q+s   e.
e|---------------------|
B|-------7---------7---|
G|-------7---------7---|
D|-9---------9---------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|

Time Signature: 2/4

   e.  s e  e
e|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-------------|
D|-9---9-7--9--|
A|-------------|
E|-------------|

Time Signature: 4/4

   C7
   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .
   e   e   e   e   e   e   e   e
e|---------------------------------|
B|-11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--|
G|--9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9--|
D|-10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

Time Signature: 5/4

   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .
   e   e   e   e   e   e   e   e   Q
e|--------------------------------------|
B|-11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11-------|
G|--9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9-------|
D|-10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10-------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|

   Bm(add9)

   e  e  e  q    e  e  e  q
e|----------9------------------|
B|-------7-------7-------------|
G|----7-------------7----------|
D|-9-------------------9-------|
A|------------------------9----|
E|-----------------------------|
   let ring - - - - - - |
   w/ clean tone
   rit.

Time Signature: 4/4

   w
e|------------------||
B|------------------||
G|------------------||
D|------------------||
A|------------------||
E|-7----------------||
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