Red Hot Chili Peppers – Knock Me Down (Guitar)
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I find that some of the lead guitar lines are difficult to figure out so I
have just transcribed the simplest chordal parts of this song. I am not sure
that most of the minor chords are sevenths but the song has a cool sound to it
and minor sevenths usually do that.
E A D G B E ----------------
Dm x 5 7 7 6 x
Am7 5 7 5 5 5 x
Gm7 3 5 3 3 3 x
C x 3 5 5 5 x
Bb x 1 3 3 3 x
A5 5 7 7 x x x
Em7 0 2 2 4 3 3 <-- a very weird way to play the Em7 chord
Bm7 x 2 4 2 3 2
Am7* x 0 2 0 1 0
D x x 0 2 3 2
B5 x 2 4 4 x x
D5 x 5 7 7 x x
C5 x 3 5 5 x x
Am x 0 2 2 1 0
Em 0 2 2 0 0 0
C#m7 x 4 6 4 5 4
G#m7 4 6 4 4 4 x
F#m7 2 4 2 2 2 x
Bb5 6 7 7 x x x
G5 3 5 5 x x x
F5 x 8 10 10 x x
F 1 3 3 2 x x
A 5 7 7 6 x x
F#5 x 9 11 11 x x
E5 x 7 9 9 x x
C#m x 4 6 6 5 4
G#m 4 6 6 4 4 x
E 0 2 2 1 0 0
B x 2 4 4 4 x
The opening riff is: e|---------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|---| B|-------------------6-|-------------------6h8p6-|-------------------6-|---| G|-------------------7-|-------------------7-----|-------------------7-|-2-| D|-------------------7-|-------------------7-----|-------------------7-|-3-| A|-----3--0-7-0-3-5----|-----3--0-7-0-3-5--------|-----3--0-7-0-3-5----|-3-| E|-3h5-----------------|-3h5---------------------|-3h5-----------------|-1-|
Of course you hold the F chord at the end then the verse appears:
Dm Am7 Gm7 Never too soon to be through Dm C Bb Being cool too much, too soon Dm Am7 Gm7 Too much for me, too much for you A Bb You're gonna lose in time Em7 Bm7 Am7* Don't be afraid to show your friends Em7 D C That you hurt inside, inside Em7 Bm7 Am7* Pain's part of life, don't hide behind your false pride B C It's a lie in your lie Dm C Dm C If you see me getting mighty, if you see me getting high Am Em C G Knock me down. I'm not bigger than life Dm C Dm C If you see me getting mighty, if you see me getting high Am Em C G Knock me down. I'm not bigger than life
Dm Am7 Gm7 Dm C Bb
Dm Am7 Gm7 I'm tired of being untouchable Dm C Bb I'm not above the love Dm Am7 Gm7 I'm part of you and you're part of me A Bb Why did you go away? Em7 Bm7 Am7* Finding what you're looking for can end up being C#m7 G#m7 F#m7 Being such a bore Em7 Bm7 Am7* I pray for you most every day, my love's with you C#m7 G#m7 F#m7 Now fly away Dm C Dm C If you see me getting mighty, if you see me getting high Am Em C G Knock me down. I'm not bigger than life Dm C Dm C If you see me getting mighty, if you see me getting high Am Em C G Knock me down. I'm not bigger than life
Very quickly now, the guitar and bass plays:
G|---------|
D|---------| When the guitar plays the 6th fret (the Bb note), it also plays
A|-5p0-7---| a power chord on it and therefore from that note the guitar
E|-------6-| plays a series of chords that go:Dm Bb Bb Gm
F C Bb Bb
[Cool solo part]
Am Am F F
Am Am F F
G G F Am Am Am
All I just did here was to write down the rhythm chords, I have and will not
do the solo (as little as it may seem). If you listen to the album, you can
figure out how these chords come in.
Anyway, the rest goes something like this:
Dm C Dm C If you see me getting mighty, if you see me getting high Am Em C G Knock me down. I'm not bigger than life Dm C Dm C If you see me getting mighty, if you see me getting high Am Em C G Knock me down. I'm not bigger than life Dm C Dm C If you see me getting mighty, if you see me getting high Am Em C G Knock me down. I'm not bigger than life Dm C Dm C If you see me getting mighty, if you see me getting high Am Em C G Knock me down. I'm not bigger than life F#m E F#m E If you see me getting mighty, if you see me getting high C#m G#m E B Knock me down. I'm not bigger than life F#m E F#m E If you see me getting mighty, if you see me getting high C#m G#m E B Knock me down. I'm not bigger than life
C#m E B
C#m E B
C#m E B It's so lonely when you don't even know yourself, it's so lonely C#m E B It's so lonely when you don't even know yourself, it's so lonely C#m E B It's so lonely when you don't even know yourself, it's so lonely...
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| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
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