Red Hot Chili Peppers – Shes Only 18 (Guitar Tab)
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As recorded by Red Hot Chili Peppers
(From the 2006 Album STADIUM ARCADIUM)
Words by Anthony Kiedis
Music by John Frusciante, Michael Balzary, Chad Smith
Transcribed by Floyd Cribb
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Clean boosted w/wah, modulation-synth'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Solo w/wah, modulation-synth'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Clean w/rotary (synth)'
Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Dist. Overdub'
Gtr V (E A D G B E) - 'Chorus w/Dist'
[Intro]
Moderately Slow Rock Q=71
N.C.(Gm)
4/4
Gtr I
H. Q Wx3 H S S S S S S S s
e|-------------|------------|----------------------||
B|-------------|------------|----------------------||
G|-------------|------------|----------------------||
D|---------x\--|------------|--------x-x-x-x-x-x-5-||
A|---------x\--|------------|----------------------||
E|-------------|------------|----------------------||
[Verse]
~
S E T T T T T T S S E. T T T T T T E
e||---------------------------------------|
B||o--------------------------------------|
G||----------3h5p3---3----------3h5p3---3-|
D||--x---3h5-------5---5----3h5-------5---|
A||o--------------------------------------|
E||---------------------------------------|
~
E. T T T T T T S S E. T T T T T T E
e|---------------------------------------||
B|--------------------------------------o||
G|--------3h5p3---3----------3h5p3---3---||
D|----3h5-------5---5----3h5-------5-----||
A|--------------------------------------o||
E|---------------------------------------||
~~
E. T T T T T T S S E. T T T T T T E
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------15h17p15----15-------------15h17p15----15-|
D|----15h17----------17----17----15h17----------17----|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
~~
E. T T T T T T S S E. T T T T T T E
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------15h17p15----15-------------15h17p15----15--|
D|----15h17----------17----17----15h17----------17-----|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
~
E. T T T T T T S S E. T T T T T T E E. T T T T T T S S E. T T T T S E
e|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
B|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
G|--------3h5p3---3----------3h5p3---3-|--------3h5p3---3----------3h5p3---||
D|----3h5-------5---5----3h5-------5---|----3h5-------5---5----3h5-------5-||
A|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
E|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
[Chorus]
C5 Eb5 G5 F5
Gtr V
Q E E S S E E E Q E E S S E E E
e||--------------------|------------------------|
B||o-------------------|------------------------|
G||--5--5-5S8-8-8-8-8\-|--------10-10-10-10-10\-|
D||--5--5-5S8-8-8-8-8\-|-5--5-5S10-10-10-10-10\-|
A||o-3--3-3S6-6-6-6-6\-|-5--5-5S=8--8--8--8--8\-|
E||--------------------|-3--3-3-----------------|
1.
C5 Eb5 G5 F5
Q E E S S E E E Q E S.T +S S E E E
e|-------------------|-----------------------||
B|-------------------|----------------------o||
G|-5--5-5S8-8-8-8-8\-|-----------------------||
D|-5--5-5S8-8-8-8-8\-|-5--5-5s3-(3)-3-3-3-3--||
A|-3--3-3S6-6-6-6-6\-|-5--5-5s3-(3)-3-3-3-3-o||
E|-------------------|-3--3-3s1-(1)-1-1-1-1--||
2.
Gm/D D
Q E. S +S S E +E E Q E. S +Q +q
e|-----------------------|--------------------||
B|-8--8--8-(8)-8-8-(8)-8-|-7--7--7-(7)--(7)\--||
G|-7--7--7-(7)-7-7-(7)-7-|-7--7--7-(7)--(7)\--||
D|-8--8--8-(8)-8-8-(8)-8-|-7--7--7-(7)--(7)\--||
A|-----------------------|--------------------||
E|-----------------------|--------------------||[Interlude]
N.C.(Gm)
Gtr I
~
|---5---|
E. T T T T T T S S E. T T T T T T T E E. T T T T T T S S E. T T T T T T E e|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| G|--------3h5p3---3----------3h5p3p0h==3-|--------3h5p3---3----------3h5p3---3-| D|----3h5-------5---5----3h5---------5---|----3h5-------5---5----3h5-------5---| A|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| [Verse] ~ E. T T T T T T S S E. T T T T T T E 3x E. T T T T T T S S E. T T T T S E e||---------------------------------------||------------------------------------| B||o-------------------------------------o||------------------------------------| G||---------3h5p3---3----------3h5p3---3--||--------3h5p3---3----------3h5p3----| D||-----3h5-------5---5----3h5-------5----||----3h5-------5---5----3h5-------5--| A||o-------------------------------------o||------------------------------------| E||---------------------------------------||------------------------------------| ~~ E. T T T T T T S S E. T T T T T T E e|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|----------15h17p15----15-------------15h17p15----15-| D|----15h17----------17----17----15h17----------17----| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| ~~ E. T T T T T T S S E. T T T T T T E e|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------| G|----------15h17p15----15-------------15h17p15----15--| D|----15h17----------17----17----15h17----------17-----| A|-----------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| ~ E. T T T T T T S S E. T T T T T T E e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|--------3h5p3---3----------3h5p3---3-| D|----3h5-------5---5----3h5-------5---| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| ~~~ E. T T T T T T S S S S +E S +T T E e|----------------------------------------------|| B|----------------------------------------------|| G|--------3h5p3---3-----5b7==(5)r-5b7r(5)p3-----|| D|----3h5-------5---5------------------------5--|| A|--------------------------------3b5r(3)p1-(5)-|| E|-------------------------------------------3--|| [Chorus] C5 Eb5 G5 F5 Gtr V Q E E S S E E E Q E E S S E E E e|-------------------|---------------------------| B|-------------------|---------------------------| G|-5--5-5S8-8-8-8-8\-|--------10--10-10-10-10\---| D|-5--5-5S8-8-8-8-8\-|-5--5-5S10--10-10-10-10\---| A|-3--3-3S6-6-6-6-6\-|-5--5-5S=8---8--8--8--8\---| E|-------------------|-3--3-3--------------------|
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| Gtr II | W H Q. S S e|-------------------|---------------------------| B|-------------------|---------------------------| G|-------------------|---------------------------| D|-------------------|---------------------------| A|-------------------|-------------------------1-| E|-------------------|---------------------\3----| C5 Eb5 G5 F5 Q E E S S E E E Q E S.T +S S E E E e|-----------------------|------------------------------| B|-----------------------|------------------------------| G|--5---5---5S8-8-8-8-8\-|------------------------------| D|--5---5---5S8-8-8-8-8\-|-5--5-5s3-(3)-3-3----3----3---| A|--3---3---3S6-6-6-6-6\-|-5--5-5s3-(3)-3-3----3----3---| E|-----------------------|-3--3-3s1-(1)-1-1----1----1---|
|
| ~~~~~~~~ | Q +Q H H E e S S S S e|-----------------------|------------------------------| B|-----------------------|------------------------------| G|-----------------------|------------------------------| D|-----------------------|------------------------------| A|-/3--(3)\--------------|----------------8b10-8s6------| E|-----------------------|-------------------------/8-6-| C5 Eb5 G5 F5 Q E E S S E E E Q E E S S E E E e|---------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------|---------------------------------| G|-5---5--5S8-8-8-8-8\-|-------------10--10-10----10-10\-| D|-5---5--5S8-8-8-8-8\-|-5--5--5S====10--10-10----10-10\-| A|-3---3--3S6-6-6-6-6\-|-5--5--5S=====8---8--8-----8--8\-| E|---------------------|-3--3--3-------------------------|
|
| ~~ | Q H. Q E. S +S E S E E e|---------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------|---------------------------------| G|---------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------|------------------8--------8-10--| A|---------------------|---------10-(10)-------10--------| E|-8\------------------|---------------------------------| C5 Eb5 Q E E S S E E E e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-5-----5--5S8-8-8-8-8\-| D|-5-----5--5S8-8-8-8-8\-| A|-3-----3--3S6-6-6-6-6\-| E|-----------------------|
|
| ~~~ | S E. H. e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-8---------------------| D|---10\-----------------| A|-----------------------| E|-----------------------| Gm/D D/A Q E. S +S S E +E E Q E. S +Q +q e|-----------------------|--------------------|| B|-8--8--8-(8)-8-8-(8)-8-|-7--7--7-(7)--(7)\--|| G|-7--7--7-(7)-7-7-(7)-7-|-7--7--7-(7)--(7)\--|| D|-8--8--8-(8)-8-8-(8)-8-|-7--7--7-(7)--(7)\--|| A|-----------------------|--------------------|| E|-----------------------|--------------------||
[Guitar Solo]
Cm Bb Fm Cm
Gtr II
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|---3---| |--3--| |---3----| |----3----|
Q E E a E a E a q E S S T S. e E +S E S E E T S. +E. S e|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------|---------------------3---5---0h5--(5)---| D|------------------------------------|-------------------5------------------5-| A|-------6-8s10---6s8---6s8---------6-|-8s10--8--------------------------------| E|----8---------------------------8---|---------11-(11)------------------------|
|
| Gtr III | T T T | Q E. S S S E +Q Q E. S S S E +Q e|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| B|-4--4---------4-----3-----3-(3)-----|-1------------1----1---4---4------(4)---| G|-5--5---------5-----3-----3-(3)-----|-1------------1----1---5---5------(5)---| D|-5--5---------5-----3-----3-(3)-----|-3------------3----3---5---5------(5)---| A|-3--3---------3-----1-----1-(1)-----|-3------------3----3---3---3------(3)---| E|------------------------------------|-1------------1----1--------------------|
Cm Bb
|-3-| |------3------|
E E E E S S E e S S S +E S e|---------------------------------------------| B|--------------------6b7.5---5s6--4b6==(4)r---| G|-3-5-5b8-5\---3-5----------------------------| D|------------5--------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------|
|
| Q E. S S S E +Q e|---------------------------------------------| B|-4-------4----4---3-------3-----(3)----------| G|-5-------5----5---3-------3-----(3)----------| D|-5-------5----5---3-------3-----(3)----------| A|-3-------3----3---1-------1-----(1)----------| E|---------------------------------------------|
Fm Cm
|---3---| |---3---| |--3--|
E E. S +S S S S S S S e S S S S a S e|--------------------------------------------------------| B|--------11-(11)----11-13--------------------------------| G|---/12----------12-------12-10------10-10--8----8-10s12-| D|---------------------------------13----------10---------| A|--------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------|
|
| T T T | Q E. S S S E +Q e|--------------------------------------------------------| B|-1-----------1---------1-------4-----4-(4)--------------| G|-1-----------1---------1-------5-----5-(5)--------------| D|-3-----------3---------3-------5-----5-(5)--------------| A|-3-----------3---------3-------3-----3-(3)--------------| E|-1-----------1---------1--------------------------------|
Cm Bb
~~~
|-----------------9:6-----------------|
a E. T T E E S S E S S E S S E S S e|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------| G|-8h10--8----10--10-10p==8-10---10p8-10-10p=8-10-10p8-| D|---------10------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------|
|
| Q E. S S S E +Q e|-----------------------------------------------------| B|----4--------4--------4------3----3----(3)-----------| G|----5--------5--------5------3----3----(3)-----------| D|----5--------5--------5------3----3----(3)-----------| A|----3--------3--------3------1----1----(1)-----------| E|-----------------------------------------------------|
Fm Cm
|---------12:7-----------| |-3--|
E S S E S S E S S +S E S S E S S S e|---------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------16-18b20==| G|-10-10p8-10-10p===8-15-15p12-(12)-/17---17-17b20-17-----17-----------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| T T T | Q E. S S S E +Q e|---------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--1------------1---------------1------------4-------(4)--------------| G|--1------------1---------------1---------5--5-------(5)--------------| D|--3------------3---------------3------------5-------(5)--------------| A|--3------------3---------------3------------3-------(3)--------------| E|--1------------1---------------1-------------------------------------|
Cm Bb
|----3----|
+Q. S +S S E. S +S E. e|--------------------------------------------18--| B|-(18)-----18r(18)p==16-18------18b20==(18)r-----| G|------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------|
|
| Q E. S S S E +Q e|------------------------------------------------| B|---4---4----------4--------3-3---------(3)------| G|---5---5----------5--------3-3---------(3)------| D|---5---5----------5--------3-3---------(3)------| A|---3---3----------3--------1-1---------(1)------| E|------------------------------------------------|
Fm
|-----3-----|
+E S +S S S S T T S S S S T +T S S T T S
e|-(18)------------------------------------------18--------------------------|
B|------18pb20r(18)-16-18--18-18p16----16-18b20=====16r(16)-18--18-18p16-----|
G|----------------------------------17-----------------------------------17--|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------||
| T T T T T T | Q E. S S S E +Q e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---1------------------1------------1-----1------1---------(1)--------------| G|---1------------------1------------1-----1------1---------(1)--------------| D|---3------------------3------------3-----3------3---------(3)--------------| A|---3------------------3------------3-----3------3---------(3)--------------| E|---1------------------1------------1-----1------1---------(1)--------------| [Out-Chorus] C Eb5 G5 F5 Gtr V Q E E S S E E E Q E E S S E E E e|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------| G|--5------5----5S=8----8-8--8----8\-|----------------10----10-10-10-----10\----| D|--5------5----5S=8----8-8--8----8\-|--5------5----5S10----10-10-10-----10\----| A|--3------3----3S=6----6-6--6----6\-|--5------5----5S=8-----8--8--8------8\----| E|-----------------------------------|--3------3----3---------------------------|
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| Gtr II | Q H. H Q. S S e|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------| B|-17\-------------------------------|------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------15-| D|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------\17-----| A|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr IV | Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q e|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------| B|-13-----13------13--------13-------|-13-----13------13----------13------------| G|-15b17--15b17---15b17-----15b17----|-15b17--15b17---15b17-------15b17---------| D|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------| C5 Eb5 G5 F5 Q E E S S E E E Q E S. T S E E E e|-----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| G|--5----------------------------5----5S==8----8-8---8----8\-|----------------------------------------------| D|--5----------------------------5----5S==8----8-8---8----8\-|--5------5----5s=======3--(3)---3--3--3----3--| A|--3----------------------------3----3S==6----6-6---6----6\-|--5------5----5s=======3--(3)---3--3--3----3--| E|-----------------------------------------------------------|--3------3----3s=======1--(1)---1--1--1----1--|
|----3-----|
| S +S +T +T +S +Q +E Q. Q. S S E S +S S S S e|-------------------------------------------------------------|---18-------(18)-----18----------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------|---18b20====(18)-----18-18r===(18)p16--------| G|-17----(17)b20==(17)r(17)-(17)-(17)-----(17)\----------------|--------------------------------------17-15--| D|-------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
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| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q e|-------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| B|-13-----------------------------13-------13---------13-------|-13-----13----------------13---------13------| G|-15b17--------------------------15b17----15b17------15b17----|-15b17--15b17-------------15b17------15b17---| D|-------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| C5 Eb5 Q E E S S E E E e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|--5------5------5S============8----8-8---8----8\-| D|--5------5------5S============8----8-8---8----8\-| A|--3------3------3S============6----6-6---6----6\-| E|-------------------------------------------------|
|
| ~~~~~
| Q. S +S +E Q.
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-17-----------[17]b20==(17)r(17)r----------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------||
| Q Q Q Q e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-13-----13-------------------13---------13-------| G|-15b17--15b17----------------15b17------15b17----| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| G5 F5 C5 Eb5 Q E E S S E E E Q E E S S E E E e|------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| G|----------------10----10------10------10----10\-|--5------5-----5S======8----8-8--8----8\-| D|--5------5----5S10----10------10------10----10\-|--5------5-----5S======8----8-8--8----8\-| A|--5------5----5S=8-----8-------8-------8-----8\-|--3------3-----3S======6----6-6--6----6\-| E|--3------3----3---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|
| H S S +Q. Q. E +H
e|----------------------15tr18-(15tr18)-----------|-18b20--------18b20==(18)r---------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------||
| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q e|------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| B|-13-----13------13--------------------13--------|-13-----13------------13--------13-------| G|-15b17--15b17---15b17-----------------15b17-----|-15b17--15b17---------15b17-----15b17----| D|------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| Gm/D Q E. S +S S E +E E e|------------------------------------------| B|--8-------8-----8--(8)----8---8---(8)---8-| G|--7-------7-----7--(7)----7---7---(7)---7-| D|--8-------8-----8--(8)----8---8---(8)---8-| A|------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------|
|
| Q E. S +S S +Q.
e|-20b22===20----20-(20)---20-(20)r---------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------||
| Q Q Q Q
e|------------------------------------------|
B|-15------15--------15-------------15------|
G|-17b19---17b19-----17b19----------17b19---|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
Q E. S +Q +Q +H +H
e|----------------------------------|------------------*|
B|--7--------7-----7------(7)--(7)--|--(7)-----(7)\----*|
G|--7--------7-----7------(7)--(7)--|--(7)-----(7)\----*|
D|--7--------7-----7------(7)--(7)--|--(7)-----(7)\----*|
A|----------------------------------|------------------*|
E|----------------------------------|------------------*||
| Q +E. S +H +W
e|-20b22===(20)r--20b22==(20)-------|-(20)r------------*|
B|----------------------------------|------------------*|
G|----------------------------------|------------------*|
D|----------------------------------|------------------*|
A|----------------------------------|------------------*|
E|----------------------------------|------------------*||
| Q E. S +H +W
e|-14-------14----14-----(14)-------|-(14)-------------*|
B|-17b19----17b19-17b19==(17)-------|-(17)r------------*|
G|----------------------------------|------------------*|
D|----------------------------------|------------------*|
A|----------------------------------|------------------*|
E|----------------------------------|------------------*|************************************
Duration Legend
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
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| x Dead note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| ~ Vibrato
| \ Slide down
| (n) Ghost note
| b Bend
| / Slide up
| pb Pre-bend
| tr Trill
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