Magic Johnson Chords & Tabs
Tabbed by: Marc Paterson
Email: paterson_mj@hotmail.com
Tuning: STANDARD (e B G D A e)
* Song Fades In
P.M * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0--|
(Continue muting the Open E string until the end of the verse, when this chord is played:
e|---6----|
B|---5----|
G|---3----|
D|--------|
(Guitar is not played during the chorus)
INTERLUDE
e|--14--|-14--14----14--x-x--14-x-x-14-x-x-14-x-x-14-x-x-x---15-15---15--x------|
B|--17--|-17--17----17--x-x--17-x-x-17-x-x-17-x-x-17-x-x-x---15-15---15--x------|
G|--16--|-16--16----16--x-x--16-x-x-16-x-x-16-x-x-16-x-x-x----------------------|
D|------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--14-14-x-x-14-14----14-14-x-x-14-14-x-x-14-14-x-x-14-14-x-x-x-17-17-17-x-x---|
B|--17-17-x-x-17-17----17-17-x-x-17-17-x-x-17-17-x-x-17-17-x-x-x-17-17-17-x-x---|
G|--16-16-x-x-16-16----16-16-x-x-16-16-x-x-16-16-x-x-16-16-x-x-x----------x-x---|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--14-14-x-x-14-14-x-x-14-14-x-x-14-14-x-x-14-14-x-x-14-14-x-x-x-15-15-15------|
B|--17-17-x-x-17-17-x-x-17-17-x-x-17-17-x-x-17-17-x-x-17-17-x-x-x-15-15-15-17---|
G|--16-16-x-x-16-16-x-x-16-16-x-x-16-16-x-x-16-16-x-x-16-16-x-x-x-15-15-15------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--14-14-x-x-14-14-x-x-14-14-x-x-14-14-x-x-|--x-7--8-----x-12--13--14----------|
B|--17-17-x-x-17-17-x-x-17-17-x-x-17-17-x-x-|--x-7--8-----x-12--13--14----------|
G|--16-16-x-x-16-16-x-x-16-16-x-x-16-16-x-x-|--x-7--8-----x-12--13--14----------|
D|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/r/red_hot_chili_peppers/magic_johnson_tab.html ]
SOLO P.M P.M* *
e|--------------------------------------15/1715--------------------------------|
B|-14--15-------------------------------15/1715---14--15-----------------------|
G|---------12--14--12--------------------------------------12--14--12-----------|
D|-----------------12--14-------12/14------------------------------12-14----0---|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------0------|
E|-------------------------0----------------------------------------------------|
P.M* *
e|----------------------------------------------------------------15/1715------|
B|--------------------------14--15--------------------------------15/1715------|
G|----------------------------------12--14--12----------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------12--14--0-------12/14---------------|
A|--x-12-12----12--0--0-----------------------------0--0------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------/17-17-17-17-17--------------|
B|--14--15-----------------------------------------/17-17-17-17-17--------------|
G|-----------12--14--12---------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------12--14-----------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------x--x--x---------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
P.M* *
e|---------------------------------------------------15/1715-------------------|
B|--14--15-------------------------------------------15/1715-------------------|
G|-----------12--14--12---------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------12--14---------------12/14---------------------------------|
A|------------------------------0---0-------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
P.M*
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--14--15---------------------------------------------14-15--------------------|
G|-----------12--14--12-------------------------------------12-14-12------------|
D|-------------------12--14---------------------------------------12-14-0-------|
A|--------------------------x-12-x-12-12----12--x--0--------------------0-------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------15/1715-----------x-7-----8-------x-12---13---14-------------------|
B|----------15/1715-----------x-7-----8-------x-12---13---13-------------------|
G|-----------------------------x-7-----8-------x-12---13---14-------------------|
D|--12/14-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Till the end of the song, simply keep Palm Muting the Open E string...
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|
| / slide up
| slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note