Pretty Little Ditty Chords & Tabs
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PRETTY LITTLE DITTY
(From the 1989 Album MOTHER'S MILK)
Transcribed by Nobbru
Music by rhcp
Arranged by rhcp
G
x x 5 4 x x
C
x 3 5 5 5 x
Dm7
x 5 7 5 6 x
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Frusciante'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Flea on trumpet'
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/r/red_hot_chili_peppers/pretty_little_ditty_tab_ver_3.html ]
Verse
Q=120
Dm7 C Dm7 C
4/4
Gtr I
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|-6-6-x-x-5-(5)-5-5-5-5-x-x-|-6-6-x-x-5-(5)-5-5-5-5-x-x-|
|-5-5-x-x-5-(5)-5-5-5-5-x-x-|-5-5-x-x-5-(5)-5-5-5-5-x-x-|
|-7-7-x-x-5-(5)-5-5-5-5-----|-7-7-x-x-5-(5)-5-5-5-5-----|
|-5-5-x-x-3-(3)-3-3-3-3-----|-5-5-x-x-3-(3)-3-3-3-3-----|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Dm7 C Dm7 C
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|-6-6-x-x-5-(5)-5-5-5-5-x-x-|-6-6-x-x-5-(5)-5-5-5--x-x---|
|-5-5-x-x-5-(5)-5-5-5-5-x-x-|-5-5-x-x-5-(5)-5-5-5--x-x---|
|-7-7-x-x-5-(5)-5-5-5-5-----|-7-7-x-x-5-(5)-5-5-5--------|
|-5-5-x-x-3-(3)-3-3-3-3-----|-5-5-x-x-3-(3)-3-3-3--------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
Breakdown
slower Q=116
C/G F/A G/B C/G Dm/F/A
\0.5/
|----------|-------------|-----------------|----------------------|
|-5--------|-(5)----6----|-8--(8)S5-(5)----|-(5)----5-6--(6)------|
|-5--------|-(5)----5----|-7--(7)S5-(5)----|-(5)----5-7--(5)------|
|-5--------|-(5)----7----|-9--(9)S5-(5)----|-(5)----5-7--(7)------|
|----------|-------------|-----------------|----------------------|
|----------|-------------|-----------------|----------------------|
C/G Dm/A C/G
\0.5/
|----------|---------------------|----------|
|-5--------|-(5)----5-6--(6)-----|-5--------|
|-5--------|-(5)----5-7--(5)-----|-5--------|
|-5--------|-(5)----5-7--(7)-----|-5--------|
|----------|---------------------|----------|
|----------|---------------------|----------|
G#/E G#/E F5/C
|------8---------8-----------------------|
|-(5)--9h10p8----9-----------------------|
|-(5)--9------10-9h10p9----10------------|
|-(5)-------------------10-10h12p10------|
|-----------------------------------12---|
|----------------------------------------|
Verse
faster Q=120
C/D F/D C C/D F/D C
|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
|-5-6-6-x-x-5-(5)-5-5-5-5-x-x-|-5-6-6-x-x-5-(5)-5-5-5--x-x-|
|-5-5-5-x-x-5-(5)-5-5-5-5-x-x-|-5-5-5-x-x-5-(5)-5-5-5--x-x-|
|-5-7-7-x-x-5-(5)-5-5-5-5-----|-5-7-7-x-x-5-(5)-5-5-5------|
|-5-5-5-x-x-3-(3)-3-3-3-3-----|-5-5-5-x-x-3-(3)-3-3-3------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
C/D F/D C C/D F/D C
|----------------------------|-------------------------|
|-5-6-6-x-x-5-(5)-5-5-5--x-x-|-5-6-6-x-x-5-(5)-5-5-5---|
|-5-5-5-x-x-5-(5)-5-5-5--x-x-|-5-5-5-x-x-5-(5)-5-5-5---|
|-5-7-7-x-x-5-(5)-5-5-5------|-5-7-7-x-x-5-(5)-5-5-5---|
|-5-5-5-x-x-3-(3)-3-3-3------|-5-5-5-x-x-3-(3)-3-3-3---|
|----------------------------|-------------------------|
Interlude
slower Q=102
~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~
|-------------|-(12)-------------------|------------|------------------------|
|---------13--|----------15b17r(15)----|------------|------------------------|
|-14----------|------------------------|-14---------|-12----14---------------|
|-------------|------------------------|------------|----------12------------|
|-------------|------------------------|------------|------------------------|
|-------------|------------------------|------------|------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
|-------------|------------------------|------------|------------------------|
|-------------|------------------------|------------|------------------------|
|----------2--|--(2)-2-2--2-----(2)----|-(2)--------|-(2)------(2)-2b4r2-0---|
|-------------|------------------------|------------|------------------------|
|-------------|------------------------|------------|------------------------|
|-------------|------------------------|------------|------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|--------------|-12---15----------------|------------|--------------------|
|----------13--|---------15-------------|------------|----------13--------|
|-14-----------|------------------------|-14---------|-12-----------------|
|--------------|------------------------|------------|--------------------|
|--------------|------------------------|------------|--------------------|
|--------------|------------------------|------------|--------------------|
|
|--------------|------------------------|------------|--------------------|
|--------------|------------------------|------------|--------------------|
|-(0)----------|--0---------------------|------------|------5b7------(5)--|
|--------------|----------------------7-|-(7)--------|-(7)----------------|
|--------------|----------5b7-(5)-(5)---|------------|--------------------|
|--------------|------------------------|------------|--------------------|
Outro
A A/C#E5/C# D5/A
|-----5-5-7p=5----------------------|
|-----5-5-5-(5)-----7p5-------------|
|--6--6-6-6-(6)-----------7p6-7p=6--|
|--7------------7-7-----7-----7-(7)-|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|
|---------0-------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-(5)-------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
A C C/E G5/E C
|--------8-8-10p=8-----------------------------|
|--------8-8--8-(8)--8--8-10p8-----------------|
|--6S==9-9-9--9-(9)--9--9------9-10p9----10p9--|
|--7S=10------------10-10-------------10-------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|
|-(0)------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
C D D5/A B5/F#
|--------10-10-12p10---------------------------|
|--------10-10-------12p=10--------------------|
|--9S=11-------------11-(11)-11-12p11----12p11-|
|-10S=12------------------------------12-------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|
|-(0)------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
D Bm/D D A5/B5/Bm
|----------------------------------10-----|
|-10--10-10-12--10--10-10-10-10-12-12-----|
|-11--11-11-11-(11)-11-11-11--9-11----11--|
|-12--12-12-12-(12)-12-12-12--------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|
|-(0)-------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
A A/C#E5/C# A D5/A A C C/E G5/E A5/B5/Bm
|---5-5-7p=5------------------------|------8-8-10p=8-------------------10-10---|
|---5-5-5-(5)-----7p5---------------|------8-8--8-(8)-----10p8---10S12-12-12---|
|-6-6-6-6-(6)-6-6-----6-7p=6----7p6-|-6S=9-9-9--9-(9)-------------9S11---------|
|-7-----------7-7-----7-7-(7)-7-----|-7S10-------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|
|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|---------------------2-2--2--2-2-2-|-2--2-2-2--2--2--2-2--2-2-2--2--2--2--2-2-|
|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
C D D5/A A5 B5/F#
|-------10----12p=10----------------------------------|
|-------10----10-(10)-------12p=10--------------------|
|--9S11---------------------11-(11)----12p11----12p11-|
|-10S12----12---------12-12---------12-------12-------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|--2--2--2--2--2---2---2--2--2---2---2--2--2--2--2--2-|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
D Bm/F# B5/F# D
|--------------------10---(10)------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------12----10---------------------------------12p===10--------------|
|-11-------11---11---11---(11)--------11---11---11---11-------11---(11)---11--------|
|-12-------12---12---------------12---------------------------------------12--------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--2-4-2-4--2-4--2-4--2-4---2--4--2-4--2-4--2-4--2-4--2-4-2-4--2-4---2--4--2-4-2-4--|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A E5 A C C5/GG5
|---5---7p=5----------------------|------8---10p=8---------------------------|
|-------5-(5)-----7p5-------------|------8----8-(8)-----10p8-----------------|
|-6---6-------6-6-----6-7p6---7p6-|-6S=9---9--------9-9---------10p9----10p9-|
|-7---7---------------------7-----|-7S10---------------------10------10------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|-2-------------------------------|-7--------------------9-------------------|
|-----------------------------5S7-|-----------------5S7------------------5S7-|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
C D Bm/A5 D
|-------10----12p=10---------------------------------|
|----------12-10-(10)-------12p=10-------------------|
|--9S11----11---------11-11--------11-12p11----12p11-|
|-10S12----12---------12-12--------12-------12-------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|--7------------------------(7)-----------------9S=7-|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
D A5/D# D Bm/D D
|----------12------------------------------------|
|----------10----10-(10)-10-10-10-12p=10---------|
|-11-11-11-11-11-11-(11)-11-11-11-11-(11)-11-11--|
|-12-12-12----12-12-(12)-12-12-12-12-(12)-12-12--|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|--7---------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
A A5/EE5
|---5-5-7p=5----------------------|
|---5-5-5-(5)-----7p5-------------|
|-6-----------6-6-----6-7p6---7p6-|
|-7-------------------------7-----|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---2------2------2-----2-----2-2-|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
A C C5/GG5 C A5/B5/Bm B5/F#
|------8-8-10p=8-----------------------10------|
|------8-8--8-(8)----------------10S12-12-12---|
|-6S=9-------------9--9--9--9--9--9S11----11---|
|-7S10------------10-10-10-10-10---------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|-2----2-------2---------2--------2--------2-2-|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
C D D5/A A5 D
|-------10-10-12p==10--------------------------------|
|-------10-10-10--(10)-------12p=10------------------|
|--9S11----------------11-11-----------12p11----11---|
|-10S12----------------12-12--------12-------12------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|-----2--2----(2)---2---2----(2)--2--2--2--2-----2-2-|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
D D5/D D A A
|-------10---------------10-----------|----------|--------*|
|-------10--------------------10---10-|-5--------|-(5)----*|
|-11-11----11---11-10S11------11---11-|-6--------|-(6)----*|
|-12-12----12---12------------12---12-|-7--------|-(7)----*|
|-------------------------------------|----------|--------*|
|-------------------------------------|----------|--------*|
|
|-------------------------------------|----------|--------*|
|-------------------------------------|----------|--------*|
|--2-----2----2--2--2-------2----2--2-|----------|--------*|
|-------------------------------------|-2--------|-(2)----*|
|-------------------------------------|----------|--------*|
|-------------------------------------|----------|--------*|
