Tell Me Baby Chords & Tabs
Song: Tell Me Baby
Artist: Red Hot Chili Peppers
Album: Stadium Arcadium
Tabbed By: Marcos Prieto (marcrow_ps@yahoo.es)
Notation legend:
x -> mute.
\ -> slide up. \ It can be after or before the note, like 1h3,
/ -> slide down. | but if there's no enought space it can be
h -> hammer on. | over or down, like G|-13-...
p -> pull off. / D|--h-...
~ -> let ring.
S -> slap.
P -> pop.
+ + -> the rhythm of the song, generally 4x4. If there are 2 digits notes
or there's no enough space, I lengthen it,
from (+ + ...) to (+ + ...)
|·------·| -> repeat this a number of times, for example |·3-3-3-3·| x4
repeats 3-3-3-3 four times.
********************************* VERSE: ****************************
___ V. End 1 __
Am \
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
G||-h--------------|-h--------------|-h--------------|-h--------------||
D|·57-7-x---x------|57-7-x---x------|57-7-x---x------|57-7-x----------·|
A|·----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------·|
E||--x---55--55-5--|--x---55--55-5--|--x---55--55-5--|--x---5-0-0-3-3-||
P SP PSS PSS S P SP PSS PSS S P SP PSS PSS S P SP PS
___ V. End 2 __ ___ V. End 3 __ ___ V. End 4 __
\ \ \
+ + + + + + + + + + + +
G|-h--------------| |-h--------------| |-h--------------|
D|57-7-5----------| |57-7-x----2---5-| |57-7-x----------|
A|----------------| |----------------| |----------------|
E|--x---5-0-0-3-3-| |--x---5-0---3---| |--x---5-0-0-3---|
P SP PS P SP PS S P S P P SP PS
___ V. End 5 __ ___ V. End 6 __
\ \
+ + + + + + + +
G|-h------0789-05-| |-h------/-------|
D|57-7-x----------| |57-7-x-57-5-----|
A|----------------| |------------753-|
E|--x---5---------| |--x-------------|
P SP PS P SP P
Verse 1 -> VERSE x5 (With V. End 1, 2, 3, 1, 4)
Verse 2 -> VERSE x5 (With V. End 1, 4, 4, 1, 1)
Verse 2 -> VERSE x2 (With V. End 5, 6)
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/r/red_hot_chili_peppers/tell_me_baby_btab_ver_3.html ]
********************************* CHORUS: ****************************
___Ch. End 1___
\
F C G Am F C G
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
G||----------5-----|----------------|----------5-----|----------7-----||
D|·---3-3---/------|---5-5----7-----|---3-3---/------|---5-5---/------·|
A|·--------23----3-|---------/------|--------23----3-|--------35--5---·|
E||1-x---1---------|3-x---3-35--5-3-|1-x---1---------|3-x---3---------||
S SP PS S P S S SP PS S P S S S SP PS S P S S SP PS S P S
__ Ch. End 2 __ __ Ch. End 3 __ ___________ Ch. End 4 __________
G \ G \ G \
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
G|----------------| |----------7-----| |----------------|----------------|
D|----5-------5---| |---5-5---/------| |----5--5----5--5|-5--5-------5---|
A|----------------| |--------35--5-5-| |----------------|----------------|
E|3-----3---3-----| |3-x---3---------| |3-------3-3-----|3-3---3-3-3---3-|
S SP PS S P S S S P PS S P P SPS P
__ Ch. End 5 __ ___________ Ch. End 6 __________
G \ G \
+ + + + + + + + + + + +
G|----------------| |----------------|----------------|
D|----5-------5---| |----5--5----5--5|----5-5---------|
A|----------------| |----------------|----------------|
E|3-----3---3---3-| |3-------3-3-----|3-3-----3-3-3-3-|
S P PS S P P S S P P
__ Ch. End 7 __ __________________ Ch. End 8 ____________________
G \ G Am \
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
G|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|---5-5---/------| |5-----5-----5---|5-----5---------|----------------|
A|--------35--5---| |----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|3-x---3---------| |--3-3---3-3---3-|--3-3---3-3-----|5~--------------|
P S S P S S P S P S S P S S
CHORUS VARIATION:
F C G Am F C G
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
G|----------5-----|----------------|----------5-x--x|----------7-----|
D|---3-3---/------|---5-5----7-----|---3-3---/----/-|---5-5---/------|
A|--------23----3-|---------/------|--------23---23-|--------35--5---|
E|1-x---1---------|3-x---3-35--5-3-|1-x---1---------|3-x---3---------|
S SP PS S P S S SP PS S P S S S SP PS S P PS P S SP PS S P S
Chorus 1 -> CHORUS x4 (with Ch. End 1, 2, 3, 4)
Chorus 2 -> CHORUS VARIATION + CHORUS x3 (with Ch. End 5, 1, 6)
Chorus 3 -> CHORUS x4 (with Ch. End 1, 5, 7, 8)
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Song structure:
Verse 1.
Chorus 1.
Verse 2.
Chorus 2.
Verse 3.
Chorus 3.
__ _ __ __ _____ _____ _____
/ | / | / | / `\ / ___/ / __ / ( __/
/ |/ | / /|| / /) / // / / // \ \
/ /| /|| / /^|| / /|| //___ / / // ___) )
/ / | / || / / || / / || / / / ^^/ / /
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