T1: Marcus Hynes, ozzy_osbourne23@hotmail.com, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Scar Tissue ( COMPLETE tab ), 05/7/99 S1: This is the COMPLETE tab, all the rest of the tabs on your site for this song are incomplete. This tab includes the whole song, including the intro, chorus and solos., SCAR TISSUE by the RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS from the album CALIFORNICATION tabbed by Marcus Hynes INTRO E:----------------------------------------------------- B:---10---10---10-10----------------------------------- G:-------------------9-9/10--10----10----10-10\9------- D:----------------------------------------------------- A:-8----8----8----------------------------------------- E:-------------------8-8/10-----10----10--------------- E:-------------------------------------------------------------- B:---10---10---10-10-------------------------------------------- G:-------------------9-9/10--10----10----10-10\9---12p10-12p10-- D:-------------------------------------------------------------- A:-8----8----8-------------------------------------------------- E:-------------------8-8/10-----10----10------------------------ VERSE RIFF Each verse riff is pretty much the same, except after the last "9" on the G string, Frusciante plays a different ending riff for each verse, like the "12p10-12p10" in the intro. Main Riff: E:----------------------------------------------------- B:---10---10---10-10----------------------------------- G:-------------------9-9/10--10----10----10-10\9------- D:----------------------------------------------------- A:-8----8----8----------------------------------------- E:-------------------8-8/10-----10----10--------------- E:---------------------------------------------------------------- B:---10---10---10-10---------------------------------------------- G:-------------------9-9/10--10----10----10-10\9------------------ D:---------------------------------------------------------------- A:-8----8----8---------------------------------------------------- E:-------------------8-8/10-----10----10-------------------------- Ending riffs: E:------------|-13-12-10--------|--12-13-12-10----| B:-10---------|----------13-----|--12-13-12-10----| G:----12-10-9-|-----------------|-----------------| D:------------|-----------------|-----------------| A:------------|-----------------|-----------------| E:------------|-----------------|-----------------| E:-------------| B:-12p10-12p10-| You don't have to follow the tab exactly, I like G:-------------| to improvise and add in some slides to make the D:-------------| whole thing sound "spiffier". Sometimes Frusciante A:-------------| plays a "10p8" on the high E after the second slide E:-------------| from 9 to 10 on the B string. CHORUS E:----------------------------------------------------------- B:----------------------------------------------------------- G:----10-10-10-10-10-10--------------------------------10-10- D:-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10/12-12-12-12-12-12-12--10-10-10- A:-10-8--8--8--8--8--8--10-10/12-12-12-12-12-12-12--10-8--8-- E:-8--------------------8--8-/10-10-10-10-10-10-10--8-------- ( continued ) E:--------------------------------------- B:--------------------------------------- G:-10-10-10-10--------------------------- D:-10-10-10-10-10-10/12---( Improvise )-- A:-8--8--8--8--10-10/12------------------ E:-------------8--8-/10------------------ For the "improvise" part, play the riff below or one of the verse ending riffs, or just come up with something by yourself. E:------------------ B:------------------ G:------------------ D:-x-x-x-x-12-12-10- A:-x-x-x-x-12-12-10- E:-x-x-x-x-10-10-8-- SOLOS Each of the solos is easy to play, and sounds really cool. You CAN play each solo with a metal slide like Frusciante does in the video, but it isn't necessary, because I don't have a slide, and it sounds fine. First solo: E:---------------------------------------- B:-13\10~---10\8~---8/10-10~---10/12/13~-- G:---------------------------------------- D:---------------------------------------- A:---------------------------------------- E:---------------------------------------- Second solo: E:--------------------------------------------------------------- B:-15~--15-13-10~--10\8~--13\10~--13\10~------15~--15-13-10~----- G:--------------------------------------------------------------- D:--------------------------------------------------------------- A:--------------------------------------------------------------- E:--------------------------------------------------------------- E:------------------10/--12/-13~-- B:-10-13-8~--13\10~--------------- G:-------------------------------- D:-------------------------------- A:-------------------------------- E:-------------------------------- Third/ outro solo: E:---17~--17-15~-----17-12~--12/13\10~--10--8/10-8/10---10--8-5~- B:--------------------------------------------------------------- G:--------------------------------------------------------------- D:--------------------------------------------------------------- A:--------------------------------------------------------------- E:--------------------------------------------------------------- E:--5-8-3~-3/8-5~-5-------5--5-5-5----------------------------5~- B:------------------3/5\3----------3/5\3-5----------------------- G:-----------------------------------------5-5/7\2~-------------- D:--------------------------------------------------------------- A:--------------------------------------------------------------- E:--------------------------------------------------------------- E:---/-13-12-10-8-10-5~--5/8\3~-3/8\5~~~------------------------- B:--------------------------------------------------------------- G:--------------------------------------------------------------- D:--------------------------------------------------------------- A:--------------------------------------------------------------- E:--------------------------------------------------------------- -Marcus Hynes Ozzy_Osbourne23@hotmail.com ============================================================== #----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# SCAR_TIS.TAB -------------------------------------------------------------------- Title: scar tissue Album: Californication Record Label: WEA/Warner Bros. Catalog Number: 47386 Producer: Rick Rubin Release Date: June 08 1999 Transcribed by Wim... questions, comments, critisism, death threats, additions, requests, proposals ----> sirnick@hotmail.com and if you just want to say thank you, then that would be very appreciated :) Update: 27 June '99. Some chord names have been changed, they were wrong (not the chords, the names up the top). I added chord names above all the solos, and they are the times when the accoustic changes between C and D. The little note at the end is a 5 not a 4... :) Also, thanks to XsKhAoS@aol.com for correcting the F in the chorus (it should be a F/C). That's all. This is the whole song. I think there will be a lot of demand for this tab, probably mostly from non-pepper fans. Anyone want to tab the bass? You're a saint. :) Let's see, scar_tis, I tabbed this song about 6-8 months ago actually. The song was written quite a long time ago, but it wasnt tabbed from a studio version - it was a live vegas mp3. You can probably still find it on the net - it's not that great though. The studio version is much better. Now sorry to all the poor fools that came looking for a scar tissue tab when they heard it (over and over again) on the radio... because they all would have found my tab of the vegas mp3 - in which the guitar lines are actually quite unique. So here is the proper studio tab. I added the solo because I got quite a few polite requests. :) When I first heard this song I wasn't that impressed, and wasn't expecting the album to be very good because the album cover and the album title aren't nearly as fascinating as their last three. But, the music on the album is great - if you're reading this tab cause you heard scar tissue on the radio, then go out and get the album! It's great, and has a lot (more?) to offer. The backing vocals by flea and john are nice. If you want to play the solo then you'll need a SLIDE. If you're not so familiar with guitars, then this is a little doohicky you put on your finger, it's usually made of metal and glass, and you can slide the notes slowly and sexily. They're cool, but _very_ hard to use... I'm no good at slide guitar, I keep missing the frets. If you dont have a slide (they're only a couple of bucks), you can use a bottleneck like eric clapton did on walkin' blues :) or just about anything metal/glassish will work, or you can just fake it with bends. key: 5/7 slide up 7\5 slide down 5h7 hammer on 7p5 pull off 5b7 bend 5b(7)r5 bend and release (bend up and then let down) 5b(7)p5 bend and pull-off (bend up then pull off) (7)r5 prebend and release (bend the note before it's plucked) 5h7p5 hammer-on and pull-off x muted note (deaden the string when you pluck it) (5) ghost note; you dont strike it; let it ring 5~ ~ tremolo/vibrato (wiggle your finger :) Cute studio intro: F C Dm C e:|-----5-5-5----5----------------------------| B:|-----------------5--5/6--6--6-6--6\5-------| G:|-------------------------------------------| D:|--3---3-3-3--------------------------------| A:|-----------------3--3/5----5-5-5-----3-----| E:|-------------------------------------------| F Dm e:-----5-5-5--5-3--