Song: Scar Tissue
Band: Red Hot Chili Peppers
Album: Californication (1999)
Tabbed by: Alex Holmes (team_karakal@hotmail.com)



Right.  I've seen several different tabs for this song, but they all miss 
essential bits and pieces.  The notes I've given are right, you may want to 
play them somewhere else, but on my acoustic, these sounded closest to John.

So here it is, in full effect, as on the CD.  Enjoy.


   Intro
e||-----------------------------------------------------------|
B||---10---10---10---10--5-5/6--6---6---6---6\5---------------|
G||-----------------------------------------------------------|
D||-----------------------------------------------------------|
A||-8----8----8----8-----3-3/5----5---5---5---\3--3-----------|
E||-----------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---10---10---10---10-8--5/6----8p6-8p6----------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-8----8----8----8-------3/5---------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|

   Verse 1  (0:11)
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---10---10---10---10\-5-5/6--6---6---6---6\5----------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-8----8----8----8---\-3-3/5----5---5---5--\3--3-------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
    Scar tissue...             

e|---------------------8--------------------------------------|
B|---10---10---10---10------10---10---10-8-6-5----------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-8----8----8----8-------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------8-10--------------------------------|

Chorus x2
F                         C    Dm                C
With the ....

Verse 2  (0:32)
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---10---10---10---10--5-5/6--6---6---6---6\5----------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-8----8----8----8-----3-3/5----5---5---5---\3--3------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------10-8------------13-12-10-8-------------|
B|---10---10---10---10------8/10-10-10------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-8----8----8----8-------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------(10)(10)------------------------|

Chorus x3

Solo 1
(0:59)
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---13\10---10\8---8/10-10---10/12/13------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse 3  (1:10)
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---10---10---10---10--5-5/6--6---6---6h8-6h8----------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-8----8----8----8-----3-3/5----5---5------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------8-------------|
    Blood loss...            

e|------------------8-----------------------------------------|
B|---10---10---10-----8-8/10-10-10-12-13-12-10----------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-8----8----8----8-------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------(10)(10)-----------------------------|

Chorus x2

Verse 4  (1:31)
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---10---10---10---10--5-5/6--6---6---6---6\5----------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-8----8----8----8-----3-3/5----5---5---5---\3--3------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
    Soft-spoken...            

e|----------------------8------------12-10--------------------|
B|---10---10---10---10----8/10-10-10-------13-10--------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-8----8----8----8-------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------(10)(10)--------------------------|

Chorus x3

Solo 2 (1:59)
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--13/15---15\13\10--------10-10\8--------13\10--------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------10/12/13----|
B|--13/15---17\13\10--------10/13\8------13\10----------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse 5  (2:21)
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---10---10---10---10--5-5/6--10---10---10---10--------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-8----8----8----8-----3-3/5---------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------10---10---10--\8---------------|
    Scar tissue...           

e|---------------------8--------------------------------------|
B|---10---10---10---10--------10---10---10-8-6-5--------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-8----8----8----8-------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------8-8/10------------------------------|

Chorus x3

   Outro  (2:47)
e|--/17--17\15---/17\12---12/13\10---\8/10|\8/10--10\8\5------|
B|----------------------------------------|-------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|-------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|-------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|-------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|-------------------|

e|--5/8\--------------------|---------------------------------|
B|------8---8/12\10---------|/10----10--10-10-----------------|
G|--------------------7/9\7-|------------------7/9\7--7/9\5---|
D|--------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|--------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|--------------------------|---------------------------------|

e|---------|--------13\12-12---------------------------------||
B|---------|-/10-------------13/15\10--/13\8-(8)/10......----||
G|--5/7\---|-------------------------------------------------||
D|------7--|-------------------------------------------------||
A|---------|-------------------------------------------------||
E|---------|-------------------------------------------------||


Verse 1:

Chorus:

Verse 2:

Chorus: x1.5


Verse 3:
Chorus

Verse 4:
Chorus

Verse 5:

Chorus: x1.5

---
For the solos, a metal slide is preferred.

And that's it.  Should be fairly close to right.
And if you don't like it, you can Suck My...
Kiss.

Holmes



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