Melancholy Mechanics

Red Hot Chili Peppers

Tom: D


Intro : 
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  Verse 1 : 
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A|-14----14-------14--------------------------I--14----14-------14---------- 
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E|----------0-I------------------------12----12---------12-0--I-2-2--3-3---- 

 

  Verse 2/3 : 
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A|-14----14-------14--------------------14----I--14----14-------14---------- 
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E|--------------I-----------------------12----12-----------12--I-2-2--3-3--- 

 

  Chorus 1/3 : 
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A|-9--9----7------9--9----9---7--7--7---7--11--11------------9---9-10-9---9 
E|-------9---9----------9--------------------------------------9--------9-- 


 
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    Guitar Solo after 1st Chorus :  same as Verse 1 with little variations 
  2nd Chorus  : Flea improvises  
 

  Coda after 2nd Chorus : 
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E|-----------------5-5-5---------5-5-------I------------------5-5-5--------- 


 
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A|-5-5--------------------I--14----14-------14----------------12---14----14- 
E|-------5-5-5--5-5--6-6--I-----------------------12-------------0---------- 


 
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D|-14-13----13---------13----I----13----14-13----13----11----12--11--------I 
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  2nd Guitar Solo : Play Verse and improvise 
    

  After 3rd Chorus : 
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E|-2------I-2-2--3-3----------I------------------------------------------I--- 


 
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D|-------16----16------------14---12-14-12-------I----------16----16-------- 
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E|-----------------------------------------------I-------------------------- 


 
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A|---------------------I-----------5---5-5\--2---2-2-2/14-14-14-14--------I 
E|---------------------I-2-2--3-3-----------------------------------------I 


 
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E|-------------------------------------------------------------------I 

 

               Reapeat three times : 
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               Fade out : 
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