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Step 1 / 7Position: 5
1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO open
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Minor Thing
This should be useful if you want to play the song on an acoustic, or can't get to
grips with the tab. It sounds better if you use barre chords :)
A: 577655
E: 079997
D: x57775
F#m: 244222
On the last D in every line you can get do this to make it sound like the original:
e|--9-9-9-9-9-7-7--|
B|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x--|
G|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
D|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E|-----------------|
(marked as D*)
A E D
I change the key from C to D you see to me it's just a minor thing
D*
He knows everything
A E D
To readjust you gotta trust that all the fuss is just a minor thing
D*
He knows everything
F#m E D
It's just a minor thing, and im a minor king
D*
He knows everything
A   E   DD*
Uuuuuu Uuuuuuuuuuuu Uuuuuuuuuuuu Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuu
A (staccato) C -slide-> D
Youve got your bit part Mozart hot dart acceleration
A (staccato) D -slide-> C
Pop art pistol chasin cat fight intimidation
A   E   DD*
OOOOooohh OOOOhhhhhh OOOOhhhhhh OOOOhhhhhh
A   E   DD*
To read a mind you’ve got to
Redefine the line to make your circle sing
He knows everything
You make a sound
The spell is bound to come around
It’s just a minor thing
He knows everything
F#m   E   DD*
It’s just a minor thing
And I’m a minor king
He knows everything
A (staccato) C -slide-> D
(then D -> C )
You’ve got your bit part, Mozart
Hot dart acceleration
Pop art, pistol chasin’
Cat fight intimidation
All out interfacing
Black star motivation
Vampire sugar junkie
Data basin’ infiltration
etc.
That should do it :)
bringollie

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