Funky Monks - Red Hot Chili Peppers
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Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
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From uunet!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!swrinde!mips!darwin.sura.net!cs.ucf.edu!schnitzi Sat Jul 18 17:46:56 PDT 1992
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From: schnitzi@cs.ucf.edu (Mark Schnitzius)
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Subject: RED HOTS TAB part two: FUNKY MONKS
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Standard Disclaimer:--------------------------------------------
Okay, I finally got my Red Hot's Blood Sugar Sex Magic book back
from my friend so I'm going to post some of the FAQs about it (as
well as some of my other favorite bits). The songbook has the complete
tab for guitar and bass and seems to be of very high quality --
very detailed. Hopefully you will gain a greater appreciation of
John Frusciante's guitar work from it. Some of the earlier stuff
I posted from it was strictly from my memory, so was wrong in places.
I will be correcting those bits as well.

PLEASE NOTE: I will take requests for other bits of it, as well as
lyrics, but I will only respond to those personages who are actually
posting tab on a fairly regular basis. The ratio of tab requests to
actual tab has been pretty pathetic lately, no?

Another note: To assuage my guilty conscience about posting copy-
righted material (and possibly taking money out of the pockets of
one of my favorite bands), let me give the address of the company
who makes it:

Amsco Publications
Music Sales Corporation
225 Park Avenue South
New York, NY 10003

I would certainly encourage any of you to pick up a copy if you get
the chance. And now, on to the music:

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FUNKY MONKS

Great song. Lots of fun little bits.

----------------|--------------------------------------------------
---3f---3-3-3---|-----3f---------5b(6)--5--------------------------
---3f---3-3-3---|-----3f---------5b(6)--5-(3)/5\3\0----------------
------5-------5-|-3/5----5\3\0-------------------------------------
----------------|--------------------------------------------------
-3--------------|--------------------------------------------------
^f indicates 'fingerstyle' ^'Quick bend'
as it is marked; interpret
as you will

----------------------|-----------------------0-------------------
-----3f---3-3-3-------|-----------------5b(6)-1-3-----------------
-----3f---3-3-3/5\3---|-----------------5b(6)---3b(4)-------------
--------5-----------5-|-3/5\3-------------------------------------
----------------------|-------5--3\1------------------------------
-1/3------------------|-------------------------------------------
^^^^Guitar two; these
are quick bends also

Mark Schnitzius
University of Central Florida
schnitzi@eola.cs.ucf.edu


Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
FUNKY MONKS



----------------|--------------------------------------------------
---3f---3-3-3---|-----3f---------5b(6)--5--------------------------
---3f---3-3-3---|-----3f---------5b(6)--5-(3)/5\3\0----------------
------5-------5-|-3/5----5\3\0-------------------------------------
----------------|--------------------------------------------------
-3--------------|--------------------------------------------------
^f indicates 'fingerstyle' ^'Quick bend'
as it is marked; interpret
as you will

----------------------|-----------------------0-------------------
-----3f---3-3-3-------|-----------------5b(6)-1-3-----------------
-----3f---3-3-3/5\3---|-----------------5b(6)---3b(4)-------------
--------5-----------5-|-3/5\3-------------------------------------
----------------------|-------5--3\1------------------------------
-1/3------------------|-------------------------------------------
^^^^Guitar two; these
are quick bends also



Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
[Intro]

e|-----------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
B|----------3------3--3--3-----|---------3---------------5--5----------------|
G|----------3------3--3--3-----|---------3---------------5--5--3/5~---3------|
D|--------------5------------5-|--3-h-5------5-p-3-p-0--------------------5h-|
A|-----------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
E|------3----------------------|---------------------------------------------|


e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|
B|------------3------3--3--3-----------------------------------------|-------|
G|------------3------3--3--3-h-5-p-3---------------------------------|-------|
D|----------------5--------------------5---3-h-5-p-3-----------------|-------|
A|------------------------------------------------------5---3--------|-------|
E|-----1-h-3-----------------------------------------------------6h--|-1---1-|


[Verse]

e|----------------------------|--------------------------|
B|----------3------3--3--3----|----------3----5--5--3----|
G|----------3------3--3--3----|----------3----5--5--3----|
D|--------------5-----------5-|--3-h-5-----5-------------|
A|----------------------------|--------------------------|
E|---1-h-3--------------------|--------------------------|


e|----------------------------|--------------------------|
B|----------3------3--3--3----|----------3----5--5-------|
G|----------3------3--3--3----|----------3----5--5--3/5~-|
D|--------------5-----------5-|--3-h-5-----5-------------|
A|----------------------------|--------------------------|
E|---1-h-3--------------------|--------------------------|


[Verse]

x8
e|----------------------------|--------------------------|
B|----------3------3--3--3----|----------3----5--5--3----|
G|----------3------3--3--3----|----------3----5--5--3----|
D|--------------5-----------5-|--3-h-5-----5-------------|
A|----------------------------|--------------------------|
E|---1-h-3--------------------|--------------------------|

There are no monks in this band...


[Chorus]

x3
e|----------------------------------0----------|-----------------------------|
B|--1---4--4p3----4--3\1-----------------------|----4--4p3---3--3\1---4------|
G|--------------------------2---1-------2------|-----------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|


e|-------------------------|
B|---3-p-1--3-p-1---2--2---|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|

You are on the road...


Song's Structure:

[Intro]
[Verse]
[Verse]
[Chorus]
[Verse]
[Chorus]
[Interlude]
[Verse]
[Chorus]
[Outro]


I haven't figured out the interlude and the outro


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| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| ~ Vibrato

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Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Artist: Red Hot Chili Peppers
Song: Funky Monks
Album: Blood Sugar Sex Magik (1991)
Written By: John Frusciante, Michael “Flea” Balzary, Chad Smith and Anthony Kiedis
Tabbed By: Adam Seto

Wow….it took me a grand total of about 2 or 3 hours to tab this whole freakin’ song! I
to keep flipping through the song, tabbing out what I could and I ended up with this.
I hope you guys enjoy, because I busted my chops over this tab. At least it’s the whole song. Peace out.

_________________________________________________________________________________________

[Intro]

Acoustic (finger picking)

With the finger picking, use the index finger and thumb, pull the string outward and
to make a twanging sound.

e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----3b----3-3-3b---------3b---------5b6-5-------------|
G|-----3b----3-3-3b---------3b---------5b6-5--3/5~-3p0---|
D|---------5---------5--3h5-----5p3p0--------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3----------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|------3b-----3-3-3------------------------*5b6-5-|
G|-(0)--3b-----3-3-3h4p3--------------------*5b6-5-|
D|----------5------------5--3h5p3------------------|
A|--------------------------------5--3/1-----------|
E|--0h3--------------------------------------1--1--|
*A second clean guitar plays higher part here
_________________________________________________________________________________________

[Pre-Verse]

Clean (finger picking)

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------3-----3-3-3----------3----5b6-5--3------3-----3-3-3----------3----5b6-5-------|
G|------3-----3-3-3----------3----5b6-5--3------3-----3-3-3----------3----5b6-5--3/5~-|
D|---------5---------5--3h5----5-------------------5---------5--3h5-----5-------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--0h3-------------------------------------0h3---------------------------------------|
¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬________________________________________________________________


[Verse 1]

e|------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------6---5-|
B|------3-----3-3-3----------3----5b6-5--3--| |------3----3-3-3-----3-------------|
G|------3-----3-3-3----------3----5b6-5--3--| |------3----3-3-3-----3----/7--\5---|
D|---------5---------5--3h5----5------------| x3 |--------5--------3h5---5-----------| x1
A|------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|
E|--0h3-------------------------------------| |--0h3------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------|
B|------3-----3-3-3----------------5b6-5--3--|
G|------3-----3-3-3----------------5b6-5--3--|
D|---------5---------5--3h5p3----------------|
A|----------------------------5-\3-----------|
E|--0h3--------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------|
B|------3-----3-3-3----------3----5b6-5--3--|
G|------3-----3-3-3----------3----5b6-5--3--|
D|---------5---------5--3h5----5------------| x3
A|------------------------------------------|
E|--0h3-------------------------------------|
_________________________________________________________________________________________


[Chorus 1]

e|-------------------------------0--|--------------------------------|
B|--2---1---4-4/3---4-4\3-----------|-2---1---4-4/3--4-4/3-----------|
G|--2---0---3-3/2---------2p0--1----|-2---0---3-3/2--------2p0--1----|
D|----------5-5/4-------------------|---------5-5/4---------------2--|
A|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------0--|------------------------------------------------|
B|--2---1---4-4/3---4-4\3-----------|-2---1---4-4/3----------------------------------|
G|--2---0---3-3/2---------2p0--1----|-2---0---3-3/2----------------------------------|
D|----------5-5/4-------------------|---------5-5/4----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|------------------6-5p3-0--6---5p3-0--5p3-0-----|
E|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------3h5-|
_________________________________________________________________________________________


[Verse 2]

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------3-----3-3-3----------3----5b6-5--3------3-----3-3-3----------3----5b6-5-------|
G|------3-----3-3-3----------3----5b6-5--3------3-----3-3-3----------3----5b6-5--3/5~-|
D|---------5---------5--3h5----5-------------------5---------5--3h5-----5-------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--0h3-------------------------------------0h3---------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------6---5-|
B|------3-----3-3-3----------3----5b6-5--3-------3----3-3-3-----3-------------|
G|------3-----3-3-3----------3----5b6-5--3-------3----3-3-3-----3----/7--\5---|
D|---------5---------5--3h5----5-------------------5--------3h5---5-----------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--0h3--------------------------------------0h3------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------|
B|------3-----3-3-3------------------5b6-5--3--|
G|------3-----3-3-3------------------5b6-5--3--|
D|---------5---------5--3h5p3------------------|
A|----------------------------5--3/1-----------|
E|--0h3----------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------|
B|------3-----3-3-3----------3----5b6-5--3--|
G|------3-----3-3-3----------3----5b6-5--3--|
D|---------5---------5--3h5----5------------| x3
A|------------------------------------------|
E|--0h3-------------------------------------|
_________________________________________________________________________________________


[Chorus 2]

e|-------------------------------0--|--------------------------------|
B|--2---1---4-4/3---4-4\3-----------|-2---1---4-4/3--4-4/3-----------|
G|--2---0---3-3/2---------2p0--1----|-2---0---3-3/2--------2p0--1----|
D|----------5-5/4-------------------|---------5-5/4---------------2--|
A|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------0--|------------------------------------------------|
B|--2---1---4-4/3---4-4\3-----------|-2---1---4-4/3----------------------------------|
G|--2---0---3-3/2---------2p0--1----|-2---0---3-3/2----------------------------------|
D|----------5-5/4-------------------|---------5-5/4----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|------------------6-5p3-0--6---5p3-0--5p3-0-----|
E|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------3h5-|
_________________________________________________________________________________________


[Bridge]

~~ ~~ ~~~~~
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|--9b10r9b10r9b10r910r9-7h9---7h9---7h9p7h9-7-----9---|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
.

~~~
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--15b17--15------------------12---------------------------------|
G|-------------16-14-16-------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------14b16-----14b16r14-14-12-----------------|
A|------------------------------------------------14-12-14-12-----|
E|------------------------------------------------------------10b-|

~~~~ *use wah and dist. on the pick scrape
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------->>>>>>>>>>>>>|
E|--12-10-12b13r12---12-10--------7\\\->>>>>>>>>>>>>|

_________________________________________________________________________________________


[Solo] (Dist.)
~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~ ~~~
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------3b-3---------3b-------5b7-3b----------3b------------------|
A|-3h5---------3b---5-----3b-5-------------5--------3b-5--3b-5------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------1b---|

~~~ ~~~
e|-----------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--13-------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----12p13-------|--12b14--10b------------------------------10b11-11--------------|
D|-----------------|---------------12p10-12-12p10-12-12p10-12-----------12p10-12-12-|
A|-----------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
*Play 12x at slow-medium pace

~~~~
e|-----------------------|
B|--15p13-15------15p13--|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|
_________________________________________________________________________________________


[Verse 3] Clean

e|------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------6---5-|
B|------3-----3-3-3----------3----5b6-5--3--| |------3----3-3-3-----3-------------|
G|------3-----3-3-3----------3----5b6-5--3--| |------3----3-3-3-----3----/7--\5---|
D|---------5---------5--3h5----5------------| x3 |--------5--------3h5---5-----------| x1
A|------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|
E|--0h3-------------------------------------| |--0h3------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------|
B|------3-----3-3-3----------------5b6-5--3--|
G|------3-----3-3-3----------------5b6-5--3--|
D|---------5---------5--3h5p3----------------|
A|----------------------------5-\3-----------|
E|--0h3--------------------------------------|

tr~~~~~~~~
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|------3-----3-3-3----------3----5b6-5------------|
G|------3-----3-3-3----------3----5b6-5---3-5------|
D|---------5---------5--3h5----5-------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|--0h3--------------------------------------------|

tr~~~~~~~~
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|------3-----3-3-------------3----5b6-5-----------|
G|------3-----3-3h5p3---------3----5b6-5---3-5-----|
D|---------5----------5--3h5----5------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|--0h3--------------------------------------------|
_________________________________________________________________________________________


[Chorus 3]

e|-------------------------------0--|--------------------------------|
B|--2---1---4-4/3---4-4\3-----------|-2---1---4-4/3--4-4/3-----------|
G|--2---0---3-3/2---------2p0--1----|-2---0---3-3/2--------2p0--1----|
D|----------5-5/4-------------------|---------5-5/4---------------2--|
A|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------0--|------------------------------------------------|
B|--2---1---4-4/3---4-4\3-----------|-2---1---4-4/3----------------------------------|
G|--2---0---3-3/2---------2p0--1----|-2---0---3-3/2----------------------------------|
D|----------5-5/4-------------------|---------5-5/4----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|------------------6-5p3-0--6---5p3-0--5p3-0-----|
E|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------3h5-|
_________________________________________________________________________________________


[Outro] Repeat until end fade

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--15b16---15b16---15b16-----------------15b16---15b16---15b16---------------15b16-|
G|--15b16---15b16---15b16---------16-14---15b16---15b16---15b16---------16-14-------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------12h14---------------------------------12h14-------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
_________________________________________________________________________________________

END

:)



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/or\ Legato slide (slide to the next note without striking it)
b Bend (assume as quarter bend if it is by itself. Ex, 3b NOT 3b4)
r Release bend (release bend back to original position)
h Hammer-on (strike note with fretting hand without the pick attack)
p Pull-off (quickly pull fretting hand off of the note without pick attack)
~~~ Vibrato (rapidly bend and release to give a tremolo effect)
() Ghost Note (note rung out into other notes)
tr~~ Trill (hammer-on and pull-off rapidly between the 2 notes shown)
. Staccato notes (make the note short and choppy)
+ Tapping (use pick or index finger to hammer on note)
> Pick scrape (scrape the pick down the strings towards the bridge)
< Pick scrape (scrape pick down the strings towards headstock)

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Song info
Funky Monks
Red Hot Chili Peppers
2001
  • Funk / Soul
  • Rock
  • Alternative Rock
  • Funk Metal
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