Tell Me Baby - Red Hot Chili Peppers
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Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Nashville (E A D G B E)
Tell Me Baby.
Red Hot Chili Peppers.
Stadium Arcadium (2006)
Guitarist: John Frusciante
*Tabbed by 1550


*This is the amazing song from the new Chili Peppers album Stadium Arcadium.
i tabbed it from the live version i've got so may be subject to a little change
here and there but otherwise, pretty good.
A classic from one of the most amazing guitarists around.


[Intro] (fingers & pick):

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------1----------1----------0------1---------------------------------|
G|--2----------0----------0--------------2-----------------------------|
D|--3------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------3---------------------0---------------------------------|
E|------------------------3--------------------------------------------|

[F] [C] [G] [Am]

E|-----------------------------------1---------------------------------|
B|------1----------1----------0------3---------------------------------|
G|--2----------0----------0----------2---------------------------------|
D|--3--------------------------------0---------------------------------|
A|-------------3---------------------0---------------------------------|
E|------------------------3--------------------------------------------|

[F] [C] [G] [Dm/A]

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------1----------1----------0------1h3p1-----------------------------|
G|--2----------0----------0----------2----2----------------------------|
D|--3------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------3---------------------0---------------------------------|
E|------------------------3--------------------------------------------|

[F] [C] [G] [Am]

E|------------------------1-------------------------------------------||
B|------1----------1------0-------------------------------------------||
G|--2----------0----------0-------------------------------------------||
D|--3---------------------0-------------------------------------------||
A|-------------3----------2-------------------------------------------||
E|------------------------3-------------------------------------------||

[F] [C] [G7]


[Verse Riff:]

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------x----x--------x-x----[x3]---------------------------|
G|--12--14------12-x-14-x--------x-x-----------------------------------|
D|----------14-----x----x-14-14--x-x-----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|--------------------------------------------------------------------||
B|--------------13p12----x--------------------------------------------||
G|--12--14--12--------14-x--12h14~~~----------------------------------||
D|-----------------------x--------------------------------------------||
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------||
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------||


[2nd Verse Riff:]


E|--12-x-12--x-x-12-x-x-12-12-x-12-12--x-x-----------------------------|
B|--12-x-12--x-x-12-x-x-12-12-x-12-12--x-x-----------------------------|
G|--12-x-12--x-x-12-x-x-12-12-x-12-12--x-x-----------------------------|
D|--14-x-14--x-x-14-x-x-14-12-x-14-14--x-x-----------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Em]

E|--12-x-12--x-x-12-x-x-12-x-x-7-7--x-x--------------------------------|
B|--12-x-12--x-x-12-x-x-12-x-x-8-8--x-x--------------------------------|
G|--12-x-12--x-x-12-x-x-12-x-x-9-9--x-x--------------------------------|
D|--14-x-14--x-x-14-x-x-14-x-x------x-x--------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Em] [Em]

E|--12-x-12--x-x-12-x-x-12-x-x-12-12--x-x------------------------------|
B|--12-x-12--x-x-12-x-x-12-x-x-12-12--x-x------------------------------|
G|--12-x-12--x-x-12-x-x-12-x-x-12-12--x-x------------------------------|
D|--14-x-14--x-x-14-x-x-14-x-x-14-14--x-x------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Em]

E|--12-x-12--x-x-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15------------------------------||
B|--12-x-12--x-x-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15------------------------------||
G|--12-x-12--x-x-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16------------------------------||
D|--14-x-14--x-x------------------------------------------------------||
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------||
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------||

[Em] [G]



[Chorus:]

E|------ 8-----------8----------7------8-------------------------------|
B|--10-----------8----------8----------10------------------------------|
G|--10------10---9------9---7------7--------9--9-----------------------|
D|-(10)--------------------(5)--------(7)------------------------------|
A|--------------(10)---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

[F] [C] [G] [Am]


E|------ 8-----------8----------7------13-------12---------------------|
B|--10-----------8----------8----------13-------13---------------------|
G|--10------10---9------9---7--------------14-------14-----------------|
D|-(10)--------------------(5)-----------------------------------------|
A|--------------(10)---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

[F] [C] [G] [F] [Am]


E|------ 8-----------8----------7------8-------------------------------|
B|--10-----------8----------8----------10------------------------------|
G|--10------10---9------9---7------7--------9--9-----------------------|
D|-(10)--------------------(5)--------(7)------------------------------|
A|--------------(10)---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

[F] [C] [G] [Am]

E|------ 8-----------8--13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-||
B|--10-----------8------13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-||
G|--10------10---9------14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-||
D|-(10)-----------------12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-||
A|--------------(10)----------------------------------------------------||
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------||

[F] [C] [F/D]

E|--end on-----8~~~---------------------------------------------------||
B|-------------10~~---------------------------------------------------||
G|-------------9~~~---------------------------------------------------||
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------||
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------||
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------||



************************************

| x Dead note
| (n) Ghost note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| ~ Vibrato

************************************
Tunning: Nashville (E A D G B E)
This is about 99.9% right. there might be a few minor mistakes.


Intro:
E|-------------------------|
B|---1----1--------0---1---|
G|-2-----0-----0---------2-|
D|-3-----2-----------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|

E|-------------------1-|
B|---1----1--------0-3-|
G|-2-----0-----0-----2-|
D|-3-----2-----------0-|
A|-------------------0-|
E|-------------------0-|

E|-------------------------|
B|---1----1--------0---1---|
G|-2-----0-----0---------2-|
D|-3-----2-----------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|

E|-----------3-|
B|---1----1--3-|
G|-2-----0---4-|
D|-3-----2---3-|
A|-----------5-|
E|-----------3-|

Then...
E|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|-x-12--14-----x-12-x-14-x-------x-x-x-x-|
D|-x---------14-x----x----x-14-14-x-x-x-x-|x3
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------|
B|--------------13-12---------------|
G|-x-12--14--12-------x-14-x--12-14-|
D|-x------------------x----x--------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|

Verse:x2
E|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|-x-12--14-----x-12-x-14-x-------x-x-x-x-|
D|-x---------14-x----x----x-14-14-x-x-x-x-|x3
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------|
B|--------------13-12---------------|
G|-x-12--14--12-------x-14-x--12-14-|
D|-x------------------x----x--------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|

Then...
E|-12-x-x-12-x-x-12-x-x-12-12---12-12--x-x--12-x-12-x-x-|
B|-12-x-x-12-x-x-12-x-x-12-12---12-12--x-x--12-x-12-x-x-|
G|----x-x----x-x----x-x----------------x-x-----x----x-x-|
D|------------------------------------------------------|x3
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

E|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|
B|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|
G|-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|-x-12--14-----x-12-x-14-x-------x-x-x-x-|
D|-x---------14-x----x----x-14-14-x-x-x-x-|x3
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|

E|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|-x-12--14--12h14~-|
D|-x----------------|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|

Chorus:
E|--------------------------------------------13--------|
B|----13----13------12-13--------13----13---12-----15---|
G|-14----12------12-------14---14----12---12-----14--14-|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------13----13-|
B|------13----13-----12-13--------13----13-----12----12-|
G|---14----12-----12-------14--14----12-----12-12-12-12-|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------13------------------------------------------------|
B|---13--13----12-13--------13----13----12------15---------13---13-----12-13-------13----13-|
G|-14--12---12-------14--14----12-----12-----14----14---14----12----12-------14--14---12----|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-13--13--13--13--13-|
B|-12--12--12--12--12-|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|

Then...
E|---------------------22^~~--|
B|-------------10~~~----------|
G|-------9~~------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|-0~~------------------------|
E|----------------------------|

Verse 2:x2
E|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|-x-12--14-----x-12-x-14-x-------x-x-x-x-|
D|-x---------14-x----x----x-14-14-x-x-x-x-|x3
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------|
B|--------------13-12---------------|
G|-x-12--14--12-------x-14-x--12-14-|
D|-x------------------x----x--------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|

Then:
E|-12-x-x-12-x-x-12-x-x-12-12---12-12--x-x--12-x-12-x-x-|
B|-12-x-x-12-x-x-12-x-x-12-12---12-12--x-x--12-x-12-x-x-|
G|----x-x----x-x----x-x----------------x-x-----x----x-x-|
D|------------------------------------------------------|x3
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

E|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|
B|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|
G|-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|-x-12--14-----x-12-x-14-x-------x-x-x-x-|
D|-x---------14-x----x----x-14-14-x-x-x-x-|x3
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|

E|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|-x-12--14--12h14~-|
D|-x----------------|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|

Chorus:
E|--------------------------------------------13--------|
B|----13----13------12-13--------13----13---12-----15---|
G|-14----12------12-------14---14----12---12-----14--14-|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------13----13-|
B|------13----13-----12-13--------13----13-----12----12-|
G|---14----12-----12-------14--14----12-----12-12-12-12-|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------13------------------------------------------------|
B|---13--13----12-13--------13----13----12------15---------13---13-----12-13-------13----13-|
G|-14--12---12-------14--14----12-----12-----14----14---14----12----12-------14--14---12----|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-13--13--13--13--13-|
B|-12--12--12--12--12-|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|

Solo:
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-14~--10h12p10---------10-12-----10-12------10-12-----10-12--------10------10-------12-------10-|
A|----------------12--12--------12---------12--------12--------10-12----10-12---10-12-----12-10---|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------15-16-17-|
B|--------------------------13-15-----------|
G|--------------12-x-12-14------------------|
D|----12----10------------------------------|
A|-12----12---------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|

Chorus:
E|--------------------------------------------13--------|
B|----13----13------12-13--------13----13---12-----15---|
G|-14----12------12-------14---14----12---12-----14--14-|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------13----13-|
B|------13----13-----12-13--------13----13-----12----12-|
G|---14----12-----12-------14--14----12-----12-12-12-12-|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------13------------------------------------------------|
B|---13--13----12-13--------13----13----12------15---------13---13-----12-13-------13----13-|
G|-14--12---12-------14--14----12-----12-----14----14---14----12----12-------14--14---12----|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-13--13--13--13--13-|
B|-12--12--12--12--12-|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|

Tunning: Nashville (E A D G B E)
Artist : Red Hot Chili Peppers
Song : Tell me baby
Album : Stadium Arcadium
Tab by: Beberasmus bebe_4048@hotmail.com

Hey people! I correct some mistakes and thanks for the comments!
20-03-07 uptd


[Intro]

E|-------------------------|
B|---1----1--------0---1---|
G|-2-----0-----0---------2-|
D|-3-----2-----------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|

E|-------------------1-|
B|---1----1--------0-3-|
G|-2-----0-----0-----2-|
D|-3-----2-----------0-|
A|-------------------0-|
E|-------------------0-|

E|-------------------------|
B|---1----1--------0---1---|
G|-2-----0-----0---------2-|
D|-3-----2-----------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|

E|-----------3-|
B|---1----1--3-|
G|-2-----0---4-|
D|-3-----2---3-|
A|-----------5-|
E|-----------3-|

Then:
E|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|-x-12--14-----x-12-x-14-x-------x-x-x-x-|
D|-x---------14-x----x----x-14-14-x-x-x-x-|x3
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------|
B|--------------13-12---------------|
G|-x-12--14--12-------x-14-x--12-14-|
D|-x------------------x----x--------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|


[Verse] x2

E|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|-x-12--14-----x-12-x-14-x-------x-x-x-x-|
D|-x---------14-x----x----x-14-14-x-x-x-x-|x3
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------|
B|--------------13-12---------------|
G|-x-12--14--12-------x-14-x--12-14-|
D|-x------------------x----x--------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|

Then:
E|-12-x-x-12-x-x-12-x-x-12-12---12-12--x-x--12-x-12-x-x-|
B|-12-x-x-12-x-x-12-x-x-12-12---12-12--x-x--12-x-12-x-x-|
G|----x-x----x-x----x-x----------------x-x-----x----x-x-|
D|------------------------------------------------------|x3
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

E|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|
B|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|
G|-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|-x-12--14-----x-12-x-14-x-------x-x-x-x-|
D|-x---------14-x----x----x-14-14-x-x-x-x-|x3
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|

E|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|-x-12--14--12h14~-|
D|-x----------------|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|


[Chorus]

E|--------------------------------------------13--------|
B|----13----13------12-13--------13----13---12-----15---|
G|-14----12------12-------14---14----12---12-----14--14-|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------13----13-|
B|------13----13-----12-13--------13----13-----12----12-|
G|---14----12-----12-------14--14----12-----12-12-12-12-|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------13------------------------------------------------|
B|---13--13----12-13--------13----13----12------15---------13---13-----12-13-------13----13-|
G|-14--12---12-------14--14----12-----12-----14----14---14----12----12-------14--14---12----|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-13--13--13--13--13-|
B|-12--12--12--12--12-|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|

Then:
E|----------------------17^~--|
B|--------------10~~~---------|
G|--------9~~-----------------|
D|-(h7)-----------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|-----5~~--------------------|


[Verse 2] x2

E|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|-x-12--14-----x-12-x-14-x-------x-x-x-x-|
D|-x---------14-x----x----x-14-14-x-x-x-x-|x3
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------|
B|--------------13-12---------------|
G|-x-12--14--12-------x-14-x--12-14-|
D|-x------------------x----x--------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|

Then:
E|-12-x-x-12-x-x-12-x-x-12-12---12-12--x-x--12-x-12-x-x-|
B|-12-x-x-12-x-x-12-x-x-12-12---12-12--x-x--12-x-12-x-x-|
G|----x-x----x-x----x-x----------------x-x-----x----x-x-|
D|------------------------------------------------------|x3
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

E|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|
B|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|
G|-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|-x-12--14-----x-12-x-14-x-------x-x-x-x-|
D|-x---------14-x----x----x-14-14-x-x-x-x-|x3
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|

E|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|-x-12--14--12h14~-|
D|-x----------------|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|


[Chorus]

E|--------------------------------------------13--------|
B|----13----13------12-13--------13----13---12-----15---|
G|-14----12------12-------14---14----12---12-----14--14-|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------13----13-|
B|------13----13-----12-13--------13----13-----12----12-|
G|---14----12-----12-------14--14----12-----12-12-12-12-|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------13------------------------------------------------|
B|---13--13----12-13--------13----13----12------15---------13---13-----12-13-------13----13-|
G|-14--12---12-------14--14----12-----12-----14----14---14----12----12-------14--14---12----|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-13--13--13--13--13-|
B|-12--12--12--12--12-|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|


[Solo]

E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-14~--10h12p10---------10-12-----10-12------10-12-----10-12--------10------10-------12-------10-|
A|----------------12--12--------12---------12--------12--------10-12----10-12---10-12-----12-10---|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------15-16-17-|
B|--------------------------13-15-----------|
G|--------------12-x-12-14------------------|
D|----12----10------------------------------|
A|-12----12---------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|


[Chorus]

E|--------------------------------------------13--------|
B|----13----13------12-13--------13----13---12-----15---|
G|-14----12------12-------14---14----12---12-----14--14-|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------13----13-|
B|------13----13-----12-13--------13----13-----12----12-|
G|---14----12-----12-------14--14----12-----12-12-12-12-|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------13------------------------------------------------|
B|---13--13----12-13--------13----13----12------15---------13---13-----12-13-------13----13-|
G|-14--12---12-------14--14----12-----12-----14----14---14----12----12-------14--14---12----|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-13--13--13--13--13-|
B|-12--12--12--12--12-|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|



************************************

| x Dead note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| ~ Vibrato

************************************
Song info
Tell Me Baby
Red Hot Chili Peppers
2001
  • Rock
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