Song: Skin Blues Artist: John Frusciante Album: Niandra Lades and Usually Just a T-Shirt Transcribed by Boozeroony Tuning: Standard (EADGBE) Figure 1 (Intro) Gtr. I E|-------5------3-0-----------------|-------5------3-0--------------------| B|-------5------3-------------------|-------5------3----------------------| G|-----5-5------3-------------------|-----5-5------3----------------------| D|---4--------2---------2---2---2---|---4--------2---------2---2----------| A|-5--------3---------2---2---2---2-|-5--------3---------2---2---2--2-3-4-| E|------------------0---------------|------------------0------------------| E|-------5------3-0-----------------|-------5------3-0--------------------| B|-------5------3-------------------|-------5------3----------------------| G|-----5-5------3-------------------|-----5-5------3----------------------| D|---4--------2---------2---2---2---|---4--------2---------2---2----------| A|-5--------3---------2-2-2---2---2-|-5--------3---------2---2---2--------| E|------------------0---------------|------------------0------------0-1-2-| Figure 2 Gtr. I or: alternate for one Guitar: E|------------------------------------------| Variations with those chords B|------------------------------------------| |----------| G|------------------------------------------| |----------| D|-----0------------------------------------| |--5--5----| A|---2--------------------------------------| |--5--4----| E|-3-----3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| |--3--5----| Gtr. II E|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|---------0---------0----------------------| D|-----5---------0--------------------5-----| A|---5------------------------5-----------5-| E|------------------------------------------| Figure 3 Gtr. I and II E|-----------------------------|----------------------| B|-----------------------------|----------------------| G|-Gtr I:--999-77--77-77-77-77|-999-77--77-77-77-77--| D|-----------------------------|----------------------| A|-----------------------------|----------------------| E|-Gtr II:-666-66--66-66-66-66-|-666-66--66-66-66-66--| E|--------------------------|-------------------| B|-Gtr.I:---------7---------|---------7---------| G|-Gtr.I:---8-7-8---8-7-8---|---8-7-8---8-7-888-| D|--------------------------|-------------------| A|-Gtr.II:--6-6-6-6-6-6-666-|---6-6-6-6-6-6-666-| E|-Gtr.II:--7-7-7-7-7-7-777-|---7-7-7-7-7-7-777-| E|--------------------------|-------------------| B|-Gtr.I:---------7---------|---------6---------| G|-Gtr.I:---8-7-8---8-7-888-|-7-7-6-7---7-6-777-| D|--------------------------|-------------------| A|-Gtr.II:------------------|-------------------| E|-Gtr.II:--6-6-6-6-6-6-666-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-666-| E|--------------------------|-------------------| B|-Gtr.I:---------6---------|---------5---------| G|-Gtr.I:---7-6-7---7-6-77--|-7-7-5-7---7-5-777-| D|--------------------------|-------------------| A|--------------------------|-------------------| E|-Gtr.II:--5-5-5-5-5-5-555-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-555-| E|--------------------------|-------------------| B|-Gtr.I:---------6---------|---------8---------| G|-Gtr.I:---7-6-7---7-6-777-|---9-8-9---9-8-999-| D|--------------------------|-------------------| A|--------------------------|-------------------| E|-Gtr.II:--6-6-6-6-6-6-666-|---7-7-7-7-7-7-777-| E|--------------------------|-------------------| B|-Gtr.I:---------8---------|---------8---------| G|-Gtr.I:---9-8-9---9-8-999-|-9-9-8-9---9-8-99--| D|-Gtr.II:--7-7-7-7-7-7-777-|-------------------| A|-Gtr.II:--x-x-x-x-x-x-xxx-|-------------------| E|-Gtr.II:--8-8-8-8-8-8-888-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-999-| Figure 4 Gtr.I E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------9-------------------------5--------------------------------| G|--9/10--9-10---10-9-10-9h10p\7---5/6-7---7-6-7--7----7-9-10-9-7---7-7-7-| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| Gtr.II E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----8------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----5---------------------------4--------------5-----------------------| E|-----6---------------------------5----------------7-6-----------7-------| Figure 5 Gtr I E|---1---1-|-------5------3h5p3-0-----------------| B|---0---0-|-------5------------------------------| G|---------|-----5-5------------------------------| D|---------|---4--------2-------------2---2---2---| A|-3---4---|-5--------3-------------2---2---2---2-| E|---------|----------------------0---------------| E|-------5------3-0-----------------------| B|-------5------3-------------------------| G|-----5-5------3-----------------4-------| D|---4--------2---------2---2-4-5---5p4-2-| A|-5--------3---------2---2---------------| E|------------------0---------------------| ( 1/2 bend ) E|-------5------3-0---------6-6-6-5h6p5--0----------| B|-------5------3-----------------------------------| G|-----5-5------3-----------------------------------| D|---4--------2---------2---------------------------| A|-5--------3---------2---2-------------------------| E|------------------0-------------------------------| E|-------5------3-0---------------------------------| B|-------5------3-----------------------------------| G|-----5-5------3-----------------------------------| D|---4--------2---------2---2-----------------------| A|-5--------3---------2---2-------------------------| E|------------------0-------------------------------| Figure 6 (Solo) Gtr II There is too much fuzz to figure E|-(1/2 release)------------------------|this part out, just mess around--| B|--11b12--8b9-------------------------|with the figures in the brackets-| G|----------------9p7h9-7---------------|and use hammer-on and pull-off---| D|------------------------7b8-7h8p7---5-|---------------------------------| A|----------------------------------7---|--5h7p5---5----------------------| E|--------------------------------------|--------7---(5-7)(3-5)(0-3)5/7--| E|-------------------10b12-10-10b12r10-10-------10------------------------| B|----------8b10-8------------------------10b12----12r10-8----------8-----| G|-----------------9---------------------------------------9~-----7---9~~~| D|--------9---------------------------------------------------7/9---------| A|-7-9-10-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| If you know, how to play this bit in the solo right or have any other suggestions or questions, mail me at audioecho@web.de Tablature Legend ---------------- | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | b bend | r bend release | ~ let ring | + harmonic | x Mute note