John Frusciante – Skin Blues tab

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. IE|-------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 chordsB|------------------------------------------| |----------|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. IIE|------------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------------|G|---------0---------0----------------------|D|-----5---------0--------------------5-----|A|---5------------------------5-----------5-|E|------------------------------------------|
Figure 3 Gtr. I and IIE|-----------------------------|----------------------|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.IE|------------------------------------------------------------------------|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.IIE|------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|D|-----8------------------------------------------------------------------|A|-----5---------------------------4--------------5-----------------------|E|-----6---------------------------5----------------7-6-----------7-------|
Figure 5 Gtr IE|---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 figureE|-(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
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