John Frusciante - My smile is a rifle

John Frusciante - „My Smile Is A Rifle“ (off of 1994's „Niandra LaDes and Usually Just A T-Shirt“) Tuning: Standard (a little out of tune, A=457...458Hz instead of 440) Tabbed by: me E-Mail: hali271298@gmail.com If you're wanting to play the song with two guitars you should use version two of the already existing tabs (the one with fewer votes) in addition to this tab. During the first 27 seconds of the song there's not much that can't be played by the first guitar. Just consult the other, already existing tab for that and for the main riffage. INTRO: 0:00-0:27 – only guitar 1 0:27 and onwards: Q. A Q Q S S T T S Q Q. T T S E S H... e|--------------------|----------------------|-----------------| b|--------------------|----------------------|-----------------| g|-11--11h13-9--(-)-9-|-7h9h7-7--7---7h9h7---|-7---------------| d|--------------------|--------------------9-|---9-------------| a|--------------------|----------------------|-----------------| E|--------------------|----------------------|-----------------| E S E. Q E E S S S S Q. Q T T S E e|-----------------------------|-----------------------| b|-----------------------------|-----------------------| g|-----------------------------|-----------------------| d|-7b9-7-5--7b9r7-5--7b9r7-7-5-|-(-)-8p7--(-)--6h7p6---| a|-----------------------------|---------------------7-| E|-----------------------------|-----------------------| S E S E S E S E E E W e|---------------------|----------------| b|---------------------|----------------| g|-5---5---5---5---5---|----------------| d|---7---7---7---7---7-|-7--------------| a|---------------------|----------------| E|---------------------|----------------| (verse riff starts here, time signature changes from 4/4 to 6/8 with a swinging 16ths rhythm; guitar one plays solo before first verse starts:) VERSE 1 (around 1:01): Q E Q. Q S S Q E Q E Q. Q E Q E e|-------------|----------------|-------------|--------------| b|-------------|----------------|-------------|--------------| g|-------------|------9-7(-)----|-------------|------9-7-----| d|-----10-9----|(-)-----------9-|-----10-9----|(-)---------9-| a|-------------|----------------|-------------|--------------| E|-------------|----------------|-------------|--------------| The „Ma-na-ma-na-nana...“ part + short interlude: H. H. H. H. E Q Q. Q S S E Q E|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------------|---------------| b|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------------|----9-7--------| g|-5-----|-4-----|-5-----|-7-----|---10---9----|--------10-9---| d|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------------|---------------| a|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------------|---------------| E|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------------|---------------| John starts singing again: Q S S E Q Q E E Q Q S S S S Q Q S S E E E e|----------------|-------------|-----------------|----------------| b|----------------|-------------|-----------------|----------------| g|-----9-7(-)-----|-----9-7-----|-----9-7---------|-----9-7(-)-----| d|-7----------9---|-7-------9---|-10--------9(-)--|-10---------9-5-| E|----------------|-------------|-----------------|----------------| a|----------------|-------------|-----------------|----------------| Q E Q E Q E Q. H. S S S S S S E Q e|-------------|------------|----------|-----------------------------| b|-------------|------------|----------|-12-11-x------11----/13-12---| g|-2---5-4---7-|-5---9-7----|-7/9------|---------(12)----12----------| d|-------------|------------|----------|-----------------------------| a|-------------|------------|----------|-----------------------------| E|-------------|------------|----------|-----------------------------| SOLO + SCREECHING (around 1:46; 4/4 time again) H. A Q ~rhythm gets all fucked up here~ (all these h's, p's and bends are done really fast) e|--------------|---------------------------------------------------| b|--------------|---------------------------------------------------| g|-------16h17--|-19h20p19//21--21h22p21-21h22p21-21--22b22.5r22-21-| d|--------------|---------------------------------------------------| a|--------------|---------------------------------------------------| E|--------------|---------------------------------------------------| (Remember, every pb sign means you pick again) ~rhythm still messed up, but you know the song~ e|------------------------------------------------------------| b|-19b19.25-pb19.25b19.5-20b20.25-pb20.25b20.5-pb20.5-pb20.5--| g|------------------------------------------------------------| d|------------------------------------------------------------| a|------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------| (not exactly but close) S S S S E S E. E S S S E. E E e|-17-15-17-15-17/19--|-19---------------------------| b|--------------------|--------16-16-16-17-----------| g|--------------------|----18------------------------| d|--------------------|--------------------16--16/17-| a|--------------------|------------------------------| E|--------------------|------------------------------| H S S S S E E H E T T S S S e e|--------------------------|-----------------------------| b|--------------------15----|-----------------------------| g|-----------------16----16-|-16----(-)-16h17p16----------| d|-14-----16h17-14----------|--------------------17-17-14-| a|--------------------------|-----------------------------| E|--------------------------|-----------------------------| T T S S S E T T S S S E S S E e|--------------------------------------------| b|--------------------------------------------| g|-12h14p12-----------------------------------| d|----------14-14---12h14p12---------------14-| a|---------------------------14-14---12-14----| E|--------------------------------------------| /---3---\ E E E S S S S S S E H e|------------------------------------------------------| b|--------------------------------/17b20r17b20r17b20r17-| g|------------------------------------------------------| d|-14-17-14-(-)-------12-14----12/----------------------| a|--------------12/14-------14--------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------| Q S S S S Q E E E S S S S S E E S S S E e|----(20)-19-19-19-----19/7-|-7-7-7-7/8-10-8-7-7-8-----| b|---------------------------|----------------------8-8-| g|---------------------------|--------------------------| d|---------------------------|--------------------------| a|---------------------------|--------------------------| E|---------------------------|--------------------------| T T S E S E A S S Q.. T T S E E S S S S S S E E e|-----------------------------|----------------------------| b|-10p8h10-10-10-8-8h10---8----|-8h10p8---------------------| g|------------------------tr---|--------9-9-9-9-9-7-9-7-9-9-| d|-----------------------------|----------------------------| a|-----------------------------|----------------------------| E|-----------------------------|----------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E. E. E E. S E. e|-----------------------------------|-------------------| b|-----------------------------------|-------------------| g|-9-7---9-7---7---7h9p7-------------|-7h9--9--9-9--x-9--| d|-----9-----9---9-------9-12p9-12p9-|-------------------| a|-----------------------------------|-------------------| E|-----------------------------------|-------------------| S E. E S S Q S E. ~free time~ e|----------------------------|----------------------------------| b|----------------------------|---------17-----------------------| g|-12-9-(-)-12-12(-)---14-12--|-14/16--(--)----------------------| d|----------------------------|----------------------------------| a|----------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------|----------------------------------| LITTLE POST-SOLO INTERLUDE (around 2:32; 6/8 time again) Q H T T S Q E Q Q. S.S. E T T e|---------------|-----------------------|--------------------------| b|---------------|-----------------------|--------------------------| g|-----pb15r14.5-|-12h14p12(-)-----------|--------------------------| d|---------------|---------------14-12---|--------------------------| a|---------------|-----------------------|-12b14r12---7/10\7---7/10\| E|---------------|-----------------------|--------------------------| H. e|-------------| b|-------------| g|-------------| d|-------------| a|\7-----------| E|-------------| LAST VERSE + CHORUS: (around 2:44) John plays one lick over and over again, with slight variations: (not too sure when that muted 12th fret in the beginning of the motive is played, figure it out or improvise) E S S S S S S Q e|-(x)-15-12----12-----------| b|-----------13------12(-)---| g|---------------------------| d|---------------------------| a|---------------------------| E|---------------------------| variation A E S S S S S S S E S e|-(x)-15-12----12---------------| b|-----------13------12(-)-12-12-| g|-------------------------------| d|-------------------------------| a|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------| variation B E S S S S S S S E. e|-(x)-15-12----12-------------| b|-----------13------12(-)-12--| g|-----------------------------| d|-----------------------------| a|-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------| variation C E S S S S S S S S S S e|-(x)-15-12----12------------------| b|-----------13------12(-)-12-12-12-| g|----------------------------------| d|----------------------------------| a|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| variation D E S S S S Q. e|-(x)-15-12----12-(--)---| b|-----------13(--)(--)---| g|------------------------| d|------------------------| a|------------------------| E|------------------------| variation E Order: Verse: A-B-C-B Chorus: A-B-A-C-A-B-A-D-A-E OUTRO SOLO: (around 3:24) E. E. E S E. E S S S S E E S S S S S S S S S S e|-------------------------|-------------------------------19----------| b|----17-17----17-17-17-17-|-17h20-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17----17-17-17-| g|----------19(--)---------|-------------------------------------------| d|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------| a|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S e|-19-------19-------19-------19-------19----19----| b|----17-17----17-17----17-17----17-17----17----17-| g|-------------------------------------------------| d|-------------------------------------------------| a|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| Q Q S S S S S S S S e|-----------12---------12-------12-------| b|-15b15.5--(--)--12h15----12h15----12h15-| g|----------------------------------------| d|----------------------------------------| a|----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------| S S S E. E. E. E S S S E. S S E S E. S S E e|-14b15-14-12--10---------------|----------------------------| b|------------------12-(-)-10/12-|-10-8-----------------------| g|-------------------------------|-------9-7-9b11-9-7------7--| d|-------------------------------|---------------------7/9----| a|-------------------------------|----------------------------| E|-------------------------------|----------------------------| /--3--\ S S Q. Q.. T T T S S Q. Q S S S S W e|-------------------------|----------------------------|-----------| b|----------------------10=h=12-15-12---(-)--(-)---10-8-|-10/12-----| g|-9b11r9---(-)----9h11----|--------------------(9)-----|-----------| d|-------------------------|----------------------------|-----------| a|-------------------------|----------------------------|-----------| E|-------------------------|----------------------------|-----------| LEGEND: T – 32nd note S – 16th note E - 8th note Q – quarter note H – half note W – whole note A – appoggiature (very short note played right before the current beat starts, if you get what I mean by that. If not just look it up or listen to the song ;) E. - dotted eighth = 3/2*1/8 = 3 16ths Q.. - double dotted quarter = 7/4*1/4 = 7 16ths H... - triple dotted half = 15/8*1/2 = 15 16ths A small letter means it's played staccato and if there's no note beneath a letter it means that there's a pause of the respective length. (-) - tied note (9) – ghost note pb – prebend (I also use this sign for a held bend if the note is struck again while the string is still bent) b – bend r – release / - slide up \ - slide down h – hammer-on p – pull-off tr – tremolo picking