RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS - "RHCP Californication" Tablature
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Title: Californication
Artist: Red Hot Chili Peppers
Album: Californication
Bassist: Mike B. "The Flea"
intro
G|------------9-------9---7h9p7-----|------------7-------7-----------|
D|7-------7--------------------10---|------------------------10------|
A|----------------------------------|8-------8-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e a + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
/ \
sixteenth note
triplet
G|------------9-------9---7h9p7-----|------------10------10--7-------|
D|7-------7--------------------10---|--------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|8-------8-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e a + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
/ \
sixteenth note
triplet
drums in
G|------------9-------9---7h9p7-----|------------7-------7-----------|
D|7-------7--------------------10---|------------------------10------|
A|----------------------------------|8-------8-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e a + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
/ \
sixteenth note
triplet
G|------------9-------9---7h9p7-----|------------10------10--7-------|
D|7-------7--------------------10---|--------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|8-------8-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e a + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
/ \
sixteenth note
triplet
verse
G|------------9-------9---7h9p7-----|------------7-------7-----------|
D|7-------7--------------------10---|------------------------10------|
A|----------------------------------|8-------8-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e a + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
/ \
sixteenth note
triplet
G|------------9-------9---7h9p7-----|------------10------10--7-------|
D|7-------7--------------------10---|--------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|8-------8-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e a + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
/ \
sixteenth note
triplet
this is a little interlude part it just splits up the first two verses
and i like to put many a variation on this but to make the song sound very
cool, make your variations increase in intensity throughout the song
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|----------------0-------0-------|
A|3-------3-----------------------|--------------------------------|
E|----------------3-------3-------|1-------1-----------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
pre second verse
G|------------9-------9---7h9p7-----|------------7-------7-----------|
D|7-------7--------------------10---|------------------------10------|
A|----------------------------------|8-------8-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e a + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
/ \
sixteenth note
triplet
G|------------9-------9---7h9p7-----|------------7-------7-----------|
D|7-------7--------------------10---|------------------------10------|
A|----------------------------------|8-------8-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e a + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
/ \
sixteenth note
triplet
second verse
G|------------9-------9---7h9p7-----|------------7-------7-----------|
D|7-------7--------------------10---|------------------------10------|
A|----------------------------------|8-------8-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e a + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
/ \
sixteenth note
triplet
G|------------9-------9---7h9p7-----|------------7-------7-----------|
D|7-------7--------------------10---|------------------------10------|
A|----------------------------------|8-------8-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e a + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
/ \
sixteenth note
triplet
interlude again
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|----------------0-------0-------|
A|3-------3-----------------------|--------------------------------|
E|----------------3-------3-------|1-------1-----------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
prechorus, this just so happens to be my favorite part of the song and
i have only been able to successfully transcribe a few a flea's mad fat
fills at the end of the phrases but the other fills are what i play and
they sound cool
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|7---7-7-7---7-7---7-7---9---10--|--------------------10--9-------|
A|--------------------------------|8---8-8-8---8-8---8---------10--|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|7---7-7-7---7-7---7-7---9---10--|---------------/14--12--10--9---|
A|--------------------------------|8---8-8-8---8-8-----------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|7---7-7-7---7-7---7-7---9---10--|--------------------10--9-------|
A|--------------------------------|8---8-8-8---8-8---8---------10--|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|7---7-7-7---7-7---7-7---9---10--|--------------------12--10--9---|
A|--------------------------------|8---8-8-8---8-8---8-------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|7---7-7-7---7-7---7-7---9---10--|--------------------10--9-------|
A|--------------------------------|8---8-8-8---8-8---8---------10--|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|7---7-7-7---7-7---7-7---9---10--|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|8---8-8-8---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8\--|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
Chorus
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|3-------3---x-0-------------3---|5-------5---x-3-----------------|
E|----------------3-------3-------|----------------5-------5-------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|3---5---3-------------------5~~~|5-------------------------------|
E|------------5---3---1---3-------|--------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
this is the pre verse for the second verse when the chili peppers play
this live flea usually mixes it up quite a bit but this is what is done
on the album
G|------------9-------9---7h9p7-----|------------7-------7-----------|
D|7-------7--------------------10---|------------------------10------|
A|----------------------------------|8-------8-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e a + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
/ \
sixteenth note
triplet
G|------------9-------9---7h9p7-----|------------7-------7-----------|
D|7-------7--------------------10---|------------------------10------|
A|----------------------------------|8-------8-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e a + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
/ \
sixteenth note
triplet
third verse
G|------------9-------9---7h9p7-----|------------7-------7-----------|
D|7-------7--------------------10---|------------------------10------|
A|----------------------------------|8-------8-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e a + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
/ \
sixteenth note
triplet
G|------------9-------9---7h9p7-----|------------7-------7-----------|
D|7-------7--------------------10---|------------------------10------|
A|----------------------------------|8-------8-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e a + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
/ \
sixteenth note
triplet
then the interlude jobber
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|----------------0-------0-------|
A|3-------3-----------------------|--------------------------------|
E|----------------3-------3-------|1-------1-----------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
pre fourth verse
G|------------9-------9---7h9p7-----|------------7-------7-----------|
D|7-------7--------------------10---|------------------------10------|
A|----------------------------------|8-------8-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e a + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
/ \
sixteenth note
triplet
G|------------9-------9---7h9p7-----|------------7-------7-----------|
D|7-------7--------------------10---|------------------------10------|
A|----------------------------------|8-------8-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e a + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
/ \
sixteenth note
triplet
then the fourth verse
G|------------9-------9---7h9p7-----|------------7-------7-----------|
D|7-------7--------------------10---|------------------------10------|
A|----------------------------------|8-------8-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e a + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
/ \
sixteenth note
triplet
G|------------9-------9---7h9p7-----|------------7-------7-----------|
D|7-------7--------------------10---|------------------------10------|
A|----------------------------------|8-------8-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e a + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
/ \
sixteenth note
triplet
interlude
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|----------------0-------0-------|
A|3-------3-----------------------|--------------------------------|
E|----------------3-------3-------|1-------1-----------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
then we have another prechorus
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|7---7-7-7---7-7---7-7---9---10--|--------------------10--9-------|
A|--------------------------------|8---8-8-8---8-8---8---------10--|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|7---7-7-7---7-7---7-7---9---10--|---------------/14--12--10--9---|
A|--------------------------------|8---8-8-8---8-8-----------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|7---7-7-7---7-7---7-7---9---10--|--------------------10--9-------|
A|--------------------------------|8---8-8-8---8-8---8---------10--|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|7---7-7-7---7-7---7-7---9---10--|--------------------12--10--9---|
A|--------------------------------|8---8-8-8---8-8---8-------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|7---7-7-7---7-7---7-7---9---10--|--------------------10--9-------|
A|--------------------------------|8---8-8-8---8-8---8---------10--|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
D|7---7-7-7---7-7---7-7---9---10--|-----------/15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15\--|
A|--------------------------------|8---8-8-8--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
this measure is extended to show you
the exact counting
Chorus again (this one is longer)
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|3-------3---x-0-------------3---|5-------5---x-3-----------------|
E|----------------3-------3-------|----------------5-------5-------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|--------------------------------|----------------7---7---7-------|
D|--------------------------------|------------------7---7---7-----|
A|3---5---3-------------------5~~~|5---5---5-------------------5---|
E|------------5---3---1---3-------|--------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|3-------3---x-0-------------3---|5-------5---x-3-----------------|
E|----------------3-------3-------|----------------5-------5-------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|3---5---3-------------------5~~~|5-------------------------------|
E|------------5---3---1---3-------|--------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
guitar solo
G|14------------------------------|------------14------14--14\-----|
D|------------18----------16------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14--|10--10--10--10------10--10\-----|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|14------------------------------|------------14------14--14\-----|
D|------------18----------16------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14--|10--10--10--10------10--10\-----|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|------------------------7-------|--------------------------------|
D|--------9-----------7-----------|--------7-----------------------|
A|----9-----------5---------------|----7-------------------7-------|
E|7-------------------------------|5---------------0---7-----------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|14------------------------------|------------14------14--14\-----|
D|------------18----------16------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14--|10--10--10--10------10--10\-----|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|14------------------------------|------------14------14--14\-----|
D|------------18----------16------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14--|10--10--10--10------10--10\-----|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|------------------------7-------|--------------------------------|
D|--------9-----------7-----------|--------7-----------------------|
A|----9-----------5---------------|----7-------------------7-------|
E|7-------------------------------|5---------------0---7-----------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|------------------------7-------|--------------------------------|
D|--------9-----------7-----------|--------7-----------------------|
A|----9-----------5---------------|----7-------------------7-------|
E|7-------------------------------|5---------------0---7-----------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|------------------------7-------|--------------------------------|
D|--------9-----------7-----------|--------7-----------------------|
A|----9-----------5-----------5---|----7-------------------7-------|
E|7-----------7-------------------|5-----------5---0---7-------0-0-|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
now i will give you a delicious treat,during the mtv music video awards performance flea did
this little solo and i will show you what it is. all of these measures will be extended
because he was working pretty high on the fretboard
bass solo
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------7///9---9---9---9///10--10--10--10//12--12--12--|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|--------------------------------------------------------16------|
D|12//14--14--14--14//15--15//17//19------17------19--------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|17--------------19------17------16--------------17------16------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|14--------------14------12------10--------------10------9b1/2---|
D|--------14------------------------------10----------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
well i hoped you liked that, but directly after that their is the fifth and final verse
of the song but it is the same as the others
fifth verse
G|------------9-------9---7h9p7-----|------------7-------7-----------|
D|7-------7--------------------10---|------------------------10------|
A|----------------------------------|8-------8-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e a + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
/ \
sixteenth note
triplet
G|------------9-------9---7h9p7-----|------------7-------7-----------|
D|7-------7--------------------10---|------------------------10------|
A|----------------------------------|8-------8-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e a + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
/ \
sixteenth note
triplet
after that it is the interlude thing
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|----------------0-------0-------|
A|3-------3-----------------------|--------------------------------|
E|----------------3-------3-------|1-------1-----------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
then the last prechorus
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|7---7-7-7---7-7---7-7---9---10--|--------------------10--9-------|
A|--------------------------------|8---8-8-8---8-8---8---------10--|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|7---7-7-7---7-7---7-7---9---10--|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|8---8-8-7---7-7-5-5-3---2---0---|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|7---7-7-7---7-7---7-7---9---10--|--------------------10--9-------|
A|--------------------------------|8---8-8-8---8-8---8---------10--|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|7---7-7-7---7-7---7-7---9---10--|---------------/14--12--10--9---|
A|--------------------------------|8---8-8-8---8-8-----------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
D|7---7-7-7---7-7---7-7---9---10--|-----------/15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15\--|
A|--------------------------------|8---8-8-8--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
this measure is extended to show you
the exact counting
then it is the final chorus that is quite phenominal playing by everyone
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|3-------3---x-0-------------3---|5-------5---x-3-----------------|
E|----------------3-------3-------|----------------5-------5-------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|--------------------------------|----------------7---7---7-------|
D|--------------------------------|------------------7---7---7-----|
A|3---5---3-------------------5~~~|5---5---5-------------------5---|
E|------------5---3---1---3-------|--------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|3-------3---x-0-------------3---|5-------5---x-3-----------------|
E|----------------3-------3-------|----------------5-------5-------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|3---5---3-------------------5~~~|5-------------------------------|
E|------------5---3---1---3-------|--------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
thanks for reading the whole thing i know it is long
but i tried to make it as easy as i could to follow
Artist: Red Hot Chili Peppers
Album: Californication
Bassist: Mike B. "The Flea"
intro
G|------------9-------9---7h9p7-----|------------7-------7-----------|
D|7-------7--------------------10---|------------------------10------|
A|----------------------------------|8-------8-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e a + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
/ \
sixteenth note
triplet
G|------------9-------9---7h9p7-----|------------10------10--7-------|
D|7-------7--------------------10---|--------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|8-------8-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e a + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
/ \
sixteenth note
triplet
drums in
G|------------9-------9---7h9p7-----|------------7-------7-----------|
D|7-------7--------------------10---|------------------------10------|
A|----------------------------------|8-------8-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e a + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
/ \
sixteenth note
triplet
G|------------9-------9---7h9p7-----|------------10------10--7-------|
D|7-------7--------------------10---|--------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|8-------8-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e a + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
/ \
sixteenth note
triplet
verse
G|------------9-------9---7h9p7-----|------------7-------7-----------|
D|7-------7--------------------10---|------------------------10------|
A|----------------------------------|8-------8-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e a + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
/ \
sixteenth note
triplet
G|------------9-------9---7h9p7-----|------------10------10--7-------|
D|7-------7--------------------10---|--------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|8-------8-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e a + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
/ \
sixteenth note
triplet
this is a little interlude part it just splits up the first two verses
and i like to put many a variation on this but to make the song sound very
cool, make your variations increase in intensity throughout the song
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|----------------0-------0-------|
A|3-------3-----------------------|--------------------------------|
E|----------------3-------3-------|1-------1-----------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
pre second verse
G|------------9-------9---7h9p7-----|------------7-------7-----------|
D|7-------7--------------------10---|------------------------10------|
A|----------------------------------|8-------8-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e a + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
/ \
sixteenth note
triplet
G|------------9-------9---7h9p7-----|------------7-------7-----------|
D|7-------7--------------------10---|------------------------10------|
A|----------------------------------|8-------8-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e a + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
/ \
sixteenth note
triplet
second verse
G|------------9-------9---7h9p7-----|------------7-------7-----------|
D|7-------7--------------------10---|------------------------10------|
A|----------------------------------|8-------8-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e a + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
/ \
sixteenth note
triplet
G|------------9-------9---7h9p7-----|------------7-------7-----------|
D|7-------7--------------------10---|------------------------10------|
A|----------------------------------|8-------8-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e a + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
/ \
sixteenth note
triplet
interlude again
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|----------------0-------0-------|
A|3-------3-----------------------|--------------------------------|
E|----------------3-------3-------|1-------1-----------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
prechorus, this just so happens to be my favorite part of the song and
i have only been able to successfully transcribe a few a flea's mad fat
fills at the end of the phrases but the other fills are what i play and
they sound cool
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|7---7-7-7---7-7---7-7---9---10--|--------------------10--9-------|
A|--------------------------------|8---8-8-8---8-8---8---------10--|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|7---7-7-7---7-7---7-7---9---10--|---------------/14--12--10--9---|
A|--------------------------------|8---8-8-8---8-8-----------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|7---7-7-7---7-7---7-7---9---10--|--------------------10--9-------|
A|--------------------------------|8---8-8-8---8-8---8---------10--|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|7---7-7-7---7-7---7-7---9---10--|--------------------12--10--9---|
A|--------------------------------|8---8-8-8---8-8---8-------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|7---7-7-7---7-7---7-7---9---10--|--------------------10--9-------|
A|--------------------------------|8---8-8-8---8-8---8---------10--|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|7---7-7-7---7-7---7-7---9---10--|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|8---8-8-8---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8\--|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
Chorus
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|3-------3---x-0-------------3---|5-------5---x-3-----------------|
E|----------------3-------3-------|----------------5-------5-------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|3---5---3-------------------5~~~|5-------------------------------|
E|------------5---3---1---3-------|--------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
this is the pre verse for the second verse when the chili peppers play
this live flea usually mixes it up quite a bit but this is what is done
on the album
G|------------9-------9---7h9p7-----|------------7-------7-----------|
D|7-------7--------------------10---|------------------------10------|
A|----------------------------------|8-------8-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e a + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
/ \
sixteenth note
triplet
G|------------9-------9---7h9p7-----|------------7-------7-----------|
D|7-------7--------------------10---|------------------------10------|
A|----------------------------------|8-------8-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e a + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
/ \
sixteenth note
triplet
third verse
G|------------9-------9---7h9p7-----|------------7-------7-----------|
D|7-------7--------------------10---|------------------------10------|
A|----------------------------------|8-------8-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e a + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
/ \
sixteenth note
triplet
G|------------9-------9---7h9p7-----|------------7-------7-----------|
D|7-------7--------------------10---|------------------------10------|
A|----------------------------------|8-------8-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e a + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
/ \
sixteenth note
triplet
then the interlude jobber
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|----------------0-------0-------|
A|3-------3-----------------------|--------------------------------|
E|----------------3-------3-------|1-------1-----------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
pre fourth verse
G|------------9-------9---7h9p7-----|------------7-------7-----------|
D|7-------7--------------------10---|------------------------10------|
A|----------------------------------|8-------8-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e a + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
/ \
sixteenth note
triplet
G|------------9-------9---7h9p7-----|------------7-------7-----------|
D|7-------7--------------------10---|------------------------10------|
A|----------------------------------|8-------8-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e a + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
/ \
sixteenth note
triplet
then the fourth verse
G|------------9-------9---7h9p7-----|------------7-------7-----------|
D|7-------7--------------------10---|------------------------10------|
A|----------------------------------|8-------8-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e a + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
/ \
sixteenth note
triplet
G|------------9-------9---7h9p7-----|------------7-------7-----------|
D|7-------7--------------------10---|------------------------10------|
A|----------------------------------|8-------8-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e a + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
/ \
sixteenth note
triplet
interlude
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|----------------0-------0-------|
A|3-------3-----------------------|--------------------------------|
E|----------------3-------3-------|1-------1-----------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
then we have another prechorus
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|7---7-7-7---7-7---7-7---9---10--|--------------------10--9-------|
A|--------------------------------|8---8-8-8---8-8---8---------10--|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|7---7-7-7---7-7---7-7---9---10--|---------------/14--12--10--9---|
A|--------------------------------|8---8-8-8---8-8-----------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|7---7-7-7---7-7---7-7---9---10--|--------------------10--9-------|
A|--------------------------------|8---8-8-8---8-8---8---------10--|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|7---7-7-7---7-7---7-7---9---10--|--------------------12--10--9---|
A|--------------------------------|8---8-8-8---8-8---8-------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|7---7-7-7---7-7---7-7---9---10--|--------------------10--9-------|
A|--------------------------------|8---8-8-8---8-8---8---------10--|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
D|7---7-7-7---7-7---7-7---9---10--|-----------/15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15\--|
A|--------------------------------|8---8-8-8--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
this measure is extended to show you
the exact counting
Chorus again (this one is longer)
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|3-------3---x-0-------------3---|5-------5---x-3-----------------|
E|----------------3-------3-------|----------------5-------5-------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|--------------------------------|----------------7---7---7-------|
D|--------------------------------|------------------7---7---7-----|
A|3---5---3-------------------5~~~|5---5---5-------------------5---|
E|------------5---3---1---3-------|--------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|3-------3---x-0-------------3---|5-------5---x-3-----------------|
E|----------------3-------3-------|----------------5-------5-------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|3---5---3-------------------5~~~|5-------------------------------|
E|------------5---3---1---3-------|--------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
guitar solo
G|14------------------------------|------------14------14--14\-----|
D|------------18----------16------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14--|10--10--10--10------10--10\-----|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|14------------------------------|------------14------14--14\-----|
D|------------18----------16------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14--|10--10--10--10------10--10\-----|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|------------------------7-------|--------------------------------|
D|--------9-----------7-----------|--------7-----------------------|
A|----9-----------5---------------|----7-------------------7-------|
E|7-------------------------------|5---------------0---7-----------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|14------------------------------|------------14------14--14\-----|
D|------------18----------16------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14--|10--10--10--10------10--10\-----|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|14------------------------------|------------14------14--14\-----|
D|------------18----------16------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14--|10--10--10--10------10--10\-----|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|------------------------7-------|--------------------------------|
D|--------9-----------7-----------|--------7-----------------------|
A|----9-----------5---------------|----7-------------------7-------|
E|7-------------------------------|5---------------0---7-----------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|------------------------7-------|--------------------------------|
D|--------9-----------7-----------|--------7-----------------------|
A|----9-----------5---------------|----7-------------------7-------|
E|7-------------------------------|5---------------0---7-----------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|------------------------7-------|--------------------------------|
D|--------9-----------7-----------|--------7-----------------------|
A|----9-----------5-----------5---|----7-------------------7-------|
E|7-----------7-------------------|5-----------5---0---7-------0-0-|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
now i will give you a delicious treat,during the mtv music video awards performance flea did
this little solo and i will show you what it is. all of these measures will be extended
because he was working pretty high on the fretboard
bass solo
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------7///9---9---9---9///10--10--10--10//12--12--12--|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|--------------------------------------------------------16------|
D|12//14--14--14--14//15--15//17//19------17------19--------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|17--------------19------17------16--------------17------16------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|14--------------14------12------10--------------10------9b1/2---|
D|--------14------------------------------10----------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
well i hoped you liked that, but directly after that their is the fifth and final verse
of the song but it is the same as the others
fifth verse
G|------------9-------9---7h9p7-----|------------7-------7-----------|
D|7-------7--------------------10---|------------------------10------|
A|----------------------------------|8-------8-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e a + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
/ \
sixteenth note
triplet
G|------------9-------9---7h9p7-----|------------7-------7-----------|
D|7-------7--------------------10---|------------------------10------|
A|----------------------------------|8-------8-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e a + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
/ \
sixteenth note
triplet
after that it is the interlude thing
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|----------------0-------0-------|
A|3-------3-----------------------|--------------------------------|
E|----------------3-------3-------|1-------1-----------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
then the last prechorus
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|7---7-7-7---7-7---7-7---9---10--|--------------------10--9-------|
A|--------------------------------|8---8-8-8---8-8---8---------10--|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|7---7-7-7---7-7---7-7---9---10--|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|8---8-8-7---7-7-5-5-3---2---0---|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|7---7-7-7---7-7---7-7---9---10--|--------------------10--9-------|
A|--------------------------------|8---8-8-8---8-8---8---------10--|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|7---7-7-7---7-7---7-7---9---10--|---------------/14--12--10--9---|
A|--------------------------------|8---8-8-8---8-8-----------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
D|7---7-7-7---7-7---7-7---9---10--|-----------/15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15\--|
A|--------------------------------|8---8-8-8--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
this measure is extended to show you
the exact counting
then it is the final chorus that is quite phenominal playing by everyone
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|3-------3---x-0-------------3---|5-------5---x-3-----------------|
E|----------------3-------3-------|----------------5-------5-------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|--------------------------------|----------------7---7---7-------|
D|--------------------------------|------------------7---7---7-----|
A|3---5---3-------------------5~~~|5---5---5-------------------5---|
E|------------5---3---1---3-------|--------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|3-------3---x-0-------------3---|5-------5---x-3-----------------|
E|----------------3-------3-------|----------------5-------5-------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|3---5---3-------------------5~~~|5-------------------------------|
E|------------5---3---1---3-------|--------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
thanks for reading the whole thing i know it is long
but i tried to make it as easy as i could to follow
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