This is a great tune, nothin too fancy but has a sweet opening riff and tasty chord outlines.
its all fingerstyle with some gnarly left hand work to keep the chorus flowing
Opening Riff / Verse
G|—————————————|——————————5——|———————————|—————————————|
D|—————————5———|————————7———0|—3—3—33—5—7|—77—————5————|
A|———————7———5—|—————————————|———————————|—————57———7——|
E|——5——————————|—————————————|———————————|—————————————|
This 4 bar phrase repeats with some variation like rearticulating the A in measure 1
and the D in measure 2, as well as the lick at the end of measure 4.
Chorus / Outro
G|———————9———————————————|———————————————————|
D|—————————10———————10———|————5—————————3————| Play this part twice
A|————————————10—————————|——————5—————3——————|
E|—8—8———————————8—————0—|—3——————3—1—————00—|
G|—————————————————|—4—————————————————|
D|———————————————5—|———5—————————3—————| Then this part twice
A|——————7—7—7—7————|—————5—————3———————|
E|—5——5————————————|———————3—1—————0—0—|
Again, Mikey B throws in some variety which gets thicker and thicker moving to the outro
Red Hot Chili Peppers is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1983. The band's current line-up is Anthony Kiedis (vocals), Michael "Flea" Balzary (bass), Chad Smith (drums) and Josh Klinghoffer (guitar). Their musical style has fused traditional funk with elements of other genres including hip hop, punk rock and psychedelic rock.
New to bass tablature? Check out our guide: How to Read Bass Tabs.
Comments
No comments for this song yet. Go ahead and write something!Post a comment