WWW.AZCHORDS.COM | Red Hot Chili Peppers - The Song That Made Us What We Are Today Bass | Ver. 1
Tuning: E-A-D-G
Notes: Very long and very cool
S - Slap
P - Pop
h - Hammer-On
p - Pull-Off
x - Mute note
~ - Let Ring
/ - Slide Up
\ - Slide Down
Intro:
G|---12---|
D|--------|
A|--------|
E|--------|
P
Main parts:
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|------------------------1--------------|
E|-1--3--3----1-3-3-1-3-3---3---1--3--3--| (x3)
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------3-1-1-3-1-1-3-1-----------1-----1-----1----|
E|-1--3--3-------------------1--3--3-----3-3---3-3---3--|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|----------------1--------------|
E|-1--3--3--1-3-3---3---1--3--3--| (x7)
G|----------------------|
D|----------------------|
A|-1---------------1----|
E|---3-3-3-1-3-3-3---3--|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|-3-1-3-1-3-1-3-1-3-1-3-1-3-1-3-1-3-1-0-1-2-3-| (x2)
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------1-----1-----1----|
E|-1--3--3-----1--3--3-----1--3--3-----1--3--3-----3-3---3-3---3--|
______
G|-----------------------------| \
D|-----------------------------| \
A|------------------------1----| \
E|-1--3--3----1-3-3-1-3-3---3--| (x3) \
(x4)
-----
G|---------------------------| /
D|---------------------------| /
A|----------1-3-3-1-3-3-1-3--| /
E|-1--3--3-------------------|________/
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|-3-1-3-1-3-1-3-1-3-1-3-1-3-1-3-1-3-1-0-1-2-3-| (x2)
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------1-----1-----1----|
E|-1--3-3-3----1--3-3-3----1--3-3-3----1--3-3-3----3-3---3-3---3--|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|------------------------1----|
E|-1--3--3----1-3-3-1-3-3---3--| (x3)
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|----------3-1-1-3-1-1-3-1--|
E|-1--3--3-------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|-0--3-0-3-0-3-0-3-0-3-----0--3-0-3-0-3-0-5-3------|
A|---------------------------------------------5----|
E|-----------------------------------------------3--| (x10)
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G|-----------------------------| \
D|-----------------------------| \
A|------------------------1----| \
E|-1--3--3----1-3-3-1-3-3---3--| (x3) \
(x3)
-----
G|---------------------------| /
D|---------------------------| /
A|----------1-3-3-1-3-3-1-3--| /
E|-1--3--3-------------------|________/
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|-3-1-3-1-3-1-3-1-3-1-3-1-3-1-3-1-3-1-0-1-2-3-| (x2)
Bass Solo:
G|----------9--9--9-----------------10-10-10--------|
D|-------------------8-8-8-------------------9-9-9--|
A|-10-10-10-10-10-10-------10-10-10-10-10-10--------|
E|--------------------------------------------------| (x8)
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G|-----------------------------| \
D|-----------------------------| \
A|------------------------1----| \
E|-1--3--3----1-3-3-1-3-3---3--| (x3) \
(x6)
-----
G|---------------------------| /
D|---------------------------| /
A|----------1-3-3-1-3-3-1-3--| /
E|-1--3--3-------------------|________/
G|-----------------5p3-------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------5p3-------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3---------3---------3---------3---------3---------3---------3-|
S S P S S S S S
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|--------------------|
E|--/8p6-6-8p6-6-8p6--|
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G|-----------------------------| \
D|-----------------------------| \
A|------------------------1----| \
E|-1--3--3----1-3-3-1-3-3---3--| (x3) \
(x4)
-----
G|---------------------------| /
D|---------------------------| /
A|----------1-3-3-1-3-3-1-3--| /
E|-1--3--3-------------------|________/
Bass Solo:
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|-0--3-0-3-0-3-0-3-0-3-----0--3-0-3-0-3-0-5-3------|
A|---------------------------------------------5----|
E|-----------------------------------------------3--| (x5)
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|-0--3-0-3-0-3-0-3-0-3-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|------------------------1----|
E|-1--3--3----1-3-3-1-3-3---3--| (x3)
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|----------1-----1-----1----|
E|-1--3--3----3-3---3-3---3--|
G|----------12--11-10-9---------------------|
D|------------10--9--8-7----------5-6-7-8---|
A|-------------------------------3---4-5-6--|
E|-1--3--3---------------1--3--3------------|
(3) (3) (3)
G|----------12--11-10-9-----------999--999--999---|
D|------------10--9--8-7-------------8----8----8--|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|-1--3--3---------------1--3--3------------------|
______
G|-----------------------------| \
D|-----------------------------| \
A|------------------------1----| \
E|-1--3--3----1-3-3-1-3-3---3--| (x3) \
(x2)
-----
G|---------------------------| /
D|---------------------------| /
A|----------1-3-3-1-3-3-1-3--| /
E|-1--3--3-------------------|________/
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--| (x Alot)
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
G|---------------3-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----5-3---5-3---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------5-------------------------------1-------------1---------------|
E|-3-3-------------3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--1-3---3--3-3--1-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
S S S S S S S S S S
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------1-------------------1---------3-1-1-3-1-1-3-1--|
E|-1-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-3---3-3-3-3------------------|
G|-----------------------------| \
D|-----------------------------| \
A|------------------------1----| \
E|-1--3--3----1-3-3-1-3-3---3--| (x3) \
(x6)
-----
G|---------------------------| /
D|---------------------------| /
A|----------1-3-3-1-3-3-1-3--| /
E|-1--3--3-------------------|________/
Bass Solo:
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-3-5-5-----------------------3-5-5-------------------|
A|-------3-5-5-1-3-------------------3-5-5-1-3---------|
E|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------3-1-3---| (x10)
The songs that made them who they were in 1989 sample section:
"Green Heaven"
G|------------------------|
D|-------------6-----5----|
A|-------4h5--------------|
E|-0---x-----x---4-x---3--| (x4)
S S S S P S S P S
"Freaky Styley" in E
G|-------0---------0-0--|
D|-2-----0---2-----0-0--|
A|----------------------|
E|---0-x---x---0-x------| (x4)
P S S P S P S S P P
"If You Have to Ask" 2 years before it was released
G|---0h1-------0-0-----0h1----2-2-2-0-----0h1------0-0-----0h1--------0-2-|
D|-2-----x0--0-------2-----x0-----------2-----x0-0-------2-----x0-0-2-----|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Outro: Hard to tell
G|-----0-0-------------x-x----------0-0-------------x-x-------------0-0----------|
D|-----0-0-------------x-x----------0-0-------------x-x-------------0-0----------|
A|--------------------------------------5---5------------14\\\\---------5---5----|
E|-0-x-----4p2-2p0-0-x-----2-4--0-x-------0---0-0-x-------------0-x-------0---0--|
S S P P S S P P S S P P S S P P S S P P
G|--------------------------12-12/15-16--12-10------------------|
D|---x---x--0-----0----------------------------12-11-10---------|
A|------------------------------------------------------10-9----|
E|-0--x-x-x---0-x--0-0~--------------------------------------0--|
S PS SPS P S S PS S
