Red Hot Chili Peppers

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Red Hot Chili Peppers

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	        Tab key:

/   = Quick slide up
   = Quick slide down
XbY = Bend note X to make it sound like note Y
r   = Release bend
h   = Hammer on
()  = Very faint note (ghost note)
x   = Muted string
~   = Vibrate note using the twang bar
s   = A very slow slide made by moving the twang bar straight down/up

MAIN RIFF:
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This riff plays on the verses and the refrain.

e:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G:--9/11-11-11-11-11-11-11-119-9-9-9-9-9-9-9/11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-14-14-14-14-9-9-9--
D:--9/11-11-11-11-11-11-11-119-9-9-9-9-9-9-9/11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-14-14-14-14-9-9-9--
A:--7/9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7/9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--12-12-12-12-7-7-7--
E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

e:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G:--9/11-11-11-11-11-11-11-119-9-9-9-9-9-9-9/11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11---------9-9-9--
D:--9/11-11-11-11-11-11-11-119-9-9-9-9-9-9-9/11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--
A:--7/9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7/9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-9-9-9-7-7-7--
E:--------------------------------------------------------------------7-7-7-7--------

SECOND/FOURTH VERSE GUITAR FILL:
================================

e:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
G:--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-119-9-9-98-8-8-8b9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9r8-8-9-8-8-8h9---
D:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

e:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G:--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-119-9-9-98-8-8-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9----------------------
D:-----------------------------------------------------------11-11-11-11-9-9-9-9--
A:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

GUITAR INTERLUDE:
=================

e:--------------------------------------------------------------
B:--------------------------------------------------------------
G:----------9h11------------------------------------------------
D:-----9h11------9h11--9----7-------------7---------9-7---------
A:--9-------------------------9--------9----------9------9-7----
E:------------------------------9---7---------7h9------------7--

BRIDGE:
=======

e:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B:--------------9----9--11--9--9---9-9--9------------------9--9-9--9--11--9--9---
G:--8--8--8h11----11----------------------11------8--8--8------------------------
D:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

e:-----------------------------------------------------------
B:--9-9--9-9-------------------9--9-9--9--11--9--9--9-9--9---
G:-----------(11)-----8--8--8------------------------------x-
D:-----------------------------------------------------------
A:-----------------------------------------------------------
E:-----------------------------------------------------------

e:------------------------------------------------------
B:------------------------------------------------------
G:--8--8-8--8-8--8-8--8-8-8----8--8-8--8-9--9-9--9-9-9-- (Play this part
D:------------------------------------------------------    3 times)
A:------------------------------------------------------
E:------------------------------------------------------

e:-------------------------------------------
B:-------------------------------------------
G:--11--11-11--11-11--11-11---11-11-11-11---- (Play this part
D:-------------------------------------------      twice)
A:-------------------------------------------
E:-------------------------------------------

e:-------------------------------------------
B:--14--14-14--14-14--14-14----14-14-14-14---
G:--11--11-11--11-11--11-11----11-11-11-11--- (Play this part
D:-------------------------------------------      twice)
A:-------------------------------------------
E:-------------------------------------------

ENDING:
=======

I'm very unsure about this part. I just tried to tab what I heard through all that
noise, okay?

   Heeeey,       gone to stay                  entire lifetime flash before me
e:----------12----15b17--------12--------------------------------12---------------
B:----------12-----------------12-----11b12----------------------12---------------
G:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D:--2-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A:--2-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E:--0--------------------3s0---------------------3s0s3----------------------------

   In  a loving streeeeeeeeeeeeeam       Heeeey,        Mother     May
e:-------------------------------------------------12----12b13r12------------12---
B:-------------------------------------------------12------------------------12---
G:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D:----------------------------------------2s5-------------------------------------
A:-5-5-4h5-------------5/6-6/7-7-8h9----------------------------------------------
E:---------3-----0-------------------------------------------------3s0-0/3--------

             I've lost a child, but she gave birth    To   a loving streeeeeee...
e:------------------------------12------------------------------------------------
B:--12s15-----------------------12------------------------------------------------
G:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A:-----------------------------------------------------5-5-4h5--------------------
E:----------------3sssssssssss0--------------------------------3-----0------------

    ...eeeeeammm      Oooooooooooooooooooooooohhhhhh   never   know
e:--------------------------------------------12--------17~---------------12------
B:-------------------------------13b14r13-----12--------------------------12------
G:----------------------------14----------14--------------------------------------
D:----------------------14h16-----------------------------------------------------
A:--5/6-6/7-7-8h9-----------------------------------------------------------------
E:---------------------------------------------------------------3s0--------------

            When the gods will come and take you       To   a loving streeeeeee...
e:--17/20-----------------------12------------------------------------------------
B:------------------------------12------------------------------------------------
G:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A:------------------------------------------------------5-5-4h5-------------------
E:-----------3sssssssssssss0------------------------------------3------0----------

    ...eeeeeammm      Ooooooooooohhhhh      heart of gold             The most
e:--------------------------------12--------------------12------------------------
B:--------------------------------12--------------------12-----15
	        

Written by Flea/Anthony Kiedis/Dave Navarro/Chad Smith

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