Album: Freaky Styley
Artist: Red Hot Chili Peppers
Members: Anthony Kiedis, FLEA, Hillel Slovack and Jack Irons
Transcription: Bass Tab
Tuning: Standard E A D G
Tabbed by: Sean Lewis
Key
/ = Slide Up To Fret
= Slide Down To Fret
h = Hammer On
p = Pull Off
X = Muted Note
> = Let Ring
I) = Bend Up
U) = Bend Down
T = Tap (wack string with joining bone on thumb)
P = Pop (pull the string upwards with index finger, middle, ring, or pinky
releasing it to make a twang)
Note….before u try this work on ur percussion slap techinque
T P T P T P T P T P T P T P T P
G]—x—x—x—x—————-]
D]——————-x—x—x—x]
A]-x—x—x—x——————]
E]—————–x—x—x—x–]
(FLEA has tone maxed at this point)
Intro:
G]———————————————–5-5—————-]
D]——————————————————————]
A]—3-5–3-5——-3-5–3-5——-3-5–3-5————3-5–3-5—–]
E]——————————————————————]
(Ok now depending on how many pickups u have just drop the tone on
all of them)
Verse:
Pumpin’ the… …of New Orleans, She’s the… …street dream
T T P T T P T TP TP P T T P T T P T P T P P
G]——–x———x——5–7—5——-x———x—–5—-5–4-]
D]——————————————————————]
A]–3h5-x—-3h5–x—–0hx–x——3h5-x—-3h5–x—-0hx—x——]
E]——————————————————————]
She’s just… …and bones, You better leave her alone
T T P T T P T TP TP P T
G]——–x———x——5–7—5———————————]
D]——————————————————————]
A]–3h5-x—-3h5–x—–0hx–x——-5——————————]
E]——————————————————————]
T T P T T P T TP TP P T T P T T P T P T P P
G]——–x———x——5–7—5——-x———x—–5—-7–5-]
D]——————————————————————]
A]–3h5-x—-3h5–x—–0hx–x——3h5-x—-3h5–x—-0hx—x——]
E]——————————————————————]
T T P T T P T TP TP P T T P T T P T P T P P
G]——–x———x——5–7—5——-x———x—–5—-7–5-]
D]——————————————————————]
A]–3h5-x—-3h5–x—–0hx–x——3h5-x—-3h5–x—-0hx—x——]
E]——————————————————————]
Leroy Brown thought he was bad too, ‘Till she left… …old bayou
T T P T T P T TP TP P T T P T T P T P T P P
G]——–x———x——5–7—5——-x———x—–5—-7–5-]
D]——————————————————————]
A]–3h5-x—-3h5–x—–0hx–x——3h5-x—-3h5–x—-0hx—x——]
E]——————————————————————]
She’s the… …a bomb, She’s the… …Get down !
T T P T T P T TP TP P T T P T T P T P T
G]——–x———x——5–7—5——-x———x—–5———]
D]——————————————————————]
A]–3h5-x—-3h5–x—–0hx–x——3h5-x—-3h5–x—-0hx—x——]
E]——————————————————————]
Chorus:
(ahhhhhh the good ole chorus…to match the funky-ass guitar
a envelope filter goes well in here)
G]——————————————————————] D]——-5h7——————–5h7—5–5—-5h7——————-] A]————-7-5————————–7———7-5———–] E]–3h5————8-5—–3h5—————————-8-5——-]
G]——————————————————————] D]——-5h7——————–5h7—5–5—-5h7——————-] A]————-7-5————————–7——7-5————–] E]–3h5————8-5—–3h5————————-8-5—-5–7–]
Okay then
that should fix u up good
now repeeat the verse
there is not much variation
after that do the chorus without the last 2 notes
Interlude:
T T P T T P T TP TP P T T P T T P T P T P P
G]——–x———x——5–7—5——-x———x—–5—-7–5-]
D]——————————————————————]
A]–3h5-x—-3h5–x—–0hx–x——3h5-x—-3h5–x—-0hx—x——]
E]——————————————————————]
T T P T T P T TP TP P T T P T T P T P T P P
G]——–x———x——5–7—5——-x———x—–5—-7–5-]
D]——————————————————————]
A]–3h5-x—-3h5–x—–0hx–x——3h5-x—-3h5–x—-0hx—x——]
E]——————————————————————]
T T P T T P T TP TP P T T P T T P T P T P P
G]——–x———x——5–7—5——-x———x—–5—-7–5-]
D]——————————————————————]
A]–3h5-x—-3h5–x—–0hx–x——3h5-x—-3h5–x—-0hx—x——]
E]——————————————————————]
T T P T T P T TP TP P T T T T T T
G]——–x———x——5–7—5———————————]
D]——————————————————————]
A]–3h5-x—-3h5–x—–0hx–x—————-5—5—5—5—5—5-]
E]——————————————————————]
Guitar Solo:
T T P T T P T TP TP P T T P T T P T P T P P
G]——–x———x——5–7—5——-x———x—–5—-5–4-]
D]——————————————————————]
A]–3h5-x—-3h5–x—–0hx–x——3h5-x—-3h5–x—-0hx—x——]
E]——————————————————————]
T T P T T P T TP TP P T T P T T P T P T P P
G]——–x———x——5–7—5——-x———x—–5—-5–4-]
D]——————————————————————]
A]–3h5-x—-3h5–x—–0hx–x——3h5-x—-3h5–x—-0hx—x——]
E]——————————————————————]
T T P T T P T TP TP P T T P T T P T P T P P
G]——–x———x——5–7—5——-x———x—–5—-5–4-]
D]——————————————————————]
A]–3h5-x—-3h5–x—–0hx–x——3h5-x—-3h5–x—-0hx—x——]
E]——————————————————————]
T T P T T P T TP TP P T T P T T P T P T P P
G]——–x———x——5–7—5——-x———x—–5—-5–4-]
D]——————————————————————]
A]–3h5-x—-3h5–x—–0hx–x——3h5-x—-3h5–x—-0hx—x——]
E]——————————————————————]
Now play this second chorus
G]——————————————————————] D]——8h10—————–8h10–8-8—-8-10———————-] A]————10-8———————10——–10–8————–] E] -6h8————11-8–6h8—————————-11–8——-]
G]——————————————————————] D]——8h10—————–8h10–8-8—-8-10———————-] A]————10-8———————10——–10–8————–] E] -6h8————11-8–6h8—————————-11–8——-]
now play the verse
and that should go through and then there will be an extra last line:
T T P T T P T TP TP P T T
G]——–x———x———x———x—————————]
D]——————————————————————]
A]-3h5–x—-3h5–x—-3h5–x—-3h5–x———-3-5——3-5——-]
E]——————————————————————]
Sorry if u noticed a little more muted slap during this song
but this will do u fine
after all, u dont wanna put too much stuff on ur plate while ur
playing live 😉
Enjoy the little guitar riff at the end….its real funky
Thats it.
Its all there
enjoy
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