Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blackeyed Blonde Bass Tab

....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] ]
Fucking complicated!!! Took me ages to tab... Enjoy :)

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