Guitar Tabs For:
Red Hot Chili Peppers: BUCKLE DOWN
(The Red Hot Chili Peppers - 1984 / Track 3.)
Hi! I'm Ábel. I think this song is one of the best's from the early Red Hot.
Not a hard stuff, so let's see it!
0:00 - Intro - Car accident's sound - You can imitate it with pick sliding :)
The main riff until verses: - Distorted
| e |
| H |
| G Play this X8 |
| D umtil verses |
| A 0 2 3 |
| E |
First instrumental break - 00:18 (Three tracked)- Clean
Track 3
Track 1 Track 2 (Strum this continuously)
| e | | | |
| H | | 10vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv | 10 |
| G | 12 11 9 10 | | 10 |
| D | 9 10 9 | | |
| A | | | |
| E | | | |
And...back To Main riff with this small bit
| e |
| H 12b |
| G 12b 12 10 12 |
| D |
| A |
| E |
"Chorus" part - 00:44
| e | |
| H | 12 x x 12 12 x 12 12 12 |
| G 7 6 4 | 12 x x 12 12 x 12 12 12 | Play this |
| D 5 4 2 | 12 x x 12 12 x 12 12 12 | X4 until chorus |
| A(0 2 3) | 5 4 3 2 |
| E | 3 2 1 0 |
Then...the cool rocking bridge part - 1:03
| e | |
| H | |
| G 9\ 9 7 9\ x x x xxxx | 9\ 12 12 12 12 12 |
| D 9\ 9 7 9\ x x x xxxx | 9\ 12 12 12 12 12 |
| A 3 4 3 7\ 7 5 7\ x x x xxxx | 7\ 12 12 12 12 12 |
| E 5 2 1 | |
Cont.
| e | | |
| H | | |
| G 9\ 9 7 9\ | 12 14 14b16 | 9\ 12 12 12 12 12 |
| D 9\ 9 7 9\ | 14 | 9\ 12 12 12 12 12 |
| A 7\ 7 5 7\ | | 7\ 12 12 12 12 12 |
| E | | |
Solo part - 1:21
Backriff for the solo:
| e |
| H |
| G X4 |
| D |
| A 7 9 10 |
| E 5 7 8 |
The Solo - 1:22
| e pr(22)r20 17 20 17 |
| H 18b20r18 15 |
| G 15 0 |
| D |
| A 0 0 0 0 |
| E |
^ p.m.^
| e pr(22)r20 22b24vvv |
| H |
| G |
| D 17 19 17 19 17 19 |
| A 19 19 12\ |
| E |
1:30 - Verse / Main riff
1:46 - Second instrumental break: Two track's the same like in
the first break - but here's a little solo piece:
| e |
| H |
| G 12b13r12 10 12b slowly to14vvvv |
| D 0 |
| A |
| E |
1:56 - Verse / Main riff
2:11 - Chorus
2:31 - Bridge part again (with solo parts)
Solo part 1. - 2:41 ("Scream" - part)
| e 20 b 23 r 20 |
| H 15p12 |
| G h14 12 h14p12 12 14 14b16 |
| D 12 14\ 14 |
| A |
| E |
Solo part 2. - 2:52
| e |
| H 17 15 |
| G 12 12b |
| D 14 14 |
| A |
| E |
Solo part 3. - 3:00
| e |
| H |
| G |
| D 14b |
| A 12 14b 14 12 10 |
| E |
Ending:
| e |
| H |
| G |
| D 5 4 2 |
| A 0 2 3 |
| E 3 2 1 0 vvvvvvvvvvvvvv |
Legend:
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release
/ - slide up
\ - slide down
h - hammer - on
p - pull off
v - vibrato
p.m. - palm muted
x - muted note