Red Hot Chili Peppers - Intro Tab

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h - hammer on
p - pull off
b - bend string
r - release bend
/ - slide up
\ - slide down
v - vibrato (or ~)
x - muted string
tr. - trill
<12> - harmonic

Clean with a little crunch

    (0:11)

  e                x  x                        x        x        
  B            8   x  x  8  8            8  8  x  8 8   x        
  G    /x\     7   x  x  7  7            7  7  x  7 7   x        
  D    /x\     6   x  x  6  6  x   6\    6  6  x  6 6   x        
  A            7   x  x  7  7  x   7\    7        7 7   x 5      
  E                                                              


  e         x       x  x                x  x        x x          
  B   8  8  x  8 8  x  x          8  8  x  x        x x          
  G   7  7  x  7 7  x  x          7  7  x  x        x x          
  D   6  6  x  6 6                6  6              x x    5     
  A   7        7 7       5  7     7          5  7       5     7  
  E                                                              


  e         x  x      x  x x           x  x       x x            
  B   8  8  x  x      x  x x  x  8  8  x  x       x x            
  G   7  7  x  x      x       x  7  7  x  x       x x            
  D   6  6                       6  6             x x    5       
  A   7  7       5  7            7          5  7      5     7    
  E                                                              


  e         x  x      x  x x         x  x                        
  B   8  8  x  x      x  x x   8  8  x  x      x x               
  G   7  7  x  x      x  x     7  7  x  x      x x               
  D   6  6            x        6  6            x x 5 7  5 7  5 7 
  A   7  7       5  7          7          5  7                   
  E                                                              


  e         x  x                                  x  x           
  B   8  8  x  x      x x                   8  8  x  x           
  G   7  7  x  x      x x                   7  7  x  x           
  D   6  6            x x 5 7  5 7  5 7     6  6  x  x (0)       
  A   7          5  7                       7  7          (0)    
  E                                                              


  e        x  x           x x       x  x                         
  B        x  x           x x 8  8  x  x       x x               
  G        x  x           x x 7  7  x  x       x x               
  D              5 7  5b  x x 6  6  x  x       x x 5 7  5 7  5 7 
  A  5  7                 x x 7  7  x  x  5  7                   
  E                                                              


  e             x  x                                              
  B       8  8  x  x        x x                                   
  G  (0)  7  7  x  x        x x                                   
  D  (0)  6  6  x  x        x x  5 7  5~                          
  A  (0)  7  7  x  x  5  7  x x                                   
  E                                                               

Verse-ish thing

  e         x  x       x  x                    x  x       x  x    
  B   8  8  x  x  8 8  x  x              8  8  x  x  8 8  x  x    
  G   7  7  x  x  7 7  x  x              7  7  x  x  7 7  x  x    
  D   6  6  x  x  6 6  x  x  5 7  5b     6  6  x  x  6 6  x  x    
  A   7  7  x  x  7 7  x  x              7  7  x  x  7 7  x  x    
  E                                                               


  e                         x  x       x  x              x  x     
  B                   8  8  x  x  8 8  x  x              x  x     
  G                   7  7  x  x  7 7  x  x              x  x     
  D   5 7   7br7  5   6  6  x  x  6 6  x  x  5 7  5~     x  x     
  A                   7  7  x  x  7 7  x  x              x  x     
  E                                                               


  e         x  x          x x   x x            x  x               
  B   8  8  x  x          x x   x x      8  8  x  x               
  G   7  7  x  x          x x   x x      7  7  x  x               
  D   6  6  x  x        5 x x 5 x x 5    6  6  x  x               
  A   7  7        5  7                   7  7         5  7        
  E                                                               


  e   x  x                  x  x       x x                        
  B   x  x            8  8  x  x       x x                        
  G   x  x            7  7  x  x       x x                        
  D   x  x  5 7  5b   6  6  x  x       x x  5 7  7br7  5 5        
  A   x  x            7  7  x  x  5  7                            
  E                                                               


  e         x  x       x x           x  x        x  x             
  B   8  8  x  x       x x           x  x  8  8  x  x             
  G   7  7  x  x       x x           x  x  7  7  x  x             
  D   6  6  x  x       x x  5 7  5b  x  x  6  6  x  x             
  A   7  7  x  x  5  7               x  x  7  7  x  x             
  E                                                               


  e                                                               
  B                                                               
  G                                                               
  D                                                               
  A   5 7  7 7 7 7 7\                                             
  E                                                               

Bridge/Solo Section(dist. & wah)

  e                                                               
  B                                                               
  G                                                               
  D  14~   14~  14~  14~  14~ 14 14 14~  14~   14~  14~  14~  14~ 
  A                                                               
  E                                                               


  e                                                               
  B                                                               
  G                                                               
  D  14 14  12~  12~ 12~  12~  12~ 12 12  12~  12~ 12~ 12 12      
  A                                                               
  E                                                               


  e                                                               
  B                                                               
  G                                                               
  D   12~  12 12~  12h14~  14~   14~  14~  14~  14~ 14 14 14  14~ 
  A                                                               
  E                                                               


  e                                                               
  B                                                               
  G                      x   12~~  12~  12~ 12 12  12~  12  12~~  
  D  14~  14  14 14 14~  x x                                      
  A                      x x                                      
  E                                                               


  e                                                               
  B                 12        12    12   12      12   12      12  
  G  12~ 12~ 12~~   14b16~   [16]  [16]  14b16  [16]  14b16  [16] 
  D                                                               
  A                                                               
  E                                                               


  e                         12     12  12  12     12  12     12   
  B  12      12   12        15b17  17  17  15b17  17  15b17  17   
  G  14b16  [16]  14b16~~                                         
  D                                                               
  A                                                               
  E                                                               


  e  12       12 12  12     12  12  12     12  12   12 12 12      
  B  15b17~~         15b17  17  17  15b17  17  17                 
  G                                                               
  D                                                               
  A                                                               
  E                                                               


  e  12     12     12     12     12  12                           
  B  15b17  15b17  15b17  15b17  17  17   15b20r15                
  G                15b17  15b12                                   
  D                                                               
  A                                                               
  E                                                               


  e                                                               
  B              8             8              8         8         
  G              7             7              7         7         
  D              6             6              6         6         
  A              7             7              7         7         
  E   0  0  0 0       0  0         0  0  0 0      0  0            


  e                                                               
  B   10b12 (slow bend)         8         8          8~~~         
  G                             7         7          x            
  D                             6         6          x            
  A                             7         7                       
  E                      0  0 0    0  0 0    0  0 0               

           trill-------------------------------------------------|

  e                                                                
  B           8h10                  10b12                          
  G                                                                
  D                                                                
  A                                                                
  E   0  0                                                         

       gradually release

  e                                                               
  B   [12]  [12] [12] [12]   10~~  8h10 10b12      Feedback       
  G                                                               
  D                                                               
  A                                                               
  E                                                               

Back to crunchy clean
   (2:24)        (2:29)

  e                                                               
  B                                                               
  G                                                               
  D                 5h7~  5h7b~  5h7b~  5h7b~~  5h7b~   5h7b~     
  A   5h7~                                                        
  E                                                               


  e                                                               
  B                                                               
  G                                                               
  D   5h7b~  5h7b~~  5h7b~  5 7  <7>  7b8r7   5h7  5              
  A                                                               
  E                                                               
    (2:45)

  e                                                               
  B            8        7      10      8                          
  G            9        7              9                          
  D            9        7              9                          
  A   5h7~     7        7              7                          
  E                                                               
    (3:02)

  e                                                               
  B                                                               
  G                                                               
  D                                                               
  A   5 7  5 7  5 7  5 7  5 7           5 7  5 7  5 7  5 7  5 7   
  E                                                               


  e                                                               
  B                                                               
  G                              6b7r6                            
  D                                                               
  A   5 7  5 7    7  5 7  5 7           5 7  5 7  5 7  5 7  5 7   
  E             0                                                 


  e                                                               
  B                                                               
  G                                    12 12 12    12 12 12 12 12 
  D   (b12) 12r11  9 12  14 14 14 14            14                
  A                                  0                            
  E                                                               


  e                                                               
  B                                                               
  G   12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12  14  14 14 14 14  14  14 14 14   
  D                                                               
  A                                                               
  E                                                               


  e                               x x x x    x x x x    x x x x   
  B           12  12  12  12   12 x x x x 12 x x x x 12 x x x x   
  G   12  12  12  12  12  12   12 x x x x 12 x x x x 12 x x x x   
  D                               x x x x    x x x x    x x x x   
  A                                                               
  E                                                               


  e     x x x x    x x x x    x x                       15 15 15  
  B  12 x x x x 12 x x x x 12 x x  15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15  
  G  12 x x x x 12 x x x x 12 x x  14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14  
  D     x x x x    x x x x    x x                                 
  A                                                               
  E                                                               
                        (3:34)

  e  15 15 15 15 15 15                                            
  B  15 15 15 15 15 15                                            
  G  14 14 14 14 14 14                                            
  D                                                               
  A                       5 7  5 7  5 7  5 7  5 7   5 7  5 7  5 7 
  E                                                               


  e                                                               
  B                                                               
  G                                                               
  D                                                               
  A   5 7  5 7    5 7  5 7  5 7  5 7  5 7    5 7  5h7  5h7  5 7   
  E                                                               


  e                                                               
  B                                                               
  G                                                               
  D                                                               
  A  5 7    5 7  5 7  5 7  5 7  5 7    5 7  5 7  5 7  5 7  5 7    
  E                                                               


  e                                                               
  B                                                               
  G                                                               
  D                                                               
  A  5 7  5 7  5 7  5 7  5 7    5 7  5 7  5 7  5 7  5 7           
  E                                                               

-Now goes onto Track 2 with the Cant Stop main riff.
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