Red Hot Chili Peppers - Walkin On Down The Road Tab

Author/Artist: Red Hot Chili Peppers
Title: Walkin?On Down The Road
Album. Uplift Mofo Party Plan
Transcribed by: Greenie 12

I think this song is played with a talk box.

Intro: All vibratos with bar

  
E 
                                
                                        
  
B 
  17)~~~~~~~    Vibrato with    
    ) 17   )                            
  
G 
  16~~~~~~~~      bar into      
  16     16     14^16  14~~~~~~~~~~ x\  
  
D 
                  FeedBack      
                                    x\  
  
A 
                                
                                        
  
E 
                                
                                        


  
E 
                                   
                                 17           
  
B 
    ) 17    ) 17                   
    ) 17    ) 17                              
  
G 
  16      16        16 16  14~~~~  
  16      16      16 14  16 14        14~~~~  
  
D 
                                   
                                              
  
A 
                                   
                                              
  
E 
                                   
                                              


  
E 
        17    17  17 17           
                                              
  
B 
    )                             
                                 )  17~~~~~~  
  
G 
  16                      14~~~~  
            14^16^14     14    16             
  
D 
                                  
  14^16  16           16                      
  
A 
                                  
                                              
  
E 
                                  
                                              

Chorus:
Guitar 1: In bar 1 you play the A5 chord on beat 1 and 3, while
guitar 2 plays the two note chord on beat 2 and 4
                                                  |1.--------------------|2.---------|
                                                  |                      |           |

  
E 
              
                 
              
                      
            
  
B 
              
                 
              
                      
            
  
G 
              
                 
              
                      
  7  7      
  
D 
  7      7    
  7    7    7    
  7      7    
  7    7    7         
  7  7  7   
  
A 
  7      7    
  7    7    7    
  7      7    
  7    7    7     )   
  5  5  7   
  
E 
  5      5    
  5    5    5    
  5      5    
  5    5    5    3    
        5   
 x2

Guitar 2


  
E 
        )             )    
                             
  
B 
       5)    x x x   5)    
                             
  
G 
       5     x x x   5     
    x x x                    
  
D 
                           
    x x x 5  x 5 x 5  5 7    
  
A 
                           
                             
  
E 
                           
                             
 x4 With Variations
                                                                 in last bar

Guitar Solo: Play 4 bars in A and move up to F# and play in the
Same scale as in the intro. Pentatonic, minor or major I don?t
know.....it?s in F#. The Bass continues to play something
between A and G.

    1:56                        2:06

  
E 
     )~~~~~~~~             
                                   
  
B 
    8                      
    )   17           )   17        
  
G 
                           
  16       14~~    16        14~~  
  
D 
                           
                                   
  
A 
                           
                                   
  
E 
                           
                                   


  
E 
                                   
                             
  
B 
                    17             
                             
  
G 
  14^16^14    14 16        14~~~~  
  ~~~/\/\/\/\/\~~~~          
  
D 
           16          16          
                             
  
A 
                                   
                             
  
E 
                                   
                             

Bass Riff could be played like this during the solo:

  
G 
                           
                             
  
D 
     7  7    7             
     7  7     7              
  
A 
                           
                             
  
E 
  5       5       3        
  5        5       3         

Interlude after Solo:
Guitar 1 :


  
E 
                 
           
                  
          
        
        
  
B 
                 
           
                  
          
        
        
  
G 
                 
           
                  
          
        
        
  
D 
  5         5^7  
  5        
  5          5^7  
  5    7  
        
        
  
A 
                 
           
                  
          
        
        
  
E 
                 
           
                  
          
        
        

Guitar 2:

     A                G                     B                 G

  
E 
                                      
                                     
  
B 
                                      
                                     
  
G 
                                      
                                     
  
D 
     7     7    7     5      5     5  
     9     9    9     5      5    5  
  
A 
                                      
                                     
  
E 
  5     5     5    3      3     3     
  7     7     7     3     3     3    

     A                G                     A                 B

  
E 
                                      
                                     
  
B 
                                      
                                     
  
G 
                                      
                                     
  
D 
     7     7    7     5      5     5  
     7     7    7     9      9    9  
  
A 
                                      
                                     
  
E 
  5     5     5    3      3     3     
  5     5     5     7     7     7    

     B                                      B

  
E 
                                      
                                     
  
B 
                                      
                                     
  
G 
                                      
                                     
  
D 
     9     9    9     9      9     9  
     9     9    9      9     9    9  
  
A 
                                      
                                     
  
E 
  7     7     7    7      7     7     
  7     7     7     7     7     7    

Fills:

    1:04

  
E 
                                    
                                    
  
B 
      ) 17    ) 17    
             
      ) 17    ) 17    
             
  
G 
    16      16      16  16  14~~~~  
    16      16      16  16  14~~~~  
  
D 
                                    
                                    
  
A 
                                    
                                    
  
E 
                                    
                                    

    1:21

  
E 
                           
                                
  
B 
          ) 17       
\    
                                
  
G 
        16         16      
    14^16^14            14~~~~  
  
D 
                           
              16 16 14          
  
A 
                           
                                
  
E 
                           
                                

    2:50

  
E 
                                  
                                           
  
B 
    ) 17    ) 17    
             
    ) 17    ) 17    
             17       
  
G 
  16      16      16  16  14~~~~  
  16      16      16  16 14 16 14    14~~  
  
D 
                                  
                                           
  
A 
                                  
                                           
  
E 
                                  
                                           


  
E 
  17~~~~~~~~               
  
B 
                           
  
G 
                           
  
D 
                           
  
A 
                           
  
E 
                           

    3:11

  
E 
                           
                          
  
B 
      17)~~~~~~            
    ) 17    
\            
  
G 
      16                   
  16      16    14~~~~~~  
  
D 
                           
                          
  
A 
                           
                          
  
E 
                           
                          

     3:16

  
E 
                               
      17~~~       17~~~~     
  
B 
                               
     (17)~~    17            
  
G 
  14 14  16 14      14~~~~~    
                             
  
D 
                16             
                             
  
A 
                               
                             
  
E 
                               
                             


  
E 
    17 17 17                  
         
         
         
  
B 
              (14)~~~    14\  
  x 5    
  x 5    
  x 5    
  
G 
               14~~~~    14\  
  x 5    
  x 5    
  x 5    
  
D 
                              
         
         
         
  
A 
                              
         
         
         
  
E 
                              
         
         
         


  
E 
                           
                              
      )        
  
B 
                           
             7  5     7 7  5  
  7  5)        
  
G 
       5  x 5 x 5 5 x 5 5  
  x 5 x 5 5  7  5     7 7  5  
  7  5         
  
D 
  5^7                      
                   7          
               
  
A 
                           
                              
               
  
E 
                           
                              
               


  
E 
                            
                        
  
B 
  7/10~~  10/12~~  12/14~~  
                        
  
G 
                            
        Fade Out        
  
D 
                            
                        
  
A 
                            
                        
  
E 
                            
                        

16\   = slide
X     = mute string
~~    = vibrato
)     = bend
14^16 = hammer on
16^14 = pull off
)\    = bend & release
|\    = pre-bend & release
|
16    = hold bend & play
pm    = palm muting