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Band: Red Hot Chili Peppers Title: Charlie Album: Stadium Arcadium Tabbed by: Jon Turner [email protected] This song is so funky. I love the backing vocals! Haha, I think I always do. This song sometimes has that "swing" beat to it where 8th notes aren't straight (like * + * + * + *). It's more like~E *..+*..+*..+*. Not all notes are like this, but some are. I didn't wanna split everything up more than it is cause it'd take up twice as much space, but just listen and you can hear what I mean. This is just a rough idea to get you started if you're having trouble. E-mail comments, suggestions, error-mistakes, etc. to [email protected]. Thx! :D ------------------------------------------- Intro (I'm not sure what time signature this is in :P) G|----------3-| D|----3---2---| A|--2---1-----| E|1-----------| I slap the first two notes of each set of three and pop the last one. Do whatever to get that tight funky sound. Verse 1 - :04 (riff 1) * + * + * + * + * + * + * + * + G|----------------|----------------| D|----------------|----------------| A|-----------x1-0-|--------1--x310-| E|3--01---3-------|--1-3-----------| * + * + * + * + * + * + * + * + G|----------------|----------------| D|----------------|----------------| A|-----------x1-0-|-------x103-445-| E|3--01---3-------|--1-3-----------| (riff 2) * + * + * + * + * + * + * + * + G|----------------|----------------| D|----------------|----------------| A|-----------x1-0-|--------1--x310-| E|3--01---3-------|--1-3-----------| * + * + * + * + * + * + * + * + G|----------------|----------------| D|----------------|----------------| A|-----------x1-0-|-------x103--10-| E|3--01---3-------|--1-3-----------| Repeat riff 1 2x (riff 3) * + * + * + * + * + * + * + * + G|----------------|----------------| D|----------------|----------------| A|-----------x1-0-|--------1--x310-| E|3--01---3-------|--1-3-----------| * + * + * + * + * + * + * + * + G|----------------|----------------| D|----------------|----------------| A|-----------x1-0-|-------x103-4-5-| E|3--01---3-------|--1-3-----------| Chorus - :47 * + * + * + * + * + * + * + * + G|----8-------7---|----14------12--| D|----------------|----------------| A|----------------|----------------| E|8-8-----6-6-----|1313----1111----| Repeat 2x * + * + * + * + * + * + * + * + G|----8-------7---|----14------14--| D|----------------|----------------| A|----------------|----------------| E|8-8-----6-6-----|1313----1313----| * + * + * + * + G|----------------| D|----------------| A|----------------| E|1414141414141414|
Verse 2 ~V 1:07 Riff 1 2x (riff 4) * + * + * + * + * + * + * + * + G|----------------|----------------| D|----------------|----------------| A|-----------x1-0-|--------1--x310-| E|3--01---3-------|--1-3-----------| * + * + * + * + * + * + * + * + G|----------------|----------------| D|----------------|-------x530-----| A|-----------x1-0-|------------310-| E|3--01---3-------|--1-3-----------| Riff 3 1x Riff 2 1x Chorus 2 ~V 1:50 (different ending) * + * + * + * + G|----------------| D|----16----------| A|----------------| E|1414--1414141414| Bridge - 2:10 * + * + * + * + * + * + * + * + G|----------------|-------------5--| D|-------------8--|33333-333--35---| A|66666-666---6---|----------3-----| E|----------68----|----------------| (6h8) * + * + * + * + * + * + * + * + G|-------------7--|----------------| D|55555-555--35---|55555-555-5553--| A|----------5-----|----------------| E|----------------|----------------| (3h5) *NOTE ~V I put the last few measures with the root on the D string for rhythm purposes but I really play the same higher, with lower strings. Bass Solo ~V 2:31 (riff 4) * + * + * + * + * + * + * + * + G|----------------|----------------| D|----------------|----------------| A|-----------01-0-|-------01--x310-| E|3-x01-x03-------|-x1-3-----------| * + * + * + * + * + * + * + * + G|----------------|----------------| D|----------------|-------x30------| A|-----------01-0-|----------3-10--| E|3-x01-x03-------|-x1-3---------1-| Riff 2 1x Riff 3 2x Chorus 3 - 3:06 (first ending) Bridge ~V 3:26 Play 2x Then~E * + * + * + * + * + * + * + * + G|----------------|-------------5--| D|-------------8--|33333-333--35---| A|66666-666---6---|----------3-----| E|----------68----|----------------| * + * + * + * + * + * + * + * + G|-------------7-x|7-5-3-5-2-3-2---| D|55555-555--35---|--------------3-| A|----------5-----|----------------| E|----------------|----------------| Repeat 3x (with variations of your own. I'm not exactly sure what Flea plays, but it doesn't really matter. Rock out on it following that structure :D) Meh, I'm just gonna write this part out. G|----------------|------------------| D|----------------|------------------| A|66666-66666---6-|6s88888-888---6-8-| E|------------68--|------------68----| G|-----------------------------------10~W12- D|--------------------------8---10h12--12--- A|8s1010101010-101010-6s8s10---------------- E|------------------------------------------ G|--10------------ D|12----1212--10-8 A|---------------- E|---------------- G|----------------|------------------| D|----------------|------------------| A|66666-666---6-66|6h88888-88888-8---| E|----------68----|----------------8-| G|----| D|----| A|----| E|3---|
