Tabs
Title: The Zephyr Song
Artist: Red Hot Chili Peppers
Transcribed by: David Lipham
The guitar in this song is compressed with a slight
bit of vibrato
in the intro.
Intro :
e|----------------------------------------------
BB|--------8~~~-----6~~~-----0~~~-----1~~~-------
G+G|------5--------4--------1--------2------------
D MajorD|----7--------5--------2--------3--------------
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------
e|-----------------------------------0~~~-------
BB|--------5~~~-----3~~~-----0~~~-----1~~~-------
G+G|------5--------4--------1--------2------------
D MajorD|----7--------5--------2--------3--------------
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------
Verse :
Can I get your...
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
BB|-------5---8--6-5--------3---6-5-3-------0---3-1-0-------1--3//5--3-1-0
G+G|-----5-----------------4---------------1---------------2---------------
D MajorD|---7-----7-----------5------5--------2------2--------3------3//5-------
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Take a look its on display...
e|-------------5----------------------------------0--------------------
BB|-------5---8---5---------3----6-5-3-------0---3---0------0-1----0-1--
G+G|-----5---5-------------4------4---------1---1---------2--------------
D MajorD|---7-----7-----------5------5---------2---------------3------3-------
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------
Could you meet your fortune teller...
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------
BB|-----5---8--6-5--------3---6-5-3-------0---3-1-0-------1--3//5--3-1-0h1p0
G+G|---5-----------------4---------------1---------------2-------------------
D MajorD|-7-----7-----------5------5--------2------2--------3---------------------
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------
...its not too strong...
e|-------------5----------------------------------0----------------------
BB|-------5---8---5---------3----6-5-3-------0---3---0------0-1----0-1~~~~~
G+G|-----5---5-------------4------4---------1---1---------2----------------
D MajorD|---7-----7-----------5------5---------2---------------3------3---------
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Chorus :
Fly away on my zephyr..
e|--------------------3-----------5--------------
BB|---7--7--7----------3-----------5--------------
G+G|---7--6--7----------4-----------6-------------- (Repeat)
D MajorD|---7--7--7----------5-----------7--------------
A augmentedA|---5--5--5----------5-----------7--------------
E MajorE|--------------------3-----------5--------------
Back to verse :
Fly ..... on .......
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------
BB|-----5---8--6-5--------3---6-5-3-------0---3-1-0-------1--3//5--3-1-0h1~~
G+G|---5-----------------4---------------1---------------2-------------------
D MajorD|-7-----7-----------5------5--------2------2--------3---------------------
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------
BB|-----5---8--6-5--------3---6-5-3-------0---3-1-0-------1--3//5--3-1-3//5-
G+G|---5-----------------4---------------1---------------2-------------------
D MajorD|-7-----7-----------5------5--------2------2--------3---------------------
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------
e|-------------5----------------------------------0----------------------
BB|-------5---8---5---------3----6-5-3-------0---3---0------0-1----0-1~~~~~
G+G|-----5---5-------------4------4---------1---1---------2----------------
D MajorD|---7-----7-----------5------5---------2---------------3------3---------
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Chorus :
Fly away on my zephyr ...
e|--------------------3-----------5--------------
BB|---7--7--7----------3-----------5--------------
G+G|---7--6--7----------4-----------6-------------- (Repeat)
D MajorD|---7--7--7----------5-----------7--------------
A augmentedA|---5--5--5----------5-----------7--------------
E MajorE|--------------------3-----------5--------------
Bridge thing :
In the water ...
(strum)
e|------------------3-----5-----3-5--------
BB|---7---7----------3-----5-----3-5--------
G+G|---7---7----------4-----6-----4-6--------
D MajorD|---7---7----------5-----7-----5-7--------
A augmentedA|---5---5----------5-----7-----5-7--------
E MajorE|------------------3-----5-----3-5--------
Chorus :
Fly away on my zephyr ... place together...
e|--------------------3-----------5--------------
BB|---7--7--7----------3-----------5--------------
G+G|---7--6--7----------4-----------6--------------
D MajorD|---7--7--7----------5-----------7--------------
A augmentedA|---5--5--5----------5-----------7--------------
E MajorE|--------------------3-----------5--------------
Solo : played over chord progression 
A minorAm G+G D MajorD A augmentedA
e|-12--10--12-12---12--10-12----------------10--8--10-10--10-x-10--12--
BB|--------------------------12b13b12--10-------------------------------
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------- --------------------
-----12b13b12--10---- ---12b13b12--10-----
--------------------- (Repeat 1st part) ----------------9----
--------------------- Second time : --------------------
--------------------- --------------------
--------------------- --------------------
Yeah yeah yeah yeah.....
Strum all chords shown
e|-----------------5----6--------------
BB|----5--\--3------5----6--------------
G+G|----x--\--0------5----7--------------
D MajorD|----7--\--5------7----8--------------
A augmentedA|----7--\--5------7----8--------------
E MajorE|-----------------5----6--------------
Play Chorus with the repeat, then the bridge thing,
then back to a
Chorus without a repeat.
Outro : stum chords below
forever.....
e|-------------------3------5-------------- --5--
BB|---7----7----------3------5-------------- --7--
G+G|---7----7----------4------6-------------- (Repeat until the end)--6--
D MajorD|---7----7----------5------7-------------- --7--
A augmentedA|---5----5----------5------7-------------- --5--
E MajorE|-------------------3------5-------------- -----
This is all of my own work.
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