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Charlie bass tab by Red Hot Chili Peppers

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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

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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---|

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