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Dark Necessities tab by Red Hot Chili Peppers (Ver. 2)

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Wah-wah at halfway during verses and chorus and interlude,
Delay set to short during pre-verse
Overdrive during interlude
Reverb during Chorus and interlude


Intro:

PM- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -|
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|4x:
 guitar 1:
                                                                                let ring----------------:
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-6-----------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-------------------------|-------------------------|-8-----------------------|-----6-------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-10---8---10---8---10-8--|-10---8---10---8---10-8--|-----8---10---8---10-8---|-------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|3x:

 guitar 2 comes in at 0:10:
Pre-verse:

delay on/              off:
e|-------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------|

at 1:12:


Verse:

PM- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
Chord diagramBB|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-8-10-10-10-10-10-|-8-10-10-10-10-10-|-8-10-10-10-10-10-|-8-10-10-10-10-10--|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|

                                                                       delay on/off:
PM- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -|
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
Chord diagramBB|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-8-10-10-10-10-10-|-8-10-10-10-10-10-|-8-10-10-10-10-10-|-8-10-10-10--X-X-X-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|

PM- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
Chord diagramBB|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------8-|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-8-10-10-10-10-10-|-8-10-10-10-10-10-|-8-10-10-10-10-10-|-8-10-10-10-10-10--|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|

                                                                       delay on/off:
PM- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|---------------------|
Chord diagramBB|------------------|------------------|------------------|---------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------10-10-10-|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-8-10-10-10-10-10-|-8-10-10-10-10-10-|-8-10-10-10-10-10-|-8-10-10-10----------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|------------------|------------------|------------------|---------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------|------------------|------------------|---------------------|
Chorus:

e|-------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|-6------6------6-----|
Chord diagramBB|-------------------------|-------------------------|-8------8-------8----|-----6------6----6---|
Chord diagramG+G|-8---10---8---10---8--7--|-8---10---8---10---8--10-|-----8------8-----8--|---------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------------------------|-10--10---10--10---10-10-|---------------------|---------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|2x:


Pre-verse:

delay on/              off:
e|-------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------10-10-10-10-10-10-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------|

at 2:04:

It begins later than the previous one!


Verse:

PM- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
Chord diagramBB|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-8-10-10-10-10-10-|-8-10-10-10-10-10-|-8-10-10-10-10-10-|-8-10-10-10-10-10--|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|

                                                                       delay on/off:
PM- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -|
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
Chord diagramBB|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-8-10-10-10-10-10-|-8-10-10-10-10-10-|-8-10-10-10-10-10-|-8-10-10-10--X-X-X-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|

PM- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
Chord diagramBB|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------8-|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-8-10-10-10-10-10-|-8-10-10-10-10-10-|-8-10-10-10-10-10-|-8-10-10-10-10-10--|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|

                                                                       delay on/off:
PM- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|---------------------|
Chord diagramBB|------------------|------------------|------------------|---------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------10-10-10-|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-8-10-10-10-10-10-|-8-10-10-10-10-10-|-8-10-10-10-10-10-|-8-10-10-10----------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|------------------|------------------|------------------|---------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------|------------------|------------------|---------------------|


Chorus:

e|-------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|-6------6------6-----|
Chord diagramBB|-------------------------|-------------------------|-8------8-------8----|-----6------6----6---|
Chord diagramG+G|-8---10---8---10---8--7--|-8---10---8---10---8--10-|-----8------8-----8--|---------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------------------------|-10--10---10--10---10-10-|---------------------|---------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|2x:


Interlude:

e|-11---10---8------|----------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------11-|-13b14--r13---11------|-11b13--r11---9------|-11b13--------------|
Chord diagramG+G|------------------|-------------------13-|------------------10-|--------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|------------------|----------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|------------------|----------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------|----------------------|---------------------|--------------------|

e|-11---10---8------|----------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------11-|-13b14--r13---11------|-11b13--r11---9------|-9b11---------------|
Chord diagramG+G|------------------|-------------------13-|------------------10-|--------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|------------------|----------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|------------------|----------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------|----------------------|---------------------|--------------------|


Verse:

(no pre-verse)

PM- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
Chord diagramBB|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-8-10-10-10-10-10-|-8-10-10-10-10-10-|-8-10-10-10-10-10-|-8-10-10-10-10-10--|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|

                                                                       delay on/off:
PM- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -|
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
Chord diagramBB|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-8-10-10-10-10-10-|-8-10-10-10-10-10-|-8-10-10-10-10-10-|-8-10-10-10--X-X-X-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|

PM- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
Chord diagramBB|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------8-|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-8-10-10-10-10-10-|-8-10-10-10-10-10-|-8-10-10-10-10-10-|-8-10-10-10-10-10--|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|

                                                                       delay on/off:
PM- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|---------------------|
Chord diagramBB|------------------|------------------|------------------|---------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------10-10-10-|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-8-10-10-10-10-10-|-8-10-10-10-10-10-|-8-10-10-10-10-10-|-8-10-10-10----------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|------------------|------------------|------------------|---------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------|------------------|------------------|---------------------|


Chorus:

e|-------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|-6------6------6-----|
Chord diagramBB|-------------------------|-------------------------|-8------8-------8----|-----6------6----6---|
Chord diagramG+G|-8---10---8---10---8--7--|-8---10---8---10---8--10-|-----8------8-----8--|---------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------------------------|-10--10---10--10---10-10-|---------------------|---------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|2x:


Solo 1:

e|-11-11--10-10--8-8--6-6--|-------------------------|------------------------|--------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-------------------------|-6h8-8-8-----------------|------------------------|--------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-------------------------|------------8h10-10-10---|------------------------|--------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------------------------|-------------------------|-8h10-10-10-------------|--------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------8h10-10-10-|-6h8-8-8------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|-----------6h8-8-8--|

e|-11-11--10-10--8-8--6-6--|-------------------------|------------------------|--------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-------------------------|-6h8-8-------------------|------------------------|--------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-------------------------|------------8h10-10------|------------------------|--------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------------------------|-------------------------|-8h10-10----------------|--------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------8h10-10----|-6h8-8--------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|-----------6h8-8----|


Solo 2:

e|-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-------------------------|----------10-8h10-10-10--|------------------------|------------8h10-10-10-|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-8~-----8~--8~----8~---8~|--8~---------------------|-8~-----8~--8~---8~--8~-|--8~--8~-8~------------|

e|-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-------------------------|-------------8h10-10-10--|------------------------|-8----6-----5----6-----|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-8b10rb-----------8~---8~|--8~---8~-8~-------------|-8-----8-----8----8-----|-----------------------|

Some kind of longer delay:


Outro:

e|-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-------------------------|-------------10h12-12-12-|------------------------|-----------10h12-12-12-|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-10-----------10---10----|--10---10----------------|-10-----------10---10---|-10--10----------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|

e|-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-------------------------|-------------10h12-12-12-|------------------------|-10----8----7----8-----|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-10b12r10-----10---10----|--10---10----------------|-10----------10----10---|-----------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|

let ring:
e|-------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-10----------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------|


Should you need a play-along:
https://www.youtube.com/watch v=08-ZDpEYTAI


************************************

| h  Hammer-on
| r  Release
| b  Bend
| ~  Vibrato
| PM Palm mute
| X  Dead note

Other versions of Dark Necessities

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Dark necessitiesIntro
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