Tabs
Song: Parallel Universe
Album:Californication
Band: Red Hot Chili Peppers
All song is in tremolo, so every note should be read as two.
Intro:
E MajorE ------------
H ------------
G+G 5m-5m-5m-5m-
D MajorD ------------
A augmentedA ------------
E MajorE ------------
(m means palm mute or mute with other left hand finger)
Verse:
E MajorE ------------------------------------------------
H ------------------------------------------------
G+G 5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--
D MajorD ------------------------------------------------
A augmentedA ------------------------------------------------
E MajorE ------------------------------------------------
E MajorE ------------------------------------------------
H ------------------------------------------------
G+G 7--7--7--7--8--8--8--8--0--0--0--0--12-10-8--7--
D MajorD ------------------------------------------------
A augmentedA ------------------------------------------------
E MajorE ------------------------------------------------
The end of verse (played instead of second line):
E MajorE ------------------------------------------------
H ------------------------------------------------
G+G 7--7--7--7--8--8--8--8--0--0--0--0--7--8--10-12-
D MajorD ------------------------------------------------
A augmentedA ------------------------------------------------
E MajorE ------------------------------------------------
Chorus:
C5C5 
G5G5 
Ab5Ab5 G5G5
E MajorE ------------------------------------------------
H ------------------------------------------------
G+G 5--5--------------------------------------------
D MajorD 5--5--5--5--6--6--6--6--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--
A augmentedA 3--3--5--5--6--6--6--6--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--
E MajorE ------3--3--4--4--4--4--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--
Interlude (play every second bass riff):
E MajorE ------------------------
H ------------------------
G+G 5--5--------------------
D MajorD ------5--5--6--6--3--3--
A augmentedA ------------------------
E MajorE ------------------------
Outro:
I didn't write ot, because it's warped by effects and is completely
incomprehensible. You can simply play verse part or improvisate. I
always choose the second variant, but it's up to you.
Song structure:
Intro:
3 x Verse
2 x Chorus
2 x Verse
4 x Chorus
8 x Interlude
2 x Verse
4 x Chorus
4 x Outro
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