Under The Bridge bass tab by Red Hot Chili Peppers

Bass tabs (Ver. 11)

Song: Under the Bridge
Artist: Red Hot Chili Peppers
Album: Blood Sugar Sex Magik (1991)
Bassist: Flea
Tabbed by LoudLon for Big BassTabs.com

Standard tuning (EADG)

NOTE: There is no bass until the first chorus. I've included
empty staffs to help you keep track of when to come in.

🏷Legend:
r = rest
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
h = hammer on
p = pull off
() = sustained note
X = muted strike
s = 16th note (appears above bar)
t = 32nd note (appears above bar)

   (Intro, x8)    (Verse 1, x8)   (Pre-Verse, x2)   (Verse 2, x8)  (Pre-Chorus, x2)
G |-----------------||-----------------||-----------------||-----------------||-----------------|
D |-----------------||-----------------||-----------------||-----------------||-----------------|
A |-----------------||-----------------||-----------------||-----------------||-----------------|
E |-r---------------||-r---------------||-r---------------||-r---------------||-r---------------|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


CHORUS 1:

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-r---11--r-----------9-----------|-----9---------------------------|
A |-r---9---r---7---7-------7-------|---------7---9-------9---9---r---|
E |-----------------------------9---|-7-------------------------------|
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

                             s s s s
G |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D |-----11--r-----------9-----------|-----9-----------------------------|
A |-X---9---r---7---7-------7-------|---------7---9-------9/11\9/11\9---|
E |-----------------------------9---|-7---------------------------------|
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-r---11--r-----------9-----------|-----9---------------------------|
A |-r---9---r---7---7-------7-------|---------7---9-------9---9---r---|
E |-----------------------------9---|-7-------------------------------|
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-----11--r-----------9-----------|-----9---------------------------|
A |-X---9---r---7---7-------7-------|---------7---9---------------r---|
E |-----------------------------9---|-7-------------------------------|
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

PRE-VERSE:

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-0-------X---7---------------r---|-r-------X---4---r---5-------r---|
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-0-------X---7---------------r---|-X---9---r---5---5-----------r---|
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &


VERSE 3:

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-0-------r---7---------------r---|-r-------X---4---r---5-------r---|
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-0-------X---7-----------\---r---|-X---9---r---5---5-----------r---|
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-0-------X---7-----------\---r---|-r-------X---4---r---5-------r---|
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-0-------X---7---------------r---|-X---9---r---5---5-------r-------|
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &


PRE-CHORUS:
  s
G |-7h9-----------------------------|(9)----------------------r-------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &


CHORUS 2:
                             s s s s
G |---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D |-r---11--r-----------9-----------|-----9----------------------------|
A |-r---9---r---7---7-------7-------|---------7---9-------9/11-9-8-9---|
E |-----------------------------9---|-7--------------------------------|
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

G |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D |-----11--r-----------9-----------|-----9-----------------------------|
A |-r---9---r---7---7-------7-------|---------7---9---\-----------------|
E |-----------------------------9---|-7-------------------2----2----r---|
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

                ( x2 )
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-----11--r-----------9-----------|-----9---------------------------|
A |-X---9---r---7---7-------7-------|---------7---9-------9---9---r---|
E |-----------------------------9---|-7-------------------------------|
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &


BRIDGE:
                            s s   s
G |-----9-------5-------------------|-----7-----------------5---------|
D |---------7-----------7---5---7---|-5-------5---3-----5/7-----7-5---|
A |-0-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

       (let ring)                 s s s s s
G |-----9---------------9-----------|-----7-----------------5---------|
D |---------7-------7-------7-------|-5-------5---3-----5/7---7-5-7---|
A |-0-----------0---------------0---|---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

                            s s   s
G |-----9-------5-------------------|-----7-----------------5---------|
D |---------7-----------7---5---7---|-5-------5---3-----5/7-----7-5\--|
A |-0-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-1-------1-----------------------|-0-------0-------3-------3---3---|
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &


NEW CHORUS (x2)
                            s s   s
G |-----9-------5-------------------|-----7-----------------5---------|
D |---------7-----------7---5---7---|-5-------5---3-----5/7-----7-5---|
A |-0-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

       (let ring)                 s s s s s
G |-----9---------------9-----------|-----7-----------------5-r-------|
D |---------7-------7-------7-------|-5-------5---3-----5/7-----5-7---|
A |-0-----------0---------------0---|---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

                            s s   s
G |-----9-------5-------------------|-----7-----------------5---------|
D |---------7-----------7---5---7---|-5-------5---3-----5/7-----7-5---|
A |-0-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

       (let ring)
        s s       s s           s s s s s
G |-----9---------------9-----------|-----7-----------------5---------|
D |---------7-------7-------7-------|-5-------5---3-----5/7---7-5-7---|
A |-0-----------0-0-------------0-0-|---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &


INTERLUDE:
                            s s   s
G |-----9-------5-------------------|-----7-----------------5---------|
D |---------7-----------7---5---7---|-5-------5---3-----5/7-----7-5---|
A |-0-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

       (let ring)     s s           s s s s s
G |-----9---------------9-----------|-----7-----------------5---------|
D |---------7-------7-------7-------|-5-------5---3-----5/7---7-5-7---|
A |-0-----------0---------------0-0-|---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

                            s s   s
G |-----9-------5-------------------|-----7-----------------5---------|
D |---------7-----------7---5---7---|-5-------5---3-----5/7-----7-5---|
A |-0-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

       (let ring)                 s s s s s s s
E |-----9-----------9---------------|-----7-----------------5---------|
D |---------7-----------7-------7---|-5-------5---3-----5/7---7-5-7-r-|
A |-0-----------0-----------0-------|---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &


OUTRO:
                            s s   s
G |-----9-------5-------------------|-----7-----------------5---------|
D |---------7-----------7---5---7---|-5-------5---3-----5/7-----7-5---|
A |-0-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

       (let ring)     s s           s   t t t s s
G |---------9-----------9-----------|-----7-------------------5h7p5-----|
D |-------------7-----------7-------|-5-------5---3-----5/7---------7-5-|
A |-0---------------0-----------0-0-|-----------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4   &

                            s s   s
G |-----9-------5-------------------|-----7-----------------5---------|
D |---------7-----------7---5---7---|-5-------5---3-----5/7-----7-5---|
A |-0-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

       (let ring)                (Tempo slows)  (let ring)
E |---------9-----------9-----------|-----7---------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-------------7-----------7-------|-5-------5---3-------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-0---------------0-----------0---|---------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

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