Bicycle Song Bass Tab by Red Hot Chili Peppers

Bicycle Song bass tab by Red Hot Chili Peppers

Bass Tab

Tuning: Standard (E A D G)

Difficulty: Intermediate


Intro:
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5----------------/9---7---|-5-5-5-5-------------------------|
E|-----------x-5---7~--------------|-----------x-5---7~------7---5---|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-----------x-5-------------------|-----------x-5---7~------7~------|
E|-3-3-3-3---------7~------7---5---|-3-3-3-3-------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

🎸

Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

Verse 1: "Here she comes ..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------7---|---------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5----------------/9-------|-5-5-5-5-------------------------|
E|-----------x-5---7~--------------|-----------x-5---7~------7---5---|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-----------x-5-------------------|-----------x-5---7~--------------|
E|-3-3-3-3---------7~------7---5---|-3-3-3-3-----------------0~------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------7---|---------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5----------------/9-------|-5-5-5-5-------------5-----------|
E|-----------x-5---7~--------------|-----------x-5---7-------7---5---|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------|
A|-----------x-5-------------------|-----------x-5-------------------|-----------------|
E|-3-3-3-3---------7~------7---5---|-3-3-3-3---------0~------0~------|-----------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + +

G|---------------------------------|-----------------|
D|---------------------------------|-----------------|
A|-----------x-5-------------------|-----------------|
E|-3-3-3-3---------0~--------------|-----------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + +

Pre-chorus 1: "How did I forget ..."
G|---------------------------------|-----------7---9---7-------7-----|
D|-------5---------------7---------|-------9---------------9---------|
A|-3-----------3---5-----------5---|-7-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|-----------7---9-------7---9-----|
D|-------5---------------7---------|-------9-----------9-------------|
A|-3-----------3---5-----------5---|-7-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|-----------------11h12p11-9-7-------|
D|-------5---------------7---------|-------9---12-----------------9\----|
A|-3-----------3---5-----------5---|-7----------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3  +  +  + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-------5---------------7---------|---------------------------------|
A|-3-----------3---5-----------5---|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-7~----7~--7~------7-7~--7~------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

Chorus 1: "Somebody told the world ..."
G|---------4.--7.------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-5~----------------------4.--7.--|---------5.--------------5.------|
A|-----------------5~--------------|-3~----3-----3.--3~----3-----3.--|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------4.--7.------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-5~----------------------4.--7.--|---------5-5-5-5---------5~--.---|
A|-----------------5~--------------|-3~----3---------3.--3.----------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------4.--7.----------4.------|---------------------------------|
D|-5~--------------------------7.--|---------5.--5~----------5.--5.--|
A|-----------------5~--------------|-3~----3---------3-3-3-3---------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------4.--7.----------4.------|---------------------------------|
D|-5~----5---------------------7.--|---------------------------------|
A|-----------------5~--------------|-----3.--3~----------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

Verse 2: "A sticky finger ..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5----------------/9---7---|-5-5-5-5-------------------------|
E|-----------x-5---7~--------------|-----------x-5---7~------7---5---|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-----------x-5-------------------|-----------x-5---7~------7~------|
E|-3-3-3-3---------7~------7---5---|-3-3-3-3-------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5----------------/9--\7---|-5-5-5-5-------------------------|
E|-----------x-5---7~--------------|-----------x-5---7-------7---5---|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------|
A|-----------x-5-------------------|-----------x-5-------------------|-----------------|
E|-3-3-3-3---------7~------7---5---|-3-3-3-3---------0~------0~------|-------0-0~--0~--|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + +

G|---------------------------------|-----------------|
D|---------------------------------|-----------------|
A|-----------x-5-------------------|-----------------|
E|-3-3-3-3---------0~------0~------|-----------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + +

Pre-chorus 2: "How did I forget ..."
G|---------------------------------|-----------7---9---7-------7-----|
D|-------5---------------7---------|-------9---------------9---------|
A|-3-----------3---5-----------5---|-7-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|-----------7---9-------11--------|
D|-------5---------------7---------|-------9-----------9-------12----|
A|-3-----------3---5-----------5---|-7-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|-----------7---9---7-------7-----|
D|-------5---------------7---------|-------9---------------9-----9\--|
A|-3-----------3---5-----------5---|-7-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-------5---------------7---------|---------------------------------|
A|-3-----------3---5-----------5---|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-7~----7~--7~------7-7~--7~------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

Chorus 1: "Somebody told the world ..."
G|---------4.--7.------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-5~----------------------4.--7.--|---------5.--------------5.------|
A|-----------------5~--------------|-3~----3-----3.--3~----3-----3.--|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------4.--7.------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-5~----------------------4.--7.--|---------5-5-5-5---------5.--5.--|
A|-----------------5~--------------|-3~----3---------3.--3.----------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------9.--7.------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-5~----------------------4.--7.--|---------5.--5~----------5-5-----|
A|-----------------5~--------------|-3~----3---------3~----------3.--|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------4.--7.------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-5~----------------------4.--7.--|---------------------------------|
A|-----------------5~--------------|-----3.--3~----------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------4.--7.------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-5~----------------------7.--4.--|---------5-5-5-5---------5-5-5.--|
A|-----------------5~--------------|-3~----3---------3.--3-3---------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------9.--7.----------7.--4.--|---------------------------------|
D|-5~------------------------------|---------5.--5.----------5.------|
A|-----------------5~--------------|-3~--------------3-3-3-3-----3.--|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------4.--7.------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-5~------------------4.--5.--7.--|---------5-5-5-5---------5.--5~--|
A|-----------------5~--------------|-3~--------------3.--3~----------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------4.--7.------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-5~----------------------7.--4.--|---------------------------------|
A|-----------------5~--------------|-----3.--3~----------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

Outro:
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------7---|---------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5----------------/9-------|-5-5-5-5-------------------------|
E|-----------x-5---7~--------------|-----------x-5---7~------7---5---|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-----------x-5-------------------|-----------x-5---7~--------------|
E|-3-3-3-3---------7~------7---5---|-3-3-3-3-----------------0~------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------7---|---------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5----------------/9-------|-5-5-5-5-------------5-----------|
E|-----------x-5---7~--------------|-----------x-5---7-------7---5---|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-----------x-5-------------------|-----------0-5-----------|-------------------------|
E|-3-3-3-3---------7~----x-7---5---|-3-3-3-3---------0~------|-------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-9h10-h10----9.------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-----------------0~--------------|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

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

| /  Slide up
| \  Slide down
| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off
| .  Staccato
| x  Dead note
| ~  Let ring

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

Last updated: February 25, 2019

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