Buckle Down tab by Red Hot Chili Peppers

Red Hot Chili Peppers
 Buckle Down by Kiedis, Balzary, Sherman, Martinez.
 This is an overlooked gem from their debut on EMI Records, 1984.
Transcribed by David Gibbs-send corrections, requests or rants to
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standard tuning

Main riff:
E----------
B----------
G----------
D---------
A-0-2-3-
E---------
       Hot !

Second part:

E------10--------10---------------
B-10--10--10--10---------------
G-10--10--10--10---------------
D-10--9---10--9------------------
A-X--10---X--10---11-10-8--
E-10-------10------------------8
  Dm7 G9

Chorus:
E-----------------------------
B-------------8---------8-8-
G------------7----------7-7-
D------------6----------6-6-
A-5-4-3-2-7----------7-7--
E-3-2-1-0---XXXX-----  etc.
         E9aug. (Hendrix Purple Haze chord)

End of chorus is:E- E-D-E GGGGGG

Solo:
E---------20bb-20-17------------------17---------
B------------------------20-17-20-20b---20---------
G------------------------------------------------19b-5
D-------------------------------------------------------7p5
A------------------------------------------------------------7
E-0-0-0-0----------------------------------------------------
Slight muting on the low E.

E-----------------------------------------------22bb
B----------------------------------17h20p17-------
G-7b-7p5h7p5--17h19p17-----------------------
D-------------------------------19--------------------
A---------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------

Tell Flea I'm ready to tour if John quits again!