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

Guitar Tab 

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|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-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-|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|4x:
 guitar 1:
                                                                                let ring----------------:
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-6-----------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-8-----------------------|-----6-------------------|
G|-10---8---10---8---10-8--|-10---8---10---8---10-8--|-----8---10---8---10-8---|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|3x:

 guitar 2 comes in at 0:10:


Pre-verse:

delay on/              off:
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|

at 1:12:


Verse:

PM- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
D|-8-10-10-10-10-10-|-8-10-10-10-10-10-|-8-10-10-10-10-10-|-8-10-10-10-10-10--|
A|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|

                                                                       delay on/off:
PM- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -|
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
D|-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-|
A|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|

PM- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------8-|
D|-8-10-10-10-10-10-|-8-10-10-10-10-10-|-8-10-10-10-10-10-|-8-10-10-10-10-10--|
A|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|

                                                                       delay on/off:
PM- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|---------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|------------------|---------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------10-10-10-|
D|-8-10-10-10-10-10-|-8-10-10-10-10-10-|-8-10-10-10-10-10-|-8-10-10-10----------|
A|------------------|------------------|------------------|---------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|---------------------|


Chorus:

e|-------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|-6------6------6-----|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-8------8-------8----|-----6------6----6---|
G|-8---10---8---10---8--7--|-8---10---8---10---8--10-|-----8------8-----8--|---------------------|
D|-------------------------|-10--10---10--10---10-10-|---------------------|---------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|2x:


Pre-verse:

delay on/              off:
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------10-10-10-10-10-10-|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|

at 2:04:

It begins later than the previous one!


Verse:

PM- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
D|-8-10-10-10-10-10-|-8-10-10-10-10-10-|-8-10-10-10-10-10-|-8-10-10-10-10-10--|
A|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|

                                                                       delay on/off:
PM- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -|
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
D|-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-|
A|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|

PM- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------8-|
D|-8-10-10-10-10-10-|-8-10-10-10-10-10-|-8-10-10-10-10-10-|-8-10-10-10-10-10--|
A|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|

                                                                       delay on/off:
PM- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|---------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|------------------|---------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------10-10-10-|
D|-8-10-10-10-10-10-|-8-10-10-10-10-10-|-8-10-10-10-10-10-|-8-10-10-10----------|
A|------------------|------------------|------------------|---------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|---------------------|


Chorus:

e|-------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|-6------6------6-----|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-8------8-------8----|-----6------6----6---|
G|-8---10---8---10---8--7--|-8---10---8---10---8--10-|-----8------8-----8--|---------------------|
D|-------------------------|-10--10---10--10---10-10-|---------------------|---------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|2x:


Interlude:

e|-11---10---8------|----------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
B|---------------11-|-13b14--r13---11------|-11b13--r11---9------|-11b13--------------|
G|------------------|-------------------13-|------------------10-|--------------------|
D|------------------|----------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
A|------------------|----------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
E|------------------|----------------------|---------------------|--------------------|

e|-11---10---8------|----------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
B|---------------11-|-13b14--r13---11------|-11b13--r11---9------|-9b11---------------|
G|------------------|-------------------13-|------------------10-|--------------------|
D|------------------|----------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
A|------------------|----------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
E|------------------|----------------------|---------------------|--------------------|


Verse:

(no pre-verse)

PM- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
D|-8-10-10-10-10-10-|-8-10-10-10-10-10-|-8-10-10-10-10-10-|-8-10-10-10-10-10--|
A|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|

                                                                       delay on/off:
PM- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -|
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
D|-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-|
A|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|

PM- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------8-|
D|-8-10-10-10-10-10-|-8-10-10-10-10-10-|-8-10-10-10-10-10-|-8-10-10-10-10-10--|
A|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|

                                                                       delay on/off:
PM- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|---------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|------------------|---------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------10-10-10-|
D|-8-10-10-10-10-10-|-8-10-10-10-10-10-|-8-10-10-10-10-10-|-8-10-10-10----------|
A|------------------|------------------|------------------|---------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|---------------------|


Chorus:

e|-------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|-6------6------6-----|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-8------8-------8----|-----6------6----6---|
G|-8---10---8---10---8--7--|-8---10---8---10---8--10-|-----8------8-----8--|---------------------|
D|-------------------------|-10--10---10--10---10-10-|---------------------|---------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|2x:


Solo 1:

e|-11-11--10-10--8-8--6-6--|-------------------------|------------------------|--------------------|
B|-------------------------|-6h8-8-8-----------------|------------------------|--------------------|
G|-------------------------|------------8h10-10-10---|------------------------|--------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-8h10-10-10-------------|--------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------8h10-10-10-|-6h8-8-8------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|-----------6h8-8-8--|

e|-11-11--10-10--8-8--6-6--|-------------------------|------------------------|--------------------|
B|-------------------------|-6h8-8-------------------|------------------------|--------------------|
G|-------------------------|------------8h10-10------|------------------------|--------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-8h10-10----------------|--------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------8h10-10----|-6h8-8--------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|-----------6h8-8----|


Solo 2:

e|-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
A|-------------------------|----------10-8h10-10-10--|------------------------|------------8h10-10-10-|
E|-8~-----8~--8~----8~---8~|--8~---------------------|-8~-----8~--8~---8~--8~-|--8~--8~-8~------------|

e|-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------8h10-10-10--|------------------------|-8----6-----5----6-----|
E|-8b10rb-----------8~---8~|--8~---8~-8~-------------|-8-----8-----8----8-----|-----------------------|

Some kind of longer delay:


Outro:

e|-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------10h12-12-12-|------------------------|-----------10h12-12-12-|
D|-10-----------10---10----|--10---10----------------|-10-----------10---10---|-10--10----------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|

e|-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------10h12-12-12-|------------------------|-10----8----7----8-----|
D|-10b12r10-----10---10----|--10---10----------------|-10----------10----10---|-----------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|

let ring:
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-10----------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|


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



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

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