Dark Necessities Intro by Red Hot Chili Peppers

Dark Necessities tab by Red Hot Chili Peppers

Intro

For the correct tuning all you need to do is tune your low E string down to a C.


[Intro]

guitar 1/bass guitar
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----------|
C|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------------------------------|

Piano plays the chords (G# F  Cm  Bb)

guitar 2(lead)
e|-------------------------------------5-------------------------------------|
B|-5---5---5---5---5---5---8---5---5-----5-----------------------------------|
G|---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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[Verse]

guitar 1/bass guitar
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---3-x-1-3-x-----3-x-1-3-x-----3-x-1-3-x-----3-x-1-3-x---------------------| x2
C|-0-----------7-8-----------7-0-----------7-8-----------7-------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-5-xx-5-xxx-5-0--0-5-8-xx85-xxx-8-0--0-8-----------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---3-x-1-3-x-----3-x-1-3-x-----3-x-6-5-3-----------------------------------|
C|-0-----------7-0-----------7-0---------------------------------------------|
repeat all

guitar 2
begins playing after first playthrough of g1's section
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-10-xx-10-xx-10-10-xx-10-10-xx-10-xx-10-xx-10-10-xx-10-10-xx---------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


[Chorus]

the second guitar's tab is too difficult by ear so I'm going to write down the
rhythm's chords, if anyone can help it would be appreciated

   G#   F    Cm   Bb
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-13---10---4----3----------------------------------------------|
G|-12---9----5----3----------------------------------------------|
D|-13---10---5----3----------------------------------------------|
A|-11---8----3----1----------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------|


[Verse 2]

guitar 1/bass guitar
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---3-x-1-3-x-----3-x-1-3-x-----3-x-1-3-x-----3-x-1-3-x---------------------| x2
C|-0-----------7-8-----------7-0-----------7-8-----------7-------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-5-xx-5-xxx-5-0--0-5-8-xx85-xxx-8-0--0-8-----------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---3-x-1-3-x-----3-x-1-3-x-----3-x-6-5-3-----------------------------------|
C|-0-----------7-0-----------7-0---------------------------------------------|

guitar 2
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-10-xx-10-xx-10-10-xx-10-10-xx-10-xx-10-xx-10-10-xx-10-10-xx---------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
repeat throughout section with heavy bends


[Chorus]

   G#   F    Cm   Bb
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-13---10---4----3----------------------------------------------|
G|-12---9----5----3----------------------------------------------|
D|-13---10---5----3----------------------------------------------|
A|-11---8----3----1----------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------|

[Post chorus piano melody]

e|---------------------------------------------------------11-----13---------|
B|--------------11-----------------11-------13---10h11-11------11------------|
G|-10h12--12h14----14p12-10--12h14----14p12----------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


[Bridge]

guitar melody:
e|-11-10-8-6-8/9-8-6-4-8-6-4-1-8---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


[Verse 3]

guitar 1/bass guitar
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---3-x-1-3-x-----3-x-1-3-x-----3-x-1-3-x-----3-x-1-3-x---------------------| x2
C|-0-----------7-8-----------7-0-----------7-8-----------7-------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-5-xx-5-xxx-5-0--0-5-8-xx85-xxx-8-0--0-8-----------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---3-x-1-3-x-----3-x-1-3-x-----3-x-6-5-3-----------------------------------|
C|-0-----------7-0-----------7-0---------------------------------------------|

guitar 2
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-10-xx-10-xx-10-10-xx-10-10-xx-10-xx-10-xx-10-10-xx-10-10-xx---------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


[Chorus]

   G#   F    Cm   Bb
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-13---10---4----3----------------------------------------------|
G|-12---9----5----3----------------------------------------------|
D|-13---10---5----3----------------------------------------------|
A|-11---8----3----1----------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------|


[Solo]

(alternate picking

e|-11-11-10-10-8-8-6-6-1/3-3-3-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------4/6-6-6-0h1-1-1-------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------3/5-5-5-1/3-3-3---------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------1/3-3-3-------| x4
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------5-3-5-3--5---------------5-3-5-5-5--------------------------|
A|-3--3-3-3--3-3------------3--3-3-3--3-3------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------5-3-5-3--5---------------5-3-5-5-5--------------------------|
A|-3--3-3-3--3-3------------3--3-3-3--3-3-----------5------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------5-3-5-3--5---------------5-3-5-5-5--------------------------|
A|-3--3-3-3--3-3------------3--3-3-3--3-3------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------5-3-5-3--5---------------5-3-5-5-5--------------------------|
A|-3--3-3-3--3-3------------3--3-3-3--3-3-----------5------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


[Outro solo]

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-13--13--13-13-------------13--13--13-13-----------------------------------|
G|---------------10h12-12-12---------------10h12-12-12-----------------------|
D|-10--10--10-10-------------10--10--10-10-----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-13b--13--13-13-------------13--13--13-13----------------------------------|
G|----------------10h12-12-12---------------10-8-7-8-------------------------|
D|-10b--10--10-10-------------10--10--10-10----------10----------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|



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| x  Dead note
| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off
| b  Bend
| /  Slide up

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