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Fat Dance Bass Tab by Red Hot Chili Peppers

Fat Dance bass tab by Red Hot Chili Peppers

Bass Tab 

Tuning: Standard (E A D G)

Difficulty: Intermediate

Intro:
G|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-7~--7-7-7~--7-7-7~--10-10-10--9---|-7~--7-7-7~--7-7-7~--5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + +  +  4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-7~--7-7-7~--7-7-7~--10-10-10--9---|-7~--7-7-7~--7-7-7~--5-5-5-5-5---|
E|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + +  +  4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -
Pre-verse 1: "Do a fat dance ..."
       P   P       P   P                 P   P
G|-----4---4-------5---5-----------|-----4---4-----------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-2-2---------2-2---------3~------|-2-2---------2-2-----------------|\
E|---------------------------------|-------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| \
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +    \
                                                                         \
                                                                          (x2)
       P   P       P   P                 P   P                           /
G|-----4---4-------5---5-----------|-----4---4-----------------------|  /
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| /
A|-2-2---------2-2---------3~------|-2-2---------2-2-----------5-5-3-|/
E|---------------------------------|-------------------3-3-3-3-------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

Verse 1: "One reason why ..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-2-2---------2-2-------x-3~------|-2-2---------2-2-----------------|
E|---------------------------------|-------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

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

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


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

Interlude:
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-|-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|/9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9.------|
E|---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

Pre-verse 2: "Do a fat dance ..."
       P   P       P   P                 P   P
G|-----4---4-------5---5-----------|-----4---4-----------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-2-2---------2-2---------3~------|-2-2---------2-2-----------------|\
E|---------------------------------|-------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| \
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +    \
                                                                         \
                                                                          (x2)
       P   P       P   P                 P   P                           /
G|-----4---4-------5---5-----------|-----4---4-----------------------|  /
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| /
A|-2-2---------2-2---------3~------|-2-2---------2-2-----------5-5-3-|/
E|---------------------------------|-------------------3-3-3-3-------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

Verse 2: "Another reason why ..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-2-2---------2-2-------x-3~------|-2-2---------x-2-----------------|
E|---------------------------------|-----------------------3-3-3-3-3-|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

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

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


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

Interlude:
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-|-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|/9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9.------|
E|---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

Bridge: "I met her on ..."
G|---9-----7-----------------7h9---|---9-----7---------------7h9-----|
D|---------------9---x-7h9---------|---------------9-----7h9-----7h9-|
A|-7-----7-----7-------------------|-7-----7-----7-------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---7-----5-----------------5h7---|---7-----5---------------5h7-----|
D|---------------7---x-5h7---------|---------------7-----5h7-----5h7-|
A|-5-----5-----5-------------------|-5-----5-----5-------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---5-----3-----------------3h5---|---5-----3---------------3h5-----|
D|---------------5---x-3h5---------|---------------5-----3h5-----3h5-|
A|-3-----3-----3-------------------|-3-----3-----3-------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---7-----5-----------------5h7-7-|---7-----5---------------5h7-----|
D|---------------7---x-5h7---------|---------------7-----5h7-----5h7-|
A|-5-----5-----5-------------------|-5-----5-----5-------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---9-----7-----------------7h9-9-|---9-----7---------------7h9-----|
D|---------------9---x-7h9---------|---------------9-----7h9-----7h9-|
A|-7-----7-----7-------------------|-7-----7-----7-------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---7-----5-----------------5h7-7-|---7-----5---------------5h7-----|
D|---------------7---x-5h7---------|---------------7-----5h7-----5h7-|
A|-5-----5-----5-------------------|-5-----5-----5-------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---5-----3-----------------3h5-5-|---5-----3---------------3h5-----|
D|---------------5---x-3h5---------|---------------5-----3h5-----3h5-|
A|-3-----3-----3-------------------|-3-----3-----3-------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---7-----5-----------------5h7---|---------------------------------|
D|---------------7---x-5h7-------0-|-4-----4-----4~------------------|
A|-5-----5-----5-------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-------------------------5/--\---|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

Solo:
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-2-2---------2-2-------x-3~------|-2-2---------2-2-----------------|\
E|---------------------------------|-------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| \
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +    \
                                                                         (x2)
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|  /
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| /
A|-2-2---------2-2-------x-3~------|-2-2---------2-2-----------5-5-3-|/
E|---------------------------------|-------------------3-3-3-3-------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

Pre-verse 3: "Do a fat dance ..."
       P   P       P   P                 P   P
G|-----4---4-------5---5-----------|-----4---4-----------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-2-2---------2-2---------3~------|-2-2---------2-2-----------------|
E|---------------------------------|-------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +


       P   P       P   P                 P   P
G|-----4---4-------5---5-----------|-----4---4-----------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-2-2---------2-2---------3~--3~--|-2-2-------2-2-2-----------------|
E|---------------------------------|-------------------3-3/-\--/--\--|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

Verse 3: "Number three reason ..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-2-2---------2-2-------x-3~------|-2-2---------2-2-----------------|
E|---------------------------------|-------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

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

Interlude:
G|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-7~--7-7-7~--7-7-7~--10-10-10--9---|-7~--7-7-7~--7-7-7~--5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + +  +  4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-7~--7-7-7~--7-7-7~--10-10-10--9---|-7~--7-7-7~--7-7-7~--5-5-5-5-5---|
E|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + +  +  4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

Verse 4: "First reason why ..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-2-2---------2-2-------x-3~------|-2-2---------2-2-----------------|
E|---------------------------------|-------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

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

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

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

Outro:
G|-9-9-9(Play these triplets very fast for 2 measures)---------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

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

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

| P  Pop
| h  Hammer-on
| .  Staccato
| /  Slide up
| \  Slide down
| ~  Let ring

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