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Otherside Bass Tab by Red Hot Chili Peppers

Otherside bass tab by Red Hot Chili Peppers (Ver. 2)

Bass Tab

Tuning: Standard (EADG)

LEGEND:
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
() = sustained note
r = rest
X = muted strike


INTRO / OPENING CHORUS:

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-3-----3---3-3---|-----------------|
E |-5-----5---5-3--\|-1-----1---1-1---|---------------0-|-3-----3-----3---|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-3-----3---3-3---|-----3---2-------|
E |-5-----5---5-3--\|-1-----1---1-1-/-|---------------0-|-3-----------3---|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------5---------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-3-----3---3-3---|-----------------|
E |-5-----5---5-3--\|-1-----1---1-1-/-|---------------0-|-3-----------3---|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-3-----3---3-3---|-----------------|
E |-5-----5---5-3--\|-1-----1---1-1---|---------------0-|-3---3-3---3-3-3-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


VERSE 1:

G |-----------------|/9---9-9---9-9-9-|-----------------|/9---------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----9-9---9-9-9-|
A |-0---0-0---0-0-0-|-----------------|-0---0-0---0-0-0-|-----------------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|/9---9-9---9-9---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-0---0-0---0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-----------------|---------------0-|-3---------------|-5---------------|(5)--------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|/9---9-9---9-9-9-|-----------------|/9---------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----9-9---9-9-9-|
A |-0---0-0---0-0-0-|-----------------|-0---0-0---0-0-0-|-----------------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|/9---9-9---9-9---|
D |-----------------|-----------------|
A |-0---0-0---0-0-0-|-----------------|
E |-----------------|---------------0-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


PRE-CHORUS:

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-3---------------|-5---------------|-3---------------|-5---------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-5---5-5---5---5-|-5---5-5---5---5-|-7---7-7---7-7-7-|-7---7---7---7---|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---0---0---0---7\|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


CHORUS 1:

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-3---3-3---3-3---|-----------------|
E |-5---5-5---5-3--\|-1---1-1---1-1-1-|---------------0-|-3---3-3-----3-3-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-3---3-3---5-3---|-----3---2-------|
E |-5---5-5---5-3--\|-1---1-1---1-1---|-----------------|-3-----------3---|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-3---3-3---3-3---|-----------------|
E |-5---5-5---5-3--\|-1---1-1---1-1-/-|---------------0-|-3---3---3---3---|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


VERSE 2:

G |-----------------|/9---9-9---9-9-9-|-----------------|/9---------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----9-9---9-9-9-|
A |-0---0-0---0-0-0-|-----------------|-0---0-0---0-0-0-|-----------------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
                                                                                 (x2)
G |-----------------|/9---9-9---9-9---|-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|
A |-0---0-0---0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|
E |-----------------|---------------0-|-3---------------|-5---------------||(5)--------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|/9---9-9---9-9-9-|-----------------|/9---------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----9-9---9-9-9-|
A |-0---0-0---0-0-0-|-----------------|-0---0-0---0-0-0-|-----------------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|/9---9-9---9-9---|
D |-----------------|-----------------|
A |-0---0-0---0-0-0-|-----------------|
E |-----------------|---------------0-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


PRE-CHORUS:

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-3---------------|-5---------------|-3---------------|-5---------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-5---5-5---5-5-5-|-5-5---5---5---5-|-7---7-7---7-7-7-|-7---7---7---7---|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---0---0---0---7\|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


CHORUS 2:

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-3---3-3---3-3---|-----------3-2---|
E |-5---5-5---5-3--\|-1---1-1---1-1-1-|---------------0-|-3---3-3-------3-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------0---|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-3---3-3---3-3---|-----3---2-------|
E |-5---5-5---5-3--\|-1---1-1---1-1---|---------------0-|-3---------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-3---3-3---3-3---|-----------------|
E |-5---5-5---5-3--\|-1---1-1---1-1-1/|---------------0-|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


BRIDGE:

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----5-r-4-r-----|
A |-----7-r-5-7-X---|---7-X-5-7---0-2-|-3-r-3-r-2-3-X-3-|-X-X---------5-r-|
E |-0-r-----------0-|-X---------0-----|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---5-4---4-5-----|
A |-----7-r-5-7-r---|---7-X-5-7---0-2-|-3-r-3-r-2-3-X-3-|-X-----7-----7-5-|
E |-0-------------0-|-r---------0-----|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----5-r-4-r-----|
A |-----7---5-7-X---|---7-X-5-7---0-2-|-3-r-3-r-2-3-X-3-|-X-0---------5---|
E |-0-----0-------0-|-X---------0-----|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----5-r-4-r-----|
A |-----7-r-5-7-X---|---7-X-5-7---0-2-|-3-r-3-r-2-3-X-3-|-X-X---------5-r-|
E |-0-------------0-|-X---------0-----|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


LEAD-IN TO OUT-CHORUS:

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-3---3-3---3-3---|-----------3-2---|
E |-5---5-5---5-3--\|-1---1-1---1-1-1-|---------------0-|-3---3-3-------3-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


OUT-CHORUS:

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-3---3-3---3-3---|-----------------|
E |-5---5-5---5-3--\|-1---1-1---1-1-1/|---------------0-|-3---3-3---3-3---|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-3---3-3---3-5-3-|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-3---3-3---5-3---|-----3---2-------|
E |-5---5-5---5-5-5-|-----------------|---------------0-|-3-----------3---|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----5-5-5-------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-3---3-3---3-3---|-----------------|
E |-5---5-5---5-3--\|-1---1-1---1-1-/-|---------------0-|-3---------3-3-3-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-3---3-3---3-3---|-----------------|
E |-5---5-5---5-3--\|-1---1-1---1-1-/-|---------------0-|-3---3-3---0-3-4-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
                                                                           (Let ring)
G |-----------------|-----------------|-5---5-5---5-5---|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-3---3-3---3-3-3-|---------------0-|-5---5---5-------|-----------------|
A |-------------3-5-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------0-3---|-0---------------|
E |-5---5-5---5-----|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

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Last updated: September 10, 2025

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