Poster Child Bass Tab by Red Hot Chili Peppers

Poster Child bass tab by Red Hot Chili Peppers

Bass Tab

Difficulty: Intermediate

Intro:

G|-----------------10----10/14----12~--------------|-----15.---14.---12.---0--12---------------------|
D|-----8.---/12-------12---------------------------|-----------------------------12------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------13-10----8\------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
    1  +  +  +  2  +  +  +  3  +  +  +  4  +  +  +    1  +  +  +  2  +  +  +  3  +  +  +  4  +  +  +




Verse 1: "Melle Mel and Richard Hell  "
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------0-1-2-|-3.------3.--x-3.--x-3.----0-1-3-|
E|-3.--x-x-3.----3.--x-3.----------|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

🎸

Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------x-1/--|-.---3.--3.--x-3.--0-1-2-3-------|
E|-3.------3.--x-x---x-3.----------|---------------------------x-1---|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

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

Refrain: "You got the best of my loco  "
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------x-5-4-|---x-3.--3.--x-3.--x-1.-/5-------|
E|-3.------3.--x-3.--x-3.----------|-----------------------------1---|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------53--3-------|
D|-------------x-5.----------------|-----------------------5---------|
A|---------------------------x-1/3-|---x-3.--3.--x-3.------------1---|
E|-3.------3.--------x-3.----------|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

Verse 2: "Parliament's Atomic Dog  "
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---x-3.--3.----------------------|
E|-3.--x---3.--x-x---x-x-----x-1/3-|-------------------x-1~----------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

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

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------0-1-3-|-5.------5.--x-5.--x-3-4-5-------|
E|-3.--x---3.----3.--x-3.----------|---------------------------0-5-0-|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

Chorus 1: "I will be your  "
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------5.--------x-5-5.--------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------x-1/3-|---x-3.--3.--x-3.----------------|
E|-3.------------3.----------------|-------------------x-1~----0-1-2-|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

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

G|-------------x-3.----------------|---------5.----------------------|
D|-----x---5.--------x-5.----------|---------------------------------|
A|-------------------------5---4---|-3.------------3.--0-1~--3-1-----|
E|-3.------------------------------|-----------------------------1---|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
D|---------5.--------x-5.----------|-----------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------0-1-3-|-5.------5.--5/17.---17-17.------17-17\--|
E|-3.----------x-3.----------------|-----------------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + +  3  +  +  +  4  +  +  +

Verse 3: "A funky piece, the Sandinista  "
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------x-1/3-|---x-3.--3.--------x-1-3---------|
E|-3.----------------x-3.----------|---------------------------x-5-x-|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|-------------------5\3~----------|
D|---------------------------x-8\--|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---x-3-x-3.--x-3.----------------|
E|-3.------3.--x-3.--x-3.----------|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

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

Refrain: "You got the best of my loco  "
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-----------------------0---0-----|
A|---------------------------0-1/3-|---x-3.--3.--x-3.--x-3---1---1~--|
E|-3.------3.----3.--x-3.----------|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-------------------5p3~----------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-3.------3.----3.--x-x-----x-1/3-|
E|-3.------3.----3.----------------|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

Verse 4: "Steve Miller and Duran Duran  "
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------x-1/3-|---x-3-x-3.--x-3.------x-1-2-3---|
E|-3.------3.--x-3.--x-3.----------|-------------------------------1-|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------5-----------|
D|---------------------------------|-----------------------0-3-------|
A|---------------------------x-1/3-|---x-3.--3.--------3-------x-1---|
E|-3.------3.----x---x-x-----------|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|-------------------0-3-4-5-------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------0-1-2-|-5.------5.----5.--x-5.----------|
E|-3.--x-x-3.--x-x-----------------|---------------------------0-3-5-|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

Chorus 2: "I will be your  "
G|---------------------------------|-----5.--5.----------------------|
D|-----x-x-5.--------5-5-5.--3-----|-------------------------3-------|
A|-----------------------------5-4-|-3-----------x-3.--x-3h5---------|
E|-3.----------x-3.----------------|---------------------------0-5-4-|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------5.--------8-------------|
D|---------5.----------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-------------------------1---2---|-3.----------x-3/6---6-5---------|
E|-3.----------x-3.--0-1~----------|-------------------------6---5---|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|-----------------------------10------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|--------x-----5.----x--10/12----12\--------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------x--1~---|--------3.----3.----x--3.----0--1--2--3.---------|
E|--3.---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------1----|
    1  +  +  +  2  +  +  +  3  +  +  +  4  +  +  +    1  +  +  +  2  +  +  +  3  +  +  +  4  +  +  +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------5.--------x-5.----------|---------------------------------|
A|-------------------------7---6---|-5.------5.--x-5.--5-5-5.--5-5---|
E|-3.----------x-3.----------------|-------------------------------5-|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

Bridge: "You  "
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-------------x-3.----------0-3-4-|
E|-6.------------5.------------x-x-|-3.------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

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

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-----x---5.----------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-------------x-3.--x-3.----0-3-4-|
E|-6.----------x-5.------------x-x-|-3.------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------3.------|-----------------x--17-x--17h18p17-15------------|
A|--5.----x--x--5.----x--5.----x--3//5-----------x-|--3/-------17.------------------------17\--------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
    1  +  +  +  2  +  +  +  3  +  +  +  4  +  +  +    1  +  +  +  2  +  +  +  3  +  +  +  4  +  +  +

Verse 5: "Cream magazine  "
G|---------------------------------|---------5.--------x-5.----------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------x-1/3-|---x-3.------x-3.--------x-3h5---|
E|-3.------3.--x-3.--x-3.----------|-------------------------------x-|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------7---6-|---------------------------------|
D|-----x-x-5.----------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-------------------x-x---5---4---|-3.----------x-3.--x-1-2-3-------|
E|-3.----------x-3.----------------|---------------------------x-1-x-|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------x-1/3-|---x-3.--3.--x-3.----------------|
E|-3.----------x-3.--x-3.----------|-------------------x-1~----0-1-2-|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

Refrain: "You got the best of my loco  "
G|---------------------------------|-------------------x-5-5.--------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------x-1/3-|---x-3.--3.--x-3.----------3.----|
E|-3.--x-x-3.--x-3.--x-3.----------|-------------------------------x-|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------x-1/3-|---x-3-x-3.--x-3.----------5h6p5-|
E|-3.------3.--x-3.--x-3.----------|-------------------x-1~----------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

Verse 6: "The water beds were taking meds  "
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------1-----|
A|---------------------------x-1/3-|---x-3.--3.--x-3.--0-1-2-3---3---|
E|-3.--x---3.--x-3.--x-3.----------|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|-----------------------------x10h12---10---------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------12-10---|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------0-|--3.----------3.-------3.----x--3.-------x--1-h3-|
E|--3.----------3.-------3.------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
    1  +  +  +  2  +  +  +  3  +  +  +  4  +  +  +    1  +  +  +  2  +  +  +  3  +  +  +  4  +  +  +

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

Chorus 3: "I will be your  "
G|---------------------------------|---------5.----------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------0-1/3-|---x-3.------x-1h3.------1-------|
E|-3.------3.--x-3.--x-3.----------|---------------------1~----0-1---|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------5.----------10----------|
D|-------x-5.--------------8-------|---------------x/12----12\-------|
A|-------------------x/10------10\-|-3.------------------------x-1---|
E|-3.----------x-3.----------------|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------5.--------5-------------|
D|---------5.--------5-------------|---------------------------------|
A|-------------------------5---4---|-3.------------3.----3-----------|
E|-3.----------x-3-----3.----------|-----------------------0-1---2---|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|-----7.--7.--------x-7.----------|
D|---------5.--------5-----3-------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------3h5-----3-4-|-5.----------x-5.--------0-5.----|
E|-3.--x-------x-3.----------------|-------------------------------x-|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

                                                               P  S
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------10----|
D|---------5.--------x-5.----------|-------------------x-10------10\-|
A|---------------------------x-1h3-|---x-3.--3.--x-3.----------------|
E|-3.----------x-3.----------------|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|-----5.--5.----------------------|
D|---------5.--------5-------------|---------------------------------|
A|-------------------------5---4---|-3.------------3.--0-1-2-3-------|
E|-3.----------x-3.----3.----------|---------------------------0-1-2-|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|-----5.--5.----------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-------------------3-------------|
A|-------x-1.--------x-1.-/5---4---|-3.----------x-3.----5~----3-----|
E|-3.----------x-3.----------------|-----------------------------6~--|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|-----------------------------10------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------5.------x10/12----12~---------\----|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|--5.----5.----5.----5/17~-------------------\----|
E|--3.---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
    1  +  +  +  2  +  +  +  3  +  +  +  4  +  +  +    1  +  +  +  2  +  +  +  3  +  +  +  4  +  +  +

Outro:
G|---------------------------------|-------------------x-5.----------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-------------x-3.----------0-3-4-|
E|-6.------------5.----------------|-3.------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|-----x-x-7.----------------------|---7-----7.--------x-7-7.--------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-5.----------x-5.--x-3h5.--x-3h5.|-----5.------x-5.----------5-x-x-|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-------------x-3.----------------|
E|-6.----------x-5.--x-5.------x-x-|-3.------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-------------------------3-------|
A|-5.----------x-5.--x-5.----x-3h5-|---x-5.--5.--x-5.--0-3-5---------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------0-3-5-|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|-------------------x-5-5.--------|
D|-------------------x-7.----------|---------5.----------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-------------x-3.----------------|
E|-6.----x-6.--x-5.----------0-6-5-|-3.------------------------x-3.--|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------7.----------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-5.------------5.--x-5.----x-3h5.|-----5.------x-5.----5.----------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------0-3-5-|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

                               S S   S   S   P   P S
G|---------------------------------|-------------------x-5-5.--------|
D|---------------------------------|---------5.--x-------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------3.----------0-3-4-|
E|-6.----------x-5.------------x-x-|-3---6---------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

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

G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3~--------------------/15v---/18----\15---------------------------|


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|   Staccato
| /  Slide up
| \  Slide down
| h  Hamer-on
| p  Pull-off
| S  Slap
| P  Pop
| v  Vibrato
| ~  Let ring

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Published: March 20, 2022

Last updated: March 20, 2022

Red Hot Chili Peppers bass tabs for Poster child

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