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Group: Red Hot Chili Peppers
Title: Snow
Album: Stadium Arcadium
Tabbed by: Jon Turner jrt5024@gmail.com
I love John's vocal part on this song. <3 Sorry about it being cramped
at parts. If it says 11 or 13, that's~E 11 or 13, not 1 or 3 (twice).
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Guitar intro (4 measure rest)
VERSE 1 - :09
(riff 1)
* + * + * + * + * + * + * + * +
G|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|
A|------467-------|------679-------|
E|4---------------|7---------------|
* + * + * + * + * + * + * + * +
G|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|
A|------467-------|------679-------|
E|4---------------|7-----------7---|
(riff 2)
* + * + * + * + * + * + * + * +
G|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|
A|------467-------|------679-------|
E|4---------------|7---------------|
* + * + * + * + * + * + * + * +
G|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|-------------64-|
A|------467-------|------679-------|
E|4---------------|7---------------|
(6p4)
(riff 3)
* + * + * + * + * + * + * + * +
G|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|
A|------467-------|------679-------|
E|4---------------|7---------------|
* + * + * + * + * + * + * + * +
G|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|
A|------467-------|------679-------|
E|4---------------|7-----------7-6-|
CHORUS - :37
* + * + * + * + * + * + * + * +
G|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|
A|----4-6-7---6-4-|----6-7-9-------|
E|4---------------|7-----------7-6-|
* + * + * + * + * + * + * + * +
G|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|
A|----4-6-7---6-4-|----------------|
E|4---------------|7---6-4-2---2-2-|
Repeat (and in future choruses)
Verse 2 - :55
Riff 1
(riff 4)
* + * + * + * + * + * + * + * +
G|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|
A|------467-------|------679-------|
E|4---------------|7---------------|
* + * + * + * + * + * + * + * +
G|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|------------6-4-|
A|------467-------|------679-------|
E|4---------------|7---------------|
Chorus 2 ~V 1:14
Interlude 1 ~V 1:32
* + * + * + * + * + * + * + * +
G|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|9-9-9-9-9-111111|
D|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|
* + * + * + * + * + * + * + * +
G|1313131313131313|1313131313111111|
D|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|
* + * + * + * + * + * + * + * +
G|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
D|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|
*NOTE ~V this section totally caught me by surprise. I originally
thought it was an octave lower and played with the bass drum, before I
really listened and realized there're higher notes. You can really
hear it on the 13, but the 11 sticks out too cause it's on the offbeat
(which I also didn't notice at first). You can barely hear it. So
sneaky! It sounds like there's lower stuff when I have my bass really
turned up, but I think that's just the bass drum vibrating cause you
don't hear it at all when the bass volume is normal. I dunno. It also
sounds like the very last measure might be an octave lower, but again,
I only hear that when the bass is SUPER turned up and not otherwise,
and I don't hear it on the 2nd interlude. :\
Bridge / Outro 1 ~V 1:46
* + * + * + * + * + * + * + * +
G|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|
A|2-222-2222222-22|----------------|
E|----------------|2-222-2222222-22|
* + * + * + * + * + * + * + * +
G|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|
A|4-444-4444444-44|4-444-4444444-44|
E|----------------|----------------|
Repeat 2x
Verse 3 ~V 2:22
Riff 3
(riff 5)
* + * + * + * + * + * + * + * +
G|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|
A|------467-------|------679-------|
E|4---------------|7---------------|
* + * + * + * + * + * + * + * +
G|----------------|------------1311|
D|----------------|----------------|
A|------467-------|------679-------|
E|4---------------|7---------------|
*NOTE - It's possible the 13-11 is D|6-4 instead, but it sounds
higher. Just listen to it, do what you want.
Riff 3
Chorus 3 ~V 2:50
Interlude 2 ~V 3:08
* + * + * + * + * + * + * + * +
G|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|9-9-9-9-9-111111|
D|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|
* + * + * + * + * + * + * + * +
G|1313131313131313|1313131311111111|
D|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|
* + * + * + * + * + * + * + * +
G|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
D|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|
Bridge / Outro 2 ~V 3:22
Repeat 13x
(14th time)
* + * + * + * + * + * + * + * +
G|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|
A|2-222-2222222-22|----------------|
E|----------------|2-222-2222222-22|
* + * + * + * +
G|----------------|
D|----------------|
A|4---------------|
E|----------------|
Whew. Snow hey ho is a great song to play on bass. It's real simple, too, so that's nice. :D
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Last Updated: January 15, 2026