Tear Bass Tab by Red Hot Chili Peppers

Tear bass tab by Red Hot Chili Peppers

Bass Tab

Tear - Bass tab

By the Red Hot Chili Peppers
>From the Album "By the Way"
Tabbed by Tim Marti (mynameisgreat@hotmail.com)

Normal tuning

Intro: Sometimes he plays each note twice, sometimes he plays
it only once, you decide when, it still sounds the same.
G-|---------------|----------|
D-|-------5--5----|-7--7-----|(x7)
A-|-3--3----------|----------|
E-|---------------|----------|

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G-|---------------|------------------|
D-|-------5--5----|-7---5/7--5-------|
A-|-3--3----------|------------7-6-5-|
E-|---------------|------------------|
then play the first 2 bars once
G-|--------------------|
D-|-------5--5-5-5-5-5-|
A-|-3--3---------------|
E-|--------------------|

Chorus1: (x1) if you don't like playing high up try moving it down a string
G-|----------------------|----------------------------|
D-|------17---------17---|------14--------------------|
A-|-15------15-14------14|-12------12-10--12/15-12-10-|
E-|----------------------|----------------------------|

G-|-----------------|---------------------|
D-|-----------------|---------------------|
A-|-----------------|--------------15-14--|
E-|-13---13-12------|-10-12-13-15--13-15--|

G-|-----------------------|------14------------|
D-|------17-------19-17---|------14------------|
A-|-15------15-14-------14|-12--------10--10---|
E-|-----------------------|--------------------|

G-|--------------------|-----------------------------|
D-|--------------------|----------------------12--5-6|
A-|--------------------|------------10--10-10-14-----|
E-|-13---15-13-12----12|-10-1212-13------------------|
He might not play that triple-note on the end, but it
G-|-------------------|------5-------| sounds good
D-|-7--------------5-6|-7----7-------|
A-|-------------------|--------------|
E-|---5--5----5-5-----|---5--5-------|

Verse2:
G-|------------------------|-----------------|
D-|-------2-3-5------------|-----------------| (x3)
A-|-3--3--------------2-3-5|-----------------|
E-|-------------3--3-------|-5--5---5-5-5----|

In 1st measure let first 2 notes ring, not 3rd and 4th
G-|------------|------------|
D-|------------|------------|
A-|-3--3--3--3-|-5---5/7-\--|
E-|------------|------------|

Guitar solo: (x1)
G-|------------------------|----------------------------------|
D-|-------2-3-5------------|---------5/7\5-5/7\5-5/7\5-5/7\5--|
A-|-3--3--------------2-3-5|---------------------------------5|
E-|-------------3--3-------|-5--5-----------------------------|

G-|------------------------|---------------------|
D-|-------2-3-5------------|---------------------|
A-|-3--3--------------2-3-5|-------------------5-|
E-|-------------3--3-------|-5--5---0h1--3--5----|

Verse3: (x1)
G-|------------------------|-----------------|-------------------------|
D-|-------2-3-5------------|-----------------|------2-3-5--------------|
A-|-3--3--------------2-3-5|-----------------|-3--3--------------------|
E-|-------------3--3-------|-5--5---5--5-5---|------------3--3-3-3-3-3-|

Chorus2: (x1)
G-|----------------------|------17---------------|
D-|------17--------------|------14---------14----|
A-|-15------15-14---14-14|-12------12-10------10-|
E-|----------------------|-----------------------|

G-|----------------17-----|---------------------|
D-|-----14---------14-----|---------------------|
A-|-----15----------------|--------------15-14--|
E-|-13------15--12-----12-|-10-12-13-15--13-15--|

G-|-------------------------|-----14--------------|
D-|------17-------19-17--17-|-----14--------------|
A-|-15------15-14-----------|-12-----12-10--10-10-|
E-|-------------------------|---------------------|

G-|-----------------|-------------------------------|
D-|-----------------|-------------------------------|
A-|-----------------|------------10--10--10-10------|
E-|-13---13-12----12|-10-1212-13--------------------|

G-|-------------------|------5-------|
D-|-7---7-----7-7--5-6|-7----7-------|
A-|-------------------|--------------|
E-|---5---------------|---5--5-------|

Interlude: (x1)
G-|----------------|-----------------------|
D-|---------15-----|-----------------------|
A-|------15---15---|-----------------------|
E-|-13----------13-|-12---12-15/17-15-13-12|

G-|---------17----------|------------------------|
D-|-------15--15--------|------------------------|
A-|-----15------15--15--|------------------------|
E-|-13------------13--13|12---12-15/17-15-13-1212|

G-|-----------------------|----------------------|
D-|---------------15------|----------------------|
A-|------15-15--15---15---|----------------------|
E-|-13------------------13|12---12-15/19-15-13-12|

G-|----------------------|----------------------|
D-|----------------------|----------------------|
A-|----151515151515------|----------------------|
E-|13---------------13-15|-12--12--1212-13--15--|

Verse4: (x1)
G-|------------------------|-----------------|
D-|-------2-3-5------------|-----------------|
A-|-3--3--------------2-3-5|-----------------|
E-|-------------3--3-------|-5--5---5-5-x-5--|

G-|------------------------|--------------------|
D-|-------2-3-5------------|--------------------|
A-|-3--3--------------2-3-5|-----------------7-5|
E-|-------------3--3-------|-5--5---5-5--5------|

G-|------------------------|---------------------------|
D-|-------2-3-5------------|---------------------------|
A-|-3--3--------------2-3-5|---------------------------|
E-|-------------3--3-------|-5--5--5--0-0-5-5-5--5--0-0|

G-|------------------------|---------------|
D-|-------2-3-5------------|----------7----|
A-|-3--3--------------2-3-5|-------------7-|
E-|-------------3--3-------|-5--5----------|

G-|----------------------|---------------|
D-|----------------------|---------------|
A-|-3--3---3-------2-3-5-|---------------|
E-|----------5--5--------|-x--5---5--5-5-|

G-|---------------------------|
D-|---------------------------|
A-|-x--x--3--3--5---5-5-5-x-x-|
E-|---------------------------|

Chorus3: This part was very hard to hear
G-|--------------------|-------------------------|
D-|------17------------|-------------------------|
A-|-15------15-14----14|-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-|
E-|--------------------|-------------------------|

G-|-------------------------|---------------------|
D-|-------------------------|---------------------|
A-|-------------------------|--------------15-14--|
E-|-13-13-13-13-12-12-12-12-|-10-12-13-15--13-15--|

G-|------------------------|------14--------12---|
D-|------17-------19-17----|------14---------9---|
A-|-15------15-14-------14-|-12-12--12-10-10--10-|
E-|------------------------|---------------------|
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G-|-------------------------|------------------------|
D-|-------------------------|------------------------|
A-|-------------------------|------------------------|
E-|-13-13---13-12-12---12/15|-10-12-13-15--15-15--15-|

G-|--------------|-----------------|
D-|-7---7-----5-6|-7----7-------5-6|     That's it with all
A-|--------------|-----------------|    the improb. ENJOY
E-|---5----------|---5------5-5----|          Tim
Let the last note ring
G-|-----------------|-------5---------|
D-|-7----7-------5-6|-7-----7---------|
A-|-----------------|-----------------|
E-|---5------5-5----|---5-5-5---------|

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