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The Great Apes Bass Tab by Red Hot Chili Peppers

The Great Apes bass tab by Red Hot Chili Peppers

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🎸 Intro:

G|--------------10-9--7----------------------------|--------------7----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------8--10----------10-8--7----|-----7--8--10----10-7--8--10-------10-10-8--7----|
A|-----------------------------------------------10|--8--------------------------------------------10|
E|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
    1  +  +  +  2  +  +  +  3  +  +  +  4  +  +  +    1  +  +  +  2  +  +  +  3  +  +  +  4  +  +  +



G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-8-------8-7-5-------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------8-5-------5-3-----|---------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------5-4-|-3-------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -


🎸 Verse 1: "She's a boxcar  "
G|-----------------9--------------------9-----------|--------------4--7--4-----------------7-----7----|
D|--7-----7--9--10----10-------7-----10-------10----|--5--0--5--7-----------------5--0--5-------------|
A|--0-----------------------0-----0--------0-----0--|-------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
    1  +  +  +  2  +  +  +  3  +  +  +  4  +  +  +     1  +  +  +  2  +  +  +  3  +  +  +  4  +  +  +

G|-----------------9--------------------9-----------|--------------4--7--4-----------------7-----7----|
D|--7-----7--9--10----10-------7-----10-------10----|--5--0--5--7-----------------5--0----------------|
A|-----0--------------------0-----0--------0-----0--|-------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
    1  +  +  +  2  +  +  +  3  +  +  +  4  +  +  +     1  +  +  +  2  +  +  +  3  +  +  +  4  +  +  +

G|-----------------9--------------------9-----------|--------------4--7--4-----------------7-----7----|
D|--7-----7--9--10----10-------7--------------10----|--5--0--5--7-----------------5--0--5-----0-------|
A|-----0--------------------0-----0--------------0--|-------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
    1  +  +  +  2  +  +  +  3  +  +  +  4  +  +  +     1  +  +  +  2  +  +  +  3  +  +  +  4  +  +  +

G|-----------------9--------------------9-----------|--------------4--7--4-----------------7-----7----|
D|--7-----7--9--10----10-------7-----10-------10----|--5--0--5--7-----------------5--0--5-------------|
A|-----0--------------------0-----0--------0-----0--|-------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
    1  +  +  +  2  +  +  +  3  +  +  +  4  +  +  +     1  +  +  +  2  +  +  +  3  +  +  +  4  +  +  +

🎸 Pre-Chorus 1:  "Flowers fly  "
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-7-----9-----10----12----10--9---|-5---0-7---0-9---0-7---0-9-7-5---|
A|-----0-----0-----0-----0---0---0-|-------------------------------0-|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|-----------------------------------12-------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|--7--------9--------10------/14-------14----12----|--5-----0--7-----0--9-----0--7-----0--9--7--5----|
A|--------0--------0--------0--------------0-----0--|-----------------------------------------------0-|
E|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
    1  +  +  +  2  +  +  +  3  +  +  +  4  +  +  +     1  +  +  +  2  +  +  +  3  +  +  +  4  +  +  +

🎸 Verse 2: "She's an eagle  "
G|-----------------9--------------------9-----------|--------------4--7--4-----------------7-----7----|
D|--7-----7--9--10----10-------7-----10-------10----|--5--0--5--7-----------------5--0--5-------------|
A|-----0--------------------0-----0--------0-----0--|-------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
    1  +  +  +  2  +  +  +  3  +  +  +  4  +  +  +     1  +  +  +  2  +  +  +  3  +  +  +  4  +  +  +

G|-----------------9--------------------9-----------|--------------4--7--4-----------------7-----7----|
D|--7-----7--9--10----10-------7-----10-------10----|--5--0--5--7-----------------5--0--5-------------|
A|-----0--------------------0-----0--------0-----0--|-------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
    1  +  +  +  2  +  +  +  3  +  +  +  4  +  +  +     1  +  +  +  2  +  +  +  3  +  +  +  4  +  +  +

🎸 Chorus 1:  "All of my love  "
G|--------------10-9--7----------------------------|--------------7----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------8--10----10-10-10-8--7----|-----7--8--10----10-7--8--10----10-10-10-8--7----|
A|--8--------8-----------------------------------10|--8--------------------------------------------10|
E|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
    1  +  +  +  2  +  +  +  3  +  +  +  4  +  +  +    1  +  +  +  2  +  +  +  3  +  +  +  4  +  +  +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-8---8---8-7-5-------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------8-5-------8-7-5-0-|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-3---3-3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3-3/--|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|--------------10-9--7----------------------------|--------------10-9--7-----------9--7-------------|
D|-----------------------8--10-------10-10-8--7----|-----------------------8--10-------------10------|
A|--8--------8-----------------------------------10|--8--------8-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
    1  +  +  +  2  +  +  +  3  +  +  +  4  +  +  +    1  +  +  +  2  +  +  +  3  +  +  +  4  +  +  +

G|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|--8--------8--8--7--5-----------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------8--5-----5--7--8--7--5--0--|-------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|--3-----3--3--3-----3/-15----15-15----15-15-15\--|
    1  +  +  +  2  +  +  +  3  +  +  +  4  +  +  +     1  +  +  +  2  +  +  +  3  +  +  +  4  +  +  +

🎸 Verse 3: "She's a rain bird  "
G|-----------------9--------------------9-----------|--------------4--7--4-----------------7-----7----|
D|--7-----7--9--10----10-------7-----10-------10----|--5--0--5--7-----------------5--0--5-----0-------|
A|-----0--------------------0-----0--------0-----0--|-------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
    1  +  +  +  2  +  +  +  3  +  +  +  4  +  +  +     1  +  +  +  2  +  +  +  3  +  +  +  4  +  +  +

G|-----------------9--------------------9-----------|--------------4--7--4-----------------7-----7----|
D|--7-----7--9--10----10-------7-----10-------10----|--5--0--5--7-----------------5--0--5-----0-------|
A|-----0--------------------0-----0--------0-----0--|-------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
    1  +  +  +  2  +  +  +  3  +  +  +  4  +  +  +     1  +  +  +  2  +  +  +  3  +  +  +  4  +  +  +

G|-----------------9--------------------9-----------|--------------4--7--4-----------------7-----7----|
D|--7-----7--9--10----10-------7-----10-------10----|--5--0--5--7-----------------5--0--5-------------|
A|-----0--------------------0-----0--------0-----0--|-------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
    1  +  +  +  2  +  +  +  3  +  +  +  4  +  +  +     1  +  +  +  2  +  +  +  3  +  +  +  4  +  +  +

G|-----------------9--------------------9-----------|--------------4--7--4-----------------7-----7----|
D|--7-----7--9--10----10-------7-----10-------10----|--5--0--5--7-----------------5--0----------------|
A|-----0--------------------0-----0--------0-----0--|-------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
    1  +  +  +  2  +  +  +  3  +  +  +  4  +  +  +     1  +  +  +  2  +  +  +  3  +  +  +  4  +  +  +

🎸 Pre-Chorus 2:  "Flowers fly  "
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-7-----9-----10----12----10--9---|-5---0-7---0-9---0-7---0-9-7-5---|
A|-----0-----0-----0-----0---0---0-|-------------------------------0-|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|--------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------7-------------------|
D|--7--------9--------10----15-14----14-12----10----|--5-----0--7-----0--9-----0--------0--7--0--7--0-|
A|--------0--------0-----0--------0--------0-----0--|-------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
    1  +  +  +  2  +  +  +  3  +  +  +  4  +  +  +     1  +  +  +  2  +  +  +  3  +  +  +  4  +  +  +

🎸 Verse 4: "She's a lynch mob  "
G|-----------------9--------------------9-----------|--------------4--7--4-----------------7-----7----|
D|--7-----7--9--10----10-------7-----10-------10----|--5--0--5--7-----------------5--0--5-------------|
A|--------------------------0-----0--------0-----0--|-------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
    1  +  +  +  2  +  +  +  3  +  +  +  4  +  +  +     1  +  +  +  2  +  +  +  3  +  +  +  4  +  +  +

G|-----------------9--------------------9-----------|--------------4--7--4-----------------7-----7----|
D|--7-----7--9--10----10-------7-----10-------10----|--5--0--5--7-----------------5--0--5-----0-------|
A|-----0--------------------0-----0--------0-----0--|-------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
    1  +  +  +  2  +  +  +  3  +  +  +  4  +  +  +     1  +  +  +  2  +  +  +  3  +  +  +  4  +  +  +

🎸 Chorus 2:  "All of my love  "
G|--------------10-9--7----------------------------|--------------7----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------8--10----10-10-10-8--7----|-----7--8--10----10-7--8--10----10-10-10-8--7----|
A|--8--------8-----------------------------------10|--8--------------------------------------------10|
E|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
    1  +  +  +  2  +  +  +  3  +  +  +  4  +  +  +    1  +  +  +  2  +  +  +  3  +  +  +  4  +  +  +

G|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-8---8-8-8-7-5---------7-----7---|-------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------8-5-7-8-----8---8-|-------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|--3----3--3--3-----3--3/-15-15-15----15-15-15-15\|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1  +  +  +  2  +  +  +  3  +  +  +  4  +  +  +

G|--------------10-9--7----------------------------|--------------7----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------8--10----10-10-10-8--7----|-----7--8--10----10-7--8--10----10-10-10-8--7----|
A|--8-----8--8-----------------------------------10|--8--------------------------------------------10|
E|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
    1  +  +  +  2  +  +  +  3  +  +  +  4  +  +  +    1  +  +  +  2  +  +  +  3  +  +  +  4  +  +  +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-8---8-8-8-7-5---------7---------|---------------5-----------------|
A|---------------8-5-7-8-----8-7-5-|-------------5-----5-------------|
E|---------------------------------|-3---3-3-3-----------3---3-3-3---|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

🎸 Solo:
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-7-----9-----10----9-----10--9---|-5---0-7---0-9---0-7---0-9-7-5---|
A|-----0-----0-----0-----0---0---0-|-------------------------------0-|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|--7--------9-------/14-------12-------10-12-10----|--5-----0--7-----0--9-----0--12-10-9--10-9--7--0-|
A|--------0--------0--------0--------0-----------0--|-------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
    1  +  +  +  2  +  +  +  3  +  +  +  4  +  +  +     1  +  +  +  2  +  +  +  3  +  +  +  4  +  +  +

G|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|--7--------9--------10-------14----15-14----14\---|--5-----0--7-----0--9-----0--7-----9--7--0--5----|
A|--------0--------0--------0--------------------0--|-----------------------------------------------0-|
E|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
    1  +  +  +  2  +  +  +  3  +  +  +  4  +  +  +     1  +  +  +  2  +  +  +  3  +  +  +  4  +  +  +

G|--------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------7-------------------|
D|--7-----9--------10----12----14-15----17-18-19----|--5-----0--7-----0--9-----0--------0--9--7--5----|
A|-----0-----0--0-----0-----0--------0-----------0--|-------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
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🎸 Verse 5: "She's a bus stop  "
G|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
    1  +  +  +  2  +  +  +  3  +  +  +  4  +  +  +     1  +  +  +  2  +  +  +  3  +  +  +  4  +  +  +

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

G|-----------------9--------------------9-----------|--------------4--7--4-----------------7-----7----|
D|--------7--9--10----10-------7-----10-------10----|--5--0--5--7-----------------5--0--5-------------|
A|--------------------------0-----0--------0-----0--|-------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
    1  +  +  +  2  +  +  +  3  +  +  +  4  +  +  +     1  +  +  +  2  +  +  +  3  +  +  +  4  +  +  +

G|-----------------9--------------------9-----------|--------------4--7--4-----------------7-----7----|
D|--7-----7--9--10----10-------7-----10-------10----|--5--0--5--7-----------------5--0--5-----0-----0-|
A|-----0--------------------0-----0--------0-----0--|-------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
    1  +  +  +  2  +  +  +  3  +  +  +  4  +  +  +     1  +  +  +  2  +  +  +  3  +  +  +  4  +  +  +

🎸 Chorus 3:  "All of my love  "
G|--------------10-9--7----------------------------|--------------7----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------8--10-------10-10-8--7----|-----7--8--10----10-7--8--10----10-10-10-8--7----|
A|--8--------8-----------------------------------10|--8--------------------------------------------10|
E|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
    1  +  +  +  2  +  +  +  3  +  +  +  4  +  +  +    1  +  +  +  2  +  +  +  3  +  +  +  4  +  +  +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-8-----8-8-7-5-------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------8-5---5-5-5-3-----|---------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------5-4-|-3---3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3---3-3/--8-|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|--------------10-9--7----------------------------|--------------7--------------------7-------------|
D|-----------------------8--10----10-10-10-8--7----|-----7--8--10----10-7--8--10----10----10-8--7----|
A|--8-----8--8-----------------------------------10|--8--------------------------------------------10|
E|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
    1  +  +  +  2  +  +  +  3  +  +  +  4  +  +  +    1  +  +  +  2  +  +  +  3  +  +  +  4  +  +  +

G|-----7-5-------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-8-------8-7-5---7---7-7-7-5-----|---------------------------------|
A|---------------8-------------5---|---------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------0-|-3---3-3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3/15.-|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

🎸 Outro:
G|--17----14----------------------------------------|--17-17-14-14------------------------------------|
D|--------------15----------17-17-14----------------|--------------15----15-15-17----14-14------------|
A|--------------------------------------15----------|--------------------------------------15---------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
    1  +  +  +  2  +  +  +  3  +  +  +  4  +  +  +     1  +  +  +  2  +  +  +  3  +  +  +  4  +  +  +

G|--15----------------------14----------------------|--12----12-------------12-------------12----12.--|
D|--------15----------------------15-15-------------|-----------12-------12-------12----12----12------|
A|--------------17----------------------17----17\---|--------------10----------------10---------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
    1  +  +  +  2  +  +  +  3  +  +  +  4  +  +  +     1  +  +  +  2  +  +  +  3  +  +  +  4  +  +  +

G|--------------14----------------------------------|--------14-17-14---------------------------------|
D|--15----------------------17-17-14----------------|--15-17-------------------17----14---------------|
A|--------------------------------------15----------|--------------------------------------15---------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
    1  +  +  +  2  +  +  +  3  +  +  +  4  +  +  +     1  +  +  +  2  +  +  +  3  +  +  +  4  +  +  +

G|--------------------15----14----------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------15----------------15----------------|-h17--1717-15h17--1717-15h17--1717-15h17----17\--|
A|--17----------------------------------17----------|-------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
    1  +  +  +  2  +  +  +  3  +  +  +  4  +  +  +     1  +  +  +  2  +  +  +  3  +  +  +  4  +  +  +(Listen
                                                                                                    carefully)

G|--10/12-12-10/12-12-10/12-12-10/12-12-10/12-12----|-------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|--8-/10-10-8-/10-10-8-/10-10-8-/10-10-8-/10-10----|-------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|--3-----3--3-----3--3-----3--3/----15-15-15-15\--|
    1  +  +  +  2  +  +  +  3  +  +  +  4  +  +  +     1  +  +  +  2  +  +  +  3  +  +  +  4  +  +  +

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


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| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off
| /  Slide up
| \  Slide down
|   Staccato

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