The Zephyr Song Live Tab by Red Hot Chili Peppers

The Zephyr Song Live tab by Red Hot Chili Peppers

Guitar Tab

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                             The Zephyr Song (live at Slane) - Red Hot Chili Peppers
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Tabbed by: DazzLex[27
E-mail: dazzlex27@mail.ru

Tuning: standart

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| /   slide up
| \   slide down
| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off
| ~   vibrato
| +   harmonic
| x   Mute note
| b   Bend
| pb  Pre-bend
| br  Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

Looks about right to me. Listen to the original recording to figure out the rhythm and the strumming patterns
Also, John plays barre chords with thumb over neck, so those are tabbed with the 5th string muted

Intro
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------12---------10----------4----------5h7-5------------9-10--12--10h12p10-9---|
D|-----10----------9-----------5----------7---------------10-------------------------|
A|-12----------10-----------7----------8--------------12-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------8----------------|
G|--------7-9--10--9h10p9-7----------4-5--7--5h7p5-4----------5-7/9---9/7-5----------|
D|-----9--------------------------5------------------------7-------------------------|
A|-10--------------------------7------------------------8----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Jumps right into the verse

Verse 1:
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------9------12--10--9---------7------10-9-7--------4-----7--5--4--------5-7/9-7-5-|
D|-----10------------------------9--------------------5--------------------7------------|
A|-12---------12-------------10--------10----------7--------7-----------8---------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------10-----------------------------------------5----------------------|
G|---------9------12------9---------7-----10-9-7--------4-----7-----5----4-5---4-5------|
D|-----10------------------------9-------------------5----------------3------3----------|
A|-12---------12-------------10--------10---------7---------7---------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Once again
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------9------12--10--9---------7------10-9-7--------4-----7--5--4--------5-7/9-7-5-|
D|-----10------------------------9--------------------5--------------------7------------|
A|-12---------12-------------10--------10----------7--------7-----------8---------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------10-----------------------------------------5----------------------|
G|---------9------12------9---------7-----10-9-7--------4-----7-----5----4-5---4-5------|
D|-----10------------------------9-------------------5----------------3------3----------|
A|-12---------12-------------10--------10---------7---------7---------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus:
     'Fly away oooon my zephyyr..."  "I feel it moooore than eveer"       "And in this"
   D                             G               A                  D
e|-x-----------------------------3---------------5------------------x-x-x---------------|
B|-7-----------------------------3---------------5------------------7-7-7---------------|
G|-7-----------------------------4---------------6------------------7-7-7---------------|
D|-7-----------------------------5---------------7------------------7-7-7---------------|
A|-5-----------------------------x---------------x------------------5-5-5---------------|
E|-x-----------------------------3---------------5------------------x-x-x---------------|

   "perfect weatheeer..."    "We'll fiiind a plaace together"
                        G                   A
e|----------------------3-------------------5-------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------3-------------------5-------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------4-------------------6-------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------5-------------------7-------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------x-------------------x-------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------3-------------------5-------------------------------------------|

Verse 2:
Basically the same
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------9------12--10--9---------7------10-9-7--------4-----7--5--4--------5-7/9-7-5-|
D|-----10------------------------9--------------------5--------------------7------------| x2
A|-12---------12-------------10--------10----------7--------7-----------8---------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------10-----------------------------------------5----------------------|
G|---------9------12------9---------7-----10-9-7--------4-----7-----5----4-5---4-5------|
D|-----10------------------------9-------------------5----------------3------3----------|
A|-12---------12-------------10--------10---------7---------7---------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Chorus 2
Same as before
     "Fly away oooon my zephyyr..."  "I feel it moooore than eveer"       "And in this"
   D                             G               A                  D
e|-x-----------------------------3---------------5------------------x-x-x---------------|
B|-7-----------------------------3---------------5------------------7-7-7---------------|
G|-7-----------------------------4---------------6------------------7-7-7---------------|
D|-7-----------------------------5---------------7------------------7-7-7---------------|
A|-5-----------------------------x---------------x------------------5-5-5---------------|
E|-x-----------------------------3---------------5------------------x-x-x---------------|

   "perfect weatheeer..."   "We'll fiiind a plaace together"
                        G                   A
e|----------------------3-------------------5-------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------3-------------------5-------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------4-------------------6-------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------5-------------------7-------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------x-------------------x-------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------3-------------------5-------------------------------------------|

Bridge 1:
Same as chorus, but the chords are constantly strummed unlike before
   D                             G               A                  G A
e|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-5-----------------|
B|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-5-----------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--4-6-----------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-7-----------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x-x-----------------|
E|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-5-----------------|

   D                             G               A                 Breaks into the 1-st solo
e|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----------------------|
B|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6----------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x----------------------|
E|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----------------------|

Solo 1
Heavily distorted
e|---------------19-19br------------------------------------------19br-19br-19-19-------|
B|-20b-20b-20br------------20br-20-17-20br--20-17-20b-20b-20b-20b-----------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-19-20-0-19-20-0-19-20-0-19-20-0-19-20-0--19-20-0--21b-21b----------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Bridge 2:
Chords change for a while
   A                     G                     Em                  F
e|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
B|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
G|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| x2
A|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|

Then the same chords as in the chorus, but played open (clearly seen in the video)
   D                             G               A
e|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------------------|
B|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------------------|
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------------------|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------------------|
A|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------------------|
E|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x----------------------|

Chorus 3:
Also open chords
   D                             G               A                 breaks into the 2-nd solo
e|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------------------|
B|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------------------|
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------------------|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------------------| x2
A|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------------------|
E|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x----------------------|

Solo 2:
Also heavily distorted
Starts when Kiedis sings "foreveeer.."
e|-14b-----------15--14--15-15-----------14br---------17--15--14-15-15------------------|
B|-----15--15-15----------------15br--15-------15-15------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-14-15-17--14-15-17-17b-----15--14-14--17--15-14--15-15-------17----------------------|
B|-------------------------15-------------------------------15b----15r--15--------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-14br--17--15-14-15-14----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------15------------------------14--14h15p14----14h15p14------17b----|
G|---------------------------12--12--12--12/14--14--------------14-----------14---------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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