Under The Bridge Acoustic Tabs by Red Hot Chili Peppers

Under The Bridge Acoustic tab by Red Hot Chili Peppers

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Tabbed by: Gregz1
Email: danielgregory69@hotmail.com

I worked most of this song out by watching John Frusciante play this on the VPRO documentary!!

| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| x Mute note
| * Accentuate note by pinching string instead of picking

Intro: Finger Picked

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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -


 D                F#

e-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--3-------3*---------------2---------------------------------------|
G------2-----2----------------------3*------------------------------|
D----4---4----------------------4-----4----4--2---------------------|
A--5------------4--2----------4---4--------------5-4-2--------------|
E--------------------5--4---2---------------------------------------|
  D                   F#
e------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-3---------------3-h-5-p-3----------------------------------------|
G------------2---------------2-------------------3-----------------|
D-------4------------------------4/6-6\-------4----4---4--2--------|
A-4-h-5---5----5-----------------5/7 7\-----4---4-----------5--4-2-|
E----------------------------------------2-------------------------|
  D             F#
e------------------------------------------------------------|
B-3------------3*-------------2------------------------------|
G----------2------2-------------------3*---------------------|
D-------4----4--------------------4-4---4---4-2--------------|
A-4-h-5--5------------4-2-------4---------------5---4--2-----|
E-------------------------5-4-2------------------------------|
 D                 F#
e------------------------------------------------------------|
B-3-------------3-h-5-p-3------------------------------------|
G-----------2-------------2----------------3---3-------------|
D-------4-------------------4/6-6\------4----4---4-----------|
A-4-h-5---5-----------------5/7-7\----4--4-----4---4/7-------|
E-----------------------------------2------------------------|


Verse - Plectrum
   E   B    C#m    G#m A
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----9--x--7----x---------9----4----5----------------------|
G|----9--x--8----x---------9----4----6----------------------|
D|----9--x--9----x---9/11-------6----7----------------------|
A|----7-----9----x---9/11-------6----7----------------------|
E|----------7----x------------------------------------------|
"Sometimes I feel like..........................

   E   B    C#m     A
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----9--x--7--------9-----------5--------------------------|
G|----9--x--8----x---9-----------6--------------------------|
D|----9--x--9----x---11----------7--------------------------|
A|----7-----9----x---11----------7--------------------------|
E|----------7----x---9-----------5--------------------------|

"Sometimes I feel like my..........................

   E   B    C#m  m   A
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----9--x--7--------9-----4------5-------------------------|
G|----9--x--8----x---9-----4------6-------------------------|
D|----9--x--9----x---11----6------7-------------------------|
A|----7-----9----x---11----6------7-------------------------|
E|----------7----x---9--------------------------------------|

"the city I live in.........

   E   B    C#m  A   Emaj7
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|----9--x--7--------9------5------9-------------------|
G|----9--x--8----x---9------6------8-------------------|
D|----9--x--9----x---11-----7------9-------------------|
A|----7-----9----x---11-----7------7-------------------|
E|----------7----x---9------5--------------------------|

"lonely as I am together......

Second Verse
   E   B           C#m    G#m A
e|--------------------------------------------------5h7p5------------|
B|----9--9--7-----7---7---------------9----9—-4--5---------5---------|
G|----9--9--8-----8---8h9p8---8-------9----9—-4--6---------6---------|
D|----9--9--9---------------9-----9/11-11--11-6--7-------------------|
A|----7--7--9-------9-------------9/11—11—-11—6--7-------------------|
E|----------7--------------------------------------------------------|

"I drive on the streets......


   E  *B         * C#m    G#m A
e|--------------------------------------------------5-------------|
B|----9--9--7-----7---7---------------9----9—-4--5----5-----------|
G|----9--9--8-----8---8h9p8---8-------9----9—-4--6------6---------|
D|----9--9--9---------------9-----9/11-11--11-6--7----------------|
A|----7--7--9-------9-------------9/11—11—-11—6--7----------------|
E|----------7-----------------------------------------------------|
        *=Or the change the B Chord riff to:
   *B        *
e|------------7h9-9------|
B|----7---7--------------|
G|----8---8--------------|
D|----9-----9------------|
A|----9------------------|
E|----7------------------|

"I walk through................

   E   B           C#m    G#m A
e|--------------------------------------------------5h7p5------------|
B|----9--9--7-----7---7---------------9----9—-4--5---------5---------|
G|----9--9--8-----8---8h9p8---8-------9----9—-4--6---------6---------|
D|----9--9--9---------------9-----9/11-11--11-6--7-------------------|
A|----7--7--9-------9-------------9/11—11—-11—6--7-------------------|
E|----------7--------------------------------------------------------|

"She sees my good...........................

   E   *B       C#m   A     Emaj7
e|--------------------------------------5---------------|
B|----9--9--7---------------9-—----5-----5---9----------|
G|----9--9--8---------------9—-----6---------8----------|
D|----9--9--9--------9/11---11-----7---------9----------|
A|----7--7--9--------9/11--—11—-—--7------------7-------|
E|----------7----------------------5--------------------|

"I never worry now..............................
Pre-chorus

    F#m  E      B      F#m
e|-----------------------11-11-11-11---9---9----9----x--x--x---|
B|----10-----9---9---9---12-12-12-12--10--10---10----x—-x--x---|
G|----11-----9---9---9---11-11-11-11--11--11---11----x—-x------|x
D|----11-----9---9---9----------------11--11---11----x--x--x---|
A|-----9-----7---7---7-----------------9---9----9----x--x--x---|
E|---------------------------------------------------x-—x------|x
Repeat X 4
"I don’t ever wanna feel.........

End of pre-chorus leading into third verse

   E   B           C#m    G#m A
e|--------------------------------------------------5h7p5------------|
B|----------------7---7---------------9----9—-4--5---------5---------|
G|----------------8---8h9p8---8-------9----9—-4--6---------6---------|
D|-----7----9---------------9-----9/11-11--11-6--7-------------------|
A|-----7----9-------9-------------9/11—11—-11—6--7-------------------|
E|--7h9--------------------------------------------------------------|

"way____ yeah, yeah

   E   B           C#m    G#m A
e|--------------------------------------------------5-------------|
B|----9--9--7-----7---7---------------9----9—-4--5----5-----------|
G|----9--9--8-----8---8h9p8---8-------9----9—-4--6------6---------|
D|----9--9--9---------------9-----9/11-11--11-6--7----------------|
A|----7--7--9-------9-------------9/11—11—-11—6--7----------------|
E|----------7-----------------------------------------------------|
                           "It’s

  E   B           C#m    G#m A
e|--------------------------------------------------5h7p5------------|
B|----9--9--7-----7---7---------------9----9—-4--5---------5---------|
G|----9--9--8-----8---8h9p8---8-------9----9—-4--6---------6---------|
D|----9--9--9---------------9-----9/11-11--11-6--7-------------------|
A|----7--7--9-------9-------------9/11—11—-11—6--7-------------------|
E|----------7--------------------------------------------------------|

"hard to believe that there’s nobody out there

Continue with the same theme as second verse:
E        *B      C#m   A
It’s hard to believe that I’m all alone
E         B      C#m   A
At least I have her love The city she loves me
E         B      C#m   A   Emaj7
Lonely as I am Together we cry

Pre chorus

    F#m  E      B      F#m
e|-----------------------11-11-11-11---9---9----9----x--x--x---|
B|----10-----9---9---9---12-12-12-12--10--10---10----x—-x--x---|
G|----11-----9---9---9---11-11-11-11--11--11---11----x—-x------|x
D|----11-----9---9---9----------------11--11---11----x--x--x---|
A|-----9-----7---7---7-----------------9---9----9----x--x--x---|
E|---------------------------------------------------x-—x------|x
Repeat X 4
"I don’t ever wanna feel.........


Bridge
   A   Am   G6  Fmaj7
e|----5-----5------0----0----------------------------------|
B|----5-----5------3----1----------------------------------|
G|----6-----5------4----2----------------------------------|
D|----7-----7------5----3----------------------------------|
A|----7-----7------5----3----------------------------------|
E|----5-----5----------------------------------------------|
 "yeah,___, yeah,___ no,____no,____ etc...
Repeat x 3

Chorus
  Fmaj7    Emaj7   G
e|---12---------10------------------------------------------|
B|---10----------9-----12-----------------------------------|
G|---10-x16(ish)-9—x8--12-----------------------------------|
D|---10----------9-----12—x8--------------------------------|
A|---------------------10-----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|


Chords for chorus are:
   A  Am7  G6  Fmaj7
e|---0---------0-----0-----------------|
B|---5---5-----3-----1-----------------|
G|---6---5-----4-----2-----------------|
D|---7---5-----5-----3-----------------|
A|---7---0-----5-----3-----------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
During Chorus try pulling off and hammering on the B string note on the chords G6 &
sounds good and I think John does this during the VPRO performance!

A         Am7
Under the bridge downtown
G6       Fmaj7
Is where I drew some blood
A        Am7
Under the bridge downtown
G6       Fmaj7
I could not get enough
A         Am7
Under the bridge downtown
G6       Fmaj7
Forgot about my love
A         Am7
Under the bridge downtown
G6       Fmaj7
I gave my life away



Outro

  A    Am   G6        A    Am
e|--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-----0------0-0-0-0-0-0-3h0-0------|
B|--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-3-3-0h1--1-----5-5-5-5-5-5------------|
G|--6-6-6-6--5-5-5-5-4-4--------2---6-6-6-5-5-5------------|
  G6   Fmaj7
e|--0-0-0-0-0------------------------------------------------------|
B|--3-3-3-0-1-1h3p1------------------------------------------------|
G|--4-4-4-2-2------2-----------------------------------------------|
  A    Am  G6  Fma7   A    Am    A
e|--0-0-0--0-0---0-0-0--0---0-----0-0-0-0-----------------|
B|--5-5-5--5-5---3-3-3--0---1-----5-5-5-5-5-----0-0—2-----|
G|--6-6-6--5-5-- 4-4-4--2---2/6---6-6-5-5-5h7p5-4-2—2-----|
D|-----------------------------------7---7-----7----2-----|
A|--------------------------------------------------0-----|


Enjoy!!!

Under The Bridge Acoustic tab

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Although the song is written and played on an electric guitar on the album, playing Under the bridge on an acoustic guitar is both fun and suits the song very well. Below is the Under the bridge acoustic guitar tabs that will get you started. Please note that it starts off in D major and shifts to E major after the first chorus. The song really grows as it goes.

playing these tabs of Under the bridge acoustic at parties or at the campfire is always a success. The intro which sounds very well on acoustic guitar is inspired by the song Any Warhole by David Bowie. You should also note that the lyrics are about Kiedis drug habits and about losing friends.

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