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Walkabout Bass Tab by Red Hot Chili Peppers

Walkabout bass tab by Red Hot Chili Peppers

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Walkabout by Red Hot Chili Peppers

Well I've got the *basic* bass parts outlined here.  I've tried to format
the tab to follow the song, but this is a very highly adlibed song both on
flea's part as well as dave navarro and even vocally by kiedis.  Use this
as just a guideline to how to play it and enjoy!

*Intro
G:------------|------------------------------------------|
D:-----12-----|--14--12----------------------------------|
A:--14----14--|----------10----12b13r12--10h12-----------|
E:------------|------------------------------------------|


G:------------------------------------|
D:--14--12----------------------------|
A:----------10--12b13r12-10-----------|
E:--------------------------10--------|
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G:----------------------------------------|
D:--14--12--------------------------------|
A:----------10----12b13r12--10h12---------|
E:----------------------------------------|


G:---------------------------------------|
D:------10--12--12b13r12-10--12/14-------|
A:--12-----------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------|


G:-------12--14--14b15r14--12-14/16---------|
D:---14-------------------------------------|
A:------------------------------------------|
E:------------------------------------------|


G:-------------------------------------------|
D:---14--12----------------------------------|
A:-----------10--12b13r12--10----------------|
E:----------------------------10------8------|

--End Intro--

  Riff 1 (+ simile endings)    (x10)
G:------------7-8-9-----------------|--------|
D:----------7----------5--4---------|-Ending-|
A:---0-----------------------7--5---|--Riff--|
E:----------------------------------|--------|

--Listed Below are a few different "Ending Riff" Variations.  Flea adlibs

these in many different ways so choose your favourites or make some up!

G:-----------------------|
D:-----------------------|
A:------5-4-3---3--5--7--|
E:--X--------------------|

G:---------------------|  G:--------------------|  G:------------------------|
D:---------------------|  D:--------------------|  D:--------------12-11-10--|
A:------------5--4-3---|  A:--X-5-4-3-----5--7--|  A:--X-12-11-10------------|
E:--0--5-4-3-----------|  E:-----------3--------|  E:------------------------|



  Riff 2. (guitar duplicates this first time)
G:--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D:------------------10----------------------------10------------------|
A:---12---10-------------------rest---12--10--------------------------|
E:-------------12-------11-10-----------------12------11-10---13-12---|


G:---------------|----------|----------------|
D:--Riff-1-(x8)--|--Riff-2--|--Riff-1--(x4)--|
A:---------------|----------|----------------|
E:---------------|----------|----------------|

Bridge                           (x2)
G:-----------------------------------|
D:*---------------------------------*|
A:*-----9-----7-7-------9-----7-7---*|
E:---9-----7-------9-9-----7---------|


G:------11-11-----------------11----------|----------------|----------------|
D:----------------------------------------|--Riff-1.-(x4)--|--Riff-1.-(x4)--|
A:----9----------7-7-------9--------7-7---|--guitar-solo---|----------------|
E:--9---------7-------9-9--------7--------|----------------|----------------|


G:-----------|----------------------|
D:-----------|----------------------|
A:--7--rest--|-rest-(guitar/drums)--|
E:-----------|----------------------|

Not sure about these next two bars.  Do what you like.
G:-----------------------------------------------------------14-17-\--|
D:-----------------------------------------------------14-17----------|
A:------4--5---6--7--9--10--12---10--7--------------------------------|
E:---5----------------------------------------------------------------|

G:-------14-----------------------------14--------------------|
D:----17----17---17-17-14-14-14-17---17----17---0------5------|
A:----0-------------------------------------------------------|
E:------------------------------------------------------------|

                                (x3)
G:----------------------------------|
D:*----------------------5---------*|
A:*---------------5----------------*|
E:---5------------------------------|

                                           (x3)
G:---------------------------------------7-5---|--------------------------|
D:*----------------------------5-5-5---5------*|-----------------------5--|
A:*------------------7-6-5--------------------*|----------------5---------|
E:---5-r-5-5--5---5----------------------------|---5----------------------|

Again -- not sure.
      bend while picking and release
     |-----------------------------------|         (x2)
G:-----------------------------------------------------|
D:*------------------------------------------5----7---*|
A:*--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-b-6-6-b-7-7-7-b-6-6-5-5----------*|
E:-----------------------------------------------------|
/----------------------------------------\
|  ____    ____                          |
| (   `--'  .-'               _T_T_T_T_ |
| |8| O  O  |||||||||||||||||||[o o o o/ |
| (__,--.____\                 `~~~`--'  |
|     from the desk of jaco pastorius..  |
|            acanterb@vt.edu             |
|  http://www.vt.edu:10021/A/acanterb/   |
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