The Bicycle Song / = slide
Red Hot Chili Peppers x= left hand palm mute/dead note
By the Way h= hammer on
2003
Tabbed by Alex Salazar
Intro/ Verse
Figure 1:
D maj. Amaj.Bmin.
e----------5-5/-7-7-x-----------------| palm mute
B-7-7-7-7--5-5/-7-7-x-----------------| first time
G-7-7-7-7--6-6/-7-7-x-----------------| only for
D-7-7-7-7--7-7/-9-9-x-----------------| each verse
A-5-5-5-5--7-7/-9-9-x-----------------|
E----------5-5/-7-7-x-----------------|
Figure 2:
Amaj.Gmaj. DM Bmin. Amaj. Gmaj. Dm Emin
e-5--3-3-3-3----7-7-----5---3-3-3-3-----7--7-------|
B-5--3-3-3-3-7--7-7-----5---3-3-3-3--7--8--8-------|
G-6--4-4-4-4-7--7-7-----6---4-4-4-4--7--9--9-------|
D-7--5-5-5-5-7--9-9-----7---5-5-5-5--7--9--9-------|
A-7--5-5-5-5-5--9-9-----7---5-5-5-5--5--7--7-------|
E-5--3-3-3-3----7-7-----5---3-3-3-3----------------|
Pre-Chorus
Fig.1
Cmaj. Dmaj. Emin.
e-----------------------------------------|
B-----5-------7-----------7-8-7-----------|
G-------5-------7-----9---------7---------|
D---5-------7-------9---9-----------------|
A-3-------5-------7-----------------------|
E-----------------------------------------|
Fig.2
e------------------5-----5-----5-----5-----|
B-----5-------7------3-----3-----3---------|
G-------5-------7------4-----4-----4-------|
D---5-------7------------------------------|
A-3-------5--------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------|
Chorus
Gmaj. Dmaj. Cmaj.
e-------------------10-10-10-10-10-10-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
B-12-12-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-10-10-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
G-12-12-12-12-12-12-11-11-11-11-11-11-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
D-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
A-10-10-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
E-------------------x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|
Gmaj. Dmaj. Cmaj.
e-------------------10-10-10-10-10-10-8--8--8--8--8--8--10-10-10-10-10-10-|
B-12-12-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-10-10-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
G-12-12-12-12-12-12-11-11-11-11-11-11-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
D-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
A-10-10-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-10-10-x--x--x--x--x--x--|
E-------------------x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|
Gmaj. Dmaj. Cmaj.
e-------------------10-10-10-10-10-10-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
B-12-12-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-10-10-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
G-12-12-12-12-12-12-11-11-11-11-11-11-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
D-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
A-10-10-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
E-------------------x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|
Gmaj. Dmaj. Cmaj.
e-------------------10-10-10-10-10-10-8--8--|
B-12-12-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-10-10-8--8--|
G-12-12-12-12-12-12-11-11-11-11-11-11-9--9--|
D-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-10-10-|
A-10-10-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-12-12-10-10-|
E-------------------x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|
solo
e---h-----------------------|
B-5---7-8-7-5-5-------------|
G---------------7-7---------|
D---------------------------|
A---------------------------|
E---------------------------|
e---h-----------------------h------------------------|
B-5---7-8-7-5-5-----5-----5---7-5-----5-------h------|
G---------------7-7-----7---------7-7-----7-7---9----|
D---------------------5-----------------5------------|
A-------------------------------------------------7--|
E----------------------------------------------------|
e---h-----------------------|
B-5---7-8-7-5-5-------------|
G---------------7-7---------|
D---------------------------|
A---------------------------|
E---------------------------|
e---h-----------------------h---------------------7---|
B-5---7-8-7-5-5-----5-----5---7-5-----5-------h---8---|
G---------------7-7-----7---------7-7-----7-7---9-9---|
D---------------------5-----------------5-------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------|
e-10-10-9--7-|
B-11-11-10-8-|
G-12-12-11-9-|
D------------|
A------------|
E------------|
Intro/Verse
Fig1.x2
Fig2.x1
Fig.1x2
Fig.2x1½ the half play this
Gmaj. DM Emin
e-3-3-3-3-----7--7-------|
B-3-3-3-3--7--8--8-------|
G-4-4-4-4--7--9--9-------|
D-5-5-5-5--7--9--9-------|
A-5-5-5-5--5--7--7-------|
E-3-3-3-3----------------|
Pre-Chorus
Fig.1x3
Fig.2x1
Chorusx1
Solox1
Order of Song
Verse
Pre-Chorus
Chorus
Verse
Pre-Chorus
Chorusx2- For the first time play the second line of the bridge for the
fourth line.
Solo
Thats it. Hope it helps