Title: Blackeyed Blonde
Album: Freaky Styley
Artist: Red Hot Chili Peppers
Members: Anthony Kiedis, FLEA, Hillel Slovack and Jack Irons
Transcription: Bass Tab
Tuning: Standard
Tabbed by: Sean Lewis
Key
/ = Slide Up To Fret
= Slide Down To Fret
h = Hammer On
p = Pull Off
X = Muted Note
> = Let Ring
I) = Bend Up
U) = Bend Down
T = Tap (wack string with joining bone on thumb)
P = Pop (pull the string upwards with index finger, middle, ring, or pinky
releasing it to make a twang)
Note....before u try this work on ur percussion slap techinque
T P T P T P T P T P T P T P T P
[G]]---x---x---x---x----------------]
[D]]-------------------x---x---x---x]
[A]]-x---x---x---x------------------]
[E]]-----------------x---x---x---x--]
(FLEA has tone maxed at this point)
Intro:
[G]]-----------------------------------------------5-5----------------]
[D]]------------------------------------------------------------------]
[A]]---3-5--3-5-------3-5--3-5-------3-5--3-5------------3-5--3-5-----]
[E]]------------------------------------------------------------------]
(Ok now depending on how many pickups u have just drop the tone on
all of them)
Verse:
Pumpin' the... ...of New Orleans, She's the... ...street dream
T T P T T P T TP TP P T T P T T P T P T P P
[G]]--------x---------x------5--7---5-------x---------x-----5----5--4-]
[D]]------------------------------------------------------------------]
[A]]--3h5-x----3h5--x-----0hx--x------3h5-x----3h5--x----0hx---x------]
[E]]------------------------------------------------------------------]
She's just... ...and bones, You better leave her alone
T T P T T P T TP TP P T
[G]]--------x---------x------5--7---5---------------------------------]
[D]]------------------------------------------------------------------]
[A]]--3h5-x----3h5--x-----0hx--x-------5------------------------------]
[E]]------------------------------------------------------------------]
T T P T T P T TP TP P T T P T T P T P T P P
[G]]--------x---------x------5--7---5-------x---------x-----5----7--5-]
[D]]------------------------------------------------------------------]
[A]]--3h5-x----3h5--x-----0hx--x------3h5-x----3h5--x----0hx---x------]
[E]]------------------------------------------------------------------]
T T P T T P T TP TP P T T P T T P T P T P P
[G]]--------x---------x------5--7---5-------x---------x-----5----7--5-]
[D]]------------------------------------------------------------------]
[A]]--3h5-x----3h5--x-----0hx--x------3h5-x----3h5--x----0hx---x------]
[E]]------------------------------------------------------------------]
Leroy Brown thought he was bad too, 'Till she left... ...old bayou
T T P T T P T TP TP P T T P T T P T P T P P
[G]]--------x---------x------5--7---5-------x---------x-----5----7--5-]
[D]]------------------------------------------------------------------]
[A]]--3h5-x----3h5--x-----0hx--x------3h5-x----3h5--x----0hx---x------]
[E]]------------------------------------------------------------------]
She's the... ...a bomb, She's the... ...Get down !
T T P T T P T TP TP P T T P T T P T P T
[G]]--------x---------x------5--7---5-------x---------x-----5---------]
[D]]------------------------------------------------------------------]
[A]]--3h5-x----3h5--x-----0hx--x------3h5-x----3h5--x----0hx---x------]
[E]]------------------------------------------------------------------]
Chorus:
(ahhhhhh the good ole chorus...to match the funky-ass guitar
a envelope filter goes well in here)
[G]]------------------------------------------------------------------]
[D]]-------5h7--------------------5h7---5--5----5h7-------------------]
[A]]-------------7-5--------------------------7---------7-5-----------]
[E]]--3h5------------8-5-----3h5----------------------------8-5-------]
[G]]------------------------------------------------------------------]
[D]]-------5h7--------------------5h7---5--5----5h7-------------------]
[A]]-------------7-5--------------------------7------7-5--------------]
[E]]--3h5------------8-5-----3h5-------------------------8-5----5--7--]
Okay then
that should fix u up good
now repeeat the verse
there is not much variation
after that do the chorus without the last 2 notes
Interlude:
T T P T T P T TP TP P T T P T T P T P T P P
[G]]--------x---------x------5--7---5-------x---------x-----5----7--5-]
[D]]------------------------------------------------------------------]
[A]]--3h5-x----3h5--x-----0hx--x------3h5-x----3h5--x----0hx---x------]
[E]]------------------------------------------------------------------]
T T P T T P T TP TP P T T P T T P T P T P P
[G]]--------x---------x------5--7---5-------x---------x-----5----7--5-]
[D]]------------------------------------------------------------------]
[A]]--3h5-x----3h5--x-----0hx--x------3h5-x----3h5--x----0hx---x------]
[E]]------------------------------------------------------------------]
T T P T T P T TP TP P T T P T T P T P T P P
[G]]--------x---------x------5--7---5-------x---------x-----5----7--5-]
[D]]------------------------------------------------------------------]
[A]]--3h5-x----3h5--x-----0hx--x------3h5-x----3h5--x----0hx---x------]
[E]]------------------------------------------------------------------]
T T P T T P T TP TP P T T T T T T
[G]]--------x---------x------5--7---5---------------------------------]
[D]]------------------------------------------------------------------]
[A]]--3h5-x----3h5--x-----0hx--x----------------5---5---5---5---5---5-]
[E]]------------------------------------------------------------------]
Guitar Solo:
T T P T T P T TP TP P T T P T T P T P T P P
[G]]--------x---------x------5--7---5-------x---------x-----5----5--4-]
[D]]------------------------------------------------------------------]
[A]]--3h5-x----3h5--x-----0hx--x------3h5-x----3h5--x----0hx---x------]
[E]]------------------------------------------------------------------]
T T P T T P T TP TP P T T P T T P T P T P P
[G]]--------x---------x------5--7---5-------x---------x-----5----5--4-]
[D]]------------------------------------------------------------------]
[A]]--3h5-x----3h5--x-----0hx--x------3h5-x----3h5--x----0hx---x------]
[E]]------------------------------------------------------------------]
T T P T T P T TP TP P T T P T T P T P T P P
[G]]--------x---------x------5--7---5-------x---------x-----5----5--4-]
[D]]------------------------------------------------------------------]
[A]]--3h5-x----3h5--x-----0hx--x------3h5-x----3h5--x----0hx---x------]
[E]]------------------------------------------------------------------]
T T P T T P T TP TP P T T P T T P T P T P P
[G]]--------x---------x------5--7---5-------x---------x-----5----5--4-]
[D]]------------------------------------------------------------------]
[A]]--3h5-x----3h5--x-----0hx--x------3h5-x----3h5--x----0hx---x------]
[E]]------------------------------------------------------------------]
Now play this second chorus
[G]]------------------------------------------------------------------]
[D]]------8h10-----------------8h10--8-8----8-10----------------------]
[A]]------------10-8---------------------10--------10--8--------------]
[E]] -6h8------------11-8--6h8----------------------------11--8-------]
[G]]------------------------------------------------------------------]
[D]]------8h10-----------------8h10--8-8----8-10----------------------]
[A]]------------10-8---------------------10--------10--8--------------]
[E]] -6h8------------11-8--6h8----------------------------11--8-------]
now play the verse
and that should go through and then there will be an extra last line:
T T P T T P T TP TP P T T
[G]]--------x---------x---------x---------x---------------------------]
[D]]------------------------------------------------------------------]
[A]]-3h5--x----3h5--x----3h5--x----3h5--x----------3-5------3-5-------]
[E]]------------------------------------------------------------------]
Sorry if u noticed a little more muted slap during this song
but this will do u fine
after all, u dont wanna put too much stuff on ur plate while ur
playing live ;)
Enjoy the little guitar riff at the end....its real funky
Thats it.
Its all there
enjoy
Comments Are Welcome and Would Be Appreciated