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Funky Monks Bass Tab

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Funky Monks 

By the Red Hot Chili Peppers
>From the album BloodSugarSexMagik
Tabbed by Martin Peters

Moderately funk

5-string bass

Bass figure 1:
G-|------------|------------|------------|------------|
D-|------------|------------|------------|------------|
A-|------------|------------|------------|------------|
E-|-3--3--3-x3-|-3--3--3-x3-|-3--3--3-x3-|-3--3--3-x3-|
B-|------------|------------|------------|------------|

Verse variations:
G-|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
D-|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
A-|---------1--1----|---------3--1----|--------1-1-0-0-|
E-|-3--3-x3--3--3-1-|-3--3-x3--3--3-1-|-3--x3-3--------|
B-|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|

End of verse:
G-|---------------|----------------|
D-|---------------|----------------|
A-|---------------|----------------|
E-|--3--3--3-x3-3-|-3-3-1-1--------|
B-|---------------|---------3-2-1/-|

Chorus:
G-|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|
D-|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|
A-|-0-0---------------|-------------------|-0-0--------------|
E-|-----3-3-1-1--0-x1-|-1-1-1--0-0--------|-----3-3-1-1-0-x1-|
B-|-------------------|------------3-3-1/-|------------------|

G-|--------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
D-|--------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
A-|------------3-3-2-2-|-0-0---------------|--------------------|
E-|-1-1-1--0-0---------|-----3-3-1-1--0-x1-|-1-1-1--0-0---------|
B-|--------------------|-------------------|------------3-3--1/-|

G-|----------------|-------------------|-----|
D-|----------------|-------------------|-----|
A-|-0-0------------|-5-3---5/6-5p3-----|-----|
E-|-----3-3-1-1--0-|-----5---------5-3-|-5---|
B-|----------------|-------------------|-----|

Interlude:
G-|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
D-|-----6-5-7-----7-6-|-----6-5-7----------|-----6-5-7-----7-6-|
A-|-------------------|-----------5-8-7--5-|-------------------|
E-|-5h7-------5-7-----|-5h7----------------|-5h7-------5-7-----|
B-|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|

G-|----------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D-|-----6-5-7------------|-----6-5-7-----7-6-|-----6-5-7---------|
A-|-----------7h8p7--8-7-|-------------------|-----------5-8-7-5-|
E-|-5h7------------------|-5h7-------5-7-----|-5h7---------------|
B-|----------------------|-------------------|-------------------|

G-|-------------------|-------------------|
D-|-----6-5-7-----7-6-|-----6-5-7---------|
A-|-------------------|-----------5-8-7-5-|
E-|-5h7-------5-7-----|-5h7---------------|
B-|-------------------|-------------------|

Guitar solo:
G-|---------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
D-|---------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
A-|-----2--1-3-----3-2--|-----2--1-3---------|-----2--1-3-----3-2-|
E-|---------------------|------------1-4-3-1-|--------------------|
B-|-1h3--------1-3------|-1h3----------------|-1h3--------1-3-----|

G-|--------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
D-|--------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
A-|-----2--1-3---------|-----2--1-3-----3-2-|-----2-1-3h5-3-1-4-3-|
E-|------------1-4-3-1-|--------------------|---------------------|
B-|-1h3----------------|-1h3--------1-3-----|-1h3-----------------|

G-|--------------------|--------------------|
D-|--------------------|--------------------|
A-|-----2--1-3-----3-2-|-----2--1-3---------|
E-|--------------------|------------1-4-3-1-|
B-|-1h3--------1-3-----|-1h3----------------|

Outro: 
G-|-1h2-------------x4-2-1-|-2-----------4-2-1-|-1h2------------x4-2-1-|
D-|-----0-2-2--4-----------|--2-3-4------------|-----0-2-2--4----------|
A-|--------------2---------|--------0h2--------|--------------2--------|
E-|------------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|
B-|------------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|

G-|-2-----------4-2-1-|-1h2---------------------4-2-1-|-2---------4-2-1-|
D-|--2-3-4------------|-----0-2-0-3-0-4---------------|--2-3-4----------|
A-|--------0h2--------|-----------------0-2-0-2-------|---------2-------|
E-|-------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------|
B-|-------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------|

G-|-1h2-----------x4-2-1-|-2---------------------4-2-1-|
D-|-----0-2-3-4----------|---2h3h4-2h3h4-2h3h4---------|
A-|-------------2--------|---------------------2-------|
E-|----------------------|-----------------------------|
B-|----------------------|-----------------------------|

G-|-1h2-----------x4-x7-8-|-4---2-------2-1-2-1-|-2--------------------4-|
D-|-----0-2-3-4-----------|---3-------4---------|--2h3h4-2h3h4-2h3h4-----|
A-|-------------2---------|-------0-2-----------|--------------------2---|
E-|-----------------------|---------------------|------------------------|
B-|-----------------------|---------------------|------------------------|

G-|-2----------4-2-|-1--2---2-x2-|-2--4---|-1--2---2-x2-|-7--4----1-|
D-|--2-3-4---------|-------------|--------|-------------|-----------|
A-|--------0h2-----|-------------|--------|-------------|-----------|
E-|----------------|-------------|--------|-------------|-----------|
B-|----------------|-------------|--------|-------------|-----------|

G-|-1h2-------------x4-2-1-|-2-----------4-2-1-|-1h2------------x4-2-1-|
D-|-----0-2-2--4-----------|--2-3-4------------|-----0-2-2--4----------|
A-|--------------2---------|--------0h2--------|--------------2--------|
E-|------------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|
B-|------------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|

G-|-2-----------4-2-1-|-1h2---------------------4-2-1-|-2---------4-2-1-|
D-|--2-3-4------------|-----0-2-0-3-0-4---------------|--2-3-4----------|
A-|--------0h2--------|-----------------0-2-0-2-------|---------2-------|
E-|-------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------|
B-|-------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------|

Updated version for 4-String Bass by Tom Richmond

Moderately funk

Bass figure 1:
G-|------------|------------|------------|------------|
D-|------------|------------|------------|------------|
A-|------------|------------|------------|------------|
E-|-3--3--3-x3-|-3--3--3-x3-|-3--3--3-x3-|-3--3--3-x3-|

Verse variations:
G-|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
D-|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
A-|---------1--1----|---------3--1----|--------1-1-0-0-|
E-|-3--3-x3--3--3-1-|-3--3-x3--3--3-1-|-3--x3-3--------|

End of verse:
G-|---------------|----------------|
D-|---------------|----------------|
A-|---------------|---------5-4-3/-|
E-|--3--3--3-x3-3-|-3-3-1-1--------|

Chorus:
G-|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|
D-|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|
A-|-0-0---------------|------------5-5-3--|-0-0--------------|
E-|-----3-3-1-1--0-x1-|-1-1-1--0-0--------|-----3-3-1-1-0-x1-|

G-|--------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
D-|--------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
A-|------------3-3-2-2-|-0-0---------------|------------5-5--3/-|
E-|-1-1-1--0-0---------|-----3-3-1-1--0-x1-|-1-1-1--0-0---------|

G-|----------------|-------------------|-----|
D-|----------------|-------------------|-----|
A-|-0-0------------|-5-3---5/6-5p3-----|-----|
E-|-----3-3-1-1--0-|-----5---------5-3-|-5---|

Interlude:
G-|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
D-|-----6-5-7-----7-6-|-----6-5-7----------|-----6-5-7-----7-6-|
A-|-------------------|-----------5-8-7--5-|-------------------|
E-|-5h7-------5-7-----|-5h7----------------|-5h7-------5-7-----|

G-|----------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D-|-----6-5-7------------|-----6-5-7-----7-6-|-----6-5-7---------|
A-|-----------7h8p7--8-7-|-------------------|-----------5-8-7-5-|
E-|-5h7------------------|-5h7-------5-7-----|-5h7---------------|

G-|-------------------|-------------------|
D-|-----6-5-7-----7-6-|-----6-5-7---------|
A-|-------------------|-----------5-8-7-5-|
E-|-5h7-------5-7-----|-5h7---------------|

Guitar solo:

G-|-----4--3-5-----5-4--|-----4--3-5---------|-----4--3-5-----5-4-|
D-|---------------------|------------3-6-5-3-|--------------------|
A-|-3h5--------3-5------|-3h5----------------|-3h5--------3-5-----|
E-|---------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

G-|-----4--3-5---------|-----4--3-5-----5-4-|-----4-3-5h7-5-3-4-5-|
D-|------------3-6-5-3-|--------------------|---------------------|
A-|-3h5----------------|-3h5--------3-5-----|-3h5-----------------|
E-|--------------------|--------------------|---------------------|

G-|-----4--3-5-----5-4-|-----4--3-5---------|
D-|--------------------|------------3-6-5-3-|
A-|-3h5--------3-5-----|-3h5----------------|
E-|--------------------|--------------------|

Outro: 
G-|-1h2-------------x4-2-1-|-2-----------4-2-1-|-1h2------------x4-2-1-|
D-|-----0-2-2--4-----------|--2-3-4------------|-----0-2-2--4----------|
A-|--------------2---------|--------0h2--------|--------------2--------|
E-|------------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|

G-|-2-----------4-2-1-|-1h2---------------------4-2-1-|-2---------4-2-1-|
D-|--2-3-4------------|-----0-2-0-3-0-4---------------|--2-3-4----------|
A-|--------0h2--------|-----------------0-2-0-2-------|---------2-------|
E-|-------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------|

G-|-1h2-----------x4-2-1-|-2---------------------4-2-1-|
D-|-----0-2-3-4----------|---2h3h4-2h3h4-2h3h4---------|
A-|-------------2--------|---------------------2-------|
E-|----------------------|-----------------------------|

G-|-1h2-----------x4-x7-8-|-4---2-------2-1-2-1-|-2--------------------4-|
D-|-----0-2-3-4-----------|---3-------4---------|--2h3h4-2h3h4-2h3h4-----|
A-|-------------2---------|-------0-2-----------|--------------------2---|
E-|-----------------------|---------------------|------------------------|

G-|-2----------4-2-|-1--2---2-x2-|-2--4---|-1--2---2-x2-|-7--4----1-|
D-|--2-3-4---------|-------------|--------|-------------|-----------|
A-|--------0h2-----|-------------|--------|-------------|-----------|
E-|----------------|-------------|--------|-------------|-----------|

G-|-1h2-------------x4-2-1-|-2-----------4-2-1-|-1h2------------x4-2-1-|
D-|-----0-2-2--4-----------|--2-3-4------------|-----0-2-2--4----------|
A-|--------------2---------|--------0h2--------|--------------2--------|
E-|------------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|

G-|-2-----------4-2-1-|-1h2---------------------4-2-1-|-2---------4-2-1-|
D-|--2-3-4------------|-----0-2-0-3-0-4---------------|--2-3-4----------|
A-|--------0h2--------|-----------------0-2-0-2-------|---------2-------|
E-|-------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------|


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Funky Monks Bass Tab

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Dmitry Wanna Be	#1 by Dmitry Kol who cares at Jul 13, 1992 at 2:11 PM EST
	love the part where anthony says: now lets funk out! yea its all about sex on the road

No Picture by fires light Rhythm Player	#2 by by fires light she cried at Nov 1, 1996 at 4:37 AM EST
	yeah anthony's sayin that he's a pretty good person but he just likes to get his dick wet but sometimes it doesn't work out because of the rough circumstances of being on the road. he's pointing out the negative aspects of being a famous rock star who everybody thinks is great...when really he's a humble man aware of his own problems and flaws. been a fan all my life, they really need to tour the states soon.

No Picture Musical Genius	#3 by oh.... THAT guy at Apr 24, 2005 at 6:30 PM EST
	i agree... but i also think that it might be about girls fallin for the band while theyre on the road and being a little hesitant since theyre not gonna stay around for long..."you are on the road....can i get a lil lovin from you?" you know, the guys (ok, anthony!) are all about the sex an the girls might be foolish enough to want a serious relationship from the band members. this song is sayin that theyre not goin to slow down for anyone, to just accept it and give him what he wants.

No Picture Jahmessenjah n00b!	#4 by Jahmessenjah Ketenefotte at Aug 17, 2006 at 9:17 AM EST
	u can play the guitar intro slapping this way: G ----3-----3-3-3---\|-----3----5h7-5-3h5-\|------3----3-3-3---\| D --5----5--------5-\|-3h5----5-----------\|--3h5---5--------5-\| A ------------------\|--------------------\|-------------------\| E ------------------\|--------------------\|-------------------\| G ----------\|-5h7-5-3h5-\| D --3-3-0---\|-----------\| A --------3-\|-----------\| E ----------\|-----------\|