Red Hot Chili Peppers › My Friends Bass Tab

The Uplift Mofo Party Plan Tabs:

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Send "My Friends" Ringtone to your Cell Phone


INTRO

                          Dsus2                   Dm(add9)
G|-10h12---------10-----|-------------------------10----------------10-----|
D|----------------------|-12----------------12-----------------------------|
A|----------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
   +      4      +        1     +     2     +     3     +     4     +     

   G/B                     Cadd9                   Dsus2           Dm(add9)
G|-------------------------------------------10----|-------------9---10----------10--|
D|-------------------------10----------------------|-12------------------------------|
A|-10----------------10h12-------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1  e  +  a  2  e  +  a  3  e  +  a  4  e  +  a    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +     

   G               Cadd9
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|-10--------------8-------7--------|
E|----------------------------------|
   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +       

Verse

   Dsus2               Dm(add9)              G/B                 Cadd9
G|---------------------10-------------10---|-12--------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------10--------10---|
A|-5---------------------------------------|---------------------10h12-------12------|
E|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
   1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +      
       My friends are  so  de-  pressed                     I    feel           the

   Dsus2               Dm(add9)              G/B                 Cadd9
G|----------------9----10-------------10---|-----------------------------------------|
D|-12--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|-10------------------8h10-8h10-8----8----|
E|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
   1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +   
  ques- tion of your  lone li   ness.                      Con - fide         'cause

   Dsus2               Dm(add9)              G/B                 Cadd9
G|---------------------10----------------10-|-12--------------------------------------|
D|----------------12-------------10---12----|----------------12---9h10----------------|
A|--------------------------10h12-----------|-----------------------------------------|
E|-10---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
   1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +       1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +   
  I'll be   on   your side.                                 You know I     will

   Dsus2               Dm(add9)              G/B                 Cadd9
G|---------------------10-------------------|-----------------------------------------|
D|-12-------------12------------------------|-5---------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------3----4----|
E|--------------------------0---------------|-3------------------------5--------------|
   1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +       1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +   
                  You know  I        will

VERSE 2
       
   Dsus2               Dm(add9)              G/B                 Cadd9
G|--------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------3--------------3---|-----------------------------------------|
A|-5-----------------5----------------------5-|---------------------3----3---------3-4--|
E|--------------------------------------------|--3-------------3----------------5-------|
   1     +     2     +     3     +   4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +  
         Ex -girl-friend called me   up,                       a - lone           and
 
   Dsus2               Dm(add9)              G/B                 Cadd9
G|------------------------------------------|---------------------5------4-------2----|
D|----------------2----3--------------3--3--|-5--------------5------------------------|
A|-5----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
   1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +       1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +  
  des-p'rate on  the  pri- son phone.                       They want           to

   Dsus2               Dm(add9)              G/B                 Cadd9
G|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
D|---------------------3--------------------|-----------------------------------------|
A|-5--------------5-------------------3h5---|---------------------3-------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|-3--------------3------------------------|
   1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +       1    +    2    +    3    +    4    + 
 give  her  se - ven years                                  for  be-ing  sad.

CHORUS

   C                                          Asus2                    
G|------------------------------------------|--------------------------9--9-----------|
D|---------------------5--------------------|----------------7--------------7----7----|
A|-3--------------3-------------------------|-0---------0-----------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
   1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +       1    +    2    +    3    +    4    + 
             I         love                   all       of  you

   C                   D              Aadd9
G|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------7-----|---------------------7----7--------------|
A|-3--------------3----5---------5----------|-------------------0----0----------------|
E|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
   1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +       1    +    2    +    3    +    4    + 
            hurt      by        the  cold.

 C                                          Asus2                    
G|------------------------------------------|--------------------------9----9---------|
D|---------------------5--------------------|----------------7------------------------|
A|-3--------------3-------------------3-----|-0---------0-----------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
   1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +       1    +    2    +    3    +    4    + 
             So       hard           and     lone -    ly,  too, 

   C                   D              Aadd9
G|------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------7---------------|---------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
A|-3--------------3----5---------5----0-----|------0----0----0---------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
   1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +       1    +    2    +    3   +   4   +
            when      you       don't know             your-self

VERSE 3

   Dsus2               Dm(add9)              G/B                 Cadd9
G|--------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
D|-------------------2-----3--------------3-3-|--5-------------5------------------------|
A|-5-----------5------------------------------|---------------------3--------------3-4--|
E|--------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
   1     +     2     +     3     +   4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +  
        My  friends are   so   dis-tressed.                 They're stand   -     ing
 
   Dsus2               Dm(add9)              G/B                 Cadd9
G|----------------2-------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
D|---------------------3--------------3-----|-------------------------------3----2----|
A|-5---------5---------------------------5--|---------------------3----3--------------|
E|------------------------------------------|-3--------------3h-5---------------------|
   1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +       1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +  
  on  the  brink of  emp - ti - ness.                       No  words            I

   Dsus2               Dm(add9)              G/B                 Cadd9
G|------------------------------------------|----------------2------------------------|
D|----------------2----3--------------3-3---|-5-----------------5---------------------|
A|-5---------5------------------------------|---------------------3-------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
   1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +       1    +    2    +    3    +    4    + 
  know of   can  ex - press                                 this emp-ti-ness

CHORUS

   C                                          Asus2                    
G|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
D|---------------------5--------------------|----------------7----7---------7---------|
A|-3--------------3-------------------------|-0------------------------0---------0--0-|
E|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
   1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +       1    +    2    +    3    +    4    + 
             I         love                   all       of  you

   C                   D              Aadd9
G|-------------------------------7----------|-----------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------7---------7-----|---------------------7----7---------7----|
A|-3--------------3----5--------------------|-------------------0----0--------0-------|
E|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
   1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +       1    +    2    +    3    +    4    + 
            hurt      by        the  cold.

 C                                          Asus2                    
G|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
D|---------------------5--------------------|----------------7----7---------7---------|
A|-3--------------3-------------------3-----|-0------------------------0--------------|
E|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
   1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +       1    +    2    +    3    +    4    + 
             So       hard           and     lone -    ly,  too, 

   C                   D              Aadd9
G|-------------------------------7----------|------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------7---------------|------------------------------------|
A|-3---------3----3----5--------------0-----|------0----0---0-0-0---0---0-0-0----|
E|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
   1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +       1    +    2   +   3   +   4   +
            when      you       don't know             your-self

GUITAR SOLO

   D                   Dm(add9)              G/B                 Cadd9
G|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------12-------------|
D|-------------------2-----3---------3----4-4-|--5-------------5----10------------------|
A|-5-----------5------------------------------|---------------------------------12-10---|
E|--------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
   1     +     2     +     3     +   4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +  
 
   D                   Dm(add9)              G/B                 Cadd9
G|------------------------------------------|-----------4-----------------------------|
D|----------------2----3--------------3-----|-----------------------------------------|
A|-5---------5---------------------------5--|---------------------3----3---------3-4--|
E|------------------------------------------|-3------3-------3--5-------------5-------|
   1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +       1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +  

   D                   Dm(add9)              G/B                 Cadd9
G|------------------------------------------|---------------------5-------------------|
D|----------------2----3--------------3-2---|-----------5-----------------------------|
A|-5---------5------------------------------|--------------------------3---------3-4--|
E|------------------------------------------|-3-------3------3--5--------------5------|
   1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +       1    +    2    +    3    +    4    + 

   D                   Dm(add9)               G/B                 Dm(add9)
G|------------------------------------------|-4---------4\---2------------------------|
D|----------------2----3--------------3-3---|-5----5-5--5---------3-------------------|
A|-5---------5------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
   1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +       1    +    2    +    3    +    4    + 

BRIDGE

   E                                  G6
G|----------------------------------|---------7-----------7------------|
D|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-2--|-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5---5---5----|
A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +      1   +   2   +   3   +   4   + 
   I       -       mag -  ine  me     

   F#add4                             Fmaj7#11
G|-------------------------6--------|---------5-----------5-------5----|
D|-4---4---4---4---4---4-------4-4--|-3---3-------3---3-------3--------|
A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +      1   +   2   +   3   +   4   + 
  taught   by     trag -  ed - y.                              Re  - 

   C                                  Bsus4
G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|---------------------5------------|---------------------4------------|
A|-3---3---3---3---3-----------3-3--|-2---2---2---2---2-----------2----|
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +      1   +   2   +   3   +   4   + 
  lease                   is         peace.

   F5
G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|---------------------15-----------|
E|-1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1////|/13--13--13--13--13----------13---|
   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +      1   +   2   +   3   +   4   + 

VERSE 4

   Dsus2               Dm(add9)              G/B                 Cadd9
G|-----------------------------------------|---------------------5--------------2----|
D|----------------2----3----------------3--|-5--------------3-5----------------------|
A|-5---------5------------------------5----|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
   1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +      
        I   heard a   lit- tle  girl,                      and  what           she 

   Dsus2               Dm(add9)              G/B                 Cadd9
G|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|----------------2----3---------3----3----|---------------------3---03530----|
A|-5---------5--------------------------5--|-------------3-3-3h5---3-------3--|
E|-----------------------------------------|-3-------3h5----------------------|
   1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +      1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   
  said was  some-thing beau-ti- ful.                    To  give        your

   Dsus2               Dm(add9)              G/B                 Cadd9
G|------------------------------------------|--------------------------5---------5----|
D|----------------2----3--------------3-4---|-5---------5----5----7---------5h7-------|
A|-5---------5---------------------5--------|-----------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
   1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +       1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +   
  love no  mat- ter  what,                                  is  what  she said

CHORUS

   C                                          Asus2                    
G|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|----------------7----7---------7---------|
A|-3--------------3----2--------------2-----|-0------------------------0---------0--0-|
E|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
   1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +       1    +    2    +    3    +    4    + 
             I         love                   all       of  you

   C                   D              Aadd9
G|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------7---------------|---------------------7----7---------7----|
A|-3--------------3----5---------5----0-----|-------------------0----0--------0-------|
E|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
   1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +       1    +    2    +    3    +    4    + 
            hurt      by        the  cold.

 C                                          Asus2                    
G|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
D|---------------------5--------------------|----------------7----7-------------------|
A|-3--------------3-------------------3-----|-0---------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
   1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +       1    +    2    +    3    +    4    + 
             So       hard           and     lone -    ly,  too, 

   C                   D              Aadd9
G|-------------------------------7----------|------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------7---------------|------------------------------------|
A|-3---------3----3----5--------------0-----|------0----0---0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
E|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
   1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +       1    +    2   +   3   +   4   +
            when      you       don't know             your-self

OUTRO

   D               Dm(add9)          G/B                    Cadd9
G|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|------------------------10----10-10-10-10-10---|
A|-5---5-5-5---5---8---8-8-8-8-8---|-10---10-10-10----10-10------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +     1    +     2     +     3     +     4     +     

   D               Dm(add9)          G/B                    Cadd9
G|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|------------------------10----10-10-10-10-10---|
A|-5---5-5-5---5---8---8-8-8-8-8---|-10---10-10-10----10-12------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +     1    +     2     +     3     +     4     +   

 D               Dm(add9)          G/B                    Cadd9
G|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|------------------------3-----3--3--3--3--3----|
A|-5---5-5-5---5---3---3-3-3-3-3---|-2----2--2--2-----2--2-------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +     1    +     2     +     3     +     4     + 

  D               Dm(add9)          G/B                    Cadd9              D5
G|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|------------------------10----10-10-10-10------|
A|-5---5-5-5---5---8---8-8-8-8-8---|-10---10-10-10----10-12-------------------12---|
E|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +     1    +     2     +     3     +     4     +   

G|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-10------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +     1    +     2     +     3     +     4     +

Send "My Friends" Ringtone to your Cell Phone

Source: http://www.bassmasta.net/r/red_hot_chili_peppers/151772.html

Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Aaron Rhythm Player	#1 by Aaron Wagner at Apr 21, 2006 at 12:45 AM EST
	john frusciante never had an alcohol issue, it was always heroin and cocaine see song: heroin ( by john himself)

No Picture $am Rhythm Player	#2 by $am taylor at May 17, 2006 at 11:42 PM EST
	Sorry but no Bob is not 'a childhood nickname for flea.' And it most definitely is not a 'nickname for Hillel.' I have not clue where anyone would even have come up with either of those things. 'Bob' is 'Bob Forrest' a long time friend of Anthonys, they were roommates at one point. Bob has been involved in the bands; Thelonious Monster and The Bicycle Thief. And recently did a solo album, with John Frusciante as well as others as guests.

No Picture jar0n Average	#3 by jar0n at Jul 16, 2006 at 5:21 PM EST
	this song is about how your friends can help get you through hard times

No Picture Magna Wanna Be	#4 by Magna at Jul 18, 2006 at 4:57 AM EST
	Anyone else see a lyrical tie of the whole "So hard and lonely too When you don't know yourself " to the final line of "knock me down"??? If not, I guess it's just a strange coincidence that he chose the exact same phrase.

No Picture Bass Rhythm Player	#5 by Bass Master Kid at Dec 1, 2006 at 5:12 PM EST
	i love this song. This song represents to me your friends being there with u wether your life is going through a shit time or if you are happy. It bascially says be there for your friends when something bad is happening

No Picture Fontaine Average	#6 by Fontaine at Jan 21, 2007 at 7:30 PM EST
	hillel was the guitarist for freaky styley and the uplift mofo party plan. john was addicted to heroin.