Red Hot Chili Peppers: Californication (100% Correct) Bass Tab

Author: Zakk Dime
Tab ID: 155372
Tab Rank: #537
Posted: Apr 17, 2006 Source: BassMasta.net
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The original tab was good, but parts of the prechorus and chorus 
were wrong and I changed the way the verse is played.  I'm about
99.9% sure this is how Flea plays it.
 
Intro
G|------9-9-7h9p7-5-----7-7-5--|------9-9-7h9p7-5-----10-10-7--|
D|--7-7------------------------|--7-7--------------------------|
A|------------------8-8--------|------------------8-8----------|
E|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
 
Verse 1 
(2x)
G|------9-9-7h9p7-5-----7-7-5--|------9-9-7h9p7-5-----10-10-7--|
D|--7-7------------------------|--7-7--------------------------|
A|------------------8-8--------|------------------8-8----------|
E|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
 
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|--3-3---------5-5--|
E|------3-3-1-1------|
 
(2x)
G|------9-9-7h9p7-5-----7-7-5--|------9-9-7h9p7-5-----10-10-7--|
D|--7-7------------------------|--7-7--------------------------|
A|------------------8-8--------|------------------8-8----------|
E|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
 
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|--3-3---------5-5--|
E|------3-3-1-1------|
 
Prechorus 1
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|7-777-77-77-9-10-|----------10-9---|7-777-77-77-9-10-|
A|-----------------|8-888-88-8----10-|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

G|-------7/9-7-5--|
D|---------------3|
A|-8-888----------|
E|----------------|

(X3)
G|-----------------|-----------------| 
D|7-777-77-77-9-10-|----------10-9---|
A|-----------------|8-888-88-8----10-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|

G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|7-777-77-77-9-10-|-----------------|
A|-----------------|8-888-88-8888888-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|

Chorus 1
G|---------------------|---------------|
D|---------------------|---------------|
A|--3-3-------5-5------|-3-3--------5~-|
E|-------3-3-------5-5-|------3-1-3----|
 
Verse 2:  Same as Verse 1

Prechorus 2
G|-----------------|----------------|------------------|
D|7-777-77-77-9-10-|----------10-9--|-7-777-77-77-9-10-|
A|-----------------|8-888-88-8----10|------------------|
E|-----------------|----------------|------------------|

G|-------------------------|
D|------------10-10-9------|
A|-8-888-88-8--------10--8-|
E|-------------------------|

G|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
D|7-777-77-77-9-10-|----------10-9--|7-777-77-77-9-10-|
A|-----------------|8-888-88-8----10|-----------------|
E|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|

G|----------------------|
D|------------10h12-9---|
A|-8-888-88-8--------10-|
E|----------------------|

G|-----------------|----------------|------------------|
D|7-777-77-77-9-10-|----------10-9--|-7-777-77-77-9-10-|
A|-----------------|8-888-88-8----10|------------------|
E|-----------------|----------------|------------------|

G|-----/10-10-10-10-10-10-|
D|------------------------|
A|-8-88-------------------|
E|------------------------|

Chorus 2
G|---------------------|-----------------------7---7-7-|
D|---------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-3-3-------5-5-------|3-3---------5--5-5-5-5---5-----|
E|------3-3-------5-5--|-----3-1-3---------------------|

G|---------------------|-------------------|
D|---------------------|----3-1------------|
A|-3-3-------5-5-------|3-3-----3-1-----5~-|
E|------3-3-------5-5--|------------3-1----|
 
Solo 
(2x)
G|---------12---11---------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|--9h10------9----9---5--5--5-5-|
E|-------------------------------|
 
G|------------7------------|
D|------9---7------7-------|
A|----9---5------7-------7-|
E|--7----------5-----0-7---|
 
(2x)
G|---------12---11---------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|--9h10------9----9---5--5--5-5-|
E|-------------------------------|
 
(3x)
G|------------7------------|
D|------9---7------7-------|
A|----9---5------7-------7-|
E|--7----------5-----0-7---|
 

Verse 3 (2x)
G|------9-9-7h9p7-5-----7-7-5--|------9-9-7h9p7-5-----10-10-7--|
D|--7-7------------------------|--7-7--------------------------|
A|------------------8-8--------|------------------8-8----------|
E|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
 
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|--3-3---------5-5--|
E|------3-3-1-1------|
 
Prechorus 3 
G|-----------------|----------------|------------------|
D|7-777-77-77-9-10-|----------10-9--|-7-777-77-77-9-10-|
A|-----------------|8-888-88-8----10|------------------|
E|-----------------|----------------|------------------|
 
G|----------------|
D|----------------|
A|-8-7-7-5-5------|
E|----------6-5-3-|

G|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
D|7-777-77-77-9-10-|----------10-9--|7-777-77-77-9-10-|
A|-----------------|8-888-88-8----10|-----------------|
E|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|

G|----------------------|
D|------------10h12-9---|
A|-8-888-88-8--------10-|
E|----------------------|

G|-----------------|----------------|------------------|
D|7-777-77-77-9-10-|----------10-9--|-7-777-77-77-9-10-|
A|-----------------|8-888-88-8----10|------------------|
E|-----------------|----------------|------------------|

G|-----/10-10-10-10-10-10-|
D|------------------------|
A|-8-88-------------------|
E|------------------------|

Chorus 3:  Same as Chorus 2

That's it, but the only hard part is learning the variations on
the Prechorus. Its quite tricky, but just listen carefully 
to the song, and you will get the swing of it


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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques

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Tradition Average	#1 by Tradition Funk at May 10, 2006 at 4:04 PM EST
	Duuude, nooo. I have the RHCP greatest hits tab book. Though I play it the way I like (Like most do), there is no five played on the G string in this song. Though it does sound similar, you lose the deeper tone of it. Your 99% sure? Well, that 1% proved you slightly wrong. Here is the correct version for the intro: G\|------9-9-7h9p7------------7-7-----\| D\|--7-7-----------10------10-----10--\| A\|--------------------8-8------------\| E\|-----------------------------------\| G\|------9-9-7h9p7-----------10-10-7--\| D\|--7-7-----------10-----10----------\| A\|-------------------8-8-------------\| E\|-----------------------------------\| In the verse, this should be played: G\|---------------------\| D\|---------------------\| A\|--3-3-3--------------\| E\|--------3-3-3-1-1-1/3\| Some of the other stuff I have no idea what you were doing...But, you did well if you tabbed this by ear. If you tabbed it by another tab...Shame on you.

Zakk Rhythm Player	#2 by Zakk Dime at May 13, 2006 at 4:35 PM EST
	listen man, so i have the greatest hits too, its just that some people (most of them) like to play it on the g string, and the bridge goes like this ; G/--------------------------------- D/--------------------------------- A/--3-3-3-3-----------------5-5-5-5 E/----------3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1--------

Peter n00b!	#3 by Peter Thomsen at May 14, 2006 at 8:35 AM EST
	Hey I think this tab is great...Even though some say it might not be totally right - who cares as long as it sounds right. Besides..having your own tune to it is cool...I must say I think the real thing is easier to play though and sounds just a bit more like it; never the less the rest of the song is great - especially like the prechoruspart...Great tab!