Red Hot Chili Peppers › Charlie Bass Tab

		
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Send "Charlie" Ringtone to your Cell Phone


Song: Charlie
Artist: Red Hot Chili Peppers
Album: Stadium Arcadium

Tabbed By: Marcos Prieto (marcrow_ps@yahoo.es)


Notation legend:

  \ | /
    3   -> triplet, 3 notes in 2 beats.
    x   -> mute.
    \   -> slide up.     \   It can be after or before the note, 
like 1h3,
    /   -> slide down.    |  but if there's no enought space it can be 

    h   -> hammer on.     |  over or down, like G|-13-...
    p   -> pull off.     /                      D|--h-...
    ~   -> let ring.
    P   -> pull.
    + + -> the rhythm of the song, generally 4x4.
    |·------·| -> repeat this a number of times, for example |·3-3-3-3·| x4
                  repeats 3-3-3-3 four times.

Intro:

   +  +  +  +  
G||----------3-||
D|.----3---2---.|
A|.--2---1-----.|
E||1-----------|| x2
   \ | / \ | /
     3     3

Verse_1 x5 (with V. End 1, 2, 1, 1, 1):
                                                      ____V. End 1___
                                                                     \
   Gm
   +   +   +   +    +   +   +   +    +   +   +   +    +   +   +   +    
G||----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||
D|·----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------·|
A|·------------1-0-|--------1---310-|------------1-0-|--------103-4-5-·|
E||3-xx1-xx3-x-----|xx1-3-xx-x-3----|3-xx1-xx3-x-----|xx1-3--3--------||

  ____V. End 2___      ____V. End 3___      ____V. End 4___
                 \                    \                    \
  +   +   +   +        +   +   +   +        +   +   +   +
G|----------------|   |----------------|   |----------------|
D|----------------|   |-------0503-----|   |----------------|
A|--------103--01-|   |-------------x1-|   |--------103--03-|
E|xx1-3--3--------|   |xx1-3-----------|   |xx1-3--3--------|

  ____V. End 5___
                 \
  +   +   +   +
G|----------------|
D|--------3-------|
A|-------5-53-1-0-|
E|xx1-3-x---------|

Pre-Chorus:

   Cm              B                 F               Eb
   +       +       +       +         +       +       +       +
G||--------8---------------7--------|--------14--------------12-------||
D|·---------------------------------|---------------------------------·|
A|·---------------------------------|---------------------------------·|
E||8---------------6---6--------/---|13----------\---11--11-------10--|| x3

  Cm              B                 F               Eb
  +       +       +       +         +       +       +       +
G|--------8---------------7--------|--------14--------------14-------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|8---------------6---6--------/---|13--------------13--13-------\---|

  D
  +       +       +       +
G|--------11--------------11-------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|10--10------10--10--10------10\--|

Verse_2 (with V. End 1, 1, 3, 1, 4):

Pre-Chorus.

Chorus 1:

   D#                               Fm
   +       +       +       +        +       +       +       +   
G||--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|.--------------------------8-----|-h------------------------10----|
A|.6---6-6-6---6-6---------6-------|68--8-8-8---8-8---------8-------|
E||------------------6-6h8---------|------------------6-6h8---------|

  Gm
  +       +       +       +        +       +       +       +   
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------||
D|-/------------------------12----|--------------------------------.|
A|810-101010--1010--10101010------|10--101010--1010--101010108-----.|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|| x2

  D#                               Fm
  +       +       +       +        +       +       +       +   
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------8-----|--------------------------------|
A|6---6-6-6---6-6---------6-------|6h8-8-8-8---8-8---8---8-8-------|
E|------------------6-6h8---------|------------------------------1-|

Verse_3 x4 (with V. End 5, 2, 1, 1).

Pre-Chorus.

Chorus 2:

  D#                               Fm
  +       +       +       +        +       +       +       +   
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------8-----|-h------------------------10----|
A|6---6-6-6---6-6---------6-------|68--8-8-8---8-8---------8-------|
E|------------------6-6h8---------|------------------6-6h8---------|

  Gm
  +       +       +       +        +       +       +       +   
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-/------------------------12----|--------------------------------|
A|810-101010--1010--10101010------|10--101010--1010--101010108-----|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

  D#                               Fm
  +       +       +       +        +       +       +       +   
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------8-----|-h------------------------10----|
A|6---6-6-6---6-6---------6-------|68--8-8-8---8-8---------8-------|
E|------------------6-6h8---------|------------------6-6h8---------|

  Gm
  +       +       +       +        +       +       +       +   
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-/------------------------------|--------------------8-----------|
A|810-101010--1010--101010108-----|10--101010--108---10----108-----|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

  D#                               Fm
  +       +       +       +        +       +       +       +   
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------8-----|-h------------------------10----|
A|6---6-6-6---6-6---------6-------|68--8-8-8---8-8---------8-------|
E|------------------6-6h8---------|--------------------6h8---------|

  Gm
  +       +       +       +        +       +       +       +   
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-/------------------------12----|1210------10--------1210-----/12|
A|810-101010--1010--10101010------|------13------13--------13108---|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

  D#                               Fm
  +       +       +       +        +       +       +       +   
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------8-----|-h------------------------10----|
A|6---6-6-6---6-6---------6-------|68--8-8-8---8-8---------8-------|
E|------------------6-6h8---------|------------------6-6h8---------|

  Gm
  +       +       +       +        +       +       +       +   
G|--------------------------------|------12--12-10-8---------------|
D|-/------------------------12----|--------------------108-8-------|
A|810-101010--1010--10101010------|10--10----------------p---10----|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
                                         P   P  P  P    P  P

  D#                               Fm
  +       +       +       +        +       +       +       +   
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------8-----|-h------------------------10----|
A|6---6-6-6---6-6---------6-------|68--8-8-8---8-8---------8-------|
E|------------------6-6h8---------|--------------------6h8---------|

  Gm
  +       +       +       +        +       +       +       +   
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-/------------------------12----|--------1210------1210--10------|
A|810-101010--1010--10101010------|10--1010------13------10--8-----|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

  D#                               Fm
  +       +       +       +        +       +       +       +   
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------8-----|-h------------------------10----|
A|6---6-6-6---6-6---------6-------|68--8-8-8---8-8---------8-------|
E|------------------6-6h8---------|------------------6-6h8---------|

  Gm
  +       +       +       +        +       +       +       +   
G|--------------------------------|-h------------------------------|
D|-/------------------------12----|810-108----810--10--8-----------|
A|810-101010--1010--10101010------|------------------------108-----|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

  D#                               Fm
  +       +       +       +        +       +       +       +   
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|-h------------------------------|
A|6---6-6-6---6-6---6-6-------6---|68--8-8-8---8-8---------6---8---|
E|------------------------6h8-----|------------------6-6h8---------|

  Gm
  +       +       +       +        +       +       +       +   
G|--------------------------------|--h-10--12----10----------------|
D|-/------------------------12---8|1012--12----12----1210--108-----|
A|810-101010--1010--108h1010------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

  D#                               Fm
  +       +       +       +        +       +       +       + 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|-h------------------------------|
A|6---6-6-6---6-6---------6---6-6-|68--8-8-8---8-8----8-8--8-------|
E|------------------6-6h8---------|----------------------------8---|

  Gm
  +       +       +       +        +       +       +       + 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|3~------------------------------|--------------------------------|

     __   _      __      __      _____   _____   _____
    /  | / |    /  |    /  `\   / ___/  / __ /  (  __/
   /   |/  |   / /||   / /) /  //      / / //   \ \
  / /|   /||  / /^||  / /||   //___   / / //  ___) )
 / / |  / || / /  || / / ||  /    /  /  ^^/  /    / 
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Send "Charlie" Ringtone to your Cell Phone

Source: http://www.bassmasta.net/r/red_hot_chili_peppers/158649.html

Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Eric Average	#1 by Eric Smith at Apr 5, 2007 at 3:39 AM EST
	NO, the song is about my son!!!

No Picture Jess Average	#2 by Jess at Aug 23, 2007 at 8:14 AM EST
	couldnt it just be about his PAST experiences with "charlie" aka cocaine...?