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Red Hot Chili Peppers Righteous And The Wicked Bass Tab

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Played on a 5-string bass.
s: slap
p: pop
h: hammer on
p: pull
x: muted note
/: slide up
\: slide down

Intro/Verse:

G:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D:-0-0-0-0------------0-0-0-0----------2--0-0-0-0------------0-0-0-0----------2----------
A:---------2-0-2---------------2-0-2--------------2-0-2---------------2-0-2--------------
E:------------------------------------0---------------------------------------0----------
B:---------------0-0-0-----------------------------------0-0-0---------------------------

Chorus:

G:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D:-------0---0----------------0---0------------------------------------------------------
A:-2---2---2---3-3-3-2--2---2---2---3-3-3-2----------------------------------------------
E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B:---3---------------------3-------------------------------------------------------------

Post-Chorus:

G:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B:-7-7-5-4-4-2-1-0-1-2-2-2--7-7-5-4-4-2-1-0-1-2-2-2--------------------------------------
Repeat once.

After the second chorus, play the post-chorus, then do this:

G:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D:-0-1-0--0-1-0--0-1-0-----------0-1-0--0-1-0--0-1-0-------------------------------------
A:-------2------2-------2-------0------2------2-------2------0---------------------------
E:-------------------------2-1-2------------------------2-1-2----------------------------
B:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Repeat once, then do this:

G:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D:-2-3-2---2-3-2--2-3-2-----------2-3-2---2-3-2--2-3-2-----------------------------------
A:-------4-------4-------4-------2-------4-------4-------4-------2-----------------------
E:-------------------------4-3-4---------------------------4-3-4-------------------------
B:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Then finally do this:

G:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D:-0-1-0--0-1-0--0-1-0-----------0-1-0--0-1-0--0-1-0-------------------------------------
A:-------2------2-------2-------0------2------2-------2------0---------------------------
E:-------------------------2-1-2------------------------2-1-2---0//19--------------------
B:-------------------------------------------------------------0-------------------------
"//" means make the slide really long.

If you have any comments or corrections, please let me know.
Thanks, and enjoy!!!

Source: http://www.bassmasta.net/r/red_hot_chili_peppers/160554.html

Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
 
 
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Jebus
Wanna Be
#1 by Jebus ------ at Aug 16, 2006 at 5:57 AM EST
melrfaz, i think you're pretty much spot on there! it's AK crying out for us to stop ruining the earth.. and i goota say, the bass on this is inspirational!!! gotta love it!!! its just such a solid, rhythmic riff...
 
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steffan
Badass
#2 by steffan harkins at Mar 10, 2007 at 3:42 PM EST
I'm pretty sure the line "i am playing for a better day" ... is really: "I am praying for a better day"
 
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punk bassist
Average
#3 by punk bassist at May 16, 2007 at 3:57 PM EST
i love this song. it's one of my favorites. i think it's about how religion and conservitives, etc. are ruining the way people think and the way things are run.