Red Hot Chili Peppers

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Transcending guitar tab

TRANSCENDING

-Red Hot Chili Peppers-

Lyrics & Music: Anthony Kiedis, Flea, Dave Navarro, Chad Smith

From The Album: One Hot Minute (1995)

Tabbed by Linus Olsson (Linuso@hotmail.com)

I searched through the net and saw that there was no guitar tab on my favourite RHCP song

"Transcending", so here goes!

Tab key:

/ = Quick slide up

\ = Quick slide down

XbY = Bend note X to make it sound like note Y

r = Release bend

h = Hammer on

() = Very faint note (ghost note)

x = Muted string

~ = Vibrate note using the twang bar

s = A very slow slide made by moving the twang bar straight down/up

MAIN RIFF:

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This riff plays on the verses and the refrain.

e:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

B:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

G:--9/11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11\9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9/11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-14-14-14-14-9-9-9--

D:--9/11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11\9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9/11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-14-14-14-14-9-9-9--

A:--7/9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-\7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7/9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--12-12-12-12-7-7-7--

E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

e:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

B:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

G:--9/11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11\9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9/11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11---------9-9-9--

D:--9/11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11\9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9/11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--

A:--7/9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-\7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7/9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-9-9-9-7-7-7--

E:--------------------------------------------------------------------7-7-7-7--------

SECOND/FOURTH VERSE GUITAR FILL:

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e:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

B:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

G:--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11\9-9-9-9\8-8-8-8b9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9r8-8-9-8-8-8h9---

D:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

A:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

E:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

e:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

B:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

G:--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11\9-9-9-9\8-8-8-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9----------------------

D:-----------------------------------------------------------11-11-11-11-9-9-9-9--

A:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

E:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

GUITAR INTERLUDE:

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e:--------------------------------------------------------------

B:--------------------------------------------------------------

G:----------9h11------------------------------------------------

D:-----9h11------9h11--9----7-------------7---------9-7---------

A:--9-------------------------9--------9----------9------9-7----

E:------------------------------9---7---------7h9------------7--

BRIDGE:

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e:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

B:--------------9----9--11--9--9---9-9--9------------------9--9-9--9--11--9--9---

G:--8--8--8h11----11----------------------11------8--8--8------------------------

D:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

A:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

E:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

e:-----------------------------------------------------------

B:--9-9--9-9-------------------9--9-9--9--11--9--9--9-9--9---

G:-----------(11)-----8--8--8------------------------------x-

D:-----------------------------------------------------------

A:-----------------------------------------------------------

E:-----------------------------------------------------------

e:------------------------------------------------------

B:------------------------------------------------------

G:--8--8-8--8-8--8-8--8-8-8----8--8-8--8-9--9-9--9-9-9-- (Play this part

D:------------------------------------------------------ 3 times)

A:------------------------------------------------------

E:------------------------------------------------------

e:-------------------------------------------

B:-------------------------------------------

G:--11--11-11--11-11--11-11---11-11-11-11---- (Play this part

D:------------------------------------------- twice)

A:-------------------------------------------

E:-------------------------------------------

e:-------------------------------------------

B:--14--14-14--14-14--14-14----14-14-14-14---

G:--11--11-11--11-11--11-11----11-11-11-11--- (Play this part

D:------------------------------------------- twice)

A:-------------------------------------------

E:-------------------------------------------

ENDING:

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I'm very unsure about this part. I just tried to tab what I heard through all that

noise, okay?

Heeeey, gone to stay entire lifetime flash before me

e:----------12----15b17--------12--------------------------------12---------------

B:----------12-----------------12-----11b12----------------------12---------------

G:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

D:--2-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

A:--2-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

E:--0--------------------3s0---------------------3s0s3----------------------------

In a loving streeeeeeeeeeeeeam Heeeey, Mother May

e:-------------------------------------------------12----12b13r12------------12---

B:-------------------------------------------------12------------------------12---

G:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

D:----------------------------------------2s5-------------------------------------

A:-5-5-4h5-------------5/6-6/7-7-8h9----------------------------------------------

E:---------3-----0-------------------------------------------------3s0-0/3--------

I've lost a child, but she gave birth To a loving streeeeeee...

e:------------------------------12------------------------------------------------

B:--12s15-----------------------12------------------------------------------------

G:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

D:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

A:-----------------------------------------------------5-5-4h5--------------------

E:----------------3sssssssssss0--------------------------------3-----0------------

...eeeeeammm Oooooooooooooooooooooooohhhhhh never know

e:--------------------------------------------12--------17~---------------12------

B:-------------------------------13b14r13-----12--------------------------12------

G:----------------------------14----------14--------------------------------------

D:----------------------14h16-----------------------------------------------------

A:--5/6-6/7-7-8h9-----------------------------------------------------------------

E:---------------------------------------------------------------3s0--------------

When the gods will come and take you To a loving streeeeeee...

e:--17/20-----------------------12------------------------------------------------

B:------------------------------12------------------------------------------------

G:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

D:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

A:------------------------------------------------------5-5-4h5-------------------

E:-----------3sssssssssssss0------------------------------------3------0----------

...eeeeeammm Ooooooooooohhhhh heart of gold The most

e:--------------------------------12--------------------12------------------------

B:--------------------------------12--------------------12-----15\0---------------

G:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

D:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

A:--5/6-6/7-7-8h9-------7~--------------------------------------------------------

E:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

special things you gave me were from your loving streeeeeeeeeeeammm

e:------------12------------------------------------------------------------------

B:------------12------------------------------------------------------------------

G:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

D:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

A:-------------------------------------5-5--4h5-------------5/6-6/7-7-8h9---------

E:-----------------------------------------------3-----0--------------------------

In a loving streee...

e:---------12s10s12------15s12s15-------------------------------------------------

B:---------12s10s12------15s12s15-------------------------------------------------

G:--------------------------------------------12s9s12-----------------------------

D:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

A:---7~------------------------------7s4s7----------------5-5-4h5-----------------

E:----------------------------------------------------------------3------0--------

...eeeeeeammm

e:------------------------------------------------------------------

B:----------------------------------------######################----

G:----------------------------------------# Amplifier feedback #----

D:----------------------------------------# here, no guitar #----

A:--5/6-6/7-7-8---7~~~~~~~~~~~~~----------######################----

E:------------------------------------------------------------------

F#ck the magaziiines! F#ck the green machine! See the human being!

e:-----------12---12s13--------------15s16----12~-----------12s0---------

B:-----------12----------------------------------------------------------

G:-----------------------------------------------------------------------

D:-----------------------------------------------------------------------

A:-----------------------------------------------------------------------

E:-----------------------------------------------------------------------

In a loving streeeeeeeeeeeeeam F#ck the legal greed! F#ck the nothing scene!

e:-------------------------------------------------12-----12s13----------15~-------12s0--

B:-------------------------------------------------12------------------------------------

G:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

D:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

A:-5-5-4h5-------------5/6-6/7-7-8h9-----------------------------------------------------

E:---------3-----0-----------------------------------------------------------------------

See the family! In a loving streeeeeeeeeeeeeam

e:--------------------------------------------------------------------------15s16s15---

B:----------10~-------------------------------------------------------------15s16s15---

G:----------7~~-------------------------------------------------------9~---------------

D:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

A:-------------------5-5-4h5-------------5/6-6/7-7-8h9--------7~-----------------------

E:---------------------------3-----0---------------------------------------------------

e:-----------------------------------------------

B:--10~------------------------------------------

G:--7~~------------------------------------------

D:--------------------5-----2~~~~~~~~------------

A:-----------5-5-4----x-----2~~~~~~~~------------

E:--------------------3--------------------------

NOTES:

I believe this tab to be accurate, although a few notes might be wrong (especially in the

ending). If you find a more correct solution, then mail me. Also, I haven't written the

timing in this tab, so play along with the CD to get the rythm.

TECHNICAL INFORMATION:

I think Dave Navarro uses a clean guitar sound with no distortion and a delay effect added.

You can hear the delay effect very clearly on the guitar fill and the bridge. Near the

ending he uses some sort of a waah-waah effect.

Enjoy!

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