Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication (100% Correct!) bass tab
Artist: red hot chili peppers
Album:Californication
Bassist: Flea
Tuning: EADG
(The spaces between the #’s are a bit of a reference to the timing.
refer to
the bottom for the order of the different parts)
Part 1 (intro/ chorus)
G|-------9--9-7h9p7---------7-7------------9--9-7h9p7----------10-10-7--]
D|-7-7---------------10-----------10---7-7--------------10--------------]
A|-----------------------8-8---------------------------------8-8--------]
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------]
|-----------------------------play 3 X-------------------------------|
Part 2 (bridge)
G|---------------------------------------]
D|---------------------------------------] ONCE
A|-3-3-3-3-----------------------5-555-5-]
E|-----------3-3-3-3---1-1-1-1---trip^---]
Part 3 (interlude)
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------]
D|7-7--9-10----10-9------7-7--9-10----9/14--12--10--9-----7-7--9-10----10-9---]
A|-----------8--------10--------------8-----------------------------8-------10]
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------]
|---------------------------ALL OF THIS TWICE----------------------------------|
Part 4 (Dream of Califonication)
G|------------------------------------]
D|------------------------------------] ONCE
A|---7----------7-------7----------7^-]
E|-5---5-5-0-7-------5---5-5-0-7------]
Part 5
G|-------9--9-7h9p7---------7-7------------9--9-7h9p7----------10-10-7--]
D|-7-7---------------10-----------10---7-7--------------10--------------]
A|-----------------------8-8---------------------------------8-8--------]
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------]
|---------------------play this twice then what is below-------------|
G|------------------------------------------]
D|------------------------------------------]
A|-3-3-3-3-----------------------5-555-5-]
E|-----------3-3-3-3---1-1-1-1---trip^----]
|_____________________________All this two times_________________________|
Part 6 (Guitar solo)
G|------------------------------------------------------7--------7-]
D|----------------------------------------------------7--7-----7---]
A|-3-3-3----------5-5-5-------3-3-----2-3-5--5-5-----5----5--------]
E|---------3-3-3/5--------5-5------0-3-----------------------------]
G|------------------------------------------]
D|------------------------------------------]
A|5-3-3---------5-5------3-3------2--3--5---]
E|--------3-3-3------5-5------0--3----------]
Part 1
Part 2
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5 *twice*
Part 3
Part 4 *twice*
Part 6
Part 5
Part 3
Part 4 *twice*
This is COMPLETELY right, there is absolutely NOTHING wrong,
and if there is something wrong, I will let you cut my thumb off!