Red Hot Chili Peppers - Can\'t Stop Live guitar tab
Standard tuning (E-A-D-G-B-E)
h = hammer on p = pull-off
U = upstroke D = downstroke
/ = slide ~ = vibrato
b = bend
Intro part 1 (play 4 times, but Guitar Filler( Rest for 2 counts after
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Intro part 1 Play 4x (No rests Guitar Filler 2
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Intro part 2 Play 4x
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Verse Part 1 play this 4x
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Verse Part 2 Play this the 5th time
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Verse Part 2 continued
“Come back strong with 50 belly dancers…”
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I watched Frusciante doing the verse on the live version and he does full up & down
strokes, instead of picking the notes as fast as he can and making his hand tired.
SO instead of picking the notes as fast as YOU can and making your hand tired,
try this, this is the way I play it and it sounds much better (at least I think it
does).I think it makes the sound a bit fuller & richer and also more like the way
he plays it. Basically you’re just palm muting all the strings that you don’t want to play.
This is just a suggestion, if you don\\'t want to play it like this then just skip this
little section, but I\\'m tellin\\' ya, once you get it it\\'s easier. It might just take some
getting used to.
U D D D D U D D D D U D U D D D U D D D D U D D D D D U D D D D U D U D D D U D D D
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Also, here is another way to play it. It doesn\\'t matter which of the 3 ways you choose
to play the verse, just whichever one you prefer.
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Chorus 3x 1x
I-0-0--5-5-5----2-2--7-7-7-7—I I-0-0--5-5-5-5—-2--7---I
I-3-3--7-7-7----3-3--8-8-8-8—I I-3-3--7-7-7-7—-3--8---I “Come and tell me when
I-0-0--7-7-7----4-4--9-9-9-9—I I-0-0--7-7-7-7--4--9---I it’s time to…”
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Verse Part 1 play this 3x
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Verse Part 2 Play this the 4th time
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Verse Part 2 continued
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let ring
Chorus 3x 1x /
I-0-0--5-5-5--2-2--7-7-7-7—--I I-0-0--5-5-5-5-2--7----I
I-3-3--7-7-7--3-3--8-8-8-8—--I I-3-3--7-7-7-7—3--8----I “Come and tell me when
I-0-0--7-7-7--4-4--9-9-9-9—--I I-0-0--7-7-7-7-4--9----I it’s time to…”
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Bridge Part 1
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Bridge Part 2
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Guitar Solo with Distortion /Play this little part 7x\\\\
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Verse Part 1 play this 3x
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Verse Part 3 1x (Its just Flea, John and Anthony at this point, no drums)
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Verse Part 3 continued
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Song Order:
Intro Part 1 x4
Guitar Filler x1
Intro Part 1 x4
Guitar Filler 2 x1
Intro Part 2 x4
Verse Part 1 x4
Verse Part 2 x1
Chorus x4
Verse Part 1 x3
Verse Part 2 x1
Chorus x4
Bridge part 1 x1
Bridge part 2 x1
Bridge part 1 x1
Bridge part 2 x1
~~Guitar Solo~~
Verse Part 1 x3
Verse Part 3 x1
