Red Hot Chilli Peppers - Under The Bridge guitar tab
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"UNDER THE BRIDGE"
By RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS
From "BLOOD SUGAR SEX MAGIC”
Tuning Info
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e as e
B as B
G as G
D as D
A as A
E as E
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INTRO
Guitar 1(Electric) CAPO 2
let ring throughout--------------------------------------------------------------------------->
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|1-----------1-----------------0-----------------------|
G|------0--------0------------------------1-------------|
D|---2-----2--------------------------2------2--0-------|
A|3-----------------2--0------------2---2---------3--0--|
E|-----------------------3--2---0-----------------------|
w/clean tone
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|1------------1h3--------------------------------------|
G|---------0--------0-----------------1-----------------|
D|----2----------------2/4-4------2-----2---2--0--------|
A|2/3---3----3---------3/5-5----2---2-------------3--0--|
E|----------------------------0-------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|1----------1--------------0---------------------------|
G|------0-------0---------------------1-----------------|
D|---2----2---------------------2-2-----2--2--0---------|
A|2/3--3-----------2--0-------2-------------------3--0--|
E|----------------------3-2-0---------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|1-----------1h3---------------------------------------|
G|------0---------0---------------1-----1---------------|
D|---2----------------2/4-4----2-----2-----2------------|
A|2/3-3----3----------3/5-5--2---2-----2-----2/5--------|
E|--------------------------0---------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|7-----------------------------------------------------|
G|7-----------------------------------------------------|
D|7-----------------------------------------------------|
A|5-----------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
VERSE 1
Guitar 2 (elect.)--(Guitar 1 mute)
w/slight dist.
Verse 1
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|9--x-------7-----------------9---------4----5-----------------|
G|9--x-------8-----------------9---------4----6-----------------|
D|9--x-------9---------------------------6----7-----------------|
A|7--x-------9-----------9h11------------6----7-----------------|
E|-----------7-----------9h11-----------------------------------|
"Sometimes I feel like I don't have a partner...
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|9----------7-----9------7------9---7---9---4----5-------------|
G|9----------8-----9------6------9---8---9---4----6-------------|
D|9----------9-----11-----7------9---9---11--6----7-------------|
A|7----------9-----11-----7------7---9---11--6----7-------------|
E|-----------7-----9------5----------7---9----------------------|
"Sometimes... my only friend... of angels."
e|------7-----------------------------|-------------------------|
B|9-----7------9-----------5----------|--9----------------------|
G|9-----8------9-----------6----------|--8----------------------|
D|9-----9------11----------7----------|--9----------------------|
A|7-----9------11----------7----------|--7----------------------|
E|------7------9-----------5----------|-------------------------|
"Lonely as... together we cry_______."
Verse 2 let ring-------------------> let ring---->
e|----------------------------------------------------------5h7h5----------|
B|(9)-9----9----7-----------7----7------------9-----9--4--5------5---------|
G|(8)-9----9----8-----------8----8h9h8--8-----9-----9--4--6------6---------|
D|(9)-9----9----9---------------------9---9h11--11--11-6--7----------------|
A|(7)-7----7----9--------------9----------9h11--11-----6--7----------------|
E|--------------7----------------------------------------------------------|
"I drive on her streets 'cause she's my com-pan-ion."
let ring-------------------> let ring---->
e|------------------------------------------------------------5-------------|
B|-9----9----7-----------7----7------------9-----9-----5---------5----------|
G|-9----9----8-----------8----8h9h8--8-----9-----9-----6------------6-------|
D|-9----9----9---------------------9---9h11--11--11----7--------------------|
A|-7----7----9--------------9----------9h11--11--------7--------------------|
E|-----------7--------------------------------------------------------------|
"I walk through her hills_ 'cause she knows who I am__.
e|-------------------------------------------------------------5h7h5--------|
B|---9-----9-------7------7----7-------------9----9---4------5-------5------|
G|---9-----9-------8------8----8h9h8--8------9----9---4------6-------6------|
D|---9-----9-------9----------------9----9h11--11-11--6------7--------------|
A|---7-----7-------9---------9-----------9h11--11-----6------7--------------|
E|-----------------7--------------------------------------------------------|
"She sees my good deeds,_ and she kiss-es me wind - y."
let ring------>
e|------------------------------------------------5-----|--------------------|
B|9----9-------------7---7------------9---5----------5--|-9------------------|
G|9----9-----------------8--8---------11--6-------------|-8------------------|
D|9----9--------------------9---9h11--11--7-------------|-9------------------|
A|7----7-----9---------9--------9h11------7-------------|-----7--------------|
E|----------------------------------------5-------------|--------------------|
"I nev - er wor - ry now that is a lie________.
PRE-CHORUS
e|----------------------------------------------------------9---9----x-x-x-x-|
B|------10----------9--9-----9------16-16-16-16-----10------10--10---x-x-x-x-|
G|------11----------9--9-----9------16-16-16-16-----11------11--11---x-x-x-x-|
D|------11----------9--9-----9------16-16-16-16-----11------11--11---x-x-x-x-|
A|------9-----------7--7-----7------14-14-14-14-----9-------9---9----x-x-x-x-|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"I don't ev - er wanna feel_________ ___like I did that day.
(SAME THING WITH ADDITIONAL LIRYCS THEN REPEAT RHY.FIG. OF THE VERSE 2.)
vERSE 3
e|----------------------------------------------------------5----------------|
B|-9----9----7-----------7----7-----------9-----9--4---5-----5---------------|
G|-9----9----8-----------8----8h9h8-8-----9-----9--4---6------6--------------|
D|-9----9----9------------------------9h11--11--11-6---7---------------------|
A|-7----7----9--------------9---------9h11--11-----6---7---------------------|
E|-----------7---------------------------------------------------------------|
"It's hard to be-lieve__that __there's no-body out_there.
e|-------------------------7h9h7-------------------------5-------------------|
B|-9----9----7----------------------------9-----9---5-------5----------------|
G|-9----9----8-----------8----------------9-----9---6----------6-------------|
D|-9----9----9------------9-----------9h11--11--11--7------------------------|
A|-7----7----9------------9-----------9h11--11------7------------------------|
E|-----------7---------------------------------------------------------------|
"It's hard to be-lieve______ _____that I'm all alone
(The rest of the verse is the same)
BRIDGE
GUITAR 2 (Rhy.fig.3)
w/chorus
e|0----0----|-0----0--0----0--0--------------------------|
B|5----5----|-3----3--3----1--1--------------------------|
G|6----6----|-4----4--4----2--2---2/---------------------|
D|----------|--------------------------------------------|
A|----------|--------------------------------------------|
E|----------|--------------------------------------------|
"Oh no I say.......(repeat 2 imes)Then:
e|12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|1010101010101010|--------------------|
B|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|12-12-12-12-12-12-12|
G|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|12-12-12-12-12-12-12|
D|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|12-12-12-12-12-12-12|
A|-----------------------------------------------|----------------|10-10-10-10-10-10-10|
e|-----------------------------------------------|----------------|--------------------|
Spoken:"One time..."
CHORUS (Guitar 2 rhy.fig.3 8 times)
GUITAR 3(electr?)
e|----------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------|
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------|
D|---------------10-----------|----------------------------|-----------------12--------|
A|----------10h12------12-10--|----------------------------|------------10h12--12-10-12|
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------|
"...is where I drew some blood"(Under the bridge downtown) "I could not get enough.___
OUTRO
Guitar 3
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|/14---------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2 (Guit.3 mute)let ring------------>
e|0--0-0-0--0---0--0--0--0|0--0---0---------0-----------|
B|5--5-5-5--5---5--5--5--5|3--3---0-----0h1---1---------|
G|6--6-6-6--5---5--5--5--5|4--4---2-------------2-------|
D|------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|------------------------|-----------------------------|
e|0--0-0-0--0---0--0--0--0-3h0-0-0--0-0--0--0-----------|
B|5--5-5-5--5---5--5--5--5-------3--3-3--0--1--1h3h1----|
G|6--6-6-6--5---5--5--5--5-------4--4-4--2--2-------2---|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
e|0--0-0-0--0---0--0--0--0-3h0-0-0--0-0--0--0-----------|
B|5--5-5-5--5---5--5--5--5-------3--3-3--0--1--2--------|
G|6--6-6-6--5---5--5--5--5-------4--4-4--2--2--0--------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
let ring----------------------->
e|0--0------0---0----------|----------------------------|-----------|
B|5--5------5---5---5------|0----3------0-----1---------|2----------|
G|6--6------5---5---5h7h5--|4-----------2---------------|2----------|
D|-----------------------7-|--------5------------3------|2----------|
A|-------------------------|----------------------------|0----------|
E|-------------------------|----------------------------|-----------|
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