Around The World Bass

Title: Around the World
Album: Californication
Artist: Red Hot Chili Peppers
Members: Anthony Kiedis, FLEA, John Frusciante and Chad Smith
Transcription: Bass Tab
Tuning: Standard E A D G
 
 
[Intro] - with distortion/overdrive DOUBLE-TIME FEEL
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---O-------------------------------0-----0-----0-----0------|
 
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----12h14-14--12h14-14--12h14-14--12h14-12------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------14-13-12-10------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
 
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----12h14-14--12h14-14--12h14-14--12------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------14-13-12-10------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------12-1O------|
 
              ( Wait for guitar to finish if u don't understand
                         play this and u will know
                      D|---O-3-5-3-5-3-5-----O-3-5-3-5 )
 
[Verse]
 
G|------------10-12-----------9-10-----------10-12---------10--9------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------8---------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----3--------------1-O----------------3-----------1-0--------------------|
 
G|------------10-12-----------9-10-----------10-12--------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------3-2-----------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------1-----1-O-------|
E|-----3--------------1-0----------------3--------------1-3-----------------|
 
                                   Next Ending       |---------------------|
                                                     |--------3-2-3-2-3----|
                                                     |------1--------------|
                                                     |--1-3----------------|
 
G|------------10-12-----------9-10-----------10-12--------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----3--------------1-0----------------3------------7\8\7\8\7--5\6\5\6\5--|
 
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------15-17----------14-15-----------15-17----------------3-5-------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------1---5-----------|
E|-----3--------------1-0----------------3--------------1-3-----------------|
 
                                   Next Ending       |---------------------|
                                                     |--------------3---3--|
                                                     |--------1------------|
                                                     |--O-1-3--------------|
 
 
[Chorus 1]
 
G|----------5---8---------------7----7----------------------------5---------|
D|-----6--------------5---5-----------------3-------------6-----------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
G|------------------------------------------------5--8--------------7---7---|
D|------------------5-------5--5--6------------------------5--5---5---------|
A|----3----3----3-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
                                              Second Time Play this as an intro to the Bridge
G|-----------------5----------------------------------|  |------------------|
D|----3-------6---------------------5-----------------|  |---------------I)-|
A|----------------------3--3----3---------------------|  |--3--3-3-3-1O-18--|
E|--------------------------------------/2O\3---------|  |------------------|
 
 
[Bridge]
 
play intro thru 4 or so times then go to this funky ending
 
 
[Bridge Ending]
 
                                                               *  vibrato this for the rest
G|-----------10-12------------9-10------------------------------------------|of the bar
D|----------------------------------------15-17--17--15---------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------17-15/16\15--------|
E|-----3-------------1---O------------3-------------------------------------|
                                             (I put it on 17 15 instead of 12 10
                                                 so its easier to do. trust me)
 
[Last Chorus]
 
G|------------------------8--------------|
D|-----6----6---X----6--------------6----|
A|-------------------------------6-----6-|
E|---------------------------------------|
 
G|--------------------------------------------------------5---5--5----------|
D|-----5--------------5------5----------------5---6-5-----------------------|
A|------------------------------6+8---X-X-8------------8--6---------3--3----|
E|--------3---3---3-------3---------------------------------------3--3---6--|
 
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------6--5-3-----------------------------------------------------|
E|---4--4-X-4-----------4----3--3--3-----3-3----3-2-1---1-3--3--3-4--4-6-6--|   
 
This may seem a bit weird because of it going for so long. For help this is
the part where Anthony sings:
"Mother Russia do not suffer, I know you're bold enough"
 
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------3-5-5--6----6--X-6----6-6-----6-----5------------------|
A|---6--3--3--3-5--6-----------------------------6---6----------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------3----3-3--3---3--|
 
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------5---5------------------------------------------------------|
A|--6+8---8-X-X---------8----8---6--6-3-6-3---5--6-5-3--------------6-------|
E|------------------------------------------------------4---4---X-4---O-4-O-|
 
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------5--6-5-----------------------------|
A|--------------------------------8----8--------8-----6---------------------|
E|----3---3---3---3-3--X-X--1-1---------------------------------------------|
 
 
[Outro]
 
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---5-8-7-5--5--5---5-5-5--O-3-O-------5-8-7-5--5--5---5-5-5--O-3-O--------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---5-8-7-5--5--5---5-5-5--O-3-O-------5-8-7-5--5--5---5-5-5--O-3-O--------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---5-8-7-5--5--5---5-5-5--O-3-O-------5-8-7-5--5--5---5-5-5--O-3-O--------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----5--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---5---7-5--5--5---5-5-5--O-3-O-------5-8-7-5--5--5---5-5-5--O-3-O--------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---5-8-7-5--5--5---5-5-5--O-3-O-------5-8-7-5--5--5---5-5-5--O-3-O--------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
 
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---5-8-7-5-/10-10-10-10\--O-3-O-------5-8-7-5-/12--12--12--12\------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Its all there
enjoy
 
Comments Are Welcome and Would Be Appreciated
 
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/ = Slide Up To Fret
 \ = Slide Down To Fret
 h = Hammer On
 p = Pull Off
 X = Muted Note
 > = Let Ring
 I) = Bend Up
 U) = Bend Down
 T = Tap (wack string with joining bone on thumb)
 P = Pop (pull the string upwards with index finger, middle, ring, or pinky
          releasing it to make a twang)
 
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