Bicycle Song Tab

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Difficulty:	intermediate
Tuning:	E A D G B E
Capo:	no capo
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The Bicycle Song                          / = slide up
Red Hot Chili Peppers                     x = left hand palm mute/dead note
By the Way                                h = hammer on
2003
Tabbed by Alex Salazar
 
 
[Intro / Verse]
   Figure 1:
   D        A    Bm
e|----------5-5/-7-7-x-----------------|  palm mute
B|-7-7-7-7--5-5/-7-7-x-----------------|  first time
G|-7-7-7-7--6-6/-7-7-x-----------------|  only for
D|-7-7-7-7--7-7/-9-9-x-----------------|  each verse
A|-5-5-5-5--7-7/-9-9-x-----------------|
E|----------5-5/-7-7-x-----------------|
 
   Figure 2:
   A  G       D  Bm      A   G        D  Em
e|-5--3-3-3-3----7-7-----5---3-3-3-3-----7--7-------|
B|-5--3-3-3-3-7--7-7-----5---3-3-3-3--7--8--8-------|
G|-6--4-4-4-4-7--7-7-----6---4-4-4-4--7--9--9-------|
D|-7--5-5-5-5-7--9-9-----7---5-5-5-5--7--9--9-------|
A|-7--5-5-5-5-5--9-9-----7---5-5-5-5--5--7--7-------|
E|-5--3-3-3-3----7-7-----5---3-3-3-3----------------|
 
 
[Pre-Chorus]
   Fig.1
   C       D       Em
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----5-------7-----------7-8-7-----------|
G|-------5-------7-----9---------7---------|
D|---5-------7-------9---9-----------------|
A|-3-------5-------7-----------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
 
   Fig.2
e|------------------5-----5-----5-----5-----|
B|-----5-------7------3-----3-----3---------|
G|-------5-------7------4-----4-----4-------|
D|---5-------7------------------------------|
A|-3-------5--------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
 
 
[Chorus]
   G                 D                 C
e|-------------------10-10-10-10-10-10-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
B|-12-12-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-10-10-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
G|-12-12-12-12-12-12-11-11-11-11-11-11-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
D|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
A|-10-10-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
E|-------------------x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|
 
   G                 D                 C
e|-------------------10-10-10-10-10-10-8--8--8--8--8--8--10-10-10-10-10-10-|
B|-12-12-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-10-10-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
G|-12-12-12-12-12-12-11-11-11-11-11-11-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
D|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
A|-10-10-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-10-10-x--x--x--x--x--x--|
E|-------------------x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|
 
    G                D                 C
e|-------------------10-10-10-10-10-10-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
B|-12-12-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-10-10-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
G|-12-12-12-12-12-12-11-11-11-11-11-11-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
D|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
A|-10-10-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
E|-------------------x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|
 
    G                D                 C
e|-------------------10-10-10-10-10-10-8--8--|
B|-12-12-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-10-10-8--8--|
G|-12-12-12-12-12-12-11-11-11-11-11-11-9--9--|
D|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-10-10-|
A|-10-10-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-12-12-10-10-|
E|-------------------x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|
 
 
[Solo]
 
e|---h-----------------------|
B|-5---7-8-7-5-5-------------|
G|---------------7-7---------|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|
 
e|---h-----------------------h------------------------|
B|-5---7-8-7-5-5-----5-----5---7-5-----5-------h------|
G|---------------7-7-----7---------7-7-----7-7---9----|
D|---------------------5-----------------5------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------7--|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
 
e|---h-----------------------|
B|-5---7-8-7-5-5-------------|
G|---------------7-7---------|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|
                                                   Em
e|---h-----------------------h---------------------7---|
B|-5---7-8-7-5-5-----5-----5---7-5-----5-------h---8---|
G|---------------7-7-----7---------7-7-----7-7---9-9---|
D|---------------------5-----------------5-------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
 
   G       F#m Em
e|-10--10--9---7-------|
B|-12--12--10--8-------|
G|-12--12--11--9-------|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|
 
 
Intro / Verse
Fig. 1 x2
Fig. 2 x1
Fig. 1 x2
Fig. 2 x1½, the half play this
 
   G        D  Em
e|-3-3-3-3-----7--7-------|
B|-3-3-3-3--7--8--8-------|
G|-4-4-4-4--7--9--9-------|
D|-5-5-5-5--7--9--9-------|
A|-5-5-5-5--5--7--7-------|
E|-3-3-3-3----------------|
 
Pre-Chorus
Fig. 1 x3
Fig. 2 x1
 
Chorus x1
 
Solo x1
 
Order of Song
Verse
Pre-Chorus
Chorus
Verse
Pre-Chorus
Chorus x2 - for the first time play the second line of the bridge for the
            fourth line.
Solo
X
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Bicycle Song – Red Hot Chili Peppers
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Great tab *****