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Author/Artist: Red Hot Chili Peppers
Title: I Could Die For You
Transcribed by: Saverain
Email: saverain@hotmail.com
 
This is what it sounds like to me and if you don't like it E-mail me
you'll have to find the lyrics somewhere else sorry. I are not to good words
v strum down
^ strum up
b bend   r release bend    h hammer on
m mute   / slide up   \ slide down
s strum down slowly   T thumb   p.m. palm mute
Tab Contest     10/23/02
 
e|-|----------------------------------------------------4-----------------------
B|-|-------2--x-2-x-2-2----2---2-------2--2-2--2------2---2-------2----------2--
G|-|-2-----2--x-2-x-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-----2--2-2--2----2-2---2-2-----2--2-2-2-2-2--
D|-|-2--2--2--x-2-x-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--2--2--2-2--2-2--2-2---2-2--2--2--2-2-2-2-2--
A|-|-0-----0----0---0-0--0-0-0-0-0-----0--0-0--0-0--0-0---0-0-----0--0-0-0-0-0--
E|-|-0--------------------------------------------------------------------------
   v  ^  v  v ^ v ^ v  v ^ v ^ v  ^  v  v ^  ^ v  v ^ v ^ v  ^  v  v ^ v ^ v  
 
e|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-----
B|----2---2-----2-------------------|-------------------------------------|-----
G|--2-2-2-2-2---2--2-2-----2-----1--|-------------------------------------|-----
D|--2-2-2-2-2---2--2-2-2-2-----2----|-------------------------------------|-----
A|--0-0-0-0-0---0--0-0-0------------|-5/7----9\7----16\14--14\12--12\-----|-----
E|---------------------------4------|----------------------------------5--|-----
  v ^ v ^ v   v  v ^ v ^ v v ^ v    bass intro arr. for guitar        verse-- 
 
e|-|-2-------------------------------------------|-----|-5---5---5-5---------7--
B|-|-2---2--2-2--2-2--2-2--6---------------------|-----|-x---x-----x---------7--
G|-|-2---2--2-2--2-2--2-2--6---6--6-6--6-6--6-6--|-----|-6---6-----6--6--6---x--
D|-|-4---4--4-4--4-4--4-4--6---6--6-6--6-6--6-6--|-2x--|-7---7--------7--7---9--
A|-|-5---5--5-5--5-5--5-5--4---4--4-4--4-4--4-4--|-----|-7---7--------7--7---9--
E|-|---------------------------------------------|-----|------------------------
   v   v  v ^  ^ v  v ^m v   v  v ^  ^ v  v ^m         v   v   ^ v  v  v      
 
e|---12---12-12--12-12--12------------------------7-------12----|---------------
B|---14-------------14--14------------------------7-------------|---------------
G|-------------------------------6--6-6--6-6--6---x-------------|---------------
D|---------------------------7---7--7----7-7--7---9--9-9--------|---------------
A|---------------------------7---7-------7-7--7---9--9-9--------|---------------
E|---------------------------5-------------5--5-----------------|---------------
   v    ^  v   ^  v   v m  v   v  v ^  ^ v  v   v  ^ vm v End of verse        
 
e|-|------------------------------------------------------------------------|---
B|-|-5-------9--------------10-------5--------9-----------------------------|---
G|-|-6-------9--------11----11-------6--------9----7h9p7h9p7-----7----------|---
D|-|-7-------9--------9-----11-------7--------9----7h9p7h9p7-----7h9p7------|---
A|-|-0-------7--------9-----9--------0--------7------------------------9\---|---
E|-|------------------------------------------------------------------------|---
   I could die for you                           v       ^     v     ^        
 
e|-|-------------------4----------------|----------|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-
B|-|-----2--2-2------------2--2---------|----------|----------------------------
G|-|-----2--2-2--2---------2--2-2----1--|----------|----------------------------
D|-|-2---2--2-2--2---------2--2-2----2--|----------|----------------------------
A|-|-0---0------------------------------|----------|----------------------------
E|-|------------------------------------|----------|----------------------------
   v   v  ^ v  v     v   v  ^ v    v     verse                                
 
e|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14--------------------|----|-12-9-12-9-9---9--9-9--9-9--9--
B|-----------------------5--5-5--5-5--5-5--|----|---------9-9---9--9-9--9-9--7--
G|-----------------------6--6-6--6-6--6-6--|----|-----------9---9--9-9--9-9--7--
D|-----------------------7--7-7--7-7--7-7--|-2x-|---------------11-1111-1111-7--
A|-----------------------7--7-7--7-7--7-7--|----|-------------------------------
E|-----------------------5--5-5--5-5--5-5--|----|-------------------------------
                       v  ^ v  v ^  ^ v inter-- v  ^ v  ^ v   ^  ^ v  v ^  ^  
 
e|-9---5-5---5-5-----------12-9-12-9-9---9--12--12-12--9-9---5-5---5-5----------
B|-7---7-7---7-7--7-7-7-7----------9-9---9--14--14-14--7-7---7-7---7-7--7-7-7-7-
G|-7---7-7---7-7--7-7-7-7------------9---9-------------7-7---7-7---7-7--7-7-7-7-
D|-7---7-7---7-7--7-7-7-7------------------------------7-7---7-7---7-7--7-7-7-7-
A|----------------5-5-5-5-----------------------------------------------5-5-5-5-
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 v   ^ v   ^ v  v ^ v ^m                  ^   v  ^                            
 
e|-|-5---5-5---------------7---7-7--------------------5---5-5---------------7---
B|-|-5---5-5--9--9-9--9-9--7---7-7--10--10-10--10-10--5---5-5--9--9-9--9-9--7---
G|-|-6---6-6--9--9-9--9-9--7---7-7--11--11-11--11-11--6---6-6--9--9-9--9-9--7---
D|-|-7---7-7--9--9-9--9-9--9---9-9--11--11-11--11-11--7---7-7--9--9-9--9-9--9---
A|-|-7---7-7--7--7-7--7-7--9---9-9--9---9--9---9--9---7---7-7--7--7-7--7-7--9---
E|-|-5---5-5---------------7---7-7--------------------5---5-5---------------7---
   v   ^ vm v  ^ v  v ^ cont.   m CHORUS                                  v   
 
e|---9-7-------|----------------------------------------------------------------
B|-7-7-7-10-9--|----------------------------------------------------------------
G|-7---7-7--7--|----------------------------------------------------------------
D|-9-----------|----------------------------------------------------------------
A|-------------|----------------------------------------------------------------
E|-------------|----------------------------------------------------------------
 v ^ v ^  v
===========Red Hot Chili Peppers - I Could Die For You
Tabbed By: Steven Clarkson
EMail: Loserkidnu@yahoo.com
 
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
 
This Tab is for the tabbing contest.
Oct/19/2002
 
e|---||
B|---||
G|---||
D|-7-||
A|-7-|| Play this untill lyrics start ( 32x)
E|-5-||
 
 
\"Some thing,,,,,
e|------------------||
B|------------------||
G|------6-----------||
D|-7----6-----------||
A|-7-x8-4-x8--------||
E|-5----------------||
 
 
\"I could die for you,,,,,
e|------------------------------------------||
B|------------------------------------------||
G|----6-------11-------6----11--------------||
D|-7--6----9--11----7--6----11-x3-9h11p9p7--||
A|-7--4----9--9-----7--4----9---------------||
E|-5-------7--------5-----------------------||
 
\"I'm here to be,,,,
e|------------------||
B|------------------||
G|------6-----------||
D|-7----6-----------||
A|-7-x8-4-x8--------||
E|-5----------------||
 
 
\" You can see that its...
e|------------------||
B|------------------||
G|-11---------------||
D|-11-x8-7----------||
A|-9-----7-x8-------||
E|-------5----------||
 
\"Comin'long ago
e|--------------------------||
B|--------------------------||
G|-11-13-11-13-11-----------||
D|-------------11-x6-7------||
A|-------------9-----7-x8---||
E|-------------------5------||
 
\"I could die for you,,,
e|-----------------------||
B|-----------------------||
G|------6---------11-----||
D|-7----6-x5-9----11-x5--||
A|-7-x3-4----9-x3-9------||
E|-5---------7-----------||
 
\"common,,,,
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------||
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------||
G|-6-6-x-x-6-x-x-6-x-6-x-x-6-x-6-6-11-11-x-x-11-x-x-11-x-11-x-x-11-x-11-11--||
D|-6-6-x-x-6-x-x-6-x-6-x-x-6-x-6-6-11-11-x-x-11-x-x-11-x-11-x-x-11-x-11-11--||
A|-4-4-x-x-4-x-x-4-x-4-x-x-4-x-4-4-9--9--x-x-9--x-x-9--x-9--x-x-9--x-9--9---||
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------||
 
 
\"Comin'long ago
e|--------------------------||
B|--------------------------||
G|-11-13-11-13-11-----------||
D|-------------11-x6-7------||
A|-------------9-----7-x8---||
E|-------------------5------||
 
\"I could die for you,,,
e|-----------------------||
B|-----------------------||
G|------6---------11-----||
D|-7----6-x5-9----11-x5--||
A|-7-x3-4----9-x3-9------||
E|-5---------7-----------||
===========Red Hot Chili Peppers - I Could Die For You
Tabbed By: Jack Ramsay
EMail: fishyfinger21@hotmail.com
 
 
Intro:
e|----------------------------
B|----------------------------
G|----6---6-----6--6--6-------
D|----7---7-----7--7--7-------
A|----7---7-----7--7--7-------
E|----5---5-----5--5--4--2---- 
 
 
Verse:
 
 Something...    ...The cards...
 Dont want...    ...Somebody else...
e|---2---------------7----------
B|---2---------------5----------
G|---2---------------6----------
D|---4---------------6----------
A|---4--------------------------
E|---2--------------------------
 
 
  This is...     ...and this...
  She smiles...  ...Do my time...
e|--------------------12--------
B|---14---------------12--------
G|---14---------------11--------
D|---14---------------12--------
A|---12-------------------------
E|------------------------------
 
Chorus:
  ...I could die for you
e|---5----------------2----2----
B|---5--------9-------3----2----
G|---6--------9-------4----2----
D|---7--------9-------4----4----
A|---7--------7-------2----4----
E|---5---------------------2----
 
  ...Oh this life I...Choose
e|---5------------------7-7--7-7--7---------
B|---5--------9---------7-10-7-10-7---------
G|---6--------9---------7-7--7-7--7---7h9p7- Then back to intro!
D|---7--------9---------9-9--9-9--9---------
A|---7--------7-----------------------------
E|---5--------------------------------------
                     or:
                        --9--7--5--2--
                        --9--7--5--2--
                        --------------
                        --------------
                        --------------
                        --------------
 
Bridge 1:
 
   You can see... ..Only...
e|----14-------------------16--
B|----14-------------14----14--
G|----13-------------14----14--
D|----14-------------14----14--
A|-------------------12----12--
E|----------------------------- 
 
   Come along and go...  ...Along with me...
e|----9--12--9--12--9-----------5------
B|----9--9---9--9---9-----------5------
G|----9--9---9--9---9-----------6------
D|----11-11--11-11--11--------- 7------
A|------------------------------7------
E|------------------------------5------
 
twice then  back to chorus:
 
Bridge 2:
 
  Come on then...
e|----7--x--7------9--x--9-----
B|----6--x--6------9--x--9-----
G|----7--x--7------9--x--9-----
D|-----------------------------
A|-----------------------------
E|----------------------------- 
 
Thats all it is to it.
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the second version is a disgrace to john frusciante's ability. This song is definately NOT powerchords.
This is so wrong this tab should be banned!!!!!! Everyone do yourself a favor and skip this tab.