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Purple Stain Tab

by Red Hot Chili Peppers
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Tabbed from isolated guitar track.Was this info helpful?
Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: Em
Capo: no capo
Author alexboro117 [a] 308. Last edit on Jan 28, 2025
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Purple Stain
by Red Hot Chili Peppers
from Californication (1999)
 
 
 
[Intro]
 
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B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
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D|---------------------5-5-----5-5|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|---------12\--------------------|--------------------------------|
 
 
 
[Verse 1]
 
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D|---------------------5-5-----5-5|--------------------------------|
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E|---------12\--------------------|--------------------------------|
 
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D|---------------------5-5-----5-5|--------------------------------|
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E|---------12\--------------------|--------------------------------|
 
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E|---------12\--------------------|--------------------------------|
 
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B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
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D|---------------------5-5-----5-5|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|---------12\--------------------|--------------------------------|
 
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B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|-----10--12--12--------10--12--12-|-----10--12--12--------10--12--12-|
E|-12----------------12-------------|-12----------------12-------------|
 
 
 
[Pre Chorus 1]
 
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B|-------------13-13-------------13-13-|-------------13-13-------------------|
G|-------------12-12-------------12-12-|-------------12-12-------------------|
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E|-12-----------------12---------------|-12----------------------------------|
 
 
 
[Verse 2]
 
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D|---------------------5-5-----5-5|--------------------------------|
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[Pre Chorus 2]
 
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B|-------------13-13-------------13-13-|-------------13-13-------------------|
G|-------------12-12-------------12-12-|-------------12-12-------------------|
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E|-12-----------------12---------------|-12----------------------------------|
 
 
 
[Chorus 1]
 
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G|---------------------7-----|---------------------------|
D|---------------------6-----|-----------------------7/9-|
A|------------5--7-----7-----|------------5--7/9---------|
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E|---------12\--------------------|
 
 
 
[Verse 3]
 
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[Pre Chorus 3]
 
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B|-------------13-13-------------13-13-|-------------13-13-------------------|
G|-------------12-12-------------12-12-|-------------12-12-------------------|
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E|-12-----------------12---------------|-12----------------------------------|
 
 
 
[Chorus 2]
 
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B|---------------------8-----|---------------------------|
G|---------------------7-----|---------------------------|
D|---------------------6-----|-----------------------7/9-|
A|------------5--7-----7-----|------------5--7/9---------|
E|-3--3--5/7--------0--------|-3--3--5/7----------0------|
 
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G|---------------------7-----|---------------------------|
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A|------------5--7-----7-----|------------5--7/9---------|
E|-3--3--5/7--------0--------|-3--3--5/7----------0------|
 
 
 
[Outro]
 
Bass plays for 2 bars, then the guitar enters
 
e|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|
B|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
G|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
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e|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|
B|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
G|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
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e|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|
B|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
G|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
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e|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|
B|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
G|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
B|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
G|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
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e|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
B|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|
G|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
 
e|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|
B|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|
G|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|
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e|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
B|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|
G|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
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e|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|
B|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
G|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
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e|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-|
B|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|
G|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|
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e|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|
B|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
G|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
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e|-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-|-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-|
B|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-|
G|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-|
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e|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|
B|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
G|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
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e|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|
B|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
G|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
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e|-17-17-17-17-17-17-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-|-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-|
B|-14-14-14-14-14-14-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|
G|-14-14-14-14-14-14-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|
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e|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
B|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
G|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
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B|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
G|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
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B|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
G|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
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