Slow Cheetah Tab

by Red Hot Chili Peppers
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Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: Bbm
Capo: 6th fret
Author tbonekelly [a] 71.
4 contributors total, last edit on Dec 1, 2021
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Play with capo on 6th fret.
 
It's easy to play once you get the timing right
with capo on 6th fret, this is how John plays it!
Just hold the chords Em, G, Asus2 and C and pluck the required strings.
 
 
THIS IS THE MAIN PART OF THE VERSES
 
    Em                G                 Asus2             C
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------0----|
B|-----------------|-----------------|------------0----|-----------------|
G|------------0----|------------0----|------2----------|------0----------|
D|------2----------|------0----------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|--0-------0---0--|--3-------3---3--|
E|--0-------0---0--|--3-------3---3--|-----------------|-----------------|
 
 
THIS IS THE ALTERNATIVE SECOND PART OF THE VERSE
 
    Em                G                 Asus2             C
e|------2-----0----|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|------3-----0----|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|------2-----0----|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------2-----0----|
A|-----------------|-----------------|--0-------0---0--|--3-------3---3--|
E|--0-------0---0--|--3-------3---3--|-----------------|-----------------|
 
    Em                G                 Asus2             C
e|------2-----0----|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|------3-----0----|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|------2-----0----|------------0----|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------2----------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|--0-------0---0--|--3-------3---3--|
E|--0-------0---0--|--3-------3---3--|-----------------|-----------------|
 
 
THE CHORDS FOR THE CHORUS ARE
 
C            G       Asus2
Slow Cheetah come before my forest.
 
The chords stay the same throughout the chorus.
Just use your ear to hear the variations!
 
 
* Some Asus2 chords are replaced by Am. For example, try the following strumming pattern
  during the chorus:
 
    C C C - G G G - Asus2 - Am Am Asus2 Am Am Am Am Asus2
 
 
PATTERN FOR THE BRIDGE BEFORE THE 3RD CHORUS
 
    G                G                 Asus2            (Am)     (Asus2)
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|------0----------|--------------0--|------1---0------|
G|--------------0--|----------0------|----------2------|--2-----------2--|
D|----------0------|--0-----------0--|------2-----2----|-----------------|
A|------2-----2----|-----------------|--0--------------|-----------------|
E|--3--------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 
 
PATTERN FOR THE OUTRO
 
    G                 Asus2             G                 Asus2
e|----0------------|-----------------|----0------------|-----------------|
B|--3---3----------|--0-------0------|--3---3----------|--0-------0------|
G|--------0---0----|------2-------2--|--------0---0----|------2-------2--|
D|--0-------0------|------2-------2- |--0-------0------|------2-------2- |
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 
    C                 Asus2             C                 Asus2
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|--0---0-0---0----|---------0h1p0---|--0---0-0---0----|-----------------|
G|----2-----0------|--2-----------2--|----2-----0------|--2-----2--2-----|
D|--3--------------|------2----------|--3--------------|-----2--------2--|
A|-----------------|--0--------------|-----------------|--0--------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 
 
 
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| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off
 
 
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98 comments
duffmansweenie
5 stars dude, perfect
+12
rhcpfan27
i figured out the bridge thing in the middle e------------------------------------------------------- b-------------0-----------------0---1-0----------------- g---------0-----0-----------2-----------2--------------- d-----0-----------------2------------------------------- a---2---2---2----2----0---0---0---0--------------------- e-3-----------------------------------------------------
+11
tanbizz
dude im a ****ing retard ignor my coments....
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