The Longest Wave Tab

by Red Hot Chili Peppers
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Difficulty: intermediate
Capo: no capo
Author miszgun [a] 54. Last edit on Jun 26, 2016
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Well, it's my 1st tab EVER. Lord have mercy.
 
 
 
[Intro]
 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------5---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------10h11------------------6------------8-------------------------------------|
G|--------------12----------------------12----------7--------7---------8--------8h10p8---------7h8p7-8p7-----|
D|--------12h13----13-----------12---------12---------8-------------8------8/10-------10-----8-----------8/10|
A|-----13-------------13-----10---------------10--------8-----------6------8/10------------------------------|
E|--11-------------------11-----------------------6--------------------------------------6-------------------|
 
e|-------------------------11--------11---------10---------------------------|
B|------------11-----------13--13--------13-----11--11-----------------------|
G|---------12----12----12--12-----12--------12--10-----10--------------------|
D|------12----------12-----13------------------------------------------------|
A|-8/10----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
[Chorus]
 
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-11b-11-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------10b--8--8h10-------------------------------10-------------------------------|
D|----------------------8--8h10------------6h8-8/10-----10---8/10-8p6-8p6-------------|
A|------------------------------------6h8---------------------------------8-6b8r6-----|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
[Verse] 1
 
Throw me all around
Like a boomerang sky
Whatever you do
Don't tell me why
Poppies grow tall
Then say bye bye
The wave is here
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------15p12--13p10----15p12--13p10----15p12--13p10-----15----14------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------12----15---------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
A seamless little team
And then we tanked
I guess we're not so sacrosanct
The tip of my tongue
But then we blanked
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------13-----------------------------------------|
G|-----15p12--12-13-10---15-12-12----12\10--15-12--13-10----------------14---|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------12---------15|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Waiting on the wind
To tell my side                     *strange awkward sounds idk (birds maybe)*
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------13-----------|
G|-------14------12------------------15p12----13p10-8-----15p12-----12\10----|
D|----15------12-----12-12---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Ready set jet
But she never gets far
Listen to your skin
From the seat of my car
Two centipedes stuck
In one glass jar
The longest wave
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------13-------------------------------------------|
G|---15p12--13p10-8/10----15p12----12\10-8h10----15p12---13p10----15----14---|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------12----15|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Waiting on the wind
To tell my side
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------14------12-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|---15------12----12-12-----------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Whatcha want
Whatcha need
Do you love
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------12--------------------------------------------------|
D|----13-----12------13h15---13-12------13-----12----------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
[Verse] 2
 
Sterile as the barrel
Of an old 12 gauge
Under my skin
And half my age
Hotter than the wax
On a saxifrage
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------13------------------|
G|---15p12--13p10----15p12-12---10\8/10-10-------15-12------12\10------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Steady your sails
For the butterfly flap
Whatever you do
Don't close that gap
I'm dreaming of a woman
But she's just my nap
 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------11h13p11---------------------11h13p11------|
G|--15p12---12\10--13p10-10-----15p12---------12--10-10-8----15p12----------12p10|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
[Outro] PLAY SLOW
 
Now I know why we came
Now I know
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------8-----------------8br------------|
D|---------------------------------6h8-8/10---8br--8h10p8\6h8----------------|
A|--4-4h6p4-3-3h4p3------------6h8-------------------------------------------|
E|------------------6-6h8p6-4------------------------------------------------|
 
 
and then just play intro
 
 
 
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| h   Hammer-on
| p   Pull-off
| r   Release
| b   Bend
| br  Bend release
| /   Slide up
| \   Slide down
 
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4 comments
nataliamel
wow! I like it! thank you very much for this tabs, you're so fast :)are you Quicksilver or Flash?
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miszgun
im just some dumb guy from russia)
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jsook724
the very first chord on the intro should be a d-sharp major 7 chord, it's much easier to play and probably how josh actually plays. Also the 6h8p6 after the 8/10 slide in the intro should be a 8h10p8 and then the next note should be an 8 also instead of a 6. Otherwise a good tab!!
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