Wet Sand Bass

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Band:  Red Hot Chili Peppers
Title: Wet Sand
Album: Stadium Arcadium
Tabbed by: Jon Turner jrt5024@gmail.com
 
This song really grew on me. The guitar solo at the end is the most powerful on the
It’s definitely one of my top favorites now. Flea has it in his top 5 (he said so on the
commentary), and now I see why.
 
I tried to keep the rhythm as organized as possible but with all the slides and
and double-digit notes (11 or 13, etc.), it gets a little goofed. Sorry! It’s not that hard,
If you listen to the song, you’ll get it easily. Nothing really tricky.
 
E-mail comments, suggestions, error-mistakes, etc. to
jrt5024@gmail.com. Thx! :D
 
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[Guitar / Vocal Intro]
 
(12 bar rest)
 
 
[Verse 1]
 
- :33 (come in with drums)
G|----------------|----------7---7-|
D|5-----------5-5-|7-----------7---|
A|----------5-----|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|
 
G|----7/9h11-9--7-|----------7-----|
D|9---------------|9-----579---9-7-|
A|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|
 
G|--------7h9-7---|----------7---7-|
D|5----7h9------9-|7-----------7---|
A|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|
 
G|-----9/11-9-797-|------119-7-----|
D|9---------------|9------------97-|
A|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|
 
G|----------------|--------------7-|
D|5-----------5---|7-----------7---|
A|---------x5-----|----------5-----|
E|----------------|----------------|
 
G|------9h11--14-|-------------------|
D|9---------------|9-------9-9-9-9---|
A|----------------|------------------|
E|----------------|------------------|
 
 
[Pre-Chorus]
 
1:07
*NOTE – the open A (A:O) is a pickup to the 10 and 12. It is not 0-1-0-1-0, but 0-10-10
0-12-12
G|------------------|------------------|
D|------------------|------------------|
A|7---7--7-01010--10|-01212--12-07-7---|
E|------------------|---------------x7-|
 
G|------------------|------------------|
D|------------------|------------------|
A|7---7--7-01010--10|-01212--12-07---5-|
E|------------------|--------------7---|
 
G|------------------|------------------|
D|------------------|------------------|
A|7---7--7-01010--10|-01212--12-0777---|
E|------------------|----------------7-|
 
G|-----------------|------------------|
D|-----------------|12--12-0h1212----0|
A|7---7--7-01010-x-|------------------|
E|-----------------|------------------|
 
G|-----------------------|
D|h121212--0h121212-0h12-|
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|
 
 
[Verse 2]
 
- 1:32
G|----------------|---------x7---7-|
D|5-----------5---|7-----------7---|
A|---------x5-----|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|
 
G|-----9/11-9-797-|----------7-----|
D|9---------------|9------/9----97-|
A|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|
 
G|----------------|---------x7---79|
D|5-----------5---|7-----------7---|
A|---------x5-----|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|
 
G|-----9/11-91111-|------------------|
D|9---------------|9------99-9-9-----|
A|----------------|------------------|
E|----------------|------------------|
 
 
[Pre-Chorus 2]
 
– 1:54
G|------------------|------------------|
D|------------------|------------------|
A|7---7--7-01010--10|-01212--12-07-7---|
E|------------------|---------------x7-|
 
G|-----------------|--------------------|
D|-----------------|12--12-0h12-12-12--0|
A|7---7--7-01010-x-|--------------------|
E|-----------------|--------------------|
 
G|---------------------------|
D|h121212-12---12121212121212|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|
 
 
[Chorus 1]
 
 – 2:08
G|------------------|----------------|
D|------------------|1010------------|
A|7---7--6/7-77-7---|-------7--7--56-|
E|------------------|----------------|
 
G|------------------|----------------|
D|------------------|1010------------|
A|7---7--6/7-77-7---|-------7-----56-|
E|------------------|----------------|
 
G|------------------|-----------------|
D|------------------|1010-------------|
A|7---7--6/7-77-7---|-------7--7-7--6/|
E|------------------|-----------------|
 
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|7-77-7--6/7-77-7-|6/7-77-7-----777-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|
 
 
[Verse 3]
 
 – 2:30
G|--------------7-|-------------x7-|
D|5-----------5---|7---------------|
A|---------x5-----|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|
 
G|--------9/11----|--------11------|
D|9---------------|9---------9-7-9-|
A|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|
 
G|----------------|----------7---7-|
D|5-----------5---|7-----------7---|
A|---------x5-----|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|
 
G|-------9/11-9779|-----7-9/11979-97------|
D|9---------------|9-7/9-------------97---|
A|----------------|-----------------------|
E|----------------|-----------------------|
 
G|----------------|----------7---7-|
D|5-----------5---|7---7--77---7---|
A|---------x5-----|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|
 
G|-----9/11-9-7-79|-------7/97-----|
D|9---------------|9----------9----|
A|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|
 
 
[Pre-Chorus 3]
 
 - 3:04
G|------------------|------------------|
D|------------------|------------------|
A|7---7--7-01010--10|-01212--12-07-7---|
E|------------------|---------------x7-|
 
G|-----------------|------------------------|
D|-----------------|12--12--1212-12-12----12|
A|7---7--7-01010-x-|------------------------|
E|-----------------|------------------------|
 
G|---------------------------|
D|12-120h12-12120h1212121212-|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|
 
 
[Chorus 2]
 
 – 3:17
G|------------------|----------------|
D|------------------|1010------------|
A|7---7--6/7-77-7---|-------7--7--56-|
E|------------------|----------------|
 
G|------------------|----------------|
D|------------------|1010------------|
A|7---7--6/7-77-7---|-------7--7--56-|
E|------------------|----------------|
 
G|------------------|-----------------|
D|------------------|1010-------------|
A|7---7--6/7-77-7---|-------7--7-7--6/|
E|------------------|-----------------|
 
G|-----------------|---------------|
D|-----------------|---------------|
A|7-77-7--6/7-77-7--6/7-77-7-7-7---|
E|-----------------|---------------|
 
 
[The Prettiest Outro Ever]
 
 – 3:39
G|----------------|----------------|
D|2---2--x4---4---|6---6---6---6---|
A|--2-------4-----|--6-------6-----|
E|----------------|----------------|
 
G|----------------|----------4-----|
D|2---2--x4---4---|6---6---6----64-|
A|--2-------4---4-|--6-------------|
E|----------------|----------------|
 
G|----------------|----------------|
D|2---2--x4---4---x6---6---4---4---|
A|--2-------4-----|--6-------4-----|
E|----------------|----------------|
 
G|----------------/88888-8888888888|
D|2--22--2222-2-2-|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|
 
G|----------------|------4---------|
D|2---2--x4---4---|6---6-----6-4---|
A|--2-------4-----|--6-----------6-|
E|----------------|----------------|
 
G|----------------|----------x4-----|
D|2---2--x4---4---x6---6-x4h6----64-|
A|--2-------4-----|--6--------------|
E|----------------|-----------------|
 
G|----------------|----------------|
D|2---2--x4---4---|6-6-6---4-4-4---|
A|--2-------4-----|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|
 
G|----------------|----------------|
D|2--22--2222-2-22|2---2---222-2-22|
A|----------------|--2---2---------|
E|----------------|----------------|
 
 
[Guitar solo starts]
 
G|----------------|----------------|
D|2---2--x4---4---|6---6---6-6--64-|
A|--2-------4-----|--6----6-6------|
E|----------------|----------------|
 
G|----------------|-------4--------|
D|2---2--x4---4---|6-6-466---6---4-|
A|--2-------4-----|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|
 
G|----------------|--------4-464---|
D|2---2--x4---4---|6---6-46-----64-|
A|--2-------4-----|--6-------------|
E|----------------|----------------|
 
G|----------------|----------8-8-11111111|
D|2------x4-------|6-6-6--x11------------|
A|--2-------4-----|----------------------|
E|----0-------2---|----------------------|
 
G|----------------|----------------|
D|2------x4-------|------46---46-4-|
A|--2-------4-----|----46---46-----|
E|----0-------2---|4-4-------------|
 
G|----------------|----------4-----|
D|2---2--x4---4---x6---6-6-64---64-|
A|--2-------4-----|--6--6----------|
E|----------------|----------------|
 
G|----------------|------4---6-4---|
D|2------x4-------x6---6--------64-|
A|--2-------4-----|--6-------------|
E|----0-------2---|----------------|
 
G|----------------|
D|2---------------|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|
 
 
 
************************************
 
| x  Dead note
| h  Hammer-on
| /  Slide up
 
************************************
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26 comments

beyond pefect... give yourself a pat on the back...

yeah i see what soccerRM1 is talkin about and i agree it does make it easier to read the tab, but it does take away from the rhythm. but, since jrt5024 explained that in the tab, i dont think it's necessary. but i do see where you were coming from. dude!!!! AMAZING TAB. this is incredible. thank you thank you thank you. i LOVE this song.

People think it's 5 stars because it's so damn close to perfect. I just wasted my time after reading your comment on listening to the song again while reading the tab and I couldn't find any flaws. Now my hearing isn't perfect, but good enough to say that when I can't find any mistakes it deserves 5*... so stop trolling zackhack