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Behind the Sun

Red Hot Chili Peppers
Bass Tab
4.7(11)

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Song

Red Hot Chili Peppers

"Behind the Sun"

words and music by Anthony Kiedis,flea,

Hillel Slovak,Jack Irons and Michael Beinhorn

Album:The Uplift Mofo Party Plan

Transcribed(by ear)by: Cody Wilson

I can't believe how crappy the other versions for this song were!

They're ruining a song that I thought couldn't possibly be ruined.

This is flea at his funkiest,and I urge you to learn it!

Key:/=slide down

\=slide up

h=hammer-on

p=pull-off

T=slap

x=muted note

Verse:

bass fig. one play 8x|

T T T T T T TTTT T | T T T T T T T T T T T T

G----------------------|------------------------------------------|
D----------------------|------------------------------------------|
A----------------------|------------------------------------------|
E-0-x-0--0--x-0-0000-x-|-17\16-15-14--13-12-11-11\1010\9-9-9-8--7-|

T T T T T T T T T T T

G---------------------------------|

D---------------------------------| play all of that two times,

A---------------------------------| then play bass fig.1,4 times.

E-7--6-6--5-5-4-4\3-3-3-3-3\2\1p0-|

Chorus:

bass fig.2

G----------------------------|----------------------------|
D----------------------------|----------------------------|
A------------x-4--4-4-4-4--x-|-5--x-5--5--------------5h7-|
E-5---5--5-5-----------------|--------------9--7--5h7-----|

end bass fig.2

G----------------------|----------------------| play bass fig.2

D----------------------|----------------------| 3 times.

A----------------------|----------------------|
E-0-x-0--0--x-0-0000-x-|-0-x-0--0--x-0-0000-x-|
G-9/11-9------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D--------11\9-7--9/11-9---------|-----------------------------------|
A------------------------11\9-7-|-9/11--9----9--7---------------5h7-|
E-------------------------------|--------------------9--7---5h7-----|

first and third choruses,play the riff below twice,on the second chorus

play it once.

G---------------------| go to verse then chorus.

D---------------------|
A---------------------|
E-0-x-0--0--x-0-0000-x|

Interlude:

G----------------------|

D----------------------|play that 4 times then play

A-0-x-0--0--x-0-0000-x-| verse then chorus.

E----------------------|

End on this note and let it ring.

G-----------|
D-----------|
A-----------|

E-0~~~~~~~~-|

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