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Blackeyed Blonde

Red Hot Chili Peppers
Bass Tab
★4.2(10)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Song

Title: Blackeyed Blonde

Album: Freaky Styley

Artist: Red Hot Chili Peppers

Members: Anthony Kiedis, FLEA, Hillel Slovack and Jack Irons

Transcription: Bass Tab

Tuning: Standard E A D G

Key

/ = Slide Up To Fret

\ = Slide Down To Fret

h = Hammer On

p = Pull Off

X = Muted Note

> = Let Ring

I) = Bend Up

U) = Bend Down

T = Tap (wack string with joining bone on thumb)

P = Pop (pull the string upwards with index finger, middle, ring, or pinky

releasing it to make a twang)

Note....before u try this work on ur percussion slap techinque

T P T P T P T P T P T P T P T P

G]---x---x---x---x----------------]

D]-------------------x---x---x---x]

A]-x---x---x---x------------------]

E]-----------------x---x---x---x--]

(FLEA has tone maxed at this point)

Intro:

G]-----------------------------------------------5-5----------------]

D]------------------------------------------------------------------]

A]---3-5--3-5-------3-5--3-5-------3-5--3-5------------3-5--3-5-----]

E]------------------------------------------------------------------]

(Ok now depending on how many pickups u have just drop the tone on

all of them)

Verse:

Pumpin' the... ...of New Orleans, She's the... ...street dream

T T P T T P T TP TP P T T P T T P T P T P P

G]--------x---------x------5--7---5-------x---------x-----5----5--4-]

D]------------------------------------------------------------------]

A]--3h5-x----3h5--x-----0hx--x------3h5-x----3h5--x----0hx---x------]

E]------------------------------------------------------------------]

She's just... ...and bones, You better leave her alone

T T P T T P T TP TP P T

G]--------x---------x------5--7---5---------------------------------]

D]------------------------------------------------------------------]

A]--3h5-x----3h5--x-----0hx--x-------5------------------------------]

E]------------------------------------------------------------------]

T T P T T P T TP TP P T T P T T P T P T P P

G]--------x---------x------5--7---5-------x---------x-----5----7--5-]

D]------------------------------------------------------------------]

A]--3h5-x----3h5--x-----0hx--x------3h5-x----3h5--x----0hx---x------]

E]------------------------------------------------------------------]

T T P T T P T TP TP P T T P T T P T P T P P

G]--------x---------x------5--7---5-------x---------x-----5----7--5-]

D]------------------------------------------------------------------]

A]--3h5-x----3h5--x-----0hx--x------3h5-x----3h5--x----0hx---x------]

E]------------------------------------------------------------------]

Leroy Brown thought he was bad too, 'Till she left... ...old bayou

T T P T T P T TP TP P T T P T T P T P T P P

G]--------x---------x------5--7---5-------x---------x-----5----7--5-]

D]------------------------------------------------------------------]

A]--3h5-x----3h5--x-----0hx--x------3h5-x----3h5--x----0hx---x------]

E]------------------------------------------------------------------]

She's the... ...a bomb, She's the... ...Get down !

T T P T T P T TP TP P T T P T T P T P T

G]--------x---------x------5--7---5-------x---------x-----5---------]

D]------------------------------------------------------------------]

A]--3h5-x----3h5--x-----0hx--x------3h5-x----3h5--x----0hx---x------]

E]------------------------------------------------------------------]

Chorus:

(ahhhhhh the good ole chorus...to match the funky-ass guitar

a envelope filter goes well in here)

G]------------------------------------------------------------------]

D]-------5h7--------------------5h7---5--5----5h7-------------------]
A]-------------7-5--------------------------7---------7-5-----------]
E]--3h5------------8-5-----3h5----------------------------8-5-------]

G]------------------------------------------------------------------]

D]-------5h7--------------------5h7---5--5----5h7-------------------]
A]-------------7-5--------------------------7------7-5--------------]
E]--3h5------------8-5-----3h5-------------------------8-5----5--7--]

Okay then

that should fix u up good

now repeeat the verse

there is not much variation

after that do the chorus without the last 2 notes

Interlude:

T T P T T P T TP TP P T T P T T P T P T P P

G]--------x---------x------5--7---5-------x---------x-----5----7--5-]

D]------------------------------------------------------------------]

A]--3h5-x----3h5--x-----0hx--x------3h5-x----3h5--x----0hx---x------]

E]------------------------------------------------------------------]

T T P T T P T TP TP P T T P T T P T P T P P

G]--------x---------x------5--7---5-------x---------x-----5----7--5-]

D]------------------------------------------------------------------]

A]--3h5-x----3h5--x-----0hx--x------3h5-x----3h5--x----0hx---x------]

E]------------------------------------------------------------------]

T T P T T P T TP TP P T T P T T P T P T P P

G]--------x---------x------5--7---5-------x---------x-----5----7--5-]

D]------------------------------------------------------------------]

A]--3h5-x----3h5--x-----0hx--x------3h5-x----3h5--x----0hx---x------]

E]------------------------------------------------------------------]

T T P T T P T TP TP P T T T T T T

G]--------x---------x------5--7---5---------------------------------]

D]------------------------------------------------------------------]

A]--3h5-x----3h5--x-----0hx--x----------------5---5---5---5---5---5-]

E]------------------------------------------------------------------]

Guitar Solo:

T T P T T P T TP TP P T T P T T P T P T P P

G]--------x---------x------5--7---5-------x---------x-----5----5--4-]

D]------------------------------------------------------------------]

A]--3h5-x----3h5--x-----0hx--x------3h5-x----3h5--x----0hx---x------]

E]------------------------------------------------------------------]

T T P T T P T TP TP P T T P T T P T P T P P

G]--------x---------x------5--7---5-------x---------x-----5----5--4-]

D]------------------------------------------------------------------]

A]--3h5-x----3h5--x-----0hx--x------3h5-x----3h5--x----0hx---x------]

E]------------------------------------------------------------------]

T T P T T P T TP TP P T T P T T P T P T P P

G]--------x---------x------5--7---5-------x---------x-----5----5--4-]

D]------------------------------------------------------------------]

A]--3h5-x----3h5--x-----0hx--x------3h5-x----3h5--x----0hx---x------]

E]------------------------------------------------------------------]

T T P T T P T TP TP P T T P T T P T P T P P

G]--------x---------x------5--7---5-------x---------x-----5----5--4-]

D]------------------------------------------------------------------]

A]--3h5-x----3h5--x-----0hx--x------3h5-x----3h5--x----0hx---x------]

E]------------------------------------------------------------------]

Now play this second chorus

G]------------------------------------------------------------------]

D]------8h10-----------------8h10--8-8----8-10----------------------]
A]------------10-8---------------------10--------10--8--------------]
E] -6h8------------11-8--6h8----------------------------11--8-------]

G]------------------------------------------------------------------]

D]------8h10-----------------8h10--8-8----8-10----------------------]
A]------------10-8---------------------10--------10--8--------------]
E] -6h8------------11-8--6h8----------------------------11--8-------]

now play the verse

and that should go through and then there will be an extra last line:

T T P T T P T TP TP P T T

G]--------x---------x---------x---------x---------------------------]

D]------------------------------------------------------------------]

A]-3h5--x----3h5--x----3h5--x----3h5--x----------3-5------3-5-------]

E]------------------------------------------------------------------]

Sorry if u noticed a little more muted slap during this song

but this will do u fine

after all, u dont wanna put too much stuff on ur plate while ur

playing live ;)

Enjoy the little guitar riff at the end....its real funky

Thats it.

Its all there

enjoy

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