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Get on Top

Red Hot Chili Peppers
Bass Tab
★4.9(18)

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Tab1

Bass2

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

Verse 1

G|----------9-9-7-9-----------------|
D|-------------------------x--------|
A|----------------------------------|  x3
E|--0-0---0----------0-0h3---0h3h5--|

S S S S S P S

G|----------9-9-7-9-----------------|
D|--------------------7-7-8-8-9-9---|
A|----------------------------------|  x1
E|--0-0---0-------------------------|

S S S

G|----------9-9-7-9-----------------|
D|-------------------------x--------|
A|----------------------------------|  x3
E|--0-0---0----------0-0h3---0h3h5--|

S S S S S P S

G|----------9-9-7-9-----------------|
D|--------------------7-7-8-8-9-9---|
A|----------------------------------|  x1
E|--0-0---0-------------------------|

S S S

G|----------9-9-7-9-------12--12----|
D|--------------------7/14--14------|
A|----------------------------------|  x1
E|--0-0---0-------------------------|

S S S

G|----------9-9-7-9-----------------|
D|-------------------------x--------|
A|----------------------------------|  x2
E|--0-0---0----------0-0h3---0h3h5--|

S S S S S P S

G|----------9-9-7-9-----------------|
D|--------------------7-7-8-8-9-9---|
A|----------------------------------|  x1
E|--0-0---0-------------------------|

S S S

[Chorus 1] (NOT slapped)

G|--------12h14-------12h14-----------------12h14-------12h14--------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--10h12-------10h12-------10h12-----10h12-------10h12-------10h12p10h12--|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------12h14-------12h14-----------------12h14-------12h14--------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--10h12-------10h12-------10h12-----10h12-------10h12-------10h12p10h12--|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------12h14-------12h14-----------------12h14-------12h14--------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------12br--|
A|--10h12-------10h12-------10h12-----10h12-------10h12-------10h12--------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------12h14-------12h14-----------------12h14-------12h14--------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--10h12-------10h12-------10h12-----10h12-------10h12-------10h12p10h12--|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------12h14-------12h14------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------14---14---14-----------14--|
A|--10h12-------10h12-------10h12------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

P P P P

[Verse 2] Same as verse 1

Chorus 2

G|--------12h14-------12h14-----------------12h14-------12h14--------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--10h12-------10h12-------10h12-----10h12-------10h12-------10h12p10h12--|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------12h14-------12h14-----------------12h14-------12h14--------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--10h12-------10h12-------10h12-----10h12-------10h12-------10h12p10h12--|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------12h14-------12h14-----------------12h14-------12h14--------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--10h12-------10h12-------10h12-----10h12-------10h12-------10h12p10h12--|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------12h14-------12h14-----------------12h14-------12h14--------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------12b~~~r----|
A|--10h12-------10h12-------10h12-----10h12-------10h12--------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------12h14-------12h14------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------14---14---14-----------14--|
A|--10h12-------10h12-------10h12------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

P P P P

[Interlude] (With slight delay)

G|------7-7-----7-----7------|
D|---------------------------|
A|--5-x-----5/7---7/8---8-x--|  x8
E|---------------------------|

S S P P S P S P S S

G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|------8-8-----8-8---8-------7-7-----7-7---7----|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|--6-x-----6-x-----6---6\5-x-----5-x-----5---5--|

S S P P S S P P S P S S S P P S S P P S P S

G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|------8-8-----8-8-----------7-7-----7-7---7----|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|--6-x-----6-x------6/8--5-x-----5-x-----5---5--|

S S P P S S P P S S S P P S S P P S P S

G|------7-7-----7-----7------|
D|---------------------------|
A|--5-x-----5/7---7/8---8-x--|  x2
E|---------------------------|

S S P P S P S P S S

G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------8-8-----8-8---8-------1010----1010--10----|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|--6-x-----6-x-----6---6/8-x-----8-x-----8---8\--|

S S P P S S P P S P S S S P P S S P P S P S

G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------7-7-----7-7---7-------1414----1414--14----|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|--5-x-----5-x-----5---5/12x-----12x-----12--12\-|

S S P P S S P P S P S S S P P S S P P S P S

G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------8-8-----8-8---8-------1010----1010--10----|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|--6-x-----6-x-----6---6/8-x-----8-x-----8---8\--|

S S P P S S P P S P S S S P P S S P P S P S

G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------7-7-----7-7---7---------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|--5-x-----5-x-----5---5---7--7--7~~-------------|

S S P P S S P P S P S S S S

Breakdown

Wah starts here

G|----------12121212---------12121212-|
D|-------------------14141414---------|
A|------------------------------------| x1
E|--7/12\-----------------------------|

S

G|----------12121212---------12121212-|
D|--14141414---------14141414---------|
A|------------------------------------| x3
E|------------------------------------|

[Verse 3] Same as verse 1 and 2

[Outro] (With Wah)

G|----------12121212---------12121212--|
D|--14141414---------14141414----------|
A|-------------------------------------|  x7
E|-------------------------------------|
G|----------12121212-------------------|
D|--14141414---------14141414----------|
A|-------------------------------------|  x1
E|-------------------------------------|

That's it! Hope this helped and don't forget to rate.

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| x Dead note

| h Hammer-on

| P Pop

| / Slide up

| p Pull-off

| br Bend release

| \ Slide down

| ~ Vibrato

| S Slap

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