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Higher Ground

Red Hot Chili Peppers
Bass Tab
★4.8(106)

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

Intro

_____3_____ _____3_____

G|------------------------[---------]--[---------]-|
D|-------------2-------------------5-----------7---|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-----0-----------0-----3---3-------5---5-------|

1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

T T P T T T P T T P

_____3_____ _____3_____

G|------------------------[---------]--[---------]-|
D|-------------2-------------------5-------7-------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-----0-----------0-----3---3-------5-------5---|

1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

T T P T T T P T P T

_____3_____ _____3_____

G|------------------------[---------]--[---------]-|
D|-------------2-------------------5-----------7---|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-----0-----------0-----3---3-------5---5-------|

1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

T T P T T T P T T P

_____3_____ _____3_____

G|------------------------[---------]--[---------]-|
D|-------------2-------------------5-------7-------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-----0-----------0-----3---3-------5-------5---|

1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

T T P T T T P T P T

_____3_____ _____3_____

G|------------------------[---------]--[---------]-|
D|.------------2-------------------5-----------7---|
A|.------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-----0-----------0-----3---3-------5---5-------|

1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

T T P T T T P T T P

_____3_____ _____3_____

G|------------------------[---------]--[---------]-|
D|-------------2-----------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-----0-----------0-----3---5---7---7---5---3---|

1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

T T P T T T T T T T

_____3_____ _____3_____

G|------------------------[---------]--[---------]-|
D|-------------2-------------------5-----------7---|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-----0-----------0-----3---3-------5---5-------|

1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

T T P T T T P T T P

_____3_____ _____3_____

G|------------------------[---------]--[---------]-|
D|-------------2----------------------------------.|
A|-------------------------4---5---4---2---2------.|
E|-0-----0-----------0-------------------------3---|

1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

T T P T T T T T T T

Verse

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G|------------------------[---------]--[---------]-|
D|.------------2-------------------5-----------7---|
A|.------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-----0-----------0-----3---3-------5---5-------|

1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

T T P T T T P T T P (x4 both)

_____3_____ _____3_____

G|------------------------[---------]--[---------]-|
D|-------------2-------------------5-------7------.|
A|------------------------------------------------.|
E|-0-----0-----------0-----3---3-------5-------5---|

1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

T T P T T T P T P T

_____3_____ _____3_____

G|------------------------[---------]--[---------]-|
D|-------------4-------------------7-----------9---|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-2-----2-----------2-----5---5-------7---7-------|

1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

T T P T T T P T T P

_____3_____ _____3_____

G|------------------------[---------]--[---------]-|
D|-------------4-------------------7-----------7---|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-2-----2-----------2-----5---5-------5---5-------|

1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

T T P T T T P T T P

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

1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

T T P T

_____3_____ _____3_____ _____3_____ _____3_____

G|-[-------7-]-[-------7-]-[-------6-]-[-------5-]-|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-5---5-------5---5-------4---4-------3---3-------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

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

_____3_____ _____3_____

G|------------------------[---------]--[---------]-|
D|.------------2-------------------5-----------7---|
A|.------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-----0-----------0-----3---3-------5---5-------|

1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

T T P T T T P T T P (x2 both)

_____3_____ _____3_____

G|------------------------[---------]--[---------]-|
D|-------------2-------------------5-------7------.|
A|------------------------------------------------.|
E|-0-----0-----------0-----3---3-------5-------5---|

1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

T T P T T T P T T P

Chorus 1

G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|.------------------------------------------------|
A|.------------------------------------------------|
E|-5-----------5-----3-----5-----3-----5-----3-----|

1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

(x3 both)

_____3_____ _____3_____ _____3_____ _____3_____

G|-[---------]-[---------]-[---------]-[---------]-|
D|------------------------------------------------.|
A|-7---7---7---5---0---5---7---7---7---7-------5--.|
E|-----------------------------------------7-------|

1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

_____3_____ _____3_____ _____3_____ _____3_____

G|-[---9---11]-9---------]-[---------]-[---------]-|
D|-----------------11--10--9---8-------9---8-------|
A|-9-------------------------------9-----------9---|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

_____3_____ _____3_____ _____3_____ _____3_____

G|-[---------]-[---------]-[---------]-[---------]-|
D|-7---9---7---------------------------------------|
A|-------------9---8---7---------------------------|
E|-------------------------10--9---8---7---10--7---|

1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

_____3_____ _____3_____

G|------------------------[---------]--[---------]-|
D|-------------2-------------------5-----------7---|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-----0-----------0-----3---3-------5---5-------|

1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

T T P T T T P T T P

_____3_____ _____3_____

G|------------------------[---------]--[---------]-|
D|-------------2-------------------5-------7-------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-----0-----------0-----3---3-------5-------5---|

1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

T T P T T T P T P T

_____3_____ _____3_____

G|------------------------[---------]--[---------]-|
D|-------------2-------------------5-----------7---|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-----0-----------0-----3---3-------5---5-------|

1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

T T P T T T P T T P

_____3_____ _____3_____

G|------------------------[---------]--[---------]-|
D|-------------2-------------------5-------7-------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-----0-----------0-----3---3-------5-------5---|

1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

T T P T T T P T P T

Chorus 2

G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|.------------------------------------------------|
A|.------------------------------------------------|
E|-5-----------5-----3-----5-----3-----5-----3-----|

1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

(x3 both)

_____3_____ _____3_____ _____3_____ _____3_____

G|-[---------]-[---------]-[---------]-[---------]-|
D|------------------------------------------------.|
A|-7---7---7---5---0---5---7---7---7---7-------5--.|
E|-----------------------------------------7-------|

1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

_____3_____ _____3_____ _____3_____ _____3_____

G|-[---9---11]-9---------]-[---------]-[---------]-|
D|-----------------11--10--9---8-------9---8-------|
A|-9-------------------------------9-----------9---|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

_____3_____ _____3_____ _____3_____ _____3_____

G|-[---------]-[---------]-[---------]-[---------]-|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------5-------------------------------5---|
E|-7---5---7-------7---5---7---5---7---5---7-------|

1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

Outro

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G|------------------------[---------]--[---------]-|
D|.------------2-------------------5-----------7---|
A|.------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-----0-----------0-----3---3-------5---5-------|

1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

T T P T T T P T T P

_____3_____ _____3_____

G|------------------------[---------]--[---------]-|
D|-------------2-----------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-----0-----------0-----3---5---7---7---5---3---|

1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

T T P T T T P T T P

_____3_____ _____3_____

G|------------------------[---------]--[---------]-|
D|-------------2-------------------5-----------7---|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-----0-----------0-----3---3-------5---5-------|

1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

T T P T T T P T T P

_____3_____ _____3_____

G|------------------------[---------]--[---------]-|
D|-------------2----------------------------------.|
A|-------------------------4---5---4---2---2------.|  (x4)
E|-0-----0-----------0-------------------------3---|

1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

T T P T T T P T T P

then theres a little break before it changes speed going wayyyy faster

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|.--------------------------------|--------------------------------.|
A|.--------------------------------|--------------------------------.|
E|-0-------0---0---0---0---0---0---|-3-------3---5-------3---3---3---| (x4)

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

Ending

G|-------|
D|-------|
A|-------|
E|-0-----|

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| P Pop

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