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Song
Transcending
By the Red Hot Chili Peppers
From the album One Hot Minute
Tabbed by Martin Peters
B = Bend string a 1/2 step
Bass figure 1: B B B B B B
G|-------9--------------------------|-------9--------------------------| D|--------------7-7-9-9-9--9--7-----|--------------7-7-9-9--9-9-9-9--7-| A|-9-9-9----9-9-----------------9-7-|-9-9-9----9-9---------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B B
G|-------9--------------------------|-------9------------------------| D|--------------7-7-9-9-9--9--7-----|--------------------------------| A|-9-9-9----9-9-----------------9-7-|-9-9-9----9-9-9-9---------7-7-7-| E|----------------------------------|------------------7-7-7-7-------|
Interlude: (After verse, with triangle)
G|---------------------------|--------------------------| D|---------------------------|--------------------------| A|-7h9--9--7h9--9--7-9-7-----|----------------------7-7-| E|-----------------------9-7-|-0--0-0--7---7-7--7h9-----| G|---------------------------|------------------------| D|---------------------------|-------------7h9--7--9--| A|-7h9--9--7h9--9--7-9-7-----|------------------------| E|-----------------------9-7-|-0--0-0--7--------------| G|---------------------------|----------------| D|---------------------------|-------------9--| A|-7h9--9--7h9--9--7-9-7-----|----------------| E|-----------------------9-7-|-0--0-0--7------| G|---------------------------|-----------------------------| D|---------------------------|-----------------------------| A|-7h9--9--7h9--9--7-9-7-----|-----------9-7-9-7-9-7-9-----| E|-----------------------9-7-|-0--0-0--7---------------9-7-|
Bridge:
G|--------------------|-------------------|--------------------| D|--------------------|-------------------|--------------------| A|-------------4--6---|-7--6---4----------|-------------4--6---| E|-4---6---7----------|------------7---6--|-4---6---7----------| G|-----------------------|--------------------|-------------------| D|-----------------------|--------------------|-------------------| A|-7---7h9--7---6--7p6-4-|-------------4--6---|-7--6---4----------| E|-----------------------|-4---6---7----------|------------7---6--| G|-------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------| D|-------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------| A|-------------------------|-7-7-----7------7--7-7-|-------------------| E|-7---7-7-7-7----7-7---9--|-0---0-0-----0---------|-7--7-7---7-7-7/9--| G|----------------------9-|-----------------------|---------------------| D|------------------------|-----------------------|---9-9-----9---------| A|-/7--7-7-7---------7----|-9--9-9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-|-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-| E|------------0--0-0------|-----------------------|---------------------| G|------------------------------| D|----1111---11---11---11111111-| A|-9--9-9--9-9--9-9--9-9-9-9-9--| E|------------------------------|
Repeat bar four times
Outro:
G|---------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------| A|-------------------10----------10------------| E|-10h12-10-12-12-12----12-10-12---12-12-10h12-| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------10-------12-------10-12-10------| E|-10h12-12-12-12-12----12-12----12-12---------10-12-| G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------10------------10----------10--12---------------12-| E|-10-12-12-12---12-12p10-12----12-12-12---12--12-12-12-10h12----| G|--------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------| A|--------------10-10-10-12-12-10-10-10-------| E|-9-9-9-10--10-------------------------12-12-|
Played with variations. Frequently used variations shown below.
G|------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------12-12-12h14-12-------| A|----------------10------10-12h14----------------14-12-| E|-10h12-12-12-12---12-12-------------------------------| G|------------------------------------12-14-------------| D|-------------------------12h14-14-12------12----------| A|-------------------12-14---------------------14-------| E|-12-12-10-10-12p10------------------------------12\10-| G|-------12----14-----------------------------| D|-12h14----14-----12-12----------------------| A|-----------------------14p12-12-10-12-------| E|--------------------------------------12-10-|
Silent part of outro:
G|----------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|-------------10------12----------10--10--10---------| E|-10h12-12-12---12-12----12-12-12---12--12--12-10h12-|
B
G|---------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------10-12---10-12----| E|-10h12-0-0-3-0-0-10h12-0-12---------------10-|
B B B
G|-----------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------12-------| A|---10--10-12---10-12---12---x-12--14--14-| E|-12--12----------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|-12h14-12------------------------------------------| A|---------14-12-14-12-13-13-13-13-13-13-12-10-------| E|---------------------------------------------12-10-| G|----------------------------|------------------------------------| D|----------------------------|------------------------------------| A|------------7--7--7--7-5h7--|-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7--7-7-7-7---7-7-7-| E|-12-12-12-0--0--0--0--------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Ending: B B B
G|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|-------5---7-5---------------------|--------------------------------| A|-5h7-7---7-----7-5-----------------|--------------------------------| E|-------------------7-6-5-3-5-3-5-0-|-9-9-9-10-10-10-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-| G|------------| D|------------| A|------------| E|-0----------|
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| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| x Dead note
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