WWW.AZCHORDS.COM | Red Hot Chili Peppers - Transcending Bass | Ver. 1
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TRANSCENDING (Bassline)
As recorded by Red Hot Chili Peppers
(From the 1995 Album ONE HOT MINUTE)
Words and Music by Anthony Keidis, Michael Balzary, Chad Smith And David Navarro
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Standard'
Intro
Moderately Q=90
4/4
Gtr I
S S S S +S S S S S S S a +S a +S S S S
||--------9-(9)-----------------------------------------|
||o-----------------7-7-9-9-9b10==(9)-(9)pb10-(9)-7-----|
||o-9-9-9-------9-9---------------------------------9-7-|
||------------------------------------------------------|
S S S S +S S S S S S S a +S a +S a +S a +S S
|-------9-(9)-------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------7-7-9-9-9b10==(9)-9pb10-(9)-9pb10-(9)-9pb10-(9)-7-|
|-9-9-9-------9-9---------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
S S S S +S S S S S S S a +S a +S S S S
|-------9-(9)-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------7-7-9-9-9b10==(9)-(9)pb10-(9)-7-----|
|-9-9-9-------9-9---------------------------------9-7-|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
S S S S +S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------9-(9)------------------------||
|-----------------------------------o||
|-9-9-9-------9-9-9-9---------7-7-7-o||
|---------------------7-7-7-7--------||
Verse
S S S S +S S S S S S S a +S a +S S S S
|-------9-(9)-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------7-7-9-9-9b10==(9)-(9)pb10-(9)-7-----|
|-9-9-9-------9-9---------------------------------9-7-|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
S S S S +S S S S S S S a +S a +S a +S a +S S
|-------9-(9)-------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------7-7-9-9-9b10==(9)-9pb10-(9)-9pb10-(9)-9pb10-(9)-7-|
|-9-9-9-------9-9---------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
S S S S +S S S S S S S a +S a +S S S S
|-------9-(9)-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------7-7-9-9-9b10==(9)-(9)pb10-(9)-7-----|
|-9-9-9-------9-9---------------------------------9-7-|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
S S S S +S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------9-(9)-----------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-9-9-9-------9-9-9-9---------7-7-7-|
|---------------------7-7-7-7-------|
Chorus
S S S S +S S S S S S S a +S a +S S S S
|-------9-(9)-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------7-7-9-9-9b10==(9)-(9)pb10-(9)-7-----|
|-9-9-9-------9-9---------------------------------9-7-|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
S S S S +S S S S S S S a +S a +S a +S a +S S
|-------9-(9)-------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------7-7-9-9-9b10==(9)-9pb10-(9)-9pb10-(9)-9pb10-(9)-7-|
|-9-9-9-------9-9---------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
S S S S +S S S S S S S a +S a +S S S S
|-------9-(9)-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------7-7-9-9-9b10==(9)-(9)pb10-(9)-7-----|
|-9-9-9-------9-9---------------------------------9-7-|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
S S S S +S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------9-(9)-----------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-9-9-9-------9-9-9-9---------7-7-7-|
|---------------------7-7-7-7-------|
Verse
S S S S +S S S S S S S a +S a +S S S S
|-------9-(9)-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------7-7-9-9-9b10==(9)-(9)pb10-(9)-7-----|
|-9-9-9-------9-9---------------------------------9-7-|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
S S S S +S S S S S S S a +S a +S a +S a +S S
|-------9-(9)-------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------7-7-9-9-9b10==(9)-9pb10-(9)-9pb10-(9)-9pb10-(9)-7-|
|-9-9-9-------9-9---------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
S S S S +S S S S S S S a +S a +S S S S
|-------9-(9)-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------7-7-9-9-9b10==(9)-(9)pb10-(9)-7-----|
|-9-9-9-------9-9---------------------------------9-7-|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
S S S S +S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------9-(9)-----------------------||
|-----------------------------------||
|-9-9-9-------9-9-9-9---------7-7-7-||
|---------------------7-7-7-7-------||
Interlude
S E S +S S E E. S S S S S E. S E E +S S E S S S S
|----------------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------------|
|-7h9-9-(9)-7h9-9--7-9-7-----|----------------------7-7-|
|------------------------9-7-|-0--0-0-7-(7)-7-7-7h9-----|
S E S +S S E E. S S S S S E. S E E +E a E +S E.
|----------------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------7h9-(9)-7--|
|-7h9-9-(9)-7h9-9--7-9-7-----|-------------------------|
|------------------------9-7-|-0--0-0-7-(7)------------|
S E S +S S E E. S S S S S E. S E E +S S Q E
|----------------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------9-----|
|-7h9-9-(9)-7h9-9--7-9-7-----|-----------------------|
|------------------------9-7-|-0--0-0-7-(7)-7-(7)----|
S E S +S S E E. S Q E. S E E +S S Q.
|-----------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------9----|
|-7h9-9-(9)-7h9-9--9-9--|----------------------|
|-----------------------|-0--0-0-7-(7)-7-(7)---|
S S S S +S S S S S S S a +S a +S S S S
|-------9-(9)-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------7-7-9-9-9b10==(9)-(9)pb10-(9)-7-----|
|-9-9-9-------9-9---------------------------------9-7-|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
S S S S +S S S S S S S a +S a +S a +S a +S S
|-------9-(9)-------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------7-7-9-9-9b10==(9)-9pb10-(9)-9pb10-(9)-9pb10-(9)-7-|
|-9-9-9-------9-9---------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
S S S S +S S S S S S S a +S a +S S S S
|-------9-(9)-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------7-7-9-9-9b10==(9)-(9)pb10-(9)-7-----|
|-9-9-9-------9-9---------------------------------9-7-|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
S S S S +S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------9-(9)-----------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-9-9-9-------9-9-9-9---------7-7-7-|
|---------------------7-7-7-7-------|
Verse
S S S S +S S S S S S S a +S a +S S S S
|-------9-(9)-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------7-7-9-9-9b10==(9)-(9)pb10-(9)-7-----|
|-9-9-9-------9-9---------------------------------9-7-|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
S S S S +S S S S S S S a +S a +S a +S a +S S
|-------9-(9)-------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------7-7-9-9-9b10==(9)-9pb10-(9)-9pb10-(9)-9pb10-(9)-7-|
|-9-9-9-------9-9---------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
S S S S +S S S S S S S a +S a +S S S S
|-------9-(9)-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------7-7-9-9-9b10==(9)-(9)pb10-(9)-7-----|
|-9-9-9-------9-9---------------------------------9-7-|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
S S S S +S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------9-(9)-----------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-9-9-9-------9-9-9-9---------7-7-7-|
|---------------------7-7-7-7-------|
Chorus
S S S S +S S S S S S S a +S a +S S S S
|-------9-(9)-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------7-7-9-9-9b10==(9)-(9)pb10-(9)-7-----|
|-9-9-9-------9-9---------------------------------9-7-|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
S S S S +S S S S S S S a +S a +S a +S a +S S
|-------9-(9)-------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------7-7-9-9-9b10==(9)-9pb10-(9)-9pb10-(9)-9pb10-(9)-7-|
|-9-9-9-------9-9---------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
S S S S +S S S S S S S a +S a +S S S S
|-------9-(9)-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------7-7-9-9-9b10==(9)-(9)pb10-(9)-7-----|
|-9-9-9-------9-9---------------------------------9-7-|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
S S S S +S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------9-(9)-----------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-9-9-9-------9-9-9-9---------7-7-7-|
|---------------------7-7-7-7-------|
Verse
S S S S +S S S S S S S a +S a +S S S S
|-------9-(9)-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------7-7-9-9-9b10==(9)-(9)pb10-(9)-7-----|
|-9-9-9-------9-9---------------------------------9-7-|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
S S S S +S S S S S S S a +S a +S a +S a +S S
|-------9-(9)-------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------7-7-9-9-9b10==(9)-9pb10-(9)-9pb10-(9)-9pb10-(9)-7-|
|-9-9-9-------9-9---------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
S S S S +S S S S S S S a +S a +S S S S
|-------9-(9)-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------7-7-9-9-9b10==(9)-(9)pb10-(9)-7-----|
|-9-9-9-------9-9---------------------------------9-7-|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
S S S S +S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------9-(9)-----------------------||
|-----------------------------------||
|-9-9-9-------9-9-9-9---------7-7-7-||
|---------------------7-7-7-7-------||
Interlude
S E S +S S E E. S S S S S E. S E E +S S Q.
|----------------------------|----------------8----|
|----------------------------|--------------9------|
|-7h9-9-(9)-7h9-9--7-9-7-----|---------------------|
|------------------------9-7-|-0--0-0-7-(7)--------|
S E S +S S E E. S S S S S E. S E E +S S E S S E
|----------------------------|----------------8-------|
|----------------------------|--------------9---------|
|-7h9-9-(9)-7h9-9--7-9-7-----|----------------------7-|
|------------------------9-7-|-0--0-0-7-(7)-----7h9---|
S E S +S S E E. S S S S S E. S E E +S S E S S E
|----------------------------|----------------8-------|
|----------------------------|--------------9---------|
|-7h9-9-(9)-7h9-9--7-9-7-----|----------------------7-|
|------------------------9-7-|-0--0-0-7-(7)-----7h9---|
S E S +S S E S S S S S S S S E. S E E +S S Q.
|-------------------------------|----------------8----||
|-------------------------------|--------------9------||
|-7h9-9-(9)-7h9-9-7-9-7-9-7-----|---------------------||
|---------------------------9-7-|-0--0-0-7-(7)--------||
Bridge
E. S +E E +E E +S E. E. S +E E +E E +S E.
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------4-(4)-6--|-7--6-(6)-4-(4)----------|
|-4--6-(6)-7-(7)----------|----------------7-(7)-6--|
E. S +E E +E E +S E. E. a S +E E +E E S S S S
|-------------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------4-(4)-6--|-7--7s9-(9)-7-(7)-6-7p6-4---|
|-4--6-(6)-7-(7)----------|----------------------------|
E. S +E E +E E +S E. E. S +E E +E E +S E.
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------4-(4)-6--|-7--6-(6)-4-(4)----------|
|-4--6-(6)-7-(7)----------|----------------7-(7)-6--|
|-3-|
E. S S S E +E S S +S E. E. S E E +E E E S S S
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|-7------7-(7)---7-7-7-0-|
|-7--7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-(7)-9--|-0--0-0-------0---------|
E. S S S E +E S S +S E. E. S S S E +S S E E E
|---------------------------|---------------------9---|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------|-/7--7-7-7-------------7-|
|-7--7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-(7)-9--|-----------0-(0)-0-0-----|
E. S S S E +S E S S S S a S E. S S S E +S E S S S S S
|------------------------------|----------------------------|
|------------------------------|----------9-(9)-9---9-------|
|-9--9-9-9-9-(9)-9-9-9-9-9-7h9-|-7--7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|------------------------------|----------------------------|
E S S +S S E S E S S S S S E S S +S S E S E S S S S S
|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-11---11-(11)---11---11---11-11-11-11-|-11---11-(11)---11---11---11-11-11-11--|
|--9-9--9--(9)-9--9-9--9-9--9--9--9--9-|--9-9--9--(9)-9--9-9--9-9--9--9--9--9--|
|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
E S S +S S E S E S S S S S
|--------------------------------------|
|-11---11-(11)---11---11---11-11-11-11-|
|--9-9--9--(9)-9--9-9--9-9--9--9--9--9-|
|--------------------------------------|
E S S +S S E S E S S S S S
|---------------------------------------||
|-11---11-(11)---11---11---11-11-11-11--||
|--9-9--9--(9)-9--9-9--9-9--9--9--9--9--||
|---------------------------------------||
Outro
Slower Q=60
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-------------10-------12-------10----------10---|
|-10h12-12-12----12-12----12-12----12-10h12----0-|
S S S S S S S S S S S a +S +S S S S
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------10-------12-------10-12b14-(12)r(12)-10--------|
|-10h12-12-12----12-12----12-12-----------------------12-10--|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|-------------10-------12-------10----------10-|
|-10h12-12-12----12-12----12-12----12-10h12----|
S S S S +S S S S S S S S S S S S
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------10-10-10-12-12-10-10-10-------|
|-9-9-9-10-(10)-10-------------------------12-12-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-------------10-------12-------10----------10---|
|-10h12-12-12----12-12----12-12----12-10h12----0-|
S S S S S S S S T T S S S a S S S S
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------12-12-12-12h14-12-------|
|-------------10-------10-12s14-------------------14-12-|
|-10h12-12-12----12-12----------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-------------10-------12-------10----------10-0-|
|-10h12-12-12----12-12----12-12----12-10h12------|
S S S S +S S S S S T T S S S S S S
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|------------------10-10-10-10h12-12-10-10-10--------|
|-9-9-9-10-(10)-10----------------------------12-12--|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-------------10-------12-------10----------10---|
|-10h12-12-12----12-12----12-12----12-10h12----0-|
S S S S S S S S S T T S S S S S S
|----------------------------------------12-----------|
|----------------------------------12-14----12-14-----|
|-------------10-------12----12s14----------------14--|
|-10h12-12-12----12-12----12--------------------------|
S S S S S S S T T S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------10-------10s12-10----10-------------|
|-10h12-12-12----12-12----------12----12-10-0-3-0-|
S S S S +S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|------------------10-10-10-12-12-12-10-10--------|
|-9-9-9-10-(10)-10-------------------------12-12--|
S S S S S S S S S S T T S S S S S
|----------------------------------------------12----|
|----------------------------------------12-14----14-|
|-------------10-------12-------10s12-14-------------|
|-10h12-12-12----12-12----12-12----------------------|
T T S S S S +S +S S S S a S S S S S S
|-------12----12-14b15-(14)r(14)-12-----------------------------|
|-12s14----14-----------------------14-12-----------------------|
|-----------------------------------------14s12-10-12-10--------|
|--------------------------------------------------------12-10--|
a E S S S S S S S S T T S a S S E
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|-------------10-------12-------10h12-10-10h12-10----|
|-10h12-12-12----12-12----12-12-------------------12-|
S S S S +S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------12-12--|
|------------------10-10-10-10-12-12-14-14--------|
|-9-9-9-10-(10)-10--------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------------|
|-14-12-----------------------------------|
|-------14-13-12-10-----------------------|
|-------------------12-10-7-6-5-3-0-3-0-3-|
S S S S S S S S T T S T T S T T S S S
|-----------------------------------------12-12-----|
|-------5---7---5-------12-------12-12-14-------14--|
|-7-7-7---7---7---12h14----12h14--------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------12----12---------------------|
|-------12----12h14----14----14-12-14-12---------|
|-12h14----14----------------------------14-12---|
|----------------------------------------------0-|
S S S S +S S S S S T T S S S S S S
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|------------------10-10-10-10h12-12-12-10-10--------|
|-9-9-9-10-(10)-10----------------------------12-12--|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------10-------12-------10----10----10----|
|-10h12-12-12----12-12----12-12----12----12----12-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S a +S S S S
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------10-12b13-(12)-10--------|
|-10h12-0-0-3-0-0-10h12-0-12------------------12-10--|
S S S S a +S S S a +S S S a +S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------12----|
|----10----10-12b13-(12)-10-12-12b13-(12)---12-12b13-(12)-x-12-14----14-|
|-12----12--------------------------------------------------------------|
a S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------------------------------------------|
|-12h14-12-------------------------------------------|
|----------14-12-14-12-13-13-13-13-13-13-12-10-------|
|----------------------------------------------12-10-|
S S S S S S S S S S E E.S S S S S S S S S S. T +S S T T T T T T S
|------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|------------7---7---7---7-5h7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-(7)-7---------7-7---|
|-12-12-12-0---0---0---0-------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-------------10-------12-------10----------10---|
|-10h12-12-12----12-12----12-12----12-10h12----0-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S a +S T T S
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------10-------12-------10----10-12b14-(12)-12-10----|
|-10h12-12-12----12-12----12-12----12---------------------12-|
S S S S S S S a +S +S a +S a +S a +S a +S S S S
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------10-------12b13-(12)-(12)-12b14-(12)-12pb14-(12)-12b13-(12)-12pb13-(12)-10-------|
|-10h12-12-12----12-12------------------------------------------------------------------12-10-|
S S S S +S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|------------------10-10-10-12-12-12-10-10--------|
|-9-9-9-10-(10)-10-------------------------12-12--|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------12-12-13-14-|
|-------------10-------12-------12-14-------------|
|-10h12-12-12----12-12----12-12-------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------10-------12----10-10-10-10----------|
|-10h12-12-12----12-12----12-------------12-10h12-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-------------10-------12-------10----------10---|
|-10h12-12-12----12-12----12-12----12-10h12----0-|
S S S S +S S S S S T T S S S S S S
|---------------------------------------12-----------|
|---------------------------------12-14----14-12-----|
|------------------10-10-10-12s14----------------14--|
|-9-9-9-10-(10)-10-----------------------------------|
a S S S T T S S S S a +E. +S S S S S
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|-12h14-12----12h14-12--------------------------------0---|
|----------14----------13-12-10-12b13-(12)r(12)-10--------|
|--------------------------------------------------12---0-|
S S S T T S S S S +S S S S a S S S S
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-------5h7-----7-------5h7---9h10-9-7-5--|
|-3-0-0-----0-0---0-(0)-----0-------------|
S S S S S S S S S T T S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------|
|-------5---7-5---------------------|
|-5h7-----7-----7-5-----------------|
|-----0-------------7-6-5-3-5-3-5-0-|
S S S S S S S S S a +S a +S a +S S S S S W
|---------------------------------------------------------|------*|
|---------------------------------------------------------|------*|
|---------------------------------------------------------|------*|
|-9-9-9-10-10-10-3-3-3-3b5-(3)-3pb5==(3)-3pb5-(3)-3-3-2-2-|-0----*|
Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
<n> - natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - <E/E./Q/Q./H/H.> = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths