WWW.AZCHORDS.COM | Red Hot Chili Peppers - What It Is Bass | Ver. 3
Title : What It Is
Artist/Group : Red Hot Chili Peppers
Info : 4 Strings Standard Bass (Meter=4/4, Tempo=110)
Created by : obot
The simple truth: Good Slap... Great Song!
STRUCTURE:
INTRO (8 BARS)
1/2VER-01 (8 BARS)
VER-02 (16 BARS)
CHOR-01 (4 BARS)
VER-03 (16 BARS)
CHOR-02 (4 BARS)
VER-04 (16 BARS)
CHOR-03 (4 BARS)
CHANT (6 BARS)
VER-05 (16 BARS)
ENDING (11 BARS)
INTRO:
e e t s. e e e t s. s s
G---|------------------------------|-
D---|------------------------------|-
A---|------------------------------|-
E---|-0S---x----0S-0S---x----0S-0S-|-
q s s s s s s s s s s e
G---|----------------------------------|-
D---|----------------------------------|-
A---|----------------------------------|-
E---|---3-5b-3b-5b-3b-5b-3b-5b-3b-5b---|-
1
q. e q. e
G---|----11-11/12---|-
D---|----10-10/11---|-
A---|---------------|-
E---|---------------|-
3 3
2 2
1/2VER-01:
e s s t t t t t t t t q q
G---|--------------0P--------0P---------|-
D---|-----------------------------------|-
A---|---5S-7h-7S--------7S--------------|-
E---|-----------------------------3h-5h-|-
1 3 3 3 1 3
e s s t t t t t t t t e e e e
G---|--------------0P--------0P---------------|-
D---|-----------------------------------------|-
A---|---5S-7h-7S--------7S--------------------|-
E---|-----------------------------3S-3S-5S-5S-|-
1 3 3 3 1 1 3 3
______ _____
VER-02: / \ / \
s e. s s e. s
q t s. s s t t s s t t s s t t q t s. s s t t s s t t s s t t q
G---|-------------------0P---0P-------------7/9-|-9-------------------0P---0P----------------|------
D---|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------6P-|-6----
A---|-----------------------------5S-7h-x-------|-------------------------------5S-7h-x------|------
E---|-0S-x----3S-5h-x---------------------------|-0S---x----3S-5h-x--------------------------|-0S---
1 3 3 1 3 3 4 1 3 3 1 3 3 2
q t s. s s t t s s t t s s t t s
G---|-------------------0P---0P----------------|-
D---|---------------------------------------6P-|-
A---|-----------------------------5S-7h-x------|-
E---|-0S-x----3S-5h-x--------------------------|-
1 3 3 1 3 3 2
CHOR-01:
t t e s s s s s e s e s s s t t e s s s s s s s e e e
G---|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|-
D---|------------------------------3S---|----------------------------------|-
A---|---------------3S---4S---5S--------|---------------3S---4S---4S-3S----|-
E---|-x---3S---6S-----------------------|-x---3S---6S-------------------6S-|-
1 1 4 1 2 3 1 1 1 4 1 2 2 1 4
t t e s s s s s s s t t s s t t s s
G---|-------------------------------------------|-
D---|-------------------------------------------|-
A---|---------------3S---4S---------------------|-
E---|-x---3S---6S-------------x---3S---x---5S---|-
1 1 4 1 2 1 1 3 3
CHOR-02:
t t e s s s s s s s t t s s s. t t t t t e s s s s s e s e s s s
G---|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|-
D---|-----------------------------------8P--------|-5P----------------------------3S---|-
A---|---------------3S---4S---5S---5S-------------|----------------3S---4S---5S--------|-
E---|-x---3S---6S----------------------------3S---|------3S---6S-----------------------|-
1 1 4 1 2 1 1 4 1 3 1 4 1 2 3 1
CHOR-03:
t t e s s s s s s s t t s s e s
G---|-----------------------------------------|-
D---|-----------------------------------------|-
A---|---------------3S---4S---3S---3S---------|-
E---|-x---3S---6S-----------------------6S-0S-|-
1 1 4 1 2 1 1 4
CHANT:
s s s t t t t s s s s s s t t t t s t t s
G---|--------------------------------7P-----------8P------9P-|-
D---|------2P------------------------------------------------|-
A---|------------------5P----4P---5S----5S---6S------7S------|-
E---|---0S----0S---x------0S---------------------------------|-
1 4 3 1 3 1 1 3 1 3
s s s t t t t s s s s s s t t t t s t t s
G---|--------------------------------7P----------------------|-
D---|------2P-------------------------------------5P------6P-|-
A---|------------------5P----4P---5S----5S-------------------|-
E---|---0S----0S---x------0S-----------------3S------4S------|-
1 4 3 1 3 1 1 3 1 3
ENDING:
q t s. t s. q q
G---|-------------------|-
D---|-------------------|-
A---|-------------------|-
E---|---x----x----3S-5S-|-
1 3
e t s. t s. t s. q q
G---|-------------------------|-
D---|-------------------------|-
A---|-------------------------|-
E---|---0S----x----x----3S-5S-|-
1 3
TABS READING GUIDE:
Note Length (above the bass line):w=whole, h=1/2, q=1/4, e=1/8, s=1/16, t=1/32, .=1.5*previous.
Fingering (below the bass line):1=index, 2=middle, 3=ring, 4=pinkie, 5=thumb.
Special Note Symbols:
h = hammer-on from previous note
p = pull off from previous note
/or\ = slide up or down to note
b = bend note
S = slap the note with the right-hand thumb (left hand if left-handed)
P = pop the note with the right hand (left hand if left-handed)
t = tap the note with the right hand (left hand if left-handed)
H = harmonic
x = muted note
r = a rest.