Band: Red Hot Chili Peppers
Title: Charlie
Album: Stadium Arcadium
Tabbed by: Jon Turner jrt5024@gmail.com
This song is so funky. I love the backing vocals! Haha, I think I always do. This
song sometimes has that “swing” beat to it where 8th notes aren’t straight
(like * + * + * + *). It’s more like… *..+*..+*..+*. Not all notes are like this, but
some are. I didn’t wanna split everything up more than it is cause it’d take up
twice as much space, but just listen and you can hear what I mean. This is just
a rough idea to get you started if you’re having trouble.
E-mail comments, suggestions, error-mistakes, etc. to
jrt5024@gmail.com. Thx! :D
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Intro
(I’m not sure what time signature this is in :P)
G|----------3-|
D|----3---2---|
A|--2---1-----|
E|1-----------|
I slap the first two notes of each set of three and pop the
last one. Do whatever to get that tight funky sound.
Verse 1 - :04
(riff 1)
* + * + * + * + * + * + * + * +
G|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|
A|-----------x1-0-|--------1--x310-|
E|3--01---3-------|--1-3-----------|
* + * + * + * + * + * + * + * +
G|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|
A|-----------x1-0-|-------x103-445-|
E|3--01---3-------|--1-3-----------|
(riff 2)
* + * + * + * + * + * + * + * +
G|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|
A|-----------x1-0-|--------1--x310-|
E|3--01---3-------|--1-3-----------|
* + * + * + * + * + * + * + * +
G|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|
A|-----------x1-0-|-------x103--10-|
E|3--01---3-------|--1-3-----------|
Repeat riff 1 2x
(riff 3)
* + * + * + * + * + * + * + * +
G|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|
A|-----------x1-0-|--------1--x310-|
E|3--01---3-------|--1-3-----------|
* + * + * + * + * + * + * + * +
G|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|
A|-----------x1-0-|-------x103-4-5-|
E|3--01---3-------|--1-3-----------|
Chorus - :47
* + * + * + * + * + * + * + * +
G|----8-------7---|----14------12--|
D|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|
E|8-8-----6-6-----|1313----1111----|
Repeat 2x
* + * + * + * + * + * + * + * +
G|----8-------7---|----14------14--|
D|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|
E|8-8-----6-6-----|1313----1313----|
* + * + * + * +
G|----------------|
D|----------------|
A|----------------|
E|1414141414141414|
Verse 2 – 1:07
Riff 1 2x
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/r/red_hot_chili_peppers/charlie_btab_ver_3.html ]
(riff 4)
* + * + * + * + * + * + * + * +
G|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|
A|-----------x1-0-|--------1--x310-|
E|3--01---3-------|--1-3-----------|
* + * + * + * + * + * + * + * +
G|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|-------x530-----|
A|-----------x1-0-|------------310-|
E|3--01---3-------|--1-3-----------|
Riff 3 1x
Riff 2 1x
Chorus 2 – 1:50
(different ending)
* + * + * + * +
G|----------------|
D|----16----------|
A|----------------|
E|1414--1414141414|
Bridge - 2:10
* + * + * + * + * + * + * + * +
G|----------------|-------------5--|
D|-------------8--|33333-333--35---|
A|66666-666---6---|----------3-----|
E|----------68----|----------------|
(6h8)
* + * + * + * + * + * + * + * +
G|-------------7--|----------------|
D|55555-555--35---|55555-555-5553--|
A|----------5-----|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|
(3h5)
*NOTE – I put the last few measures with the root on the D
string for rhythm purposes but I really play the same
higher, with lower strings.
Bass Solo – 2:31
(riff 4)
* + * + * + * + * + * + * + * +
G|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|
A|-----------01-0-|-------01--x310-|
E|3-x01-x03-------|-x1-3-----------|
* + * + * + * + * + * + * + * +
G|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|-------x30------|
A|-----------01-0-|----------3-10--|
E|3-x01-x03-------|-x1-3---------1-|
Riff 2 1x
Riff 3 2x
Chorus 3 - 3:06
(first ending)
Bridge – 3:26
Play 2x
Then…
* + * + * + * + * + * + * + * +
G|----------------|-------------5--|
D|-------------8--|33333-333--35---|
A|66666-666---6---|----------3-----|
E|----------68----|----------------|
* + * + * + * + * + * + * + * +
G|-------------7-x|7-5-3-5-2-3-2---|
D|55555-555--35---|--------------3-|
A|----------5-----|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|
Repeat 3x (with variations of your own. I’m not exactly
sure what Flea plays, but it doesn’t really matter. Rock
out on it following that structure :D)
Meh, I’m just gonna write this part out.
G|----------------|------------------|
D|----------------|------------------|
A|66666-66666---6-|6s88888-888---6-8-|
E|------------68--|------------68----|
G|-----------------------------------10—12-
D|--------------------------8---10h12--12---
A|8s1010101010-101010-6s8s10----------------
E|------------------------------------------
G|--10------------
D|12----1212--10-8
A|----------------
E|----------------
G|----------------|------------------|
D|----------------|------------------|
A|66666-666---6-66|6h88888-88888-8---|
E|----------68----|----------------8-|
G|----|
D|----|
A|----|
E|3---|
