Especially In Michigan Chords & Tabs
Especially In Michigan Bass Tab
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Especially In Michigan - Red Hot Chili Peppers
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Tabbed By : Da Forrest
e-mail: quackducksfp@hotmail.com
Tuning: stadard tuning: E,A,D,G
Intro:
This part was played very lightly compared to the whole song.
The rhythem is pretty easy to figure out, fast plucking.
G|-16^18181818-1818-1818-1818-|-16^18181818-1818-1818-|--------------|
D|----------------------------|-----------------------|----14^16^14--|
A|----------------------------|-----------------------|--------------|
E|----------------------------|-----------------------|--------------|
G|-16^18181818-1818-1818-1818-|-16^18181818-1818-18181818181818------|
D|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Verse 1: 00:10
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4-444-44----------2-222-22----------------------------------------|
A|----------4-444-44----------2-222-22-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| x10
Chorus 1: 00:56
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 2: 1:18
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4-444-44----------2-222-22----------------------------------------|
A|----------4-444-44----------2-222-22-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| x6
Chorus 2: 1:46
This chorus is varied from the very first chorus
Its harder to hear coz of the distorted guitar
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7\2-2-2--2-2-2-2/4-4-4--4-4-4-4\0-0-0--0-0-0-------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/r/red_hot_chili_peppers/especially_in_michigan_btab_ver_4.html ]
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0/7-7-7--7-7-7-7\2-2-2--2-2-2-2/4-4-4--4-4-4-4\0-0-0--0-0-0-0-----|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| x2
Bridge: 2:23
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4/7-77-7-7-7/11-111111-1111-11/14-1414-14-14\-------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| x2
G|-9/1111-11-11\--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------1212-12-12-12/1414-14-1414\-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------1414-14-14\------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------| x2
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-2-222-222-222-222-222-222-222-222-222-222-222-222-222-222-222-222-|
Verse 3: 2:51
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4-444-44----------2-222-22----------------------------------------|
A|----------4-444-44----------2-222-22-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| x4
Chorus 3: 3:09
This chorus is the same as chorus 2, but it has extra fill ins.
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7\2-2-2--2-2-2-2/4-4-4--4-4-4-4\0-0-0--0-0-0------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------7-------|
D|--0/7-7-7--7-7-7-7\2-2-2--2-2-2-2/4-4-4--4-4-4-4\0-0-0/---7-7------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--/7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7\2-2-2--2-2-2-2/4-4-4--4-4-4-4\0-0-0--0-0-0-----|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--0/7-7-7--7-7-7-7\2-2-2--2-2-2-2/4-4-4--4-4-4-4\0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0-0-0--0-0-0------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------/2~~~~-----------------------------------------------|
End
This song is kinda fun to play since the bass gives the main chord change for the
guitar plays more of the back up.ENJOY!!!
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| ^ hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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