Especially In Michigan Chords & Tabs
Especially In Michigan Bass Tab
Song: Especially in Michigan
Artist: Red Hot Chili Peppers
Album: Stadium Arcadium
Notation legend:
x -> mute.
\ -> slide up. \ It can be after or before the note, like 1h3,
/ -> slide down. | but if there's no enought space it can be
h -> hammer on. | over or down, like G|-13-...
p -> pull off. / D|--h-...
~ -> let ring.
+ + -> the rhythm of the song, generally 4x4. If there are 2 digits notes
or there's no enough space, I lengthen it,
from (+ + ...) to (+ + ...)
|·------·| -> repeat this a number of times, for example |·3-3-3-3·| x4
repeats 3-3-3-3 four times.
Intro:
F#m
+ + + + + + + +
G|911-111111--1111--1111--11--1111|911-111111-1111--1111-----------|
D|-h------------------------------|-h----------------------9h11-9--|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
+ + + + + + + +
G|911-111111--1111--1111--11--1111|911-11111111111111111111111111\-|
D|-h------------------------------|-h------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Verse 1:
F#m C# E Bm
+ + + + + + + +
G||----------------|----------------||
D|·----------------|----------------·|
A|·9-999-99--------|7-777-77--------·|
E||--------9-999-99|--------7-777-77|| x9
F#m C# E Bm
+ + + + + + + +
G|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|
A|9-999-99--------|7-777-77--------|
E|--------9-999-99|--------7-777-7-|
Pre-Chorus:
A E F#m D
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-|----------------|
A|----------------|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|----------------|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A E F#m D
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|----------------|
A|----------------|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|----------------|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A
+ + + +
G|----------------|
D|----------------|
A|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|----------------|
Verse 2:
F#m C# Em Bm
+ + + + + + + +
G||----------------|----------------||
D|·----------------|----------------·|
A|·9-999-99--------|7-777-77--------·|
E||--------9-999-99|--------7-777-77|| x5
F#m C# Em Bm
+ + + + + + + +
G|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|
A|9-999-99--------|7-777-77--------|
E|--------9-999-99|--------7-777---|
Chorus:
A Em F#m D
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|--\-------------|----------------|----------------|
A|12--1212--121212|127-7-7---7-7-7-|7/9-9-9---9-9-9-|9\5-5-5---5-5-5-|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A Em F#m D
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|--\-------------|----------------|----------------|
A|5/121212--121212|127-7-7---7-7-7-|7/9-9-9---9-9---|9\5-5-5---5-5-5-|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A Em F#m D
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|--\-------------|----------------|----------------|
A|5/121212--121212|127-7-7---7-7-7-|7/9-9-9---9-9-9-|9\5-5-5---5-5-5-|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
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A Em F#m D
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|--\-------------|----------------|----------------|
A|5/121212--121212|127-7-7---7-7-7-|7/9-9-9---9-9---|9\5-5-5---5-5---|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------0-|
Solo:
F#m A C# Em
+ + + + + + + +
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|2---2-2-2---2-2-2/5-5-5-5---5-5-|5/9-9-9-9---9-9-9/12--1212--12\\|
F#m A C# Em
+ + + + + + + +
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|2---2-2-2---2-2-2/5-5-5-5-5-5---|5/9-9-9-9---9-9-9/121212121212--|
F#m D Em Bm
+ + + + + + + +
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--/---------------\-------------|--\-----------------------------|
E|1214141414--14141410101010--10--|100-0-0-0---0-0-0/7-7-7-7-7-7---|
F#m D Em Bm
+ + + + + + + +
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--/---------------\-------------|--\-----------------------------|
E|1214141414--14141410101010--10--|100-0-0-0---0-0-0/7-7-7-7-------|
F#m
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|2-222-222-222-22|2-222-222-222-22|2-222-222-222-22|2-222-222-222-2/|
Verse 3:
F#m C# E Bm
+ + + + + + + +
G||----------------|----------------||
D|·----------------|----------------·|
A|·9-999-99--------|7-777-77--------·|
E||--------9-999-99|--------7-777-77|| x3
F#m C# E Bm
+ + + + + + + +
G|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|
A|9-999-99--------|7-777-79--------|
E|--------9-999-99|--------7-777---|
Chorus 2:
A Em F#m D
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|--\-------------|----------------|----------------|
A|12--1212--121212|127-7-7---7-7-7-|7/9-9-9---9-9-9-|9\5-5-5---5-5---|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A Em F#m D
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|--\-------------|----------------|----------/-\---|
A|5/121212--121212|127-7-7---7-7-7-|7/9-9-9---9-9---|9\5-5-5---125---|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A Em F#m D
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|--\-------------|----------------|----------------|
A|5/121212--121212|127-7-7---7-7-7-|7/9-9-9---9-9-9-|9\5-5-5---5-5-5-|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A Em F#m D
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|--\-------------|----------------|----------------|
A|5/121212--121212|127-7-7---7-7-7-|7/9-9-9---9-9---|9\5-5-5---5-5-5-|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A F#m
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|5-----5-5-------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|2~--------------|----------------|----------------|
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