Long Progression Chords & Tabs
Long Progression Bass Tab
Credit goes to me, and the guy who tabbed it first for the bit at the end.
SLIDE
D|------3/12\3------
INTRO
G|---------------------------------8-8-8---------|
D|---------5-8-8-8---------------8-------8-------|
A|---6-6-6---------6-------6-6-6-----------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
VERSE
G|-------------12-12-12------|
D|----------12----------12---| x2
A|----10-10------------------|
E|---------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|--------12-12-12-12-------12-12-12-/14--|
A|--9-9-9-------------9-9-9---------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------9--------|
D|-------10h12-12-10---------/12---12p10--|
A|-8-8-8-------------8-8-8-8--------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7\3-3-3-3-3-3-3/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5/17171717-|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
FUNKY VERSE
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|--------------7-7-9-9-------7h9-7h9p7----|
A|-7--7-7-10-10---------777-7-----------10-|
E|-----------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------8-8-8---------|
D|---------5-8-8-8---------------8-------8-------|
A|---6-6-6---------6-------6-6-6-----------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
REPEAT VERSE
CHORUS
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-x7-7-77--x5-5-55-x3-3-33-x-2-2-----x3-3-33--x2-2-22--------------------|
E|--------------------------------3---------------------x0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|
X2
VERSE 2
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/r/red_hot_chili_peppers/long_progression_btab_ver_2.html ]
G|---------------------------------7h9/11--------|
D|--------------7-7-9-9-------7h9----------------|
A|-7--7-7-10-10---------777-7--------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|--------------7-7-9-9-------7h9-7h9p7----|
A|-7--7-7-10-10---------777-7-----------10-|
E|-----------------------------------------|
REPEAT VERSE
This time when AK sings "Long Progression, indiscretion" play
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|----10-10-9-------10-10-9-------------------------------|
A|------------10------------10-10-10-10-/17-17-17-17-17---|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
REPEAT CHORUS x4
BRIDGE
G|---------------------------------8-8-8---------|
D|---------5-8-8-8---------------8-------8-------|
A|---6-6-6---------6-------6-6-6-----------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-------------12-12-12------|
D|----------12----------12---| x2
A|----10-10------------------|
E|---------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|--------12-12-12-12-------12-12-12-/14--|
A|--9-9-9-------------9-9-9---------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------9--------|
D|-------10h12-12-10---------/12---12p10--|
A|-8-8-8-------------8-8-8-8--------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7\3-3-3-3-3-3-3/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5/17171717-|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
For the guitar solo, repeat the verse
CHORUS X4
go crazy as the song fades out. Rough idea
G|-12----12-14b15r14-12------------------|
D|----14---------------14-12-------------|
A|---------------------------14-12-------|
E|---------------------------------15\0--|
