Save The Population Chords & Tabs
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SAVE THE POPULATION - RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS
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Tabbed by: Johan "Buck" Noren
Email: johan.noren@gmail.com
Tuning: E A D G B E (standard tuning)
Here we go! Wonderful song by the chili peppers. Feel free to rate/comment on this
tab or send me an email. I'm also a big fan of Frusciantes solo
work.
Intro:
e|-----6------------10---10-----|
B|---8---6-------------8----8---|
G|---------8-7------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
e|-----6------------8---8-----|
B|---8---6--------------------|
G|---------8-7--------7---7---|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|
e|-----6---------------------------------------|
B|---8---6----------10---10b--8-----6b--4--3---|
G|---------8-7---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
The verse is pretty much the same as the intro, with this addition:
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----3---------3/5--5-5--------3---------5/7--7-7---|
D|---5-------------------------5----------------------|
A|--------6-5-----------------------6-5---------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/r/red_hot_chili_peppers/save_the_population_tab_ver_5.html ]
Pre-chorus:
Five times each
Gm Bb
e|-------------------|
B|---x-x-3---x-x-6---|
G|---x-x-3---x-x-7---|
D|---x-x-5---x-x-8---|
A|---x-x-5---x-x-8---|
E|-------------------|
Bridge:
1 bar 1 bar 2 bars
Eb Cm D
e|---6-------3-------5---|
B|---8-------4-------7---|
G|---8-------5-------7---|
D|---8-------5-------7---|
A|---6-------3-------5---|
E|-----------------------|
Chorus:
The chords in the background are: Eb F Gm Gm
Eb F Gm
e|---6-------1-------3---|
B|---8-------1-------3---|
G|---8-------2-------3---|
D|---8-------3-------5---|
A|---6-------3-------5---|
E|-----------1-------3---|
The riff:
e|-----------------------------|
B|---------15----13-15-13-15---|
G|---12-12----12---------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
Some variations occur, just follow the minor pentatonic scale.
For example:
e|------------------------15---|
B|---------15----13-15---------|
G|---12-12----12-------12------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
End with this:
e|--15---15--15-15-15-15-15-15---|
B|--15---15--15-15-15-15-15-15---|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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