The Greeting Song Chords & Tabs
The Greeting Song Bass Tab
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The greeting song-red hot chili peppers
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Tabbed By : Joel Keane (jk41)
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Another rhcp bass tab thats not quite right, ive added in the muted notes
and the correct interlude riff. ive found most tabs for rhcp have mostly
the right notes but not the right rhythm, the mute notes and accentuated
notes give it the right sound
Tuning:standard
intro
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--0x-0-0-x-3333-0-3-0-3-x-0000--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
verse- main riff
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--0x-0-0-x-3333-0-3-0-3-x-3333--0x-0-0-x-3333-0-3-0-3-0000-----------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/r/red_hot_chili_peppers/the_greeting_song_btab_ver_5.html ]
next riff
G|-------------------------------------------[------------------------------|
D|---x-0-2x234-----x-0-2x234-----x-0-2x234---[-x-0-2x234--------------------|
A|--2-------------2-------------2------------[2-----------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------[------------------------------|
when it comes back to this it plays this for the 4th bar
G|------------------------------|
D|--5h7-77-7-7--5h7-77-7-7------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
Chorus riff
G|----------------------------------|
D|--7-7---5-7-7---5-5---4-4-0-2-----|
A|------0-------0-----0-------------|
E|----------------------------------|
Interlude break x 4
G|---------------------10h12-12-12-10---------------------------------------|
D|---------------10-10----------------12-10---------------------------------|
A|--8-8-10/12-12----------------------------12--12-11--11-10--10-9--9-8-7---|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
play this 3rd time
G|---------------------10h12-12-10h12p10-------------------------------------|
D|---------------10-10-------------------12-10-------------------------------|
A|--8-8-10/12-12-------------------------------12--12-11--11-10--10-9--9-8-7-|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-555-444-333-222-1-0-555-444-333-222-1-0-555-444-333-222-1-0--------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|-666-555-444-33322-1-0--|
E|------------------------|
and the higher variation of the chorus in the outro
G|------------------------------|
D|--9-9---7-9-9---7-7---6-6-----|
A|------9-------9-----9-----7-9-|
E|------------------------------|
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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