Walkabout by Red Hot Chili Peppers
Well I've got the *basic* bass parts outlined here. I've tried to format
the tab to follow the song, but this is a very highly adlibed song both on
flea's part as well as dave navarro and even vocally by kiedis. Use this
as just a guideline to how to play it and enjoy!
*Intro
G:------------|------------------------------------------|
D:-----12-----|--14--12----------------------------------|
A:--14----14--|----------10----12b13r12--10h12-----------|
E:------------|------------------------------------------|
G:------------------------------------|
D:--14--12----------------------------|
A:----------10--12b13r12-10-----------|
E:--------------------------10--------|
G:----------------------------------------|
D:--14--12--------------------------------|
A:----------10----12b13r12--10h12---------|
E:----------------------------------------|
G:---------------------------------------|
D:------10--12--12b13r12-10--12/14-------|
A:--12-----------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------|
G:-------12--14--14b15r14--12-14/16---------|
D:---14-------------------------------------|
A:------------------------------------------|
E:------------------------------------------|
G:-------------------------------------------|
D:---14--12----------------------------------|
A:-----------10--12b13r12--10----------------|
E:----------------------------10------8------|
--End Intro--
Riff 1 (+ simile endings) (x10)
G:------------7-8-9-----------------|--------|
D:----------7----------5--4---------|-Ending-|
A:---0-----------------------7--5---|--Riff--|
E:----------------------------------|--------|
--Listed Below are a few different "Ending Riff" Variations. Flea adlibs
these in many different ways so choose your favourites or make some up!
G:-----------------------|
D:-----------------------|
A:------5-4-3---3--5--7--|
E:--X--------------------|
G:---------------------| G:--------------------| G:------------------------|
D:---------------------| D:--------------------| D:--------------12-11-10--|
A:------------5--4-3---| A:--X-5-4-3-----5--7--| A:--X-12-11-10------------|
E:--0--5-4-3-----------| E:-----------3--------| E:------------------------|
Riff 2. (guitar duplicates this first time)
G:--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D:------------------10----------------------------10------------------|
A:---12---10-------------------rest---12--10--------------------------|
E:-------------12-------11-10-----------------12------11-10---13-12---|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/r/red_hot_chili_peppers/walkabout_btab.html ]
G:---------------|----------|----------------|
D:--Riff-1-(x8)--|--Riff-2--|--Riff-1--(x4)--|
A:---------------|----------|----------------|
E:---------------|----------|----------------|
Bridge (x2)
G:-----------------------------------|
D:*---------------------------------*|
A:*-----9-----7-7-------9-----7-7---*|
E:---9-----7-------9-9-----7---------|
G:------11-11-----------------11----------|----------------|----------------|
D:----------------------------------------|--Riff-1.-(x4)--|--Riff-1.-(x4)--|
A:----9----------7-7-------9--------7-7---|--guitar-solo---|----------------|
E:--9---------7-------9-9--------7--------|----------------|----------------|
G:-----------|----------------------|
D:-----------|----------------------|
A:--7--rest--|-rest-(guitar/drums)--|
E:-----------|----------------------|
Not sure about these next two bars. Do what you like.
G:-----------------------------------------------------------14-17-\--|
D:-----------------------------------------------------14-17----------|
A:------4--5---6--7--9--10--12---10--7--------------------------------|
E:---5----------------------------------------------------------------|
G:-------14-----------------------------14--------------------|
D:----17----17---17-17-14-14-14-17---17----17---0------5------|
A:----0-------------------------------------------------------|
E:------------------------------------------------------------|
(x3)
G:----------------------------------|
D:*----------------------5---------*|
A:*---------------5----------------*|
E:---5------------------------------|
(x3)
G:---------------------------------------7-5---|--------------------------|
D:*----------------------------5-5-5---5------*|-----------------------5--|
A:*------------------7-6-5--------------------*|----------------5---------|
E:---5-r-5-5--5---5----------------------------|---5----------------------|
Again -- not sure.
bend while picking and release
|-----------------------------------| (x2)
G:-----------------------------------------------------|
D:*------------------------------------------5----7---*|
A:*--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-b-6-6-b-7-7-7-b-6-6-5-5----------*|
E:-----------------------------------------------------|
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| ____ ____ |
| ( `--' .-' _T_T_T_T_ |
| |8| O O |||||||||||||||||||[o o o o/ |
| (__,--.____\ `~~~`--' |
| from the desk of jaco pastorius.. |
| acanterb@vt.edu |
| http://www.vt.edu:10021/A/acanterb/ |
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