Under the Bridge Red Hot Chili Peppers
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SONG NAME - Band Name
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Tabbed by: Gregz1
Email: danielgregory69@hotmail.com
I worked most of this song out by watching John Frusciante play this on the VPRO documentary!!
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| x Mute note
| * Accentuate note by pinching string instead of picking
Intro: Finger Picked
[D] [F#]
e-------------------------------------------------------------------| B--3-------3*---------------2---------------------------------------| G------2-----2----------------------3*------------------------------| D----4---4----------------------4-----4----4--2---------------------| A--5------------4--2----------4---4--------------5-4-2--------------| E--------------------5--4---2---------------------------------------|
[D] [F#]
e------------------------------------------------------------------| B-3---------------3-h-5-p-3----------------------------------------| G------------2---------------2-------------------3-----------------| D-------4------------------------4/6-6\-------4----4---4--2--------| A-4-h-5---5----5-----------------5/7 7\-----4---4-----------5--4-2-| E----------------------------------------2-------------------------|
[D] [F#]
e------------------------------------------------------------| B-3------------3*-------------2------------------------------| G----------2------2-------------------3*---------------------| D-------4----4--------------------4-4---4---4-2--------------| A-4-h-5--5------------4-2-------4---------------5---4--2-----| E-------------------------5-4-2------------------------------|
[D] [F#]
e------------------------------------------------------------| B-3-------------3-h-5-p-3------------------------------------| G-----------2-------------2----------------3---3-------------| D-------4-------------------4/6-6\------4----4---4-----------| A-4-h-5---5-----------------5/7-7\----4--4-----4---4/7-------| E-----------------------------------2------------------------|
Verse - Plectrum
[E] [B] [C#m] [G#m] [A]
e|----------------------------------------------------------| B|----9--x--7----x---------9----4----5----------------------| G|----9--x--8----x---------9----4----6----------------------| D|----9--x--9----x---9/11-------6----7----------------------| A|----7-----9----x---9/11-------6----7----------------------| E|----------7----x------------------------------------------|
"Sometimes I feel like..........................
[E] [B] [C#m] [A]
e|----------------------------------------------------------| B|----9--x--7--------9-----------5--------------------------| G|----9--x--8----x---9-----------6--------------------------| D|----9--x--9----x---11----------7--------------------------| A|----7-----9----x---11----------7--------------------------| E|----------7----x---9-----------5--------------------------|
"Sometimes I feel like my..........................
[E] [B] [C#m] [m] [A]
e|----------------------------------------------------------| B|----9--x--7--------9-----4------5-------------------------| G|----9--x--8----x---9-----4------6-------------------------| D|----9--x--9----x---11----6------7-------------------------| A|----7-----9----x---11----6------7-------------------------| E|----------7----x---9--------------------------------------|
"the city I live in.........
[E] [B] [C#m] [A] [Emaj7]
e|-----------------------------------------------------| B|----9--x--7--------9------5------9-------------------| G|----9--x--8----x---9------6------8-------------------| D|----9--x--9----x---11-----7------9-------------------| A|----7-----9----x---11-----7------7-------------------| E|----------7----x---9------5--------------------------|
"lonely as I am together......
Second Verse
[E] [B] [C#m] [G#m] [A]
e|--------------------------------------------------5h7p5------------| B|----9--9--7-----7---7---------------9----9?-4--5---------5---------| G|----9--9--8-----8---8h9p8---8-------9----9?-4--6---------6---------| D|----9--9--9---------------9-----9/11-11--11-6--7-------------------| A|----7--7--9-------9-------------9/11?11?-11?6--7-------------------| E|----------7--------------------------------------------------------|
"I drive on the streets......
E *B * C#m G#m A
e|--------------------------------------------------5-------------| B|----9--9--7-----7---7---------------9----9?-4--5----5-----------| G|----9--9--8-----8---8h9p8---8-------9----9?-4--6------6---------| D|----9--9--9---------------9-----9/11-11--11-6--7----------------| A|----7--7--9-------9-------------9/11?11?-11?6--7----------------| E|----------7-----------------------------------------------------|
*=Or the change the B Chord riff to:
*B *
e|------------7h9-9------| B|----7---7--------------| G|----8---8--------------| D|----9-----9------------| A|----9------------------| E|----7------------------|
"I walk through................
[E] [B] [C#m] [G#m] [A]
e|--------------------------------------------------5h7p5------------| B|----9--9--7-----7---7---------------9----9?-4--5---------5---------| G|----9--9--8-----8---8h9p8---8-------9----9?-4--6---------6---------| D|----9--9--9---------------9-----9/11-11--11-6--7-------------------| A|----7--7--9-------9-------------9/11?11?-11?6--7-------------------| E|----------7--------------------------------------------------------|
"She sees my good...........................
E *B C#m A Emaj7
e|--------------------------------------5---------------| B|----9--9--7---------------9-?----5-----5---9----------| G|----9--9--8---------------9?-----6---------8----------| D|----9--9--9--------9/11---11-----7---------9----------| A|----7--7--9--------9/11--?11?-?--7------------7-------| E|----------7----------------------5--------------------|
"I never worry now..............................
Pre-chorus
[F#m] [E] [B] [F#m]
e|-----------------------11-11-11-11---9---9----9----x--x--x---| B|----10-----9---9---9---12-12-12-12--10--10---10----x?-x--x---| G|----11-----9---9---9---11-11-11-11--11--11---11----x?-x------|x D|----11-----9---9---9----------------11--11---11----x--x--x---| A|-----9-----7---7---7-----------------9---9----9----x--x--x---| E|---------------------------------------------------x-?x------|x
Repeat X 4
"I don't ever wanna feel.........
End of pre-chorus leading into third verse
[E] [B] [C#m] [G#m] [A]
e|--------------------------------------------------5h7p5------------| B|----------------7---7---------------9----9?-4--5---------5---------| G|----------------8---8h9p8---8-------9----9?-4--6---------6---------| D|-----7----9---------------9-----9/11-11--11-6--7-------------------| A|-----7----9-------9-------------9/11?11?-11?6--7-------------------| E|--7h9--------------------------------------------------------------|
"way____ yeah, yeah
[E] [B] [C#m] [G#m] [A]
e|--------------------------------------------------5-------------| B|----9--9--7-----7---7---------------9----9?-4--5----5-----------| G|----9--9--8-----8---8h9p8---8-------9----9?-4--6------6---------| D|----9--9--9---------------9-----9/11-11--11-6--7----------------| A|----7--7--9-------9-------------9/11?11?-11?6--7----------------| E|----------7-----------------------------------------------------|
"It's
[E] [B] [C#m] [G#m] [A]
e|--------------------------------------------------5h7p5------------| B|----9--9--7-----7---7---------------9----9?-4--5---------5---------| G|----9--9--8-----8---8h9p8---8-------9----9?-4--6---------6---------| D|----9--9--9---------------9-----9/11-11--11-6--7-------------------| A|----7--7--9-------9-------------9/11?11?-11?6--7-------------------| E|----------7--------------------------------------------------------|
"hard to believe that there's nobody out there
Continue with the same theme as second verse:
E *B C#m A
It's hard to believe that I'm all alone
[E]At least I have he[B]r love The c[C#m]ity she [A]loves me
[E]Lonely as I am Tog[B]ether we cry[C#m] [A] [Emaj7]
Pre chorus
[F#m] [E] [B] [F#m]
e|-----------------------11-11-11-11---9---9----9----x--x--x---| B|----10-----9---9---9---12-12-12-12--10--10---10----x?-x--x---| G|----11-----9---9---9---11-11-11-11--11--11---11----x?-x------|x D|----11-----9---9---9----------------11--11---11----x--x--x---| A|-----9-----7---7---7-----------------9---9----9----x--x--x---| E|---------------------------------------------------x-?x------|x
Repeat X 4
"I don't ever wanna feel.........
Bridge
[A] [Am] [G6] [Fmaj7]
e|----5-----5------0----0----------------------------------| B|----5-----5------3----1----------------------------------| G|----6-----5------4----2----------------------------------| D|----7-----7------5----3----------------------------------| A|----7-----7------5----3----------------------------------| E|----5-----5----------------------------------------------|
"yeah,___, yeah,___ no,____no,____ etc...
Repeat x 3
Chorus
[Fmaj7] [Emaj7] [G]
e|---12---------10------------------------------------------| B|---10----------9-----12-----------------------------------| G|---10-x16(ish)-9?x8--12-----------------------------------| D|---10----------9-----12?x8--------------------------------| A|---------------------10-----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------|
Chords for chorus are:
[A] [Am7] [G6] [Fmaj7]
e|---0---------0-----0-----------------| B|---5---5-----3-----1-----------------| G|---6---5-----4-----2-----------------| D|---7---5-----5-----3-----------------| A|---7---0-----5-----3-----------------| E|-------------------------------------|
During Chorus try pulling off and hammering on the B string note on the chords G6 &
sounds good and I think John does this during the VPRO performance!
[A]Under the bridge d[Am7]owntown
[G6]Is where I drew[Fmaj7] some blood
[A]Under the bridge[Am7] downtown
[G6]I could not get [Fmaj7]enough
[A]Under the bridge d[Am7]owntown
[G6]Forgot about my[Fmaj7] love
[A]Under the bridge d[Am7]owntown
[G6]I gave my life [Fmaj7]away
Outro
[A] [Am] [G6] [A] [Am]
e|--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-----0------0-0-0-0-0-0-3h0-0------| B|--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-3-3-0h1--1-----5-5-5-5-5-5------------| G|--6-6-6-6--5-5-5-5-4-4--------2---6-6-6-5-5-5------------|
[G6] [Fmaj7]
e|--0-0-0-0-0------------------------------------------------------| B|--3-3-3-0-1-1h3p1------------------------------------------------| G|--4-4-4-2-2------2-----------------------------------------------|
[A] [Am] [G6] [Fma7] [A] [Am] [A]
e|--0-0-0--0-0---0-0-0--0---0-----0-0-0-0-----------------| B|--5-5-5--5-5---3-3-3--0---1-----5-5-5-5-5-----0-0?2-----| G|--6-6-6--5-5-- 4-4-4--2---2/6---6-6-5-5-5h7p5-4-2?2-----| D|-----------------------------------7---7-----7----2-----| A|--------------------------------------------------0-----|
Enjoy!!!
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