Red Hot Chili Peppers - Instrumental #2 This is what I came up with. Keeping in mind FLEA has a brutal finger style (Can hit notes hard as well as soft. These dynamics play a big part in the feel). The muted notes are crucial to the feel of the groove. I tried to include the "important" ones. There are a couple of notes with a ghost mute above them. I couldn't figure out whether to use the note or mute so I wrote both. Please keep in mind I did this very quickly. It was requested so I thought I might try and help people out. It is not 100% accurate but It sounds close enough to me when playing it. At worst, this will help someone make a better tab. This is a jam. Learn some of the licks I got right and make up your own. Theme 1: 1st Variation G]-------------------------------------------------------------] D]--------X-7---5----------------------------------------------] A]-------------------------------------------------------3-----] E]-----5-------------X-2----X-3-4-5-----7--8\(5)-X-3----(x)5-3-] G]-------------------------------------------------------------] D]--------X-7---5----------------------------------------------] A]-----------------------------------------8---7---------------] E]-----5-------------X-2----X-3-4-7---8-------------8\---------] G]-------------------------------------------------------------] D]--------X-7---5----------------------------------------------] A]---------------------------------------------------------3---] E]-----5-------------X-2----X-3-4-5-----7--8\--3-3----X-5------] G]-------------------------------------------------------------] D]--------X-7---5----------------------------------------------] A]----------------------------------3---------8---7------------] E]-----5-------------X-3-----3-4-5-----7--8-------------8\-----] G]-------------------------------------------------------------] D]--------X-7---5--------------------------------X--5H7--5-----] A]---------------------------------------------------------7---] E]-----5-------------X-2----X-3-4-5-----7--8\----------------X-] G]-------------------------------------------------------------] D]--------X-7---5----------------------------------------------] A]-----------------------------------------8---7---------------] E]-----5-------------X-2--------X--7--8-------------8\---------] G]-------------------------------------------------------------] D]--------X-7---5----------------------------------------------] A]------------------------------------------------------(X)----] E]-----5-------------X--2--3--4--5-----7--8---X--3----X--3--X--] G]-------------------------------------------------------------] D]--------X-7---5----------------------------------------------] A]-----------------------------------------8---7---------------] E]-----5-------------X-2----X-3-4-7---8-------------8----------] Theme 2: 1st Variation G]-------(x)----------------------------(x)-----------------(x)] D]-------------------------------------------------------3-5---] A]-5-5----3-5-5---2-2-2-3-3-4-4--5-5---X-3-5-5-----5--5------3-] E]-------------------------------------------------------------] G]-------(x)----------------------------(x)-------7--7--5---(x)] D]---------------------------------------------------------7---] A]-5-5----3-5-5---2--------2-3-4-5-5---X-3-5-5---------------3-] E]-------------------------------------------------------------] G]-------(x)----------------------------(x)---------(x)-----(x)] D]---------------------3-5----------------------2H3------------] A]-5-5----3-5-5-----5------X-3---5-5-----3-5-5-------0-3-3---3-] E]-------------------------------------------------------------] G]-------(x)---------------------------------------------------] D]-------------------------------------------------------------] A]-5-5----3-5-5------2-2-3-3-4---5-5---X-8-8---X-7-7-----------] E]-----------------5-----------------------------------X-8-8---] Theme 1: 2nd Variation G]-------------------------------------------------------------] D]--------X-7---5---------------------------------------5------] A]---------------------------------------------5H7~~~------7---] E]-----5-----------X-2-2----X-3-4-5-----7--8-------------------] G]-------------------------------------------------------------] D]--------X-7---5----------------------------------------------] A]-----------------------------------------8---7---------------] E]-----5-------------X-2----X-3-4-7---8-------------8\---------] G]-------------------------------------------------------------] D]--------X-7---5----------------------------------------------] A]------------------------------------------------------(X)----] E]-----5-------------X--2--3--4--5-----7--8---X--3----X--3--X--] G]-------------------------------------------------------------] D]--------X-7---5----------------------------------------------] A]-----------------------------------------8---7---------------] E]-----5-------------X-2-----------7--8-------------8\---------] G]-------------------------------------------------------------] D]--------X-7---5----------------------------------------------] A]---------------------------3-5----------------~----5--3------] E]-----5-----------X-2-2---5-----5-----7--8-----X-3------------] G]-------------------------------------------------------------] D]--------X-7---5----------------------------------------------] A]-----------------------------------------8---7---------------] E]-----5-------------X-2-----------7--8-------------8\---------] G]-------------------------------------------------------------] D]--------X-7---5--7--X-5--------------------------------------] A]-------------------------------------------------------------] E]-----5-----------------X-5-------7--8\----\2-2----3----------] ]--------------------------------------------------------------] D]--------X-7---5----------------------------------------------] A]-----------------------------------------8---7---------------] E]-----5-------------X-5-----------7--8-------------8----------] Theme 2: 2nd Variation G]-------(x)-----(x)--------------------(x)--------------------] D]-------------------------------------------------------------] A]-5-5----3-5-5---3-5-5----2-3-4-5-5-----3-5-5---2-2-2-3-3-4-4-] E]-------------------------------------------------------------] G]-------(x)----------------------------(x)------7-5---5-------] D]---------------------------------------------------7---7-5---] A]-5-5----3-5-5-----2-3----X-3-4-5-5---X-3-5-5---------------X-] E]-------------------------------------------------------------] G]-------(x)----------------------------(x)--------------------] D]-------------------------------------------------------5-----] A]-5-5----3-5-5-----2-3----X-3-4-5-5---X-3-5-5---7/8-7/8---8-X-] E]-------------------------------------------------------------] G]-------(x)---------------------------------------------------] D]-------------------------------------------------------------] A]-5-5----3-5-5-----2--3-3-5-----5-5---X-8-8---X-7-7-----------] E]----------------------------------------------------X-8-8----] I'm not going to tab the 3rd variances for three reasons: 1. There isn't MUCH difference once you have the first 2 variances down. 2. It'd be better for you guys to learn them - as a sort-of skill builder. 3. I'm very lazy and I grow weary of this tune. Feel free to make corrections. Hope you like it.