Guitar Tabs For:
Red Hot Chili Peppers: BUCKLE DOWN
(The Red Hot Chili Peppers - 1984 / Track 3.)

Hi! I'm Ábel. I think this song is one of the best's from the early Red Hot.
Not a hard stuff, so let's see it!

/Standard tuning - EADGBE/

0:00 - Intro - Car accident's sound - You can imitate it with pick sliding :) 

The main riff until verses: - Distorted
e--------------------- 
H---------------------                     
G--------------------- Play this X8
D--------------------- umtil verses
A---0--2--3----------- 
E--------------------- 


First instrumental break - 00:18 (Three tracked)- Clean
                                                            
                                                                Track 3
  Track 1                          Track 2                     (Strum this continuously)
e|-------------------------------  |--------------------------  |-----------
H|-------------------------------  |----10vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv----  |----10-----
G|-12--11--9---10----------------  |--------------------------  |----10-----
D|------------------9---10---9---  |--------------------------  |-----------
A|-------------------------------  |--------------------------  |-----------
E|-------------------------------  |--------------------------  |-----------

And...back To Main riff with this small bit
e------------------------- 
H---12b------------------- 
G---12b-12--10--12-------- 
D------------------------- 
A------------------------- 
E------------------------- 

"Chorus" part - 00:44
e----------------- |---------------------------------------|
H----------------- |--------------12-x-x-12-12-x-12-12-12--|
G---------7--6--4- |--------------12-x-x-12-12-x-12-12-12--| Play this
D---------5--4--2- |--------------12-x-x-12-12-x-12-12-12--| X4 until chorus
A(0--2--3)-------- |-5--4--3--2----------------------------|
E----------------- |-3--2--1--0----------------------------|

Then...the cool rocking bridge part - 1:03
e-------------------------------------|--------------------|
H-------------------------------------|--------------------|
G----------9\---9--7--9\---x-x-x-xxxx-|-9\---12-12-12-12-12|
D----------9\---9--7--9\---x-x-x-xxxx-|-9\---12-12-12-12-12|
A-3--4--3--7\---7--5--7\---x-x-x-xxxx-|-7\---12-12-12-12-12|
E-5--2--1-----------------------------|--------------------|

Cont.
e----------------|----------------|------------------------|
H----------------|----------------|------------------------|
G--9\---9--7--9\-|----12-14-14b16-|--9\---12-12-12-12-12---|
D--9\---9--7--9\-|-14-------------|--9\---12-12-12-12-12---|
A--7\---7--5--7\-|----------------|--7\---12-12-12-12-12---|
E----------------|----------------|------------------------|

Solo part - 1:21
Backriff for the solo: 
e----------------------------
H----------------------------
G---------------------------- X4
D----------------------------
A---7--9--10-----------------
E---5--7--8------------------

The Solo - 1:22  

e---------pr(22)r20-17-20-17-------------------
H----------------------------18b20r18-15-------
G----------------------------------------15-0--
D----------------------------------------------
A-0-0-0-0--------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------
  ^ p.m.^

e-pr(22)r20--------------------------22b24vvv---|
H-----------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------|
D--------------17-19-17-19----17-19-------------|
A-----------19-------------19----------------12\|
E-----------------------------------------------|


1:30 - Verse / Main riff

1:46 - Second instrumental break: Two track's the same like in  
       the first break - but here's a little solo piece:
e---------------------------------------|
H---------------------------------------|
G--12b13r12-10------12b-slowly-to14vvvv-|
D----------------0----------------------|
A---------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------|

1:56 - Verse / Main riff

2:11 - Chorus

2:31 - Bridge part again (with solo parts)

Solo part 1. - 2:41                                       ("Scream" - part)
e-------------------------------- -------------------- ----20--b--23--r--20|
H---15p12------------------------ -------------------- --------------------|
G---------h14-12-h14p12---------- ------12-14-14b16--- --------------------|
D-----------------------12-14\--- ---14--------------- --------------------|
A-------------------------------- -------------------- --------------------|
E-------------------------------- -------------------- --------------------|

Solo part 2. - 2:52
e--------------------------------|
H-----------17--15---------------|
G-------12----------12b----------|
D---14-------------------14------|
A--------------------------------|
E--------------------------------|

Solo part 3. - 3:00
e--------------------------------|
H--------------------------------|
G--------------------------------|
D--------14b---------------------|
A---12--14b--14--12-10-----------|
E--------------------------------|


Ending:
e--------------------------------------------------|
H--------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------|
D-----------5--4--2--------------------------------|
A--0--2--3-----------------------------------------|
E--------------------3--2--1--0----vvvvvvvvvvvvvv--|

Legend:

b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r  - bend release
/ - slide up
\ - slide down
h - hammer - on
p - pull off
v - vibrato
p.m. - palm muted
x - muted note

That's all! I hope it will helps for you. HAVE FUN!!! 
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