• Song:

    Ethiopia

  • Artist:

    Red Hot Chili Peppers

Standard tuning.

Easy bassline, listen closely for the correct rhythm.

X = ghost notes

INTRO & VERSE BASSLINE (78)

(Am)
------------------|
-77----7---7---7--|
------------------|
----5----5---5--5-|
(G)
---------------------|
-55----5---5(5)---5--|
---------------------|
----3---XX3-----3--3-|
(F)
------------------|
-33----3---3---3--|
------------------|
----1----1---1--1-|
(Dm -> C)
-77----7---5---5--|
------------------|
----5----5---3----|
------------------|

CHORUS (time signature switch to 44)
(Am)
--------------|
--7~~----7----|
--------------|
------5----5--|
 (G)     (F)
--------------|
--5~~----3----|
--------------|
------3----1--|
(Am)
--------------|
------7----7--|
--------------|
--5~~----5----|
 (D)
-------------------|
-----7-------5-----|
--5----5-5-7---7-5-|
-------------------|

-----------------------|
-------7---------------|
------------3-5--3-----|
--5~~~----5--------5-4-|

---------------|
------5--------|
---------------|
--3~~----1--1--|

--------------|
---------7----|
--------------|
--5~~-5----5--|

-------------|
-------------|
--5-5--------|
---------3-4-|



I included the chords because obviously Flea is just improvising.


BRIDGE
G|-----------------|
D|----------0-2-(2)|
A|------0-2--------|
E|-0--3------------|


OUTRO / END BRIDGE

G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------5--5--| x3
E|-5--5-7-8-7-57-5-5-7-8--5-5-|

Then

G|--------------------------------|
D|-------------------7-5----------|
A|-----------------------7p5--5---| x1
E|-5--5-7-8-7-57-5-5---------8--5-|

G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|-----------------------3--5-----| x1
E|-5--5-7-8-7-57-5-0-3-5--5---5---|

really simple bassline, really sweet bassline. See also: really cool guitar solo, really 
simple guitar solo.
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