Title: Parallel universe
Album: Californication
Record Label: WEA/Warner Bros.
Catalog Number: 47386
Producer: Rick Rubin
Release Date: June 08 1999 Transcribed by Wim...
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Johnny uses lots of interesting thirds in this song, and together with flea's
bass roots it makes these sort of psychedelic diads. Nifty. But it sounds
bad playing the guitar parts on your own... or you can get another guitarist
to play flea's parts because they're pretty high. Anyway, this song's
pretty good. :)
You got to pick all the notes _very_ fast in this song.
You have to pick more than I have tabbed, I just thought
it would get messy tabbing every note that was hit.
Use alternate picking!! ie up/down\up/down etc. for speed
key:
5/7 slide up
x muted note (deaden the string when you pluck it) Intro: muted strings
e:------------------------------|
B:------------------------------|
G:------------------------------|
D:------------------------------|
A:------------------------------|
E:--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
G:------------------------------|
D:------------------------------|
A:------------------------------|
E:---------------------x-x-x-x--| Verse riff: Tremolo picking (pick each note four times :)
Cm A# D D# G
e:------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B:------------------------------------|--6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-----------------------|
G:---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|------------------5-5-5-5--4--4--4--4---|
D:------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A:------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
E:------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G:---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------------|--7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8----------12-10--------|
D:-------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|------------------5-5-5-5--------13-12--|
A:------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
E:------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Pre chorus at end of verse riff:
e:---------------------6666-6666-7777-7777-|
B:-----------------------------------------|
G:-5555-5555-5555-5555---------------------|
D:-----------------------------------------|
A:-----------------------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------------|
G:---------------------12x4-10x4-----------|
D:-5555-5555-5555-5555-----------13x4-12x4-|
A:-----------------------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------------|
0:48
x4 means hit that note four times. I couldn't fit them
in because of the double figures.
Also, if you're wondering why your bass doesn't have
a 5555th fret... man, i dont know what to tell you. ;)
Chorus: Step on that distortion pedal!
C5 G5 G#5 D#5 G5................
e:-------------------------------------------|
B:-----------------------------repeat,-then--|
G:--5------------8---------------go-back-to--|
D:--5---5---5/6--8---5--more----the-verse----|
A:--3---5---5/6--6---5---of---------riff-----|
E:------3---3/4------3--these----------------|
Hit the chords lots, you know the rhythm
G:-------------------------------------------|
D:---------------1---------------------------|
A:--3----------------------------------------|
E:------3---4--------3--more-etc.------------|
christ I'm a sidewinder...
Cool bridge kinda bit: then to verse.
(this bit's after a chorus)
C5 G5 G#5 F5 C5 G5 G#5 F5
e:--8-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B:--8-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G:--8-------------------------------|--8-8-8-8-8-8---------0-0---------|
D:----------------------------------|--------------8-8-8-8-------------|
A:----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E:----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G:----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D:----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A:--3-3-3-3-------------------------|--3-3-3-3-------------------------|
E:----------3-3-3-3-4-4-4-4-1-1-1-1-|----------3-3-3-3-4-4-4-4-1-1-1-1-|
2:05 x1, then x4 As far as I'm concerned, this is the whole song.
There is a kind of half-arsed guitar solo for the outro, but it isn't special.
It's hard to duplicate that, it's hard to tab - because, basically, if you
get a metal zone pedal (the ones that heavy metal bands use) and turn
distortion up full, then you can just about not even touch the strings,
and that's what your guitar will do *laughing* :)
If you're in a band, just impro a better solo. There's no point
trying to copy everything note for note, but if you really want it...
I probably wont get around to it until college ends in a few weeks.
Lyrics:
Deep inside of a parallel universe
It's getting harder and harder
To tell what came first
Under water where thoughts can breathe Easily
Far away you were made in a sea
Just like me
Chorus:
Christ I'm a sidewinder I'm a
California King
I swear it's everywhere
It's everything
Staring straight up into the sky
Oh my my a solar system that fits
In your eye Microcosm
You could die but your never dead spider web
Take a look at the stars in
Your head fields of space kid
Chorus x 2
Psychic changes are born in your heart Entertain
A nervous breakthrough that makes us the same
Bless your heart girl
Kill the pressure it's raining on
Salty Cheeks
When you hear the beloved song
I am with you
Chorus x 2
Written by Anthony Kiedis, Flea, John Frusciante, Chad Smith
(c) 1999 Moebetoblame Music BMI
Lyrics reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.
-fin-
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This TAB transcription was created using TAB MASTER version 1.0
