The Red Hot Chili Peppers
Parallel Universe
From the album Californication
Tabbed by DRybes :x
Why is every tab on the internet for this song wrong? It`s not that hard to distinguish
between what the bass is playing and what the guitar is playing. If you play the bass
part of this song by itself, it sounds fine. If you play the guitar part by itself, it
does not sound right. The bass is the actual melody while the guitar only adds harmony.
Still, it seems like everyone tabs the guitar part the same way as the bass part, and it`s not.
Also, it seems no one has attempted the phaser solo, so y`all want a solo... here you go.
Tuning: E A D G B e ... Standard. Guitar with Distortion.
Intro
-----
Hold a 12th fret harmonic on D and palm mute so it barely sounds at all.
Start off a little below tempo and gradually work your way up to speed.
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----*-----------|
D|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
*Bass joins in muted picking here.
Now play this once with palm muting.
Every note here is played TWICE.
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
That`s it for the intro... now Anthony starts singing.
Verse 1
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Palm mute until the last measure.
Every note here is played TWICE.
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Second half of the verse plays the F and G an octave higher.
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-11-11-11-11-12-12-12-12-|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Chorus 1
--------
Let first chord ring and then hit the rest fast like the verse notes.
Attack strings hard and without palm mute.
Cm G5 Ab Eb G
e|-(3)---------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-(4)---------------------|------------(8)----------|------* Bang away at ---|
G|--5----------------------|-------------8-----------|------ this chord as ---|
D|--5-----------------5----|--6----------8-----------|--5--- you wish for ---|
A|--3-----------------5----|--6----------6-----------|--5--- two measures. ---|
E|--------------------3----|--4----------------------|--3----------------------|
Play this twice.
Verse 2
-------
The same as Verse 1. Palm mute just a little more than on the first verse.
Chorus 2
--------
The same as Chorus 1, but instead of playing it twice you play it 4 times.
Interlude
---------
Do NOT let the opening chord ring very long at all.
Only pick each note in this part once.
e|-3-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|-4-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|-5-----------------------------------|-8-8-8-8-8-8-------------------------|
D|-5-----------------------------------|-------------8-8-8-8-8-8-------------|
A|-3-----------------------------------|-------------------------10-10-10-10-|
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|-8-8-8-8-8-8-------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|-------------8-8-8-8-8-8-------------|
A|-------------------------------------|-------------------------10-10-10-10-|
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|-8-8-8-8-8-8-------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|-------------8-8-8-8-8-8-------------|
A|-------------------------------------|-------------------------10-10-10-10-|
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|-8---8-8---8-------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|-------------8-8-8-8-8-8-------------|
A|-------------------------------------|-------------------------10-10-10-10-|
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Verse 3
-------
Careful, this verse is different than the others.
Palm mute until the last measure.
Every note here is played TWICE.
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
At this point the palm muting gets really heavy. Note the different notes here.
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-* Progressively ---|-------------------------|
G|- stronger muting... ---|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-* Keep the G fretted ---|-11-11-11-11-12-12-12-12-|
G|- but palm mute it ---|-------------------------|
D|- all the way. ---|-------------------------|
A|-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Chorus 3 + Solo Leadin
----------------------
The same as Chorus 1, but instead of playing it twice you play it 4 times.
The last time around instead of playing G5 for two measures, play this intro to the solo:
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-* Palm muted and lifted up to normal last note----|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|-10-10-10-10-10-10----10---10-*hold----------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
Solo + Outro
------------
The bass keeps banging away like in the verses but the guitar starts a phaser solo.
Turn the feedback/intensity on the phaser up to keep the phasing noise in the background.
To get the sustained effect on certain notes you need to stand close to an amp and use
feedback. I use a PODxt and so I`ve discovered a compressor is the next best thing.
Hold all notes as long as possible. Especially remember to hold notes on multiple strings
to achieve the harmonizing sound. Example: in the second measure below, continue to hold
the 12 as you play the 10.
e|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
B|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
G|--------------------|--------------------|--------10---------|-------------------|
D|-13-----------------|--------------------|-12----------------|-------------------|
A|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
e|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
B|--------------------|--------------------|--`Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!`----------------|
G|------Keep holding it and get feedback---|---Feedback...------Bend....-----------|
D|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
A|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
e|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
B|--* Fret but don`t pick, just make feedback with A.H.--------|-------------------|
G|-12-----------------|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D|-10-----------------|-Gradual-Bend-------|-15--* Pick and let ring---------------|
A|--------------------|--------------------|-13----------------|-------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
e|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
B|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
G|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D|--Keep holding it---|--------------------|---Keep holding it and get feedback----|
A|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
e|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
B|--------------------|-----13---13---13---|-13---13---13---13-|-13---13---13---13-|
G|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
A|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
e|--------------------|-*prebend 19 to 20 -|-------------------|-------------------|
B|-13--hold--------17-|--s-20---r19b20--20-|--20------20----20-|------------(20)---|
G|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------|-17--17--17--17----|
D|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
A|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
e|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
B|-20----20---20------|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
G|--------------------|---Partially bend---|------Hold---------|-------------------|
D|----------------17--|-------------*------|-s15---------------|-------------------|
A|----------------15--|-------------*------|-s13---------------|-------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
e|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
B|--A.H. (1 octave)---|--A.H. (1 octave)---|-* Fret and feedback in----------------|
G|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D|--17*---------------|--14*---------------|-12----------------|-------------------|
A|--Feedback----------|--Feedback----------|-10----------------|-------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
e|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
B|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
G|-12----Hold and feedback out ------------|--x-x--------------|-------------------|
D|-10-----------------|--------------------|--x-x--------------|-------------------|
A|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
If I got the solo wrong, sue me, no one else ever attempted it.
The rest of the song sounds exactly correct, though. Enjoy and please rate.
