ARTIST: Red Hot Chili Peppers
     SONG: Taste The Pain
    ALBUM: Mother's Milk

TABBED BY: Nik Felbab
    EMAIL: rolling_monkey@hotmail.com
  COMMENT: This is quite possibly the best song on Mother's Milk,
           and I couldn't find a decent tab of it anywhere on the
           net, so I decided to take matters into my own hands and
           transcribe it. Hope it's not too bad. Please rate it.
           I've given tips on how to play the different parts.

X - Mute
T - Slap
P - Pop
o - Played on the beat
* - Played on the offbeat
 - Slide down
/ - Slide up
~ - Let ring
h - Hammer on
p - Pull off


In the intro, let the slapped notes (not the mutes, though) go on 
for a bit longer. That is to say, emphasise them. Play the popped
notes on offbeats, which gives that "dragging" feeling.

INTRO

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----4--4-----4--4--------4---4----4--4-----------4--4-----4--4---|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-2-X--X---2-X--X--2---4-X--X---4-X--X---4-4---2-X--X---2-X--X--2-|
   T TP TP  T TP TP T   T TP TP  T TP TP  T T   T TP TP  T TP TP T


The verse pretty much works on offbeats, so the main notes are on
the offbeat. I've indicated which are on the beat and on the off-
beat, so it's really easy for you to see. Also not the variations
as they are quite important.

VERSE 1

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------5-5-X-5-----------------|---------5-5-X-5-----------------|
A|-7-7-X-7---------4-4-X-4-X-4-X-4-|-7-7-X-7---------4-4-X-4-3-3-2-2-|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   o * o * o * o * o * o * o * o *   o * o * o * o * o * o * o * o *

|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------5-5-X-5-----------------|---------------------------------|
|-7-7-X-7---------4-4-X-4-X-4-X-4-|-7-7-X-7---------4-4-X-4-X-4-X-4-|
|---------------------------------|---------3-3-X-3-----------------|
  o * o * o * o * o * o * o * o *   o * o * o * o * o * o * o * o *

|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------5-5-X-5-----------------|---------------------------------|
|-7-7-X-7---------4-4-X-4-X-4-X-4-|-7-7-X-7---------4-4-X-4-X-4-X-4-|
|---------------------------------|---------3-3-X-3-----------------|
  o * o * o * o * o * o * o * o *   o * o * o * o * o * o * o * o *

|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-7-7-X-7---------4-4-X-4-X-4-X-4-|---------------------------------|
|---------3-3-X-3-----------------|-3-3-X-3-5-5-X-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
  o * o * o * o * o * o * o * o *   o * o * o * o * o * o * o * o *


In the chorus, chords are played, but don't strum them! I play both
notes simultaneously, with my index finger on the low strings (E or A),
and my middle finger on the high strings (D and G). 

CHORUS 1

G|-9----------------|-6-6-7-|-9----------------|--R--|
D|----10-10-9-9-7---|-------|----10-10-9-9-7---|--E--| Play twice
A|-7----------------|-4-4-5-|-7----------------|--S--|
E|----8--8--7-7-5---|-------|----8--8--7-7-5---|--T--|


VERSE 2

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------5-5-X-5-----------------|---------5-5-X-5-----------------|
A|-7-7-X-7---------4-4-X-4-X-4-X-4-|-7-7-X-7---------4-4-X-4-X-4-X-4-|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   o * o * o * o * o * o * o * o *   o * o * o * o * o * o * o * o *

|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------5-5-X-5-----------------|
|-7-7-X-7---------4-4-X-4-4321/|-7-7-X-7---------4-4-X-4-4321/|
|---------3-3-X-3-----------------|---------------------------------|
  o * o * o * o * o * o * o * o *   o * o * o * o * o * o * o * o *

|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------5-5-X-5-----------------|
|-7-7-X-7---------4-4-------------|-7-7-X-7---------4-4-X-4-X-4-X-4-|
|---------2-2-X-2----/8-9---8-7-6-|---------------------------------|
  o * o * o * o * o * o * o * o *   o * o * o * o * o * o * o * o *

|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------5-5-X-5-----------------|
|-7-7-X-7---------4-4-X-4-X-4-X-4-|-7-7-X-7---------4-4-X-4-X-4-X-4-|
|---------3-3-X-3-----------------|---------------------------------|
  o * o * o * o * o * o * o * o *   o * o * o * o * o * o * o * o *

|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-3-3-X-3-5-5-X-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
  o * o * o * o * o * o * o * o *


CHORUS 2 same as chorus 1


INTERLUDE

G|---------------|---------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------|---------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------|---------------|---------------------------------|
E|--5--3---2--1--|--5--3---2--1--|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|


TRUMPET SOLO

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------5-5-X-5-----------------|---------5-5-X-5-----------------|
A|-7-7-X-7---------4-4-X-4-X-4-X-4-|-7-7-X-7---------4-4-X-4-X-4-X-4-|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   o * o * o * o * o * o * o * o *   o * o * o * o * o * o * o * o *

|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------5-5-X-5-----------------|---------------------------------|
|-7-7-X-7---------4-4-X-4-X-4-X-4-|-7-7-X-7---------4-4-X-4-X-4-X-4-|
|---------------------------------|---------3-3-X-3-----------------|
  o * o * o * o * o * o * o * o *   o * o * o * o * o * o * o * o *


BRIDGE

G|-9----------------|--R--|-9-----------------------------|
D|----10-10-9-9-7---|--E--|----10-10-9-9-7-7-5-5-4-4-3-3--|
A|-7----------------|--S--|-7-----------------------------|
E|----8--8--7-7-5---|--T--|----8--8--7-7-5-5-3-3-2-2-1-1--|


VERSE 3

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------5-5-X-5-----------------|---------------------------------|
A|-7-7-X-7---------4-4-X-4-X-4-X-4-|-----------------4-4-X-4-X-4-X-4-|
E|---------------------------------|-0-0-X-0-3-3-X-3-----------------|
   o * o * o * o * o * o * o * o *   o * o * o * o * o * o * o * o *

|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------5-5-X-5-----------------|---------------------------------|
|-7-7-X-7---------4-4-X-4-X-4-X-4-|-7-7-X-7---------4-4-------------|
|---------------------------------|---------3-3-X-3----/8-9---8-7-6-|
  o * o * o * o * o * o * o * o *   o * o * o * o * o * o * o * o *

|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-3-3-X-3-5-5-X-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
  o * o * o * o * o * o * o * o *


CHORUS 3

G|-9----------------|-6-6-7-|-9----------------|--R--|
D|----10-10-9-9-7---|-------|----10-10-9-9-7---|--E--| Play five times
A|-7----------------|-4-4-5-|-7----------------|--S--|
E|----8--8--7-7-5---|-------|----8--8--7-7-5---|--T--|


OUTRO

G|-------------------|-----------|---------------|----------|
D|-----5-----5-------|-----5-----|---------7h9p7-|-5h7--5---|
A|-7~----7~----7-----|-5h7---7-5-|-7~------------|--------5-|
E|---------------5~--|-----------|-----5~--------|----------|

|-------------------|-----------|-------------------|
|-----5-----5-------|-----5-----|-----5-----5-------|
|-7~----7~----7-----|-5h7---7-5-|-7~----------7-----|
|---------------5~--|-----------|-------0~------5~--|

|-12h14p12-----------|--------------------|
|----------14-12-----|-----5------5-------|
|----------------12-|-7~-----------7-----| ...and it fades out
|--------------------|--------0~------5~--|


And that's it! Have fun! Flea rules!