The Zephyr Song - Bass tab By the Red Hot Chili Peppers From the Album "By the Way" Tabbed by Tabmaster Timothy Marti (mynameisgreat@hotmail.com) Normal tuning Intro: (x1) G-|-----|-----|-----|-----| D-|--7--|--5--|-----|-----| A-|-----|-----|--7--|--8--| E-|-----|-----|-----|-----| Verse1: (x3) With very slight variations each time G-|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------| D-|-7---9-9-7-|-5---7-7-5-|-----9-9---|-----------| A-|-----------|-----------|-7-------7-|-8-------8-| E-|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----8-8---| Prechorus: (x1) G-|-----------|-----------|------------|--------------| D-|-7---9-9-7-|-5---7-7-5-|-----9-9----|--9-10--9-10--| A-|-----------|-----------|-7-------7-8|-8-----8------| E-|-----------|-----------|------------|--------------| Chorus: (x2) It's hard to hear the bass but it is just the root notes G-|-7---7--7-|----7--7-|---------/9-|--9--9--9-| D-|----------|---------|--5---5-----|-7--------| A-|----------|---------|------------|----------| E-|----------|---------|------------|----------| Verse1: (x2) Prechorus: (x1) Chorus: (x4) Guitar Solo: (x2) try strumming with your fingernail G-|-9--9-9-9--9-9-|-7--7-7-7--7-7-|-7--7-7-7--7-7-| D-|-7--7-7-7--7-7-|-5--5-5-5--5-5-|-9--9-9-9--9-9-| A-|---------------|---------------|---------------| E-|---------------|---------------|---------------| 1st time 2nd time -|-10--10-10-10--10-10-| |-10--10-10-10--10----| -|-10--10-10-10--10-10-| |-10--10-10-10--10-7--| -|---------------------| |-------------------7-| -|---------------------| |---------------------| Verse2: (x1) Similar to first G-|----------------|-----------------|--------------| D-|-7--7-7-7-9--7--|-5-5-5--5-5-7--5-|-5-5------9---| A-|----------------|-----------------|----7--7-7--7-| E-|----------------|-----------------|--------------| -|----------/10-10-10-| -|--------------------| -|-7-7-8--8-----------| -|--------------------| G-|----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D-|-7--7-7-7-9--7--|-5-5-5--5-5-7--5-|--------9--9-----| A-|----------------|-----------------|-7--7-7------7-7-| E-|----------------|-----------------|-----------------| I couldn't quite tell but i think he does hit the octive -|-10------| -|---------| -|--8------| -|---------| Chorus: (x8) Much improb on the end of the song, but it mostly involves 5ths and octives so it is not hard to improvise Endnote: G-|--------| D-|--------| Enjoy -Tim A-|-5------| E=|--------|