Midnight - Bass tab By the Red Hot Chili Peppers From the Album "By the Way" Tabbed by Tabmaster Timothy Marti (mynameisgreat@hotmail.com) Normal tuning This one was kind of tough to figure out, it's hard to tell when he's playing the double notes or not but this sounds great with it Verse: (x2) G-|-11---9-----------------------|-11---9------------------------| D-|-11--11--12---11-9-7----------|-11--11--12---11-9-7-----------| A-|---------12---11-9-9-------9--|--9------12---11-9-9-9--12--9--| E-|---------------------9--12----|-------------------------------| 2nd time through, add this to the end of the last measure------^ ------| ------|verse transition #1 ------| --x-9-|then proceed directly to bridge Bridge: G-|-11--9--7---6---------------|-------------------------------| D-|--9--9--------9-7-----------|-9--7-9--7-9-7-----------12-12-| A-|-------------------5--7--9--|---------------9--7------12-12-| E-|----------------------9-----|---------------------10--------| Verse: (x2) use verse transition #2 this time --------7-| -x-9/11---|verse transition #2 ----------| ----------| Bridge: (x1) Prechorus: (x1) G-|---9--------9-|---------10-----------| D-|-7---7----9---|------10-----10--7-10-| A-|-------7------|--x-8-----------------| E-|--------------|----------------------| G-|---9--------9-|---------10---------10-| D-|-7---7----9---|------10---------10----| A-|-------7------|--x-8--------x-8-------| E-|--------------|-----------------------| G-|---------10-------------------| D-|------10----------------------| A-|--x-8--------x-8-8--5-8p5-----| E-|--------------------------8-8-| Chorus1: G-|---5----------|----------------| D-|--------------|-----4-7-7--7-7-| A-|-3---x--------|-x-5------------| E-|-------3--3-3-|----------------| G-|---------------|----------------| D-|---------------|-----4-7-7--7-7-|(x2) A-|-x-3-3---------|-x-5------------| E-|--------3--3-3-|----------------| G-|---------------|-7--7-7---7-7-7-7-7---|-7---7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-6-| D-|---------------|-7--7-7---7-7-7-7-7---|-7---7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-| A-|-x-3-3---------|-5--5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5---5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-| E-|--------3--3-3-|----------------------|--------------------------| Verse: (x2) use verse transition #2 to move into bridge Bridge: (x1) includes a small walk up to the 9th in the 2nd bar, and he does not play the octave and 5th at the end Verse: (x2) use verse transition #3 to move into bridge ---------9----| --9/119---11-|verse transition #3 --------------| --------------| Prechorus: (x1) Chorus2: same as first except replace the fourth bar with this one |----------------| |---------7--7-7-| |-x-8-7-5--------| |----------------| Prechorus: First play the first 2 bars three times each, then proceed to the next part, but instead of hitting the power chord just hit the root until you get to the last lick Chorus2: (x1) Chorus1: (x2) Endbars: replace the power chords at the end of the chorus with these G-|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7---7---7---7---|-5-------| D-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|-7-------| A-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-5---5---5---5---|---------| E-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------| Please email me if you think you can hear what he is really playing during all those double stops, i would like to now - Tim