MY FRIENDS (Bassline)
As recorded by Red Hot Chili Peppers
(From the 1995 Album ONE HOT MINUTE)


 Words and Music by Anthony Keidis, Michael Balzary, Chad Smith And David Navarro

 

Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Standard'


 Intro
  Moderately Slow Q=84
 4/4
  Gtr I
   a  Q   E    Q.    E  Q.    E    Q.    S  S  Q.    E
|-10h12--10-|----------10----10-|-------------------10-|
|-----------|-12----12----------|-------------10-------|
|-----------|-------------------|-10----10h12----------|
|-----------|-------------------|----------------------|


                                   Verse
   Q.   E  Q.    E    H    Q  Q     H     Q.    E
|-------9-10----10-|-12----------||------10----10-|
|-12---------------|-------------||---------------|
|------------------|-------8--7--||-5-------------|
|------------------|-------------||---------------|


   H     a  E  E  +S   S  E    Q.   E  Q.    E    H     a  E  a  E  E  E
|-12------------------------|-------9-10----10-|-12----10h12-10h12-10-10-|
|-------------10-(10)----10-|-12---------------|-------------------------|
|-------10h12---------12----|------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------|-------------------------|


   Q.    E  E  S  S  E  S  S    Q.    E S  E.  +Q      Q.    E  H
|----------10-------------10-|-12-------------------|----------10-------|
|-12----12----------10-12----|-------12-9h10--(10)--|-12----12----------|
|-------------10h12----------|----------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------|-------------(0)---|
                                                       H        E  Q.


                 Verse
  H    E E E E    Q.   E Q  E S S   Q  E E e E +S  S S S
|--------------||-----------------|----------------------|
|-5------------||--------3----3---|----------------------|
|----------3-4-||-5----5--------5-|--------3-3-(3)---3-4-|
|-3------5-----||-----------------|-3----3---------5-----|


  Q  E E Q.   S S   Q.   E E. S +E  E   Q  E E Q.   S S
|-----------------|--------5--4-(4)-2-|-----------------|
|------2-3----3-3-|-5----5------------|--------3--------|
|-5---------------|-------------------|-5----5------3h5-|
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|


                  Chorus
  Q  E E Q.   E    Q.   E H      Q  E E +E  S S E E
|---------------||-------------|---------------------|
|---------------||--------5----|------7-(7)-9-9------|
|--------3------||-3----3------|-0--0-----------7-7--|
|-3----3--------||-------------|---------------------|


  Q  E E Q  E E   +Q   +E. S S S Q.     Q.   E Q.   E
|---------------|---------------------|----------------|
|-------------7-|-(7)--(7)---7---7----|--------5-------|
|-3----3-5--5---|----------0---0------|-3----3------3--|
|---------------|---------------------|----------------|


  Q.   E +E  Q  +E     Q.   E a E E E E   +E  E E E S S S S S S S S
|------------9--(9)-|------------------|----------------------------||
|------7-(7)---------|------------7-----|-----------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--||
|-0------------------|-3----3-3s5---5-0-|-(0)-0-0-0------------------||
|--------------------|------------------|----------------------------||


 Verse
  Q  E E Q  E S S   Q  E E Q.   S S   Q  E E Q  E S S
|-----------------|-----------------|------2----------|
|------2-3----3-3-|-5----5----------|--------3----3---|
|-5--5------------|--------3----3-4-|-5--5----------5-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


  Q.   S S E E a E E   Q  E E Q.   S S   Q  E S S Q.   E
|--------------------|-----------------|------2----------||
|--------------2h3-2-|------2-3----3-3-|-5------5--------||
|----------3-3-------|-5--5------------|----------3------||
|-3----3h5-----------|-----------------|-----------------||


 Chorus
  Q  E E H      Q.   E E E E S S   Q.   E a E E E E
|-------------|------------------|--------------7---|
|--------5----|------7-7---7-----|------------7---7-|
|-3----3------|-0--------0---0-0-|-3----3-3h5-------|
|-------------|------------------|------------------|


  +Q   +E. S S S E +S  S E   Q  E E Q.   E   Q.   E E E E +E
|--------------------------|---------------|-------------------|
|-(7)--(7)---7---7-(7)---7-|--------5------|------7-7---7-(7)-|
|----------0---0-------0---|-3----3------3-|-0--------0--------|
|--------------------------|---------------|-------------------|


                                             Guitar Solo
  Q  E E a E E E E   +E  E E S S E E S S E    Q  E E Q  E S S
|--------------7---|-----------------------||-----------------|
|------------7-----|-----------------------||------2-3--3-4-4-|
|-3--3-3-3h5-----0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||-5--5------------|
|------------------|-----------------------||-----------------|


  Q.   E  E  E  +S   S  E    Q  E E Q  E S S   E. S E S S E E S S S S
|-----------12-(12)--------|-----------------|------4------------------|
|-5----5-10----------------|------2-3----3---|-------------------------|
|-------------------12-10-|-5--5----------5-|------------3-3-----3-4--|
|--------------------------|-----------------|-3--3---3-5-------5------|


  E. S E E Q.   S S   E. S E S S e E +S  S S S   Q  E E Q  E S S
|-------------------|------------5-------------|------------------|
|--------2-3----3-2-|------5-------------------|------2-3----3-3--|
|-5--5-5------------|--------------3-(3)---3-4-|-5--5-------------|
|-------------------|-3--3---3-5---------5-----|------------------|


                   Bridge
  E S S E E H       E E E E E E E S S   a E S S E S S E E E E
|-4-----4s2------||-------------------|---------7-------7------|
|-5-5-5-5---3----||-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2s5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|----------------||-------------------|------------------------|
|----------------||-------------------|------------------------|


  E E E E E E E S S   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E Q  S S
|-------------6-----|-----5-----5---5-|------------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4---4-4-|-3-3---3-3---3---|-----------5------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3----3-3-|
|-------------------|-----------------|------------------|


  E E E E E Q  S S   E E E E E E E E    E  E  E  E  E  E  +S   S  E
|------------------|-----------------|-------------------------------||
|-----------4------|-----------------|-------------------------------||
|-2-2-2-2-2----2-0-|-----------------|----------------15-(15)--------||
|------------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1S|=13-13-13-13-13---------13-13-||


 Verse
  Q  E E Q.   S S   Q.   S S Q.   E   Q  E E Q  E S S
|-----------------|----------5----2-|-----------------|
|------2-3------3-|-5----3-5--------|------2-3--3-3---|
|-5--5--------5---|-----------------|-5--5----------5-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


  Q  S S S S S S S S T T T T S S   Q  E E Q  +S  S S S
|--------------------------------|----------------------|
|----------------3---0h3h5p3-0---|------2-3--(3)---3-4--|
|--------3-3-3h5---3-----------3-|-5--5----------5------|
|-3--3h5-------------------------|----------------------|


                       Chorus
  Q  E E a E E S S E    Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E E S S Q
|------------5-----5-||---------------|--------------2--|
|-5--5-5-5s7---5h7---||---------------|------7-7---------|
|--------------------||-5----3-2----2-|-0--------0-0-----|
|--------------------||---------------|------------------|


  H    a E E E E   +Q   +E.  S  S  S  Q   E    Q.   E H
|----------------|-------------14----14------|-------------|
|----------7-----|-----------------------12-|--------5----|
|-3----3s5---5-0-|-(0)--(0)-12----12---------|-3----3------|
|----------------|---------------------------|-------------|


  Q.   E H      Q.   E Q  E E   +E  E E E E S S S S S S
|-------------|---------------|-------------------------||
|------7-7----|-----------7---|-------------------------||
|-0-----------|-3----3-5----0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||
|-------------|---------------|-------------------------||


  E S S E E E S S S S E    E  S  S  E  S  S   E  S  S  S  S  E
|-----------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------/10-10-10-10-10-10-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-10-10-10-10-10-10---------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------------------------|


  E S S E S S E S S S S E    E  S  S  E  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  E
|-------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-10-10-10-10-10-12-----------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------------------------|


  E S S E S S E S S E S S   E S S E S S E S S S S E
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2--------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|


  E S S E S S S S S S E S S   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S   E  S  S  S  S  E
|---------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------/10-10-10-10-10----|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5s8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8s10-10-10-10-10-10-10-----------------12-|
|---------------------------|-------------------------------------------|


    W            +H      Q   E  E    +H      +E   Q.     W
|-------------|---------19--19-19-|-(19)----(19)-19----|------*|
|-------------|-------------------|--------------------|------*|
|-(12)--------|-(12)--------------|--------------------|------*|
|--10---------|-(10)--------------|--------------------|------*|




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Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for.  Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests.  Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for.  Low
melody durations appear below the staff

Tablature Legend
----------------
 h   - hammer-on
 p   - pull-off
 b   - bend
 pb  - pre-bend
 r   - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
 /  - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
 s   - legato slide
 S   - shift slide
 - natural harmonic
[n]  - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
 ~   - vibrato
 tr  - trill
 T   - tap
 TP  - trem. picking
 PM  - palm muting
n/  - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
 n  - tremolo bar down
 n/  - tremolo bar up
/n  - tremolo bar inverted dip
 =   - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
  - volume swell (louder/softer)
 x   - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
 o   - on rhythm slash represents single note slash

Misc Legend
-----------
 |  - bar
||  - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*|  - double bar (ending)
 :  - bar (freetime)
 $  - Segno
 &  - Coda
Tempo markers -  = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths