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!