TEARJERKER (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 Slowly Q=84 4/4 Gtr I Wx11 Q E E Q E E Q E E E. S S S E |-------------|---------------|-------------------| |-------------|---------------|-------------------| |-------------|-5----5-4----4-|-----------------7-| |-------------|---------------|-3----3-5--5-5h7---| Q E E E E E E +Q +E. S S S E +S S E Q E E Q E E |----------------|--------------------------|---------------| |----------------|------------9---9-(9)-----|---------------| |-5----5-4-4-----|----------9---9---------4-|-5----5-4----4-| |--------------7-|-(7)--(7)-------------7---|---------------| Q. E a E S S S S E Q E E E E E E +E Q E +Q. E |----------------------|----------------|------------------|| |----------------------|----------------|--------9-(9)-----|| |----------------7s9s7-|-5----5-4-5-7---|-----9------------|| |-3----3-3s5-5h7-------|--------------7-|-(7)--------------|| Verse Q E E Q E E Q E E S E S S S S S Q E E E E E E |---------------|----------------------|----------------| |---------------|----------------------|----------------| |-5----5-4----4-|------------------4-7-|-5----5-4-4-----| |---------------|-3----3-3s5-5-5h7-----|--------------7-| +Q +E S S Q +S S E Q E E Q E E Q E E S E S S S S S |-------------------------|-----------------|-----------------------| |--------------9--(9)---9-|-----------------|-----------------------| |------------9--------9---|-5----5--4-----4-|------------4-5h7-5-0--| |-(7)--(7)----------------|--------(5)------|-3----3-3s5------------| Q E E E E E E +Q. E e E E E +Q. E e E E E |----------------|--------------------|---------------------| |----------------|--------------------|---------------------| |-5----5-4-5-----|-------9S12-12---13-|-(13)-----12-12---13-| |--------------7-|-(7)----------------|---------------------| Verse +Q. E e E +Q Q E E Q E E Q E E S S S S S E S |-----------------------||---------------|----------------------| |-----------------------||---------------|----------------------| |-(13)-----12-12-(12)--||-5----5-4----4-|------------4-5-7-5-7-| |-----------------------||---------------|-3----3-3s5-----------| Q E E E E E E +Q. E Q. E Q E E Q E E |----------------|----------------|---------------| |----------------|---------9----9-|---------------| |-5----5-4-4-----|-------9--------|-5----5-4----4-| |--------------7-|-(7)------------|---------------| Q E E S E S E S S Q E E E E E E +Q E S S E E S S S S |--------------------|----------------|-------------------------|| |--------------------|----------------|-------------------------|| |--------------4-5-7-|-5----5-4-4-----|-------------------------|| |-3----3-3s5-5-------|--------------7-|-(7)--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|| Chorus Q E S S E E E E +E S S Q S E S +S S E E E E S S E Q E |------------------|--------------------------|-------------------| |------------5-----|-----2-2-2--2-0-------0---|-------------------| |-3--3-3---3---3---|----------------2-(2)---2-|-3-3-3-3---3-5-----| |--------3-------0-|-(0)----------------------|---------3------0--| +E E Q S S S S S S S S E E E S S E E E E +E S S E S S E E E E |--------------------------|-------------------|-----------------------| |-------2--0h2-2-2-0---0-2-|-------------------|-----------------------| |--------------------2-----|-3-3-3-3---3-3-----|-----------------2-----| |-(0)-0--------------------|---------3-------0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-2-| +E E E S S E E E E +E E E E e E E E +Q. E e E E E |---------------------|----------------------|----------------------| |---------------------|----------------------|----------------------| |---------------------|---------9S12-12---13-|-(13)-----12-12---13--| |-(2)-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-2-|-(2)-2-2--------------|----------------------| Verse +Q. E e E +Q Q E E Q E E Q +S S S S S E S S S S S |-----------------------||---------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------||---------------|-----------------------------| |-(13)-----12-12-(12)--||-5----5-4----4-|------------------------4h7--| |-----------------------||---------------|-3--(3)-3-3-3-3s5-5-5h7------| Q E E E E E E +Q E E +E Q +E Q E E Q E E |----------------|--------------------------|---------------| |----------------|--------11-(11)-12--(12)-|---------------| |-5----5-4-5-----|--------------------------|-5----5-4----4-| |--------------7-|-(7)----------------------|---------------| Q. S S S E. +E S S Q E E E E E E +Q. E e E E E |-----------------------|----------------|--------------------| |-----------------------|----------------|--------------------| |---------------------4-|-5----5-4-4-----|-------9S12-12---13-| |-3----3-3-3s5--(5)-7---|--------------7-|-(7)----------------| Guitar Solo +Q. E e E E E +Q. E e E +Q Q E E Q E E |---------------------|-----------------------||---------------| |---------------------|-----------------------||---------------| |-(13)-----12-12---13-|-(13)-----12-12-(12)--||-5----5-4----4-| |---------------------|-----------------------||---------------| Q E E S E S S S S S Q E E E E E E +Q E S S S E S S S E |----------------------|----------------|-----------------------------| |----------------------|----------------|----------9-9s11-11-11s13s12-| |------------------4-7-|-5----5-4-4-----|--------9--------------------| |-3----3-3s5-5-5h7-----|--------------7-|-(7)-------------------------| Q E E Q E E Q E E S E S S S E Q E E E E E E |---------------|--------------------|----------------| |---------------|------------------7-|----------------| |-5----5-4----4-|--------------4h7---|-5----5-4-5-7---| |---------------|-3----3-3s5-5-------|--------------7-| Chorus +E E E E E E S S S S Q E S S S S S S E E +E E E. S S E S +S S E |-----------------------||----------------------|--------------------------| |-----------------------||----------------5-----|-------2----2-0-----------| |-----------------------||-3--3-3---3s5s3---3---|----------------2-(2)-0---| |-(7)-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||--------3-----------0-|-(0)-0----0-------------3-| E S S E S S E E S S E +E E Q S S S S S S S S E S S E. S E E E E |---------------0-------|--------------7-4-7h9-7h9-|---------------------| |-----------------------|-------2--7s9-------------|--------------5------| |-3-3-3-3-3---3---3s5---|--------------------------|-3-3-3-3----3---3----| |-----------3---------0-|-(0)-0--------------------|----------3-------0--| |-3-| +E E E S S S E E E E +E E E S S E E S S E +E E Q e E E E |-----------------------|-----------------------|---------------------| |-------2-2-----2---2---|-------4---------------|---------------------| |-----------2-----2-----|---------------2-0h2---|-------9S=12-12---13-| |-(0)-0-------0-------2-|-(2)-2---2-2-0-------2-|-(2)-2---------------| +Q. E e E E E +Q. E e E e E |---------------------|---------------------|| |---------------------|---------------------|| |-(13)-----12-12---13-|-(13)-----12-12-12---|| |---------------------|---------------------|| Outro E S S +S S E S S E +S S S S |-------19-(19)----19----19------------19-----| |----19---------------------19-(19)-------19--| |-17------------17----17------------17--------| |---------------------------------------------| E S S +S S S S E E +S S E |-------19-(19)-------------19-(19)-------| |----19------------19---------------19----| |-17------------17----17-17------------17S| |-----------------------------------------| E E E E S S S S S S E E. S E. S S E. S S E |-------15----------------17-------|--------19-----21-19-------------| |----------15----------------17----|-----19------------------19------| |-13-13-------13h15-15-15-------15-|-17---------17--------17----17S==| |----------------------------------|---------------------------------| E S S E E S S S S +S S S S |----------15-------------17-(17)----17----| |-------------15-------17---------17----17-| |-13-13-13-------13s15---------------------| |------------------------------------------| E S S E. S S S E S S E |----------19-----19-------19--------| |-----------------------19----19-----| |-17-17-17-----17----17----------17S=| |------------------------------------| E S S E S S E S S E E +E E E. S S S S S S S S S |----------15----------------------|---------19-----19----19----19----19----| |----------------------------------|----------------------------------------| |-13-13-13----13-13-------------17-|-(17)--------17----17----17----17----17-| |-------------------15-15-15-12----|------17--------------------------------| E S S E S S S S S S +S S E H E E E E +W |----------15----------------17-(17)----17-|-^19----21-19-------|---------*| |-------------------------17---------------|-^19----------19----|---------*| |-13-13-13----13-13-13s15------------15----|-^17-------------17-|-(17)----*| |------------------------------------------|--------------------|---------*| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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