Red Hot Chili Peppers - This Velvet Glove From The "Californication" Album The timing on this is OK but not perfect, though everything else should be. It's all in order so play it straight through. I might tab the acoustic rhythm guitar part for this song some time, but no promises (It's mostly just Dm, C, B, B). RIFF 1: e|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| b|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| g|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| d|-----10-12--10-12-----------------|-----10-12--10-12-----------------| a|-12-------10-----8----------------|-12-------10-----8----------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| e|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| b|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| g|-12--10---------------------------|-14--12---------------------------| d|-------14--10--10/12--------------|-------14--10--12---12-12-12---12-| a|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| VERSE 1: * means repeat previous note (helps timing) >>>_ _< e|----------------------------------|---------------------------8-x*x*-| b|-10--10--------10-----------------|-----10--------10---------10-x*x*-| g|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| d|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| a|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| "Close to ..." e|----------------------------------|---------------------------8-x*x*-| b|-10--10--------10-----------------|-----10--------10---------10-x*x*-| g|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| d|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| a|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| "Sitting by ..." Strumming for these bits is: d dudu....d (ska style) (d = down, u = up) e|---------------------------8-x*x*-|----------------------------------| b|-10--10--------10---------10-x*x*-|-10--10--------10-----------------| g|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| d|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| a|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| "John says ..." e|------8-x*x*----------------------|------8-x*x*----------------------| b|-----10-x*x*10-10---------10------|-----10-x*x*----------------------| g|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| d|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| a|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| "No-one ..." RIFF 2: e|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| b|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| g|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| d|-----10-12--10-12-----------------|-----10-12--10-12-----------------| a|-12-------10-----8------8--(8)8---|-12-------10-----8--(8-8)8--(8)8--| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| e|----------------------------------|---------------------------8-x*x*-| b|----------------------------------|--------------------------10-x*x*-| g|-12--10---------------------------|-14--12---------------------------| d|-------14--10--10/12---12---12-12-|-------14--10--12--(12)-----------| a|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| VERSE 2: e|-----------8-x*x*----------8-x*x*-|-----------8-x*x*-----------------| b|-10----10-10-x*x*10----10-10-x*x*-|-10----10-10-x*x*10---------------| g|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| d|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| a|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| "It's such ..." e|-----------8-x*x*----------8-x*x*-|-----------8-x*x*-----------------| b|-------10-10-x*x*10-------10-x*x*-|-10-------10-x*x*10---------------| g|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| d|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| a|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| "To meditate ..." CHORUS 1: e|----------------17*-15*-17*-15*---|----------------17*-15*-17*-15*---| b|-17-15*-17*-15*-------------------|-17-15*-17*-15*-------------------| g|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| d|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| a|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| "Your solar eyes ..." e|----------------17*-15*-17*-15*---|-15-13*-15*-13*-------------------| b|-17-15*-17*-15*-------------------|-------------------13*-15*-13*----| g|----------------------------------|-----------------14---------------| d|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| a|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| "I'd take ..." RIFF 3: (~~ = Let note ring) ( ! = Pop note with 1st finger: pick outwards, not up or down, so the string slaps the frets, accenting the note) e|------8-10--------!---------------|--------8-10---------------8-x*x--| b|---------!----8--10--(*)*-*---*-*-|-10--------!----8--10---*-10-x*x*-| g|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| d|-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~---------------------------| a|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| VERSE 3: e|----------------------------------|---------------------------8-x*x*-| b|-10------------10-----------------|-----10--------10---------10-x*x*-| g|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| d|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| a|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| "Sailing for ..." e|----------------------------------|---------------------------8-x*x*-| b|-10--10--------10-----------------|-----10--------10---------10-x*x*-| g|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| d|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| a|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| "I care ..." e|---------------------------8-x*x*-|---------------------------8-x*x*-| b|-10--10--------10---------10-x*x*-|-10--10--------10---------10-x*x*-| g|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| d|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| a|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| "Come closer ..." e|---------------------------8-x*x*-|----------------------------------| b|-10--10--------10---------10-x*x*-|-10--10--------10-----------------| g|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| d|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| a|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| "Sit alone ..." BRIDGE: e|----------------------------------|-----------------12*-**----15-----| b|-10*-*-***-*-*-**12*-*-***-*-*-**-|-15*-*-***-*-*-**-----x/17--------| g|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| d|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| a|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| CHORUS 2: e|----------------17*-15*-17*-15*---|----------------17*-15*-17*-15*---| b|-17-15*-17*-15*-------------------|-17-15*-17*-15*-------------------| g|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| d|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| a|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| "Your solar eyes ..." e|----------------17*-15*-17*-15*---|-15-13*-15*-13*-------------------| b|-17-15*-17*-15*-------------------|--------------------13*-15*-13*---| g|----------------------------------|----------------14*---------------| d|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| a|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| "I'd take ..." e|----------------17*-15*-17*-15*---|----------------17*-15*-17*-15*---| b|-17-15*-17*-15*-------------------|-17-15*-17*-15*-------------------| g|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| d|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| a|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| "Your solar eyes ..." e|----------------17*-15*-17*-15*---|-15-13*-15*-13*-------------------| b|-17-15*-17*-15*-------------------|--------------------13*-15*-13*-*-| g|----------------------------------|----------------14*---------------| d|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| a|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| "I'd take ..." RIFF 4: e|-----15-17------------------------|-13----15-17-------10--*-*-8-x*x*-| b|---------!---13--15--(*)*-*---*-*-|---------------13---------10-x*x*-| g|-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~---------------------------| d|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| a|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| VERSE 4: e|-----------8-x*x*----------8-x*x*-|-----------8-x*x*-----------------| b|-10----10-10-x*x*10----10-10-x*x*-|-10----10-10-x*x*10---*-*-*-11-10-| g|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| d|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| a|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| "Close to ..." e|-----------8-x*x*----------8-x*x*-|-----------8-x*x*-----------------| b|-10-*-*-*-10-x*x*10----10-10-x*x*-|-10----10-10-x*x*10-----*-*-*-*-*-| g|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| d|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| a|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| "Disasters are ..." e|-----------8-x*x*----------8-x*x*-|-----------8-x*x*-----------------| b|-10---*-*-10-x*x*10----10-10-x*x*-|-10----10-10-x*x*10------------10-| g|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| d|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| a|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| "John says ..." e|-----------8-x*x*----------8-x*x*-|-----------8--8-------------------| b|-10-*-*-*-10-x*x*10----10-10-x*x*-|-10----10-10-10---10--------------| g|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| d|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| a|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| "Long to ..." Tabbed by James Muff E-mail: muffingtonbear@hotmail.com