TRANSCENDING (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 Q=90 4/4 Gtr I S S S S +S S S S S S S a +S a +S S S S ||--------9-(9)-----------------------------------------| ||o-----------------7-7-9-9-9b10==(9)-(9)pb10-(9)-7-----| ||o-9-9-9-------9-9---------------------------------9-7-| ||------------------------------------------------------| S S S S +S S S S S S S a +S a +S a +S a +S S |-------9-(9)-------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------7-7-9-9-9b10==(9)-9pb10-(9)-9pb10-(9)-9pb10-(9)-7-| |-9-9-9-------9-9---------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| S S S S +S S S S S S S a +S a +S S S S |-------9-(9)-----------------------------------------| |-----------------7-7-9-9-9b10==(9)-(9)pb10-(9)-7-----| |-9-9-9-------9-9---------------------------------9-7-| |-----------------------------------------------------| S S S S +S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------9-(9)------------------------|| |-----------------------------------o|| |-9-9-9-------9-9-9-9---------7-7-7-o|| |---------------------7-7-7-7--------|| Verse S S S S +S S S S S S S a +S a +S S S S |-------9-(9)-----------------------------------------| |-----------------7-7-9-9-9b10==(9)-(9)pb10-(9)-7-----| |-9-9-9-------9-9---------------------------------9-7-| |-----------------------------------------------------| S S S S +S S S S S S S a +S a +S a +S a +S S |-------9-(9)-------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------7-7-9-9-9b10==(9)-9pb10-(9)-9pb10-(9)-9pb10-(9)-7-| |-9-9-9-------9-9---------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| S S S S +S S S S S S S a +S a +S S S S |-------9-(9)-----------------------------------------| |-----------------7-7-9-9-9b10==(9)-(9)pb10-(9)-7-----| |-9-9-9-------9-9---------------------------------9-7-| |-----------------------------------------------------| S S S S +S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------9-(9)-----------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-9-9-9-------9-9-9-9---------7-7-7-| |---------------------7-7-7-7-------| Chorus S S S S +S S S S S S S a +S a +S S S S |-------9-(9)-----------------------------------------| |-----------------7-7-9-9-9b10==(9)-(9)pb10-(9)-7-----| |-9-9-9-------9-9---------------------------------9-7-| |-----------------------------------------------------| S S S S +S S S S S S S a +S a +S a +S a +S S |-------9-(9)-------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------7-7-9-9-9b10==(9)-9pb10-(9)-9pb10-(9)-9pb10-(9)-7-| |-9-9-9-------9-9---------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| S S S S +S S S S S S S a +S a +S S S S |-------9-(9)-----------------------------------------| |-----------------7-7-9-9-9b10==(9)-(9)pb10-(9)-7-----| |-9-9-9-------9-9---------------------------------9-7-| |-----------------------------------------------------| S S S S +S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------9-(9)-----------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-9-9-9-------9-9-9-9---------7-7-7-| |---------------------7-7-7-7-------| Verse S S S S +S S S S S S S a +S a +S S S S |-------9-(9)-----------------------------------------| |-----------------7-7-9-9-9b10==(9)-(9)pb10-(9)-7-----| |-9-9-9-------9-9---------------------------------9-7-| |-----------------------------------------------------| S S S S +S S S S S S S a +S a +S a +S a +S S |-------9-(9)-------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------7-7-9-9-9b10==(9)-9pb10-(9)-9pb10-(9)-9pb10-(9)-7-| |-9-9-9-------9-9---------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| S S S S +S S S S S S S a +S a +S S S S |-------9-(9)-----------------------------------------| |-----------------7-7-9-9-9b10==(9)-(9)pb10-(9)-7-----| |-9-9-9-------9-9---------------------------------9-7-| |-----------------------------------------------------| S S S S +S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------9-(9)-----------------------|| |-----------------------------------|| |-9-9-9-------9-9-9-9---------7-7-7-|| |---------------------7-7-7-7-------|| Interlude S E S +S S E E. S S S S S E. S E E +S S E S S S S |----------------------------|--------------------------| |----------------------------|--------------------------| |-7h9-9-(9)-7h9-9--7-9-7-----|----------------------7-7-| |------------------------9-7-|-0--0-0-7-(7)-7-7-7h9-----| S E S +S S E E. S S S S S E. S E E +E a E +S E. |----------------------------|-------------------------| |----------------------------|--------------7h9-(9)-7--| |-7h9-9-(9)-7h9-9--7-9-7-----|-------------------------| |------------------------9-7-|-0--0-0-7-(7)------------| S E S +S S E E. S S S S S E. S E E +S S Q E |----------------------------|-----------------------| |----------------------------|-----------------9-----| |-7h9-9-(9)-7h9-9--7-9-7-----|-----------------------| |------------------------9-7-|-0--0-0-7-(7)-7-(7)----| S E S +S S E E. S Q E. S E E +S S Q. |-----------------------|----------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------9----| |-7h9-9-(9)-7h9-9--9-9--|----------------------| |-----------------------|-0--0-0-7-(7)-7-(7)---| S S S S +S S S S S S S a +S a +S S S S |-------9-(9)-----------------------------------------| |-----------------7-7-9-9-9b10==(9)-(9)pb10-(9)-7-----| |-9-9-9-------9-9---------------------------------9-7-| |-----------------------------------------------------| S S S S +S S S S S S S a +S a +S a +S a +S S |-------9-(9)-------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------7-7-9-9-9b10==(9)-9pb10-(9)-9pb10-(9)-9pb10-(9)-7-| |-9-9-9-------9-9---------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| S S S S +S S S S S S S a +S a +S S S S |-------9-(9)-----------------------------------------| |-----------------7-7-9-9-9b10==(9)-(9)pb10-(9)-7-----| |-9-9-9-------9-9---------------------------------9-7-| |-----------------------------------------------------| S S S S +S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------9-(9)-----------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-9-9-9-------9-9-9-9---------7-7-7-| |---------------------7-7-7-7-------| Verse S S S S +S S S S S S S a +S a +S S S S |-------9-(9)-----------------------------------------| |-----------------7-7-9-9-9b10==(9)-(9)pb10-(9)-7-----| |-9-9-9-------9-9---------------------------------9-7-| |-----------------------------------------------------| S S S S +S S S S S S S a +S a +S a +S a +S S |-------9-(9)-------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------7-7-9-9-9b10==(9)-9pb10-(9)-9pb10-(9)-9pb10-(9)-7-| |-9-9-9-------9-9---------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| S S S S +S S S S S S S a +S a +S S S S |-------9-(9)-----------------------------------------| |-----------------7-7-9-9-9b10==(9)-(9)pb10-(9)-7-----| |-9-9-9-------9-9---------------------------------9-7-| |-----------------------------------------------------| S S S S +S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------9-(9)-----------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-9-9-9-------9-9-9-9---------7-7-7-| |---------------------7-7-7-7-------| Chorus S S S S +S S S S S S S a +S a +S S S S |-------9-(9)-----------------------------------------| |-----------------7-7-9-9-9b10==(9)-(9)pb10-(9)-7-----| |-9-9-9-------9-9---------------------------------9-7-| |-----------------------------------------------------| S S S S +S S S S S S S a +S a +S a +S a +S S |-------9-(9)-------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------7-7-9-9-9b10==(9)-9pb10-(9)-9pb10-(9)-9pb10-(9)-7-| |-9-9-9-------9-9---------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| S S S S +S S S S S S S a +S a +S S S S |-------9-(9)-----------------------------------------| |-----------------7-7-9-9-9b10==(9)-(9)pb10-(9)-7-----| |-9-9-9-------9-9---------------------------------9-7-| |-----------------------------------------------------| S S S S +S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------9-(9)-----------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-9-9-9-------9-9-9-9---------7-7-7-| |---------------------7-7-7-7-------| Verse S S S S +S S S S S S S a +S a +S S S S |-------9-(9)-----------------------------------------| |-----------------7-7-9-9-9b10==(9)-(9)pb10-(9)-7-----| |-9-9-9-------9-9---------------------------------9-7-| |-----------------------------------------------------| S S S S +S S S S S S S a +S a +S a +S a +S S |-------9-(9)-------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------7-7-9-9-9b10==(9)-9pb10-(9)-9pb10-(9)-9pb10-(9)-7-| |-9-9-9-------9-9---------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| S S S S +S S S S S S S a +S a +S S S S |-------9-(9)-----------------------------------------| |-----------------7-7-9-9-9b10==(9)-(9)pb10-(9)-7-----| |-9-9-9-------9-9---------------------------------9-7-| |-----------------------------------------------------| S S S S +S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------9-(9)-----------------------|| |-----------------------------------|| |-9-9-9-------9-9-9-9---------7-7-7-|| |---------------------7-7-7-7-------|| Interlude S E S +S S E E. S S S S S E. S E E +S S Q. |----------------------------|----------------8----| |----------------------------|--------------9------| |-7h9-9-(9)-7h9-9--7-9-7-----|---------------------| |------------------------9-7-|-0--0-0-7-(7)--------| S E S +S S E E. S S S S S E. S E E +S S E S S E |----------------------------|----------------8-------| |----------------------------|--------------9---------| |-7h9-9-(9)-7h9-9--7-9-7-----|----------------------7-| |------------------------9-7-|-0--0-0-7-(7)-----7h9---| S E S +S S E E. S S S S S E. S E E +S S E S S E |----------------------------|----------------8-------| |----------------------------|--------------9---------| |-7h9-9-(9)-7h9-9--7-9-7-----|----------------------7-| |------------------------9-7-|-0--0-0-7-(7)-----7h9---| S E S +S S E S S S S S S S S E. S E E +S S Q. |-------------------------------|----------------8----|| |-------------------------------|--------------9------|| |-7h9-9-(9)-7h9-9-7-9-7-9-7-----|---------------------|| |---------------------------9-7-|-0--0-0-7-(7)--------|| Bridge E. S +E E +E E +S E. E. S +E E +E E +S E. |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |----------------4-(4)-6--|-7--6-(6)-4-(4)----------| |-4--6-(6)-7-(7)----------|----------------7-(7)-6--| E. S +E E +E E +S E. E. a S +E E +E E S S S S |-------------------------|----------------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------4-(4)-6--|-7--7s9-(9)-7-(7)-6-7p6-4---| |-4--6-(6)-7-(7)----------|----------------------------| E. S +E E +E E +S E. E. S +E E +E E +S E. |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |----------------4-(4)-6--|-7--6-(6)-4-(4)----------| |-4--6-(6)-7-(7)----------|----------------7-(7)-6--| |-3-| E. S S S E +E S S +S E. E. S E E +E E E S S S |---------------------------|------------------------| |---------------------------|------------------------| |---------------------------|-7------7-(7)---7-7-7-0-| |-7--7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-(7)-9--|-0--0-0-------0---------| E. S S S E +E S S +S E. E. S S S E +S S E E E |---------------------------|---------------------9---| |---------------------------|-------------------------| |---------------------------|-/7--7-7-7-------------7-| |-7--7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-(7)-9--|-----------0-(0)-0-0-----| E. S S S E +S E S S S S a S E. S S S E +S E S S S S S |------------------------------|----------------------------| |------------------------------|----------9-(9)-9---9-------| |-9--9-9-9-9-(9)-9-9-9-9-9-7h9-|-7--7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-7-7-7-| |------------------------------|----------------------------| E S S +S S E S E S S S S S E S S +S S E S E S S S S S |--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| |-11---11-(11)---11---11---11-11-11-11-|-11---11-(11)---11---11---11-11-11-11--| |--9-9--9--(9)-9--9-9--9-9--9--9--9--9-|--9-9--9--(9)-9--9-9--9-9--9--9--9--9--| |--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| E S S +S S E S E S S S S S |--------------------------------------| |-11---11-(11)---11---11---11-11-11-11-| |--9-9--9--(9)-9--9-9--9-9--9--9--9--9-| |--------------------------------------| E S S +S S E S E S S S S S |---------------------------------------|| |-11---11-(11)---11---11---11-11-11-11--|| |--9-9--9--(9)-9--9-9--9-9--9--9--9--9--|| |---------------------------------------|| Outro Slower Q=60 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |-------------10-------12-------10----------10---| |-10h12-12-12----12-12----12-12----12-10h12----0-| S S S S S S S S S S S a +S +S S S S |------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------10-------12-------10-12b14-(12)r(12)-10--------| |-10h12-12-12----12-12----12-12-----------------------12-10--| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |-------------10-------12-------10----------10-| |-10h12-12-12----12-12----12-12----12-10h12----| S S S S +S S S S S S S S S S S S |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------10-10-10-12-12-10-10-10-------| |-9-9-9-10-(10)-10-------------------------12-12-| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |-------------10-------12-------10----------10---| |-10h12-12-12----12-12----12-12----12-10h12----0-| S S S S S S S S T T S S S a S S S S |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------12-12-12-12h14-12-------| |-------------10-------10-12s14-------------------14-12-| |-10h12-12-12----12-12----------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |-------------10-------12-------10----------10-0-| |-10h12-12-12----12-12----12-12----12-10h12------| S S S S +S S S S S T T S S S S S S |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |------------------10-10-10-10h12-12-10-10-10--------| |-9-9-9-10-(10)-10----------------------------12-12--| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |-------------10-------12-------10----------10---| |-10h12-12-12----12-12----12-12----12-10h12----0-| S S S S S S S S S T T S S S S S S |----------------------------------------12-----------| |----------------------------------12-14----12-14-----| |-------------10-------12----12s14----------------14--| |-10h12-12-12----12-12----12--------------------------| S S S S S S S T T S S S S S S S S |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------10-------10s12-10----10-------------| |-10h12-12-12----12-12----------12----12-10-0-3-0-| S S S S +S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |------------------10-10-10-12-12-12-10-10--------| |-9-9-9-10-(10)-10-------------------------12-12--| S S S S S S S S S S T T S S S S S |----------------------------------------------12----| |----------------------------------------12-14----14-| |-------------10-------12-------10s12-14-------------| |-10h12-12-12----12-12----12-12----------------------| T T S S S S +S +S S S S a S S S S S S |-------12----12-14b15-(14)r(14)-12-----------------------------| |-12s14----14-----------------------14-12-----------------------| |-----------------------------------------14s12-10-12-10--------| |--------------------------------------------------------12-10--| a E S S S S S S S S T T S a S S E |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |-------------10-------12-------10h12-10-10h12-10----| |-10h12-12-12----12-12----12-12-------------------12-| S S S S +S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------12-12--| |------------------10-10-10-10-12-12-14-14--------| |-9-9-9-10-(10)-10--------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-----------------------------------------| |-14-12-----------------------------------| |-------14-13-12-10-----------------------| |-------------------12-10-7-6-5-3-0-3-0-3-| S S S S S S S S T T S T T S T T S S S |-----------------------------------------12-12-----| |-------5---7---5-------12-------12-12-14-------14--| |-7-7-7---7---7---12h14----12h14--------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------12----12---------------------| |-------12----12h14----14----14-12-14-12---------| |-12h14----14----------------------------14-12---| |----------------------------------------------0-| S S S S +S S S S S T T S S S S S S |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |------------------10-10-10-10h12-12-12-10-10--------| |-9-9-9-10-(10)-10----------------------------12-12--| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------10-------12-------10----10----10----| |-10h12-12-12----12-12----12-12----12----12----12-| S S S S S S S S S S S S a +S S S S |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------10-12b13-(12)-10--------| |-10h12-0-0-3-0-0-10h12-0-12------------------12-10--| S S S S a +S S S a +S S S a +S S S S S S |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------12----| |----10----10-12b13-(12)-10-12-12b13-(12)---12-12b13-(12)-x-12-14----14-| |-12----12--------------------------------------------------------------| a S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |----------------------------------------------------| |-12h14-12-------------------------------------------| |----------14-12-14-12-13-13-13-13-13-13-12-10-------| |----------------------------------------------12-10-| S S S S S S S S S S E E.S S S S S S S S S S. T +S S T T T T T T S |------------------------------|------------------------------------------| |------------------------------|------------------------------------------| |------------7---7---7---7-5h7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-(7)-7---------7-7---| |-12-12-12-0---0---0---0-------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |-------------10-------12-------10----------10---| |-10h12-12-12----12-12----12-12----12-10h12----0-| S S S S S S S S S S S S S a +S T T S |------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------10-------12-------10----10-12b14-(12)-12-10----| |-10h12-12-12----12-12----12-12----12---------------------12-| S S S S S S S a +S +S a +S a +S a +S a +S S S S |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------10-------12b13-(12)-(12)-12b14-(12)-12pb14-(12)-12b13-(12)-12pb13-(12)-10-------| |-10h12-12-12----12-12------------------------------------------------------------------12-10-| S S S S +S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |------------------10-10-10-12-12-12-10-10--------| |-9-9-9-10-(10)-10-------------------------12-12--| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------12-12-13-14-| |-------------10-------12-------12-14-------------| |-10h12-12-12----12-12----12-12-------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------10-------12----10-10-10-10----------| |-10h12-12-12----12-12----12-------------12-10h12-| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |-------------10-------12-------10----------10---| |-10h12-12-12----12-12----12-12----12-10h12----0-| S S S S +S S S S S T T S S S S S S |---------------------------------------12-----------| |---------------------------------12-14----14-12-----| |------------------10-10-10-12s14----------------14--| |-9-9-9-10-(10)-10-----------------------------------| a S S S T T S S S S a +E. +S S S S S |---------------------------------------------------------| |-12h14-12----12h14-12--------------------------------0---| |----------14----------13-12-10-12b13-(12)r(12)-10--------| |--------------------------------------------------12---0-| S S S T T S S S S +S S S S a S S S S |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-------5h7-----7-------5h7---9h10-9-7-5--| |-3-0-0-----0-0---0-(0)-----0-------------| S S S S S S S S S T T S S S S S S |-----------------------------------| |-------5---7-5---------------------| |-5h7-----7-----7-5-----------------| |-----0-------------7-6-5-3-5-3-5-0-| S S S S S S S S S a +S a +S a +S S S S S W |---------------------------------------------------------|------*| |---------------------------------------------------------|------*| |---------------------------------------------------------|------*| |-9-9-9-10-10-10-3-3-3-3b5-(3)-3pb5==(3)-3pb5-(3)-3-3-2-2-|-0----*| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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