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)----*|
|------------------------------------------|--------------------|---------*|
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Duration Legend
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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
