Song: Throw away your television
Artist: Red Hot Chili Peppers
Album: By the way
Bassist: Flea
Tabbed by Marcos Prieto (marcrow_ps@yahoo.es)
Notation legend:
\ | /
3 -> triplet, 3 notes in 2 beats.
x -> mute.
\ -> slide up. \ It can be after or before the note, like 1h3,
/ -> slide down. | but if there's no enought space it can be
h -> hammer on. | over or down, like G|-13-...
p -> pull off. / D|--h-...
~ -> let ring.
r -> rest.
S -> slap.
P -> pop.
+ + -> the rhythm of the song, generally 4x4. If there are 2 digits notes
or there's no enough space, I lengthen it,
from (+ + ...) to (+ · + · ...)
|·------·| -> repeat this a number of times, for example |·3-3-3-3·| x4
repeats 3-3-3-3 four times.
Listen attentivement to the beginning of the song, where only sounds
the bass, you can hear an 'A', but with different sound, that's
because Flea plays the A alternating the chord E (5th position) and A
(0 position).
The notes in the Intro and the Verse are 16th, so remember cut it.
Intro & Verse:
Am Em
+ + + + + + + +
G||----------------|----------------||
D|·----------------|---2--22-22-----·|
A|·-0----0---0-0---|------------3-3-·|
E||5--5-5-5-5-5--3-|00---0-----0----||
Chorus 1:
Am Em
+ . + . + . + . + . + . + . + .
G||14----------14----------14------|16------------------------------||
D|.----14--14----------14------14--|----14--14--1714----17--17--17--.|
A|.--------------------------------|--------------p-----------------.|
E||--------------------------------|--------------------------------|| x3
G F
+ . + . + . + . + . + . + . + .
G|12----------12----------12------|10----------10------------------|
D|--------12----------12------12--|--------10----------10----------|
A|--------------------------------|------------------------8-------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Verse 2:
Am Em Am Em
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------5-|
D|----------------|---2--22-22-----|----------------|---2--22-22-----|
A|-0----0---0-0---|------------3-3-|-0----0---0-0---|------------3---|
E|5--5-5-5-5-5--3-|00---0-----0----|5--5-5-5-5-5--3-|00---0-----0----|
Am Em
+ + + + + + + +
G||----------------|----------------||
D|·----------------|---2--22-22-----·|
A|·-0----0---0-0---|------------3-3-·|
E||5--5-5-5-5-5--3-|00---0-----0----||
Chorus 2:
Am Em
+ . + . + . + . + . + . + . + .
G||14----------14----------14------|16------------------------------||
D|·----14----------------------14--|----14--14--14------17--17--17--·|
A|·--------12----------12----------|----------------------------^---·|
E||--------------------------------|----------------------------|---|| x3
|
don't play
3rd time
G F
+ . + . + . + . + . + . + . + .
G|12----------12----------12------|10----------10------10----------|
D|--------12----------12----------|--------10----------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Bridge:
Am B
+ . + . + . + . + . + . + . + .
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|/-------------------------------|
A|12----12121212----12121212--12-1214----14141414----14141414--14-14/
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D
+ . + . + . + . + . + . + . + .
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|\-------------------------------|
A|17----17171717----17171717--19-1917----17171717----17171717--17-17\
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Am B
+ . + . + . + . + . + . + . + .
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|/-------------------------------|
A|12----12121212----12121212--12-1214----14141414----14141414--14-14/
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D
+ . + . + . + . + . + . + . + .
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|\-------------------------------|
A|17----17171717----19191919--19-1917----17191917----17171717--17-17\
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Am B
+ . + . + . + . + . + . + . + .
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|/-------------------------------|
A|12----12121212----12121212--12-1214----14141414----14141414--14-14/
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D
+ . + . + . + . + . + . + . + .
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|\-------------------------------|
A|17----17171717----17191919--19-1917----17171717----17171717--17-17\
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Am B
+ . + . + . + . + . + . + . + .
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|/-------------------------------|
A|12----12121212----12121212--12-1214----14141414----14141414--14-14/
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D
+ . + . + . + . + . + . + . + .
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|\-------------------------------|
A|17----17171717----17191919--19-1917----17171717----17171717--17\-|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
+ + + +
G||R---------------||
D|·e---------------·|
A|·s---------------·|
E||t---------------|| x8
Verse.
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/ /| /|| / /^|| / /|| //___ / / // ___) )
/ / | / || / / || / / || / / / ^^/ / /
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