basse Don't Forget Me

Band: Red Hot Chili Peppers
Song: Don't Forget Me

Tuning: 4-String Standard (E A D G - low to high)
Time: 4/4

Tabbed By Aaron Reeves


Key:

/ - slide down (from low to high)
\ - slide up (from high to low)
x - muted note (not palm mute)
h - hammer on
p - pull off
bx - bend (x, by number of tones, e.g. 1/2, 1 etc.)
r - release bend to original fret note.


The whole song is basically different variations of the below riff..

Intro: 126BPM

G|2---------------|----------------|5---------------|----------------|
D|2---------------|3-------------3-|5---------------|5---------------|
A|--------x-x-x-x-|3-------x-x-x---|--------x-x-x-x-|5-------x-x-x-x-|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

G|2---------------|----------------|5---------------|----------------|
D|2---------------|3-------------3-|5---------------|5---------------|
A|--------x-x-x-x-|3-------x-x-x---|--------x-x-x-x-|5-------x-x--x--|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

I can assure you that this riff is bass, not guitar.. it sounds like a guitar on the album
but I watched MTV live on Monday (8th July) and Flea was playing it (I was surprised as well!)


Verse:

G|2---------------|----------------|5---------------|----------------|
D|2---------------|3-------------3-|5---------------|5---------------|
A|--------x-x-x-x-|3-------x-x-x---|--------x-x-x-x-|5-------x-x-x-x-| x 10
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|


1st Chorus:

G|2----------13-14---|----------------|5-5-------------|--------14---14----|
D|2-------14---------|3-3-----------3-|5-5-------------|5------------------|
A|----------------12-|3-3-----x-x-x---|--------x-x-x-x-|5----------12---12-|
E|-------------------|----------------|----------------|-------------------|

G|2---------------|----------------|5-5--------12-14---|---12----------------|
D|2---------------|3-3-------------|5-5-----14---------|14----12-10-12-10----|
A|--------x-x-x-x-|3-3-----x-x-x-x-|-------------------|------------------12-|
E|----------------|----------------|-------------------|---------------------|

2nd Verse - Same as Verse, but played 6 times instead of 10


2nd Chorus:

G|2-------14-16-(17)---|----------------------|------------------|--------12-12-14---|
D|2--------------------|--------12-10-12-(10)-|--------7-5-7-(5)-|-------------------|
A|---------------------|----------------------|------------------|-------------------|
E|---------------------|----------------------|------------------|-------------------|

G|2---------------|----------------|5---------------|---------12----------|
D|2---------------|3-------------3-|5---------------|5-----14----12-10----|
A|--------x-x-x-x-|3-------x-x-x---|--------x-x-x-x-|5-----------------12-|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------------|

G|2---------------|----------------|5---------------|----------------|
D|2---------------|3-------------3-|5---------------|5---------------|
A|--------x-x-x-x-|3-------x-x-x---|--------x-x-x-x-|5-------x-x-x-x-|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

G|2---------------|----------------|5---------------------12-|---------------------|
D|2---------------|3-------------3-|5-----14-12-12b1-r-14----|14-10-12-10----------|
A|--------x-x-x-x-|3-------x-x-x---|-------------------------|------------12-------|
E|----------------|----------------|-------------------------|---------------------|


Solo:

G|2---------------|----------------|5---------------|-------------------|
D|2---------------|3---------------|5---------------|5-------14-12------|
A|--------x-x-x-x-|3-------x-x-x-x-|--------x-x-x-x-|5-------------15---|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|-------------------|

G|2---------------|----------------|5----------12-------|--------------------|
D|2---------------|3-------------3-|5-------14----14-10-|5-------14-/17\-14--|
A|--------x-x-x-x-|3-------x-x-x---|--------------------|5-------------------|
E|----------------|----------------|--------------------|--------------------|

G|2---------------|----------------|5---------------|----------------|
D|2---------------|3-------------3-|5---------------|5---------------|
A|--------x-x-x-x-|3-------x-x-x---|--------x-x-x-x-|5-------x-x-x-x-|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

G|2---------------|----------------|5-/12--------------------|---12-----------------|
D|2---------------|3---------------|5-----14--------12-10--12|14----12-10---12-10---|
A|--------x-x-x-x-|3-------x-x-x-x-|---------15b1-r----------|-------------------12-|
E|----------------|----------------|-------------------------|----------------------|


3rd Verse/Outro:

G|2---------------|----------------|5---------------|----------------|
D|2---------------|3---------------|5---------------|5---------------|
A|--------x-x-x-x-|3-------x-x-x-x-|--------x-x-x-x-|5-------x-x-x-x-|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

G|2---------------|----------------|5---------------|----------------|
D|2---------------|3---------------|5---------------|5---------------|
A|--------x-x-x-x-|3-------x-x--x--|--------x-x-x-x-|5-------x-x-x-x-|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

G|2---------------|----------------|5---------------|----------------|
D|2---------------|3---------------|5---------------|5---------------|
A|--------x-x-x-x-|3-------x-x-x-x-|--------x-x-x-x-|5-------x-x-x-x-| x 5
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

G|2---------------|----------------|
D|2---------------|3---------------|
A|--------x-x-x-x-|3-------x-x-x-x-|
E|----------------|----------------|


If there are any errors etc. within this Tab please notify
me about them.. email me at aaronpaulreeves@yahoo.co.uk