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Dark Necessities  by Red Hot Chili Peppers

Dark Necessities tab by Red Hot Chili Peppers (Ver. 3)

Guitar tabs

Watch Tutorial with tabs:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sf3tax9MgyU

You can use an effect (delay e.g.) for the tremolos as well


Intro:

become louder over time in the Intro

Intro Guitar 1

  PM---------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------| x4
D|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
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Intro Guitar 2

e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|--6-----------------6-----------------6-------------|
G|-----------8-----------------8--------------8-------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|--6-----------------6-----------------6-------------|
G|-----------8-----------------8--------------8-------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

                           whole intro guitar 2 -> x3 (everytime louder)
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|--8-----------------6-----------------6-------------|
G|-----------8-----------------8--------------8-------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|--11------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------10~--------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|


Verse:

  PM---------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------| x 11
D|--10--x--x--x--10--x--x--x--x--8.--10--x--x--10--x--|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

  PM-------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------10Nb----------------|
D|---10--x--x--x--10--x--x--x--x----------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

With Wahwah effect in this part

  PM----------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------| x 3
D|--8h-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-8>-10>-x-10>-x-10-10>-----|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

  PM---------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|--8h-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-x-10-x-10-x-10N-----------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

  PM----------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|--8h-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-8>-10>-x-10>-x-10-10>-----|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

  PM----------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------8---------|
G|-----------------------------------------------8b---|
D|--8h-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-8>-10>-x-10>-10---10------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

  PM----------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|--8h-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-8>-10>-x-10>-x-10-10>-----|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

  PM---------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------10Nb------------|
D|--8h-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-8-10-x-x------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|


Chorus:

e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------4-----------------4-----------------4----|
G|--5--------5--------5--------5--------5--------5----|
D|--6-------(6)-------6-------(6)-------6-------(6)---|
A|-(6)---------------(6)---------------(6)------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------1-----------------1--------------1-------|
G|--1--------1--------1--------1--------1-----1-------|
D|--3-------(3)-------3-------(3)-------3----(3)------|
A|-(3)---------------(3)---------------(3)------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

                           the whole progression x2
e|--3-----------------3-----------------3-------------|
B|-(4)-------4-------(4)-------4-------(4)----4-------|
G|-(5)------(5)------(5)------(5)------(5)---(5)------|
D|-(5)---------------(5)---------------(5)------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

e|--6-----------------6----------------(6)------------|
B|-(6)----6--6----(6)(6)----6--6--------6-------------|
G|-(7)---(7)-------7-(7)---(7)-------7-----7----------|
D|-(8)------------(8)(8)----------------------8-------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|


Verse:


  PM---------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------| x 3
D|--10--x--x--x--10--x--x--x--x--8.--10--x--x--10--x--|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

  PM-------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------10Nb----------------|
D|---10--x--x--x--10--x--x--x--x----------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

With Wahwah effect

  PM----------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------| x 3
D|--8h-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-8>-10>-x-10>-x-10-10>-----|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

  PM---------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|--8h-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-x-10-x-10-x-10N-----------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

  PM----------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|--8h-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-8>-10>-x-10>-x-10-10>-----|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

  PM----------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------8---------|
G|-----------------------------------------------8b---|
D|--8h-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-8>-10>-x-10>-10---10------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

  PM----------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|--8h-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-8>-10>-x-10>-x-10-10>-----|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

  PM---------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------10Nb------------|
D|--8h-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-8-10-x-x------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|


Chorus:

e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------4-----------------4-----------------4----|
G|--5--------5--------5--------5--------5--------5----|
D|--6-------(6)-------6-------(6)-------6-------(6)---|
A|-(6)---------------(6)---------------(6)------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------1-----------------1--------------1-------|
G|--1--------1--------1--------1--------1-----1-------|
D|--3-------(3)-------3-------(3)-------3----(3)------|
A|-(3)---------------(3)---------------(3)------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

                           the whole progression x2
e|--3-----------------3-----------------3-------------|
B|-(4)-------4-------(4)-------4-------(4)----4-------|
G|-(5)------(5)------(5)------(5)------(5)---(5)------|
D|-(5)---------------(5)---------------(5)------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

e|--6-----------------6----------------(6)------------|
B|-(6)----6--6----(6)(6)----6--6--------6-------------|
G|-(7)---(7)-------7-(7)---(7)-------7-----7----------|
D|-(8)------------(8)(8)----------------------8-------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|


Bridge:


rest 4 bars  use your volume poti/pedal while playing/bending each note

e|-----------|--11-10-8-------|--9--8----------|----------------|-------|
B|-----------|-----------11---|--------11-9----|--13-11-9-------|--13~--|
G|-----------|----------------|----------------|-----------10---|-------|
D|-----------|----------------|----------------|----------------|-------|
A|-----------|----------------|----------------|----------------|-------|
E|-----------|----------------|----------------|----------------|-------|

e|--11-10-8-------|--8b-8----------|----------------|-------|
B|-----------11---|--------11-9----|--13-11-9-------|--13~--|
G|----------------|----------------|-----------10---|-------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|-------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|-------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|-------|


Verse:

With Wahwah effect

  PM----------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------| x 3
D|--8h-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-8>-10>-x-10>-x-10-10>-----|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

  PM---------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|--8h-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-x-10-x-10-x-10N-----------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

  PM----------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|--8h-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-8>-10>-x-10>-x-10-10>-----|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

  PM----------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------8---------|
G|-----------------------------------------------8b---|
D|--8h-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-8>-10>-x-10>-10---10------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

  PM----------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|--8h-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-8>-10>-x-10>-x-10-10>-----|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

  PM---------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------10Nb------------|
D|--8h-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-8-10-x-x------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|


Chorus:

e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------4-----------------4-----------------4----|
G|--5--------5--------5--------5--------5--------5----|
D|--6-------(6)-------6-------(6)-------6-------(6)---|
A|-(6)---------------(6)---------------(6)------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------1-----------------1--------------1-------|
G|--1--------1--------1--------1--------1-----1-------|
D|--3-------(3)-------3-------(3)-------3----(3)------|
A|-(3)---------------(3)---------------(3)------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
                           the whole progression x2
e|--3-----------------3-----------------3-------------|
B|-(4)-------4-------(4)-------4-------(4)----4-------|
G|-(5)------(5)------(5)------(5)------(5)---(5)------|
D|-(5)---------------(5)---------------(5)------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

e|--6-----------------6----------------(6)------------|
B|-(6)----6--6----(6)(6)----6--6--------6-------------|
G|-(7)---(7)-------7-(7)---(7)-------7-----7----------|
D|-(8)------------(8)(8)----------------------8-------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|


Solo:

e|--11-11-10-10-8--8----------------------------------|
B|--------------------11-11---------------------------|
G|--------------------------10h12-12-12-8h-10-10-10---|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------| whole thing x4
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|--8h-10-10-10---------------------------------------|
A|--------------8h-10-10-10-6h-8--8--8----------------|
E|--------------------------------------6h-8--8--8----|


Chorus:

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--6b----------------------------------------------------10----8h----10----8--10>|
E|--------------8-----8-----------------8-----8-----------------------------------|

e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|---------10------------|
E|-----------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------10----8h----10----8--10>|
E|--8-----------8-----8-----------8-----8-----8-----------------------------------|

e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|---------10----10------|
E|-----------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------10----8h----10----8--10>|
E|--11----10----8-----------8-----8-----8-----------8-----------------------------|

e|-----------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
A|---------10------------|--------------------------8-----8-----5-----5-------|
E|-----------------------|--8-----8--8-----8--8-------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--6b----------------------------------------------------10----8h----10----8--10>|
E|--------------8-----8-----------------8-----8-----------------------------------|

e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|---------10------------|
E|-----------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------10----8h----10----8--10>|
E|--8-----------8-----8-----------8-----8-----8-----------------------------------|

e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|---------10----10------|
E|-----------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------10----8h----10----8--10>|
E|--11----10----8-----------8-----8-----8-----------8-----------------------------|

e|-----------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
A|---------10------------|--------------------------8-----6-----5-----6-------|
E|-----------------------|--8-----8--8-----8--8-------------------------------|


Outro:

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------12----10h---12---(10)12--12--------------| x2
D|--10----------10--------10--10-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------12----10h---12---(10)12--12--------------|
D|--10b12----------10--------10--10--------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------10----8----7----8------------------------|
D|--10-------------10--------10--10--------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|



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| x  Dead note
| (n) Ghost note
| h  Hammer-on
| >  Accented note
| b  Bend
| ~  Vibrato
| >  Accented note
| .  Staccato
| N  Tremolo

Dark Necessities tab

Red Hot Chili Peppers tabs for Dark necessities (Ver. 3)

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