Red Hot Chili Peppers – Black Summer (Guitar Intro Tab)

Half-Step Down (Eb-Ab-Db-Gb-Bb-Eb)

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Chords

Everything's in Eb, so if you want to think diatonically, move chords down one. (Or if you want to play in standard, move tabs up one fret.)

[Intro]
     1      2     3    4      1       2       3         4
eb|------------------------|------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------|------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------12-------|--12h14p12---------12---------------------|
Db|---------------14-------|--14---------------14h16p14-12------------|
Ab|---------------14-------|----------------------------14h16p14------|
Eb|--12-----12-------------|------------------------------------------|

eb|-----------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|---------------8-------|----8/10/8---------8/10/8------|
Gb|---------------9-------|----9/11/9---------9/11/9------|
Db|---------------9-------|--9--------------9-------------|
Ab|---7-----7-------------|-------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------|-------------------------------|

eb|-----------12h14p12--10-------------|
Bb|-10--------10--------10h12p10-10-10-|
Gb|-11h12p11------------11-------11-11-|
Db|------------------------------12-11-|
Ab|------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------|

[Verse]
A   lazy rain am I    The Sky refuse to cry
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|-8------------8--------7-----------5-8-|
Gb|-9------------7--------7-----------6-9-|
Db|-9------------9--------7-----------7-9-|
Ab|-7------------10-------5-----------7-7-|
Eb|-----------------------------------5---|

Cremation takes its piece of your sup---ply
eb|---------------------------------------------|
Bb|-5---------------8---------------7---8-----7-|
Gb|-5---------------9---------------7---7-----7-|
Db|-7---------------9---------------7---9-----7-|
Ab|-7---------------7---------------9---10----5-|
Eb|-5-------------------------------------------|

The night is dressed like noon   A sailor spoke too soon
eb|---------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-8---------------------8--------7-------5-8--------|
Gb|-9---------------------7--------7-------6-9--------|
Db|-9---------------------9--------7-------7--------9-|
Ab|-7---------------------10-------5-------7--------7-|
Eb|----------------------------------------5----------|

And China's on the dark side of the moon
eb|---------------------------------------------|
Bb|-5---------------8---------------7---8-----7-|
Gb|-5---------------9---------------7---7-----7-|
Db|-7---------------9---------------7---9-----7-|
Ab|-7---------------7---------------9---10----5-|
Eb|-5-------------------------------------------|

(Hit me now)
eb|-----------12h14p12--10-------------|
Bb|-10--------10--------10h12p10-10-10-|
Gb|-11h12p11------------11-------11-11-|
Db|------------------------------12-11-|
Ab|------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------|

[First Instrumental Chorus ]
eb|-----------------------------------9-|
Bb|--5-----5--3------------7-7----9---9-|
Gb|--5-----5--4-------5----7-7----9---9-|
Db|--5-----5--5-------5----7-7----9---9-|
Ab|--3--5h7---5-------5----5-5----7---7-|
Eb|-----------3---5h7-------------------|

eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------9-9---9--|
Gb|-------12-12-------------14-14----------9-9---9--|
Db|-------12-12h14p12-------14-14h16p14----9-9---9--|
Ab|-12/14-------------14/16----------------7-7---7--|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|

[All Other Choruses]
eb|-----------------------------------9-|
Bb|--5-----5--3-------3----7-7----9---9-|
Gb|--5-----5--4-------4----7-7----9---9-|
Db|--5-----5--5-------5----7-7----9---9-|
Ab|--3-----3--5-------5----5-5----7---7-|
Eb|-----------3-------3-----------------|

eb|--3-3---5--5--------------|
Bb|--3-3---6--6-----9-9---9--|
Gb|--4-4---7--7-----9-9---9--|
Db|--5-5---7--7-----9-9---9--|
Ab|--5-5---7--7-----7-7---7--|
Eb|--3-3---5--5--------------|

[Solo]

eb|---------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|---------7b8br7-5--------------------|
Gb|-------------7h9-----------|-------------------------7-9---------|
Db|-------5-7-9-----9--9--9-8-|--7--7-5-----------7/9-9-----7p5-----|
Ab|-7-7-7---------------------|---------------------------------7-7-|
Eb|---------------------------|-------------------------------------|

eb|------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------15-|
Gb|-----------7--9---------------------|------------------------------------12----|
Db|--7--5-7b9-----9br7--5--------------|------------------------------12/14-------|
Ab|------------------------7-7--7--7-9-|-10--10-10--12b14--12-10-12---------------|
Eb|------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|

eb|---------------------------15----|---------------15b17br15---------------------|
Bb|------------------------------15-|-----------------------------15--------------|
Gb|-----------12-14-12-14b16--------|-16br14----12----------12/14----14p12--------|
Db|-14--14-14-----------------------|--------------------------------------14-14--|
Ab|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|

eb|------------------12-----------------------|
Bb|---------------15--------------------------|
Gb|--14--12-14b16------14b16p12---------------|
Db|-----------------------------14-14-14---16-|
Ab|-------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------|

eb|----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------20------------|------------------------------21bforever-|
Gb|------------16-----16--19-----19--------------|-----------16-----16-19-----19-----------|
Db|--17--17-17-----17---------17-------17-17-17--|-18--18-18-----18--------18--------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|

[Outro]
eb|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Gb|---9----9-----9---7----7-----7--|---7-----7---7-9----9-----9-----9---|
Db|-9----9---9-9---9--9-9---9-9----|-7---7-7---7------9---9-9---9-9-----|
Ab|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|

eb|--------------------------------|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---|
Bb|---8--------------8-------------|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
Gb|---9----9---7-9---7----7-----7--|--------------------------------------------------|
Db|-9----9---9-----9--9-9---9-9----|--------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|

eb|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Gb|---9----9-----9---7----7-----7--|---7-----7---7-9----9-----9-----9---|
Db|-9----9---9-9---9--9-9---9-9----|-7---7-7---7------9---9-9---9-9-----|
Ab|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|

eb|--------------------------------|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---|
Bb|---8--------------8-------------|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
Gb|---9----9---7-9---7----7-----7--|--------------------------------------------------|
Db|-9----9---9-----9--9-9---9-9----|--------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|

eb|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9----7-----|
Bb|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---8-----|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------9-----|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------|