Red Hot Chili Peppers – Under The Bridge (Guitar Tab)

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This Version is Based on an "Under the Bridge" lesson by the RHCP Guitarist John Frusciante This was the first song I ever learned to play and after 7 years learning and relearning it over and over I think I got it fairly down pat.

[Intro]
  D                         F#                        D
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--3----------3------------(2)-------------------------------------3(h5p3)----3/-5\---|
|--------2------2-----------------------3--------------------2-------------2--2/-4\---|
|-----4-----4---------------------4-------4---4-2---------4-----4-------------4/-6\---|
|--5---------------4-2---------4-----4------------5-2-4h5-----------------------------|
|-----------------------5-4-2---------------------------------------------------------|

  F#                       D                       F#                      D
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------3------------(2)------------------------------|
|-----------3-----------------------2---------2----------------------3------------------|
|-------4-----4--4-2----------4--------4-----------------------4---------4--4-2---------|
|----4----4----------5-2-4h5-----5--------------4-2-------4-------4----4--------5-2-4h5-|
|--2------------------------------------------------5-4-2-------------------------------|

                           F#
|-------------------------------------------------|
|----------3(h5p3)----3/-5\-----------------------|
|-----2------------2--2/-4\----------3------3-----|
|--4-----4------------4/-6\------4-----4------4---|
|------------------------------4---4-----4------4-|
|----------------------------2--------------------|

[preVerse] *Instead of a lot of lines with the tab I'm going to try to jot down the individual chord.. ..Positions next to the word 1. (so B chord can be B:799877 or B:7998xx) 2. Chords without the numbers next to it all whole chords

E:x7999x     B:7998xx
Sometimes I feel
     G|------9-----|
     D|-9/11-9--11\| 
     A|-9/11----11\|     Ab:466xxx   A:5776xx
Like I don't have    a   part.........ner

E:x7999x B:7998xx Sometimes I feel C# A Like my only friend

        E:x7999x     B:7998xx
Is the city     I    live in
  D|-9/11--|
  A|-9/11--|     Ab:4664xx  A:5776xx
The city   of     ang........els

E:x7999x B:7998xx Lonely as I am C# A Emaj7:x79897 Together we cry [Main Verse Riff/Progression:] 1.This is the main portion, there are muted strums between come chords but I don't want the tab to be messy or confusing to look at. 2. the notes in () are from the album, not necessarily what John plays.

|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(5)----|
|-----9--------------------------------------------------------------------------------(5)---|
|-----9------8---8h9p---------9------4--6-6h7p---------9--------8---8h9p-------9---6----(6)--|
|--9--9------9-9-x----9--9/11-9-11\--6--7-x----7-------9--11\---9-9-x----9/11--9---7---------|
|--7---------9-----------9/11---11\--6--7---------7/11----11\---9--------9/11------7---------|
|------------7-----------------------4--5-----------------------7------------------5---------|

                                                                                           Whammy:easy
|-------------------------------------------5h7p-----------------7h9p--------------------(5)-------|
|------------------------------------------------5---------------7----7-------------------(5)-9----|
|-------9------8-----8h9p--------9-----4--6-----------9-----8----8------8------9-- 9\--6------8----|
|--9/11-9-11\--9-9---x----9-9/11-9-11--6--7-----------9-11\-9--9----------9/11-9--11\--7------9----|
|--9/11---11\--9---9--------9/11---11--6--7-------7/11--11\-9-------------9/11----11\--7------7----|
|--------------7-----------------------4--5-----------------7--------------------------5-----------|

I drive on her streets It's hard to believe 'Cause she's my companion That there's nobody out there I walk through her hills It's hard to believe 'Cause she knows who I am That I'm all alone She sees my good deeds and At least I have her love She kisses me windy and The city she loves me I never worry Lonely as I am Now that is a lie Together we cry **Chorus** **Chorus**

[Chorus]
                For B CHord   >   1.Mute all with Pointer Finger
                                  2.Bar 11s with Ring Finger 
                                  3.Pinky on 12
 F#m        E                    B               F#m             D.U.P.U 
|--------------------------------11-11-11-11-------------------------------|x4
|----10-----9-9----9-------------12-12-12-12------10---10-10-----x-x-x-x---|
|----11-----9-9----9-------------11-11-11-11------11---11-11-----x-x-x-x---|No D.U.D.U on 4th repeat
|----11-----9-9----9------------------------------11---11-11-----x-x-x-x---|
|-----9-----7-7----7-------------------------------9----9-9------x-x-x-x---|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

I don't ever wanna feel Like I did that day Take me to the place I love Take me all the way I don't ever want to feel Like I did that day Take me to the place I love Take me all that way (yeah yeah yeah) [2nd Verse tab -same as the first] [Bridge]

   A          C               G          F
|---------------------------------------------1h3p-----|
|--5--5-x-x----5-5-------------3--3-x-x---1-1------1/--|
|--6--6-x-x----5-----5h7p------4--4-x-x---2------------|
|--7--7-x-x----5---5------7\---5--5-x-x---3------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|

Under the bridge downtown Is where I drew some blood Under the bridge " I could not get enough Under the bridge " Forgot about my love Under the bridge " I gave my life away (yeah yeah yeah) Ooh no (no no yeah yeah) Here I stay yeah yeah

[Outro]
Electric or Acoustic
   Fmaj7: or 133210         E: or 022100                Gmaj7 35543x: or 330033(Gmaj)
|----12--| x12@           |---10---|x8              |----14----|x8
|----10--|                |----9---|                |----12----| 
|----10--|                |----9---|                |----12----|
|----10--|                |----9---|                |----12----| 
|--------|                |--------|                |----------| 
|--------|                |--------|                |----------|

   A          C               G          F
|---------------------------------------------1h3p-----|
|--5--5-x-x----5-5-------------3--3-x-x---1-1------1/--|
|--6--6-x-x----5-----5h7p------4--4-x-x---2------------|
|--7--7-x-x----5---5------7\---5--5-x-x---3------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|

Here I stay...
**Final repeat-----------
   A          C               G          F           A
|----------------------------------------------0--------|
|--5--5-x-x----5-5-------------3--3-x-x---0-h1---1---2--|
|--6--6-x-x----5-----5h7p------4--4-x-x---2----------2--|
|--7--7-x-x----5---5------7\---5--5-x-x---3----------2--|
|----------------------------------------------------0--|
|-------------------------------------------------------|