Red Hot Chili Peppers - Castles made of sand
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Red Hot Chili Peppers: Castles Made of Sand (Jimi Hendrix Cover)
Bass Tab
Here is my interpretation of the bass line flea plays for this song, the song was mainly
played during the Mothers Milk tour (across 1989 and 1990) and a live version is found
on the deluxe edition of the Mothers Milk Album.
A small symbol guide:
*= Let Ring
/= Slide note
H= Hammer on
P= Pull-off
B= Bend
X= Muted note/Ghost Note
Intro
G|----|-----------------11h14p11----------------|
D|----|------------7/9-----------14-12----9h12--|
A|----|----------5---------------------14-------|
E|-3*-|--3-3-5/7--------------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-------5-5/7-5-3-5---3-3/5--|
A|-----3-------------1--------|
E|-3/5------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|---5-----33-----5----5--|
A|-----3h5----3/6---------| x2
E|-3----------------66----|
Verse
[Note: This is the basic form of the verse where the split of the bars is where you may
use the suggested fills.]
G|----------------------|---------|
D|---------------7--7-x-|-7-7-77--|
A|-8--8-x-8-8-88--------|---------|
E|----------------------|---------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-7--7-5h7-7-77--8-8-----10-10--|
E|--------------------8-8--------|
[Same rule for fills applies here but use the 2nd Fill]
G|---------------|--------------------|
D|---------------|--------------------|
A|-8h10--10-1010-|-10--10-8h10-10-10--|
E|---------------|--------------------|
[These fills are merely small parts I have played which I feel that fit with the vibe of
the song, but I do encourage you to come up with some of your own!]
Fills #1
G|------7------|
D|--7h9---77\--|
A|-------------|
E|-------------|
G|-----7---7h9p7-7--|
D|--7/9--9----------|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|
G|--9-7-------------|
D|------9-7---------|
A|----------10p8\7--|
E|------------------|
G|-----7---7b9p7-7--|
D|--7/9--9----------|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|
Fill #2
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-------8----8h10-8-10--|
E|--8h10---10------------|
Chorus
G|-----------------11h14p11----------------|
D|------------7/9-----------14-12----9h12--|
A|----------5---------------------14-------|
E|--3-3-5/7--------------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-------5-5/7-5-3-5---3-3/5--|
A|-----3-------------1--------|
E|-3/5------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|---5-----33-----5----5--|
A|-----3h5----3/6---------| x2
E|-3----------------66----|
[Repeat Verse and Chorus]
Solo
G|-------------------|
D|-5--5-3h5-5-----3--|
A|------------3h5----| x2
E|-------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|--5-55-7-77-9-99--12/14-12----12h14--|
A|--------------------------14---------|
E|-------------------------------------|
[Remember John tends to sustain the last note of the solo and the verse for the bass
comes in earlier that the guitar, at least this is what I find on the Mothers Milk version.]
[Repeat Verse and Chorus and that is the final Chorus, the final chorus/outro is
slightly slower in pace]
That is round about it, give the different versions of the song a listen to gather the
rhythm, remember just keep it nice and laid back with a nice round warm clean tone and
that should be all you need! I hope this tab serves you well!
- RHCP_Nirvana_FF