Red Hot Chili Peppers - Ethiopia

Standard tuning. Easy bassline, listen closely for the correct rhythm. X = ghost notes INTRO & VERSE BASSLINE (78) (Am) ------------------| -77----7---7---7--| ------------------| ----5----5---5--5-| (G) ---------------------| -55----5---5(5)---5--| ---------------------| ----3---XX3-----3--3-| (F) ------------------| -33----3---3---3--| ------------------| ----1----1---1--1-| (Dm -> C) -77----7---5---5--| ------------------| ----5----5---3----| ------------------| CHORUS (time signature switch to 44) (Am) --------------| --7~~----7----| --------------| ------5----5--| (G) (F) --------------| --5~~----3----| --------------| ------3----1--| (Am) --------------| ------7----7--| --------------| --5~~----5----| (D) -------------------| -----7-------5-----| --5----5-5-7---7-5-| -------------------| -----------------------| -------7---------------| ------------3-5--3-----| --5~~~----5--------5-4-| ---------------| ------5--------| ---------------| --3~~----1--1--| --------------| ---------7----| --------------| --5~~-5----5--| -------------| -------------| --5-5--------| ---------3-4-| I included the chords because obviously Flea is just improvising. BRIDGE G|-----------------| D|----------0-2-(2)| A|------0-2--------| E|-0--3------------| OUTRO / END BRIDGE G|----------------------------| D|----------------------------| A|----------------------5--5--| x3 E|-5--5-7-8-7-57-5-5-7-8--5-5-| Then G|--------------------------------| D|-------------------7-5----------| A|-----------------------7p5--5---| x1 E|-5--5-7-8-7-57-5-5---------8--5-| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|-----------------------3--5-----| x1 E|-5--5-7-8-7-57-5-0-3-5--5---5---| really simple bassline, really sweet bassline. See also: really cool guitar solo, really simple guitar solo.