Red Hot Chili Peppers - Fat dance
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Tuning: E A D G
Bassist: Flea
Album: Californication (B side)
This one is kinda tricky, specially the pre-verses. I've seen lots of people playing without the pops
but I tabbed the song the exact way it sounds in the song. You can skip those pops if you find them
difficult to play. Enjoy!
Tabbed by Leo Chiurco
[Intro]
G|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-7~--7-7-7~--7-7-7~--10-10-10--9---|-7~--7-7-7~--7-7-7~--5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-7~--7-7-7~--7-7-7~--10-10-10--9---|-7~--7-7-7~--7-7-7~--5-5-5-5-5---|
E|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
[Pre-verse 1] "Do a fat dance ..."
P P P P P P
G|-----4---4-------5---5-----------|-----4---4-----------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-2-2---------2-2---------3~------|-2-2---------2-2-----------------|\
E|---------------------------------|-------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| \
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + \
\
(x2)
P P P P P P /
G|-----4---4-------5---5-----------|-----4---4-----------------------| /
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| /
A|-2-2---------2-2---------3~------|-2-2---------2-2-----------5-5-3-|/
E|---------------------------------|-------------------3-3-3-3-------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
[Verse 1] "One reason why ..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-2-2---------2-2-------x-3~------|-2-2---------2-2-----------------|
E|---------------------------------|-------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-2-2---------2-2-------x-3~------|-2-2---------2-2-----------5-5-3-|
E|---------------------------------|-------------------3-3-3-3-------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
P P P P P P
G|-----4---4-------5---5-----------|-----4---4-----------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-2-2---------2-2---------3~------|-2-2---------2-2-----------------|
E|---------------------------------|-------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
P P P P P P
G|-----4---4-------5---5-----------|-----4---4-----------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-2-2---------2-2---------3~------|-2-2---------2-2-----------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
[Interlude]
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-|-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|/9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9.------|
E|---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---|---------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
[Pre-verse 2] "Do a fat dance ..."
P P P P P P
G|-----4---4-------5---5-----------|-----4---4-----------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-2-2---------2-2---------3~------|-2-2---------2-2-----------------|\
E|---------------------------------|-------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| \
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + \
\
(x2)
P P P P P P /
G|-----4---4-------5---5-----------|-----4---4-----------------------| /
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| /
A|-2-2---------2-2---------3~------|-2-2---------2-2-----------5-5-3-|/
E|---------------------------------|-------------------3-3-3-3-------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
[Verse 2] "Another reason why ..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-2-2---------2-2-------x-3~------|-2-2---------x-2-----------------|
E|---------------------------------|-----------------------3-3-3-3-3-|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-2-2---------2-2-------x-3~------|-2-2---------2-2-----------5-5-3-|
E|---------------------------------|-------------------3-3-3-3-------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
P P P P P P
G|-----4---4-------5---5-----------|-----4---4-----------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-2-2---------2-2---------3~------|-2-2---------2-2-----------------|
E|---------------------------------|-------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
P P P P P P
G|-----4---4-------5---5-----------|-----4---4-----------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-2-2---------2-2---------3~------|-2-2---------2-2-----------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
[Interlude]
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-|-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|/9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9.------|
E|---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---|---------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
[Bridge] "I met her on ..."
G|---9-----7-----------------7h9---|---9-----7---------------7h9-----|
D|---------------9---x-7h9---------|---------------9-----7h9-----7h9-|
A|-7-----7-----7-------------------|-7-----7-----7-------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---7-----5-----------------5h7---|---7-----5---------------5h7-----|
D|---------------7---x-5h7---------|---------------7-----5h7-----5h7-|
A|-5-----5-----5-------------------|-5-----5-----5-------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---5-----3-----------------3h5---|---5-----3---------------3h5-----|
D|---------------5---x-3h5---------|---------------5-----3h5-----3h5-|
A|-3-----3-----3-------------------|-3-----3-----3-------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---7-----5-----------------5h7-7-|---7-----5---------------5h7-----|
D|---------------7---x-5h7---------|---------------7-----5h7-----5h7-|
A|-5-----5-----5-------------------|-5-----5-----5-------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---9-----7-----------------7h9-9-|---9-----7---------------7h9-----|
D|---------------9---x-7h9---------|---------------9-----7h9-----7h9-|
A|-7-----7-----7-------------------|-7-----7-----7-------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---7-----5-----------------5h7-7-|---7-----5---------------5h7-----|
D|---------------7---x-5h7---------|---------------7-----5h7-----5h7-|
A|-5-----5-----5-------------------|-5-----5-----5-------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---5-----3-----------------3h5-5-|---5-----3---------------3h5-----|
D|---------------5---x-3h5---------|---------------5-----3h5-----3h5-|
A|-3-----3-----3-------------------|-3-----3-----3-------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---7-----5-----------------5h7---|---------------------------------|
D|---------------7---x-5h7-------0-|-4-----4-----4~------------------|
A|-5-----5-----5-------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-------------------------5/--\---|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
[Solo]
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-2-2---------2-2-------x-3~------|-2-2---------2-2-----------------|\
E|---------------------------------|-------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| \
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + \
(x2)
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| /
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| /
A|-2-2---------2-2-------x-3~------|-2-2---------2-2-----------5-5-3-|/
E|---------------------------------|-------------------3-3-3-3-------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
[Pre-verse 3] "Do a fat dance ..."
P P P P P P
G|-----4---4-------5---5-----------|-----4---4-----------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-2-2---------2-2---------3~------|-2-2---------2-2-----------------|
E|---------------------------------|-------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
P P P P P P
G|-----4---4-------5---5-----------|-----4---4-----------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-2-2---------2-2---------3~--3~--|-2-2-------2-2-2-----------------|
E|---------------------------------|-------------------3-3/-\--/--\--|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
[Verse 3] "Number three reason ..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-2-2---------2-2-------x-3~------|-2-2---------2-2-----------------|
E|---------------------------------|-------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-2-2---------2-2-------x-3~------|-2-2---------2-2-----------------|
E|---------------------------------|-------------------3-3-3-3-3-3---|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
[Interlude]
G|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-7~--7-7-7~--7-7-7~--10-10-10--9---|-7~--7-7-7~--7-7-7~--5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-7~--7-7-7~--7-7-7~--10-10-10--9---|-7~--7-7-7~--7-7-7~--5-5-5-5-5---|
E|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
[Verse 4] "First reason why ..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-2-2---------2-2-------x-3~------|-2-2---------2-2-----------------|
E|---------------------------------|-------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-2-2---------2-2-------x-3~------|-2-2---------2-2-----------5-5-3-|
E|---------------------------------|-------------------3-3-3-3-------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-2-2---------2-2-------x-3~------|-2-2---------2-2-----------------|
E|---------------------------------|-------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-2-2---------2-2-------x-3~------|-2-2---------2-2-----------------|
E|---------------------------------|-------------------3-3-3-3-3-3---|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
[Outro]
G|-9-9-9(Play these triplets very fast for 2 measures)---------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-7.------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
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| P Pop
| h Hammer-on
| . Staccato
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| ~ Let ring
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