Red Hot Chili Peppers - Higher ground

HIGHER GROUND (Bassline) As recorded by Red Hot Chili Peppers (From the 1992 Album WHAT HITS) Words and Music by Stevie Wonder Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Standard' Intro Moderate Rock Q=138(8=s8) 4/4 Gtr I |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||----------------------|----------------------||-||----------------------| ||o-----2-------5-----7-|-----2-------5---7---o||-||o-----2-------5-----7-| ||o---------------------|---------------------o||-||o---------------------| ||--0-0---0-3-3---5-5---|-0-0---0-3-3---5---5--||-||--0-0---0-3-3---5-5---| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E a E E E E E |-------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|| |-----2-------------|-----2-------5-----7-|-----2----------------o|| |-------------------|---------------------|---------4s5-4-2-2----o|| |-0-0---0-3h5-7-5-3-|-0-0---0-3-3---5-5---|-0-0---0-----------3---|| 1st & 3rd Verse |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| 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||o---------------------|-------------------|---------------------| ||--0-0---0-3-3---5-5---|-0-0---0-3h5-7-5-3-|-0-0---0-3-3---5-5---| 1. 2. |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| E E E E a E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |----------------------||-------------------||-----------------------| |-----2---------------o||-----2-------------||o-----2-------5-----7--| |---------4s5-4-2-2---o||---------5-4---2---||o----------------------| |-0-0---0-----------3--||-0-0---0---------3-||--0-0---0-3-3---5-5----| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------|---------------------|--------------------|| |-----2-------------|-----2-------5-----7-|-----2-------------o|| |-------------------|---------------------|---------5-4---2---o|| |-0-0---0-3h5-7-5-3-|-0-0---0-3-3---5-5---|-0-0---0---------3--|| Very Fast H=160 q Q H W W |------------|----------|------| |------------|----------|------| |------------|----------|------| |-0----------|----------|------| W Q E E E E E E Q E E +E e E E |----------||-----------------|------------------| |----------||o----------------|------------------| |----------||o----------------|------------------| |----------||--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3--3-5-(5)-3-3-3-| Q E E E E E E Q E E +E e E E Q Q H |----------------|-------------------||------------*| |----------------|------------------o||------------*| |----------------|------------------o||------------*| |-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3--3-5-(5)-3-3-3--||-0----------*| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) / - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide