TRANSCENDING
-Red Hot Chili Peppers-
Lyrics & Music: Anthony Kiedis, Flea, Dave Navarro, Chad Smith
From The Album: One Hot Minute (1995)
Tabbed by Linus Olsson ([email protected])
I searched through the net and saw that there was no guitar tab on my favourite RHCP song
«Transcending», so here goes!
Tab key:
/ = Quick slide up
= Quick slide down
XbY = Bend note X to make it sound like note Y
r = Release bend
h = Hammer on
() = Very faint note (ghost note)
x = Muted string
~ = Vibrate note using the twang bar
s = A very slow slide made by moving the twang bar straight down/up
MAIN RIFF:
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This riff plays on the verses and the refrain.
e:—————————————————————————————
B:—————————————————————————————
G:—9/11-11-11-11-11-11-11-119-9-9-9-9-9-9-9/11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-14-14-14-14-9-9-9—
D:—9/11-11-11-11-11-11-11-119-9-9-9-9-9-9-9/11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-14-14-14-14-9-9-9—
A:—7/9—9—9—9—9—9—9—9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7/9—9—9—9—9—9—9—9—12-12-12-12-7-7-7—
E:—————————————————————————————
e:————————————————————————————
B:————————————————————————————
G:—9/11-11-11-11-11-11-11-119-9-9-9-9-9-9-9/11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11———9-9-9—
D:—9/11-11-11-11-11-11-11-119-9-9-9-9-9-9-9/11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-9-9-9-9-9-9-9—
A:—7/9—9—9—9—9—9—9—9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7/9—9—9—9—9—9—9—9—9-9-9-9-7-7-7—
E:———————————————————————7-7-7-7———
SECOND/FOURTH VERSE GUITAR FILL:
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e:——————————————————————————
B:——————————————————————————
G:—11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-119-9-9-98-8-8-8b9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9r8-8-9-8-8-8h9—
D:——————————————————————————
A:——————————————————————————
E:——————————————————————————
e:———————————————————————————
B:———————————————————————————
G:—11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-119-9-9-98-8-8-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9———————-
D:————————————————————11-11-11-11-9-9-9-9—
A:———————————————————————————
E:———————————————————————————
GUITAR INTERLUDE:
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e:—————————————————————
B:—————————————————————
G:———-9h11————————————————
D:——9h11——9h11—9—-7————-7———9-7———
A:—9————————-9———9———-9——9-7—-
E:——————————9—7———7h9————7—
BRIDGE:
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e:——————————————————————————-
B:—————9—-9—11—9—9—9-9—9——————9—9-9—9—11—9—9—
G:—8—8—8h11—-11———————-11——8—8—8————————
D:——————————————————————————-
A:——————————————————————————-
E:——————————————————————————-
e:————————————————————
B:—9-9—9-9——————-9—9-9—9—11—9—9—9-9—9—
G:————(11)——8—8—8——————————x-
D:————————————————————
A:————————————————————
E:————————————————————
e:——————————————————
B:——————————————————
G:—8—8-8—8-8—8-8—8-8-8—-8—8-8—8-9—9-9—9-9-9— (Play this part
D:—————————————————— 3 times)
A:——————————————————
E:——————————————————
e:——————————————-
B:——————————————-
G:—11—11-11—11-11—11-11—11-11-11-11—- (Play this part
D:——————————————- twice)
A:——————————————-
E:——————————————-
e:——————————————-
B:—14—14-14—14-14—14-14—-14-14-14-14—
G:—11—11-11—11-11—11-11—-11-11-11-11— (Play this part
D:——————————————- twice)
A:——————————————-
E:——————————————-
ENDING:
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I’m very unsure about this part. I just tried to tab what I heard through all that
noise, okay?
Heeeey, gone to stay entire lifetime flash before me
e:———-12—-15b17———12———————————12—————
B:———-12——————12——11b12———————-12—————
G:———————————————————————————
D:—2——————————————————————————
A:—2——————————————————————————
E:—0———————3s0———————3s0s3—————————-
In a loving streeeeeeeeeeeeeam Heeeey, Mother May
e:————————————————-12—-12b13r12————12—
B:————————————————-12————————12—
G:———————————————————————————
D:—————————————-2s5————————————-
A:-5-5-4h5————-5/6-6/7-7-8h9———————————————-
E:———3——0————————————————-3s0-0/3———
I’ve lost a child, but she gave birth To a loving streeeeeee…
e:——————————12————————————————
B:—12s15————————12————————————————
G:———————————————————————————
D:———————————————————————————
A:——————————————————5-5-4h5———————
E:—————-3sssssssssss0———————————3——0————
…eeeeeammm Oooooooooooooooooooooooohhhhhh never know
e:———————————————12———17~—————12——
B:——————————-13b14r13——12—————————12——
G:—————————-14———-14—————————————
D:———————-14h16——————————————————
A:—5/6-6/7-7-8h9——————————————————————
E:—————————————————————3s0—————
When the gods will come and take you To a loving streeeeeee…
e:—17/20————————12————————————————
B:——————————12————————————————
G:———————————————————————————
D:———————————————————————————
A:——————————————————5-5-4h5——————-
E:————3sssssssssssss0————————————3——0———-
…eeeeeammm Ooooooooooohhhhh heart of gold The most
e:———————————12———————12————————
B:———————————12———————12——15 —————
G:———————————————————————————
D:———————————————————————————
A:—5/6-6/7-7-8h9——-7~———————————————————
E:———————————————————————————
special things you gave me were from your loving streeeeeeeeeeeammm
e:————12——————————————————————
B:————12——————————————————————
G:———————————————————————————
D:———————————————————————————
A:————————————-5-5—4h5————-5/6-6/7-7-8h9———
E:————————————————3——0—————————
In a loving streee…
e:———12s10s12——15s12s15————————————————-
B:———12s10s12——15s12s15————————————————-
G:———————————————12s9s12——————————
D:———————————————————————————
A:—7~——————————7s4s7—————-5-5-4h5——————
E:—————————————————————-3——0———
…eeeeeeammm
e:——————————————————————
B:—————————————-######################—-
G:—————————————-# Amplifier feedback #—-
D:—————————————-# here, no guitar #—-
A:—5/6-6/7-7-8—7~~~~~~~~~~~~~———-######################—-
E:——————————————————————
F#ck the magaziiines! F#ck the green machine! See the human being!
e:————12—12s13—————15s16—-12~————12s0———
B:————12———————————————————-
G:————————————————————————
D:————————————————————————
A:————————————————————————
E:————————————————————————
In a loving streeeeeeeeeeeeeam F#ck the legal greed! F#ck the nothing scene!
e:————————————————-12——12s13———-15~——-12s0—
B:————————————————-12————————————
G:—————————————————————————————
D:—————————————————————————————
A:-5-5-4h5————-5/6-6/7-7-8h9——————————————————
E:———3——0————————————————————————
See the family! In a loving streeeeeeeeeeeeeam
e:—————————————————————————15s16s15—
B:———-10~————————————————————-15s16s15—
G:———-7~~——————————————————-9~—————
D:————————————————————————————-
A:——————-5-5-4h5————-5/6-6/7-7-8h9———7~————————
E:—————————3——0—————————————————
e:————————————————
B:—10~——————————————
G:—7~~——————————————
D:———————5——2~~~~~~~~————
A:————5-5-4—-x——2~~~~~~~~————
E:———————3—————————
NOTES:
I believe this tab to be accurate, although a few notes might be wrong (especially in the
ending). If you find a more correct solution, then mail me. Also, I haven’t written the
timing in this tab, so play along with the CD to get the rythm.
TECHNICAL INFORMATION:
I think Dave Navarro uses a clean guitar sound with no distortion and a delay effect added.
You can hear the delay effect very clearly on the guitar fill and the bridge. Near the
ending he uses some sort of a waah-waah effect.
Enjoy!
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