Dark Necessities

Dark Necessities Bass Tab

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                   Dark Necessities - Red Hot Chili Peppers
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Tabbed by: Andrew P
Tuning: Standard

[Intro]

(0.00)

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
                                                                      x4
G|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

G|--------5-------|--3---5---5-----|--------5-------|--3---5---5-----|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|3-----x---------|x---------------|------x---------|x-----------1---|
E|----------------|------------3---|4---------------|----------------|
  T     T P        T P   P   P T    T     T P        T P   P   P T 

G|--------5-------|--3---5---5-----|--------5-------|--3---5---5-----|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|3-----x---------|x---------------|------x---------|x---------------|
E|----------------|------------3---|4---------------|------------4---|
  T     T P        T P   P   P T    T     T P        T P   P   P T 

[Verse 1]

(0.53)

G|--------5-------|--3---5---5-----|--------5-------|--3---5---5-----|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|3-----x---------|x---------------|------x---------|x-----------1---|
E|----------------|------------3---|4---------------|----------------|
  T     T P        T P   P   P T    T     T P        T P   P   P T 

G|--------5-------|--3---5---5-----|--------5-------|--3---5---5-----|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|3-----x---------|x---------------|------x---------|x---------------|
E|----------------|------------3---|4---------------|------------4---|
  T     T P        T P   P   P T    T     T P        T P   P   P T 

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|--------3-----1-|--3---3---3-----|--------6-------|----6-----------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------6---5---|
E|1-----x---------|------------1/--|4-----x---------|x---------------|
  T     T P     P    P   P   P T    T     T P        T   P   T    T 

G|--------5-------|--3---5---5-----|--------5-------|--8---7---5\----|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|3-----x---------|x-----------1---|3-----x-------x-|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  T     T P        T P   P   P T    T     T P     T    P   P   P T 

Repeat section

G|--------5-------|--3---5---5-----|--------5-------|--3---5---5-----|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|3-----x---------|x---------------|------x---------|x-----------1---|
E|----------------|------------3---|4---------------|----------------|
  T     T P        T P   P   P T    T     T P        T P   P   P T 

G|--------5-------|--3---5---5-----|--------5-------|--3---5---5-----|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|3-----x---------|x---------------|------x---------|x---------------|
E|----------------|------------3---|4---------------|------------4---|
  T     T P        T P   P   P T    T     T P        T P   P   P T 

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|--------3-----1-|--3---3---3-----|--------6-------|----6-----------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------6---5---|
E|1-----x---------|------------1/--|4-----x---------|x---------------|
  T     T P     P    P   P   P T    T     T P        T   P   T    T 

G|--------5-------|--3---5---5-----|--------5-------|--8---7---5\----|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|3-----x---------|x-----------1---|3-----x-------x-|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  T     T P        T P   P   P T    T     T P     T    P   P   P T 

[Chorus]

(1.34)

G|----------13-------------|---13--------------------|------10---------|---10--------12-------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|-------------------13-|
A|11-11-11-----11-11-11-11-|-------11-11-11-11-10-10-|8-8-8------8-8-8-|------8-8-10----------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|----------------11----|

G|-----------------|----------------------|----------------|------------------|
D|------10---------|---10-----------------|------8---------|--8---------------|
A|-----------------|----------------------|----------------|--------8-8-10-10-|
E|8-8-8------8-8-8-|--------8-11----10----|6-6-6-----6-6-6-|------6-----------|

G|----------13-------------|---13--------------------|------10---------|---10-----------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|----------------------|
A|11-11-11--------11-11-11-|-------11-11-11-11-10-10-|8-8-8------8-8-8-|------8-8-------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|----------11-11-10-10-|

G|-----------------|------------------|------3---------|--3-------------|
D|------10---------|---10-------------|----------------|--------3-3-5-5-|
A|-----------------|----------6---5---|1-1-1-----1-1-1-|------1---------|
E|8-8-8------8-8-8-|--------8---------|----------------|----------------|

[Verse 2]

(1.55)

G|--------5-------|--3---5---5-----|--------5-------|--3---5---5-----|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|3-----x---------|x---------------|------x---------|x-----------1---|
E|----------------|------------3---|4---------------|----------------|
  T     T P        T P   P   P T    T     T P        T P   P   P T 

G|--------5-------|--3---5---5-----|--------5-------|--3---5---5-----|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|3-----x---------|x---------------|------x---------|x---------------|
E|----------------|------------3---|4---------------|------------4---|
  T     T P        T P   P   P T    T     T P        T P   P   P T 

G|--------5-------|--3---5---5-----|--------5-------|--3---5---5-----|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|3-----x---------|x---------------|------x---------|x-----------1---|
E|----------------|------------3---|4---------------|----------------|
  T     T P        T P   P   P T    T     T P        T P   P   P T 

G|--------5-------|--3---5---5-----|--------5-------|--3---5---5-----|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|3-----x---------|x---------------|------x---------|x---------------|
E|----------------|------------3---|4---------------|------------4---|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|--------3-----1-|--3---3---3-----|--------6-------|----6-----------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------6---5---|
E|1-----x---------|------------1/--|4-----x---------|x---------------|
  T     T P     P    P   P   P T    T     T P        T   P   T    T 

G|--------5-------|--3---5---5-----|--------5-------|--8---7---5\----|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|3-----x---------|x-----------1---|3-----x-------x-|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  T     T P        T P   P   P T    T     T P     T    P   P   P T 

[Chorus]

G|----------13-------------|---13--------------------|------10---------|---10--------12-------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|-------------------13-|
A|11-11-11-----11-11-11-11-|-------11-11-11-11-10-10-|8-8-8------8-8-8-|------8-8-10----------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|----------------11----|

G|-----------------|----------------------|----------------|------------------|
D|------10---------|---10-----------------|------8---------|--8---------------|
A|-----------------|----------------------|----------------|--------8-8-10-10-|
E|8-8-8------8-8-8-|--------8-11----10----|6-6-6-----6-6-6-|------6-----------|

G|----------13-------------|---13--------------------|------10---------|---10-----------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|----------------------|
A|11-11-11--------11-11-11-|-------11-11-11-11-10-10-|8-8-8------8-8-8-|------8-8-------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|----------11-11-10-10-|

G|-----------------|------------------|------3---------|--3-------------|
D|------10---------|---10-------------|----------------|--------3-3-5-5-|
A|-----------------|----------6---5---|1-1-1-----1-1-1-|------1---------|
E|8-8-8------8-8-8-|--------8---------|----------------|----------------|

[Break]

No Bass

[Bridge]

(2.58)

G|8-7-5-----------|----------------|6-5-3-----------|----------------|
D|------8-6-5-----|----------------|------6-5-3-----|----------------|
A|------------8-6-|6-----6-----6---|------------6-4-|4-----4-----4/--|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

G|10-8-----------------|----------------|13-12-10----------------|-------------------|
D|-----11-10-8---------|----------------|---------13-11-10-------|-------------------|
A|-------------11-10-8-|8-----8-----8---|------------------13-11-|11-----11-----11---|
E|---------------------|----------------|------------------------|-------------------|

G|8-7-5-----------|----------------|6-5-3-----------|----------------|
D|------8-6-5-----|----------------|------6-5-3-----|----------------|
A|------------8-6-|6-----6-----6---|------------6-4-|4-----4-----4/--|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

G|10-8-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|-----11-10-8---------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|-------------11-10-8-|8-----8-----8---|----------------|----------------|
E|---------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

[Break]

No Bass

(Verse 1 and Chorus repeat)

[Verse 1]

G|--------5-------|--3---5---5-----|--------5-------|--3---5---5-----|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|3-----x---------|x---------------|------x---------|x-----------1---|
E|----------------|------------3---|4---------------|----------------|
  T     T P        T P   P   P T    T     T P        T P   P   P T 

G|--------5-------|--3---5---5-----|--------5-------|--3---5---5-----|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|3-----x---------|x---------------|------x---------|x---------------|
E|----------------|------------3---|4---------------|------------4---|
  T     T P        T P   P   P T    T     T P        T P   P   P T 

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|--------3-----1-|--3---3---3-----|--------6-------|----6-----------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------6---5---|
E|1-----x---------|------------1/--|4-----x---------|x---------------|
  T     T P     P    P   P   P T    T     T P        T   P   T    T 

G|--------5-------|--3---5---5-----|--------5-------|--8---7---5\----|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|3-----x---------|x-----------1---|3-----x-------x-|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  T     T P        T P   P   P T    T     T P     T    P   P   P T 

Repeat section

G|--------5-------|--3---5---5-----|--------5-------|--3---5---5-----|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|3-----x---------|x---------------|------x---------|x-----------1---|
E|----------------|------------3---|4---------------|----------------|
  T     T P        T P   P   P T    T     T P        T P   P   P T 

G|--------5-------|--3---5---5-----|--------5-------|--3---5---5-----|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|3-----x---------|x---------------|------x---------|x---------------|
E|----------------|------------3---|4---------------|------------4---|
  T     T P        T P   P   P T    T     T P        T P   P   P T 

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|--------3-----1-|--3---3---3-----|--------6-------|----6-----------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------6---5---|
E|1-----x---------|------------1/--|4-----x---------|x---------------|
  T     T P     P    P   P   P T    T     T P        T   P   T    T 

G|--------5-------|--3---5---5-----|--------5-------|--8---7---5\----|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|3-----x---------|x-----------1---|3-----x-------x-|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  T     T P        T P   P   P T    T     T P     T    P   P   P T 

[Chorus]

G|----------13-------------|---13--------------------|------10---------|---10--------12-------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|-------------------13-|
A|11-11-11-----11-11-11-11-|-------11-11-11-11-10-10-|8-8-8------8-8-8-|------8-8-10----------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|----------------11----|

G|-----------------|----------------------|----------------|------------------|
D|------10---------|---10-----------------|------8---------|--8---------------|
A|-----------------|----------------------|----------------|--------8-8-10-10-|
E|8-8-8------8-8-8-|--------8-11----10----|6-6-6-----6-6-6-|------6-----------|

G|----------13-------------|---13--------------------|------10---------|---10-----------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|----------------------|
A|11-11-11--------11-11-11-|-------11-11-11-11-10-10-|8-8-8------8-8-8-|------8-8-------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|----------11-11-10-10-|

G|-----------------|------------------|------3---------|--3-------------|
D|------10---------|---10-------------|----------------|--------3-3-5-5-|
A|-----------------|----------6---5---|1-1-1-----1-1-1-|------1---------|
E|8-8-8------8-8-8-|--------8---------|----------------|----------------|

[Breakdown]

(4.03)
G|------------------|--------------------|----------------|----------------|
D|------------------|--------------------|----------------|----------------|
A|11-11-------------|------11-----11\----|8---------------|-----8----------|
E|------------------|--------------------|----------------|----------6/----|

G|----------------|------------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|------------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|------------------|----------------|----------------|
E|8---------------|-----8-----11\----|6---------------|-----6----6/----|

G|-----------------|--------------------|----------------|-------------------|
D|-----------------|-------------10\----|----------------|-----10-----10-----|
A|11---------------|------11------------|8---------------|-------------------|
E|-----------------|--------------------|----------------|-------------------|

G|-----------------|-------------------|----------------|-----------------|
D|10---------------|-------------------|----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-------------------|8---------------|-------8--8--10--|
E|-----------------|-----11-----10-----|----------------|-----------------|

G|----------13-------------|---13-----------13----12-|------10---------|---10--------12-------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|-------------------13-|
A|11-11-11--------11-11-11-|----------11-11----10----|8-8-8------8-8-8-|------8-8-10----------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|----------------11----|

G|-----------------|----------------------|----------------|----------10----12-|
D|------10---------|---10--------13----12-|------8---------|--8----------------|
A|-----------------|----------------------|----------------|--------8----10----|
E|8-8-8------8-8-8-|--------8-11----10----|6-6-6-----6-6-6-|------6------------|

G|----------13-------------|---13-----------13----12-|------10---------|---10--------12-------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|-------------------13-|
A|11-11-11--------11-11-11-|----------11-11----10----|8-8-8------8-8-8-|------8-8-10----------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|----------------11----|

G|-----------------|----------------------|----------------|----------------|
D|------10---------|---10--------13----12-|------8---------|8-8-------------|
A|-----------------|----------------------|----------------|------6-6-6-----|
E|8-8-8------8-8-8-|--------8-11----10----|6-6-6-----6-6-6-|----------------|

[Outro]

(4.45)

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|8---------------|----8-----8-----|
E|4---------------|----4-----4/----|----------------|----------------|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|6---------------|----6-----6-----|5---------------|----5-----5-----|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|3---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

************************************

| x   Dead note
| /   Slide up
| \   Slide down
| T   Thumb
| P   Pop

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Bass Tabs
Title Dark Necessities
Artist Red Hot Chili Peppers
Tablature Type ASCII Tab
YouTube ID Q0oIoR9mLwc

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b. Numbers:

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  • Play the 1st fret on the A string.
        G|-----------------|
        D|-----------------|
        A|---------3-------|
        E|---1-1---1---3---|

3. Playing Techniques

a. Hammer-ons and Pull-offs:

Hammer-ons are represented by an "h" (e.g., 5h7 means play the 5th fret and hammer onto the 7th fret). Pull-offs are represented by a "p" (e.g., 7p5 means play the 7th fret and pull off to the 5th fret).

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