Death of a Martian Bass Tab - Red Hot Chili Peppers

Death of a Martian - Red Hot Chili Peppers
Tabbed By : Kevin A. (Felas_kevin)
e-mail: vekiskev@yahoo.com
Tuning: standard

I love this song. You really have to listen close for all of the timing.

[First Verse]
G|----8----8----8----8----8-------7----7----7----7----7-------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-88---88---88---88---88---8--66---66---66---66---66---6-----|

G|----8----8----8----8----8-----|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|-88---88---88---88---88---8---|

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

Play this 3 times then...

[Pr-echorus] (0:50)
G|--10-12--10-12--10-12--10-12--10-12--10-12--10-12--10-12---|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-10----10-----10-----10-----10-----10-----10-----10--------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

G|---10-12--10-12---|
D|------------------|
A|-10-----10--------|
E|------------------|

[First Chorus] (0:59)
*You can pick up the rhythm and timing when you hear the track.
G|-------------------7--13-----------------10h12------|
D|-10(x9)-8(x9)-6(x9)------12/1010101010-10-----13----|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

G|------10/12-10-8h10-8-------------------------------|
D|-88888---------------10-333333333-555-555-353-------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

G|---------8--8------10/12-10-8------------7--13-13------|
D|-10101010-10-10-888----------10-8-6666666---------12---|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

G|-----------12-10--------8-------------------|
D|-1010101010-----13-88888-10-3(x9)5(x9)------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

[Pre-Verse] (1:32)
G|----8----8----8----8----8-------7----7----7----7----7-------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-88---88---88---88---88---8--66---66---66---66---66---6-----|

[Second Verse] (1:40)
G|----8----8----8----8----8-------7----7----7----7----7-------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-88---88---88---88---88---8--66---66---66---66---66---6-----|

G|----8----8----8----8----8-----|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|-88---88---88---88---88---8---|

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

Play this 2 times then...

[Pre-chorus] (02:14)
G|--10-12--10-12--10-12--10-12--10-12--10-12--10-12--10-12---|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-10----10-----10-----10-----10-----10-----10-----10--------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

G|---10-12--10-12---|
D|------------------|
A|-10-----10--------|
E|------------------|

[Second Chorus] (2:22)
G|---------------8------------------7-7-8-7----|
D|-10101010101010--10-8(x9)-66666666-----------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|

G|-------10h12-10------------10/12-10-8h10p8----------|
D|-101010--------13-10-13-888---------------10-8------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

G|---------5-------------3-5-8--|
D|-33333533--555-5555-3h5-------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|

G|---------8h10-8--8----------8----------|
D|-10101010------10--8888-8h10-10-8-10---|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|

G|----------77-----13----------|
D|-66666666---10h12--12-10h12--|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|

G|---------12-15-12-10-------10h12---10---------|
D|-10101010-----------13-8888----------13-10----|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

G|------------------------------------------------|
D|-88888888-10101010101010-1010-1010-10-10--------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------8~~/---|

[Outro Thingy] (2:58 Bass Enters @ 3:05)
*this is played with overdrive
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----11--------------------/11----8h10-8--8----------|
E|-8-----11--10-11-10-6--8------11-------11-11-10-6---|

G|--------------------------------------12--/20-20-20\----|
D|---------------------------------13-15------------------|
A|----/11------------------11-13h15-----------------------|
E|-8------11--10-11-10---8--------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|----/11--------------------------3----8h10p8-------------|
E|-8------11--13-11-10-11-8-11-10-4-4--8-------11-8-11-10--|

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

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

G|---------------------------8--8-/12/13/12-10h12-10-8-10-8-|
D|-----------------------8h10-10----------------------------|
A|---/11-------------8h10-----------------------------------|
E|-8-----11--10-11--8---------------------------------------|

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

G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|---/11------------------|
E|-8-----11--10-11-10-----| x2

G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---/11---8---------11---------11-10-8--------/15~~-|
E|-8-----11-11-10--8----11-10-8---------10-8~~~------|

There you go :)

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| h  Hammer-on
| /  Slide up
| p  Pull-off
| \  Slide down
| ~  Vibrato

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Bass Tabs
Title	Death of a Martian
Artist	Red Hot Chili Peppers
Tablature Type	ASCII Tab
YouTube ID	44S9JcqkioY

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a. Strings:

Bass tab consists of horizontal lines representing the strings of the bass guitar. The lowest-pitched string (usually the E string) is at the bottom, and the highest-pitched string (usually the G string) is at the top.

b. Numbers:

Numbers on the lines indicate which fret to play on a specific string. For example, if you see "3" on the E string, it means you should press down the third fret on the lowest string.

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Play the note on the 1st fret of the E string.
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Play the 3rd fret on the A string.
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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