This is the whole song including the runs that Flea does.
Words and Music by Anthony Kiedis, Flea, John Frusctiane and Chad Smith
[Intro] Slow Rock MM = 66
A5 F5 C5 G5
G|-9-------x-x-x-x-5-------x-x-x-12-|-12------x-x-x-x-7-------x-x-x-x-|
D|-7-------x-x-x-x-3-------x-x-x-10-|-10------x-x-x-x-5-------x-x-x-x-|
A|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
A5 F5 C5 C5
G|-9-------x-x-x-x-5-------x-x-x-12-|-12------x-x-x-x-7-------x-x---x-|
D|-7-------x-x-x-x-3-------x-x-x-10-|-10------x-x-x-x-5-------x-x---x-|
A|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
[Verse]
A5 F5 C5 G5
G|-9-------x-x-x-x-5-------x-x-x-12-|-12------x-x-x-x-7-------x-x-x-x-|
D|-7-------x-x-x-x-3-------x-x-x-10-|-10------x-x-x-x-5-------x-x-x-x-|
A|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
A5 F5 C5 G5
G|-9-------x-x-x-x-5-------x-x-x-12-|-12------x-x-x-x-7-------x-x-x-x-|
D|-7-------x-x-x-x-3-------x-x-x-10-|-10------x-x-x-x-5-------x-x-x-x-|
A|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
A5 F5 C5 G5
G|-9-------x-x-x-x-5-------x-x-x-12-|-12------x-x-x-x-7-------x-x-x-x-|
D|-7-------x-x-x-x-3-------x-x-x-10-|-10------x-x-x-x-5-------x-x-x-x-|
A|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
A5 F5 C5 G5
G|-9-------x-x-x-x-5-------x-x-x-12-|-12------x-x-x-x-7-------x-x-x-x-|
D|-7-------x-x-x-x-3-------x-x-x-10-|-10------x-x-x-x-5-------x-x-x-x-|
A|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
[Interlude]
A5 F5 C5 G5
G|-9-------x-x-x-x-5-------x-x-x-12-|-12------x-x-x-x-7-------x-x-x-x-|
D|-7-------x-x-x-x-3-------x-x-x-10-|-10------x-x-x-x-5-------x-x-x-x-|
A|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
A5 F5 C5 G5
G|-9-------x-x-x-x-5-------x-x-x-12-|-12------x-x-x-x-7---------------|
D|-7-------x-x-x-x-3-------x-x-x-10-|-10------x-x-x-x-5---------------|
A|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
[Verse 2]
A5 F5 C5 G5
G|-9-------x-x-x-x-5-------x-x-x-12-|-12------x-x-x-x-7-------x-x-x-x-|
D|-7-------x-x-x-x-3-------x-x-x-10-|-10------x-x-x-x-5-------x-x-x-x-|
A|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
A5 F5 C5 G5
G|-9-------x-x-x-x-5-------x-x-x-12-|-12------x-x-x-x-7-------x-x-x-x-|
D|-7-------x-x-x-x-3-------x-x-x-10-|-10------x-x-x-x-5-------x-x-x-x-|
A|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
A5 F5 C5 G5
G|-9-------x-x-x-x-5-------x-x-x-12-|-12------x-x-x-x-7-------x-x-x-x-|
D|-7-------x-x-x-x-3-------x-x-x-10-|-10------x-x-x-x-5-------x-x-x-x-|
A|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
A5 F5 C5 G5
G|-9-------x-x-x-x-5-------x-x-x-12-|-12------x-x-x-x-7-------x-x-x-x-|
D|-7-------x-x-x-x-3-------x-x-x-10-|-10------x-x-x-x-5-------x-x-x-x-|
A|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
[Chorus] w/Heavy Distortion
A5 F5 C5 G5
G|-9-------x-x-x-x-5-------x-x-x-12-|-12------x-x-x-x-7-------x-x-x-x-|
D|-7-------x-x-x-x-3-------x-x-x-10-|-10------x-x-x-x-5-------x-x-x-x-|
A|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
A5 F5 C5 G5
G|-9-------x-x-x-x-5-------x-x-x-12-|-12----12----x--x--x--x-----12-------------------|
D|-7-------x-x-x-x-3-------x-x-x-10-|-10----10----x--x--x--x--14----12-10-12-10-------|
A|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------12-10-|
E|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
[GUITAR SOLO]
Distortion Off
A5 F5 C5 G5
G|-9-------x-x-x-x-5-------x-x-x-12-|-10------x-x-x-x-7-------x-x-x-x-|
D|-7-------x-x-x-x-3-------x-x-x-10-|-12------x-x-x-x-5-------x-x-x-x-|
A|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
A5 F5 C5 G5
G|-9-------x-x-x-x-5-------x-x-x-12-|-10------x-x-x-x-7-------x-x-x-x-|
D|-7-------x-x-x-x-3-------x-x-x-10-|-12------x-x-x-x-5-------x-x-x-x-|
A|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
[Verse 3]
A5 F5 C5 G5
G|-9-------x-x-x-x-5-------x-x-x-12-|-12------x-x-x-x-7-------x-x-x-x-|
D|-7-------x-x-x-x-3-------x-x-x-10-|-10------x-x-x-x-5-------x-x-x-x-|
A|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
A5 F5 C5 G5
G|-9-------x-x-x-x-5-------x-x-x-12-|-12------x-x-x-x-7-------x-x-x-x-|
D|-7-------x-x-x-x-3-------x-x-x-10-|-10------x-x-x-x-5-------x-x-x-x-|
A|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
A5 F5 C5 G5
G|-9-------x-x-x-x-5-------x-x-x-12-|-12------x-x-x-x-7-------x-x-x-x-|
D|-7-------x-x-x-x-3-------x-x-x-10-|-10------x-x-x-x-5-------x-x-x-x-|
A|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
A5 F5 C5 G5
G|-9-------x-x-x-x-5-------x-x-x-12-|-12------x-x-x-x-7-------x-x-x-x-|
D|-7-------x-x-x-x-3-------x-x-x-10-|-10------x-x-x-x-5-------x-x-x-x-|
A|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
[Chorus] w/Heavy Distortion
A5 F5 C5 G5
G|-9-------x-x-x-x-5-------x-x-x-12-|-12------x-x-x-x-7-------x-x-x-x-|
D|-7-------x-x-x-x-3-------x-x-x-10-|-10------x-x-x-x-5-------x-x-x-x-|
A|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
A5 F5 C5 G5
G|-9-------x-x-x-x-5-------x-x-x-12-|-12----------x--x--x--0-----------12----------0--|
D|-7-------x-x-x-x-3-------x-x-x-10-|-10----------x--x--x--0--12-12-14----12-10-------|
A|----------------------------------|-------------------------10----------------12----|
E|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
A5 F5 C5 G5
G|-9-------x-x-x-x-5-------x-x-x-12-|-12------x-x-x-x-7-------x-x-x-x-|
D|-7-------x-x-x-x-3-------x-x-x-10-|-10------x-x-x-x-5-------x-x-x-x-|
A|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
A5 F5 C5 G5
G|-9-------x-x-x-x-5-------x-x-x-12-|-12----12-----------------12----------------------|
D|-7-------x-x-x-x-3-------x-x-x-10-|-10-------10-12*&12-10-12*~~~~~&12-10-12p10-------|
A|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------12-10-|
E|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
[Interlude]
A5 F5 C5 G5
G|-9-------x-x-x-x-5-------x-x-x-12-|-12------x-x-x-x-----------------|
D|-7-------x-x-x-x-3-------x-x-x-10-|-10------x-x-x-x-12--12--12#-10--|
A|---------x-x-x-x---------x-x-x----|---------x-x-x-x-10--10----------|
E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
A5 F5 C5 G5
G|-9-------x-x-x-x-5-------x-x-x-12-|-12------x-x-x-x-------------12--|
D|-7-------x-x-x-x-3-------x-x-x-10-|-10------x-x-x-x-12--12--12*-----|
A|---------x-x-x-x---------x-x-x----|---------x-x-x-x-10--10----------|
E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
A5 F5 C5 G5
G|-9-------x-x-x-x-5-------x-x-x-12-|-12------x-x-x-x---------x-x-9-9-|
D|-7-------x-x-x-x-3-------x-x-x-10-|-10------x-x-x-x-12------x-x-7-7-|
A|---------x-x-x-x---------x-x-x----|---------x-x-x-x-10------x-x-----|
E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
A5 F5 C5 G5
G|-9-------x-x-x-x-5-------x-x-x-12-|-12p10----------------------12-------------------|
D|-7-------x-x-x-x-3-------x-x-x-10-|-10----12#---12p10-12*&--10----10-12*&--10-------|
A|---------x-x-x-x---------x-x-x----|-------------------------------------------12-10-|
E|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
[ONTRO] VERSE
Distortion Off
A5 F5 C5 G5
G|-9-------x-x-x-x-5-------x-x-x-12-|-12------x-x-x-x-7-------x-x-x-x-|
D|-7-------x-x-x-x-3-------x-x-x-10-|-10------x-x-x-x-5-------x-x-x-x-|
A|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
A5 F5 C5 G5
G|-9-------x-x-x-x-5-------x-x-x-12-|-12------x-x-x-x-7-------x-x-x-x-|
D|-7-------x-x-x-x-3-------x-x-x-10-|-10------x-x-x-x-5-------x-x-x-x-|
A|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
A5 F5 C5 G5
G|-9-------x-x-x-x-5-------x-x-x-12-|-12------x-x-x-x-7-------x-x-x-x-|
D|-7-------x-x-x-x-3-------x-x-x-10-|-10------x-x-x-x-5-------x-x-x-x-|
A|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
A5 F5 C5 G5
G|-9-------x-x-x-x-5-------x-x-x-12-|-12------x-x-x-x-7-------x-x-x-x-|
D|-7-------x-x-x-x-3-------x-x-x-10-|-10------x-x-x-x-5-------x-x-x-x-|
A|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
A5 F5 C5 G5
G|-9-------x-x-x-x-5-------x-x-x-12-|-12------x-x-x-x-7-------x-x-x-x-|
D|-7-------x-x-x-x-3-------x-x-x-10-|-10------x-x-x-x-5-------x-x-x-x-|
A|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
A5 F5 C5 G5
G|-9-------x-x-x-x-5-------x-x-x-12-|-12------x-x-x-x-7-------x-x-x-x-|
D|-7-------x-x-x-x-3-------x-x-x-10-|-10------x-x-x-x-5-------x-x-x-x-|
A|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
A5 F5 C5 G5
G|-9-------x-x-x-x-5-------x-x-x-12-|-12------x-x-x-x-7-------x-x-x-x-|
D|-7-------x-x-x-x-3-------x-x-x-10-|-10------x-x-x-x-5-------x-x-x-x-|
A|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
A5 F5
G|-9-------x-x-x-x-5-------x-x-x-x--|
D|-7-------x-x-x-x-3-------x-x-x-x--|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
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Bass Tabs |
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Title |
Don’t Forget Me |
Artist |
Red Hot Chili Peppers |
Tablature Type |
ASCII Tab |
YouTube ID |
w6hhe-EScdU |
Interactive Bass Tab Guide
Interactive bass tabs provide a better experience than ASCII tabs. With playback, loop, print features and a responsive display that follows the screen of your device.
Use these buttons to control the digital tab player.
Symbol | Function |
| Move cursor to the first bar |
| Play interactive tabs |
| Pause playback |
| Loop |
| Print the tab |
| Zoom |
Page | Switch between page and horizontal view mode |
How to Read Bass Tab: A Beginner's Guide
1. Understanding the Basics
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.
2. Reading Bass Tab Example
In this tab:
- Play the note on the 1st fret of the E string.
- Play the open E string.
- 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).
b. Slides:
Slides are often indicated by an "/" or "\\" between two numbers (e.g., 5/7 means slide from the 5th fret to the 7th fret).