Under The Bridge - Red Hot Chili Peppers


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This Version is Based on an "Under the Bridge" lesson by the RHCP Guitarist John Frusciante
Located here.            https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mU_sxusyuoI

This was the first song I ever learned to play and after 7 years learning and relearning it over and over
          I think I got it fairly down pat.

No capo


[Intro]
  D           
|-------------
|--3----------
|--------2----
|-----4-----4-
|--5----------
|-------------

              
--------------
3------------(
--2-----------
--------------
-----4-2------
----------5-4-

F#            
--------------
2)------------
------------3-
------4-------
---4-----4----
2-------------

            D
--------------
--------------
--------------
4---4-2-------
--------5-2-4h
--------------

--------------
-----------3(h
-----2--------
--4-----4-----
5-------------
--------------

--------------
5p3)----3/-5\-
-----2--2/-4\-
--------4/-6\-
--------------
--------------

--|
--|
--|
--|
--|
--|
  F#          
|-------------
|-------------
|-----------3-
|-------4-----
|----4----4---
|--2----------

             D
--------------
--------------
--------------
4--4-2--------
-------5-2-4h5
--------------

              
--------------
--------------
--------2-----
--4--------4--
-----5--------
--------------

         F#   
--------------
3------------(
----2---------
--------------
------4-2-----
----------5-4-

              
--------------
2)------------
-------------3
-------4------
--4-------4---
2-------------

     D
--------------
--------------
--------------
---4--4-2-----
-4--------5-2-
--------------

----|
----|
----|
----|
4h5-|
----|
              
|-------------
|----------3(h
|-----2-------
|--4-----4----
|-------------
|-------------

             F
--------------
5p3)----3/-5\-
-----2--2/-4\-
--------4/-6\-
--------------
--------------

#
--------------
--------------
---------3----
-----4-----4--
---4---4-----4
-2------------

--------|
--------|
--3-----|
----4---|
------4-|
--------|


[preVerse]
     *Instead of a lot of lines with the tab I'm going to try to jot down the individual chord.. 
         ..Positions next to the word 
      1. (so B chord can be  B:799877 or B:7998xx)
      2. Chords without the numbers next to it all whole chords 
      

E:x7999x     B
Sometimes I fe
     G|------9
     D|-9/11-9
     A|-9/11--
Like I don't h

:7998xx
el
-----|
--11\| 
--11\|     Ab:
ave    a   par

466xxx   A:5776xx
t.........ner


E:x7999x    B:7998xx
Sometimes I feel
      C#      A
Like my only friend


        E:x799
Is the city   
  D|-9/11--|
  A|-9/11--|  
The city   of 

9x     B:7998x
  I    live in
   Ab:4664xx  
    ang.......

x
A:5776xx
.els


E:x7999x    B:7998xx
Lonely as I am
C#           A       Emaj7:x79897
Together we cry


[Main Verse Riff/Progression:]
1.This is the main portion, there are muted strums between come chords but 
     I don't want the tab to be messy or confusing to look at.
2. the notes in () are from the album, not necessarily what John plays. 
     
|-------------
|-----9-------
|-----9------8
|--9--9------9
|--7---------9
|------------7

--------------
--------------
---8h9p-------
-9-x----9--9/1
-----------9/1
--------------

--------------
--------------
--9------4--6-
1-9-11\--6--7-
1---11\--6--7-
---------4--5-

--------------
--------------
6h7p---------9
x----7-------9
--------7/11--
--------------

--------------
--------------
--------8---8h
--11\---9-9-x-
--11\---9-----
--------7-----

--------------
--------------
9p-------9---6
---9/11--9---7
---9/11------7
-------------5

--(5)----|
---(5)---|
----(6)--|
---------|
---------|
---------|
              
|-------------
|-------------
|-------9-----
|--9/11-9-11\-
|--9/11---11\-
|-------------

              
--------------
--------------
-8-----8h9p---
-9-9---x----9-
-9---9--------
-7------------

              
--------------
--------------
-----9-----4--
9/11-9-11--6--
9/11---11--6--
-----------4--

              
--5h7p--------
-------5------
6-----------9-
7-----------9-
7-------7/11--
5-------------

              
---------7h9p-
---------7----
----8----8----
11\-9--9------
11\-9---------
----7---------

              
--------------
7-------------
--8------9-- 9
----9/11-9--11
----9/11----11
--------------

       Whammy:
-----(5)------
------(5)-9---
\--6------8---
\--7------9---
\--7------7---
---5----------

easy
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I drive on her streets                         It's hard to believe
'Cause she's my companion                      That there's nobody out there
I walk through her hills                       It's hard to believe
'Cause she knows who I am                      That I'm all alone
She sees my good deeds and                     At least I have her love
She kisses me windy and                        The city she loves me
I never worry                                  Lonely as I am
Now that is a lie                              Together we cry
**Chorus**                                       **Chorus**



[Chorus]
              
              
              
 F#m        E 
|-------------
|----10-----9-
|----11-----9-
|----11-----9-
|-----9-----7-
|-------------

  For B CHord 
              
              
              
--------------
9----9--------
9----9--------
9----9--------
7----7--------
--------------

  >   1.Mut
      2.Bar 11
      3.Pinky 
     B        
-----11-11-11-
-----12-12-12-
-----11-11-11-
--------------
--------------
--------------

e all with Poi
s with Ring Fi
on 12
       F#m    
11------------
12------10---1
11------11---1
--------11---1
---------9----
--------------

nter Finger
nger 
         D.U.P
--------------
0-10-----x-x-x
1-11-----x-x-x
1-11-----x-x-x
9-9------x-x-x
--------------

.U 
-----|x4
-x---|
-x---|No D.U.D.U on 4th repeat
-x---|
-x---|
-----|



I don't ever wanna feel
Like I did that day
Take me to the place I love
Take me all the way
I don't ever want to feel
Like I did that day
Take me to the place I love
Take me all that way (yeah yeah yeah)




[2nd Verse tab -same as the first]

[Bridge]

   A          
|-------------
|--5--5-x-x---
|--6--6-x-x---
|--7--7-x-x---
|-------------
|-------------

C             
--------------
-5-5----------
-5-----5h7p---
-5---5------7\
--------------
--------------

  G          F
--------------
---3--3-x-x---
---4--4-x-x---
---5--5-x-x---
--------------
--------------

----1h3p-----|
1-1------1/--|
2------------|
3------------|
-------------|
-------------|

Under the bridge downtown
Is where I drew some blood
Under the bridge "
I could not get enough
Under the bridge "
Forgot about my love
Under the bridge "
I gave my life away (yeah yeah yeah)
Ooh no (no no yeah yeah)
Here I stay yeah yeah


[Outro]
Electric or Ac
   Fmaj7: or 1
|----12--| x12
|----10--|    
|----10--|    
|----10--|    
|--------|    
|--------|    

oustic
33210         
@           |-
            |-
            |-
            |-
            |-
            |-

E: or 022100  
--10---|x8    
---9---|      
---9---|      
---9---|      
-------|      
-------|      

              
          |---
          |---
          |---
          |---
          |---
          |---

Gmaj7 35543x: or 330033(Gmaj)
-14----|x8
-12----| 
-12----|
-12----| 
-------| 
-------|

   A          
|-------------
|--5--5-x-x---
|--6--6-x-x---
|--7--7-x-x---
|-------------
|-------------

C             
--------------
-5-5----------
-5-----5h7p---
-5---5------7\
--------------
--------------

  G          F
--------------
---3--3-x-x---
---4--4-x-x---
---5--5-x-x---
--------------
--------------

----1h3p-----|
1-1------1/--|
2------------|
3------------|
-------------|
-------------|


Here I stay...
**Final repeat
   A          
|-------------
|--5--5-x-x---
|--6--6-x-x---
|--7--7-x-x---
|-------------
|-------------

-----------
C             
--------------
-5-5----------
-5-----5h7p---
-5---5------7\
--------------
--------------

  G          F
--------------
---3--3-x-x---
---4--4-x-x---
---5--5-x-x---
--------------
--------------

           A
-----0--------
0-h1---1---2--
2----------2--
3----------2--
-----------0--
--------------

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| x    Dead note
| (n)  Ghost note
| h    Hammer-on
| p    Pull-off
| /    Slide up
| \    Slide down

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