Areoplane by Red Hot Chili Peppers AEROPLANE (Bassline) As recorded by The Red Hot Chili Peppers (From the 1995 Album ONE HOT MINUTE) Words and Music by Anthony Kiedis, Michael Balzary, Chad Smith and David Navarro Transcribed by Jake Brown Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Untitled' Gtr II (E A D G) - 'Untitled' Intro Moderately Q=96 1/8 4/4 Gtr I E H +Q. S S S S Q. +Q. S S |---|-17----(17)---17s19s|=17-----------------------| |---|--------------------|----17--------------------| |---|--------------------|-------15----(15)---15h17-| |-0-|--------------------|--------------------------| H E E +S E +S H. +E E |-------------------------|-----------------| |-17----------------------|-----------------| |---------15-(15)---------|-----------------| |-----------------15-(15)S|=8-------(8)S15--| |--3---| a S E. +H +E E E Q. E E S S +S S E |------------------------------|-17-------21----19-(19)----17-| |------------------------------|-------17----17---------17----| |-15h17-15--(15)----(15)-17s19-|------------------------------| |------------------------------|------------------------------| H. S E. H. +Q |-17-------------|-------------------| |------------17--|-------------------| |----------------|-15tr17------(15)--| |----------------|-------------------| Chorus ~~ ~~~~~~~ ~~ Q +E. S +E E +Q Q +E. S +E E E E Q +E. S +E E +Q |-----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------| |-10--(10)S0-(0)-1-(1)--|-/3--(3)-----------(3)-|-10--(10)S0-(0)-1-(1)-| |-----------------------|---------0-(0)-1-------|----------------------| E S S S E S S S S S S S S S |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| |-3-3-3-3s5-5-5s6-6-6-6s8-8-8-| |-----------------------------| ~~~~~~~~~ a Q +E. S +E E +Q Q +E. S +E E +E S S |-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------| |-8s10--(10)S0-(0)-1-(1)--|-/3--(3)------------------| |-------------------------|---------0-(0)-1-(1)-1h2--| ~~ Q Q Q Q Q S S S S +E E +Q E. S +E E +E E +S S E |--------------|-----------------------|--------------------------| |--------------|----------2-(2)-3-(3)--|--------------------------| |----0--1--/5--|-3--3-3-3--------------|----0-(0)-1-(1)-3-(3)-3s5-| |-3------------|-----------------------|-3------------------------| E. S +E E +S S E S S E E. S +E E +E E +S S E |--------------------------|--------------------------| |----------------3s5-3-----|--------------------------| |-3--5-(5)-6-(6)-------5-3-|----------------3-(3)-3s5-| |--------------------------|-3--5-(5)-6-(6)-----------| E. S +S S E +S S S S S S E |------------------------------| |----------------------------5-| |-3--5-(5)-5-6-(6)-6h8p6-8-6---| |------------------------------| Verse Gtr II e S S S S e e S S S S e |-----------------7---7---| |-----5---5---------------| |---------------5---5---4-| |-3-x---x---5-6-----------| e S S S S e e S S S S S S e S S S S e e S S S S e |-----5---5-----------------|-----------------7---7---| |-----------------3---5---5-|-----5---5---------------| |-3-x---x---5-6-------------|---------------5---5---4-| |---------------x---x---x---|-3-x---x---5-6-----------| e S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-----5---5-----------5---------| |-----------------5-------------| |-3-x---x---5h7-x---x-----x-x---| |-------------------------------| e S S S S E e S S S S e e S S S s S S S S S S S S S S |-----------------7---7---|-----5---x---------------------| |-----5---5---------------|-----------------5---3---------| |---------------5---5---4-|-3-3-------5h7-x---x-----3s1---| |-3-x---x---5-6-----------|-----------------------------x-| e S S S S e e S S S S e e S S S S e a e E E E e S S S S e e S S S S e |-----------------7---7---|------5---5-------8---7-|-----------------7---7----| |-----5---5---------------|------------------------|-----5---5----------------| |---------------5---5---4-|-3--x---x---5-5h6---5---|---------------5---5---4--| |-3-x---x---5-6-----------|------------------------|-3-x---x---5-6------------| e S S S S e e S S S S S S e S S S S e e S S S S e |-----5---5-----------------|-----------------7---7---| |-----------------3---5---5-|-----5---5---------------| |-3-x---x---5-6-------------|---------------5---5---4-| |---------------x---x---x---|-3-x---x---5-6-----------| e S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-----5---x-----------------------| |---------------------------------| |-3-x-------------1---1---1h3-----| |-----------1h3-x---x---------x---| E S S S S E E S S S S E |-------------------------| |-----5---5-------3---3---| |-----------------------2-| |-3-x---3---5-6-6---6-----| E S S S S e E S S S S S S e S S S S e e S S S S e |-----5---5-----------------|-----------------7---7---| |-----------------3---5---5-|-----5---5---------------| |-3-3---3---5-6-------------|---------------5---5---4-| |---------------x---x---x---|-3-x---x---5-6-----------| Chorus Gtr I ~~ ~~~~~~~ e S S S S e S S E E E Q +E. S +E E +Q Q +E. S +E E E E |-----5---5-------------||-----------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------||-----------------------|-----------------------| |-3-3---3---5-6s7---8---||-10--(10)S0-(0)-1-(1)--|-/3--(3)-----------(3)-| |-----------------------||-----------------------|---------0-(0)-1-------| ~~ ~~~~~~~~~~ Q +E. S +E E +Q E S S S S S S S S S S E E Q +E. S +E E +Q |-----------------------|-----------------------------|----------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------------|----------------------| |-10--(10)S0-(0)-1-(1)--|-3-3-3-3s5-5-5-5s6-6-6s19s17-|-10--(10)S0-(0)-1-(1)-| |-----------------------|-----------------------------|----------------------| ~~~~~~~ Q +E. S +E E +Q Q Q Q S E. |-----------------------|--------------------| |-----------------------|--------------------| |-/3--(3)---------------|-10--12--13--13s17--| |---------0-(0)-1--(1)--|--------------------| E S S S S S S +E E +E E |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-15-15-15-15-15-15-----------------| |-------------------0-(0)-1--(1)-2--| E S S E S S +E E +S S E E S S +E E +S S E S S E |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|-----------------3s5-3---3-| |-----------------3-(3)-3s5-|-3-3-5-(5)-6-(6)-------5---| |-3-3-3-5-6-6-(6)-----------|---------------------------| E. S +E E E E +S a E. |-----------------------------| |-5--7-(7)-8---10-(10)-10s12--| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| E. S +E E S a S S S a S S E |-------------------10h12-12-12-10h12-12-12\-|| |-10--12-(12)-13-14--------------------------|| |--------------------------------------------|| |--------------------------------------------|| Verse Gtr II e S S S S e e S S S S e e S S S S e e S S S S S S |-----------------7---7---|-----5---5------------------| |-----5---5---------------|-----------------3---5---5--| |---------------5---5---4-|-3-x---x---5-6--------------| |-3-x---x---5-6-----------|---------------x---x---x----| e S S S S e e S S S S e |-----------------7---7---| |-----5---5---------------| |---------------5---5---4-| |-3-x---x---5-6-----------| E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S e S S S S e e S S S S e |-----5-------------------------|-----------------7---7---| |-------------------------------|-----5---5---------------| |-3-x-------------1h3-1---------|---------------5---5---4-| |---------x-1h3-----------1h3-1-|-3-x---x---5-6-----------| e S S S S e E S S S S S S e S S S S e e S S S S e |-----5---5-----------------|-----------------7---7---| |---------------3-----5-----|-----5---5---------------| |-3-x-------5-6-------------|---------------5---5---4-| |-----------------x-x---x-x-|-3-x---x---5-6-----------| e S S S S E S S S S S E S |-----5---x------10---9---------| |-------------------------10----| |-3-3---x---/8------x---x----x--| |-------------------------------| e S S S S e e S S S S e |-----------------7---7---| |-----5---5---------------| |---------------5---5---4-| |-3-x---x---5-6-----------| e S S S S e e S S S S S S e S S S S e e S S S S e |-----5---5-----------------|-----------------7---7---| |-----------------3---5---5-|-----5---5---------------| |-3-x---x---5-6-------------|---------------5---5---4-| |---------------x---x---x---|-3-x---x---5-6-----------| e S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-----5---x---------------------| |---------------x-3h5-x-5p3-----| |-3-3-------3h5-------------5-3-| |-------------------------------| E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------------|-----5---5-----------5---7---8-| |-----5---5-------3---3---|-----------------5-------------| |-----------------------2-|-3-x---x---6h7-x---x---x---x---| |-3-x---3---5-6-6---6-----|-------------------------------| Chorus Gtr I ~~ E S S S S E E S S S S E e S S S S e S S E E E Q +E. S +E E +Q |-------------------------|-----5---5-------------||-----------------------| |-----5---5-------3---3---|-----------------------||-----------------------| |-----------------------2-|-3-x---x---5-6s7---8---||-10--(10)S0-(0)-1-(1)--| |-3-x---3---5-6-6---6-----|-----------------------||-----------------------| ~~~~~~~ ~~ Q +E. S +E E E E Q +E. S +E E +Q |-----------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------| |-/3--(3)-----------(3)-|-10--(10)S0-(0)-1-(1)--| |---------0-(0)-1-------|-----------------------| Q +S S S S E. S +E e |----------------------------------| |-------------10----13--12-(12)-10-| |-/3---(3)-10----10----------------| |----------------------------------| ~~~~~~~~~ ~~ a Q +E. S +E E +Q Q +E. S +E E +E S S Q Q Q Q |-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------| |-8s10--(10)S0-(0)-1-(1)--|-/3--(3)-----------------|----0--1--/5--| |-------------------------|---------0-(0)-1-(1)-1h2-|-3------------| Bridge Q S S S S +E E +Q e e Q E e e E E e E e Q E. S |------------------------||------------------|----------------------| |----------2-(2)---------||------------------|----------------------| |-3--3-3-3---------------||-6--6-------8-8---|---10---10----------8-| |----------------1--(1)--||------------------|----------------------| e e Q E e e E E e E e Q E. S e e Q E e e E |----------------|-------------------|---------------10----| |----------------|-------------------|---------------------| |-6-6------8-8---|---10---10-------8-|-6-6--------8--------| |----------------|-------------------|---------------------| E e S S S S E S S S S E |------------10----12---0-12-10-----| |---------12----12--------------12\-| |---10------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| e E E e E e E e E e S S S S S S E S S E |-------8-------10-|-----------10---x-10----12-10------| |------------------|--------12-----------12-------12\--| |-6-6-------8------|---10------------------------------| |------------------|-----------------------------------| e e Q E e E e E e S S S S e S S S S E e e Q E e e E |---------------10-|-----------10----12---15---10----|------------------| |------------------|--------12----12--------------10-|------------------| |-6-6-------8------|---10----------------------------|-6-6-------8-8----| |------------------|---------------------------------|------------------| Gtr II Gtr I ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~ E E E E E E Q Q +E S S +E E +Q Q S S S S +E E E E |-------------------||--------------------------|----------------------------| |-------------------||--------------------------|----------------------------| |---10---10---10----||-10--(10)\-1-0-(0)-1--(1)-|-/3---3-3-3------------/10--| |-------------------||--------------------------|------------0-(0)-1---------| ~~ ~~~~~~~~~ Q +E. S +E E +Q E E E E E E E E a Q +E. S +E E +Q |-----------------------|--------------------|------------------------| |-----------------------|--------------------|------------------------| |-10--(10)S0-(0)-1-(1)--|-3S1s6S1s12S1s18h19-|-8s10--(10)S0-(0)-1-(1)-| |-----------------------|--------------------|------------------------| ~~ Q +E. S +E E +E S S Q Q Q Q Q S S S S +E E +Q |-------------------------|--------------|----------------------|| |-------------------------|--------------|----------2-(2)-3-(3)-|| |-/3--(3)-----------------|----0--1--/5--|-3--3-3-3-------------|| |---------0-(0)-1-(1)-1h2-|-3------------|----------------------|| Bass Solo S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-----------0-3-4-----------------| |-------------------3---0-5-3-----| |-----------------------------5---| |-3-----3-------------------------| |-3-| S E. S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S E e E E Q |------------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------------|------------------------| |-3--------1---3-1-------------|------------------------| |--------3---3-----3---1-0-2---|-3-3-3-3-1-1---3s=15\---| |-3-| E S S S E e S S S S S S S S |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-3-3-3-3-1-1---(1)-(3)-(1)-(4)-(1)-(5)-(1)-| |-------------------------------------------| S S S S S S S S E s S S E. e E e E S S S S S S S S |-------------------3--------|-------------------------| |-----5-------3--------------|-------------------------| |-x-------x---------------4--|-3---1---3-1-------------| |----------------------------|-------------3---1-0-2---| Guitar e E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q E E Q E E E E E E E E |-----------0-3-4-------------|-----5----------------||-----------------| |-------0-5-------5-0-3-------|----------------------||-----------------| |-----------------------0-4-1-|-3-------------1s15\--||-----0-0-1-1-2-2-| |-3---------------------------|----------------------||-3-3-------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E |-----------------|---------------------| |-----------------|-------7-7-8-8-9-9-9-| |-3-3-5-5-6-6-8-8-|-10-10---------------| |-----------------|---------------------| E S S E S S E S S E E a E. S E. S E E E E |----------------------------10-10-|-10h12--12-10--10--------------| |-10-10-10-12-12-12-13-13-13-------|------------------13-13-12-12--| |----------------------------------|-------------------------------| |----------------------------------|-------------------------------| S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |----------------------------|-------------------| |-10-10-10-------------------|-------------------| |----------13-13-12-12-11-11-|-10-10-8-8-6-6-5-5-| |----------------------------|-------------------| E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E |-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-------------------| |-3-3-------------|-------0-0-1-1-2-2-| |-----6-6-5-5-4-4-|-3-3-3-------------| E S S E S S E S S E E E S S E E E E S S E S S E E E E E E E |-----------------------|------------------------|----------------------------| |-----------------------|----------7-7-8-8-9-9-9-|-10-10-10-12-12-13-13-10-10-| |-3-3-3-5-5-5-6-6-6-8-8-|-10-10-10---------------|----------------------------| |-----------------------|------------------------|----------------------------| a E. 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S |-10h12--10-10--10---------------| |------------------13--13-12--12-| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E E E E E E E |-------------------------------------|----------------------| |-13-12-10-12-10----10----------------|----------------------| |----------------13----13-12-13-12-10-|-10-10-10-8-8-6-6-5-5-| |-------------------------------------|----------------------| 2/4 ~ ~~ E E E E E E E E H +H H +H W W |-----------------|-------------:----------------:------:----*| |-----------------|-------------:----------------:------:----*| |-3-3-------------|-------------:----------------:------:----*| |-----6-6-5-5-4-4-|-3----(3)s===:=15----(15)/----:------:----*| Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide - natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths www.TAB6.com