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Areoplane
Red Hot Chili Peppers
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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. S E. S E. S E. 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
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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