Red Hot Chilli Peppers - 'under the bridge' from 'blood sugar sex magic' The recording has two guitar tracks, panned left and right. The left channel guitar plays the intro, then both guitars play almost identically until the outro. solo guitar intro (8 bars total) [1] b---------------3------------------ g----------2--------2------------------ D-------4-----4------------------------ A----5-----------------4-2-0--------- E----------------------------4----- /\...............hold notes in chord [2] and [4] b--------------------------------- g---------------3----------------- D---------4--------4---4-2-0------ go to 3rd bar, A------4-----4---------------2----- next time repeat from bar [1] E---2------------------------------- /\..............hold notes in chord [3] b---------------3h(5)s(3)------------------ g-----------2--------------2-------------- D-------4-----4----------------4/-6-------- go to 2nd bar A-4/(5)---5--------------------5/-7------ E--------------------------------------- /\...........hold notes in chord verse figure 1 (4 bar cycle) E B C#m G#m A e||------------|---------------- b||o-9---7-----|-9---9---4---5-- barre the ring g||o-9---8-----|-9---9---4---6-- finger for E chord D||--9---9-----|-11--11--6---7-- last time extra 2 bars E B C#m A Emaj7 e------------|--------------||e-------------------------- b---9----7---|-9-----5-----o||b--------9----------------- g---9----8---|-9-----6-----o||g--------8-----hold chord-- D---9----9---|-11----7------||D--------9-------2 bars---- A--------7----------------- figure 2 (2 bar cycle) F#m E B F#m 1 e +(2)+ 3 4 1 e + a 2 + (3)+ 4 + a e--x-x-5---4-4--4--|-11-11-11-11-11-9----9--9--x-x- b--x-x-7---5-5--5--|-12-12-12-12-12-10---10-10-x-x- g--x-x-6---4-4--4--|-11-11-11-11-11-11---11-11-x-x- D------------------|------------------------------- .............................................under the bridge page 2 verse figure 1 variations e---------------------|----------------5h7s5--- b--/9---9--7--7h9s7-7-|-9---9---4---5--5-----5- g--/9---9--8--8h9s8-8-|-9---9---4---6--------6- D--/9------9--------9-|-11--11--6---7---------- CV__________ (barre fifth fret) e---------------------|--------------5------- b--/9---9--7--7h9s7-7-|-9---9----5------5---- g--/9---9--8--8h9s8-8-|-9---9----6---------6- D--/9------9--------9-|-11--11---7----------- chorus/exit chords (2 bar cycle) (extra 2 bars after 3rd time) right guitar, with chorus effect A Am Am7 G6 Fmaj7 Fmaj7 E7 G e---0---0---3s0--|-0----0----- --12-------|-10----7------ b---2---1----1---|-3----1----- --13-------|-12----8------ g---2---2----2---|-4----2----- --14-------|-13----7------ D---2---2--------|-5----3----- --15-------|-14----9------ A---0---0--------|------------ | left guitar | extra 2 bars play like right guitar g---6---5--------|-4----2----- Notation used / = slide h = hammer (n) = n is fret number of note made by b, fb, h, r, s or tied (in general a note made by the left hand) s = snap x = percussive strum or pick