Yertle the Turtle - Bass Tab
By the Red Hot Chili Peppers
>From the album Freaky Styley
Tabbed by Otto Brandt (osmo_brand@hotmail.com)
Intro play four times and after second time the lick below
G |-----------|--3--5--3--|----------|--3-------|
D |---5--5----|-----------|--5--5-5--|----------|
A |-----------|--1--3--1--|----------|--1-------|
E |---3--3----|-----------|--3--3-3--|----------|
Flea's lick
G |-------------------|
D |------------17p15--|
A |------15p17--------|
E |---15--------------|
Basic riff under verse - it is hard to hear under the guitar
it goes like this - I think...
G |---------3-5-3--|
D |-----3-5--------|
A |----------------|
E |---3------------|
Play two times and after first time the lick below
G |-----------|--3--5--3--|----------|--3-------|
D |---5--5----|-----------|--5--5-5--|----------|
A |-----------|--1--3--1--|----------|--1-------|
E |---3--3----|-----------|--3--3-3--|----------|
Flea's lick
G |-------------------|
D |------------17p15--|
A |------15p17--------|
E |---15--------------|
Interlude
G |-----------|-----------|-----------|------|
D |-----------|-----------|-----------|------|
A |--3-3-3-3--|--3-3-3-3--|--1-1-1-1--|--0---|
E |-----------|-----------|-----------|------|
G |-----------|-----------|---------|--------|
D |-----------|-----------|---------|--------|
A |------1-1--|--3-3-5-5--|---------|--4-3---|
E |--3-3------|-----------|---3-----|--------|
Interlude G-note (E |--3--|) is played sometimes between
G |--3--5--|--------|--------|--------|
D |--------|--------|--------|--------|
A |--------|--1--3--|--1--3--|--1--3--|
E |--------|--------|--------|--------|
G |--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D |--------|--------|--------|--------|---3----|
A |--1--3--|--1--3--|--1--3--|--1--3--|--------|
E |--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
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