Behind The Sun


Red Hot Chili Peppers "Behind the Sun" words and music by Anthony Kiedis,flea, Hillel Slovak,Jack Irons and Michael Beinhorn Album:The Uplift Mofo Party Plan Transcribed(by ear)by: Cody Wilson I can't believe how crappy the other versions for this song were! They're ruining a song that I thought couldn't possibly be ruined. This is flea at his funkiest,and I urge you to learn it! Key:/=slide down \=slide up h=hammer-on p=pull-off T=slap x=muted note Verse: bass fig. one play 8x| T T T T T T TTTT T | T T T T T T T T T T T T G----------------------|------------------------------------------| D----------------------|------------------------------------------| A----------------------|------------------------------------------| E-0-x-0--0--x-0-0000-x-|-17\16-15-14--13-12-11-11\1010\9-9-9-8--7-| T T T T T T T T T T T G---------------------------------| D---------------------------------| play all of that two times, A---------------------------------| then play bass fig.1,4 times. E-7--6-6--5-5-4-4\3-3-3-3-3\2\1p0-| Chorus: bass fig.2 G----------------------------|----------------------------| D----------------------------|----------------------------| A------------x-4--4-4-4-4--x-|-5--x-5--5--------------5h7-| E-5---5--5-5-----------------|--------------9--7--5h7-----| end bass fig.2 G----------------------|----------------------| play bass fig.2 D----------------------|----------------------| 3 times. A----------------------|----------------------| E-0-x-0--0--x-0-0000-x-|-0-x-0--0--x-0-0000-x-| G-9/11-9------------------------|-----------------------------------| D--------11\9-7--9/11-9---------|-----------------------------------| A------------------------11\9-7-|-9/11--9----9--7---------------5h7-| E-------------------------------|--------------------9--7---5h7-----| first and third choruses,play the riff below twice,on the second chorus play it once. G---------------------| go to verse then chorus. D---------------------| A---------------------| E-0-x-0--0--x-0-0000-x| Interlude: G----------------------| D----------------------|play that 4 times then play A-0-x-0--0--x-0-0000-x-| verse then chorus. E----------------------| End on this note and let it ring. G-----------| D-----------| A-----------| E-0~~~~~~~~-|