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Cabron Guitar Tablature
Song: Cabron
Artist: Red Hot Chili Peppers
Album: By The Way (2002)
Tabber: Josh Tavares (joshtavares@NOSPAMhotmail.com) (remove the NOSPAM if you want to email me)
(comments, requests, death threats, and corrections welcome, but if you send a death threat, dont expect me to read it all... i can even give you help wiht certain parts, if it isnt a too complex question)


I think im one of the first to tab this song fully.. ive seen a tab for it, but it doesnt sound right...
This is a very different song for the chili peppers... has a very flamenco vibe to it.


			>>>>>>Capo at fret 7!!!<<<<<<

In the new Guitar World, with RHCP on the front, John and Flea say they used capos on this song, which is how i know it is capoed... i used trial and error to find a comfortable key signature to play the song is, and since G is the most comfortable to me, i did it like this... 
All notes are relative to capo!
Listen to the song for timing!
Enough of me talking, let's get to the tab!

Chords

   G  Em   C   D 
E||3-|-0-|-0-|-2-|
B||0-|-0-|-1-|-3-|
G||0-|-0-|-0-|-2-|
D||0-|-2-|-2-|-0-|
A||2-|-2-|-3-|---|
E||3-|-0-|---|---|



Opening Bit
E||3-|-0-|
B||0-|-0-|
G||0-|-0-|
D||0-|-2-|
A||2-|-2-|
E||3-|-0-| 

Fast Picking In Opening Bit (Its close, but i dont think its 100% correct.. any corrections?)
  C                 D
||--------3-------|-2-------------|
||--1-------1-----|-3-------------|
||----0-----0---0-|-2-------------|
||2-----2-----2---|---------------|
||3---------------|---------------|
||----------------|---------------|


Main Riff:

E||-------3------3--3--3--3--|----------------------|-------0----0----0----|
B||-------0------0--0--0--0--|----------------------|-------0----0----0----|
G||-------0------0--0--0--0--|--2----0--------------|-------0----0----0----|
D||-------0------0--0--0--0--|------------4----2----|-------2----2----2----|
A||-------2------2--2--2--2--|----------------------|-------2----2----2----|
E||--3----3------3--3--3--3--|----------------------|--0----0----0----0----|
                                                       
E|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------| 
G|--2----0--------------.|  
D|------------2----0----.|   
A|-----------------------|  
E|-----------------------| 


Slide Solo (use a slide to make it sound right.. it sounds sorta off without one)
                                       
E||------------7----|----------------||
B||--5/---7---------|--7/---5--------||
G||-----------------|----------------||
D||-----------------|----------------||
A||-----------------|----------------||
E||-----------------|----------------||

Slide solo ending                            
E||-----------------|------||
B||--5/---0---------|------||
G||------------5----|------||
D||-----------------|------||
A||-----------------|------||
E||-----------------|------||


Complete Lyrics.. .this is the EXACT order of the song (now that i said that, i probably left one line out or something, but you can probably figure it out)

(opening bit x2)
(fast picking x1)
(main riff x2)

(main riff x2)
Cabron Cabron x2

(main riff x2)
I see you in the park
you're always wearing dodger blue
Mad doggin' me and
anyone from any other crew


C
I am small but I am strong
D
I'll get it on with you
G           Em  
If you want me to
G           Em
What else can I Do?

C 
Everyone would take a cue
D
from anything you do
G            Em
If you want them to
G              Em
what else can they do?

C
I don't wanna fight
D
i want to get along with you
C
this time of night's
C          D
for singing songs
D
about the local news

(main riff x2)

(main riff x 2)
Cabron cabron x2

G
I'll come around and make peace
Em
get down and have a barbeque
G
let's keep the moon awake
Em
and do electric boogiloo

C
I am small but I am strong
D
I'll get it on with you
G           Em
If you only knew
G	      Em
That i'm just like you

C
All the world would 
D
take a cue from 
anything you do
G           Em 
if you only knew
G                 Em
that they're just like you

C
I don't wanna fight
D
i want to get along with you
C
this time of night's
D
for singing songs
D
about the local news

(slide solo x 4)
(slide solo ending)

C
I don't wanna fight
D
I want to get along with you
C
this time of night's
for singing songs
D
about the local news

(main riff x4)
cabron cabron x 4

(slide solo over this set of words x8)
G              Em
If you want me to
G               Em
What else can i do?
G                Em
Cause i'm just like you
G           Em
If you only knew

(play slide solo once for each "cabron cabron" repeat)
G       Em
cabron cabron x4

End on G
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