Wet Sand Red Hot Chili Peppers
Here?s my take on ?Wet Sand?. Be careful about tempo because often the singing is fast
the strumming is slow. Remember to play it as you feel fight and don?t fall back on the
dictated buy the tab, it is there as a guide.
Sometimes you can play a C rather than Bm in the verses just to add a little variation.
not sure about the G#m but it?s the closest chord I?ve found to what Frusciante plays.
All comments are appreciated and suggestions can be added it if PMed to me of left in a
Thanks to MnW who made the original tab, It needed a little updating as it had errors
inconsistencies and to RHCP for this great song.
Intro (play same as verses):
[G] [D] [Em] [Bm]
Verse 1:
My s[G]hadow side, so amplified
Keeps c[D]oming back dissatisfied
[Em]Elementary son, but it's [Bm]so
My l[G]ove affair with everywhere
Was [D]innocent why do you care
[Em]Someone stop the car,
Time to [Bm]go
[G] [D] You?re the best I know[Em] [Bm]
Verse 2:
My [G]sunny side is up and died
I'm [D]betting there when we collide
The [Em]universe will shift into a [Bm]low
The [G]travesties that we have seen
[D]Treating me like Benzedrine
[Em]Automatic laughter from a pro
Pre-chorus:
[Em]My what a [G]good day for a,[D] walk ou[Em]tside
[Em]I'd like to get to [G]know you a little better babe [D]God knows that I really tried
[Em]My what a [G]good day for a [D]take out[Em] bride
[Em]I'd like to say we d[G]id it for the better[D] of
Verse 3:
I [G]saw you there so unaware
Those [D]humming birds all in your hair
[Em]Elementary so, but it's [Bm]so
The [G]disrepair of Norma Jean
Could [D]not compare to you're routine
[Em]Ballorama beauty going [Bm]toe to toe
Pre-chorus:
[Em]My what a [G]good day just to [D]let it [Em]slide
[Em]I'd like to say we [G]did it for the better o[D]f
Chorus:
[E]I thought about it and I [C]brought it [E]out
[E]I'm motivated by the [C]lack of [E]doubt
[E]I'm concentrated but I?m [C]looking [E]out
[E]The mother, the father, the daughter
Verse 4:
[G]Right on the verge is one more dose
I?m [D]traveling from coast to coast
My [Em]theory isn't perfect but it's [Bm]close
I?m [G]almost there, why should I care
My [D]heart is hurting when I care
[Em]Someone opened up, let it [Bm]show
Pre-chorus:
[Em]My, what a [G]good day for a[D] walk outside
[Em]I like to think we [G]did it for the better o[D]f
Chorus:
[E]I thought about it and I [C]brought it [E]out
[E]I'm motivated by the [C]lack of [E]doubt
[E]I'm concentrated but I?m [C]looking [E]out
[E]The mother, the father, the daughter
Bridge:
[E]Yeah you don't [F#]form in the [G#m]wet sand
[E]You don't [F#]form at [G#m]all
[E]Woah you don't [F#]form in the [G#m]wet sand[F#], I [E]do, yeah
[E]You don't [F#]form in the [G#m]wet sand
You don't form at all
[E]Woah you don't [F#]form in the [G#m]wet sand[F#], I [E]do, yeah!
A rough version of the solo (Credit to MnW):
[E] [F#] [G#m]
[E] [F#] [G#m]
[E] [F#] [G#m] [F#] [G#m]
[G#m] [Ebm] [Emaj7]
[G#m] [Ebm] [Emaj7]
[G#m] [Ebm] [Emaj7] [Ebm] [G#m]
[G#m] [Ebm] [Emaj7]
[G#m] [Ebm] [Emaj7]
[G#m] [Ebm] [Emaj7] [Ebm] [G#m]
Tabbed by iPodInaBottle
Cardinal of the First Church of Frusciantism
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