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The Sides - ATAXIA
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ATAXIA is a 3 man experimental group formed by John Frusciante of the Red Hot Chili
Peppers, Joe Lally of Fugazi, and Josh Klinghoffer of bicycle thief. The band united in
2004 to release one of the albums in Johns astonishing 5 record/1 year series. Together
ATAXIA has written two full length albums and produced one, the second to be released
early in 2005 with no official word out yet about a tentative release date.
John Frusciante: Guitar/vocals
Joe Lally: Bass
Josh Klinghoffer: Drums
This song is the third track off of the second album in John Frusciante's five
Tuning: standard (as far as i know)
Sound: light distortion played by a H/H Guitar. Chorus w/delay is present.
NOTE: the lines tabbed are more like "phrasing lines" rather than bar lines.
BASS ENTIRE SONG:
G|-------------------|-------------------|
D|-------------------|---------------5---|
A|-----------------5-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---5-|
E|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---|-------------------|
INTRO/VERSE:
e|-------------------------5-----|-----------------------8-------|
b|-----8-----6-----8-----8---8-6-|-----8-----6-----8-------8---6-|
g|---7---7-----7-----7-7---------|---7---7-----7-----7-------7---|
D|-7-------7-----7---------------|-7-------7-----7-----7---------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
e|-------------------------5-----|-------------------------------|
b|-----8-----6-----8-----8---8-6-|-----8---8-----6-------5\6-5\6-|
g|---7---7-----7-----7-7---------|---7---7---7-7---7-7-7---------|
D|-7-------7-----7---------------|-7-----------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
e|-------------------------5-----|-----------------------8-------|
b|-----8-----6-----8-----8---8-6-|-----8-----6-----8-------8---6-|
g|---7---7-----7-----7-7---------|---7---7-----7-----7-------7---|
D|-7-------7-----7---------------|-7-------7-----7-----7---------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
e|-------------------------5-----|-------------------8-----------|
b|-----8-----6-----8-----8---8-6-|-----6-8-6-5-6---------8-8-6---|
g|---7---7-----7-----7-7---------|---7-------------7-------------|
D|-7-------7-----7---------------|-7-------------7---------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
CHORUS:
e|-----10-------10-------10-------10-------10-------10-----|
b|---6----6---6----6---6----6---6----6---6----6---6----6---|
g|-7--------7--------7--------7--------7--------7--------7-|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|
b|-------6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6---|
g|---7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-|
D|-7---------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
*half way through the chorus a faint guitar plays this figure with some delay
e|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
b|----------------------------------------------|
g|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
*listen for rhythm (it's too difficult to tab)
SOLO 1: Part a)
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
b|-------------------------------------------------------|
g|----9-10----9-10----9-10----9-10----10-12-9-10-10-9----|
D|-12------12------12------12------12-----------------12-|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
b|----------------------------10-------10------------------|
g|----9-10----9-10----9-10-12----10-12----10-10-12-10-9-10-|
D|-12------12------12--------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------|
b|----------------------------------------------------|
g|----9-10----9-10----9-10-12-10-9-10-12-10-9-10-9----|
D|-12------12------12------------------------------12-|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------10----------|
b|-------------------------13-------13----------13-10-13-|
g|----9-10----9-10----9-10----10-10----10-10-------------|
D|-12------12------12------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
Part b)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-10-10-11-10-11-10-------13-11-10-11-10-11-10----------------|
g|-------------------10-10----------------------10-12b14r12-10-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------|
b|----------------------------------------------------|
g|-9-10-9-10-9-10-9-10-12b14r12-10-9-10-9-10-12-10-10-|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------10-10-------10----10-------10-------10-------10-------10-------10-------|
b|-------13-13-10-10-------13-10----13----13-10----13-10----13-10----13-10----13-10----13-10-|
g|-10-10-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-10-------------12-12-13-13-13-13-17-17-17-17-20b22-22-22-22-22r20-20-20b22-|
b|----13/15-15-15-------------------------------------------------------------|
g|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse... Chorus...
*there are 2 second solos playing overtop each other, i have the left speaker accordingly...
*the right speaker is far too distorted at the beginning to tab neatly so i decided not to try
SOLO 2: (left speaker)
e|-15-13-13-15-17-15----------15-17----------15-17-15-------------|
b|-------------------18-17-18-------17h18-18----------17h18-18-18-|
g|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-15b17r15-13-12-13-15b17r15-13-12-13-15-13-12-15-13-12-13-13-13-13-12-10----10-|
b|-------------------------------------------------------------------------13----|
g|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-10-10----10-12b13-12b13r12-10----10-10-12b13-12b13r12-12b13-12b13-10-|
b|-------13----------------------13-------------------------------------|
g|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-10-13-17-13-13-17-20-17-17-20b22-17-18-17-18-17h18p17-13-17-13-13-12-13-12-10-|
b|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-10-------10-------------------10-------10----------------10-------|
b|----13-10----13-10-10-10-10-10----13-10----13-10-10-10-10----13-10-|
g|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-10------------------------------------10----10-------|
b|----13-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-8/10-10----13----13-10-|
g|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
e|----10----10----------10----10----------10----10-------------10----10----------|
b|-13----13----13-10-10----13----10-10-10----13----13-10-10-10----13----13-10-10-|
g|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-10----10----------------10----10----------10----10----------------------|
b|----13----13-10-10-10----13----13-10-10-10----13----13-10-10-10----10----|
g|-------------------------------------------------------------12b14-12b14-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
CHORUS FILL:
*lots of space between playing (shown by broken bars)
e|----------\-------------\----------\------------b|----------/-------------/----------/------------g|----------\-------10----\----------\------------D|-12-12-12-/-12-12----12-/-12-12-12-/-12-12-12---A|----------\-------------\----------\------------E|----------/-------------/----------/------------
SOLO 3:
e|-10----10----10----10----10----10----10----10----10----10----10----10----|
b|-13b15-13b15-13b15-13b15-13b15-13b15-13b15-13b15-13b15-13b15-13b15-13b15-|
g|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------13b14r13-10-10-10-|
b|-10----10----10----10----10-------------------13-10-10-10-13b-10-15r13-10-------------------|
g|-12b14-12b14-12b14-12b14-12b14-12-10-10-12b14-----------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-13/17-17-17-17-17-20b22r20-17-17-17-20b22-20b22-20b22-20b22r20-17-17----17----17----17----|
b|-------------------------------------------------------------------20b22-20b22-20b22-20b22-|
g|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------10----10----10----10-------------------------------|
b|-10----10----10----13b15-13b15-13b15-13b15-10----10----10-------------|
g|-12b14-12b14-12b14-------------------------12b14-12b14-12b14r12-12b14-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
I'm almost certain that this is correct but there are parts of the song
that i looked over to optimize time where John more than likely improvised
for one or two bars but i'm sure that you can figure it out on your own...