Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2002 16:38:09 +0100
From: Petras Razanskas 
Subject: r/red_hot_chili_peppers/around_the_world.btab

Song title: Around the World
Album:      Californication
Band:       Red Hot Chili Peppers

This is difficult song with various tricks but when it's learned,
bassist can call himself or herself a real proffessional.

INTRO: (with distortion)
// Slowly
G ------------------------
D ------------------------
A ------------------------
E 0-----------0--0--0--0--

// Very fast and for four times
G 7-9-9-7-9-9-7-9-9-7-9-9-9-7-----
D ----------------------------9-7-
A --------------------------------
E --------------------------------

G 7-9-9-7-9-9-7-9-9-9-7---------
D ----------------------9-7-5---
A ----------------------------7-
E ------------------------------

Wait a bit

VERSE:
G ---10-12-------10-12----10-12-------12p10p9--
D ---------------------------------------------
A ---------------------------------------------
E 3--------1--3--------3--------1--3-----------

G ---10-12-------10-12----10-12-------------------
D ------------------------------2--3h5---3h5---3h5
A ------------------------------------------------
E 3--------1--3--------3--------------------------

G ---10-12-------10-12----10-12----------
D ------------------------------5/10-5/10
A ---------------------------------------
E 3--------1--3--------3-----------------

G ---10-12-------10-12----10-12----------------
D ------------------------------2--3--5p3---2--
A ---------------------------------------------
E 3--------1--3--------3-----------------------

CHORUS (my own version, repeat twice):
G ---------------------------------------------
D ---7-----------5-----------------------------
A 5-----5--3--3-----3--0-----------------------
E ------------------------3--3--3--5--3--0--3--

End first chorus with
G 5\0

Wait again

Repeat verse and chorus

End second chorus with
G 0/7

BRIDGE:
Play same as in intro, just with distortion turned off.

End bridge with

G ---10-12-------10-12----10-12----12p10----
D ---------------------------------------10-
A ------------------------------------------
E 3--------1--3--------3--------------------

Repeat verse and chorus(repeat it four times)

OUTRO:
//Repeat 14 times
G 7-----------------------------------
D ---7--------------------------------
A ------5--5--5--5--5--5--3--0--3--5--
E ------------------------------------

End outro with:
G 7--------------------
D ---7-----5--5--5-----
A ------5-----------3--
E ---------------------

G 7--------------------
D ---7-----7--7--7--7\0
A ------5--------------
E ---------------------

For the rythm you will have to listen to the record. Enjoy it!
Petras