TRANSCENDING
-Red Hot Chili Peppers-

Lyrics & Music: Anthony Kiedis, Flea, Dave Navarro, Chad Smith
From The Album: One Hot Minute (1995)


Tabbed by Linus Olsson (Linuso@hotmail.com)


I searched through the net and saw that there was no guitar tab on my favourite RHCP song
"Transcending", so here goes!


Tab key:

/   = Quick slide up
\   = Quick slide down
XbY = Bend note X to make it sound like note Y
r   = Release bend
h   = Hammer on
()  = Very faint note (ghost note)
x   = Muted string
~   = Vibrate note using the twang bar
s   = A very slow slide made by moving the twang bar straight down/up



MAIN RIFF:
==========

This riff plays on the verses and the refrain.

e:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G:--9/11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11\9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9/11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-14-14-14-14-9-9-9--
D:--9/11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11\9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9/11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-14-14-14-14-9-9-9--
A:--7/9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-\7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7/9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--12-12-12-12-7-7-7--
E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

e:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G:--9/11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11\9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9/11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11---------9-9-9--
D:--9/11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11\9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9/11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--
A:--7/9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-\7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7/9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-9-9-9-7-7-7--
E:--------------------------------------------------------------------7-7-7-7--------



SECOND/FOURTH VERSE GUITAR FILL:
================================

e:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
G:--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11\9-9-9-9\8-8-8-8b9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9r8-8-9-8-8-8h9---
D:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

e:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G:--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11\9-9-9-9\8-8-8-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9----------------------
D:-----------------------------------------------------------11-11-11-11-9-9-9-9--
A:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------



GUITAR INTERLUDE:
=================

e:--------------------------------------------------------------
B:--------------------------------------------------------------
G:----------9h11------------------------------------------------
D:-----9h11------9h11--9----7-------------7---------9-7---------
A:--9-------------------------9--------9----------9------9-7----
E:------------------------------9---7---------7h9------------7--



BRIDGE:
=======

e:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B:--------------9----9--11--9--9---9-9--9------------------9--9-9--9--11--9--9---
G:--8--8--8h11----11----------------------11------8--8--8------------------------
D:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

e:-----------------------------------------------------------
B:--9-9--9-9-------------------9--9-9--9--11--9--9--9-9--9---
G:-----------(11)-----8--8--8------------------------------x-
D:-----------------------------------------------------------
A:-----------------------------------------------------------
E:-----------------------------------------------------------

e:------------------------------------------------------
B:------------------------------------------------------
G:--8--8-8--8-8--8-8--8-8-8----8--8-8--8-9--9-9--9-9-9-- (Play this part
D:------------------------------------------------------    3 times)
A:------------------------------------------------------
E:------------------------------------------------------

e:-------------------------------------------
B:-------------------------------------------
G:--11--11-11--11-11--11-11---11-11-11-11---- (Play this part
D:-------------------------------------------      twice)
A:-------------------------------------------
E:-------------------------------------------

e:-------------------------------------------
B:--14--14-14--14-14--14-14----14-14-14-14---
G:--11--11-11--11-11--11-11----11-11-11-11--- (Play this part
D:-------------------------------------------      twice)
A:-------------------------------------------
E:-------------------------------------------



ENDING:
=======

I'm very unsure about this part. I just tried to tab what I heard through all that
noise, okay?



   Heeeey,       gone to stay                  entire lifetime flash before me
e:----------12----15b17--------12--------------------------------12---------------
B:----------12-----------------12-----11b12----------------------12---------------
G:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D:--2-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A:--2-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E:--0--------------------3s0---------------------3s0s3----------------------------

   In  a loving streeeeeeeeeeeeeam       Heeeey,        Mother     May
e:-------------------------------------------------12----12b13r12------------12---
B:-------------------------------------------------12------------------------12---
G:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D:----------------------------------------2s5-------------------------------------
A:-5-5-4h5-------------5/6-6/7-7-8h9----------------------------------------------
E:---------3-----0-------------------------------------------------3s0-0/3--------

             I've lost a child, but she gave birth    To   a loving streeeeeee...
e:------------------------------12------------------------------------------------
B:--12s15-----------------------12------------------------------------------------
G:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A:-----------------------------------------------------5-5-4h5--------------------
E:----------------3sssssssssss0--------------------------------3-----0------------

    ...eeeeeammm      Oooooooooooooooooooooooohhhhhh   never   know
e:--------------------------------------------12--------17~---------------12------
B:-------------------------------13b14r13-----12--------------------------12------
G:----------------------------14----------14--------------------------------------
D:----------------------14h16-----------------------------------------------------
A:--5/6-6/7-7-8h9-----------------------------------------------------------------
E:---------------------------------------------------------------3s0--------------

            When the gods will come and take you       To   a loving streeeeeee...
e:--17/20-----------------------12------------------------------------------------
B:------------------------------12------------------------------------------------
G:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A:------------------------------------------------------5-5-4h5-------------------
E:-----------3sssssssssssss0------------------------------------3------0----------

    ...eeeeeammm      Ooooooooooohhhhh      heart of gold             The most
e:--------------------------------12--------------------12------------------------
B:--------------------------------12--------------------12-----15\0---------------
G:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A:--5/6-6/7-7-8h9-------7~--------------------------------------------------------
E:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    special things you gave me were from your loving streeeeeeeeeeeammm
e:------------12------------------------------------------------------------------
B:------------12------------------------------------------------------------------
G:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A:-------------------------------------5-5--4h5-------------5/6-6/7-7-8h9---------
E:-----------------------------------------------3-----0--------------------------

                                                         In   a loving streee...
e:---------12s10s12------15s12s15-------------------------------------------------
B:---------12s10s12------15s12s15-------------------------------------------------
G:--------------------------------------------12s9s12-----------------------------
D:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A:---7~------------------------------7s4s7----------------5-5-4h5-----------------
E:----------------------------------------------------------------3------0--------

    ...eeeeeeammm
e:------------------------------------------------------------------
B:----------------------------------------######################----
G:----------------------------------------# Amplifier feedback #----
D:----------------------------------------#  here, no guitar   #----
A:--5/6-6/7-7-8---7~~~~~~~~~~~~~----------######################----
E:------------------------------------------------------------------

   F#ck the magaziiines!  F#ck the green machine!  See the human being!
e:-----------12---12s13--------------15s16----12~-----------12s0---------
B:-----------12----------------------------------------------------------
G:-----------------------------------------------------------------------
D:-----------------------------------------------------------------------
A:-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E:-----------------------------------------------------------------------

   In  a loving streeeeeeeeeeeeeam       F#ck the legal greed!  F#ck the nothing scene!
e:-------------------------------------------------12-----12s13----------15~-------12s0--
B:-------------------------------------------------12------------------------------------
G:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A:-5-5-4h5-------------5/6-6/7-7-8h9-----------------------------------------------------
E:---------3-----0-----------------------------------------------------------------------

   See the family!   In  a loving streeeeeeeeeeeeeam
e:--------------------------------------------------------------------------15s16s15---
B:----------10~-------------------------------------------------------------15s16s15---
G:----------7~~-------------------------------------------------------9~---------------
D:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A:-------------------5-5-4h5-------------5/6-6/7-7-8h9--------7~-----------------------
E:---------------------------3-----0---------------------------------------------------

e:-----------------------------------------------
B:--10~------------------------------------------
G:--7~~------------------------------------------
D:--------------------5-----2~~~~~~~~------------
A:-----------5-5-4----x-----2~~~~~~~~------------
E:--------------------3--------------------------



NOTES:
I believe this tab to be accurate, although a few notes might be wrong (especially in the
ending). If you find a more correct solution, then mail me. Also, I haven't written the
timing in this tab, so play along with the CD to get the rythm.

TECHNICAL INFORMATION:
I think Dave Navarro uses a clean guitar sound with no distortion and a delay effect added.
 You can hear the delay effect very clearly on the guitar fill and the bridge. Near the
ending he uses some sort of a waah-waah effect.


Enjoy!