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Cabron Guitar Tablature
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 BAND/SONG: RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS - "CABRON"
 (Based on live version from the Johnothan Ross show)
 ALBUM: "BY THE WAY" (2002)

 Tabbed by: Richey Slash ([email protected])


Ok, I worked this song out from the Chili Pepper's appearance on the
Friday Night show with Johnothan Ross. I'm not sure that it's 100%
correct but what the hell, it's close enough, and there ain't any
others anywhere on the net.

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[TAB]

Notes
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This song is played with a capo on the 7th fret, so this tab is written
as if fret 7 were fret 0, (eg. -2- on tab = -9- on guitar). The rhythm
isn't printed exactly because, well to be honest, I couldn't be bothered
so just listen to the ecording and you'll pick it up.


Key
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~  Let note ring
x  Do not play string


Recommmended chord positions
  (D*) (D)  (Bm) (G)  (A)  
e- 3 -- 3 -- 0 -- 0 -- 2 -- 
B- 3 -- 0 -- 0 -- 1 -- 3 -- 
G- 4 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 2 -- 
D- 5 -- 0 -- 2 -- 2 -- 0 -- 
A- 5 -- 2 -- 2 -- 3 -- x -- 
E- 3 -- 3 -- 0 -- x -- x -- 


[SONG]

intro
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  (D*)       (Bm)       (D*)       (Bm)
e -3~~~~~~~~--0~~~~~~~~--3~~~~~~~~--0~~~~~~~~--
B -3~~~~~~~~--0~~~~~~~~--3~~~~~~~~--0~~~~~~~~--
G -4~~~~~~~~--0~~~~~~~~--4~~~~~~~~--0~~~~~~~~--
D -5~~~~~~~~--2~~~~~~~~--5~~~~~~~~--2~~~~~~~~--
A -5~~~~~~~~--2~~~~~~~~--5~~~~~~~~--2~~~~~~~~--
E -3~~~~~~~~--0~~~~~~~~--3~~~~~~~~--0~~~~~~~~--

  (G)				   (A)
e -----------0---------------0------2~~~~~~~~--
B -------------1---------------1----3~~~~~~~~--
G -----0---------0-----0---------0--2~~~~~~~~--
D ---2-----2---------2-----2--------0~~~~~~~~--
A -3-----3---------3-----3----------x----------
E ----------------------------------x----------


verses
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             (D)		      (Bm)
e ------------3-3-3-3--3-3-------------0-0-0-0--0-0--
B -0----------0-0-0-0--0-0--0----------0-0-0-0--0-0--
G ---2-0---0--0-0-0-0--0-0----2-0------0-0-0-0--0-0-- play
D -------4----0-0-0-0--0-0--------4-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-- twice
A ------------2-2-2-2--2-2-------------2-2-2-2--2-2--
E ------------3-3-3-3--3-3-------------0-0-0-0--0-0--


             (D)		       (Bm)
e ------------3-3-3-3--3-3--------------0-0-0-0--0-0--
B -0----------0-0-0-0--0-0---0----------0-0-0-0--0-0--
G ---2-0---0--0-0-0-0--0-0-----2-0------0-0-0-0--0-0-- repeat
D -------4----0-0-0-0--0-0---------4-2--2-2-2-2--2-2--
A ------------2-2-2-2--2-2--------------2-2-2-2--2-2--
E ------------3-3-3-3--3-3--------------0-0-0-0--0-0--

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


bridge
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 /    (G)		  (A)
|   e -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
|   B -1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
|   G -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
|   D -2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
|   A -3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-
|   E -x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-
|
|     1, I'm small but I'm strong and I'll get it on with you
|     2, Everyone would take a cue from anything you do
|
|     (D)		  (Bm)
|   e -3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
|   B -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
|   G -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0- play
|   D -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2- twice
|   A -2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
|   E -3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
|
|     1, If  you  want  me  to.....
|        What  else  can  I  do....
|     2, If you want them to.......
        What else can they do.....

		^ REPEAT ALL x2 ^

chorus
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  (G)		      (A)
e -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
B -1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
G -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2- play
D -2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0- twice
A -3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-
E -x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-

   I don't wanna fight I wanna get along with you
   This time of night's for singing songs about the local news

  (D)		      (Bm)
e -3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
B -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
G -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0- play
D -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2- twice
A -2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
E -3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-

       Cabron...     cabron.....
       cabron...     cabron.....

[Variation for last chorus]
  (D)		      (Bm)                (A)
e -3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-
B -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-
G -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2- play
D -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-  x4
A -2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-
E -3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-

       Cabron...   cabron.....
       cabron...   cabron.....
       Cabron...   Cabron.....
       cabron...   cabron.....
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[ORDER OF PLAY]
Thats about it for the actual tab for this song, the rest of it is just
those parts repeated in the following order (with the lyrics too becuase
I'm such a nice guy):

...following on from the above tab...
[verse]  I'll come around and make peace, get down have a barbeque
	 Let's keep the moon awake and do electric boogiloo
[bridge] I'm small but I'm strong, you see I'm just like you
	 If you only knew, that I'm just like you
	 All the world would take a cue from anything you do
	 If you only knew, that they're just like you
[chorus] I don't wanna fight I wanna get along with you,
	 This time of night's for snging songs about the local news
	 Cabron, cabron... Cabron, cabron
[solo]   (What else can I do, if you want me to,
	  'Cause I'm just like you, if you only knew)
[chorus] Cabron, cabron... Cabron, cabron...
	 Cabron, cabron... Cabron, cabron...

[END OF TAB]

[NOTES]
Just a few notes about the song... on the album version of this song there
is a slide guitar solo with some vocals over the top (indicated above by
[solo], with lyrics in parenthesis), but on the live version (on the Rossy
show) this was replaced by John playing the chorus 4 times with no vocals,
followed by the last chorus and then finishing on a G chord.

Any corrections/comments/anything else you care to send me is greatly
appreciated ([email protected]) unless it is totally un-related and/or
un-calledfor, in which case it will be printed off, made into paper aeroplanes
and used to drop bombs on your house. Peace, love and empathy. Richey Slash.
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