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This Velvet Glove Guitar Tablature
       Red Hot Chili Peppers - This Velvet Glove
           From The "Californication" Album

The timing on this is OK but not perfect, though everything else should be. 
It's all in order so play it straight through.

I might tab the acoustic rhythm guitar part for this song some time, but 
no promises (It's mostly just Dm, C, B, B).

RIFF 1:
e|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
b|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
g|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
d|-----10-12--10-12-----------------|-----10-12--10-12-----------------|
a|-12-------10-----8----------------|-12-------10-----8----------------|
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
b|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
g|-12--10---------------------------|-14--12---------------------------|
d|-------14--10--10/12--------------|-------14--10--12---12-12-12---12-|
a|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
                                                                            

VERSE 1:            * means repeat previous note (helps timing) >>>_ _<
e|----------------------------------|---------------------------8-x*x*-|
b|-10--10--------10-----------------|-----10--------10---------10-x*x*-|
g|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
d|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
a|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
  "Close to ..."

e|----------------------------------|---------------------------8-x*x*-|
b|-10--10--------10-----------------|-----10--------10---------10-x*x*-|
g|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
d|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
a|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
  "Sitting by ..."


Strumming for these bits is: d dudu....d (ska style) (d = down, u = up)
e|---------------------------8-x*x*-|----------------------------------|
b|-10--10--------10---------10-x*x*-|-10--10--------10-----------------|
g|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
d|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
a|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
  "John says ..."

e|------8-x*x*----------------------|------8-x*x*----------------------|
b|-----10-x*x*10-10---------10------|-----10-x*x*----------------------|
g|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
d|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
a|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
  "No-one ..."


RIFF 2:
e|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
b|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
g|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
d|-----10-12--10-12-----------------|-----10-12--10-12-----------------|
a|-12-------10-----8------8--(8)8---|-12-------10-----8--(8-8)8--(8)8--|
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------|---------------------------8-x*x*-|
b|----------------------------------|--------------------------10-x*x*-|
g|-12--10---------------------------|-14--12---------------------------|
d|-------14--10--10/12---12---12-12-|-------14--10--12--(12)-----------|
a|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|


VERSE 2:
e|-----------8-x*x*----------8-x*x*-|-----------8-x*x*-----------------|
b|-10----10-10-x*x*10----10-10-x*x*-|-10----10-10-x*x*10---------------|
g|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
d|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
a|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
  "It's such ..." 

e|-----------8-x*x*----------8-x*x*-|-----------8-x*x*-----------------|
b|-------10-10-x*x*10-------10-x*x*-|-10-------10-x*x*10---------------|
g|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
d|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
a|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
  "To meditate ..."


CHORUS 1:
e|----------------17*-15*-17*-15*---|----------------17*-15*-17*-15*---|
b|-17-15*-17*-15*-------------------|-17-15*-17*-15*-------------------|
g|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
d|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
a|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
  "Your solar eyes ..."

e|----------------17*-15*-17*-15*---|-15-13*-15*-13*-------------------|
b|-17-15*-17*-15*-------------------|-------------------13*-15*-13*----|
g|----------------------------------|-----------------14---------------|
d|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
a|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
  "I'd take ..."


RIFF 3:              (~~ = Let note ring) 
( ! = Pop note with 1st finger: pick outwards, not up or down, so the 
      string slaps the frets, accenting the note)
e|------8-10--------!---------------|--------8-10---------------8-x*x--|
b|---------!----8--10--(*)*-*---*-*-|-10--------!----8--10---*-10-x*x*-|
g|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
d|-<7>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~---------------------------|
a|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|


VERSE 3:
e|----------------------------------|---------------------------8-x*x*-|
b|-10------------10-----------------|-----10--------10---------10-x*x*-|
g|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
d|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
a|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
 "Sailing for ..."

e|----------------------------------|---------------------------8-x*x*-|
b|-10--10--------10-----------------|-----10--------10---------10-x*x*-|
g|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
d|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
a|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
  "I care ..."

e|---------------------------8-x*x*-|---------------------------8-x*x*-|
b|-10--10--------10---------10-x*x*-|-10--10--------10---------10-x*x*-|
g|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
d|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
a|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
  "Come closer ..."

e|---------------------------8-x*x*-|----------------------------------|
b|-10--10--------10---------10-x*x*-|-10--10--------10-----------------|
g|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
d|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
a|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
  "Sit alone ..."


BRIDGE:
e|----------------------------------|-----------------12*-**----15-----|
b|-10*-*-***-*-*-**12*-*-***-*-*-**-|-15*-*-***-*-*-**-----x/17--------|
g|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
d|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
a|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|


CHORUS 2:
e|----------------17*-15*-17*-15*---|----------------17*-15*-17*-15*---|
b|-17-15*-17*-15*-------------------|-17-15*-17*-15*-------------------|
g|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
d|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
a|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
  "Your solar eyes ..."

e|----------------17*-15*-17*-15*---|-15-13*-15*-13*-------------------|
b|-17-15*-17*-15*-------------------|--------------------13*-15*-13*---|
g|----------------------------------|----------------14*---------------|
d|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
a|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
  "I'd take ..."

e|----------------17*-15*-17*-15*---|----------------17*-15*-17*-15*---|
b|-17-15*-17*-15*-------------------|-17-15*-17*-15*-------------------|
g|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
d|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
a|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
  "Your solar eyes ..."

e|----------------17*-15*-17*-15*---|-15-13*-15*-13*-------------------|
b|-17-15*-17*-15*-------------------|--------------------13*-15*-13*-*-|
g|----------------------------------|----------------14*---------------|
d|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
a|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
  "I'd take ..."


RIFF 4:
e|-----15-17------------------------|-13----15-17-------10--*-*-8-x*x*-|
b|---------!---13--15--(*)*-*---*-*-|---------------13---------10-x*x*-|
g|-<7>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~---------------------------|
d|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
a|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|


VERSE 4:
e|-----------8-x*x*----------8-x*x*-|-----------8-x*x*-----------------|
b|-10----10-10-x*x*10----10-10-x*x*-|-10----10-10-x*x*10---*-*-*-11-10-|
g|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
d|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
a|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
  "Close to ..."

e|-----------8-x*x*----------8-x*x*-|-----------8-x*x*-----------------|
b|-10-*-*-*-10-x*x*10----10-10-x*x*-|-10----10-10-x*x*10-----*-*-*-*-*-|
g|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
d|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
a|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
  "Disasters are ..."

e|-----------8-x*x*----------8-x*x*-|-----------8-x*x*-----------------|
b|-10---*-*-10-x*x*10----10-10-x*x*-|-10----10-10-x*x*10------------10-|
g|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
d|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
a|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
  "John says ..."

e|-----------8-x*x*----------8-x*x*-|-----------8--8-------------------|
b|-10-*-*-*-10-x*x*10----10-10-x*x*-|-10----10-10-10---10--------------|
g|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
d|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
a|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
  "Long to ..."


Tabbed by James Muff
E-mail: [email protected]
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