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Parallel Universe Tab

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The Red Hot Chili Peppers
Parallel Universe
From the album Californication

Tabbed by DRybes :x

Why is every tab on the internet for this song wrong? It`s not that hard to distinguish
between what the bass is playing and what the guitar is playing. If you play the bass
part of this song by itself, it sounds fine. If you play the guitar part by itself, it
does not sound right. The bass is the actual melody while the guitar only adds harmony.
Still, it seems like everyone tabs the guitar part the same way as the bass part, and it`s 
not.

Also, it seems no one has attempted the phaser solo, so y`all want a solo... here you go.



Tuning: E A D G B e ... Standard. Guitar with Distortion.


Intro
-----

Hold a 12th fret harmonic on D and palm mute so it barely sounds at all.
Start off a little below tempo and gradually work your way up to speed.

e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----*-----------|
D|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

*Bass joins in muted picking here.



Now play this once with palm muting.
Every note here is played TWICE.

e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|


That`s it for the intro... now Anthony starts singing.



Verse 1
-------

Palm mute until the last measure.
Every note here is played TWICE.

e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

Second half of the verse plays the F and G an octave higher.

e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-11-11-11-11-12-12-12-12-|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|



Chorus 1
--------

Let first chord ring and then hit the rest fast like the verse notes.
Attack strings hard and without palm mute.

    Cm                G5      Ab         Eb             G

e|-(3)---------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-(4)---------------------|------------(8)----------|------* Bang away at  ---|
G|--5----------------------|-------------8-----------|------  this chord as ---|
D|--5-----------------5----|--6----------8-----------|--5---  you wish for  ---|
A|--3-----------------5----|--6----------6-----------|--5---  two measures. ---|
E|--------------------3----|--4----------------------|--3----------------------|

Play this twice.



Verse 2
-------

The same as Verse 1. Palm mute just a little more than on the first verse.



Chorus 2
--------

The same as Chorus 1, but instead of playing it twice you play it 4 times.



Interlude
---------

Do NOT let the opening chord ring very long at all.
Only pick each note in this part once.

e|-3-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|-4-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|-5-----------------------------------|-8-8-8-8-8-8-------------------------|
D|-5-----------------------------------|-------------8-8-8-8-8-8-------------|
A|-3-----------------------------------|-------------------------10-10-10-10-|
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|-8-8-8-8-8-8-------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|-------------8-8-8-8-8-8-------------|
A|-------------------------------------|-------------------------10-10-10-10-|
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|-8-8-8-8-8-8-------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|-------------8-8-8-8-8-8-------------|
A|-------------------------------------|-------------------------10-10-10-10-|
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|-8---8-8---8-------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|-------------8-8-8-8-8-8-------------|
A|-------------------------------------|-------------------------10-10-10-10-|
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|



Verse 3
-------

Careful, this verse is different than the others.
Palm mute until the last measure.
Every note here is played TWICE.

e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

At this point the palm muting gets really heavy. Note the different notes here.

e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-* Progressively      ---|-------------------------|
G|-  stronger muting... ---|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-* Keep the G fretted ---|-11-11-11-11-12-12-12-12-|
G|-  but palm mute it   ---|-------------------------|
D|-  all the way.       ---|-------------------------|
A|-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|



Chorus 3 + Solo Leadin
----------------------

The same as Chorus 1, but instead of playing it twice you play it 4 times.

The last time around instead of playing G5 for two measures, play this intro to the solo:

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-* Palm muted and lifted up to normal last note----|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|-10-10-10-10-10-10----10---10-*hold----------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|



Solo + Outro
------------

The bass keeps banging away like in the verses but the guitar starts a phaser solo.
Turn the feedback/intensity on the phaser up to keep the phasing noise in the background.
To get the sustained effect on certain notes you need to stand close to an amp and use
feedback. I use a PODxt and so I`ve discovered a compressor is the next best thing.

Hold all notes as long as possible. Especially remember to hold notes on multiple strings
to achieve the harmonizing sound. Example: in the second measure below, continue to hold
the 12 as you play the 10.

e|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
B|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
G|--------------------|--------------------|--------10---------|-------------------|
D|-13-----------------|--------------------|-12----------------|-------------------|
A|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|

e|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
B|--------------------|--------------------|--`Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!`----------------|
G|------Keep holding it and get feedback---|---Feedback...------Bend....-----------|
D|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
A|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|

e|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
B|--* Fret but don`t pick, just make feedback with A.H.--------|-------------------|
G|-12-----------------|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D|-10-----------------|-Gradual-Bend-------|-15--* Pick and let ring---------------|
A|--------------------|--------------------|-13----------------|-------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|

e|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
B|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
G|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D|--Keep holding it---|--------------------|---Keep holding it and get feedback----|
A|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|

e|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
B|--------------------|-----13---13---13---|-13---13---13---13-|-13---13---13---13-|
G|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
A|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|

e|--------------------|-*prebend 19 to 20 -|-------------------|-------------------|
B|-13--hold--------17-|--s-20---r19b20--20-|--20------20----20-|------------(20)---|
G|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------|-17--17--17--17----|
D|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
A|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|

e|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
B|-20----20---20------|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
G|--------------------|---Partially bend---|------Hold---------|-------------------|
D|----------------17--|-------------*------|-s15---------------|-------------------|
A|----------------15--|-------------*------|-s13---------------|-------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|

e|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
B|--A.H. (1 octave)---|--A.H. (1 octave)---|-* Fret and feedback in----------------|
G|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D|--17*---------------|--14*---------------|-12----------------|-------------------|
A|--Feedback----------|--Feedback----------|-10----------------|-------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|

e|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
B|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
G|-12----Hold and feedback out ------------|--x-x--------------|-------------------|
D|-10-----------------|--------------------|--x-x--------------|-------------------|
A|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|


If I got the solo wrong, sue me, no one else ever attempted it.

The rest of the song sounds exactly correct, though. Enjoy and please rate.

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Trent Average	#1 by Trent Zelasney at Jul 17, 1970 at 5:00 AM EST
	i swear most red hot chili peppers songs dont make any sense if u analize every lyric... but they are crystal clear when u listen to em and dont think. heh this is one of the best songz ever.

No Picture geoff Average	#2 by geoff at Aug 21, 1971 at 2:20 PM EST
	Whoa! Hey, what a downer. Everybody thinks this is about heroine? Talk about single track. Here's what's this is about. After you read this and before you block me out, read through the lyrics or listen to the song again. This song is about reveling about being a Californian, (It is a common attitude among Californians) and falling in love with a girl from Hawaii. I am quite serious, almost all the lyrics simply fall in place once you know it.

No Picture bec Average	#3 by bec madden at Sep 17, 1971 at 2:09 PM EST
	I think this song is about heroine addiction. His parallel universe is the world of heroine.

No Picture hey u by the th Average	#4 by hey u by the that thing. SHUTUP!! at Jun 2, 1979 at 2:46 PM EST
	i never really thought of this song as being about their heroine adiction. i though it was more about how fucked up the world is and how almost feels like your in a parallel universe, instead of reality, sometimes

No Picture Max Average	#5 by Max Benton at Feb 23, 1981 at 1:56 PM EST
	What does he mean with this... what i think is, that feeling u sometimes get about life. You know what i mean! one of my fav. songs on "californication"

No Picture The Mexican Who Average	#6 by The Mexican Who's Living Under Satan's Wing at Dec 18, 1983 at 6:53 AM EST
	this song is definitely about heroin addiction, and the line 'you can die but you're never dead, spiderweb' to me seems like it's referring to the addiction- how you may be apparently clean, but it's still always there, always with you even when you're not using. The 'spiderweb' line is part of it, when you're addicted you're trapped, caught, like a fly in a spiderweb.

No Picture jessie Wanna Be	#7 by jessie sinanan at Apr 21, 1994 at 3:33 PM EST
	just a note on a previous comment - hillel slovak, the original lead in the group, died from a heroine overdose in '88. its a stretch, but the song may be some sort of tribute to him.

No Picture connor Average	#8 by connor gooley at Aug 7, 1997 at 12:21 PM EST
	what a gr8 song!!!! one thing ragidany, why are u saying a girl from Hawaii and not Miami for example (he he), he doesn't mention anything bout Hawaii

No Picture The Crow Rhythm Player	#9 by The Crow at Apr 21, 1999 at 11:54 AM EST
	Like it Alice, interesting take on it. I love the fact that just because you can't decypher a song after listening to it sober or straight, instantly it means that it's the artists' articulation of their various drug dependancies (then again, it might well be the case). If you ask me, Anthony came up with the lyrics after watching too much Star Trek. :P

No Picture kenzie Professional Badass	#10 by kenzie at Aug 9, 1999 at 4:04 AM EST
	the song is about heroin addiction and it becomes even more obvious when you consider when it was released. the californication album represents guitarist john frusciante's return to the band after quitting in '92 to do heroin. the band has a long history of trouble with smack, even losing their first guitarist hillel to it. anthony-- if you read his autobiography that was just released-- has even had several near death experiences with it. In 1999 though, john returned to the band clean from all drugs, anthony had been cleaning up and the band seemed to be having a rebirth from the blood sugar era. the whole album has that reflective feel where they look back on their errors and show their newfound wisdom. hope this clears a few things up.