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Right On Time Tab

Send "Right On Time" Ringtone to your Cell Phone

Right On Time
By The Red Hot Chili Peppers;
Anthony KIEDIS, Flea, John FRUSCIANTE and Chad Smith
from Californication (1999)
Produced by Rick RUBIN
Tabbed by David Blanc (angeldavidblanc@hotmail.com)
Guitar, standard tuning (e,B,G,D,A,E)


Verse 1:

     E5
e-|--12--x-12-x--12--x-x-12-12-x-12---|--12--x-12-x--12--x-x-12-12-x-12---|
B-|--12--x-12-x--12--x-x-12-12-x-12---|--12--x-12-x--12--x-x-12-12-x-12---|
G-|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D-|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A-|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E-|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|


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


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


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

Chorus 1: 
    
     C#m            E                    B                F#m
e-|--9--------------7-----------------|--7----------------9---------------|
B-|--9--------------9-----------------|--7----------------10--------------|
G-|--9--------------9-----------------|--8----------------11--------------|
D-|--11-------------------------------|--9--------------------------------|
A-|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E-|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|


     C#m            E                    B                F#m
e-|--9--------------7-----------------|--7----------------9---------------|
B-|--9--------------9-----------------|--7----------------10--------------|
G-|--9--------------9-----------------|--8----------------11--------------|
D-|--11-------------------------------|--9--------------------------------|
A-|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E-|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|


     C#m            E                    B                F#m
e-|--9--------------7-----------------|--7----------------9---------------|
B-|--9--------------9-----------------|--7----------------10--------------|
G-|--9--------------9-----------------|--8----------------11--------------|
D-|--11-------------------------------|--9--------------------------------|
A-|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E-|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|


     C#m            E                    B                F#m
e-|--9--------------7-----------------|--7----------------9---------------|
B-|--9--------------9-----------------|--7----------------10--------------|
G-|--9--------------9-----------------|--8----------------11--------------|
D-|--11-------------------------------|--9--------------------------------|
A-|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E-|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|


Verse 2:

     E5
e-|--12--x-12-x--12--x-x-12-12-x-12---|--12--x-12-x--12--x-x-12-12-x-12---|
B-|--12--x-12-x--12--x-x-12-12-x-12---|--12--x-12-x--12--x-x-12-12-x-12---|
G-|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D-|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A-|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E-|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|


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


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


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

Chorus 2: 
    
     C#m            E                    B                F#m
e-|--9--------------7-----------------|--7----------------9---------------|
B-|--9--------------9-----------------|--7----------------10--------------|
G-|--9--------------9-----------------|--8----------------11--------------|
D-|--11-------------------------------|--9--------------------------------|
A-|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E-|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|


     C#m            E                    B                F#m
e-|--9--------------7-----------------|--7----------------9---------------|
B-|--9--------------9-----------------|--7----------------10--------------|
G-|--9--------------9-----------------|--8----------------11--------------|
D-|--11-------------------------------|--9--------------------------------|
A-|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E-|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|


     C#m            E                    B                F#m
e-|--9--------------7-----------------|--7----------------9---------------|
B-|--9--------------9-----------------|--7----------------10--------------|
G-|--9--------------9-----------------|--8----------------11--------------|
D-|--11-------------------------------|--9--------------------------------|
A-|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E-|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|


     C#m            E                    B                F#m
e-|--9--------------7-----------------|--7----------------9---------------|
B-|--9--------------9-----------------|--7----------------10--------------|
G-|--9--------------9-----------------|--8----------------11--------------|
D-|--11-------------------------------|--9--------------------------------|
A-|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E-|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|


     F#m                                 E                Bm 
e-|--14-------------14----------------|--12---------------14--------------|
B-|--14-------------14----------------|--12---------------15--------------|
G-|--14-------------14----------------|--13---------------16--------------|
D-|--16-------------------------------|--14-------------------------------|
A-|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E-|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|


     F#m                                 E                Bm7
e-|--14-------------14----------------|--12---------------17--------------|
B-|--14-------------14----------------|--12---------------15--------------|
G-|--14-------------14----------------|--13---------------16--------------|
D-|--16-------------16----------------|--14-------------------------------|
A-|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E-|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|


     F#m                                 E                Bm
e-|--14-------------14----------------|--12---------------14--------------|
B-|--14-------------14----------------|--12---------------15--------------|
G-|--14-------------14----------------|--13---------------16--------------|
D-|--16-------------16----------------|--14-------------------------------|
A-|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E-|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|


     F#m                                 E  
e-|--14-------------14----------------|--12---x----17-17--17-17-17--------|
B-|--14-------------14----------------|--12---x--------------------17-----|
G-|--14-------------14----------------|--13-------------------------------|
D-|--16-------------16----------------|--14-------------------------------|
A-|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E-|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|


Verse 3:

     E5
e-|--12--x-12-x--12--x-x-12-12-x-12---|--12--x-12-x--12--x-x-12-12-x-12---|
B-|--12--x-12-x--12--x-x-12-12-x-12---|--12--x-12-x--12--x-x-12-12-x-12---|
G-|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D-|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A-|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E-|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|


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


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


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


Bass Solo:

     C#m
e-|--9--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B-|--9--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G-|--9--------------------------------|---------------REST----------------|
D-|--11-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A-|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E-|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|


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


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


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


End:


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

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Right On Time Tab

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture John Wanna Be	#1 by John Agopian at Oct 6, 1975 at 5:18 PM EST
	never thought of the boners one before - theyve writtn weirder stuff so wudnt rule it out!

No Picture brent Rhythm Player	#2 by brent west at Aug 18, 1977 at 5:54 PM EST
	The bassline in the chorus is sooo fuckin good. it makes u feel like ur in slow mottion butt its goin so fast at the same time

No Picture [ßĩη& Average	#3 by [ßĩηŁ@Ðэń] at Apr 16, 1978 at 12:28 AM EST
	the chilis are amazin all their songs have feelin but true feeling n anthony is god. they are so awesome, especially live :p. i love this song. i love it!

No Picture eric Rhythm Player	#4 by eric johnson at Dec 4, 1985 at 2:24 PM EST
	They left out a few lines... the last verse goes like this: "A plain and simple pain I want to, but I can't complain Death row, let us go It's time to blow up for the show All the world reverberated Coming through we motorcaded Vibrate when we operate and Turning up in solid stated" gotta love the bassline...

No Picture hey u by the th Average	#5 by hey u by the that thing. SHUTUP!! at May 25, 1988 at 9:26 AM EST
	"One shot all I need I’ve got rhythm when I bleed" "Calling all you shooting stars" Fast tempo, short song, maybe its about the brief rush you get from heroin? Thats what I got from it.

No Picture The Mexican Who Average	#6 by The Mexican Who's Living Under Satan's Wing at Mar 19, 2001 at 5:56 AM EST
	They left out a few lines... the last verse goes like this: "A plain and simple pain I want to, but I can't complain Death row, let us go It's time to blow up for the show All the world reverberated Coming through we motorcaded Vibrate when we operate and Turning up in solid stated" gotta love the bassline...

No Picture eddy Lead Player	#7 by eddy blade at Jun 19, 2004 at 12:36 AM EST
	There are the drug references but theres also song references to. Like 'til' death do us part' is a song by Motley Crue and the chilis talk about them as being one of their influences.

No Picture btotherizzad Average	#8 by btotherizzad moriznad at Jul 11, 2005 at 10:29 AM EST
	its about drugs, just lke 90% of peppers sogs, the oter 10% are about love, love of drugs