Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication (Bass Cover) (Play Along Tabs In Video)

Tips And Comments:

- Playing Technique:

Played on the bridge pickup with variating strenght (not much in verses, a lot in chorus). Bridge volume at 0

- Gear Sound:

Added lots of treble and some mid. Compression needed

- About The Song:

One of the most played bass lines for sure. The difference betwen playing it well or bad comes from the use of dynamics. I used an isolated bass track, so i think the notes are rigth. Maybe some positions are not played by Flea like i play them. You can tell me

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*All the tabs in this channel are created by me, if you have any advice in the transcription feel free to comment!

*Gear: Taurus t-24 Washburn 4 String Bass (D'addario .045 Standard Strings)/ Fred Stevens Les Paul Guitar - ESI Ugm-96 Interface - PC (Digital Processing)

MY BAND:

[firecub]

The Bass adds so much emotion and backbone to this song

[isoldmysoulnowwheresmytale]

I never realized how cool that bass riff was during the solo.

[pangs]

it's fleas bass that takes red hot chili peppers music to another level

[KilbrideComedy]

I've searched many bass covers and have landed on this channel over and over again. Never a disappointment. Thanks for the great covers.

[daaave]

still one of the most iconic basslines of its time. Thank lord he gave us Flea

[saucymemes]

The bass in this song truly makes it as good as it is. If it wasn’t there, then it would really just feel, empty. The bass is so quiet on songs like this however, that you don’t notice it’s there until it’s gone.

[szalame]

Hell yeah! After 10 months of playing bASS, I think I've finally came to a piont where I'm actually getting better! It is just amazing to feel that I'm improving and getting closer to my dreams every day.

[bttmdweller]

Flea is truly a great bassist. In the mold of giants like James Jamerson, his melodic lines do more than just support the song.. they ARE the song

[immrmattos]

the bass riff during the solo is the most beautiful thing i have ever seen. I am learning some bass through your videos for some months now, and havent watched this one until today. That riff, in the guitar solo, made me almost cry.. you did it beautifully! thanks so much for that!

[jasonroyce]

this channel is the most useful musical tool i have ever found. always been a lead guitarist but am filling in now as a bassist in a cover band and this damn channel has had EVERYTHING ive needed from rhcp to cranberries to miranda lambert. and its ALWAYS consistently good quality, easy to follow, clear tabs, accurate! thank you

[deltaunder]

When I only played guitar I only HEARD guitar. Now that I have a bass and beginning to learn I’m hearing so much more in my favorite songs. I mean you always hear everything in the mix but when you focus the instrument really stands out. Flea and Justin Chancellor are two to me that don’t just provide bottom end or follow lead guitar with single note rhythm. These two are conveying an underlying emotion.

Thanks for these tabs man. Really accelerating my progress to playing these songs along to the albums I love.

[martinfigueroa]

I've been playing bass for about 4 months now, I love the sound of it. This by far is the best .

[timmedr]

Hi man. It started all when I was 14 with this song 🙄🙂 Didn't play for many years. Started playing again few months ago. Thanks for sharing stuff like this ✌🤘🤙

[laith.zou]

you play, and we enjoy !

all my respect from Syria

[pentacleofvenus]

Oh my god that is the most fun bassline I have learned in a REALLY long time too.

[liorzisman]

Hi! thanks for this video. I have a question - is it my mistake, or actually the first chorus in your cover is twice as long as the original first chorus? (in the original, the first chorus is like 10 second duration, yours is 20)

[davidgreen]

by far the best bass tabs channel. 9 times out of ten when i search a random song id like, to learn youve got it.

[finnconroy]

Listened to this song like 100 times now and I just noticed. bass lick before each chorus changes each time. Before the. First chorus it’s quite high, the second one is deeper, and before the final chorus it’s deepest and darkest of all.

[НиколайКириенко-кп]

Здравствуйте. Очень грамотно, табы, постановка рук, все без лишних понтов, Спасибо!!!

[coldwar]

"Orion" by Metallica, "Behind The Sun" by RHCP and "The Real Me" and "Boris The Spider" both by The Who. Great job on this one as well.