Dark Necessities

Red Hot Chili Peppers

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Dark Necessities

Written by Brian Burton/Flea/Anthony Kiedis/Josh Klinghoffer/Chad Smith
Key: G#
Dark Necessities Key D#D#
Dark Necessities Key EE
Dark Necessities Key FF
Dark Necessities Key F#F#(one step down)
Dark Necessities Key GG(half step down)
Dark Necessities Key G#G#(original key)
Dark Necessities Key AA(half step up)
Dark Necessities Key A#A#(one step up)
Dark Necessities Key BB
Dark Necessities Key CC
Dark Necessities Key C#C#
Dark Necessities Key DD
	  		
Intro 

guitar 1/bass guitar 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----------| 
C|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------------------------------| 

Piano plays the chords (G# F  Cm  Bb) 

guitar 2(lead) 
e|-------------------------------------5-------------------------------------| 
B|-5---5---5---5---5---5---8---5---5-----5-----------------------------------| 
G|---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---------------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 


Verse 

guitar 1/bass guitar 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|---3-x-1-3-x-----3-x-1-3-x-----3-x-1-3-x-----3-x-1-3-x---------------------| x2 
C|-0-----------7-8-----------7-0-----------7-8-----------7-------------------| 

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
C|-5-xx-5-xxx-5-0--0-5-8-xx85-xxx-8-0--0-8-----------------------------------| 

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|---3-x-1-3-x-----3-x-1-3-x-----3-x-6-5-3-----------------------------------| 
C|-0-----------7-0-----------7-0---------------------------------------------| 
repeat all 

guitar 2 
begins playing after first playthrough of g1's section 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|-10-xx-10-xx-10-10-xx-10-10-xx-10-xx-10-xx-10-10-xx-10-10-xx---------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 


Chorus 

the second guitar's tab is too difficult by ear so I'm going to write down the  
rhythm's chords, if anyone can help it would be appreciated 

   G#   F    Cm   Bb 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-13---10---4----3----------------------------------------------| 
G|-12---9----5----3----------------------------------------------| 
D|-13---10---5----3----------------------------------------------| 
A|-11---8----3----1----------------------------------------------| 
C|---------------------------------------------------------------| 


verse 2 

guitar 1/bass guitar 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|---3-x-1-3-x-----3-x-1-3-x-----3-x-1-3-x-----3-x-1-3-x---------------------| x2 
C|-0-----------7-8-----------7-0-----------7-8-----------7-------------------| 

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
C|-5-xx-5-xxx-5-0--0-5-8-xx85-xxx-8-0--0-8-----------------------------------| 

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|---3-x-1-3-x-----3-x-1-3-x-----3-x-6-5-3-----------------------------------| 
C|-0-----------7-0-----------7-0---------------------------------------------| 

guitar 2 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|-10-xx-10-xx-10-10-xx-10-10-xx-10-xx-10-xx-10-10-xx-10-10-xx---------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
repeat throughout section with heavy bends 


Chorus 

   G#   F    Cm   Bb 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-13---10---4----3----------------------------------------------| 
G|-12---9----5----3----------------------------------------------| 
D|-13---10---5----3----------------------------------------------| 
A|-11---8----3----1----------------------------------------------| 
C|---------------------------------------------------------------| 

Post Chorus piano melody 

e|---------------------------------------------------------11-----13---------| 
B|--------------11-----------------11-------13---10h11-11------11------------| 
G|-10h12--12h14----14p12-10--12h14----14p12----------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 


Bridge 

guitar melody: 
e|-11-10-8-6-8/9-8-6-4-8-6-4-1-8---------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 


verse 3 

guitar 1/bass guitar 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|---3-x-1-3-x-----3-x-1-3-x-----3-x-1-3-x-----3-x-1-3-x---------------------| x2 
C|-0-----------7-8-----------7-0-----------7-8-----------7-------------------| 

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
C|-5-xx-5-xxx-5-0--0-5-8-xx85-xxx-8-0--0-8-----------------------------------| 

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|---3-x-1-3-x-----3-x-1-3-x-----3-x-6-5-3-----------------------------------| 
C|-0-----------7-0-----------7-0---------------------------------------------| 

guitar 2 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|-10-xx-10-xx-10-10-xx-10-10-xx-10-xx-10-xx-10-10-xx-10-10-xx---------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 


Chorus 

   G#   F    Cm   Bb 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-13---10---4----3----------------------------------------------| 
G|-12---9----5----3----------------------------------------------| 
D|-13---10---5----3----------------------------------------------| 
A|-11---8----3----1----------------------------------------------| 
C|---------------------------------------------------------------| 


Solo  

(alternate picking 

e|-11-11-10-10-8-8-6-6-1/3-3-3-----------------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------4/6-6-6-0h1-1-1-------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------------------3/5-5-5-1/3-3-3---------------| 
A|-------------------------------------------------------------1/3-3-3-------| x4 
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|---------------5-3-5-3--5---------------5-3-5-5-5--------------------------| 
A|-3--3-3-3--3-3------------3--3-3-3--3-3------------------------------------| 
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|---------------5-3-5-3--5---------------5-3-5-5-5--------------------------| 
A|-3--3-3-3--3-3------------3--3-3-3--3-3-----------5------------------------| 
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|---------------5-3-5-3--5---------------5-3-5-5-5--------------------------| 
A|-3--3-3-3--3-3------------3--3-3-3--3-3------------------------------------| 
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|---------------5-3-5-3--5---------------5-3-5-5-5--------------------------| 
A|-3--3-3-3--3-3------------3--3-3-3--3-3-----------5------------------------| 
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 


Outro solo 

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-13--13--13-13-------------13--13--13-13-----------------------------------| 
G|---------------10h12-12-12---------------10h12-12-12-----------------------| 
D|-10--10--10-10-------------10--10--10-10-----------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-13b--13--13-13-------------13--13--13-13----------------------------------| 
G|----------------10h12-12-12---------------10-8-7-8-------------------------| 
D|-10b--10--10-10-------------10--10--10-10----------10----------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 



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| x  Dead note 
| h  Hammer-on 
| p  Pull-off 
| b  Bend 
| /  Slide up 

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